K.W. - Biography & Memoir 1

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'An essential book.' -Matt Ridley In January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entir……続きを見る

“[Beethoven’s] music never grows oldー and, enjoyed alongside Mr. Lockwood’s expert commentary, it sparkles with fresh magic.”ーWall Street Journal More than any other composer, Beethoven left to po……続きを見る

'A powerful, honest story of courage, redemption and finding purpose' - Bear Grylls Forging resilience Finding purpose Mastering transformation How do you rebuild your life when you've hit rock bott……続きを見る

"Absolutely compelling... Nations without men like Beckwith simply don't survive." ー Wall Street Journal Wanted: Volunteers for Project Delta. Will guarantee you a medal. A body bag. Or both. The d……続きを見る

This meticulously edited collection presents the most prominent figures of the Women's suffrage movement in the United States of America and the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anth……続きを見る

In "The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy," John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune crafts a compelling narrative that intertwines the personal journey……続きを見る

How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrific……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern ageーby the author featured……続きを見る

The adventures of a field researcher exploring remote, pastoral landscapes are brought to vivid life in this collection of autobiographical short stories. Fight wildfires in the western United State……続きを見る

The Eclipse Of The Son (The 1st contact) is a collection of poems about the writer's life. It is a book that acknowledges that a relationship with Jesus is actually existence. The book does not seek……続きを見る

Greatness is all around us and it exists within each breathing creature upon God's green earth. If you do not believe in greatness, it is due to the fact that you have not yet tapped into the greatn……続きを見る

This book is a continuation of my first book AY9581 Life In and Out. It is a collection of my 8 week journals while I sat in prison for 5 years. The journals were for a English composistion class I ……続きを見る

Diverse roles for occupational therapists is a compilation of a range of roles for occupational therapists. Authors show how they have embraced opportunities, extended roles, and developed services ……続きを見る

It was the inscription that made the antique scalpels so tantalising: ‘Isabella Stenhouse’. A woman doctor? A woman doctor who was rumoured to have served in the First World War? Could Isabella have……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

The off-roading, hill-seeking and muddy-morning adventures of New Zealand farming legend Mark Warren Mark Warren is a larger-than-life character of rural New Zealand. He grew up with an obsession wi……続きを見る

Jean Ternant's life (1751-1833) spanned a period of enormous change in European life. Born when men were still subject to judicial torture, he lived to see the dawn of the railroad age. It was an er……続きを見る

Young & Wicked is the true story of star-crossed Irish-American lovers Willie Flannelly and Polly Sexton who started down the wrong path early as petty criminals. In 1893, they fled Jersey City to e……続きを見る

**“Tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries...laced with Winters’s soldierly exaltations of pride in his comrades’ bravery.”……続きを見る

Claude Lévi-Strauss, padre della moderna antropologia, è una figura cardine per l'intera cultura del Novecento. Le sue idee e i suoi metodi hanno trasformato radicalmente le scienze umane, e grazie ……続きを見る

FOR THE FIRST TIME since he testified before the Reno Court of Inquiry, at Chicago, in 1879, Capt. F. W. Benteen, senior captain of Custer's regiment, the famous 7th Cavalry, here relates the part h……続きを見る

Né dans un garage miteux de Los Angeles au début des années quatre-vingt, rien ne disposait vraiment Metallica à devenir ce qu’il est aujourd’hui. Enfin, rien à part Lars Ulrich. Batteur à la techni……続きを見る

Bend Don't Break is a raw, powerful memoir about a young girl whose ambition began in a small village but whose life was transformed by hardship after hardship. After her mother's death, she moves t……続きを見る

»Ich habe Angst von meinen Bedürfnissen zerstört zu werden, völlig außer Kontrolle zu geraten, wenn ich mir keine Grenzen setzen würde«, schreibt die junge Studentin Julie in ihrem Tagebuch. Gerade ……続きを見る

Die Fifth Avenue im Herzen New Yorks ist die Hauptstraße des 20. Jahrhunderts. Schnurgerade geht ihr Lauf durch die Kulturgeschichte der Moderne. Einige der berühmtesten Museen der Welt liegen an ih……続きを見る

Pressure is Malik Wade’s compelling, brutally honest description of his descent into the underworld, his years as a FBI fugitive, his incarceration, and his ultimate redemption. Wade began dealing d……続きを見る

The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick's eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt……続きを見る

Frank Westerman erzählt die Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts im Spiegel der Geschichte der Lipizzaner-Pferde. Der Leser verfolgt atemlos mit, wie gekrönte Häupter und Diktatoren um die „perfekten Tie……続きを見る

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land……続きを見る