Shie - Biography & Memoir 1

Brooke Shields nem kér az öregedésből – és abból sem, amit mások gondolnak róla.Brooke Shields egész életét a reflektorfényben élte: már gyerekként plakátokon és reklámokban szerepelt, majd később f……続きを見る

The moving story of the life of the woman behind A Raisin in the Sun, the most widely anthologized, read, and performed play of the American stage, by the New York Times bestselling author of Mockin……続きを見る

In this captivating account, author John Abendshien tells the story of how he and his family resided in what became one of American cinema's most iconic houses during the filming of the classic Chri……続きを見る

Jackie Shields was a hometown hero. A high school graduate at sixteen and a college graduate by twenty, he soared to great heights as a fighter pilot in the United States Navy-and even flew with the……続きを見る

"Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi are to be deeply thanked for having given us with such articulate care a poetry major in any language and in any place or time." ーRobert Creeley, poet The Poe……続きを見る

12 Moments from Their Lives. Bittersweet, deeply nostalgic, and sometimes laced with humor, Puchka in the Polder is a collection of reallife narratives, about life, love, and the quiet ache of memor……続きを見る

What do you get when you mix the freedom of your twenties with a dash of confusion, a pinch of chaos, and a healthy serving of life lessons? Clueless to Confident: Tales of Trial and Triumph in My T……続きを見る

Cattle, sheep, horses, and the occasional ostrich or buffalo – a vet on her own has to think on her feet! As a newly minted vet in rural Queensland, Margareta Shiel performed her first-ever caesarea……続きを見る

The sixth title in the bestselling Collins Guide series, this book covers the fungi of the British Isles, with considerable relevance for Europe and the wider temperate world. Leading mycological ar……続きを見る

Badass Women of Charlottesville shares the personal stories of two dozen women, as told to Rachael Kesler Palm. Here, you'll find stories from some of the trailblazing women who make Charlottesville……続きを見る

A character in the novel is likened to a solar eclipse of darkness, with the light from the stars serving as small rays of hope. The dark moments of life's mistakes that attempted to swallow him and……続きを見る

In 1971, a young American couple in their twenties, fly to Nairobi, Kenya, with their two young daughters to begin a five-year teaching contract at American-run Nairobi International School. Through……続きを見る

Just how, exactly, did it come about that one day, a divorced, middle aged civil servant is struggling to get out of debt and three months later is sitting at the next table to Elton John in the din……続きを見る

This book was written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death in 1519 at Clos Lucé, Amboise, France. This is where he and his painting of the Mona Lisa spent his last three……続きを見る

Under cloudless blue skies, the Oakwood Cemetery Annex in Montgomery, Alabama hosts the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in the United States. Most of the graves contain young RAF……続きを見る

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of ageing that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow olde……続きを見る

"This biography will not disappoint those who loved the novel and the feisty, independent, fiercely loyal Scout, in whom Harper Lee put so much of herself." ーGarrison Keillor, The New York Times Bo……続きを見る

"Vonnegut's life was a fascinating tragicomedy worthy of his best novels . . . A superbly researched and above all very entertaining biography." ーBlake Bailey, New York Times–bestselling author of ……続きを見る

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of aging that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow……続きを見る

Una biografía que nos presenta a un personaje histórico que ha quedado relegado, y cuya personalidad tiene mucho que ver con los cimientos de nuestra identidad como país. De Joaquín Suárez los urugu……続きを見る

An "engrossing" biography of a brilliant novelist underappreciated in his own time who became a twenty-first-century bestseller, from the New York Times–bestselling author ( The New Yorker). When St……続きを見る

An impassioned, funny, probing, fiercely inconclusive, nearly-to-the-death debate about life and artーbeers included. Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life (he……続きを見る

This book tells the story of two of Great Britain's finest Olympic athletes, Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams. Their achievements at the 1924 Paris Olympics, immortalised in the Oscar-winning film C……続きを見る

A fascinating account of the life and career of Weeshie Fogarty, describing the passion and all-consuming obsession with football in Kerry and capturing the importance of the sport in the life of a ……続きを見る

Im Februar 2014 beschließt Andreas seinen Reisedurst zu stillen und bereitet sich auf eine Radreise durch ganz Europa vor, die leider schon nach ein paar Monaten ein plötzliches Ende nimmt. Doch sta……続きを見る

As a child, Aomawa Shields was always bumping into things, her neck craned up at the sky, dreaming of becoming an astronaut. A year into an astrophysics PhD program, plagued by self-doubt and discou……続きを見る

A bathtub full of squirming cockroaches, the keys to a monster truck and a limousine that threatened to fall to pieces with every corner. Welcome to another day in radio... For the last 20 years Alm……続きを見る

A stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically-trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here……続きを見る

This is the complete biography of the third James Stewart, who was unfortunate from his birth. The slander that he was not really the son of James II. and Mary of Modena persisted long after its abs……続きを見る

Book encourages readers to reach their highest dreams and walk right into their destiny. Have you ever wondered if your life was meant to be more than what it is right now? Have you ever had this un……続きを見る