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Max Ungar (1850-1930) was the son of an Orthodox Jew born in Boskovice, Moravia, and pursued a scientific career in Vienna University after which he took over the failing family business. He returne……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times**/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award** The unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm–……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "FREDERICK DOUGLASS' NARRATIVE – Memoirs of an American Slave, Freedom Fighter & Statesman" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of conten……続きを見る

Emperor Augustus, the nephew of Julius Caesar, was one of the greatest and, some say, the most successful Roman emperor. This book presents a history of his life and deeds, so it's not a mere biogra……続きを見る

From the Wall Street Journal’s Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenantsーJony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Coo……続きを見る

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil and proposed a totalitarian state to……続きを見る

Back-to-the-land memoir weaves nature and magical realism, homesteading and wilderness survival. My Country expands the containers of essay and story, adventure and lyric, naturalism and fantasy, to……続きを見る

This is my autobiography. In the 70s and 80s, I was a gay child raised mostly in the 10th circle of Hell, called Madisonville, Tennessee, where I was abused and neglected. I then went into the milit……続きを見る

Here, in his own words, Mohandas Gandhi tells about his life as a child, a student, a lawyer, and as a leader of his people. He does not come across as being very special in many of the ways that mo……続きを見る

Jeffrey Bergen You're hated by me personally! I will never ever bless you! We pray you shall get your punishment, and you may never ever be sorry for this choice. Punish him and she must together be……続きを見る

If you want to learn about one of history’s greatest military commanders and uncover some of his secrets of driveーdrive that enabled him and his small army to first subdue all of Greece and then th……続きを見る

Are you the world’s biggest One Direction fan? Do you know everything there is to know about the world’s best-loved boy band? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 fact……続きを見る

Even as a boy growing up amid the green hills of rural Pennsylvania, Robert W. Black knew he was destined to become a Ranger. With their three-hundred-year history of peerless courage and independen……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author lends his remarkable narrative skills to the story of the most famous POW this country has known. In I Am a Soldier……続きを見る

As Britain's most successful and high profile make-up artist, for the past 15 years Gary Cockerill has glossed the lips, curled the lashes and shared the secrets of the famous and fabulous. With his……続きを見る

This is the story of a British man who overcame difficult early years to enjoy a successful engineering career in Asia. Following divorce, he also developed a successful bar and restaurant business.……続きを見る

Almost a decade since deciding to give up war reporting full-time, and at the unexpected prodding of his wife, award-winning journalist Patrick Graham travels to the heart of the Libyan Revolution a……続きを見る

An autobiographical narrative, BEHIND THE SCENES traces Elizabeth Keckley's life from her enslavement in Virginia and North Carolina to her time as seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln in the White House……続きを見る

Learn how eight of the greatest male swimmers in recent swimming history progressed from summer league swimming to collectively win 28 Olympic Gold Medals. Included are technique tips from the swimm……続きを見る

LIFER 45 Years in Her Majesty’s Prisons This is the story of a ‘Lifer’, a prisoner who was convicted of murder in the Old Bailey in May 1968 and who remains in prison in March 2013. Many books have ……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS I. Preparation and Approach II. The Muldrow Glacier III. The Northeast Ridge IV. The Grand Basin V. The Ulti……続きを見る

With a postscript describing SEAL efforts in Afghanistan, The Warrior Elite takes you into the toughest, longest, and most relentless military training in the world. What does it take to become a Na……続きを見る

What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed, how are they also connected to……続きを見る

When journalist Erla-Mari Diedericks leaves her husband after an abusive marriage of eight years, her heart is broken, her dreams shattered and her body bruised. Instead of breaking down or turning ……続きを見る

The world’s bestselling cowboy poet and author of Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy is back in the saddle with a hilarious roundup of essays, commentaries, and campfire verse that speaks to the cowb……続きを見る

A pioneering philanthropist and daughter of American royalty reveals what it was like to grow up in one of the world’s most famous families. The great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Eileen Ro……続きを見る

In Fatherhood, beloved NBA player, poet, children’s advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a leading participa……続きを見る

Jack Ralston is New Zealand's ultimate sports insider. Having started his sporting career training with Arthur Lydiard, he went on to head up Nike Sports Marketing working with greats like Michael J……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER POM Wonderful. FIJI Water. Teleflora. The Franklin Mint. Lynda Resnick's marketing triumphs read like an encyclopedia of branding. She is the smartest and hardest-working marketi……続きを見る

In 1964, Patricia MacKay immigrated to Canada from England in search of the wild-open lands and cowboy culture that captivated her as a child. In the 1960s, the Wild West was still alive and kicking……続きを見る