This book is a study of the experiences and writings of Lillias Hamilton, a nineteenth century English woman physician at the Court and in the harem of Amir ‘Abd al-Rahman, King of Afghanistan....Loe edasi...
Reading Francis Bacons art through his personal book collectionThis is the first publication to deal exclusively with the fascinating subject of Francis Bacons collection of books and magazines and its role as visual and intellectu...Loe edasi...
Exploring four ecological Dalit and Adivasi life narratives from the southernmost Indian state of Kerala, this book delves into ruptures and disruptions to the authors relationships with nature as brought about by developmental policies and the prod...Loe edasi...
A remarkable true story about saving life in wartime, not taking it A story destined to be told. A fascinating history of blood for the front line. Humbling, awe inspiring and life affirming. Sue Black, author of All That Remains ...Loe edasi...
Draws on underwater life writings from the early twentieth century to the present to explore the writings, imagery and arts which construct and convey relations between humans, species and oceans. Exploring the changing relations be...Loe edasi...
Exploring the changing relations between humans, marine species and oceans as captured in the biographical writings, art and photography of divers, sea-species biographers and underwater photographers over the last hundred years, Underwater Liv...Loe edasi...
A fascinating, tragic and instructive story, vividly told Sunday Telegraph Roger Lewis, in his no-holds-barred biography, exposes a Peter Sellers the world little knows. Recognized as the greatest British comic since Charlie Chaplin, Sell...Loe edasi...
An illuminating guide to historys most influential and inspiring artists from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly....Loe edasi...
An illuminating guide to historys most influential and inspiring artists from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252089534)
Buzz Busbys move to Washington, D.C., in 1951 helped launch bluegrass in the nations capital while the intensity of his mandolin playing drew raves for its unrelenting pace and innovative style. His high lonesome singing rivaled that of Bill Monro...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252049873)
Buzz Busbys move to Washington, D.C., in 1951 helped launch bluegrass in the nations capital while the intensity of his mandolin playing drew raves for its unrelenting pace and innovative style. His high lonesome singing rivaled that of Bill Monro...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250333377)
With mouthwatering storytelling and open-hearted honesty, Brigid Washington serves The Devil Wears Prada for the “yes, chef” generation. Rich with detail, Salt, Sweat & Steam takes readers inside Americas top culinary school...Loe edasi...
Milton Friedman, Rose D. Friedman, Sebastian Edwards
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226848334)
The story of Rose and Milton Friedman’s incredible lives and influential work told in their own words, now with a new foreword by Sebastian Edwards. In Two Lucky People, Rose and Milton Friedman provide a memorable and lively...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008743246)
From awe-inspiring Norman castles, to the homes we live in, Simon Thurley explores how the architecture of this small island influenced the world....Loe edasi...
Globally famous and yet universally misunderstood these are the complex and utterly engrossing stories of Britains royal women behind the public façade....Loe edasi...
An unflinching, all-access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin, two of the most beloved New York Yankees and two flawed heroes who battled the colliding forces of success and self-destructionThrough meticulous...Loe edasi...
The volume provides an up-to-date introduction to the historical contexts and the present relevance of the philosophy and theology, mathematical and scientific work of Nicholas of Cusa (Nicolaus Cusanus), 15th-century church lawyer, bishop, cardinal,...Loe edasi...
A candid, no-holds-barred memoir in which Hollywood icon Mamie Van Doren busts myths, settles old scores, and unveils untold stories from a life lived at the glittering and gritty edges of the Golden Age.You Thought I Was Dead i...Loe edasi...
Iconic rapper, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Rick Ross takes readers on the road trip of a lifetime in this indispensable guide to creativity, reinvention and greatness Its been nearly twenty years since Rick Ross br...Loe edasi...
When Maiwand Banayee was 16, he wanted to become a suicide bomber for the Taliban. In this inspiring tale of survival and self-discovery, the reader will follow Maiwands journey down a dark path and his ultimate redemption. Growing up in Kabul ami...Loe edasi...
Billy Graham Was the World’s Best-Known Evangelist—Loved and Admired by Millions. But Very Few Knew Him Personally. Pastor and bestselling author Greg Laurie was one of those fortunate few, blessed with an insider’s view of Billy Gra...Loe edasi...
