William - Biography & Memoir 3

One of the most popular Presidents of the United States of America in recent times, Bill Clinton has played a key and influential role in sculpting the post-Cold War political climate. From the Alph……続きを見る

Of all the thousands of stories he had written across his lifetime, author and journalist William John Stapleton had never been happier to write the words "The End" than when he completed The Twilig……続きを見る

An accomplished Scottish journalist, soldier, head of intelligence, and Member of Parliament, John Buchan (1875-1940) is best known for penning thrillers such as The Thirty-Nine Steps. However, as C……続きを見る

From 1789 to 1800, the Federalist and Republican parties held opposing visions for America’s future. Led by Alexander Hamilton, the Federalists sought to establish a strong central government that w……続きを見る

In May 1964, Bill McAtee became the new minister at Columbia Presbyterian Church, deep in the Piney Woods of south Mississippi. Soon after his arrival, three young civil rights workers were brutally……続きを見る

The greatly admired essayist, novelist, and philosopher, author of Cartesian Sonata, Finding a Form, and The Tunnel, reflects on the art of translation and on Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies -- a……続きを見る

"Mary Blandy (1720 – April 6, 1752) was a female murderer in 18th century England. In 1751, she poisoned her father, Francis Blandy, with arsenic. She claimed that she thought the arsenic was a……続きを見る

Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history; unfortunately, our modern portrait of this folk hero is derived mainly from popular books, comics, a……続きを見る

When William L. Sullivan and his wife Janell built a log cabin in the wilds of Oregon's Coast Range, they were swept up in 25 summers of back-to-the-earth adventure, felling trees with a crosscut sa……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705[1]] April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading ……続きを見る

The technology underground is a thriving, humming, and often literally scintillating subculture of amateur inventors and scientific envelope-pushers who dream up, design, and build machines that who……続きを見る

Exile. Persecution. Torture. The riveting story of one man's escape from the Sudan. By the muddy banks of the Kulo-jobi River, a young Sudanese boy is faced with a decision that will shape the rest ……続きを見る

The National Book Award-winning author of So Long, See You Tomorrow offers an astonishing evocation of a vanished world, as he retraces, branch by branch, the history of his family, taking readers i……続きを見る

Being a descendant of Charles Darwin might not make William Pryor a celebrity but his memoir ought to. Survival of the Coolest is a deep read about a man with a legacy for greatness who instead dive……続きを見る

Johnny Depp is one of the most versatile actors of his generation, as well as one of the greatest character actors to have lived. Having not only found commercial success, but early critical acclaim……続きを見る

Respected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the second volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume II). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, m……続きを見る

It was William Dampier's passion to see the world that turned him into a buccaneer. He possessed remarkable powers of observation and analysis, and his life as a seventeenth-century navigator aboard……続きを見る

Blessed with a level of footballing talent that is so rare these days, Mario Balotelli wow's audiences around the world.  Mario once said I am different ...  If you find another guy like me, I'll bu……続きを見る

This eBook will attempt to tell the story of Jamaicas greatest son, in a manner which will give the reader a broad spectrum in a small space. A lot of this book will not be about Marley himself, but……続きを見る

“If you only ever read one book in your lifetime about the legendary Old Tom MorrisーTHIS is the one to read!” Written during Old Toms’ lifetime by a longtime friend of hisーWilliam Tullochーit is t……続きを見る

‘Enchanting, often moving and sometimes hilarious’ –Daily Mail Full of wit, hilarity, acute observation and a deeply held sense of duty, the Queen Mother’s letters give readers a vivid insight into ……続きを見る

This book is not a conventional biography. Instead, it is a collection of sketches in which an attempt is made to portray the character of Abraham Lincoln as the highest type of the American from se……続きを見る

“A finely written and deeply researched book. It adds a major dimension to McKinley’s life and times and will interest all students of the Civil War as well.” ーH. Wayne Morgan, author of William Mc……続きを見る

In Bill and Hillary: The Politics of the Personal, the distinguished historian William H. Chafe boldly argues that the trajectory of the Clintons' political lives can be understood only through the ……続きを見る

The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia'Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most influential people in Russia in the late-19th/early-20th century. A Russian mystic who apparently ……続きを見る

Boosting food security and ensuring the small cultivators proper access to and a fair deal in the market have been the key areas of William Dars work as scientist, policymaker and administrator. The……続きを見る

A previously unpublished wartime memoir from the acclaimed author of Birdy and A Midnight Clear. One of the most acclaimed American writers of his generation, and author of classic novels such as Bi……続きを見る

A charming memoir from one of America’s best-loved novelists, William Wharton, author of war-time classic ‘Birdy’. Before even penning his first novel, William Wharton had left his home in Los Angel……続きを見る

If Mark Cavendish did not exist, what mind could invent him? In a world of homogenized sportspeople, he is a welcome one-off. Volatile, demanding, unwilling to hide his emotions, desperate to establ……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS Preface Chronology I. Austens and Leighs, 1600-1764 II. Steventon, 1764-1785 III. Warren Hastings an……続きを見る