ａｓａ - Biography & Memoir 35

Ambassador Thomas Armbruster is a field guy, a diplomatic foot soldier. He served overseas for 20 years and has the experience to tell future ambassadors what to expect. Global problems require glob……続きを見る

As mãos que empreendem e investem na compra de marcas e empresas, constroem, transmitem energia e carinho, são as mesmas mãos que compõem músicas maravilhosas sobre amor, família, amigos, vida, sonh……続きを見る

Seu maior sonho era ser patrão... e conseguiu! Para isso, desde os cinco anos trabalhou como sapateiro, padeiro, garçom, em serviços gerais numa loja até que acabou por comprá-la! Assim nasceu a Gaz……続きを見る

Claudia Sabine Meier, geboren in Bern als "Andreas Heribert", stolzer männlicher Nachkomme und Stammhalter der Eltern "Anni und Heribert". Über 40 Jahre den Mann beweisen zu wollen, den Erwartungen ……続きを見る

How so little can add up to be priceless, and how often so much can prove to be so worthless. Commercial Airline Pilot Douglas Andrew Keehn feels a tug toward something. What exactly that “something……続きを見る

Carles Riba és un dels noms referencials de la cultura del nostre país. Poeta, narrador, crític literari, traductor i acadèmic, la seva trajectòria vital i intel·lectual és d’una intensitat aclapara……続きを見る

Addiction is a stealth predator. Unrecognized, it will grow and flourish. Unchecked, it destroys. Marilea Rabasa grew up in post-WWII Massachusetts in a family that lived comfortably and offered her……続きを見る

Following the enchanting story recounted in When I Was Puerto Rican of the author’s emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the prestigious Performing Arts High School in Manhattan, Esmeralda Sant……続きを見る

One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full ……続きを見る

Enthralled admirers of Esmeralda Santiago's memoirs of her childhood have yearned to read more. Now, in The Turkish Lover, Esmeralda finally breaks out of the monumental struggle with her powerful m……続きを見る

Nascido em Portugal, na minúscula aldeia de Galisteu Cimeiro, no concelho de Proença-a-Nova, Joaquim Fernandes Martins está entre os jovens portugueses de origem humilde que abriram mão da segurança……続きを見る

Si può decidere di cambiare a qualsiasi età, anche a 40 anni: Francesca Sanzo, autrice e protagonista di questa storia, lo fa nel 2013 quando intraprende una dieta per perdere 40 chili e passare dal……続きを見る

Książka jest zbiorem wspomnień jednego z najlepszych kierowców rajdowych. Sobiesław Zasada opowiada o największych rajdach świata, głównie długodystansowych, zorganizowanych w latach 1967-1969. Narr……続きを見る

Ha il naso sottile, il mento prominente e lo sguardo acuto. Grazie alle sue capacità deduttive riesce a risolvere anche i casi più difficili, spesso restando seduto in poltrona nell’appartamento lon……続きを見る

In this true story, the reader will find all the elements that will keep him on the edge of his seat. There is romance, humorous twists and turns, travel and adventure in a new marriage. Then the re……続きを見る

Esteban Casañas Lostal, ciudadano canadiense de origen cubano, nació en La Habana el 6 de septiembre de 1949. Ingresa en la marina mercante cubana en 1967 a la temprana edad de 17 años donde se dese……続きを見る

"¿Cómo es que no fui una feminista desde la cuna? ¿Cómo es que rodeada de tantas mujeres que me han marcado y guiado el camino, que me han enseñado con acciones y ejemplos lo que es la valentía, la ……続きを見る

When life deals you an unkind cut, how you respond to it offers a window to the character you possess. Blindness at birth can be particularly debilitating because you are deprived of self-dependency……続きを見る

Une jeune enfant subit la guerre dans son pays natal ; elle en gardera des traumatismes. Mais les massacres auxquels elle fit face à l’aide de sa mère lui donneront une force et une philosophie de v……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the 2022 Plutarch Award A Washington Post 2021 Non-Fiction Book of the Year New York Times Review of Books Editors' Choice Non-Fiction Title Longlisted for the 2022 PEN / Jacqueline ……続きを見る

»Jetzt oder nie. Ich stürzte mich in den Fluss und fing an zu schwimmen. Aber dann knallte ich mit dem Kopf gegen irgendetwas. Einen Felsen? Ich weiß es nicht. Wasser strömte in meinen Mund, und vag……続きを見る

From heading an ashram at Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, USA, in the 1980s to allegedly spearheading what is known as the largest bioterror attack in American history and spending thirty-nine months in pris……続きを見る

It's a story of a man who was born in the Himalayan foothills, nurtured by devoted parents and tutored by many dedicated teachers. He grew up in a lower middle-class family, governed by age-old valu……続きを見る

Sixteen innovators, creatives, and thought leadersーAustin Channing Brown, Sue Monk Kidd, and Luvvie Ajayi Jones, among othersーshare intimate stories of uncovering beauty and potential through mome……続きを見る

Questo libro racconta emozioni e sensazioni che guidano il viaggio della vita, a prescindere dalla razionalità che spesso non dovrebbe venire considerata, in quanto foriera di menzogne, mentre le em……続きを見る

Las pizarras del alma es la historia de un diálogo interior. Y también de las pizarras en las que el autor del libro, que sufre esclerosis múltiple, copiaba aforismos de prestigiosos intelectuales, ……続きを見る

En este libro Glorianne Rivera-Casanova, también conocida como "Glow," te lleva en un viaje a través de los principales anos de su vida: Desde su diagnóstico de AME, hasta asistir a la escuela de di……続きを見る

Birileri bu dramın şiirini yazmalı ve portresini ressamlar yapmalıydı. Yazmalı ki artık insanlık uyansın.. aynı şeyler tekrar edilmesin. 続きを見る

Hi, I am Ranjan, from a remote village in Bihar. Parting gift of Lalita was the beginning of my interest in the second gender. The interest became an obsession which continued. Gender-2 is a grippin……続きを見る

17 personajes destacados en el arte y en el gobierno. Común denominador: la muerte aparece a su lado en un momento inoportuno. Hombres que dejaron huella en el cine, en las letras, en la danza, en l……続きを見る