D.O - Biography & Memoir 91

Plus d’un siècle après sa disparition, qui a été commémorée un peu partout dans le monde et a donné lieu à quantité de colloques, de publications, de traductions, de représentations théâtrales, de c……続きを見る

The first critical biography of Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Stone-Campbell Movement A Life of Alexander Campbell examines the core identity of a gifted and determined reformer to ……続きを見る

Terence aveva ricevuto da pochi anni la diagnosi di autismo ad alto funzionamento e aveva il sostegno a tempo pieno, ma le strategie di intervento adottate per lui in classe non consideravano il suo……続きを見る

Life, love, political engagement on behalf of her descamisados, the struggle for women’s emancipation, death, second life and the enduring myth of Eva Peron, one of the most remarkable women of the ……続きを見る

This book is about the life of a Polish immigrant from the Russian partition of Poland. It first describes the area where he was born. The next chapter lists many facts and activities of his early l……続きを見る

The author of the perennially popular and life-changing book, Loving Someone Gay, recounts his own life journey from shame, failure, guilt and fear to pride, self-confidence and understanding of tru……続きを見る

Julija Rudolf suffered from anxiety, PTSD, and social phobias for most of her life. She hid it well; that is, until she experienced workplace bullying and abuse after 17 years of company service. In……続きを見る

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) foi um escritor, ensaísta, poeta e filósofo norte-americano. Um dos fundadores do movimento cultural denominado Transcendentalismo, Emerson dedicou grande parte da su……続きを見る

Strategies for Leading Agile Transformation is a must-read for managers and leaders engaged in an agile transformation. The book answers the questions of whether "Agile is worth the effort?", "How w……続きを見る

A Tragic Sedona Story about love, loss, and ultimately healing. A twenty year member of the Community would meet a mighty adversary. Only to be joined by someone on the wildest adventure of either o……続きを見る

Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma three weeks after his thirtieth birthday, Juan Alvarado Valdivia finds himself immersed in Cancerlandiaーoncology appointments, waiting rooms, and chemotherapy infu……続きを見る

In 1917 Mabel Sterne, patron of the arts and spokeswoman for the New York avant-garde, came to the Southwest seeking a new life. This autobiographical account, long out-of-print, of her first few mo……続きを見る

Este es el tercer libro de relatos de I Acevedo, uno donde el género autobiográfico desata toda su potencia a la búsqueda de una identidad nueva. En una época de urgencias individuales y colecti……続きを見る

How can memory be mobilized for social justice? How can images and monuments counter public forgetting? And how can inherited family and cultural traumas be channeled in productive ways? In this dee……続きを見る

"Com'è crescere sul set? Quanto di te metti nei ruoli che interpreti? Riesci a dividerti bene fra realtà e finzione? Ma soprattutto, come e perché hai iniziato? Lo hai voluto tu? "Eccole qui, la mag……続きを見る

One Liverpool family's struggle to survive the Second World War, as the city was flattened by German bombers, and the men were far away at sea fighting to save England. Sisters Eileen, Lucy and Nell……続きを見る

Frammento, ovvero un pezzo di un’opera di cui siano andate perdute delle parti. La parola frammenti, tra parentesi, la troviamo al termine di Immédiatement di Dominique de Roux, dopo la parola fine ……続きを見る

Dopo ogni battaglia combattuta, c’è sempre stato almeno un attimo in cui mi sono guardato dentro, e ho pensato “Era destino che fossi lì in quel momento, non un altro. Io dovevo essere lì a decidere……続きを見る

Two Weeks in Novemberis the thrilling, surreal, unbelievable and often very funny true story of four would-be enemies - a high ranking politician, an exiled human rights lawyer, a dangerous spy and ……続きを見る

Many books in Japanese have been devoted to the poet and critic Ishikawa Takuboku (1886–1912). Although he died at the age of twenty-six and wrote many of his best-known poems in the space of a few ……続きを見る

This Black History Collection contains the brilliant works of Frederick Douglass (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and My Bondage and My Freedom), Booker T. Washington (Up from Slavery) a……続きを見る

Life as a musician behind the Iron Curtain is anything but free. One record company, one booking agency, one radio station, and every aspect of your life is controlled by the Government. Before you ……続きを見る

Ramon es una novela escrita por Dominique Fernandez, doctor en letras y miembro de la Academia Francesa. La obra, ganadora del premio"France Télévisions", es una búsqueda biográfica que entrelaza hi……続きを見る

Las aportaciones de la obra de José Martí a la cultura política, social y filosófica del siglo XIX, así como su visión del panamericanismo, se incluyen en esta selección y los revisan intelectuales ……続きを見る

In The Last Resort, journalist Douglas Rogers tells the eye-opening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe. An inspiring, edgy ……続きを見る

A memoir about the recovery from alcoholism, habitual drug use and mental illness, from broadcaster, and co-founder and editor of The Quietus website, John Doran. Jolly Lad is a memoir about the rec……続きを見る

No início de 2020, um fenômeno colheu a humanidade de surpresa: a pandemia da Covid-19, uma doença causada pelo novo Coronavírus. Para enfrentá-la e minimizar suas consequências, as autoridades sani……続きを見る

The book is a glorious effort on the part of the author to record the impressions that he formed during his visit to the fronts of the Western Allies during World War I. The book was written in appr……続きを見る

Biografía puntual e ilustrada del General Simón Bolívar, con base en los mas trascendentales episodios de su meteórica carrera político-militar. Producto de una rigurosa y detallada investigación, D……続きを見る

This General Simón Bolívar´s Biography is the product of a rigorous and detailed research, The Delirium of the Liberator describes the experiences of the Venezuelan warrior-statesman. As an outstand……続きを見る