ARU - Biography & Memoir 1

An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is an illuminating glimpse into the solitary passions of one of our greatest ……続きを見る

The Sunday Times top ten bestseller... You're not going home. You're not going anywhere. You're mine now. Growing up in a deeply troubled family, 15-year-old Anna felt lost and alone in the world. S……続きを見る

In this autobiographical testimony, Amparo Espinosa Rugarcia expresses her concern and rebelliousness towards traditional religious teachings concerning Yahweh. She reconsiders the figure of God Fat……続きを見る

Espinosa Rugarcia decided to prepare herself for the transition with wisdom between adulthood and old age. With this aim, she made a deep inner journey, backed by a pilgrimage to Buddhist monasterie……続きを見る

Was passiert, wenn man in dem festen Glauben aufwächst, Kakerlaken seien Stasi-Spitzel? Und wie fühlt man sich, wenn man als Kind mit einem »Schwerter-zu-Pflugscharen«-Aufnäher in die Schule gehen m……続きを見る

A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In Absolutely o……続きを見る

In 1998, a mysterious right-handed pitcher emerged from the ashes of the Cold War and helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Championship. His origins and even his age were uncertain. His name ……続きを見る

This Holocaust memoir crosses generations. In I Have My Mother’s Eyes, Barbara Ruth Bluman chronicles her mother’s dramatic journey from Nazi-occupied Poland to western British Columbia, where her l……続きを見る

Popular Atlanta Braves catcher Javier "Javy" Lopez opens up in this autobiography to tell his amazing story, from learning to play baseball on a neighborhood basketball court to his record of 42 hom……続きを見る

No início do século 20, quando a educação de crianças ainda apresentava características medievais – castigos físicos, humilhações de toda sorte e um grande descaso para com a infância –, um pediatra……続きを見る

In a fast-paced and frantic world, it feels like the most important thing is getting from point A to point B as fast as possible. But sometimes, the urgency of the modern world makes us forget that ……続きを見る

Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, a breathtaking elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known it In the 1960s, humans took their first steps away from Earth, and for a……続きを見る

"पराक्रमो विजयते" उसके सेना में बिताए सेवाकाल का संस्मरण है, जो मुख्यतः 1971 के युद्ध के बाद हुए, तीन मुख्य अभियानों क्रमशः सियाचिन ग्लेशियर, श्रीलंका और संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ के अभियान और कई अन्य अभि……続きを見る

"I'll be OK," my mom said on FaceTime. I went numb. I'll never forget the day my mom, Shaily Shetty, called me from Florida and said she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Our lives turned upside do……続きを見る

Viihdyttävä tietokirja kissoista ja heidän tunnetuista palvelijoistaan Kuuluisat kissat ja heidän ihmisensä pitää sisällään tarinoita ja anekdootteja kuuluisien karvapalleroiden ja heidän kaksijalka……続きを見る

Mikä saa juoksemista harrastavan ihmisen juoksemaan päivä toisensa jälkeen? Japanilainen kulttikirjailija Haruki Murakami antaa verrattomassa muistelmateoksessaan Mistä puhun kun puhun juoksemisesta……続きを見る

"Pidä leukasi pystyssä, jos haluat tulla arvostetuksi miesten maailmassa." Kirjailijoiden kuningattaren elämässä oli loiston lisäksi suurta tragediaa. On aika kertoa hänen tarinansa. Kirjailijoiden ……続きを見る

Rakastetun taiteilijan arvoituksellinen elämä. Hugo Simbergin Haavoittunut enkeli on Suomen rakastetuin taideteos. Millaisen elämän taiteilija itse eli? Nuori ja omapäinen Hugo Simberg muuttaa Viipu……続きを見る

Modernin, intohimoisen, monitaitoisen naisen muotokuva Mary Gallen-Kallelan elämä oli yhtä muutosta: perhetytöstä taiteilijan malliksi, kotiäidistä maailmanmatkaajaksi, muusasta pianotaiteilijaksi. ……続きを見る

Based on her personal journals, the Bite of the Travel Bug chronicles a young woman's adventures through both Australia and Africa. Following an inexplicable yearning, she bought a plane ticket, str……続きを見る

A gripping account of the months before and after Joseph Stalin's death and how his demise reshaped the course of twentieth-century history. Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the……続きを見る

Giuseppe Dozza è stato il sindaco più amato di Bologna. Fattorino di bottega, a quattordici anni scopre il socialismo ed evade da un destino di vita già tracciato. Ripara in Francia per sfuggire al ……続きを見る

As war clouds began to loom over Ukraine, thousands of Indian students living there found themselves in a precarious situation. Some students left Ukraine in time, but many remained in the hope that……続きを見る

Prisca Taruffi, campionessa italiana e vice campionessa europea rally, si racconta attraverso gli aspetti più avventurosi della sua vita sportiva. Figlia d’arte, Prisca, ha ereditato la passione per……続きを見る

How can a god-fearing Catholic, immigrant mother and her godless, bohemian daughter possibly find common ground? Food Was Her Country is the story of a mother, her queer daughter and their tempestuo……続きを見る

Una scritta sulla pelle, dopo una frenata brusca in bicicletta, un tratto deciso di una penna che si rende tramite di un pensiero, un lampo fugace, che però tatua indelebilmente il cuore. “Più giri ……続きを見る

Människan formas genom sina möten med andra. Margareta Strömstedt har i sitt långa liv haft fler sådana spännande sammanträffanden än de flesta. Hon berättar om Astrid Lindgren, Aksel Sandemose och ……続きを見る

Kidnappad och utnyttjad i tretton år. Den sanna berättelsen om Annas överlevnad. Anna växer upp i en dysfunktionell familj och känner sig helt ensam i världen när hon som 15-åring blir vän med en tr……続きを見る

Discover the Secrets to Success from some of the worlds most accomplished Billionaires, Millionaires, and Humanitarians in this powerful collection of life stories and inspirational quotes. This quo……続きを見る

Full of the warmth and excitement of growing up in the 1950s, awakening nostalgia for times that seemed cosy and carefree with families at last enjoying peacetime, this book is packed with the exper……続きを見る