JUN - Biography & Memoir 1

In Childhood Years, originally published serially in a literary magazine between 1955 and 1956, Tanizaki Jun’ichirō (1886–1965) takes a meandering look back on his early life in Tokyo. He reflects o……続きを見る

This book presents the first oral history of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) (2004–2014). As the first directly elected president, he played a very important role in Indonesia's……続きを見る

‘I can understand myself only in the light of inner happenings. It is these that make up the singularity of my life, and with these my autobiography deals’ Carl Jung An eye-opening biography of one ……続きを見る

Este livro tem o objetivo de analisar aspectos da obra biográfica de Raimundo Magalhães Junior. O texto biográfico desse autor é rico pelas questões que suscita para uma reflexão sobre a constituiçã……続きを見る

他是中國極力擁戴的神話，其真實面貌卻也最鮮為人知。 全面揭示毛澤東一生，理解中國現代史最重要的傳記巨著！ 這本書的威力像原子彈！──《時代》週刊 《鴻》《宋氏三姊妹與她們的丈夫》作者張戎與丈夫耗費12年寫……続きを見る

A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the a……続きを見る

The people of the Nechako region are not unfamiliar with hardship, environmental devastation and protecting what they hold dear. June Wood chronicles the history of the Nechako River and its region,……続きを見る

This epic biography tells the story of the rise of Wall Street and the growth of Goldman Sachs from a small commercial paper company to the international banking business we know today. At its heart……続きを見る

What would compel a man to place himself in constant danger in order to become a member of a wolf pack? To eat with them, putting his head into a carcass alongside the wolves' gnashing teeth? To pla……続きを見る

A little pig named YumYum is a story about a pig who went on a journey to find the sweetest thing in the world.YumYum had grown tired and began looking for a place to rest. YumYum met Shooting Start……続きを見る

Franz Werfel: A Life in Prague, Vienna, and Hollywood by Peter Stephan Jungk (translated from the German by Anselm Hollo; 133,000 words and 40 illustrations) Czech-born playwright, novelist and poet……続きを見る

What do real people do when their world falls apart? They move to Astoria. A story about a real working woman who survives a traumatic marriage and raises a disabled child who was diagnosed with aut……続きを見る

The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never ta……続きを見る

**An eye-opening biography of one of the most influential psychiatrists of the modern age, drawing from his lectures, conversations, and own writings. "An important, firsthand document for readers w……続きを見る

A blueprint for a more balanced, sustainable way to live in the face of climate change, by King Charles III. This compassionate and insightful book shines a light on our new monarch’s deep interest……続きを見る

This is the story of Dana White the President of the UFC, one of the most recognized faces in mma, but he's not a fighter, he's part owner of the UFC and the President of the multibillion dollar, in……続きを見る

'I promised that I would one day write a book and tell the world about the home for unmarried mothers. I have at last kept my promise.' In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a position a……続きを見る

Um cavalo tem a ração cortada pelo prefeito e leva uma cidade inteira à beira da insurreição. Com humor e tom cáustico, o autor cria uma narrativa que pode ……続きを見る

Unfinished Agenda offers an inside look at the Black Power Movement that emerged during the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties. A political memoir that teaches grass-roots politics and inspires or……続きを見る

It would be hard to invent a group of personalities more extraordinary than the British Royal Family – known as 'The Firm' by Prince Philip. With an eye on the past, present and future, this book ta……続きを見る

This book traces the life of Isidor and Ida Straus, both German Jewish immigrants who arrived as children in America in the early 1850s. Isidor’s father, Lazarus, was an itinerate peddler in Georgia……続きを見る

Histoire des salons de Paris - Tome IV Laure Junot d'Abrantès, mémorialiste française (1784-1838) Ce livre numérique présente «Histoire des salons de Paris ……続きを見る

A funny, heartwarming memoir about saying goodbye to your childhood home, in this case a quirky, one-of-a-kind, family-run miniature golf course in the woods of Wisconsin When June Melby was ten yea……続きを見る

'With characteristic self-effacement, she puts the escapades of charismatic animals ahead of her own feelings.' The Guardian. When George Mottershead moved to the village of Upton-by-Chester in 1930……続きを見る

From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. They were known as "The Rock." For one year, in 2007-200……続きを見る

This is the first biography of Dell Burke, whose estate sale drew national attention when she died in 1981 at age 93. Painstakingly researched for over five years, June Willson Read's landmark histo……続きを見る

The definitive one-volume collection of Jung quotations C. G. Jung (1875–1961) was a preeminent thinker of the modern era. In seeking to establish an interdisciplinary science of analytical psycholo……続きを見る

Oktober 1991, Nordatlantik: Ein Hurrikan, ein Zyklon und eine arktische Kaltfront vereinigen sich zu einem Jahrhundert-Sturm. Mitten hinein in diesen "perfekten Sturm", wie ihn Meteorologen nennen, ……続きを見る

A fascinating trip down memory lane in a New Zealand seaside town. The young people in the mid 20th century made the most of outdoor leisure time on the rivers and wonderful white sand beaches. The ……続きを見る

An environmental parable for our times – the story of a beautiful blue bird meeting its nemesis at the end of the 20th-century. In December 1897 the Reverend F. G. Dutton lamented that ‘there are so……続きを見る