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Stop Chasing the Hostage-Taker. Start Commanding the Battle. Are you pacing the floors at 3:00 AM, waiting for a call that never comes? Are you exhausted from negotiating with a demon you cannot see……続きを見る

Before he became one of the world’s leading thinkers on community service and philanthropy, John Brothers was a young community organizer trying to make change from the inside out. Raised in abject ……続きを見る

Een verhaal over dromen, doorzettingsvermogen en een nieuwe toekomst Phiona Mutesi is een jonge, analfabete vrouw die opgroeide in Oeganda. Ze was voorbestemd tot het leven dat haar dorpsgenoten lee……続きを見る

**One of the most respected and successful basketball coaches in the nation, Coach Roy Williams tells the story of his life, from his turbulent childhood through a coaching career with the highest o……続きを見る

Behind every good farmer is a great farmer's wife though the farmer in question may not always appreciate this! Having been married to John for over 30 years, Bobbi Mothersdale knows this more than ……続きを見る

"The best book ever produced about Louis Armstrong by anyone other than the man himself."ーTerry Teachout, Commentary In the early twentieth century, New Orleans was a place of colliding identities ……続きを見る

Clever Man: The Life of Paddy Compass Namadbara offers a unique perspective on the life and making of this Aboriginal Western Arnhem clever man or marrkidjbu. Born at the end of the 19th Century whe……続きを見る

Musicians who find fame on reality TV are supposed to provide a bit of entertainment and then fade away - not have three UK Top 10 albums and more than a dozen UK Top 10 singles. Maybe someone forge……続きを見る

Grandmothers’ Wisdom is a vibrant tribute to the lives of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, an unprecedented global alliance of elders who came together in 2004 to prote……続きを見る

The mathematical genius Alan Turing, now well known for his crucial wartime role in breaking the ENIGMA code, was the first to conceive of the fundamental principle of the modern computer-the idea o……続きを見る

A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with contributions from friends an……続きを見る

Once a common sight on Britain's roads, few people today seem to have heard of the Bond Minicar not a diminutive, gadget laden conveyance for the fictional 007 character, but a popular, practical, m……続きを見る

In Four Ducks on a Pond, Nicholas the Cat, assisted by novelist Annabel Carothers, observed his family of humans and animals during one year on the Ross of Mull in the early 1950s. More than fifty y……続きを見る

Margo Lewers was a leading exponent of Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism during the 1950s - 70s, yet her work, like that of many 20th century female artists, is not well-known today. This book ……続きを見る

True story of a very talented man who experienced a career ending accident and overcame impossible odds with the help of God 続きを見る

‘Barry was never a father to me, but he did become a friend.’ーMartin Crump Barry Crump was a titan of New Zealand writing, his semi-autobiographical novels about life as a rugged outdoorsman sellin……続きを見る

Esta es una sorprendente revelación personal de una actitud de agradecer a Dios "en todo" a pesar de las circunstancias. El concepto del capellán Carothers sobre la alabanza a Dios en todos los inci……続きを見る

Born in Taiwan, Ang Lee is one of cinema's most versatile and daring directors. His ability to cut across cultural, national, and sexual boundaries has given him recognition in all corners of the wo……続きを見る

One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende. Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an i……続きを見る

This book contains a smorgasbord of information and entertainment from light-hearted limericks to articles on history and culture. It has something to appeal to all age groups and is intended not on……続きを見る

A hilarious, sometimes gloomy, R-rated recounting of our Baltimore dad's hard life including his World War II service, his enthusiastic drinking escapades, his screwy and woeful family life, and his……続きを見る

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This book, newly updated, contains the complete Grimm’s 200 fairy tales and 10 children's legends. Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm (1786-1859) were philologists and folklorists. The ……続きを見る

An illuminating reassessment of the architect who****se innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient Rome Giuliano da Sangallo (1443–1516) was one of the first architects to dra……続きを見る

The mission of ROBE is to educate, equip, and empower men to have an impact that increases breastfeeding rates and decreases infant mortality rates within the African-American community. We do this ……続きを見る

The Authorized Biography of a Coaching Legend: The Inspiring Story of Anson Dorrance and the UNC Women's Soccer Dynasty The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's ……続きを見る

**Finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. "Profoundly evocative and altogether admirable…The writing and detail are so brilliant that I found the volume revelatory." ーTim Page, Washingto……続きを見る