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Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau,a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work……続きを見る

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is a complex, fascinating figure. And yet after months in the headlines, after all the jokes about his crack cocaine use, about his alleged ties with street gangs, about his u……続きを見る

Journey with the author from his youth in a small village in Iran, to two larger cities there, and then to America, blindness, and happiness. Now an American citizen and a proud resident of Boston, ……続きを見る

The presidency of John F. Kennedy, the broad-daylight murder of John F. Kennedy, and the public outrage over a sham investigation into that murder are the watershed events of the Twentieth Century. ……続きを見る

John F. Kennedy is killed in Texas; controversies spring up over his remains, his successor's swearing-in, a dubious autopsy, the arrest of one suspect; large groups attempt to interrogate the suspe……続きを見る

Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, (1769-1821), est le premier empereur des Français, en 1804, puis en 1815, il règne pendant 10 ans. Bonaparte est une figure historique controversée, il a su bâtir sa propre……続きを見る

Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, (1769-1821), est le premier empereur des Français, en 1804, puis en 1815, il règne pendant 10 ans. Bonaparte est une figure historique controvers&eacut……続きを見る

Winston Churchill possessed an iron will and a subtle conscience. His staunch patriotism, tenacity, appetite for a fight, and, above all, his towering rhetoric inspired the British people to mount a……続きを見る

Nelson Mandela led a long and remarkable life. From his earliest days herding cows in a South African village, he became a child of privilege, a rebellious runaway, an impoverished student, a father……続きを見る

The first biography in more than a generation of the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the state of Israel. Drawing extensively on his diaries as well as his published works, this int……続きを見る

Book III: Disappointment November 25, 1963ーAugust, 1964 Monday, November 25, is a national day of mourning, but only for one of the three funerals held that day; four days later, the new president ……続きを見る

Throughout this lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedong’s life and thought, Rebecca E. Karl places the revolutionary leader’s personal experiences, social visions and theory, military st……続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, à été relu et corrigé. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Alexis-Henri-Charles Clérel, vicomte de Tocquevi……続きを見る

Adiós Muchachos is a candid insider’s account of the leftist Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. During the 1970s, Sergio Ramírez led prominent intellectuals, priests, and business leaders to suppor……続きを見る

Terry Sanford (1917–1998) was one of the most important public figures of the postwar South. First as North Carolina’s governor and later as president of Duke University, he demonstrated a dynamic s……続きを見る

La République - (Version complète tome 1 et 2) Platon Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, à été relu et corrigé. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électron……続きを見る

Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann (Book One) by Chaim Weizmann (introduction by Abba Eban) Chaim Weizmann’s autobiography is a highly personal account of his life in the Zionist m……続きを見る

Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann (Book Two) by Chaim Weizmann Chaim Weizmann’s autobiography is a highly personal account of his life in the Zionist movement. Book One, complete……続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, à été relu et corrigé. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Extrait : Ce n’est pas par amour de l’émeute et ……続きを見る

From a humble Anglo-Irish background, and an intense engineering apprenticeship; – in October 1939, aged 20, Gerald Fitzpatrick, joined the British Army. Following service of twelve months, as a RE ……続きを見る

This is a true story. Marc Vachon was born in Montreal in 1963. He went from one foster home to another. He knows the injustices that the weak must suffer in any society. He knows the violence, the ……続きを見る

As a New York City bachelor about to complete his medical training, the last place Paul Brief thought he'd end up was Vietnam. The year was 1969, and Brief, an ambitious if irreverent orthopedic sur……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The intimate true story of three of the greatest American generals of World War II, and how their intense blend of comradery and competition spurred Allied forces to victory. “……続きを見る

Hitler: Profile of a Dictator is a fascinating exploration of Hitler and his role in the Third Reich. The book unravels the complex historiographical debate surrounding this notorious figure by exam……続きを見る

Extrait : Si les hommes étaient capables de gouverner toute la conduite de leur vie par un dessein réglé, si la fortune leur était toujours favorable, leur âme sera……続きを見る

Extrait : Ce matin-là, dans le petit pavillon à la lisière des bois, où ils étaient installés depuis trois semaines, Mathieu se hâtait, pour prendre &……続きを見る

Extrait : La confiance de mes concitoyens m’a revêtu du titre de législateur. Ce titre, je l’aurais certes décliné, si je l’avais compris comme faisait Rousseau. « C……続きを見る

Extrait : Citoyennes, Citoyens, Camarades, Laissez-moi, tout d’abord, remercier Jaurès d’avoir aussi bien posé la question, la seule question pour la solution de laquelle vous êt……続きを見る

Extrait : Les avantages de la société doivent être également partagés entre tous ses membres. Cependant, parmi les hommes réunis, on remarque une tendance co……続きを見る

On 19 January 1992, Dr Albert Glock - an American archaeologist - was murdered by an unidentified gunman in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Bir Zeit. Who had killed him? And why? Part history……続きを見る