becker - Biography & Memoir 1

Highlighted by his experiences in San Clemente, California in September 1974 negotiating the pardon of President Nixon, Benton L. Becker is remembered in this thorough and heartwarming biography by ……続きを見る

‘It’s the screaming that cuts you deepest, on your first night in prison. Screaming like someone is hurt. Like they need help. Like someone is dying.’ Wimbledon champion at 17, six-time Grand Slam w……続きを見る

Two former staffers to President George H. W. Bush bring together the most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty yearsーfrom the Rose Garden to Air Force One……続きを見る

The Mole That Tried to Kill Me is a candid, sometimes chaotic memoir of Terri Becker's battle with melanoma skin cancer. From the shock of diagnosis to wide excisions and sentinel node biopsies, she……続きを見る

A memoire and autobiography as well as comment upon his generation his own life experience typifies the current definition of author and artist and 'Boomer'. Someone who has lived through numerous c……続きを見る

A National Historic Landmark with a complex and remarkable two-hundred-year history, Melrose Plantation near Natchitoches, Louisiana, was home to many notable women, including freedwoman and entrepr……続きを見る

By the twentieth century, North Carolina’s progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politi……続きを見る

Marty Beckerman's hilarious guide for the modern man to booze, battle, and bull-fight his way to becoming more like Hemingway More than fifty years have passed since the death of Ernest Hemingway, h……続きを見る

Albert Einsteins letzte Gedanken zu Wissenschaft, Politik und Liebe – das intime Zeugnis eines Jahrhundertgenies Es ist ein lange verborgener Schatz: Albert Einsteins Freundin Johanna Fantova protok……続きを見る

Autobiographie d’un enfermement en psychiatrie, folle aventure, folle cité hospitalière et folie humaine que d’enfermer ceux qui ne sont pas si fous que cela, mais qui dérangent... Ce recueil est un……続きを見る

Great books never go out of style, and the New York Times recently re-recommended this classic bestseller, an illustrated gem, "Ilene Beckerman's heavy-hitting mini-memoir of a stylish life.” Becker……続きを見る

Agora eu percebo que não há "tempo perfeito" para confessar sentimentos, eu me recuso a desperdiçar mais um segundo da minha vida pensando em quando vai chegar esse momento, pois quando esperei acab……続きを見る

Was mir passiert ist, ist nicht meine Schuld. Aber es ist meine Verantwortung damit heute als Erwachsene einen Umgang zu finden. Ich bin in mitten von völliger Entwertung aufgewachsen, doch erst als……続きを見る

Beim Anblick einer roten Socke fällt dem Autor ein aufregender Tag aus seiner Kindheit ein und er beschließt, das Ereignis zu Papier zu bringen. Im stillen Kämmerlein, unbemerkt von seiner Frau und ……続きを見る

Mein Buch handelt von den Gegensätzen des Lebens, denen wir Menschen unterliegen. Es beschreibt in kurzen Worten die Werte, die für eine Gesellschaft im positiven Sinne wichtig sind, und ist ein Rat……続きを見る

Faulkner and Becker, sociologists and experienced musicians, wrote a book about their musical experiencesーDo You Know? The Jazz Repertoire in Actionーdescribing how musicians who didn’t know each o……続きを見る

When Richard Milhous Nixon was sworn in as the thirtyseventh president of the United States on January 20, 1969, author Frank Becker couldn’t have anticipated or fully appreciated the impact that el……続きを見る

Mein Buch handelt von den Gegensätzen des Lebens, denen wir Menschen unterliegen. Es beschreibt in kurzen Worten die Werte, die für eine Gesellschaft im positiven Sinne wichtig sind, und ist ein Rat……続きを見る

Was mir passiert ist, ist nicht meine Schuld. Aber es ist meine Verantwortung damit heute als Erwachsene einen Umgang zu finden. Ich bin in mitten von völliger Entwertung aufgewachsen, doch erst als……続きを見る

In a tragic plane crash in the mountains of central Idaho in 2005, author Gerry Becker lost the three most important men in her lifeーher husband, Bill, and their two sons, Ben and Andy. The Sweetes……続きを見る

Beim Anblick einer roten Socke fällt dem Autor ein aufregender Tag aus seiner Kindheit ein und er beschließt, das Ereignis zu Papier zu bringen. Im stillen Kämmerlein, unbemerkt von seiner Frau und ……続きを見る

Byron Wien, a legendary figure on Wall Street, shares his profound insights and life lessons in Stay at Risk and Live Forever. Co-authored by Taylor Becker, this memoir provides a unique blend of pe……続きを見る

Alicia leaves Mexico to pursue graduate studies with all her plans and dreams tucked away in her orange suitcase. Can she reinvent herself in the new land and conquer the challenges awaiting her? Is……続きを見る

'I was filled with apprehension about crossing the front line, but I would have risked my life to save just one child. Ivan was giving me a chance to save them all…' This is the extraordinary work o……続きを見る

Com a mochila nas costas, o casal John embarcou para uma viagem turística ao Peru nos anos 1990. Consternados e comovidos com as péssimas condições humanitárias e sociais em que viviam os habitantes……続きを見る

Giving Up is Jillian Becker's intimate account of her brief but extraordinary time with Sylvia Plath during the winter of 1963, the last months of the poet's life. Abandoned by Ted Hughes, Sylvia fo……続きを見る

Tauchen Sie ein in die herzergreifende Saga von Bayer Leverkusen, eine Geschichte, die von Leidenschaft, Belastbarkeit und dem unermüdlichen Streben nach Größe geprägt ist. Dieser Verein entstand 19……続きを見る

In “AGAINST ALL ODDS: The Stefon Diggs Legacy” readers delve into the life and career of one of football’s most electrifying wide receivers. Born in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Stefon Diggs’ journey beg……続きを見る

"During my life, I've spent thousands of hours and thousands of dollars on my hair, my makeup, and my clothes, trying to look prettier because I grew up believing that pretty girls had happier lives……続きを見る

“An account that is sweetly sentimental and brutally honest, touching and wittyーin short, a true gem.” ーPublishers Weekly, starred review “A work that adds great luster to an already golden event.……続きを見る