Edmund - Biography & Memoir 1

'A thrilling story, wonderfully told by one of the great historians' KEN FOLLETT 'Dazzling... This is biography of great brilliance and rare resonance' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'A pulsating, vivid life of ……続きを見る

The Epstein Network How did one man build a world of extraordinary wealth, influence, and accessーand why did it take so long for that world to unravel? The Epstein Network is a gripping examination……続きを見る

Raleigh by Edmund Gosse is a distinguished historical biography that examines the life and legacy of Sir Walter Raleighーsoldier, explorer, poet, courtier, and one of the most fascinating figures of……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD NBCC AWARD FINALIST WINNER OF THE 2017 SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in The Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardi……続きを見る

On the 29th of September 1758, or nearly a hundred and fifty years ago, Horatio Nelson, "the greatest of our heroes and the dearest to ourselves," was born. His father was a country clergyman, who l……続きを見る

A New York Times Bestseller An Economist Book of the Year Costa Book Award Winner for Biography Galaxy National Book Award Winner (New Writer of the Year Award) Edmund de Waal is a world-famous cera……続きを見る

Con una narración casi autobiográfica, Edmund Phelps nos habla en esta obra de dos de sus grandes logros académicos: cómo transformó la teoría general del empleo de John Maynard Keynes y John Hicks ……続きを見る

Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) was a respected surgeon and a pioneering geologist and palaeontologist. Using his skill in comparative anatomy, he pieced together unidentified bone fragments found in cha……続きを見る

Masters of the Deep – 3 Classic Navigator Biographies immerses readers in the adventurous maritime realm through a curated collection of biographical narratives that explore the lives and careers of……続きを見る

An enthralling new biography of Alexander the Great, written as an intimate, present portrait of the way his world saw him and the price he paid to become history’s greatest military mind. Alexander……続きを見る

A literary biography capturing the adventurous life, ambition, and contradictions of Sir Walter Raleigh. 続きを見る

Aan het einde van de negentiende eeuw koopt Charles Ephrussi, een schatrijke graanhandelaar en kunstliefhebber, een verzameling netsukes: traditionele Japanse figuurtjes van ivoor of hout. De kostba……続きを見る

______________ 'Paris may well be White's pearl, but he is in fact the real pearl ... This wonderfully eccentric, conversational and personalised cultural history contains the essence of Edmund Whit……続きを見る

Step into the adventurous and remarkable life of Sir Walter Raleigh with Edmund Gosse in Raleigh, an audiobook that vividly chronicles the exploits, explorations, and literary contributions of one o……続きを見る

Esta edición digital en formato ePub se ha realizado a partir de una edición impresa digitalizada que forma parte de los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. El proyecto de creación de ePubs ……続きを見る

An insightful account of the key role reading has played in the life of literary icon Edmund White Edmund White made his name as a writer, but he remembers his life through the books he read. For Wh……続きを見る

From the author of To the Finland Station comes a deeply personal and incisive memoir, A Piece of My Mind. Edmund Wilson, often considered to be the greatest American literary critic of the twentie……続きを見る

Uma trágica história familiar marcada pelo nazismo, narrada a partir do incrível legado deixado pelo patriarca O conde Moïse de Camondo morava a algumas casas dos Ephrussi, antepassados de Edmund de……続きを見る

"The Rock Ahead" features a strong and self-confident woman Gertrude Lloyd, who becomes a famous opera singer after leaving her husband, a murderer. Edmund Hodgson Yates (1831-1894) was a British jo……続きを見る

The book features a selection of sisters from various backgrounds and eras, examining their relationships, personal struggles, and triumphs. Lee provides biographical sketches that detail their acco……続きを見る

This book deals with the life and works of Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian Dramatist and Poet; with his personal and intellectual characteristics. Henrik Johan Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, at the l……続きを見る

The last of Edmund Wilson's posthumously published journals turned out to be one of his major books, The Sixties: the Last Journal, 1960–1972--a personal history that is also brilliant social comedy……続きを見る

In "Theodore Roosevelt," Edmund Lester Pearson presents a nuanced and engaging portrayal of the 26th President of the United States. Pearson's literary style melds biographical detail with an engagi……続きを見る

Edmund Gosse's "Raleigh" presents a nuanced exploration of the life and legacy of Sir Walter Raleigh, weaving together biographical narrative with literary reflection. The text is characterized by G……続きを見る

In "The Life of John Bunyan," Edmund Venables presents a meticulously crafted biography that captures the essence of one of England's most esteemed writers and religious thinkers. Venables adopts a ……続きを見る

«Un viaje por la memoria que desenmascara los secretos de la política mexicana». Tiempo de salmones es una obra que desafía las convenciones de la narrativa autobiográfica y la crónica histórica, su……続きを見る

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • The acclaimed author of Theodore Rex presents “a towering biography [and] brilliant chronicle” (Time) of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-six……続きを見る

From one of America's greatest literary critics comes Edmund Wilson's insightful and candid record of the 1930's, The Thirties: From Notebooks and Diaries of the Period. Here, continuing from Wilso……続きを見る

Historical recollections of life in upstate New York from Edmund Wilson, one of America's preeminent literary critics of the twentieth century. "What I have written . . . shows the gradual but stead……続きを見る

Letters on Literature and Politics, 1912-1972 contains a selection of the literary critic and author Edmund Wilson's personal correspondence. As editor Leon Edel states in his introduction to these ……続きを見る