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As reviewed by New York Times best-selling author Ellen Tanner Marsh, In clear, heartfelt prose, DeVore describes a brave and unflinching confrontation with his past, made necessary in order for him……続きを見る

In 1135, during the civil conflict between the usurper King Stephen and Empress Matilda (the daughter of Henry I), two cousins, Raymond and William (unavoidably, one of the many Williams in the stor……続きを見る

So many memories I would like to forget. But they are vividly etched in my mind, and impossible to erase. During World War II, a young Polish American girl named Cecylia was imprisoned in a Nazi lab……続きを見る

In Red Cross Kay: My Journey of Service in WWII, Katherine Peddle Dixon describes her journey in the Southwest Pacific as a Red Cross Girl. Kays journey begins in 1943 when she decides to do her par……続きを見る

Stories that have been told and retold over the years are now put to print. The experiences, the emotions, the glory and the hell. If you were there, you'll remember. If you weren't there, you'll be……続きを見る

Caption: Confused, as usual, in Ramponis Algebra Class, 1958 (To the right of the picture): (The Rev. Dr.) Dave Glass has two home villages. His well-received previous book, Aptos was Idyllic, chron……続きを見る

"Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom" is a written account by Ellen Craft and William Craft first published in 1860. Their book reached wide audiences in Great Britain and the United States and it ……続きを見る

"The Underground Railroad" chronicles the stories and methods of some 649 slaves who escaped to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Author, William Still included his carefully compiled and detail……続きを見る

Wilfried Schober wurde nahe der Domstadt Naumburg an der Saale geboren, wo er seine Kindheit, Jugendzeit und einen Teil seines Berufslebens verbrachte. Der heutige Diplomingenieur lässt achtzehn Mon……続きを見る

Bei der »Beichte« geht es um die katholische Kirche und den Zölibat. Doch bis es soweit ist, wird ein junger Priester durch viele Irrungen und Wirrungen geführt, um letztlich doch ein gutes(?) Ende ……続きを見る

In April 1861 war was declared between the Union and the Confederacy. When the news came it made Fletcher nervous, as he was working but didn’t want to miss his chance to enlist; reaching an agreeme……続きを見る

A true and shocking story of a juvenile locked up in an adult prison that raises many public issues concerning penal affairs, after-care, rehabilitation and delinquency. 続きを見る

Ein Leben wie ein Roman – bewegt, glanzvoll und tragisch zugleich: 1385 heiratet die 15-jährige Wittelsbacherin Elisabeth von Bayern, Tochter Herzog Stephans III. von Bayern-Ingolstadt, den französi……続きを見る

'Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom' is an enlightening anthology that delves into the harrowing yet inspiring narratives of escape and freedom. The collection cohesively navigates through the sty……続きを見る

Written for the Houghton Mifflin Riverside Biographical Series by William Garrott Brown, Andrew Jackson is an admiring retelling of the life of the 7th President of the United States. Covering the d……続きを見る

In the winter trenches and flak-filled skies of World War I, captured soldiers and pilots narrowly avoided death only to find themselves imprisoned in Germany's archipelago of brutal POW camps. Afte……続きを見る

Edith May Witt served her country by joining the Red Cross in World War II as a staff assistant (or “club woman”) in Oran, Algeria, and worked throughout the Mediterranean theater, including several……続きを見る

"CANDY: True Tales of a 1st Cavalry Soldier in the Korean War and Occupied Japan" is the coming-of-age autobiography of a small-town teenager going to war in 1950. Kenny LaRue is like many young men……続きを見る

Seit ihrer Kindheit lernt Wilhelmine (1709–1758), die Lieblingsschwester Friedrichs II., auf der Bühne des Lebens ganz unterschiedliche Rollen zu spielen, um sich perfekt auf höfischem Parkett zu be……続きを見る

Celebrate the rapier-like wit of the royal rebel, the late, great Princess Margaret – or ‘Ducky’ as she was known behind closed doors. Even as a child, Princess Margaret – younger sister of Elizabet……続きを見る

Mira Slovak was born in Czechoslovakia and endured both the Nazi occupation and the brutal Russian liberation. He joined the Czech Air force, rising to Captain by the age of 21. When he could no lon……続きを見る

Als im Januar 1945 die deutschen Truppen im Raum Warschau dem Druck der Roten Armee nicht mehr standhalten können und zurückweichen, verlieren die beiden Obergefreiten Röttger und Sailer den Anschlu……続きを見る

Die Kompanie Müller ist nur noch ein auf dreiundzwanzig Mann zusammengeschmolzener Soldatenhaufen, der auf verlorenem Posten versucht, gegen das unbarmherzige Schicksal anzugehen. Man hat den kranke……続きを見る

Poggio Bracciolini è nato a Terranova (Arezzo) l'11 novembre 1380 ed è morto a Firenze il 30 ottobre 1459. Ricercatore instancabile e grande scopritore di codici di opere classiche; cultore entusias……続きを見る

Bunyan, Cowper, Brainerd. Leggiamo la loro storia, e ci chiediamo come abbiano fatto a tenere duro. Come si fa a resistere per dodici anni in una cella umida? Come si fa a sopravvivere a mesi e mesi……続きを見る

The following pages are principally written by the pen of the hero of our age, that pure-hearted manーthat devoted patriot, and noble, generous, and disinterested philanthropistーthat spirited, unda……続きを見る

"The Prince is a rare man, of great authoritie, universally beloved, verie wyse in resolution in all things, and voyd of pretences, and that which is worthie of special prayse in hym, he is not dism……続きを見る

The history of England, like the land and its people, has been specially insular, and yet no land has undergone deeper influences from without. No land has owed more than England to the personal act……続きを見る

Questo libro racconta la vita e le opere di un uomo eccezionale. Il suo nome è Giuseppe Tanferri. Nato a Concordia sulla Secchia, all’indomani dell’8 settembre 1943 entra nella Resistenza: con il no……続きを見る

Chios Classics brings literature’s greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents. The Life of Sir Thomas More is a biography of the saint. 続きを見る