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Multi-award-winning author Rachel Cusk’s honest memoir that captures the life-changing wonders of motherhood. Selected by The New York Times as one of the 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years “Funny……続きを見る

682, c'est le nombre de jours que Roselyne Bachelot a passés au ministère de la Culture sous la présidence d'Emmanuel Macron. Dans ce journal d'une ministre, Roselyne Bachelot fustige le bal des hyp……続きを見る

Eminent Victorians is a book by Lytton Strachey, consisting of biographies of four leading figures from the Victorian era. Its fame rests on the irreverence and wit Strachey brought to bear on three……続きを見る

In "Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592," Arthur Acheson embarks on a meticulous exploration of the enigmatic period in William Shakespeare's life that has long puzzled scholars. Acheson d……続きを見る

Há quem defenda a tese de que por trás de todo gênio existe certa dose de loucura. No caso de Marcelo Bielsa, foram doses nada moderadas dessa condição que moldaram a sua forma de enxergar o futebol……続きを見る

Lytton Strachey's first great success, and his most famous achievement, was "Eminent Victorians" (1918), a collection of four short biographies of Victorian heroes. With a dry wit, he exposed the hu……続きを見る

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira. Um nome longo e improvável, mas bastante apropriado para um personagem tão múltiplo e fascinante. Sócrates foi em seu tempo um dos símb……続きを見る

This is a captivating, heart-warming, funny, and informative look at contemporary Japan, through the eyes of an American expat. John Rachel arrived for his first visit to Japan 13 years ago, is now ……続きを見る

A fascinating history of Elizabeth I 'The Virgin Queen and one of her male favorites the Earl of Essex, 30 years her junior. The relationship caused a stir in its day and led to questions, rumors an……続きを見る

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“Shukert's sharp comic turns careen smack into the middle of our hearts." ー Los Angeles Times Everything Is Going to Be Great, is performer, playwright, comedian, and author Rachel Shukert’s hilari……続きを見る

From the editors of the international phenomenon and New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes a collection of six-word memoirs created by and for teens. From cancer to creativit……続きを見る

“A perfect distraction and inspiration, and a collection that begs to be shared. Be warned, though. If you plan to lend out your copy, start out with two. Once it leaves your hands you’ll never see ……続きを見る

An exuberant group biographyー"a splendidly various collection of 'brief lives' written with both gusto and sensitivity" (The Guardian)ーthat follows ten women in 1950s Britain whose pioneering live……続きを見る

The acclaimed biography of Sarah Baartman, once a slave and later a showgirl 'A significant and timely book … Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' Frances Wilson, Literary Review ***'*……続きを見る

Ludwig XIV. - der Sonnenkönig - steht für unbeschränkte Macht, für Prunk und Pracht, für Genuss, auch für eine schwer zu überschauende Schar von Mätressen. Die Biografen berichten noch von anderen S……続きを見る

In ihrem Beruf geht es oft um Leben und Tod. Ob Massenkarambolage oder Messerstecherei, die Arbeit der Rettungssanitäter ist nichts für schwache Nerven. Mehr als dreißig Jahre ist Georg Lehmacher nu……続きを見る

Part of a new Holocaust remembrance series of important testimonies and memoirs from the unique collections of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre. This is the story of two brothers c……続きを見る

"In ihr vereinigten sich alle Reize ihres Geschlechts mit geistiger Anmut und aufgeklärtem Verstand. In Preußen führte die Fürstin den geselligen Geist ein, echte Höflichkeit und die Liebe zu Kunst ……続きを見る

»Im Grunde undenkbar: ihre Länder führen erbittert Krieg, und sie musizieren miteinander. Die Geschichten dieser Musiker bewegen uns tief.« Elke Heidenreich Das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra wurde 19……続きを見る

Stillbirth, defined as the death of an infant between 20 weeks' gestation and birth, is a tragedy repeated thirty thousand times every year in the United States. That means more than eighty mothers ……続きを見る

The monumental battles of World War II’s Eastern FrontーMoscow, Stalingrad, Kurskーare etched into the historical record. But there is another, hidden history of that war that has too often been ign……続きを見る

Dorothee Achenbach zieht Bilanz nach Millionenbetrug und Inhaftierung ihres Mannes Seit Juni 2014 sitzt der schillernde Düsseldorfer Kunsthändler Helge Achenbach in Untersuchungshaft. Wegen Betrugs ……続きを見る

Frank Schirrmacher erkundet die Bedeutung von Georg Trakl, Rainer Maria Rilke, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan George und Gottfried Benn, deren ästhetische Errungenschaften die literarische Moderne pr……続きを見る

März 1987: Toni Schumachers Buch »Anpfiff« erscheint. Seine »Enthüllungen über den deutschen Fußball« werden im In- und Ausland ein Bestseller. Doch Toni Schumacher, den besten Torwart der 80er Jahr……続きを見る

Il est difficile d'imaginer John Fitzgerald Kennedy à l'âge de 100 ans. C'est pourtant l'âge qu'il aurait eu le 29 mai 2017, si le destin en avait décidé autrement. Le temps est venu de faire la par……続きを見る

‘I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that……続きを見る

Chester and Mary Travis were Christian & Missionary Alliance missionaries to French Indo-China (today known as Viet Nam) between 1925-1975. They experienced an abundant measure of Christ’s indwellin……続きを見る

Fifteen Australian women writers were asked to respond to the colour purple. In their hands, purple takes on many meanings. There are stories about Tyrian purple, a snippet of King George's coronati……続きを見る

Die bewegende Geschichte einer starken Frau. Voller Elan erzählt Christel Zachert, die Autorin von "Wir treffen uns wieder in meinem Paradies", die Stationen ihres wechselvollen Lebens. Als Tochter ……続きを見る