anco - Biography & Memoir 1

Este não é somente um livro de correspondência, é também uma obra em que os seus protagonistas ー Hermilo Borba Filho e Osman Lins ー, por meio de cartas e bilhetes, narram para nós, seus leitores, ……続きを見る

In Joan Cory's short memoir, a small-town policeman visits one Sunday evening, setting off emotions not wholly connected with the man standing at the door and his story of her spouse implicated in a……続きを見る

Since we met, September 2011, Princess and I have evolved in the BDSM lifestyle. The D/s dynamics made our relationship much deeper and BDSM has added so much intensity to our love life. Recently we……続きを見る

C'est pour obéir aux ordres du directeur de ma vie que j'ai écrit l'histoire de l'abbé de Rancé. Mon premier ouvrage a été fait a Londres en 1797, mon dernier a Paris en 1844. Entre ces deux dates, ……続きを見る

A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop i……続きを見る

Pianiste virtuose, chef d’orchestre, chambriste, pédagogue aux méthodes et aux conceptions innovantes, musicographe, collectionneur, administrateur d’institutions, Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) brille a……続きを見る

Adopting a boldly innovative approach to women’s autobiographical writing, Françoise Lionnet here examines the rhetoric of self-portraiture in works by authors who are bilingual or multilingual or o……続きを見る

French criminal turned master detective Vidocq’s life story is unforgettable and includes some of the best crime stories and juicy tales ever written. 続きを見る

Cette auteure, en partenariat avec Fnac, invite à une plongée entre les lignes de son roman. Chaque écrivain a accepté de partager de croustillantes anecdotes et de commenter des extraits, ainsi que……続きを見る

Edizione commentata di due significative biografie di Galileo. Le biografie di Guglielmo Libri e Francois Arago, pur fornendo immagini divergenti del grande scienziato, al servizio di tesi ideologic……続きを見る

Recently, I got 5150'd. How recently? As I'm writing this sentence. If you're unaware of what a 5150 is, it's slang for an involuntary psychiatric commitment of someone who is a danger to themselves……続きを見る

Invece l'incontro con un ragazzo gli ha cambiato la vita. Scopertosi omosessuale (ma ci metterà anni ad accettarlo), Grillini dedicherà la sua esistenza alla battaglia per il riconoscimento dei diri……続きを見る

Ce livre parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur Kobo regroupe l'intégralité des"Mémoires" écrit par François de la Rochefoucauld. Vous pourrez passer d'un volume à un autre aisément……続きを見る

Mémoires d’outre-tombe François-René de Chateaubriand, écrivain romantique et homme politique français (1768-1848) 1848 Ce livre numérique présent……続きを見る

‘Love Me As I Am’  is an anthology documenting the biographies and letters  of 24 gay men as they reflect on the childhood experiences that shaped their lives. In sharing their ……続きを見る

Lucky In Cyprus is a coming-of-age story set in the Middle East during the height of the Cold War. An American teenager – son of a CIA operative – is inspired by grand events and a Greek Cypriot tea……続きを見る

Vie de Rancé Chateaubriand, écrivain romantique et homme politique français (1768-1848) 1844 Ce livre numérique présente la "Vie de Rancé", par Chateaubriand, édité en texte intégral. Une table des ……続きを見る

Leonard Bernstein was arguably the most highly esteemed, influential, and charismatic American classical music personality of the twentieth century. Conductor, composer, pianist, writer, educator, a……続きを見る

Vasyl Sukhomlynsky (1918-1970) was one of the most influential Soviet educators of the post-war period. His idealistic vision of human development and his deep love for children led him to develop a……続きを見る

In the depths of the Sixties and The Days Of Rage, a young CIA, accompanied by his pregnant wife and orphaned teenage brother, creates a Paradise of sorts in a sprawling Venice Beach community of ap……続きを見る

Here is the real inside storyーnot the one about the Stieg Larsson phenomenon, but rather the love story of a man and a woman whose lives came to be guided by politics and love, coffee and activism,……続きを見る

“A trove of talesーsome poignant, even tragic; many hilarious.” ー Akron Beacon JournalDan Coughlin serves up a second rollicking collection of stories about colorful characters and memorable events……続きを見る

Susan Conley, her husband, and their two young sons say good-bye to their friends, family, and house in Maine for a two-year stint in a high-rise apartment in Beijing, prepared to embrace the inevit……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “And now, Katy, it's your turn. Tell us what you're going to be when you grow up.” “I’m not sure about what ……続きを見る

From the ages of 12 to 19, the author attended a school for the blind. He tells about life in the "cottages," academics, sports, field trips, vocational training, and more. He had good and bad teach……続きを見る

“Fascinating and fun . . . If you love Cleveland sportsーin spite of the recordsーyou will love this book.” ー The Morning JournalDan Coughlin isn’t crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Clev……続きを見る

Written by an immensely important musicologist, this rare 1860 monograph analyzes Nicolo Paganini's compositions and provides a fascinating history of the violin. Author François-Joseph Fétis was Pa……続きを見る

In this book, Robert Branco, who has been blind from birth, discusses numerous issues pertaining to blindness, including legislation, discrimination, employment, myths about blindness, and adaptive ……続きを見る

From his childhood amidst the steel mills of South Yorkshire to Olympic glory and beyond, Seb Coe's story is one of extraordinary achievement. One of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time……続きを見る

This is a true story. Marc Vachon was born in Montreal in 1963. He went from one foster home to another. He knows the injustices that the weak must suffer in any society. He knows the violence, the ……続きを見る