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Donna O'Daniel has led an amazing life. She left a successful administrative career, went back to school at forty, became a wildlife biologist, and vowed to spend as much of the rest of her life out……続きを見る

"Pour des millions d’Ukrainiens, l’après-24 février 2022 est une rupture totale du temps. Nous avons été recrachés sur la rive d’une nouvelle réalité et nous réapprenons à respirer." La guerre affec……続きを見る

Behind every invention that changed the world lies a story far more complex than genius alone. Genius Unmasked reveals the real lives of the inventors who shaped modern civilizationーEdison, Tesla, ……続きを見る

*The Sunday Times bestseller* 'Wise and witty... The evolution of Higashida's insights is at times almost unbearably moving' Financial Times 'The invitation to step inside Higashida's mind is irresi……続きを見る

A finalist for the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award Winner of the Women's Prize for Nonfiction NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | National Indie Bestseller A New York Times notable book of 2023 | Vu……続きを見る

Une enfance bretonne entre les chagrins d’une mère et d’une grand-mère, des rêves d’évasion devant les cartes de France de la communale, puis une passion pour la Révolution : Mona Ozouf se raconte i……続きを見る

For a decade, she watched central government bleed her council dry. Year after year, the budget arrived with impossible cutsーlibraries closing, social workers laid off, children's centres shuttered……続きを見る

'S****oaring with compassion, intelligence and hard-won wisdom. Ireland's most important contemporary voice.' LOUISE KENNEDY, author of Trespasses 'Amazing. I couldn't put it down.' ELAINE FEENEY, a……続きを見る

Transform Pain Into Power and Battle Scars Into Benefits – Discover the Path to Healing, Strength, and the Justice You Deserve Have you ever felt like your sacrifices were forgotten or unacknowledge……続きを見る

Alaa Abd el-Fattah is arguably the most high-profile political prisoner in Egypt, if not the Arab world, rising to international prominence during the revolution of 2011. A fiercely independent thin……続きを見る

In "Titanic and Other Ships," Charles Herbert Lightoller, the second officer of the RMS Titanic, provides a first-hand account of his experiences at sea, particularly during the fateful maiden voyag……続きを見る

管它的，反正蠢蛋和煙都想往高處走， 等著看，我會獨自爬上最高峰……」 白朗峰、吉力馬札羅山、阿空加瓜山、聖母峰、徳納利峰 植村直己 第一人征服全球五大陸最高峰 戰後日本最偉大探險家 青春冒險紀行經典之作 「……続きを見る

If you are a woman in her sixties, do you ever feel unseen, and that no one is listening to you? Or perhaps you have reached your sixties and are loving every minute of this pivotal decade, a time w……続きを見る

A story of resilience, joyful creativity, and the empowering potential of dance Moving through Life traces the journey of influential dancer, teacher, and choreographer Naomi Goldberg Haas. Sharing ……続きを見る

This volume retraces Carl Lutz’s diplomatic wartime rescue efforts in Budapest, Hungary, through the lens of Jewish eyewitness testimonies. Together with his wife, Gertrud Lutz-Fankhauser, the direc……続きを見る

Bray seafront meets a garden of white roses. A migrant driver cleans his bus windows and a castaway lover follows new stars. Three sisters covet a tea-set and a stowaway rabbit escapes on the motorw……続きを見る

This is the first full-length study of Jeanette Winterson’s complete oeuvre, offering detailed analysis of her nine novels as well as addressing her non-fiction and minor fictional work. Susana Oneg……続きを見る

Opening with the ominous scene of one young school girl whispering an urgent account of Nazi horror to another over birthday cake, Ozsváth’s extraordinary and chilling memoir tells the story of her ……続きを見る

The No. 1 Sunday Times and internationally bestselling account of life as a child with autism, now a documentary film Winner of Best Documentary and Best Sound in the British Independent Film Awards……続きを見る

"Country Girl is Edna O'Brien's exquisite account of her dashing, barrier-busting, up-and-down life."-National Public Radio When Edna O'Brien's first novel, The Country Girls, was published in 1960,……続きを見る

“One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read. It’s truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid.”ーJon Stewart, The Daily Show NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The Wall Street Jou……続きを見る

Groomed. Gaslighted. Ghosted. They thought they'd found their soulmate. They had no idea he was spying on them. These five motivated, independent women each thought they'd met their perfect partner ……続きを見る

Neste livro você poderá acompanhar um pouco da trajetória de Nellie Ernestine Homem, uma missionária educadora canadense que participou da fundação do Instituto Bíblico Betel, em 1935 no sertão para……続きを見る

"SUN, SALT AND HURRICANES" describes thirty days of absolute craziness and absurdity, also known as the effort to try to open a restaurant in a Third World country. This is a story about bribes and ……続きを見る

From early years in the Midwest, to the streets of Philadelphia, through strange and magical tales of travels in Africa, this book follows the extraordinary life of Jim Nance, an African American ma……続きを見る

As befits this daring exploration of a life that defies clear categories and boundaries, Naomi Cohn’s revelatory memoir The Braille Encyclopedia: Brief Essays on Altered Sight shapeshifts between ly……続きを見る

Has anyone ever asked you to do something, and it felt impossible? For years, my brother urged me, "Naomi, you need to write a book and tell your story!" But facing my pastーmy shame, my guiltーwas ……続きを見る

¡Arroja la bomba! compone un retrato en clave feminista de Salvadora Medina Onrubia, una figura enigmática y poco conocida del anarquismo y la literatura. Poeta, periodista, dramaturga y activista, ……続きを見る

Il libro presenta in modo agile la vita e il “mondo” di santa Rita da Cascia ed è organizzato in diverse sezioni. Vita: un profilo biografico ripercorre la vicenda di santa Rita. Messaggio e simbolo……続きを見る

On November 3, 1944, a toddler named Eva, one month shy of her second birthday, was branded prisoner A-26959 in Auschwitz. She fainted in her mother’s arms but survived the tattooing and countless o……続きを見る