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Leonie Howie and Adele Robertson live and work on remote Great Barrier Island-so called because it faces the full brunt of the wild Pacific weather and acts as a barrier for the mainland about 100 k……続きを見る

Lytton Strachey's first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the hu……続きを見る

Ben Carson grew up in the inner cities of Boston and Detroit with his mother and brother. When his father deserted the family, Ben's mother worked several jobs to support her boys yet worked even ha……続きを見る

How did such an intellectual giant spring up out of nowhere? Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was the founder of Russian astrophysics and cosmonautics. He was a self-taught scientist, inventor, ph……続きを見る

Catherine Cater's infectious love of ideas inspired students, colleague and friends. A distinguished teacher and intellectual specializing in English literature and philosophy, Dr. Cater faced barri……続きを見る

In a book that is both biography and the most exciting form of history, here are eighteen years in the life of a man, Albert Einstein, and a city, Berlin, that were in many ways the defining years o……続きを見る

Pillars of Justice explores the purpose and possibilities of life in the law through moving accounts of thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half century. Some, such as Thurgo……続きを見る

Sein Weg ist mit Leichen gepflastert: Der Pathologe Eduard Egarter Vigl hat ständig mit dem Tod zu tun. Als Ötzi in Südtirol ein Museum erhalten soll, wird er zum Leibarzt der einzigartigen Mumie er……続きを見る

The Confessions is an autobiographical book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In modern times, it is often published with the title The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in order to distinguish it from S……続きを見る

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François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld, prince de Marcillac, né le 15 septembre 1613 à Paris et mort le 17 mars 1680 dans la même ville, est un écrivain, moraliste et mémorialiste français, surtout co……続きを見る

In this third edition of her perennial bestselling parenting guide, Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka utilizes her deep experience to address the pressures previous generations of parents didn’t have to cons……続きを見る

Before he was one of the most well-known yoga teachers in North America and an international hip hop artist, MC YOGI was a juvenile delinquent who was kicked out of three schools, sent to live at a ……続きを見る

In this revelatory and moving memoir of perseverance, a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver shares his personal journey from the gridiron to the stars, examining the intersecting roles of co……続きを見る

Accepter et vivre avec la différence de son enfant, c'est possible ! C’est l’histoire d’un petit garçon, Simon, né « différent des autres », avec des chromosomes « différents des autres ». Et c’est ……続きを見る

Equivalence: Elizabeth L. Scott at Berkeley is the compelling story of one pioneering statistician’s relentless twenty-year effort to promote the status of women in academe and science. Part biograp……続きを見る

Angels Are God's First Responders From bestselling author Robert Lesslie (over 400,000 books sold) comes an all-new collection of thrilling inspiration from the emergency room. Join first responders……続きを見る

Charles W. Gehrke was unflinching. Determined. Persistent. He grew up among the poorest of the poor, yet carried only happy memories of those early years. Out of necessity he learned the value of ha……続きを見る

This unique volume is not just an in-depth analysis of Professor Swaminathan's brilliant contributions to basic cytogenetics, radiation biology, mutagenesis and genomic affinities of cultivated pota……続きを見る

" Tôt ou tard, il allait revenir. Je connaissais les pronostics de mon cancer. Je pouvais retarder l'échéance, gagner des années, presque l'oublier, mais cette fois c'était "the Big One", comme dise……続きを見る

Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.……続きを見る

Gaz du sang ! Chimie ! Iono ! Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur la vie aux urgences sans jamais oser le demander, sur un ton humoristique et léger, par l'infirmière qui cartonne sur le……続きを見る

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 wor……続きを見る

"[A]n absorbing journey through a psychiatrist’s dauntingly challenging first case of multiple personality disorder--from the beginning of therapy to stable integration and recovery." -- Colin Ross,……続きを見る

In the aftermath of a shattering illness, Lonni Sue Johnson lives in a "perpetual now," where she has almost no memories of the past and a nearly complete inability to form new ones. The Perpetual N……続きを見る

Henri Beyle, plus connu sous le pseudonyme de Stendhal, né le 23 janvier 1783 à Grenoble et mort d'apoplexie le 23 mars 1842 à Paris, est un écrivain français, connu en particulier pour ses romans L……続きを見る

La Profession d’Avocat est une Profession libérale et indépendante bien réglementée. L’Avocat est étymologiquement « celui qu’on appelle ». Il assure pleinement ses fonctions de conseil et de défens……続きを見る

Avec les «Italiens d'Aujourd'hui», René Bazin signe un récit de voyage. Il y parle des provinces du nord, de Rome et de la campagne autour de Rome, et en troisième partie, des provinces du sud de l'……続きを見る

Павел Судоплатов – один из тех немногих разведчиков, кого по праву называют легендарными. Спектр выполненных им заданий был чрезвычайно широк. Начиная от организации ликвидации проживавшего в Мексик……続きを見る