SHUN - Biography & Memoir 1

本書女主人翁一生的故事是八十年中港臺風雲激蕩歲月中的歷經。她承受了生命中的沉重：後母的挑撥，美麗獨女沒有得到英美煙草洋行大班父親的一分錢遺產。社會的體制，她有二十年被迫和女兒們分離，不曾相見。 那是……続きを見る

When Yi Shun Lai was old enough, her mother bought her a subscription to 'Teen magazine, in the hopes that she'd shed her tomboy skin to reveal a polished young lady. But Lai cut out all the wrong a……続きを見る

Diamond Hill was one of the poorest and most backward of villages in Hong Kong when Hong Kong itself was poor and backward. Feng Chi-shun moved there in 1956, at the age of nine, as a refugee from C……続きを見る

本書女主人翁一生的故事是八十年中港臺風雲激蕩歲月中的歷經。她承受了生命中的沉重：後母的挑撥，美麗獨女沒有得到英美煙草洋行大班父親的一分錢遺產。社會的體制，她有二十年被迫和女兒們分離，不曾相見。 那是……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS THE CAREER OF RODIN RODIN AND THE BEAUX-ARTS Sojourn in Belgiumー"The Man Who Awakens to Nature"ーRealism and Pl……続きを見る

Visceral and compelling, Eight Lives Down is the most exciting and nerve-jangling work of military non-fiction since Bravo Two Zero. If fate is against me and I’m killed, so be it, but make it quick……続きを見る

On the Edge is a survivor's tale. It spans the precarious journey of Hunter's adult life. The memoir begins in London with a backstreet abortion, then moves to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) during ……続きを見る

T.A.G. Hungerford’s highly acclaimed, bestselling autobiographical short stories recount his childhood in semi-rural suburbia in the 1920s and 1930s. Bird-nesting and school days, crabbing and swimm……続きを見る

"Joi Lansing: A Body to Die For colorfully chronicles personal and intimate details of the last four years of the talented ‘50’s “blonde bombshell” star’s fascinating life. After three decades of su……続きを見る

Catherine is a dream come true for her parents. Their first born child is their most precious gift. The love and joy they feel for her is obvious to everyone who knows them. When tragedy unexpectedl……続きを見る

Clarity. Beauty. Pain. How can those three words combine to tell an empowering story? "Clarity: Beauty in Pain" chronicles the painful journey of the author that is, unfortunately, also the reality ……続きを見る

In 'Chopin: the Man and His Music', James Huneker provides a detailed exploration of the life and works of Frederic Chopin, the renowned composer and pianist. Huneker delves into the complex relatio……続きを見る

Once there were as many as 750 American whaling ships plying the oceans searching for their mighty prey. In those days whaling was a substantial part of the economies of such New England communities……続きを見る

Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), a member of nineteenth century New England’s Fireside Poets school, was active in the movement to abolish slavery in America but was violently harass……続きを見る

It is easier to trace the artistic lineage of Richard Strauss to its fountain-headーJohann Sebastian Bachーthan to stamp with a contemporary stencil its curious ramifications. And this is not alone ……続きを見る

Richly imaginative and powerfully empathetic, an intimate portrait of five remarkable Black men, and a meditation on race, estrangement and the search for home. 'Thrilling and ingenious, propulsive ……続きを見る

BOSNIA...NORTHERN IRELAND...IRAQ...AFGHANISTAN... For the past twenty years, some of the most dangerous places on earth. And for Major Chris Hunter, just some of the places where he has defused bomb……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Frédéric Chopin (1 March 1810[1] 17 October 1849) was a composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. He is widely regarded as the greatest Polish composer, and one ……続きを見る

Exciting Joan Rivers news! 'Joan Alexandra Molinsky' (born June 8, 1933), familiar by her stage designation 'Joan Rivers', is an American TV character, comic, author, feature manager, and female act……続きを見る

PLAY IT AS HE LIES by Matt Sledge A PI is hired to deliver the goods on a kidnapping caper. And deliver he does, to his own satisfaction . . . POOL OFF by Don Travers When a man finds his man cheati……続きを見る

At the age of thirty-three, Ekow Eshunーborn in London to African-born parentsーtravels to Ghana in search of his roots. He goes from Accra, Ghana’s cosmopolitan capital city, to the storied slave f……続きを見る

**So You Too Can: - Move to a South Pacific Island - Wear a Loincloth - Read a Hundred Books - Diaper a Baby Monkey - Build a Bungalow And Maybe, Just Maybe, Fall in Love! * * Individual results may……続きを見る

Finalist for the 2015 Association for Mormon Letters Award “This just may be my favorite true-life amazing-but-true taleーnever has threatening an aircraft been funnier or more thought-provoking.” ……続きを見る

Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) was one of the most influential musicians of the 19th Century. Discovered as a child-prodigy pianist in his native Poland, he later travelled to France, where he remain……続きを見る

The first part of the book reflects the context of life within the totalitarian systems of Communism and Nazism. The author witnessed the mass deportations under Communism and mass executions of Jew……続きを見る

For sheer excitement and adventure, few novels match the true-life story of James Huntington. The son of a white trapper and Indian mother, Huntington learned early to fight for survival in Alaska's……続きを見る

This authorized biography of the contemporary Taoist expert Wang Liping (1949 -) tells the true story of his apprenticeship in Taoist wizardry, as well as Taoist principles and secrets of inner tran……続きを見る

About the life of a Benjamin Franklin descendent who was not told until he was 28 years old, He was told at work by a coworker that he hardly knew, a love hate relationships with both parents, a ver……続きを見る

As much with life, parenting in the new millennium does not come with an instruction manual. If you happen to be a girl about town, a super successful career woman, a must-live-each-day-as-it-comes ……続きを見る

"…an amazing tale, told in a fast-paced and entertaining style." --Publishers Weekly This authorized biography of contemporary Taoist master Wang Liping (1949-), an 18th generation transmitter of Dr……続きを見る