5 Biographies eBooks

Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System by John Henry
Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario
Paul Du Noyer, "Conversations with McCartney"
Shock to Shanti by Archana Singh
Around the World with a King by William N. Armstrong

Moving Heaven and Earth (Icon Science): Copernicus and the Solar System by John Henry
English | December 7th, 2017 | ASIN: B074NNHJ5C, ISBN: 178578269X | 192 Pages | EPUB | 1.22 MB
When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he brought about a total revolution in the sciences and consternation in the Church.
Copernicus’ theory demanded a new physics to explain motion and force, a new theory of space, and a completely new conception of the nature of our universe. He also showed for the first time that a common-sense view of things isn’t necessarily correct, and that mathematics can and does reveal the true nature of the material world.
As John Henry reveals, from his idea of a swiftly moving Earth Copernicus sowed the seed from which science has grown to be a dominant aspect of modern culture, fundamental in shaping our understanding of the workings of the cosmos.

Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario
English | January 2nd, 2007 | ASIN: B000N2HCLU, ISBN: 1400062055, 0812971787 | 426 Pages | EPUB | 5.38 MB
An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more—the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America
Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, this page-turner about the power of family is a popular text in classrooms and a touchstone for communities across the country to engage in meaningful discussions about this essential American subject.
Enrique’s Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States. Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. But he pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers. As Isabel Allende writes: “This is a twenty-first-century Odyssey. If you are going to read only one nonfiction book this year, it has to be this one.”

Paul Du Noyer, "Conversations with McCartney"
ISBN: 1473609011, 1468313401, 1468315684 | 2015 | EPUB | 384 pages | 7 MB
The intimate portrayal of one of the most famous men in music, more than half of which is in McCartney’s own words
For over thirty-five years, noted music writer Paul Du Noyer had unprecedented access to Paul McCartney and has spent more hours in formal, recorded conversation with McCartney than any other writer. Conversations with McCartney is the result of Du Noyer’s long association with McCartney and his music. In the most comprehensive firsthand account of McCartney ever published, Du Noyer presents an honest, humorous, and unique perspective of the former Beatle: “Until Paul McCartney writes his own memoir . . . Paul Du Noyer has set the bar and you won’t need any other volume on your shelf” (London Weekly News).
Coupling McCartney’s candid thoughts with Du Noyer’s observations and analysis, Conversations with McCartney is beautifully written―the sensitive, shrewd depiction of one of the most accomplished artists of our time.
16 b&w and 12 color images

Shock to Shanti by Archana Singh
English | December 25th, 2017 | ASIN: B077N74L46, ISBN-13: 9789352773725 | 141 Pages | EPUB | 1.33 MB
Shock to Shanti is an examination of what Archana Singh is committed to - her family, her work and her hobbies - vis-a-vis what she can handle, all influenced by her upbringing as a first-generation American. Divided into four sections, the fifteen essays here encompass a transient stretch known as Archana's mid-life transition.
She uses her insight, compassion and humour to turn her personal experiences as a working mother and wife in the bustling city of Manhattan into stories that resonate with every reader juggling the demands of raising a family in a city. Sprinkled throughout are details of her Indian heritage, her immigrant parents' advice based on their village upbringing and insecurities caused by growing up as a minority with one foot each planted in two parts of the world.

Around the World with a King by William N. Armstrong
English | March 5th, 2013 | ASIN: B00BKRX086, ISBN: 1355832209, 1330283902 | 290 Pages | EPUB | 8.60 MB
Around the World with a King, is an eyewitness account of Hawaiian King Kalakaua's journey around the world in 1881.
William Armstrong accompanied the King as a member of His Majesty's Government and Royal Commissioner for Immigration. His account of this remarkable circumnavigation, the first ever for a monarch, is told with humor and insight, although not always with sympathy for the King's aspirations or ideals.
The book is a gem of Hawaiian literature. It provides us with insights into the personality of King Kalakaua, and into the mind of Mr. Armstrong. We are given fascinating glimpses of the courts of both Eastern and Western countries, including the Japanese Royal Court and that of Queen Victoria of England.
Mr. Armstrong sometimes views his royal master with a jaundiced eye, but, to the reader, King Kalakaua emerges unscathed. Song writer, bon vivant, able politician, scholar, gentleman, and humanist, Kalakaua was devoted to his Hawaiian subjects and the to him. Nicknamed the Merry Monarch, he has, with the passing of time, emerged as a highly significant personality who has been more appropriately named the Magnificent Monarch.