PETERS - Biography & Memoir 1

Elation turns to fear as the young doctor steps into the rundown clinic sixty years ago. He is twenty-six years old, a graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago with its hordes of specialists a……続きを見る

I discovered how trauma works ー and how demonic patterns repeat ー at just four years old. 8th grade drop-out. Foster care at 16. Two kids by 17. Jailed by 19. This isn't just another story ー it's……続きを見る

¿Cómo consiguió un niño pobre del sur de la India doctorarse, ejercer la medicina en el Reino Unido y África, montar un centro médico en los EE. UU. para personas sin seguro médico, fundar un banco ……続きを見る

With the drama of a novel, Untangling: A Memoir of Psychoanalysis tells the story of a turbulent and transformative psychoanalysis in this first ever in-depth patient's account. Joan K. Peters's sto……続きを見る

From the opening title poem The Beauty in the Broken with its line 'where she stitched a seam…as silver as the moon…across my chest' to the detailed observations in prose of Limerick life, I was hoo……続きを見る

Die erste Biografie über Heinrich Hoffmann, den Fotografen, Propagandisten und engen Vertrauten Adolf Hitlers. Unser Bild von Adolf Hitler wird bis heute entscheidend von den Fotografien eines Manne……続きを見る

Combining biographical narrative and analytical essays, this book provides a new, comprehensive view of Martin Luther's life and times, along with a new examination of the radical theology that spar……続きを見る

The Star Route scandal captured the nation’s attention for more than a decade, with newspapers throughout the United States characterizing it as an unprecedented case of Gilded Age graft. Shawn Fran……続きを見る

After signing a deal with a Russian basketball club, Brittney Griner landed in Moscow and was halted at customs before flying to Yekaterinburg, a smaller city where her Russian team was headquartere……続きを見る

That itch is getting worse. Your dreary office job is simply not doing it for you. You’re sick of reading all those exciting tales of other people taming gorillas in Rwanda or scaling Andean peaks. ……続きを見る

Das Buch "Was für ein Theater" erzählt die Geschichte des Kinos aus der Perspektive von Otto Skoetsch. Der Essener Schreiner hat genug vom Alltag in der Werkstatt und der Enge der Zechensiedlung, in……続きを見る

Reginald hat nicht nur einen seltsamen Namen, er ist auch schon lange tot. Trotzdem erinnert er sich gut an den Sommer 1971, als das Transformatorhäuschen am Freibad zum Treffpunkt der Jugend wurde.……続きを見る

A sixteen-year-old's passion for golf consumes him. With his natural athletic ability, he becomes a self-taught prodigy, quickly evolving into an exceptional player. However, his journey is not with……続きを見る

Knowing where you are from informs the path to where you are headed. This book of short stories compiled from Annalee’s grandmother and family members, serves as a treasure trove of memories. These ……続きを見る

In this first biography of the man and his music, Jimmy Little: A Yorta Yorta Man tells the incredible story of one of Australia’s most acclaimed Aboriginal pop and country music legends and icons, ……続きを見る

Cuando Lenny Peters era un niño que jugaba a las canicas entre los frondosos manglares de la empobrecida India, tenía un deseo primordial: ser el mejor en todo lo que hiciera. Nacido en el seno de u……続きを見る

"The funniest and most haunting piece of writing about its remarkable subject that has yet been attempted." - John Raymond, The London Sunday Times The follow-up to Peters' beloved memoir, Boyhood w……続きを見る

Harry Peters - formerly Hermann Ludwig Pollnow, known to his family as Mutzi - was born in Berlin in 1920. As a teenager, he fled Nazi Germany and landed in rural Australia. Harry's parents, Max and……続きを見る

"On a par with Alice in Wonderland, a real treasure of our literature... Full of wisdom, the wisdom of life." - Henry Miller, author of Tropic of Cancer When Fritz first arrived at Gurdjieff's Insti……続きを見る

Embark on a thrilling journey through the kaleidoscope of Sarojini's extraordinary life, where happiness dances hand in hand with adventure, and every page brims with excitement and wonder. From the……続きを見る

Do you have sexually humiliating stories where you would rather die in a horrific way than share? You know, the ones that would make your parents immediately disown you or wish they had used contrac……続きを見る

Hospital and Haven tells the story of an Episcopal missionary couple who lived their entire married life, from 1910 to 1938, among the Gwich’in peoples of northern Alaska, devoting themselves to the……続きを見る

‘I leaned over the edge to let anyone see and touch the medal that Northern Ireland had brought away from the Olympics. It wasn't mine, it was ours.’ In September 1972, after years of hard work, sac……続きを見る

There comes a time in life, when we must revisit our past to enable us to move forward. This is the tale of Lucys spiritual journey to connect with her past and to face her demons during a thirty-da……続きを見る

A portrait of an American thinker with contributions by Barbara Kingsolver, Bill McKibben, Sven Birkerts, Wes Jackson, and more: "A masterful collection." ー Charlotte Observer Essayist, social crit……続きを見る

An account of the famous American author's visit to a New England retreat. "Anyone who loves the Berkshires will love this book." ーDebby Applegate, Pulitzer Prize-winning author What drew Nathaniel……続きを見る

Charles Dickens was in his own day the most popular novelist who had ever lived, a public figure adored like a present-day pop star. He still holds his place as one of the greatest English writers, ……続きを見る

The human and natural history of a fragile Midwestern landscape While many people are familiar with the federally protected St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers of northwestern Wisconsin, few know about t……続きを見る

What do you do when your father dies leaving you with your 19 year old widowed mother who is violent, irresponsible and quick to blame others for her predicaments. This is the story of one boys harr……続きを見る

Abandonnée par sa mère à la naissance, Anya est confiée à son oncle. Dès l’âge de six ans, le cauchemar commence : Anya est battue, humiliée et elle grandit dans la peur de cet homme violent. La fil……続きを見る