wired - Biography & Memoir 98

The Power to Become is an inspiration journey of personal transformation ー about a barefoot boy from Nepal who became a successful and committed businessman and philanthropist. Tales of running bar……続きを見る

Emma wil leven van Josha Zwaan is het waargebeurde verhaal over een jong meisje dat strijdt tegen anorexia. Bekend van de documentaire van BNN. 'Emma wil leven' van Josha Zwaan gaat over een meisje ……続きを見る

Concise, essential and annotated by Raya Yotova, this Art Book contains annotated reproductions of 100 Anders Zorn Figure drawings, prints and paintings, date and interesting facts page below. Ander……続きを見る

Fully entitled “The Innocents Abroad, or the New Pilgrims’ Progress,” Twain’s colorful travelogue is a compilation of the newspaper articles he wrote while on a cruise to Europe, Egypt, and the Holy……続きを見る

First published in 1855, “My Bondage and My Freedom” is the second of three autobiographies written by the former slave and famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass. In this work, Douglass focuses his ……続きを見る

“Riveting reading." ーGeorgia Historical Quarterly The Civil War diary of Hiram Smith Williams is extremely unusual. A carriage maker and native of New Jersey, Williams only arrived in the Deep Sout……続きを見る

William Cooper and James Fenimore Cooper, a father and son who embodied the contradictions that divided America in the early years of the Republic, are brought to life in this Pulitzer Prize-winning……続きを見る

Extrait : Comme il n’est personne, soit dame, soit gentleman, pour peu qu’il ait quelque prétention à compter dans la société des gens comme il faut, qui puisse se permettre de montrer de la sympath……続きを見る

In der Luftschlacht über England sind Kampfgeschwader in rastlosen Einsätzen unterwegs. Auf einem Stützpunkt in der Normandie treffen sich zwei alte Freunde wieder, Leutnant Hanke, jetzt Kampffliege……続きを見る

Als im Kriegsjahr 1944 die Hauptkampflinie quer durch Italien lief, tobten um Monte Cassino und bei Forma-Francavilla erbitterte Kämpfe. Zu dieser Zeit fasste die deutsche Abwehr den Plan, den allii……続きを見る

Viel hat die Winterschlacht am Donez nicht übrig gelassen vom Regiment des Oberst Metzelbrod. Immer kleiner wird der Haufen, immer größer die Zahl der Verwundeten. Um diese und die Reste des Regimen……続きを見る

Unteroffizier Willi Trump schildert den Afrikafeldzug. Er beschreibt, wie er und seine Männer im blinden Gehorsam die Wüste durchqueren, auf Schlaf verzichten, Hunger und Durst leiden. Immer in dem ……続きを見る

The History of Mary Prince (1831) was the first narrative of a black woman to be published in Great Britain. It describes in detail Prince’s enslavement and sufferings as a slave – from the age of t……続きを見る

Matthew Ianniello was an integral part of the Genovese crime syndicate until the late 1990s. He joined the family in the 1950s after serving as a decorated soldier in the South Pacific. Ianniello en……続きを見る

Concise, essential and annotated by Raya Yotova, this Art Book contains annotated reproductions of Amedeo Clemente Modigliani figure drawings and paintings, date and interesting facts page below. Am……続きを見る

A comprehensive exploration of the final four decades of David Bowie’s musical careerーcovering every song he wrote, performed, or produced In Ashes to Ashes, the ultimate David Bowie expert offers ……続きを見る

Hired Because I’m Negro (Black) By: Krim M. Ballentine Over the years, many friends and family members requested that the author keep track of his experiences as a Deputy United States Marshal, feel……続きを見る

Concise, essential and annotated by Raia Iotova, this Art Book contains annotated reproductions of Albrecht Durer portrait drawings and paintings, date and interesting facts page below. Albrecht Dur……続きを見る

Life’s roads have taken author Phyllis Fernandez through many ups and downs. She knows what it’s like to be joyful, happy, and content, as well as unhappy, discontented, and miserable. In Freedom wi……続きを見る

Concise, essential and annotated by Raya Yotova, this Art Book contains annotated reproductions of Albrecht Durer figure drawings, pints and paintings, date and interesting facts page below. Durer's……続きを見る

“Going to jail I consider a sacrifice I make for the people of this country. My struggle will continue, wherever I am sent and whatever is done to me. I pledge, and I will not be silenced, I will fi……続きを見る

This book is two things in one: A helpful do-it-yourself manual that shares Richard T. Edwards’ proven tips from a longtime career as a freelance writer … and a memoir of that same writer’s experien……続きを見る

Considerada una de las precursoras del feminismo en Chile, Teresa fue una escritora chilena que tuvo una vida novelesca: fue declarada loca e internada en un convento a los 22 años y separada de sus……続きを見る

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) is one of the most well-known theologians of the twentieth century. 70 years after his death, he is still referred to in public debates. His writings cover a variety ……続きを見る

Concise, essential and annotated by Raya Yotova, this Art Book contains annotated reproductions of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres portrait paintings an drawings, date and interesting facts page below……続きを見る

'I was born into a world that expected very little of women like me. We were meant to tread lightly on the earth, influencing events through our husbands and children, if at all. We were meant to fa……続きを見る

From the late 1960s until the late 1980s, American expatriate Mick Lee was a working musician in the United Kingdom and other European ports. His gigs covered a wide spectrum, from playing for beer ……続きを見る

This autoethnographic study examines my experiences as an African American born and raised in the United States of America, whoーfrom the time I realized I was Black at age ten until the present day……続きを見る

One of the highly respected war generals in the US history, George S Patton was the first to lead the tank forces in World War I. Patton, the pioneer of tank war fare, was the crucial officer in com……続きを見る

At some point you’ll think, “These people are nuts,” and you’ll be right. You may find yourself suddenly glad for the little things in life, like sunlight (a big little thing) or above-zero temperat……続きを見る