What happens at your kitchen table can become the blueprint for everything you are. Did you sit alone or with people you loved? Was it fun or tense? Was someone working hard to stop you noticing someone elses mood?...Loe edasi...
From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.We know who Martin Luther King, Jr. became, but who was he at the beginning of his life? How...Loe edasi...
During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has quietly risen to become the respected and much-loved face of a family in turmoil. In this inspiring biography, bestselling author Sean Smith tells the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The Cloister House Press, ISBN-13: 9781918131031)
Orphaned by war, forged by loss, and carried by restless change - from ruined Florence to a world in motion, one mans life unfolds in cycles of hardship, resilience, and hard-won meaning....Loe edasi...
A fascinating, tragic and instructive story, vividly told Sunday Telegraph Roger Lewis, in his no-holds-barred biography, exposes a Peter Sellers the world little knows. Recognized as the greatest British comic since Charlie Chaplin, Sell...Loe edasi...
With essays that focus on Milan Kunderas poetry and plays, his last four novels written in French, and his nonfiction writings on the novelistic form, this book explores the complex and productive career of a globally recognized author. The approac...Loe edasi...
An illuminating guide to historys most influential and inspiring artists from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly....Loe edasi...
An illuminating guide to historys most influential and inspiring artists from Michelangelo to Frida Kahlo and how they can teach us to see the world more clearly....Loe edasi...
“A beautiful reflection on justice, the environment, the self, and much more.”—George SaundersThe fierce debut memoir of a female firefighter, Hotshot navigates the personal and environmental dangers of wildland firefightin...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781837052226)
P.G. Wodehouse saw his first article published when still at school, and went on to become the leading humour writer of the twentieth century....Loe edasi...
The medical device sales business is high-stakes, high-pressure—and mostly invisible to the public.In Connective Tissue, Ryan Normandeau reveals the raw truth behind medical device sales, a field where missing a single screw can...Loe edasi...
Introduces students to African-American innovators and their contributions to art, entertainment, sports, politics, religion, business, and popular culture....Loe edasi...
“A compelling biography of one of our nation’s greatest journalists. Outstanding.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University“Well-reported and -researched.”—Walter Isaacson, New...Loe edasi...
Exploring the changing relations between humans, marine species and oceans as captured in the biographical writings, art and photography of divers, sea-species biographers and underwater photographers over the last hundred years, Underwater Liv...Loe edasi...
Draws on underwater life writings from the early twentieth century to the present to explore the writings, imagery and arts which construct and convey relations between humans, species and oceans. Exploring the changing relations be...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Third State Books Inc., ISBN-13: 9798890130006)
Amplify! My Fight for Asian America offers a meaningful look at the real stories behind the headlines, providing Asian Americans and allies of all backgrounds a vital resource to broaden their perspective on anti-Asian hate and contribut...Loe edasi...
The hilarious and piercing memoir about growing up gay in a not-so-gay world. A beautiful celebration of being different. TOM ALLEN An important story, told with a sharp wit and disarming humour MOHSIN ZAIDI author of A Dutiful...Loe edasi...
This book is a study of the experiences and writings of Lillias Hamilton, a nineteenth century English woman physician at the Court and in the harem of Amir ‘Abd al-Rahman, King of Afghanistan....Loe edasi...
Reading Francis Bacons art through his personal book collectionThis is the first publication to deal exclusively with the fascinating subject of Francis Bacons collection of books and magazines and its role as visual and intellectu...Loe edasi...
This book investigates key episodes in the performance history of Vincenzo Bellini’s operas and the uses of their music in film and in sound and video art in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Vincenzo Bellini on Stage and...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Little, Brown & Company, ISBN-13: 9780316588515)
Part memoir and part manifesto, the story of a woman determined to go deep into a toxic business to save the world and herself through advertising. What could possibly go wrong?...Loe edasi...
Exploring four ecological Dalit and Adivasi life narratives from the southernmost Indian state of Kerala, this book delves into ruptures and disruptions to the authors relationships with nature as brought about by developmental policies and the prod...Loe edasi...
A remarkable true story about saving life in wartime, not taking it A story destined to be told. A fascinating history of blood for the front line. Humbling, awe inspiring and life affirming. Sue Black, author of All That Remains ...Loe edasi...
