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Living simply isn’t always simple. When Alan Boye first lived in sustainable housing, he was young, idealistic, and not much susceptible to compromiseーuntil rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, and l……続きを見る

Opening in July 1914, as Mohandas Gandhi leaves South Africa to return to India, Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1918 traces the Mahatma’s life over the three decades preceding his as……続きを見る

Set in Nazi Germany, Massaging Himmler: A Poetic Biography of Dr Felix Kersten tells in verse the remarkable story of a little-known humanitarian. Kersten was a Finnish-born therapeutic masseur who ……続きを見る

Walter Besant's 'The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies' is a poignant tribute to the life and work of the renowned Victorian nature writer, Richard Jefferies. Besant explores Jefferies' unique blending of……続きを見る

The definitive biography of the undisputed giant of English literature, a man whose own true history has long been hidden behind the fictional world of his books 'Compendious and compelling ... it i……続きを見る

Ralph Ellison, Temporal Technologist examines Ralph Ellison's body of work as an extended and ever-evolving expression of the author's philosophy of temporality-a philosophy synthesized from the wri……続きを見る

Cape Horn's fearsome reputation and the price it has exacted from those who venture there derives from a lethal contrivance of geography that unleashes the most powerful natural dynamic forces on th……続きを見る

Department of Defense Music Teacher retires after more than forty years of providing enriching life changing music education to countless students and community members throughout Europe. Livorno EM……続きを見る

Since 1949, when Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Max Frankel began to write for The New York Times, readers have looked to his work as a lens through which they could witness America's role in a r……続きを見る

Lunsford Lane's 'The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N.C.' is a powerful autobiographical account of Lane's life as a former slave who successfully purchased his freedom and became ……続きを見る

Life can be very confusing for some children. While most know who they are and traverse the journey of pre-school, preteens, teens and finally arrive at adulthood, some get stuck along the way and y……続きを見る

David Greville-Heygate was one of the few men who served in both the army and the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, but it was in the sky that he really earned his stripes. Stalking the s……続きを見る

The acclaimed story of the little bird that won the nation’s heart He’ll never live, the neighbors all said. But Robert, the abandoned quail chick would prove them wrong. Born on a kitchen counter i……続きを見る

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback Edward I (1272-1307) is one of the most commanding of all English rulers. He fought in sou……続きを見る

In May 1996 a number of expeditions attempted to climb Mount Everest on the Southeast Ridge route. Each group contained world class climbers and relative novices, some of whom had paid tens of thous……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle Finalist for the George Washington Prize Finalist for the Library of Virginia Literary Award A New Yo……続きを見る

Kaum einer kennt Russland besser als Michael Thumann, der seit über 25 Jahren aus Osteuropa für die ZEIT berichtet. Er legt nun ein atemberaubend geschriebenes Buch vor, das Russlands Absturz in ein……続きを見る

This story was taken from the pages of my journal as I struggled my way through Great Loss, Mental Illness, Drug Abuse, Divorce and Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS). This is a True Story. This is ……続きを見る

Nel novembre del 2014 i tredici membri della famiglia Biden si trovarono a Nantucket per festeggiare il Ringraziamento, una tradizione che li riuniva da quarant’anni; l’unica costante di quella che ……続きを見る

A man whose fame has made people believe in basic human virtues of kindness and compassion and treating all people as equal, is a definitely worth imbibing and reflecting upon. This book is an autob……続きを見る

For the 20th anniversary of 9/11 comes an awe-inspiring account of the schoolchildren poisoned by the toxic air left in the wake of the Twin Towers’ destruction and the survivor who fought for healt……続きを見る

Through the eyes of two frontline journalists comes a gripping narrative history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of four core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass p……続きを見る

The secret diary of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman and the real story behind the BBC TV ABSOLUTELY FASHION documentary. **'One of the great social diaries of our time . . . should become a ……続きを見る

Born, raised, and retired in Mississippi, Lucy Somerville Howorth (1895--1997) was a champion for the rights of women long before feminism emerged as a widely recognized movement. As told by Dorothy……続きを見る

"[A] resolute, detailed, and unflinching review of [Annan’s] most difficult hours…No one ever came closer to being the voice of “we the peoples” and no one paid a higher price for it. The world stil……続きを見る

For nearly 700 years debate has raged over the true nature of William Wallace and his role in Scotland's turbulent history. Was he the Braveheart of Blind Harry's legendary account, the bold, but sa……続きを見る

Neste quase romance, a autora narra sua história familiar a partir de cartas trocadas entre seus pais durante um longo e obrigatório período de separação. Como os acontecimentos ocorreram nos primei……続きを見る

The Beatles were the greatest rock band of all time. And their influence spread far beyond music, influencing the culture and politics of the sixties in a profound way. In Long and Winding Road, edi……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the National Books Critics Circle Award: "The book is a gift, as fascinating as it is important."ーRobert Legvold, Foreign Affairs The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet le……続きを見る

An explosive memoir of workplace-related depression and recovery - the book the Globe, Manulife and Doubleday didnt want you to see. Jan Wong, a journalist at the top of her game, wrote a story that……続きを見る