wired - Biography & Memoir 13

On the eve of retiring from a successful publishing career, Herman Gollob attends a wonderful Broadway production of Hamlet starring Ralph Fiennes. Galvanized by the splendor of the language, the dr……続きを見る

The author's biography is included in this version. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality is a popular book by Harold Begbie, an English author and journalist who published nearly 50 book……続きを見る

Johnny Depp is one of the most versatile actors of his generation, as well as one of the greatest character actors to have lived. Having not only found commercial success, but early critical acclaim……続きを見る

“Some day the sun will shine and have not will be no more.” These are the immortal words of Brian Peckford, who served as the third premier of Newfoundland, and leader of the Progressive Conservativ……続きを見る

ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A rich companion volume to George Stevens, Jr.’s much admired book of American Film Institute seminars with the pioneering movie……続きを見る

Genesis teaches: "In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Which done, and fifteen billion years later, the Author was born: On October 25, 1924, the anniversary of the Battle of Agi……続きを見る

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, "A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so simil……続きを見る

Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, m……続きを見る

In this richly textured study of personal growth and creativity hemmed in by childhood disaster, Shengold compares the differing gifts and differing solutions of extraordinary talents as they seek t……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. ‘He felt that in this crisis his laws of life were useless. Whatever he had learned of himself was here of no avail. He was……続きを見る

Karen Southwick’s unauthorized account provides the full story of Larry Ellison’s brilliant, controversial career. Ellison’s drive and fierce ambition created Oracle out of the dust and built it int……続きを見る

National radio host Mike Feder's stories span across geography and demographic to speak to a broader audience. His stories, spanning a time period of several pivotal years in the 1980s, reveal the w……続きを見る

Decoded, demythed rendition of Holmes' classic study of law and judicial development of rules. "The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience." Includes 2010 Foreword; extensive, cl……続きを見る

Idina Sackville - the 1920's style icon and seductress who 'Taylor Swift fans think "The Bolter" could be inspired by' Bustle In 1934 Idina Sackville met the son she had last seen fifteen years earl……続きを見る

Advance Praise for Behind the Burqa "Whenever and wherever adults make war, children die and women are subjected to fear and humiliation. This is true of Afghanistan too. Read this harrowing book. T……続きを見る

It is 1940, the Blitz is raging over London and other key cities in Britain and tens of thousands of children are being evacuated to safe havens, both within the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1907 edition by Gay and Bird, London. This edition is published in 4 volumes sold separately. This is an illustrated edition. Volume 4: From Lützen to Waterloo, with a d……続きを見る

This eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass can either be read as a full eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts. Will You Love M……続きを見る

"Who's Afraid of Edna O'Brien?" asks an early interviewer in Conversations with Edna O'Brien. With over fifty years of published novels, biographies, plays, telecasts, short stories, and more, it is……続きを見る

Harriet Carew is the endearing heroine of Cristina Odone's popular weekly 'Daily Telegraph' column, 'Posh But Poor'. Based on the character from the column, 'The Dilemmas of Harriet Carew' is the st……続きを見る

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1907 edition by Gay and Bird, London. This edition is published in 4 volumes sold separately. This is an illustrated edition. Volume 3: From the beginning of the Penins……続きを見る

ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A celebrated Hollywood memoir: Brooke Hayward was born to a famous actress and a successful Hollywood agen……続きを見る

In the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, here is the one indispensable book that provides all you need to know about our most revered president in a lively and memorable question-and-answer form……続きを見る

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SHOCKING NEW BOOK SHAKING US POLITICS: FIRE AND FURY, INSIDE THE TRUMP WHITEHOUSE A riveting, barnstorming, thrilling ride through the loud, lively and all-embracing world of ……続きを見る

Explores Mississippi’s school desegregation from the viewpoint of a white teacher A New Day in the Delta is a fresh and appealing memoir of the experience of a young white college graduate in need o……続きを見る

Before he was a top chef, Tom Colicchio learned to love cooking when he was still slinging burgers at a poolside snack bar. Barbara Lynch tells the story of lying her way into her first chef's job a……続きを見る

What if you could sit down with some of the world's most influential entrepreneurs and gain their knowledge and insights on how to create a game changing business? Imagine having the chance to liste……続きを見る

The New York Times Top 10 Pick for 2011 The Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011 A Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Book for 2011 A New York Times Bestseller A minute-by-minute account of the……続きを見る

This behind-the-scenes look at life in a brothel is a wonderfully funny tale told with a lively sense of the absurd and a rare and forgiving understanding of human frailty. 'I have several young bus……続きを見る

Fresh on the heels of his other riveting "Twilight Zone Curse" of the Stars books, investigative journalist Wayne Rollan Melton uncovers the shocking details of why and how dozens of former stars of……続きを見る