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An honest, unflinching self-portrait of the basketball legend, told in Julius "The Doctor" Erving's own voice. "A terrific memoir by a man worthy of one." ー Sports Illustrated With his flights of i……続きを見る

Flor de Jambo, a história da minha família, tem início na década de 1950, em Presidente Olegário, cidadezinha no Triângulo Mineiro. Uma pequena fazenda é o cenário inicial da nossa trajetória. Ali, ……続きを見る

This book contains excerpted anecdotes from the biographies of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell, relating humorous snippets of politics in 18th and 19th century Ireland. For some these may be po……続きを見る

National Outdoor Book Award, History/Biography Category Dan's Cave looks like the entrance to the underworld. Two divers swim along a luminous blue-green passage, flashlights cutting through the wat……続きを見る

Le XIXe siècle a un an lorsque Charles-Ferdinand Morel et Isabelle de Gélieu unissent leur destinée. Dès lors, ils formeront un couple en vue grâce à leurs multiples activités sociales, religieuses,……続きを見る

Dieses Buch enthält 325 Zitate, witzige Anekdoten, sowie freche Sprüche und Meinungen über Gott und die Welt. Es gibt die 6 Kategorien: - Naturwissenschaften und Umfeld - Beziehungen und Allgemeines……続きを見る

Eine Quelle der Inspiration: Dieses Buch erforscht spirituelle Geheimnisse und kosmische Mysterien, die dich dazu anregen, über die Grenzen des Alltags hinauszublicken. Eine Reise der Selbsterkenntn……続きを見る

Ein Erfahrungsbericht über das Leben nach 2 Amputationen der Beine - direkt, schonungslos und doch hoffnungsvoll! "Zwischen meinem 74. und 76. Lebensjahr hat man mir beide Beine amputiert. Immerhin ……続きを見る

The most popular, provocative, and unforgettable essays from the past fifteen years of the New York Times “Modern Love” columnーincluding stories from the anthology series starring Tina Fey, Andy Ga……続きを見る

The most popular, provocative, and unforgettable essays from the past fifteen years of the New York Times “Modern Love” columnーincluding stories from the Amazon Original series starring Tina Fey, A……続きを見る

Now a USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-seller! Want to use the written word to supercharge your career? Discover the behind-the-scenes process for 26 authors who've used books to build lucrati……続きを見る

Das Cosmickrautrock-Duo Witthüser & Westrupp sorgte im verregneten September 1970 beim desaströsen Love-and-Peace-Festival auf Fehmarn durch ihren spontanen Auftritt dafür, dass größere Tumulte unte……続きを見る

"Both a work of literature and an appeal to the nation's conscience in the tradition of Silent Spring and The Jungle ." ーCharles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist 続きを見る

"Rejections and Redirections: Life Lessons from Setbacks" offers inspiring stories and practical strategies to transform rejection into growth opportunities. Through real-life examples and insightfu……続きを見る

On March 26, 2021, sixty-four-year-old Frank De Palma testified before the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would reduce the use of solitary confinement in Nevada prisons.……続きを見る

In Service Life - True Life Adventures of an Autistic Man," John shares his compelling life story, offering insight into a time when the Autistic Spectrum remained unrecognized and poorly understood……続きを見る

Die Geschichte vor, während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg war auch in der neutralen Schweiz geprägt durch die Wirtschaftskrise, durch Militärdienst und Lebensmittelrationierungen, durch technische ……続きを見る

Adele Neuhauser ist ein Kind zweier Welten. Als ihr griechischer Vater und ihre österreichische Mutter sich trennen, beschließt die erst 9-jährige Adele beim Vater zu leben – eine Entscheidung, die ……続きを見る

Thomas Hauser has written books that have become part of the American dialogue. Missing, Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, and Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl are testament to that. MY MOTHER……続きを見る

A sweeping biography of one of the greatest and most provocative athletes of all time Decades after his final fight, Muhammad Ali remains larger than life in the imagination of hundreds of millions ……続きを見る

Dieses Buch enthält 21 Geschichten, die Hanne Häuser in ihrem privaten Pflegehaus für Senioren erlebt hat. Sie bieten einen ehrlichen Blick auf das Zusammenleben mit alten und pflegebedürftigen Mens……続きを見る

Heti ilmestyttyään Pulitzer-palkintoehdokkaaksi noussut teos on kattavin ja asiantuntevin Muhammad Alista koskaan kirjoitettu elämäkerta. Thomas Hauser pääsi lähemmäksi Alia kuin kukaan toinen elämä……続きを見る

"Engaging…. Nimble-footed…. Amusing….Throughout, Hauser weaves in passages connecting Brown to her contemporaries and the cultural landscape of the 1960s…[to] situate her life in the context of its ……続きを見る

Das lyrisch anmutende Werk «Dichten gegen das Vergessen» berichtet über die Stern- und Schattenstunden von zwölf Dichterinnen aus unterschiedlichen Zeiten und Weltregionen, die sich für ihre künstle……続きを見る

A sweeping biography of one of the greatest and most provocative athletes of all timeー"a life that needs to be understood whether you care a whit about boxing or not" ( The Boston Globe). Athlete, ……続きを見る

The story of Vikki LaMotta's life reads like a highlight reel from a television mini-series. Born into poverty. Raped at age fourteen. Pregnant and married at sixteen. Subjected to brutal beatings b……続きを見る

The Ayoreo indigenous peoples have inhabited the Gran Chaco forests since time immemorial, until the forces of modernity, led by settlers, farmers and missionaries began to tear open their world and……続きを見る

This is a deeply personal story of growing up within evangelical Christianity, and questioning its guidance on premarital sex. Now updated with a new preface by the author! Dani Fankhauser was 26, i……続きを見る

At first glance a reader might mistake It’s Fun to Be a Person I Don’t Know for a juicy Hollywood tell-all, given Chachi D. Hauser’s background as the great-granddaughter of Roy Disney, a cofounder ……続きを見る

A doctor’s powerful and deeply human memoir about the mysteries of the brain and his 40-year quest to find a treatment for multiple sclerosis. Stephen L. Hauser is an acclaimed physician and neuroim……続きを見る