mai - Biography & Memoir 9

Michael Murphy's second volume of prose, The House of Pure Being, charts the author's experiences and revelations since the release of his best-selling memoir, At Five in the Afternoon. In this sequ……続きを見る

Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh was a founder actress of the Abbey Theatre and its first leading lady on its opening in 1904, when she played the title role in W. B. Yeats's Kathleen Ni Houlihan. On that nigh……続きを見る

Full of historical facts, anecdotes and Dublin wit, this book evokes the spirit, the characters and colours, the sights, sounds and even the smells of old Dublin. With sections on markets, pawn shop……続きを見る

Máire Cruise O'Brien explores the republican and revolutionary connections of her family as she was growing up, the fallout of the Civil War, and life in the Irish-speaking districts of Ireland almo……続きを見る

Ferdinand Magellan was een Portugese navigator en ontdekkingsreiziger die bekend staat om zijn eerste rondreis om de aarde. Zijn reis is vooral interessant vanwege de ontdekkingen die onderweg werde……続きを見る

Máire MacSwiney Brugha is the only child of Terence MacSwiney, one of the greatest figures in Ireland's history, who died after seventy-three days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison on 25 October 19……続きを見る

Ferdinando Magellano era un navigatore ed esploratore portoghese noto per la sua prima circumnavigazione della Terra. Il suo viaggio è particolarmente interessante per le scoperte fatte lungo il per……続きを見る

Ferdynand Magellan był portugalskim nawigatorem i odkrywcą znanym z pierwszego okrążenia Ziemi. Jego podróż jest szczególnie interesująca ze względu na dokonane po drodze odkrycia: płynąc obok Amery……続きを見る

Vad är man beredd att gå i döden för? På åttiotalet riskerade hans föräldrar livet för frihet och rättvisa. Men vad kan Soran Ismail, en konflikträdd 29-åring från Knivsta med dålig kondis, själv bi……続きを見る

Myles Coverdale (1488–1569) is the little-known first translator of the complete Bible into English after the invention of the printing press. As a forerunner to the Puritans’ non-conformity, Coverd……続きを見る

This master's thesis approaches the heroes in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire", analyzing the journeys of Eddard Stark, Quentyn Martell, Jon Snow, and Daenerys Targaryen. The applicati……続きを見る

Pour donner le meilleur de soi, réaliser ses rêves et se dépasser, il est nécessaire de reprendre le parcours de sa vie. Faire une relecture à 50 ans pour tenter de comprendre la source de ses choix……続きを見る

In today's world, people must deal with fears of all kids. Economic strain and a shortage of jobs cause students to dread what will happen after their education is complete. Parents worry when their……続きを見る

"Bruce Bairnsfather (BB) was the most famous cartoonist of the First World War and his soldier characters Old Bill, Bert and Alf, faced with sardonic good humor everything that the Germans, the mud ……続きを見る

Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die als sechzehnjährige im zweiten Weltkrieg von Wien in die kleine norddeutsche Stadt Empelde geflüchtet ist. In ihrer Notlage heiratet sie den Kl……続きを見る

There have been many remarkable women who served British Intelligence during the Second World War. One whose dubious claim to have worked for them is a fascinating tale involving three marriages – t……続きを見る

**The life and crime solving of the renowned detective who’s “a voice for all who have been silenced” (Lt. Joe Kenda [ret], the “Homicide Hunter”). As a law enforcement officer for more than fifteen……続きを見る

The 1392 A.D. for Sardinia is a turning point because in the Giudicato of Arborea, approximately the current province of Oristano, was promulgated the Carta de Logu, a collection of laws of value co……続きを見る

This is a new edition of this classic book which includes, in its over 700 postcards, many new, powerful propaganda images from nations on both sides of this epic conflict. Here are cards from the Q……続きを見る

Il y a les souvenirs dont elle a hérité, ces histoires qui lui ont été tellement racontées qu’elles ont fini par faire partie intégrante de sa mémoire. Il y a les images floues qu’elle garde de son ……続きを見る

“Ferocious psychic need and volcanic energy drive this combined memoir, detective story and travelogue” from the author of The Female Eunuch (The New Yorker). After her father died, influential femi……続きを見る

Vincent, enfant brillant mais timide, subit l’intimidation dès ses débuts à l’école primaire, sous l’influence principalement de Bruno, un compagnon de classe. Après avoir épuisé tous les recours au……続きを見る

Bajo el peso y la persecución de la dictadura franquista, una familia se ve forzada a huir de su amada Cataluña, último bastión republicano de la guerra civil que devastó a España. Asentada en Franc……続きを見る

Kære Bagklog er en morsom og dyb bog fra forfatter Maise Njor om hukommelse, minder og fortrængninger. Maise Njor fandt en kasse i kælderen med sine gamle dagbøger, og gennem minderne lærer Maise si……続きを見る

Romain Rolland, premio Nobel per la letteratura, si è dedicato alla vita di grandi personalità. In questa sua opera penetra nella sofferenza e nella ricerca della gioia di questo straordinario artis……続きを見る

Ce que la majorité des gens voient derrière mon sourire, c’est une vie parfaite. Une belle carrière, des enfants en santé, un amoureux génial et des centaines de milliers d’abonnés sur le Web… C'est……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year Maggie Alphonsi is not only a national sporting icon, the face of international women's rugby and star player of the England side tha……続きを見る

The chef behind NYC’s legendary Mme. Romaine de Lyon shares her secrets, stories, and more than 500 recipes for exquisite omelettes. For sixty-five years, Madame Romaine de Lyon made a name for hers……続きを見る

Chase Stokes is an American actor known for his role as John B. Routledge in the popular Netflix series "Outer Banks." Born on September 16, 1992, in Annapolis, Maryland, he gained fame for his perf……続きを見る

A great nursing reformer, Ethel Gordon Fenwick was born before the age of the motor car and died at the start of the jet age. When she began her career, nursing was a vocation, unregulated with a da……続きを見る