William - Biography & Memoir 4

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

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS Preface List Of Authorities Corrigenda I. Genealogy II. In Search Of A Career (1552-1581) III. Royal Favour (1581-1582) IV. Office……続きを見る

An intimate portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr., from his closest friend with 16 pages of color photos From the iconic image of a little boy saluting his father’s casket to his tragic death at age thir……続きを見る

PREFACE. HAVING heard while in Slavery that "God made of one blood all nations of men," and also that the American Declaration of Independence says, that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, th……続きを見る

Puccini is the most beloved composer of opera in the world: one quarter of all opera performances in the U.S. are of his operas, his music pervades movie soundtracks, and his plots have infiltrated ……続きを見る

Tales of a Great Lakes Sailor is a compilation of anecdotes about some of the people places and adventures of a Great Lakes sailor gleaned over a forty-year period.続きを見る

THE anthropomorphic habit of thought manifested in the polytheism of the Greeks and the mono- theism of the early Jews has been responsible, one supposes, for the familiar expression, "the body poli……続きを見る

There has never been a book about Stephen Harper, yet on June 28 he came close to being our prime minister. If Paul Martin miscalculates, Stephen Harper could be our next prime minister in months, n……続きを見る

At the age of 37, Bill Harshaw was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The news changed his life forever,bringing forth a saga that will give hope to not only Parkinsonians, but to people with chron……続きを見る

'Totally absorbing and highly readable account of a remarkable life . . . genuinely revelatory' The Times 'A colossal book about a colossal life, a spectacular journey across the entire twentieth ce……続きを見る

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. A girl brought up in Yonkers New York. She would grow up to achieve international fame, cause controversy and sell millions of records worldwide. That girl is Lad……続きを見る

Published on the fiftieth anniversary of her seminal book, Silent Spring, here is an indelible new portrait of Rachel Carson, founder of the environmental movement She loved the ocean and wrote thre……続きを見る

A true life series of unbelievable events starts when real life New Yorker, Matthew Douglas drops a college class which makes him eligible for the draft in 1967. Shortly after, the government launch……続きを見る

The medieval era of Japan was marked by a century of civil strife known as the Warring States period (1469-1573). The century prior had seen the sword replace the bow and arrow as the chief weapon o……続きを見る

True stories of writers and pirates, painters and potheads, guitar pickers and drug merchants in Key West in the 1970s. For Hemingway and Fitzgerald, there was Paris in the twenties. For others, lat……続きを見る

This is the journal of the two famous explorers who travelled the inland route to Port Phillip, Australia, in 1824. The Hume and Hovell expedition was one of the most important journeys of explorati……続きを見る

A bittersweet description of an ancient family house in an enchanted setting, and of growing up with a damaged brother. William Fiennes spent his childhood in a moated castle, the perfect environmen……続きを見る

In this comprehensive account of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, William K. Klingaman takes a fresh look at what is arguably the most controversial reform in American history. Taking th……続きを見る

Horace Greeley (1811-1872) , a native of Amherst, New Hampshire , grew up the son of a poor farmer. His life reads like the quintessential American success story: from his humble beginnings he mov……続きを見る

The British horn player Dennis Brain (19211957) is commonly described by such statements as the greatest horn player of the 20th Century, a genius, and a legend. He was both a prodigy and populariz……続きを見る

Excerpt In the year 1788, March 28th, I was going from Bellfontain to Cahokia, in company with a young man named John Vallis, from the State of Maryland; he was born and raised near Baltimore. About……続きを見る

2 works of William James Stillman American journalist, diplomat, author, historian, and photographer (1828-1901) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of William James Stillman. A dynamic t……続きを見る

This unofficial biography follows the life and rising career of A-List Hollywood star Vin Diesel. His was certainly not the idealistic story of being spotted on the streets of LA or at the beach in ……続きを見る

Do you cringe when your opera-loving friends start raving about the latest production of Tristan? Do you feel faint just thinking about the six-hour performance of Parsifal you were given tickets to……続きを見る

‘Could you show me a djinn?’ I asked. ‘Certainly,’ replied the Sufi. ‘But you would run away.’ From the author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-shortlisted ‘The Return of a King’, this is William Dalrymp……続きを見る

Before the charts were littered with generic urban music, there was the generation of grunge when songs was simplified into powerful riffs, and lyrics had emotion. Focusing upon passionate teenage ……続きを見る

In 1944, at the age of five, William Graves was taken from England to the delightful mountain village of Deya in Majorca, where his father - the poet Robert Graves - had returned with his new family……続きを見る

Nostalgia vies with rollicking good fun in these anecdote-studded memoirs of legendary horror director William Castle. Remember the Lloyds of London life insurance policy that protected moviegoers i……続きを見る