masha - Biography & Memoir 1

A gripping and tragic tale that sheds rare light on the unique burden of genius In 2006, an eccentric Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved the Poincare Conjecture, an extremely comple……続きを見る

In this “extraordinary family memoir,”* the National Book Award–winning author of The Future Is History reveals the story of her two grandmothers, who defied Fascism and Communism during a time when……続きを見る

National Book Award winner Masha Gessen tells an important story for our era: How the American Dream went wrong for two immigrants, and the nightmare that resulted. On April 15, 2013, two homemade b……続きを見る

Masha Gessen schreef met De man zonder gezicht een onthullende biografie over Vladimir Poetin, de machtigste man van Rusland dat bij vlagen leest als een spionageroman. Nu met een nieuw voorwoord Al……続きを見る

From the acclaimed author of The Man Without a Face, the previously untold story of the Jews in twentieth-century Russia that reveals the complex, strange, and heart-wrenching truth behind the famil……続きを見る

"Ο άνθρωπος δίχως πρόσωπο" είναι η ανατριχιαστική εξιστόρηση της διαδικασίας μέσα από την οποία ένας χαμηλόβαθμος πράκτορας της KGB αναρριχήθηκε στην προεδρία της Ρωσίας. Το 1999, η "Οικογένεια" που……続きを見る

För första gången berättas hela historien om Pussy Riot, punkgruppen som med ett häpnadsväckande mod gjorde uppror mot Putins Ryssland och kastade ljus över det ryska samhällets brist på demokratisk……続きを見る

1930-tal. Krig och förföljelse råder i Europa och två judiska kvinnor kämpar för sin överlevnad. Den ena är polskan Ester, som kommer från en stad där hela den judiska befolkningen har skickats till……続きを見る

Un retrato de la vida de Vladímir Putin antes de ascender al poder. Autobiografía de un matón relata la primera etapa vital de Vladímir Putin antes de convertirse en presidente de Rusia. Putin nació……続きを見る

La fascinante historia de cómo Vladímir Putin, un agente mediocre del KGB, llegó a la presidencia de Rusia, deshizo años de avances y convirtió a su país de nuevo en una amenaza para sus ciudadanos ……続きを見る

Since coming to power in 1999, Vladimir Putin has ruthlessly seized control of media, exiled or killed political rivals and dismantled Russia's fragile electoral system, transforming Russia once mor……続きを見る

National Book Award winner Masha Gessen's biography of a ruthless man's ascent to near-absolute power. “In a country where journalists critical of the government have a way of meeting untimely death……続きを見る

A National Book Award winner’s personal journey through the ethical dilemmas and unsettling choices raised by the new frontier of DNA testing. Several years after Masha Gessen’s mother died of breas……続きを見る

Em 21 de fevereiro de 2012, cinco moças entraram na Catedral do Cristo Salvador, em Moscou. Usando vestidos, leggings e balaclavas de cores vivas, elas apresentaram uma "oração punk", suplicando à "……続きを見る

«C’è una grande differenza fra me e Anna Frank. Io sono sopravvissuta» – questo è il bilancio di Masha Rolnikaite. Il suo diario, che prende avvio nel 1941, è stato scritto su fogli volanti, mandato……続きを見る

A dieci anni dalla prima pubblicazione italiana ritorna con Sellerio il fondamentale libro di Masha Gessen su Vladimir Putin. Con una nuova introduzione. «Masha Gessen è l’intellettuale che ha descr……続きを見る

In 2006, an eccentric Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. The Poincare conjecture is an extremely complex topological problem that h……続きを見る

At age thirty-eight, Navy Dr. Richard Jadick was too old to be called up to the front lines-but not too old to volunteer. This is the inspiring story of one man's decision to enter into the fray-and……続きを見る

Tomáš Halík is a wise guide for the post-Christian era, and never more so than in his latest work, a thought-provoking and powerful reflection on the relationship between faith, paradox, change, and……続きを見る

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Luis Seebacher erzählt facettenreich sein Aufwachsen als Laubengassler im Bozen der Zwanziger- und Dreißigerjahre: von Lausbubengeschichten, der faschistischen Schule und seiner Leidenschaft für den……続きを見る

In July 2012, Thomas Harding’s fourteen-year-old son Kadian was killed in a bicycle accident. Shortly afterwards Thomas began to write. This book is the result. Beginning on the day of Kadian’s deat……続きを見る

«Mein Sohn, ich glaube, ich habe Dich verstanden» Im April 1964 ruft Veit Harlan, Regisseur des nationalsozialistischen Propagandafilms «Jud Süß», seinen Sohn Thomas nach Capri an sein Sterbebett. D……続きを見る

Matthew Poole (162479), author of the famous Synopsis Criticorum Biblicum, was a seventeenth century ecclesiastical leader, nonconformist, apologist, and minister in England. Poole is best remembere……続きを見る

Grandaddy Drove An Oldsmobile is a tale of the 1950's about two skinny twin urchins living in the colonial and historic village of Worthington, Ohio. Their adventures encompass exploring the woods a……続きを見る

This book contains several HTML tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of tho……続きを見る

The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1876. At the beginning of the book, we are told that Ethelberta was raised in humble circumstances but, through ……続きを見る

In his concise, richly detailed memoir My Sixty Years on the Plains fur-trapper W. T. Hamilton - also known as ‘Wildcat Bill’ - gives the reader a first-hand account of life outdoors in the Old West……続きを見る

Herman Mashaba rose from humble beginnings to become one of South Africa’s wealthiest and best-known entrepreneurs, and the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg - Africa's largest and most important city……続きを見る

A story about the trials and triumphs of a Black chef from Queens, New York, and a White media entrepreneur from Staten Island who built a relationship and a restaurant in the Deep South, hoping to ……続きを見る