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This Wolf Messing memoir by Tatiana Lungin presents a revealing portrait of one of the greatest psychic performers of the 20th century. Lungin chronicles Messing's incredible life and career, and pr……続きを見る

“Children see and hear what is there; adults see and hear what they are expected to and mainly remember what they think they ought to remember,” David Lowenthal wrote in The Past Is a Foreign Countr……続きを見る

"Woman, like man, should be freely permitted to do whatever she can do well." So said Frances E. Willard, who lived her life in the firm belief of this principle and who was instrumental in the pass……続きを見る

Pourquoi, en France, un seul accent est-il jugé " normal " ? Pourquoi n'entend-on jamais ou presque à la télévision ou à la Comédie-Française les intonations du Gers, du Nord, d'Alsace ou de Corse ?……続きを見る

The authoritative biography of the 60s countercultural icon who wrote SCUM Manifesto, shot Andy Warhol, and made an unforgettable mark on feminist history. Valerie Solanas is one of the most polariz……続きを見る

One of America's leading Christian thinkers interweaves the story of his own struggle to reclaim his beliefs with inspiring portraits of people who have succeeded in the pursuit of an authentic fait……続きを見る

Combining biographical narrative and analytical essays, this book provides a new, comprehensive view of Martin Luther's life and times, along with a new examination of the radical theology that spar……続きを見る

On May 30, 1958, thousands of racing fans poured into the infield at dawn to claim the best seats of the Indianapolis 500, unaware that they were going to witness one of the most notorious wrecks in……続きを見る

Germany's opening run of victory in World War II was only made possible by the panzer forces that Heinz Guderian (1888-1954), the father of modern tank warfare, had created and trained, and by his a……続きを見る

The author is a retired Indian Foreign Service career diplomat and the series captures vivid experiences from his four decades of service. In this book, the author traces the start of his career as ……続きを見る

This edition is a meticulously edited collection dedicated to the most notable French statesman and military leader. The collection comprises Napoleon's writings, including his famous Maxims of War,……続きを見る

Whilst these records were being conceived, rehearsed, recorded and produced, Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood made hundreds of images. These ranged from obsessive, insomniac scrawls in biro to six-foo……続きを見る

Wars Apart is the cross-forces' World War II love story of Norman and Gwen Samson, as told in a cache of letters made public after 75 years hidden from view. Serving in the Middle East, both had dis……続きを見る

John Ruskin (1819–1900) was the most prominent art and architecture critic of his time. Yet his reputation has been overshadowed by his personal life, especially his failed marriage to Effie Gray, w……続きを見る

Killed Strangely is an engaging read that will entrance and inform readers who are at once murder mystery and history buffs.ー Cornelia Hughes Dayton ー Common-Place "It was Rebecca's son, Thomas, w……続きを見る

Está no ar uma das maiores, mais extensas e significativas pesquisas sobre a história da televisão no Brasil. Os mais importantes profissionais envolvidos com a TV brasileira foram entrevistados par……続きを見る

A poetic journey, telling stories about life and death. Many poems about important events or about significant people in my life. Real facts and real feelings rearranged in different poetic construc……続きを見る

The Brandon Roy Story tells how a determined Seattle kid became an NBA superstar, rallying the city of Portland around him, commanding one of the league’s biggest contracts and establishing himself……続きを見る

An engaging account of the titan of political philosophy and the development of his most important work, A Theory of Justice, coming at a moment when its ideas are sorely needed. It is hard to overe……続きを見る

Für Leser, die sich für die Entdeckungsgeschichte Lateinamerikas und die Auswirkungen der Kolonisierung interessieren, ist "Ulrich Schmidel: Der erste Geschichtschreiber der La Plata-Länder (1535-15……続きを見る

Many have pointed to the Iran hostage crisis, others to galloping inflation. In reality, as Andrew Busch makes clear, Ronald Reagan's defeat of President Jimmy Carter in 1980 was attributable to mor……続きを見る

Occasionally, the world produces one of those rare thinkers that alter the course of history. Disney reinvented entertainment, Einstein revolutionized science, Edison lit up our lives with the light……続きを見る

Walter William Bryant's 'Galileo' is a captivating exploration of the life and discoveries of the renowned Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo Galilei. Bryant delves into the scientific achiev……続きを見る

In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene in Seattle. He had no idea that the band's leader, Kurt Co……続きを見る

The Earliest Lives of Dante offers a seminal exploration into the multifaceted persona of one of Italy's supreme literary figures. This collection harmonizes the distinct literary styles and perspec……続きを見る

**THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER. A reissue of this classic title brought up to date with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and a new introduction by Andrew ……続きを見る

**From the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics A New York Times Bestseller “A fascinating account of the effort to save the world from another [Great Depression]. . . . Humanity should be gr……続きを見る

Western thought and culture have coalesced around a series of constructed ideasーthat human beings stand separate from a nature that must be controlled; that the mind is somehow superior to the body……続きを見る

Spanish painter Francisco Goya completed some 500 oil paintings and murals, about 300 etchings and lithographs, and many hundreds of drawings.   The first of his great series of engravings, L……続きを見る

'Funny and honest dispatches from the world of modern dating' Vogue 'Bushnell's voice is as knowing and sharp as ever' Washington Post 'Bittersweet, amusing and well observed' Viv Groskop, Guardian ……続きを見る