George - Biography & Memoir 5

With the memoir A Padre in France, Irish clergyman James Owen Hannay (who used the pseudonym "George A. Birmingham") takes a break from the humorous political satires that were his typical stock in ……続きを見る

George Melly is 79 nudging 80. You'll probably think, 'That's not old these days'. And it's true, George is still swinging and singing, fly-fishing, flirting, and for now just playing at senility. B……続きを見る

'An unrivalled picture of the rumours, suspicions and treachery of civil war' Antony Beevor Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, agains……続きを見る

Alexandra Andreevna Voronine Yourieff, wife of Vidkun Quisling, reveals firsthand in this detailed memoir the tragedy, betrayals, misunderstandings, and happiness of her fascinating life. Not just a……続きを見る

Meet the dogs who searched for life amongst the ruins of the Twin Towers. Many heroes were made on 9/11 and in the weeks that followed. Not all of them showed human courage. Some of them could only ……続きを見る

International Copyright George Haven Putnam, american soldier, publisher, and author (1844-1930) This ebook presents «International Copyright», from George Haven Putnam. A dynamic table……続きを見る

The Little Gingerbread Man George Haven Putnam, american soldier, publisher, and author (1844-1930) This ebook presents «The Little Gingerbread Man», from George Haven Putnam. A dynamic table of con……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln George Haven Putnam, american soldier, publisher, and author (1844-1930) This ebook presents «Abraham Lincoln», from George Haven Putnam. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump ……続きを見る

Abraham Lincoln - Volume II John George Nicolay, german-born American biographer (1832-1901) This ebook presents «Abraham Lincoln - Volume II», from John George Nicolay. A dynamic table……続きを見る

America's greatest president, who rose to power in the country's greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have h……続きを見る

George Bowley was born in England just before the start of the World War II. From the age of five he grew up in an orphanage, until at the age of eight when he was sent by ship to Cape Town, South A……続きを見る

George Porter was born on the fault-line, that perilous place where he lived neither in material comfort nor in abject poverty. To one side of his family’s cramped home in Waterloo, were the terrors……続きを見る

Example in this ebook   The men-of-war in which Anson went to sea were built mostly of oak. They were painted externally yellow, with a blue stripe round the upper works. Internally, they wer……続きを見る

The mystery of John H. Webb, the man claiming to be George “Machine Gun” Kelly, was to be explored in the opening program of the second season of "Unsolved Mysteries." A segment producer flew to Pho……続きを見る

In 1944, hundreds of Allied soldiers were trapped in POW camps in occupied France. The odds of their survival were long. The odds of escaping, even longer. But one man had the courage to fight the o……続きを見る

Virtually every San Antonio citizen over a certain age with any interest in literature will have vivid memories of Rosengren’s Books. It was the absolute center of literary culture not only in San A……続きを見る

The majesty and glory of the Great River have departed; its glamour remains, fresh and undying, in the memories of those who, with mind's eye, still can see it as it was a half-century ago. Its maje……続きを見る

In the bestselling tradition of Peter Mayle, the second hilarious instalment of George and Donella East's adventures in Normandy. In FRENCH KISSES the Easts continue their adventures in a land where……続きを見る

George Steiner, the eminent professor of English at Cambridge and Geneva universities, has outlined seven books he has never written, but has always wanted to write, in seven sections. In this fierc……続きを見る

Celebrating the life of an admired pioneer in statistics In this captivating and inspiring memoir, world-renowned statistician George E. P. Box offers a firsthand account of his life and statistical……続きを見る

An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery. Rats was a stumpy, feisty, determined little terrier of mixed parentage who attached himself to British solders serving in ……続きを見る

A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F. Kennan, America’s most famous diplomat. On a hot July afternoon in 1953, George F. Ke……続きを見る

Upon its publication, George Seldes's The Great Thoughts instantly took its place as a classic--a treasure house of the seminal ideas that have shaped the intellectual history of the world down thro……続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Raw and riveting . . . A compassionate reminder that every alcoholic was once somebody’s baby.”ーUSA Today Just before Christmas 1994 Terry McGovern was found frozen to death ……続きを見る

A COMBAT ACE’S ACCOUNT OF PILOTING THE GREATEST SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER IN WORLD WAR II World War II marked the end of an era; fighter pilots still flew by the seat of their pants, and George Loving rec……続きを見る

Including Down and Out in Paris and London 'Orwell was the great moral force of his age' Spectator The powerful writings collected together in this volume chronicle George Orwell's first-hand experi……続きを見る

From the New York Times-bestselling authors of THE PACT Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt discovered early in their friendship that they shared a disturbing trait: as children, the……続きを見る

The author of this book is an Assyrian. His people, now struggling for bare existence in a non-fertile corner of Iraq, are the pitiful surviving remnant of that conquering race which for thousands o……続きを見る

Originally published in 1902, this early work on Hunting trips on the Prairie and mountains is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. This is a fascinating novel of the period and sti……続きを見る

Everyone needs a second chance, even if your name is George Foreman. "My second chance arrived unexpectedly in a Puerto Rican dressing room after a heavyweight boxing match. What happened to me in t……続きを見る