Bede - Biography & Memoir 1

The beginning of our history of the life of the blessed Cuthbert is hallowed by Jeremy the Prophet, who, in exaltation of the anchorite’s perfect state, says, “It is good for a man, when he hath bor……続きを見る

'At this time, Cuthbert was keeping watch over flocks of sheep on some remote mountains. One night he was staying awake, praying through the night, with his companions sleeping beside him. Suddenly ……続きを見る

Jack Lang was twice premier of New South Wales, his second term ending in 1932 with dismissal by the Governor at the height of the Great Depression. Covering a key period in Australia’s history, and……続きを見る

Arrested for snorting cocaine off a car bonnet, award-winning author and quintessential dilettante Frederic Beigbeder reflects on his troubled childhood, while spending a night in the cells. In his ……続きを見る

Funny yet down-to-earth, honest yet full of exaggeration, actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000) will always occupy a place in America's heart as one of the great comic talents of his generation. Born Wal……続きを見る

One night in a Parisian nightclub and the aftermath of a marriage provide the stories for these two novels by Frederic Beigbeder, award-winning author of ‘Windows on the World’. In ‘Holiday in a Com……続きを見る

A daring, moving fictional account of the last moments of a father and his two sons atop the World Trade Centre on September 11. ‘The only way to know what took place in the restaurant on the 107th ……続きを見る

The first authoritative biography of one of the most fabled women of the twentieth centuryーPrincess Dianaーthat paints an insightful and haunting portrait, a “chilling vision of loneliness, need, a……続きを見る

La découverte d'un paysan extraordinaire dans une vie toute ordinaire " Je suis heureux avec rien, avec rien de ce qui s'achète mais aussi avec rien de ce qui se voit... " Et si Paul Bedel, paysan d……続きを見る

Tegendraads, spiritueel, hartstochtelijk: in de verrassende biografie Prins Charles laat Sally Bedell Smith de ware Charles zien, met al zijn ambities, overtuigingen en onzekerheden. De auteur voert……続きを見る

For Canadian corrections offi cer Vern Thibedeau, it all began at Disney Worldor at least the penitentiary that ironically carried that nickname. Within ten months, he is seriously injured. One year……続きを見る

Le avventure di Mariano Bignami, classe 1927, di Altedo (Bologna), terra piatta che nei secoli ha dato lavoro e sfamato migliaia di persone, ma senza equità, raccontano quell’emancipazione dei diser……続きを見る

Beigbeder nos invita a un viaje en busca de la inmortalidad: terapias, dietas, transfusiones, investigaciones científicas… Esta novela es un viaje a la inmortalidad. Su protagonista es un triunfador……続きを見る

A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based o……続きを見る

Lees nu bij seizoen 5: Het ware verhaal achter The Crown Koningin Elizabeth II (1926-2022) regeerde meer dan zeventig jaar over Groot-Brittannië en het Gemenebest. Sinds ze in 1952 koningin werd van……続きを見る

For Canadian corrections officer Vern Thibedeau, it all began at "Disney World"-or at least the penitentiary that ironically carried that nickname. Within ten months, he is seriously injured. One ye……続きを見る

'Er valt in dit boek genoeg zaligs te leren voor liefhebbers van de Netflixserie The Crown, en films als The King's Speech en The Queen.' de Volkskrant Sally Bedell Smith, die van koningin Elizabeth……続きを見る

Alexander Lebedev is best known as the Russian businessman and public figure who bought the Evening Standard and The Independent newspapers in the UK. A former KGB intelligence officer in the USSR's……続きを見る

Magányos, az apja elvárásaival küzdő fiú; házasságtörő, elkényeztetett arisztokrata; jövőbe látó királyi sarj és uralkodó, aki a brit monarchia megmentésének záloga lehet. A hét évtizedet, majd' egy……続きを見る

A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exc……続きを見る

In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Hav……続きを見る

“He is to American broadcasting as Carnegie was to steel, Ford to automobiles, Luce to publishing, and Ruth to baseball,” wrote The New York Times of William S. Paleyーthe man who built CBS, the “Ti……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “excellent, all-embracing” (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distanceーand a captivating win……続きを見る

Meet the Mertzes is an expansive dual biography chronicling the lives of two of America's most popular situation-comedy actors, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, who portrayed Fred and Ethel Mertz o……続きを見る

Eisenhower’s Chief of Staff reviews the six turning points of the European war that took the Allies from Normandy to the heart of Germany in only 11 months. War, as in life, turns on decisions taken……続きを見る

"We didn't intend to build a house. We just wanted to move - somewhere a bit bigger, with more of a garden: commonplace enough ambitions, especially for families with young children, especially in B……続きを見る

During their eight years in the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton worked together more closely than the public ever knew. Their intertwined personal and professional lives had far-reaching conse……続きを見る

Ne désespérez pas du salut de la patrie, mon cher Cléophane, Athènes n'a point encore perdu la protection de Minerve, puisqu'elle possède Phocion. Peut-être nos citoyens ne sont-ils pas assez déprav……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “masterly account” (The Wall Street Journal) of the life and loves of King Charles III, Britain’s first king since 1952, shedding light on the death of Diana, his marri……続きを見る

The book Property, Platinum and Purses is a unique and real time-period memoir about driven commitment. The author shares deeply personal thoughts and actions, which sustain her tricky transition to……続きを見る