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Biography is one of the most popular, best-selling, and widely-read of literary genres. But why do certain people and historical events arouse so much interest? How can biographies be compared with ……続きを見る

Winner of the 2011 OHS Donald Grant Creighton Award This book is about Major General Sir Isaac Brock (1769 - October 13, 1812). It tells of his life, his career and legacy, particularly in the Canad……続きを見る

Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead™ are optimized by increasing……続きを見る

TERROR IN THE ANTACRTIC WASTELAND After regaining consciousness and crawling from the twisted wreckage of the plane, Robert Hess surveyed the landscape around him: the icy desert of Antarctica stare……続きを見る

Born in the United States and enslaved as a child, Harriet Tubman (circa 1820-1913) is one of the best-known figures connected to the Underground Railroad. Through her knowledge and outdoor survival……続きを見る

*Includes pictures of Austen and important people, places, and events in her life.*Includes quotes about Austen and her novels by some of her most famous contemporaries.*Includes a Bibliography of A……続きを見る

Told by a stewardess who flew for Pan American Airways for 16 years. From Japan's post-war survival to Pan Am's training school in Florida and around the world, this book covers the1960's and '70's……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the religion of the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, who claimed direct contact with several gods in the Roman pantheon. Also included are 4 other essays on ancient Roman r……続きを見る

A compilation of letters and diaries of a woman soldier in World War II. This is not a recollection or a retelling. The letters and diary entries are on a day-by-day basis as she lived it. Hildegard……続きを見る

In a sweeping cultural history of Russia from the rise of the house of Romanov in 1613 to its downfall at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1917, Solomon Volkov effortlessly unwinds the twisted relatio……続きを見る

Robert Brien grew up in the warm sunshine in Natal, South Africa before immigrating first to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and then further north to the colder climes of England. Bob's passion for life an……続きを見る

This is a hilarious tale of an Air Force combat fighter pilot in Vietnam who goes out on patrol with a special forces team he has supported many times from the air. Seeing the pilot is having a hard……続きを見る

In Solar Dance, acclaimed writer and scholar Modris Eksteins uses Vincent van Gogh as his lens for this brilliant survey of Western culture and politics in the last century. The long-awaited follow-……続きを見る

Laura Skandera Trombley, the preeminent Twain scholar at work today, reveals the never-before-read letters and daily journals of Isabel Lyon, Mark Twain’s last personal secretary. For six years, Isa……続きを見る

The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World Warーnow a Netflix original series starring Jose Miguel Vasquez, Bryan Hibbard, and Bradley James “Exceptiona……続きを見る

In his book Men Against Fire, [historian S. L. A.] Marshall asserted that only 15 to 25 percent of American soldiers ever fired their weapons in combat in World War II. . . . Shooting at the enemy m……続きを見る

I. Nassau en Oranje II. De jeugd van Willem van Oranje en zijn eerste veldtochten. 1531–1555 ... XXXIII. Oranje’s staatkunde gedurende zijn laatste levensjaar. 1583–1584 続きを見る

For almost 43 years three school notebooks lay in obscurity in the County Armagh home of sixty two-year old James McRoberts. The closely filled pages recorded just over two years in his life in unif……続きを見る

Thomas Nast has been called the greatest political cartoonist of all time. He was much more than that. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attributed his presidential victory in the 1868 campaign "to the sword of……続きを見る

The frank and revealing memoirs of James Lowry, a young surgeon in Nelson's Mediterranean fleet 1797 to 1804. This is his hand-written journal, never intended for publication, describing his rugged ……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Senator John McCain tellsthe story of his great American journey, from the U.S. Navy to his electrifying campaign for the presidency in 2000, interwoven with heartfelt portrait……続きを見る

"Dancing in Chains is far more than a sensitive biography (though it is surely that); it is also a model of psychologically informed social and cultural history. Olsen recognizes that psychic confli……続きを見る

Friedrich von Boetticher was GermanyÆs only military attachT accredited to the United States between the world wars. As such, he was GermanyÆs official military observer in the capital of the nation……続きを見る

THANK YOU AMERICA! Thank you America, for opening your door to me. Sixty or so years ago on, our ship anchored in New York harbor and for the first time I had the privilege to see the land of the fr……続きを見る

For 66 years, Andrew Stevens (formerly Steinberger Endre) avoided telling the story about his horrifying memories from World War II, even though they never stopped troubling him. He continued to res……続きを見る

In this new edition of his classic 1970 memoir about the notorious U-2 incident, pilot Francis Gary Powers reveals the full story of what actually happened in the most sensational espionage case in ……続きを見る

The complete 2 volume Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, gives the reader insight on the thoughts of one of America’s Greatest Fore-father. When Benjamin was 15 his brother started The New Engl……続きを見る

'A classic tale in the genre of real crime, dealing with one of the most important cases in the legal history of Australia ... on a par with the Lindy Chamberlain case.'Dr Bob Moles, leading campaig……続きを見る

Nothing in Reserve invites the reader to an intimate glimpse of one middle-aged soldier's journey to Iraq and back. True stories set in wartime, these are not war stories. Jack Lewis offers an unexp……続きを見る

Muita tinta tem corrido relatando o intenso romance de Napoleão e Josefina. O que permanece, mais ou menos desconhecido, é a personalidade sedutora deste grande general que, ao longo da sua vida, am……続きを見る