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Visionary, explorer, researcher, diplomat, humanist?Fridtjof Nansen was no ordinary man. Nansen was a dedicated scientist who made an outstanding contribution to marine zoology and oceanography, an ……続きを見る

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. The entire world knows M……続きを見る

Sixteen Vs! Most people can only think of less than ten! Imagine growing up in the middle of seven boys and seven girlsーsame parentsーliving on a farm setting. Mischief and mayhem rule in this firs……続きを見る

A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease. "Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up……続きを見る

“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always ……続きを見る

Bob Cox was 21 years old when he killed his parents with a shotgun and was sentenced to prison under 'the Governor's pleasure.' In 1976, at the age of 33, he converted to Catholicism, and three year……続きを見る

**“An interesting introduction to Victorian crimes, the people who committed them, and how effective rehabilitation may have been.” ー**Ripperologist Magazine What was life like in the Victorian und……続きを見る

We call ourselves the Lady Bunch. One of our nine members named us after the iconic TV show The Brady Bunch, which introduces its cast members in a rectangular format. As we begin our monthly Zoom m……続きを見る

A luminous and original account of the Bathysphere expeditions: the first ever deep-sea voyage to the otherworldly terrain more than 3000ft below sea level 11 June, 1930. On a ship floating near the……続きを見る

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A glimpse to the person behind the glamour and drama . . . you get a real sense of the beating soul of Megan Fox' ー Glamour **'A wry and moody meditation on sadness an……続きを見る

Linda Cox Gibson received her BSN from Baylor University and an MSN in Nurse Anesthesia from Drexel University of Philadelphia. She married John Gibson, M.D., and moved to Thailand in 1985 where she……続きを見る

One man, his piano and their miraculous survival. 'Extraordinary' Baroness Julia Neuberger 'Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror and survival' Mail on Sunday 'Stunning. ……続きを見る

**Winner of the 2024 National Book Foundation's Science + Literature Award A Washington Post top 10 best book of 2023 A Publishers Weekly best nonfiction book of 2023 "Hypnotic . . . Beautifully wri……続きを見る

In a world that demands faith in progress and growth, Limbo is a companion for the stuck, the isolated, delayed, stranded and those in the dark. Fusing memoir with a meditation on creative block and……続きを見る

Ford Madox Ford's post-war masterpiece, Parade's End, is recognised as one of the great British novels about the First World War. This selection from his other extensive writings about the war, publ……続きを見る

Many people will remember Melosina's voice from 'Sunday Miscellany', where these pieces were first broadcast, or have read them in 'Irishwoman's Diary' in The Irish Times. Fewer may have discovered ……続きを見る

When leading mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington was researching Quest for Adventure, his study of post-war adventure, he contacted Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail single-handed and no……続きを見る

Jane Whorwood(1612–84) was one of Charles I's closest confidantes. The daughter of Scots courtiers at Whitehall and the wife of an Oxfordshire squire, when the court moved to Oxford in 1642, at the ……続きを見る

Sara lavorava come ufficio stampa, poi un giorno ha mollato tutto per fare la fioraia nel suo paese. Vito, ex tecnico informatico, oggi è un illustratore, perché «la vita è troppo breve per passare ……続きを見る

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Izenburuko aitorpen soil eta apal horrekintxe hasten da liburua. Lotsaz, beldurrez, ohitura-faltaz isiltzen ditugun kontu horietakoa da berez, baina Joxe Aranzabalek bere burua biluzik erakustea era……続きを見る

År 2010 kommer 58-årige prästen och trebarnspappan Åke Roxberg ut som Ann-Christine och lever idag som kvinna. Detta är dottern Esters berättelse om vad som händer när man plötsligt får en pappa som……続きを見る

I bästsäljaren "Krigsärr" berättar Jason Fox om sin långa och framgångsrika karriär som elitoperatör i Special Boat Service – ett arbete präglat av eldstrider, gisslanfritagningar och riskfyllda utb……続きを見る

The Narrative of Henry Box Brown, written and narrated by Henry Box Brown himself, is an autobiographic account of his incredible escape from enslavement in the American South. This work provides a ……続きを見る

In a world full of broken people raising broken people, where are you learning to develop strong character traits? Without strong character traits, how can you be resilient when life throws whatever……続きを見る

Join Katelyn on another journey, this time focusing on the benefits and drawback of the technological advancements of this age, and how it's affected us through the generations. Follow along as she ……続きを見る

Have you ever fantasized about pursuing a new career? Do you feel that a career change would be impossible given your personal responsibilities? Author Bill Cox has done it numerous times. Wash Behi……続きを見る

In her first book title Hidden Thorns, Marie-Rose Fox related her heart-wrenching story of losing her only daughter to domestic violence and her journey from bitterness and anger to God's sweet peac……続きを見る

Three kinds of sex; professional, abusive, and meaningless. Using the power of poetry Maddox takes you on a journey through his life and everyone "in" it. The boy who became a sex worker at seventee……続きを見る

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE GRAND PRIX DU LIVRE DE MONTREAL* A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2023 “I spent eighteen years in a group that taught me to hate myself. You cannot be queer and a Jehovah’s Wi……続きを見る