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There is nothing special about me. These are the facts for the record. Born in Schenectady, NY in 1923. I'm 96. Worked at The American Locomotive Company, General Electric Company, Rensselaer Polyte……続きを見る

In "Friedrich v. Schiller's Biographie" entfaltet Heinrich Döring ein facettenreiches Porträt des bedeutenden deutschen Dichters und Denkers Friedrich Schiller. Döring kombiniert sorgfältige histori……続きを見る

A New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller | A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Named a best book of the year by The Economist | Financial Times | New Statesman | The Telegraph "[Putin's……続きを見る

America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. ……続きを見る

Hadrien a 15 ans en 1939. Vivant à Belfort, il est doué pour les études. Il voit son destin bouleversé par la guerre. Il sait ce qu’il n’est pas : un héros, un lâche, un indifférent. Il sait ce qu’i……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of one couple’s determination to free themselves and their children from slavery and make a new life in Canada Prior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40,000 men, women, and c……続きを見る

Eleven generations of a founding American family are examined in this sweeping history that traces the Clays of Kentucky, a true Southern dynasty. The Clays of Virginia and the Cecils of Maryland we……続きを見る

God's Samurai is the unusual story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career aviator who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in most of the fiercest battles of the Pacific war. A valuable record of ……続きを見る

So many of my friends, from one end of Canada to the other, have helped me in the matter of these stories that their names would make a substantial addition to this book. I can only return thanks, a……続きを見る

Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the……続きを見る

A fascinating biography from the "Famous Scots Series", written by famed church historian Alexander Taylor Innes about the 16th century Protestant Reformationist John Knox. 続きを見る

François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville (14 August 1818 – 16 June 1900) was the third son of Louis Philippe, duc d'Orléans, afterwards king of th……続きを見る

"Från Fjerdingen och Svartbäcken" är en novellsamling av August Strindbergs från 1877. I "Från Fjerdingen och Svartbäcken" skriver Strindberg om……続きを見る

With the Nanaimo River on Vancouver Island as a back-drop, the author paints a vivid picture of the lifestyle, values and attitudes of a community of hard-working, country people in this true story ……続きを見る

Thomas Babington Macaulay's History of England was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller which shaped much more than the literary culture of the times: it defined a nation's sense of self, charting the……続きを見る

A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. In his lifetime, Isambard Kingdom Brunel towered over his profession. To……続きを見る

On 23 November 1977, an armada of helicopters and aeroplanes took off from Rhodesian airbases and crossed the border into Mozambique. Their objective: to attack the headquarters of the Zimbabwe Afri……続きを見る

"I want a hidden pearl story to-day," said the child. "What kind of a story is that?" asked the saint. She was a real saint, although every one could not see the golden halo that……続きを見る

Born as Princess Brinda, the Majarani of Kapurthala, was betrothed at the age of seven to the nine-year-old Crown Prince of Kapurthala although it would be many years until the marriage took place. ……続きを見る

Exploding pressure cookers, a thwarted wife's deadly revenge and transvestites in distress - manning an ambulance in the seventies kept you on your toes. Having survived the rites of passage as a pr……続きを見る

This brand new anthology has been compiled to commemorate 10 years in Afghanistan. Announced in November 2010, contributions for a book of war poems were sought, and aided by appeals in the media, i……続きを見る

This is the second entry in our important African American Heritage series. The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with cour……続きを見る

This is the second entry in our important African American Heritage series. The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with cour……続きを見る

My book is the biography of my family, how we tried to escape from socialism East Germany. We were arrested, accused of being traitors. The book tells how life was and the every day struggle of surv……続きを見る

Un roman qui mêle la voix de Bernadette à celle des témoins de ce moment fameux qui bouleversa tout à la fois une histoire intime, l'histoire religieuse et l'histoire de France. " 11 février 1958. J……続きを見る

D'Antoine & Cléopâtre à Coco Chanel & Boy Capel, en passant par Honoré de Balzac & Evelyne Hanska et Arthur Rimbaud & Paul Verlaine L'amour, toujours l'amour! Avec un grand ou un petit A mais encore……続きを見る

Es gibt wenig, worin Alexej Parin nicht brilliert - sei es als Librettist, Übersetzer, Theaterexperte oder Verfasser unzähliger musikwissenschaftlicher Arbeiten. Mit "Die Brille des Coppelius" gibt ……続きを見る

For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the……続きを見る

Extrait : "Cette nuit, sur la plage d'asphalte que dominent mes croisées, des épaves humaines, le père, la mère, et deux petits, avaient échoué sur un banc. Des hauteurs où, bien malgré moi je plane……続きを見る

‘A spectacular, elegant, brilliant portrait of skulduggery, murder and sex in Renaissance Florence’ Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year 1531 – after years of brutal war and p……続きを見る