This hardcover magnum opus which chronicles the career of Raymond, the definitive action artist, provides over 400 examples of original art from Secret Agent X-9, Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, and Rip Kirby not to mention an in-depth look at his illustra...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250851079)
New York Times journalist Jesse Wegman tells the story of James Wilson, a Founding Father whose bold vision shaped American democracy but whose legacy was lost to scandal.As a young lawyer, James Wilson made a celebrated case...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252089534)
Buzz Busbys move to Washington, D.C., in 1951 helped launch bluegrass in the nations capital while the intensity of his mandolin playing drew raves for its unrelenting pace and innovative style. His high lonesome singing rivaled that of Bill Monro...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252049873)
Buzz Busbys move to Washington, D.C., in 1951 helped launch bluegrass in the nations capital while the intensity of his mandolin playing drew raves for its unrelenting pace and innovative style. His high lonesome singing rivaled that of Bill Monro...Loe edasi...
In the exhilarating spirit of Wild and A Walk in the Park, this “intimate and action-packed memoir” (Outside) follows one woman’s struggle to succeed as a wildland firefighter on an elite, male-dominated crew as they battle so...Loe edasi...
The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who launched a clandestine battle to save the planet—and what their legacy illuminates about the past, present, and future of the environmental movementIn the early hours of Octobe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University Press of Kansas, ISBN-13: 9780700643523)
From a rising intersex activist in the Midwest, a candid memoir about growing up different and an inspiring story of self-discovery and self-acceptance. When Chris Arnone was born in Independence, Missouri, nobody could tell what sex he w...Loe edasi...
Six Kings of the Hellenes would reign between 1863 and 1974. One was assassinated, one died of a monkey bite, one abdicated twice to die in exile, one abdicated but was restored, one reigned for 16 years and died of natural causes, and the last woul...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668206614)
An unforgettable memoir from New York City’s first female lifeguard chief, this coming-of-age story plunges into the rough-and-tumble, sun-soaked world of Rockaway Beach in the 1970s and 1980s.The first time I ever saw a lifeguard g...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Castle Point Books, ISBN-13: 9781250406224)
The terrifying true story of three friends fight for survival for 28 hours in shark-infested waters after their fishing boat sinks off the Louisiana coast.October, 8, 2022.Three friends are fishing for red snapper when thei...Loe edasi...
Robert Hunter, John Mayer, Dennis McNally, Brigid Meier
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Da Capo, ISBN-13: 9780306835162)
Published at last in 2024 to a celebratory reception among historians, critics, and Deadheads, the legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co-founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s—a wry, richly observed, and enl...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: New York Review Books, ISBN-13: 9781681379593)
Pour over the letters, sent and unsent, by the one and only Eve Babitz--queen of the witty, gossipy, and thoroughly engrossing missive. Babitzs famous friends and lovers--Joan Didion, Joseph Heller, Annie Leibovitz, Paul Ruscha, Ann Rice, Steve Mar...Loe edasi...
This collection brings together three interrelated volumes by Michael Fried, one of the most influential and distinguished scholars currently at work in the humanities...Loe edasi...
Joan Didion opened The White Album (1979) with what would become one of the most iconic lines in American literature: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Today, this phrase is deployed inspirationally, printed on T-shirts and po...Loe edasi...
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear glitter.Frankie Grande always knew he was different. He just didnt know it was his superpower. Growing up glittery in a grayscale world, he found refuge in the fantasy realms of rainbow...Loe edasi...
A wrenching, lyrical memoir by Skins and Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray, exploring the spiritual awakening that turned into a mental breakdown, and the healing made possible when we learn to save ourselvesHe sat me...Loe edasi...
Becoming GeorgeBecoming George A long–overdue reappraisal of a groundbreaking nineteenth–century writer who reshaped the literary and social norms of her age....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University Press of Kansas, ISBN-13: 9780700642243)
From a rising intersex activist in the Midwest, a candid memoir about growing up different and an inspiring story of self-discovery and self-acceptance. When Chris Arnone was born in Independence, Missouri, nobody could tell what sex he w...Loe edasi...
Ten years on from the EU referendum, this is the definitive story of Brexit: the build-up from the 1990s, what really went on during the campaign, its bitter aftermath, how the early post-Brexit opportunities were squandered and the moves now to tak...Loe edasi...
