Biography & Memoir 39

ঢাকার প্রাক্তন মেট্রোপলিটান ম্যাজিষ্টেট, সাবেক এডিসি ও বর্তমানে বাংলাদেশ সরকারের উপসচিব। তিনি যেসব দেশ ভ্রমণ করেছেনঃ বৃটেন, থাইল্যান্ড, মালয়েশিয়া, ভিয়েতনাম, দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া ও ফিলিপাইন। শফিকুল ইসলামের ……続きを見る

In 1921 there burst upon the New York social scene the famous Morgan twins, Thelma and Gloria, whose names in the decade that followed came to spell glamour and excitement in that magic world of the……続きを見る

A short account of my many phobias, including the story of how I came up with a strategy to manage my fear of driving through a very long tunnel 続きを見る

"Women are very slow to rouse, but once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible." Emmeline Pankhurst, born in 18……続きを見る

In "Concerning Lafcadio Hearn; With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman," George M. Gould delves into the life and works of the enigmatic writer Lafcadio Hearn, illuminating his unique intersection of W……続きを見る

This book tells the compelling story of a Christian noblewoman named Tamta in the thirteenth century. Born to an Armenian family at the court of queen Tamar of Georgia, she was ransomed in marriage ……続きを見る

Childhood Interrupted Shortly before wrapping up the section of his autobiography devoted to his happy, dreamy early childhood, Arthur Mittermaier notes that his life seems to have been "made up of ……続きを見る

“Children see and hear what is there; adults see and hear what they are expected to and mainly remember what they think they ought to remember,” David Lowenthal wrote in The Past Is a Foreign Countr……続きを見る

Last Things is the true and intensely personal story of how one woman coped with the devastating effects of a catastrophic illness in her family. Using her trademark mix of words and pictures to sha……続きを見る

“In Hillman’s world, the surer you become about who you are, the more vulnerable you get.”ーThe San Francisco Bay Guardian “Hillman’s writing is sexy because it’s smart and refuses to simplify thing……続きを見る

The true story of a half-Chinook, half-Scot adventurer who entered feudal Japan in 1848 and helped pave the way for its modernization. How Japan, after 250 years of self--imposed isolation, began th……続きを見る

BREATHE is a memoir of sorts. It's a compilation of personal diaries over a period of several years that contains invaluable insights into living with the effects of COPD. More importantly, it conta……続きを見る

This is a book celebrating the incredible, awesome, special individual within each of us. It's also a book for anyone who has ever mismatched her shoes or trimmed her own bangs when a professional m……続きを見る

I santi non hanno bisogno di essere applauditi; i santi ci chiedono di continuare la loro opera, ci chiedono di tenere accesa la lampada del loro esempio e il fuoco dell'amore che hanno acceso sulla……続きを見る

Ce livre a pour objectif de vous exposer de manière synthétique l’histoire de cette femme qui est devenue une « superstar » aux États-Unis mais aussi dans le reste du monde et est classée au premier……続きを見る

Combining biographical narrative and analytical essays, this book provides a new, comprehensive view of Martin Luther's life and times, along with a new examination of the radical theology that spar……続きを見る

The mother of 11 year old Ilse Glaus turned down the last plane out of East Prussia ahead of the advancing Russians in order to stay back with her aged parents. That decision cost her family dearly ……続きを見る

Born in Roanoke County, Virginia, on the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation, Richard L. Davis was an early mine labor organizer in Rendville, Ohio. One year after the 1884 Great Hocking Valley Coa……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "De Profundis (Deutsche Ausgabe)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. In De Profundis und andere briefe in di……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (Voices From The Past Series)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Hist……続きを見る

Dyslexia won't stop you from writing your own success story. Discover the ten key traits which people with dyslexia have harnessed in order to reach success and self-fulfilment. Dyslexia brings both……続きを見る

At six feet, four inches and more than 220 pounds, Roger Clemens (1962- ) was a major figure in baseball for nearly a quarter century. The best pitcher of his generation, his 4,672 strikeouts rank t……続きを見る

This book evokes a time and place that is central to the American experience, a past to be remembered. This simple and direct narrative of family values and connections to the land is full of descri……続きを見る

Sally Townsend of Oyster Bay was a petite, vivacious, intelligent and remarkably beautiful young lady with beguiling eyes. A 1779 Valentine poem from an admiring British officer reads: "Thou know'st……続きを見る

A rediscovered modern classic: a life-affirming account of one man's journey into blindness *'*A gift to the whole of humanity' Cathy Rentzenbrink Days before the birth of his first son, writer and ……続きを見る

Chase takes you to places that are no longer in existence, but he shares many of the details. He reveals what it was like before having a telephone or a television set in the home. His travels take ……続きを見る

American dancer, singer and actress Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) won four Tony awards for her work on Broadway and also appeared in films and on television. Stricken with rickets as a child, Verdon overc……続きを見る

Σε αυτό το βιβλίο ο Γεώργιος προσπαθεί να μας δώσει να καταλάβουμε πως τελικά υπάρχει λύση στο ερώτημα ***"Τι μπορώ να κάνω με την οικονομική κρίση;"***. Η νεολαία της Ελλάδας έχει χαθεί, γι' αυτό τ……続きを見る

A Prayer Before Dawn is the true story of one man’s fight to survive inside Klong Prem Prison, the notorious Bangkok Hilton. Billy Moore travelled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and ……続きを見る

This short nonfiction piece reveals the character of rural Iowa through the eccentricities of loving grandparents. It is a story of agrarian grandparents told by one of their thirteen grandchildren.……続きを見る