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The story of Michel Thomas reads like a thriller in which adventure and heartbreak combine to produce a unique form of wisdom. Until his death in 2005, he taught languages to ghetto kids, heads of i……続きを見る

From the beloved and bestselling author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, this memoir chronicles Maya Angelou's involvement with the civil rights movement. 'A brilliant writer, a fierce friend and……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 November 14, 1915) was an American educator, orator, author and leader of the African-American community. He was freed from slave……続きを見る

THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS--WHERE DANGER REIGNED SUPREME AND DEATH WAS A CONSTANT COMPANION The fighting was fierce in the Central Highlands where Green Beret George Dooley served with elite Special Forc……続きを見る

One of the most acclaimed books of our timeーthe definitive Vietnam War exposé and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel J……続きを見る

From his influence on economics and governance to his pivotal role in popularising Christianity, this is a compelling exploration of the transformative reign of Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor ……続きを見る

The true story of Canada's greatest sailor, the first to sail around the world single-handedly. When Joshua Slocum sailed into port in Massachusetts on June 27, 1898, he was the first man ever to ha……続きを見る

The remarkable autobiography of the globally-recognized human rights champion whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda “Fascinating…your book is called An Ordinary Man, yet you took on an extrao……続きを見る

Officially the war in Laos did not exist – both North Vietnam and the USA denied they had troops there. In fact, thousands of North Vietnamese were invading the country and pouring down the Ho Chi M……続きを見る

From the Sino-Japanese War to the Communist Revolution, a cache of letters from one of China’s prominent families, the Lius of Shanghai, sheds light on a tumultuous era. Sherman Cochran and Andrew H……続きを見る

George Washington : The American Revolution (A Short Biography for Children) George Washington was a leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and was the first to become U.S. presi……続きを見る

In 1902 Susan Lawrence commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to "remodel" her deceased father's home in Springfield, Illinois. The project grew and became a blonde Roman brick mansion with 35 rooms on 16 ……続きを見る

The Alexander Technique is a method of muscular re-education, which has become standard training for actors, dancers and singers, and is practised for health reasons all over the world. Its founder,……続きを見る

Fighter ace Col. Johannes Steinhoff commanded an elite group of pilots trained to fly the first jet aircraft employed in combat, the famous Messerschmitt Me-262, at a time when Reich Marshal Hermann……続きを見る

Here, in his own words, is the true story of America's wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of allーthe fight to survive. The World War II air war in the Pac……続きを見る

A group of Navy SEALs are called in to clear a plane of passengers on board a flight with a bomb on it. After a mix up in intelligence, the SEALs are forced to watch helplessly as the real doomed fl……続きを見る

The lost final novel by the master of the epic swashbuckling adventure stories: The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. The last cavalier is Count de Sainte-Hermine, Hector, whose elder ……続きを見る

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award when it was first published in 1985, In Kindling Flame tells the impassioned story of Hannah Senesh, a young woman who became an icon of Jewish resistance to……続きを見る

SEAL Team Six's team leader, James Riley, has been honorably discharged. Despite their heavy hearts, the SEALs continue their training exercises without missing a beat. In his new job at the CIA, R……続きを見る

REVISED EDITION: Decades after his death, the pioneering vision and spirit of enterprise that made Reginald F. Lewis one of the leading figures in the American business community continue to resonat……続きを見る

The unsentimental education of an idealistic, brilliant American naval officer. It begins in 2001. Christopher Brownfield is a naïve young midshipman. His heroes at the time: Oliver North and John M……続きを見る

The greatest emperor of Mauryan dynasty and his reign was considered the Golden age of Mauryas. The Wheel which adorns the flag of free India has kept His memory green. Lord of a vast empire, after ……続きを見る

William Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, he became a prominent railway figure in the United States before coming to Canada in 1881 to become gene……続きを見る

Evolved from the colonial units created by the French, this book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army. Complete with a detailed history of the command s……続きを見る

My name is Leslie Joy (Les to my friends), and I was born on the 16th March 1923 in Bradford, Yorkshire. This is my true story of how at the age of 19 I joined the RAF, fell in love with a Tiger Mo……続きを見る

In October 2016 a story was reported in most popular newspapers that using old-fashioned scholarship and 21st-century computerised tools to analyse texts a team of international scholars have establ……続きを見る

In the 1850s, Jean Rio, a deeply spiritual widow, was moved by the promises of Mormon missionaries and set out from England for Utah. Traveling across the Atlantic by steamer, up the Mississippi by ……続きを見る

Part of the Jewish Encounter series A masterly biography of Yehuda Halevi, one of the greatest of Hebrew poets and a shining example of the synthesis of religion and culture that defined the golden ……続きを見る

The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic. Simón Bolivar's life makes for one of history's most dramatic canv……続きを見る

The author of this work makes no pretense of originality in the telling of these stories of olden times. They have been gleaned from many sources, and are the common heritage of all who love to writ……続きを見る