Rion - Biography & Memoir 1

In "Marion Harland's Autobiography," the author offers a richly woven tapestry of her life, reflecting the intricate tapestry of 19th-century American society. Harland employs a candid and engaging ……続きを見る

At the outbreak of the Second World War, a twelve year old girl who had grown up in East London tells the story of her evacuation to Northampton. The experience opens up a whole new world for her, a……続きを見る

A comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. The wife of King Louis VII of France and then of King Henry II of England, and mother to Richard Coeur de Lion and King John, she became ……続きを見る

The No. 1 Bestseller Biography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023 The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award, Irish Book Awards 2023 'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of povert……続きを見る

Author Dori Oneill, writes her honest and messy life memoir. It includes her 46 year nursing career. Her background and childhood took her through: murder to marriage, mothering to medical drama, mi……続きを見る

Una niña secuestrada, no por fuerzas parapoliciales o delincuentes, sino por sus abuelos. Con una distancia que dosifica sabiamente el dolor y una gracia maliciosa transformada en invención verbal, ……続きを見る

Am 11. März 2002 ist Marion Gräfin Dönhoff im Alter von 92 Jahren auf Schloss Crottorf gestorben. Über ein halbes Jahrhundert war die Gräfin das moralische Rückgrat der Wochenzeitung Die Zeit. Zwei ……続きを見る

“Finally, I knelt by my bed, risking rejection by the One who counted most.…” Marion Duckworth was young when her mentally ill father was institutionalized. In her child’s mind she concluded, Daddy ……続きを見る

Child Magazine Best Book of the Year "For me, parenting is like dieting. Every day, I wake up filled with resolve and good intentions, perfection in view, and every day I somehow stray from the path……続きを見る

Catriona Rowntree loves her Nan. She grew up in the same household and it was to this wise, loving woman that the young Catriona took all her worries and joys. Always there was a sympathetic ear and……続きを見る

It's October 14, 2001, approximately 5:30 pm, and I am watching Sunday Night football. Unexpectedly, my breathing is getting shallow, my body is hot, and I'm sweating. I can feel my body getting wea……続きを見る

**Combining the insight of Anna Quindlen and the comic storytelling of Garrison Keillor with her own singularly outrageous humor, a commentator on NPR's All Things Considered takes us on a tour of t……続きを見る

From Pioneer Public Health Nurse to Advocate for the Aged: Eunice Henrietta Dyke. A dynamic personality whose determination improved public health care and nurses’ education, and began the recogniti……続きを見る

A towering figure on the American cultural landscape, H.L. Mencken stands out as one of our most influential stylists and fearless iconoclasts--the twentieth century's greatest newspaper journalist,……続きを見る

"Marion Meade has told the story of Eleanor, wild, devious, from a thoroughly historical but different point of view: a woman's point of view."-Allene Talmey, Vogue. 続きを見る

A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and roman……続きを見る

Marion Meade's engrossing and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most captivating women In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the charm and the da……続きを見る

From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, th……続きを見る

The English botanist William Burchell arrived in Cape Town in June 1811 to explore the flora and fauna of the vast southern African interior. Over a four-year period, and travelling in a custom-buil……続きを見る

**"A chronicle of hard work and a public health resource, Slow Cooked is also proof that it’s never too late."****ー**New York Times Marion Nestle reflects on her late-in-life career as a world-reno……続きを見る

The news of my brothers suicide rubbed me raw like sandpaper. Joey and I were born on the same day, eleven years apart, and for me, we would die on the same day eleven years apartdestiny and my prom……続きを見る

The beautiful Austrian-born Romy Schneider was one of Europe's most popular film stars and a cult figure from the moment she played 'Sissi' (Empress Elisabeth of Austria) in the hugely popular Sissi……続きを見る

Gianluca nutre fin dalla prima infanzia uno sconfinato amore per il mare. Una vecchia maschera ha acceso la sua immaginazione di bambino, e lui sogna di fare immersioni, per vedere con i propri occh……続きを見る

"Wir können trotz Beeinträchtigungen unsere Träume erfüllen, nur müssen wir sie gründlicher vorbereiten, als gesunde Menschen." Was bedeutet es ein Leben lang krank zu sein? Welche Wege führen aus d……続きを見る

Night, Elie Wiesel's harrowing first-hand account of the Holocaust, is a devastating exploration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring power of hope. Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hung……続きを見る

Warum krieg ich immer wieder Panikattacken? Die Autorin sucht Ursachen und Erklärungen. Sie nimmt uns mit auf eine lange Reise zur Geschichte ihrer Seefahrerfamilie. Diese führt uns durch Europa, Af……続きを見る

Today’s parents are working harder than ever. Never have parents been asked to do so much with such little support. Parents today can feel alone and judged for not doing things right. Randine is a r……続きを見る

De vuelta al fogón. Descubriendo el calor de hogar en pandemia es una atractiva invitación a redescubrirnos a través de la cocina de una manera simple y saludable. Eslania, con su entusiasmo y optim……続きを見る

The autobiography of Rhys Meirion, one of Wales's popular singers. 続きを見る

The true story of an adventurous young nurse who provided much-needed health care to the rural communities of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 1960s. In 1963, newly minted public health nurse Marion McK……続きを見る