CK - Biography & Memoir 28

This is the combined life story of Mick Foster and Tony Allen, revealing how these most unlikely of stars toured the world and entered the record books. A charming narrative told with heaps of Celti……続きを見る

John Updike’s Early Years reveals for the first time the young Updike’s developing personality and precocious creativity. Relying upon interviews with classmates and friends, and offering extensive ……続きを見る

Beverly Hills, 90210's Jennie Garth shares her life experiences both on screen and off in this humorous and heartwarming memoir... “Revealing myself in these pages has been at times terrifying, but ……続きを見る

In this hilariously funny essay collection, ESPN columnist Rick Reilly compiles the best of his sports columnsーessays that include his expert opinion on athlete tattoos, NFL cheerleaders, and even ……続きを見る

John tells the bittersweet true story about his family's involvement in the Harewood Hotel, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent in England during the 1960s, interspersed with self deprecating reminisces. Be……続きを見る

Sicherheitsoffizier Richard Neu kämpft im fünf Grad kalten Wasser treibend vor den äußeren Hebriden ums Überleben. Kapitän Robert Maringer wird mit seinem Schwergutschiff "Jolly Indico" in den zum Z……続きを見る

It wouldn't be for years after that fateful day when Alexander Fleming sneezed on a petri dish and stumbled upon Penicillin, that the almost miraculous power of this mould would transform the lives ……続きを見る

On or about Saturday 22d April 1564, William Shakespeare, son of John Shakespeare, glover and dealer in wool, and his wife Mary, née Arden, was born in Henley Street, Stratford-on-A……続きを見る

Ivan the Terrible - the name evokes the legend of a cruel and dangerously insane tyrant. Fearful Majesty explores that legend and exposes the man, his nature, and his time. This acclaimed biography ……続きを見る

Wilhelm Raabes Dichterwort »Blick auf zu den Sternen, hab acht auf die Gassen!« ist zu einem Leitsatz Rolf Lohbecks geworden. Seine ungewöhnliche Biographie liest sich als fesselnder Zeitbericht ein……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Daniel Boone et la conquête de l’Ouest en moins d’une heure ! Dès son plus jeune âge, Daniel Boone n’a qu’une passion : l’aventure. Les années passant, ……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur John Fitzgerald Kennedy en moins d’une heure ! Lorsque, le 22 novembre 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, en visite à Dallas, est abattu, c’est toute une vi……続きを見る

It’s hard to believe, but Dick Vitale, ESPN’s perennially youthful basketball analyst, is 75. From his blue-collar roots in New Jersey, his first college coaching job at Rutgers, his ultimate dream ……続きを見る

Wer erzählt die besten Geschichten vom Meer? Kapitäne berichten von wilden Stürmen, von Monsterwellen, von Stunden zwischen Leben und Tod. Von gefährlicher Fracht, geheimnisvollen Aufträgen, von har……続きを見る

Wer ist eigentlich Cro, der Typ mit der Panda-Maske? Seit Monaten dominiert der junge Rapper mit dem mysteriösen Auftreten die Charts und häklt dabei jegliche Information über seine Person im Nebulö……続きを見る

A Man in a Hurry is one man's athletic journey from the Gold Rush to the Jazz Age, the story of a dreamer, schemer and ladies man who met with Presidents and royalty, crooks and knaves. With its col……続きを見る

Sie polarisieren wie keine zweite deutsche Band. Entweder man liebt sie oder man hasst sie. Dazwischen scheint es nichts zu geben, wenn es um Rammstein geht. Und egal, wo sie auftreten, werden sie e……続きを見る

A sense of mission for America . . . a heart for God. Senator Sam Brownback grew up in the heartland, in a family of hard-working Kansas farmers. Instilled from an early age with a strong work ethic……続きを見る

Alexander Cockburn was without question one of the most influential journalists of his generation, whose writing stems from the best tradition of Mark Twain, H. L. Mencken and Tom Paine. Colossal Wr……続きを見る

"Die Verleumdung ist ein Lüftchen" - Intrigen und Komplotte üben seit Urzeiten eine große Faszination aus. Verschwörungstheorien haben scheinbar immer Hochkonjunktur. Hinterlistige Täuschungsmanöver……続きを見る

Among The Spirits tells the story of Irene Allen-Block who discovered at a very early age that she wasn’t like the other children she played with while growing up in England -- she could see and com……続きを見る

Are you one of the world’s most dedicated followers of singing sensation Lorde? Do you know more than any other fan? Or do you want to discover some fantastic information about the songstress who ha……続きを見る

“Read it. You will be uplifted.”ーRuth Ozeki, Zen priest, author of A Tale for the Time Being Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ……続きを見る

.... presenting the theory of Paul B. Du Chaillu, that the English-speaking people of to-day are descended from the Scandinavians rather than the Teutons--from the Normans rather than the Germans / ……続きを見る

The diaries, letters, and sketches of Elizabeth Simcoe are drawn upon as sources in this portrayal of the energetic and remarkable woman who came to Upper Canada with her husband when he was appoint……続きを見る

Keith Johnstone entered the Royal Court Theatre as a new playwright in 1956: a decade later he emerged as a groundbreaking director and teacher of improvisation. His decisive book Impro (1979), desc……続きを見る

Based on the latest research from the fields of neuroscience and mind-body psychology, Acting With Passion offers a revolutionary new approach to the age-old problems of the actor: dealing with nerv……続きを見る

This, the first full-length biography of Diana Vreeland, portrays a fashion icon, a fearless innovator who as editor, curator and wit reinvented the way we think about style - inspiring designers, m……続きを見る

Remembering is important. Hopefully the stories here will not only help you recall those moments that define you but engage you enough to write them down so they won't be forgotten. 続きを見る

A scholarly work that aims to be both broad enough in scope to satisfy upper-division undergraduates studying folk belief and narrative and detailed enough to meet the needs of graduate students in ……続きを見る