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" Le drame de l'Afrique, c'est que l'homme africain n'est pas assez entré dans l'Histoire. " Comment expliquer que, près d'un demi-siècle après l'indépendance des colonies africaines de la France, l……続きを見る

Born Eunice Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina, Nina Simone (1933-2003) began her musical life playing classical piano. A child prodigy, she wanted a career on the concert stage, but when the Curtis In……続きを見る

By a succession of living pictures, as it were, this book shows the eminent naturalist in the very act of teaching. Sometimes he himself speaks, sometimes distinguished pupils of his reveal in their……続きを見る

“My friend – and now partner – Jorge Paulo and his team are among the best businessmen in the world. He is a fantastic person and his story should be an inspiration to everybody, as it is for me.” –……続きを見る

Utahs Stolen Treasures is a book that was inspired by three American Indian shields discovered by author Gene Covingtons grandparents in Wayne County, Utah back in 1926.----Using the discovery of th……続きを見る

"Memory opens for me through my body. I slip back because I catch a smell, hear a sound, or hold an evocative flavour on my tongue. But these single-sense glimpses of or gusts from the past are ofte……続きを見る

Queen is the landmark biography of the brief, intensely lived life and soulful music of the great Dinah Washington. A gospel star at fifteen, she was discovered by jazz great Lionel Hampton at eigh……続きを見る

Matthew Fontaine Maury has been nicknamed the "pathfinder of the seas" and the "father of modern oceanography". This is a detailed biography of the man who created a science. Many of the earliest bo……続きを見る

Hazard, Kentucky is the setting for this historical story enhanced with some fiction, amazingly well told by author Wayne Combs, the great grandson of Bad Tom Smith. "Bad Tom" Smith was a notorious ……続きを見る

Part mystery, part magical tale, this is the story of a miraculous ocean encounter that happened to the adventurer, swimmer, and bestselling author when she was seventeen and in training for a big s……続きを見る

The true story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and the Miracle on Ice, which Sports Illustrated called the greatest moment in sports historyーwith a new afterword by Ken Morrow for the fortieth……続きを見る

She's a wife, a mother of two, a part-time writer, and until now, she's been living a secret life. Meet Lieutenant Colonel Christine Cook, battalion commander of a Michigan National Guard unit. In N……続きを見る

Paul Wilson was 59 before he finally discovered the nature of the crime that led to his incarceration at age 7. His dad knew there was only one way to survive against such gross injustice. It took ……続きを見る

A hit on the head with a pencil case began Paul Wilson's lifelong battle against the system and the pencil-pushers who tormented him... but nothing could break his indomitable spirit. Paul was a fif……続きを見る

Beyoncé: an unofficial biography. Always in the news Beyoncé is a clever, sassy performer who's kept her audience on their feet for over a decade and is a role model for her millions of fans the wor……続きを見る

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Marco Polo who taught the world about China Ibn Battuta who travelled to 44 countries Christopher Columbus who discovered new worlds ……続きを見る

I Remain Yours documents the past through the present by re-directing the epistolary form as a mode of cross-generational communication, exploring the reality that love and writing remain long after……続きを見る

A breath of fresh Earl Scruggs air. 'Earl Eugene Scruggs' (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was an American performer marked for improving and popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking manner (now ……続きを見る

Ray Harryhausen is here! 'Raymond Frederick Ray Harryhausen' (June 29, 1920– May 7, 2013) was an American optical results maker, author, and maker whoever generated a shape of stop-motion model anim……続きを見る

Experience Peggy Lee in a whole new way. 'Peggy Lee' (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz and well-liked tunes vocalist, composer, melodist and female actor, in a vocation bridging……続きを見る

En treize ans d'activités sur le web, VS-WEBZINE.COM a pu constater que la toile regorgeait de rédacteurs et d'écrivains en herbe aux talents multiples et divers. On pense bien entendu aux nombreux ……続きを見る

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English Literature William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history ……続きを見る

The perfect gift for baseball fans, now with a new epilogue by author R.A. Dickey, winner of the 2012 Cy Young award. "An astounding memoirーhaunting and touching, courageous and wise."ーJeremy Scha……続きを見る

A true story of how a housewife and mother became the first woman sentenced to hang in Prince Edward Island. Local area residents provided a lot of history surrounding the case and the author wanted……続きを見る

Les trésors de sa petite enfance redécouverts dans une enveloppe, font resurgir chez une fillette de 11 ans, des images parfois drôles, parfois tragiques, de la guerre 39-45. Avec ses yeux et ses mo……続きを見る

Biography of the French novelist. According to Wikipedia: "Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist……続きを見る

At last it's here: Guglielmo Marconi! This book is your ultimate resource for Guglielmo Marconi. Here you will find the most up-to-date 157 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read……続きを見る

In this essay collection, established experts and new researchers, reassess the performances and cultural significance of Ellen Terry, her daughter Edith Craig (1869–1947) and her son Edward Gordon ……続きを見る

One of Parade's Top Ten Rock n' Roll Reads As a road manager and filmmaker, he helped run the Janis Joplin showーand record it for posterity. Now he reveals the never-before-told story of his years ……続きを見る

A Licensed Massage Therapist reveals the joys, amusements and disappointments of the profession through thirty one humorous and human anecdotes of transformation through touch. Massage Memoir reads ……続きを見る