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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes a fascinating book about religion in America, about the passions, triumphs, and failures of the life of faith, revealing stories of ……続きを見る

George Macilwain's 'Memoirs of John Abernethy' offers readers a fascinating insight into the life and work of the renowned British surgeon and anatomist, John Abernethy. Written in a traditional bio……続きを見る

One of the Sunday Times paperbacks of the Year 2020 One of the Financial Times best books of 2020 'Totally gripping'-- Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Pilecki is perhaps one of the greatest unsung heroes of……続きを見る

Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed is a biographical and critical study on Benjamin Franklin's life and work mostly based on Franklin's own writings. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American poly……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table o……続きを見る

On Easter Day, 1967, American businessman and founder of the modern Thai silk industry, James H.W. Thompson disappeared while supposedly on a stroll in the jungle-clad Cameron Highlands, central Mal……続きを見る

Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key tex……続きを見る

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastropheーand built her back up again.……続きを見る

The year is 2019, a million dollars and ten years later, a child murdered, and at least one witness who came to warn Larry, also killed. Upon one escape from a team of killers, Martin was discovered……続きを見る

An inspirational story that tells of one girls childhood abuse that led towards her future of wrong choices and more abuse. Through the poetry you'll read in this book you will see how she was able ……続きを見る

Marconi travelled across the Atlantic more than eighty times, he made two world tours and visited dozens of countries, but what he did above all was to connect far distant places by his wireless sys……続きを見る

The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wal……続きを見る

Als der junge deutsche Physiker Werner Heisenberg 1925 auf Helgoland die mathematischen Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik schuf, setzte er einen Prozess in Gang, der Mikrokosmos und Makrokosmos voneina……続きを見る

In seinem Buch 'Leonardo da Vinci als Ingenieur und Philosoph' beschäftigt sich der renommierte Autor Hermann Grothe mit der beeindruckenden Vielseitigkeit und Genialität Leonardos. Grothe wirft ein……続きを見る

FREIHEIT, GLEICHHEIT, GERECHTIGKEIT. EINE ETWAS ANDERE GESCHICHTE DER DEMOKRATIE Dass alle Menschen - wirklich alle! - gleich sein sollen, galt die längste Zeit als absurd. Die Historikerin Hedwig R……続きを見る

Granit Xhaka was born in Basel, Switzerland, on September 27, 1992. His father, Ragip Xhaka, brought him into the world. This marks the beginning of the tale of a great captain. Understanding Granit……続きを見る

Key Features: 45 carefully curated Stoic quotes to uplift and inspire. Insights on building resilience, fostering virtue, and finding tranquility amidst life's trials. Practical applications of Stoi……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forestーa movi……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Othello (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.……続きを見る

All human brains operate exactly the same, it has nothing to do whether you are male or female, child or adult, nor does culture or religion affect it. The brain operates as follows; ONE PLUS ONE EQ……続きを見る

Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensationーa fiftieth-anniversary ed……続きを見る

“Cosecha Española” es el relato verídico de una intrépida mujer inglesa y su esposo, un español dotado con dones extraordinarios y la evangelización de la región de Galicia, España, a fines del sigl……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Macbeth (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.……続きを見る

This open access book explores the deep connections between environment, language, and cultural integrity, with a focus on Indigenous peoples from early modern times to the present. It illustrates t……続きを見る

'The Story of My Life' is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell. The dedicatio……続きを見る

Like most 0.9 billion citizens in developed countries I thought I was living the “real life”. A variety of circumstances detailed herein proved that this was not so. As an environmental sciences res……続きを見る

On a lazy Sunday in 1954, twelve-year-old Jerry Schilling wandered into a Memphis touch football game, only to discover that his team was quarterbacked by a nineteen-year-old Elvis Presley, the loca……続きを見る

Dr Goh Keng Swee was Singapore's first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapore's first industrial estate now known as Jurong Town. He was also the first and longest serving De……続きを見る

Shining Light is a collection of 22 revealing conversations, including black and white portraits, with people who share amazing stories about their lives. I have often wondered, “What a fascinating ……続きを見る

From “one of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation” (Michael Eric Dyson), this now-classic is “a brilliant and personal deconstruction of institution……続きを見る