ko - Biography & Memoir 1

Op twaalfjarige leeftijd schreef Ko met zijn vriendje Jelle een brief naar de legendarische rubriek VPRO Achterwerk. Tot hun grote verbazing werd die geplaatst. Vervolgens ontvingen ze massaal steun……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir from Katalin Karikó, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, whose decades-long research led to the COVID-19 vaccines “Katalin Karikó’s stor……続きを見る

For all the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few - it has its upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he ……続きを見る

This book summarizes the NGO Master Plan that provides a comprehensive program to rehabilitate the Lower Jordan River and its tributaries in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. It is a regional and civil ……続きを見る

Nikola Tesla's 'My Inventions' is an enlightening collection of Tesla's personal writings where he recounts his life story and details his groundbreaking inventions. This autobiographical work provi……続きを見る

A "sweet, touching" memoir about animals, loss, and finding a home in the world by the author of Shizuko's Daughter and Yarn ( Kirkus Reviews). Cat and Bird, a "memoir in animals," is anchored aroun……続きを見る

What counts as 'indigenous religion' in today´s world? Who claims this category? What are the processes through which local entities become recognisable as 'religious' and 'indigenous'? How is all o……続きを見る

Was der Westen nicht wissen wollte: die brisante Analyse des »Außenministers der russischen Opposition« Unter Putin hat sich Russland zu einer imperialistischen Diktatur verwandelt, die die Werte un……続きを見る

Kodo Nishimura rose to fame following his appearance in Queer Eye: We're in Japan. Now this celebrity make-up artist and ordained Buddhist monk shares his unique and practical guide to positivity an……続きを見る

Tsenhor was born about 550 BCE in the city of Thebes (Karnak). She died some sixty years later, having lived through the reigns of Amasis II, Psamtik III, Cambyses II, Darius I and perhaps even Psam……続きを見る

"Hungry Minds" is a very short autobiographical tale about bullying, reading, and what lies in the heart of a writer: especially a very young one. In the brief essay, the writer discusses awkward an……続きを見る

In "The Loves of Great Composers," Gustav Kobbé delves into the intricate personal lives of the most celebrated composers of Western music, offering an enthralling exploration of their romantic enta……続きを見る

Marietta Chudakova is an expert on Soviet literature and on the works of Mikhail Bulgakov in particular. Her biography of Bulgakov was first published in 1988 and remains the most authoritative and ……続きを見る

Мемуары выдающегося украинского хирурга Виктора Степановича Карпенко (1923 – 2003) вышли в двух томах: «55 лет в хирургии» и «60 лет в хирургии» к 75-летию и 80-летию соответственно. Настоящая книга……続きを見る

This book is about a mothers journey as she learns to deal with and finally accept the illness and death of her ten year old daughter. It's a sharing of the impact the messages she received from her……続きを見る

The couples who have loved the hardest, longest and most publicly over the last 50 years are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. Fro……続きを見る

The second volume of the remarkable autobiography of Arthur Koestler, author of Darkness at Noon. Taken together, Arthur Koestler's volumes of autobiography constitute an unrivalled study of a twent……続きを見る

**“A book about a rare life, profound love, profound grief, anxiety, self-assurance, empowerment, aging, loss, and joy. It is nuanced, complex, insightful, helpful, and constantly surprising.” ーAnn……続きを見る

A short, humorous essay describing the author's acceptance as an art student in post-war Austria to a foreign exchange program in the United States. 続きを見る

A pseudo autobiographical account of my Atlantic circumnavigation written in third person. It was where I found redemption and peace, coming to terms with the death of my father, injustices I endure……続きを見る

Original edition is out of stock and no longer in print. Please see the Second Edition: TO RUN WITH HORSES. From a Stolen Childhood to a Life of Joy: The Untold Story of Courage, Hope, and Triumph W……続きを見る

Waarom zit een student op zijn kamer, maar niet op de kantine? Als je slasaus over de sla doet, waarom dan geen pindasaus over pinda's? En wat is de reden dat een positief woord als 'kut' als scheld……続きを見る

An affectionate, humorous account of small town Alabama during the civil rights era. When Frank Sikora's six-year-old daughter contracted pneumonia in 1962, his wife Millie vowed that would be the l……続きを見る

微物之美，小事之愛， 正是這些，成就日子的可愛。 生活許多時候，都不過尋找有光的地方。 ＊ 　　 ★新生代作家ーー柯采岑Audrey Ko首部散文集 　　★藝文界重磅人士：許菁芳、陳珊妮、李律，專文作序 　　★寫20-30……続きを見る

For a quick escape into the wilder, wilderness of Alaska aboard the ‘speed demon’ Audrey Eleanor takes approximately 2 hours and is roughly 30 K. We love to cruise behind Sullivan Island, south of H……続きを見る

As the stories of the Adventures of The Audrey Eleanor appear in the Whitehorse Star, a century old newspaper that serves the Yukon and parts of Alaska, more and more people want to know more about ……続きを見る

Audrey is moored in Deep Bay, B.C. on the mid-section of Vancouver Island. We had crossed the sandbar in front of Comox early the following day. This is a notoriously rough area because it is shallo……続きを見る

Word has gotten out that Tracey Arm rivals Glacier Bay for magnificent glaciers and stunning scenery.The ice walls calve and collapse into the ocean with a force that creates huge resounding waves.W……続きを見る

…she had tried to tie herself to a wall in the rolling galley. The thought of leaving Shearwater by sea is too traumatic. If I am jumping ship this is my last chance to do so. Shearwater is locate……続きを見る

This is the end my friend. After hurricane lashings, cold wet nights,(the toothpaste was frozen some mornings) and dock disputes, spring has finally beaten up old man winter. The Furies still try t……続きを見る