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THERE IS HOPE FOR YOU! • If you’ve never had self-doubt…this book is not for you • If you’ve never had a troubled marriage…this book is not for you • If you’ve never had challenging children…this bo……続きを見る

Even by modern standards, the Empress Theodora (?-548) had a remarkable rise to power. Born into the lowest class of Byzantine society, she worked as an actress in burlesque theater. Yet she attract……続きを見る

This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives, and marked the intersection of the great Tudor a……続きを見る

Named "one of the best books of 2006" by The New York Sun Described by Carl Van Doren as "a harmonious human multitude," Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American of his time, of perhaps any ti……続きを見る

The book is a collection of essays that examine the biography as a source for historical information. Further, the biographies include those of people `in the middle merchants, writers, religious l……続きを見る

From 1876 to 1915, Edward James Lennox was a formidable force in Toronto’s architectural community. Many of his buildings are still landmarks in a city that continues to evolve. Born and educated in……続きを見る

Hyderabadis still remember the reign of Mahbub Ali Pasha as a golden age in the history of their city. Mahbub, beloved of his people, who ruled Hyderabad at the turn of the present century, became a……続きを見る

Brought up amid near-Dickensian squalour in the tough East End of Glasgow and sexually abused by her uncle, Janey married into a Glasgow criminal family as a teenager, then found herself having to c……続きを見る

Anthony Benezet (1713-84), universally recognized by the leaders of the eighteenth-century antislavery movement as its founder, was born to a Huguenot family in Saint-Quentin, France. As a boy, Bene……続きを見る

J'accuse…! est le titre d'un article rédigé par Émile Zola lors de l'affaire Dreyfus et publié dans le journal L'Aurore du 13 janvier 1898 sous forme d'une lettre ouverte au Président de la Républiq……続きを見る

Eric Schmidt, um dos nomes mais notáveis do Vale do Silício, está entre os responsáveis pela transformação do Google de uma modesta start-up em um verdadeiro gigante. Diretor do Google Ideas, Jared ……続きを見る

Best remembered for his operas and his War Requiem, Benjamin Britten's radical politics and his sexuality have also ensured that he remains a controversial public figure. Journeying Boy is a selecti……続きを見る

     In 'The Legacy of Bear Mountain,' Janie Mae recalls mountain life with her grandparents during the time her mother and father were involved in the war efforts of World War ……続きを見る

In this work the author is analyzing the behaviour and attitudes of the English. He records his own experiences and the deep frustrations and profound joys that he encountered during his travels. Am……続きを見る

The unexpected and moving story of an American journalist who works to uncover her family’s long-buried Jewish ancestry in Spain. Raised a Catholic in California, New York Times journalist Doreen Ca……続きを見る

In this engrossing piece Casanova narrates the tale of his spectacular escape. During 1775 he was sentenced by the Venetian inquisition and was confounded in prison called The Leads. The work elucid……続きを見る

This is the story of John McKinney who received the Medal of Honor for his actions against a Japanese surprise attack. On May 11, 1945, McKinney returned fire on the Japanese attacking his unit, usi……続きを見る

_______________ 'Few writers can match her evocations of individual suffering in wartime.' - Newsweek 'A gifted and humane reporter with a novelist's eye for detail.' - Literary Review 'One of our g……続きを見る

This collection of memoir scenes and vignettes is full of beautiful and haunting engagements with the generations and mortality. It travels all the family vectors: fathers and sons, mothers and sons……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS I. NORMANDY II. BIRTH OF WILLIAM III. THE ACCESSION IV. WILLIAM'S REIGN IN NORMANDY V. THE MARRIAGE VI. THE ……続きを見る

Andy Coogan was born in Glasgow in 1917, the oldest child of poor Irish immigrants. He was tipped for Olympic glory, but a promising running career was interrupted by war service. His capture during……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS PREFACE. CHAPTER I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE CHAPTER II. EARLY LIFE, 1821-1847 CHAPTER III. THE REVOLUTION CHAPTE……続きを見る

This travelogue revolves around Casanovas visit to Venice. The beauty of the landscape and the historic significance of different places has been skilfully depicted. This heavenly beauty has been gl……続きを見る

The work revolves around the many travel expeditions undertaken by Casanova. Here he critically analyzes the attitudes and life-styles of the elite of France. With great insights and thoughtful refl……続きを見る

Epic history of the first Virginia Colony and the true story of Pocahontas, to coincide with the colony’s 400th anniversary in 2007. Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a gr……続きを見る

A fully updated edition of Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative, the first major biography of David Cameron, and now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition gover……続きを見る

Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: painters Tom Thomson and James Wilson Morrice……続きを見る

Everyone in Colorado Springs knows General William Jackson Palmerーask any child and they’ll tell you “he’s the man on the horse!” Ask an adult and they may add that city streets, a park and a schoo……続きを見る

“Your lottery number has come up and you want me to take it. Come on, Harm, that is what you are saying, right? You want me to take your place in the military.” Willem Albert let his words hang in t……続きを見る

A Journal from Japan A Daily Record of Life as Seen by a Scientist This edition features • illustrations • a linked Index INTRODUCTION A purely scientific interest in coal mines and the fossils they……続きを見る