PDF Books in Personal Memoirs
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
by Giacomo CasanovaThe Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt is an autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, an Italian adventurer whose autobiography is considered one of the authentic works which reflects 18th century European life. His controversial life style relating him to affairs with women made him to be called “womanizer”. He wrote this autobiography during en..
The Confessions of St. Augustine
by Bishop of Hippo Saint AugustineThe Confessions is an autobiography of Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine, a Christian theologian who influenced the Western Christianity and Western philosophy with his important works City of God and Confessions. In a true sense, this is not a complete autobiography of an individual, as this book was written by the author during his early 40s and..
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa YoganandaAutobiography of a Yogi is written by Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian yogi who introduced the Kriya Yoga to the western world with this book. This book contains the complete life incidents of Paramahansa Yogananda including his childhood life, finding his guru, encounters with spirituality, becoming monk, and transformation to teaching mediatio..
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
by RowlandsonNarrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a work of captivity narratives, which reflects the captive point of view of the horrific experiences of unwarranted life in the jungles. This book narrates the incident which took place during King Philip’s war, Mary (White) Rowlandson, a colonial woman was captured after an atta..
My Life and Work
by Henry FordMy Life and Work is the biography of world’s renowned industrialist Henry Ford, whose innovative ideas change the world in many aspects. He was the mastermind behind the concept of low cost, high waged, mass manufacturing which changed the automobile from a luxury to a commodity of comfort. Many of us not know he was the first industrialist to i..
Up from Slavery - An Autobiography
by Booker T. WashingtonUp from Slavery is the autobiography of African-American leader Booker T. Washington, who was born as slave and reached many heights of his career through education, which eventually made him to become the unchallenged leader of African-American community for nearly two and half decades. In this book, Washington narrates his fifty years of life,..
Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon NorthupThough there have been many personal memoirs on the subject of slavery, this true story is definitely worth reading. This personal memoir is written by Solomon Northup who was born and brought up as a freeman in New York. His gifted life with his wife and two kids was destroyed overnight when he was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave ..
Fighting the Boche Underground
by Harry Davis TrounceFighting the Boche Underground is a personal memoir and real life account of the life of Harry Davis Trounce, advance-gaurd of the American Army who participated in the great struggle for freedom long before the United States espoused the cause of the Allies. This narrative will be mainly concerned with the engineers and sappers ..