Results for "Hailee" in Biographies & Memoirs

The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together, to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war. This event - known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 - galvanized a phenomenon that came to be known as the Scramble for Africa.

In Ten Hail Marys, Kate Howarth vividly recalls the first seventeen years of her life in Sydney's slums, suburbs and rural New South Wales, Australia. Abandoned by her mother as a baby, and then by her volatile grandmother. Kate was 14 when she was sent to live with a neighbour, who barely tolerated her. Kate was taken out of school three days before she was scheduled to take the exams for the Intermediate Certificate, the minimum education required to obtain meaningful employment. At 15, everything and everyone Kate called family and home was gone.

One of my dad’s favorite jokes about getting older was: “I went out for coffee when I was twenty-one and when I got back I was fifty-eight!” I get what he meant now. Time flies. My first book, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a "B" Movie Actor, was published back in 2001 and it chronicles the adventures of a “mid-grade, kind of hammy actor" (my words), cutting his teeth on exploitation movies far removed from mainstream Hollywood. This next book, an “Act II” if you will, could be considered my “maturing years” in show business, when I began to say “no” more often and gravitated toward self-generated material. Taking stock in the overall quality of my life, I fled Los Angeles and moved to a remote part of Oregon to renew, regroup and reload. If that sounds tame, the journey from Evil Dead to Spider-Man to Burn Notice was long, with plenty of adventures/mishaps along the way. I never pictured myself hovering above Baghdad in a Blackhawk helicopter, facing a pack of wild dogs in Bulgaria, or playing an aging Elvis Presley with cancer on his penis - how can you predict this stuff? The sheer lunacy of show business is part of the fun for me and I hope you'll come along for the ride.

Featured on NPR's Books We Love 2025 'An astounding achievement' MARCUS J. MOORE 'Learned [and] compassionate' THE TIMES 'A must-read' IRISH TIMES Before his murder at twenty-five, Tupac Shakur rose to staggering artistic heights as the pre-eminent storyteller of the 1990s. He recorded several...

Hail to the Dragon Slayer is Arthur A. "Buddy" Lemann's memoir of a life of criminal law practice in New Orleans, America's most unique city. Buddy was born in Donaldsonville, LA, the scion of a sugar plantation family. For one too many acts of "youthful exuberance", he was sent, some would say sentenced, to Marion Military Academy in Marion, AL. In 1964, he received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University. He attended Loyola University Law School where he was editor in chief of the Law Review and received a master of laws from George Washington University.

The last ruler of the House of Solomon, Haile Selassie, was not only the final Emperor of Ethiopia but also the link to a bygone past. In the days of Haile Selassie, absolute rule was given as an unquestioned divine right. Even though Selassie in many ways was a moderate progressive, he was still an autocratic ruler.

The Hail Yes Podcast is where inspiration meets real talk, with a dash of self-care. Hosted by lifestyle expert Hailey Gamba, this isn’t your average advice show: it’s part diary, part pep talk, and part girl’s-night-in. From her early YouTube days back in 2015 to building a thriving community of resilient women, Hailey has been keeping it real every step of the way and helping women all over reach their goals and revamp their lives. Expect personal stories, life hacks, and plenty of HAIL YES! moments that remind you to put yourself first, even when life gets messy. From girl chats to ...

not a football podcast, but also not NOT a football podcast, you know? reflective pseudo-documentary interview-ish-type nonfiction memoir bullsh*t.

What happens when your existence as you know it is forever changed in ways you never could have imagined? This is the question Jamie Roth had to ask herself when she woke up one spring morning and had lost sight in her left eye. What ensued was a life-altering few months as her eyesight continued to deteriorate, leading her to make radical changes to her life, relationships, and future plans. With humor, vulnerability, and a vibrant inner voice, Jamie shares how she navigated the challenging path created by her unexpected (and very effed-up) circumstances.

Join me, a young black girl, as I navigate the transition from College Life to the Real World in my Chaotic 20s. Explore valuable lessons on womanhood, friendships, careers, and love. Engage in inspiring conversations, stories, and insights that empower you to navigate adulthood with authenticity. Join our supportive community, fuel personal growth, find solace, and raise a toast to the transformative power of life's teachings. Embark on a journey to discover your most fulfilled self!

The Opportunity is a podcast for women who are ready to look at what they need to see to feel consistently embodied, empowered, and expressed as no one other than themselves. When we begin embracing, accepting, and loving ourselves powerfully enough to stop avoiding all the energy leaks that keep us from standing in integrity with our radical self-responsibility, we re-open that line of communication with source/the universe and become receptive to the vision that pulls our heart forward.Every experience is an opportunity to embody more of yourself, trust yourself and your life, and open up ...