(Pub. Date: 23-Sep-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, ISBN-13: 9781472126535)
The story of my life would be a bloody sight shorter if the man who tried to murder me outside the Broadway Theatre in Barking on a winters evening in 1989 had succeeded. He nearly did.Frank Warren has spent forty years working with boxings most co...More info...
A Definitive Celebration of Hollywoods Iconic Musical Star and Her Legendary CareerMore than 100 years after her birth, Judy Garland remains the gold standard by which all movie musical leading ladies are judged. She is revered and celebrated by curr...More info...
A Definitive Celebration of Hollywoods Iconic Musical Star and Her Legendary CareerMore than 100 years after her birth, Judy Garland remains the gold standard by which all movie musical leading ladies are judged. She is revered and celebrated by curr...More info...
(Pub. Date: 05-Jun-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: John Murray Press, ISBN-13: 9781399816816)
There was a time when he felt like the undisputed King of Selston.Then again, there were several years when he was convinced that he could talk to animals and had even mastered the power of flight - sailing nightly over the headstocks, slag heaps and...More info...
Is Man o War, the legendary champion who revitalized American Thoroughbred racing, truly the greatest racehorse in history, or has time produced an even more extraordinary champion? Through meticulous research and compelling analysis, award-winning...More info...
»Sommerferien an der See! Begriff wohl irgend jemand weit und breit, was für ein Glück das bedeutete?« Ob Ostsee oder Mittelmeer, ob Atlantik oder Pazifik – sein Leben lang zog es Thomas Mann ans Meer. »Das Meer«, schrieb er, »ist auf irgen...More info...
What does an award winning 2nd Unit Director / Stunt coordinator have in common with one world famous wall crawling hero? More than one might imagine. In his memoir, he talks about his life. Growing up. Dreams of being an actor, working with Marvel C...More info...
The riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age. Richly illustrated with over 70 photos, including color images of her rare surviving works.No other female portrait...More info...
The riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age. Richly illustrated with over 70 photos, including color images of her rare surviving works.No other female portrait...More info...
Uncover the legacy of E.D.E.N. Southworth, the trailblazing novelist whose daring heroines and progressive ideals captivated a generation, only to be forgotten by historyuntil nowE.D.E.N. Southworth (Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte) was one of the ninetee...More info...
Uncover the legacy of E.D.E.N. Southworth, the trailblazing novelist whose daring heroines and progressive ideals captivated a generation, only to be forgotten by historyuntil nowE.D.E.N. Southworth (Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte) was one of the ninetee...More info...
(Pub. Date: 06-May-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, ISBN-13: 9781551529769)
The life and legacy of Serafim Joe Fortes, a trailblazing Black lifeguard, who became a cultural icon in a racist societySearching for Serafim is a layered exploration of the life of Serafim Joe Fortes. A Trinidad native who arrived on the shores of...More info...
Frog, a term of endearment for intensive care paramedics, derives from the notion that everything they touch croaks. Sally Gould delivers a gripping and heartfelt memoir that dives into the unpredictable, often absurd, and sometimes heartbreaking rea...More info...
(Pub. Date: 29-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: She Writes Press, ISBN-13: 9781647428792)
An inspirational book club read of one womans journey of taking the bold step to leave her disabledand volatilespouse and moving across the country in search of adventure, tango, and love.At the tender age of twenty, Jenn faces a pivotal moment when...More info...
Stunning. Gobsmacking. Groundbreaking. What a gift to Austen fans the world over! - Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society, Bloomsbury Girls & Every Time We Say GoodbyeThe Novel Life of Jane Austen is a beautifully illustrated graphic bi...More info...
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 Maiwand's journey down a dark path and his ultimate redemption. Growing up in Kabu...More info...
(Pub. Date: 22-Apr-2025, PDF+DRM, Publisher: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691254005)
A fascinating collection of questions and answersabout courtship, marriage, love, and sexfrom a seventeenth-century periodical The Athenian Mercurya one-page, two-sided periodical published in 1690s Londonincluded the worlds first personal advice co...More info...
(Pub. Date: 22-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691254005)
A fascinating collection of questions and answersabout courtship, marriage, love, and sexfrom a seventeenth-century periodical The Athenian Mercurya one-page, two-sided periodical published in 1690s Londonincluded the worlds first personal advice co...More info...
Von Juli bis September 1920 begleitete der fünfundzwanzigjährige Isaak Babel die legendäre 1. Kavalleriedivision der Roten Armee als Korrespondent an die Südwestfront des Russisch-Polnischen Krieges. Babel begab sich freiwillig auf den Kriegerpfa...More info...
"e;A cracking tale"e; - Duncan Campbell, investigative journalist and author of Underworld"e;A revelation"e; Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains and Written in Bone"e;Required reading for professional and amateur cri...More info...
All Frenchmen know you have to become civilised between eighteen and twenty-three and that civilisation comes upon you by contact with an older woman, by revolution, by army discipline, by any escape or any subjection, and then you are civilised and...More info...
The most compelling and evocative of underwater odysseys KATE HUMBLEBreathtakingly good TRISTAN GOOLEYThe most captivating book on diving that I have ever read MENSUN BOUNDEntranced by history and myth, captivated by the wonders of nature, Dami...More info...
(Pub. Date: 15-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Advantage Media Group, ISBN-13: 9798891882164)
Unleash your inner underdog by starting with success.The reason most people feel left out, burned out, unappreciated, or lost in life or in their professions is because they are chasing success defined by someone else. The solution? Define your own v...More info...
Over a span of 39 years, 23 aliases, 28 arrests in 20 cities, and nearly a dozen imprisonments, Robert Spears had lived a con artists life of unparalleled adventure and intrigue. This is his story.Shortly before Thanksgiving Day in 1959, a plane expl...More info...
Over a span of 39 years, 23 aliases, 28 arrests in 20 cities, and nearly a dozen imprisonments, Robert Spears had lived a con artists life of unparalleled adventure and intrigue. This is his story.Shortly before Thanksgiving Day in 1959, a plane expl...More info...
«Filigran genau, kämpferisch und zart zugleich erzählt Magdalena Gössling von ihrer Rückkehr in die Sprache und ins Leben.» Gabriele von ArnimMagdalena Gössling ist 32 Jahre alt und mit ihrem zweiten Kind schwanger, als sie durch einen Schlaga...More info...
(Pub. Date: 15-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Advantage Media Group, ISBN-13: 9781642255959)
Bone Voyage: Following One Surgeon on the Journey of a Lifetime reveals the inspiring life of Dr. Mark Klaassen, a distinguished orthopedic surgeon whose commitment to healing and compassion has transformed countless lives. Born to missionary parents...More info...
From Jim Lampley, HBOs ringside face and voice of boxing, comes a first-person, blow-by-blow account of the evolution of sports television chock full of famous names, history-making events, and never-before-told stories from the world of sports.Jim...More info...
During the early days of rock and roll the mob used every tactic they could, from creating their own record labels, bribing radio DJs and stacking jukeboxes with their own artists, to exploiting and intimidating performers, and creating their own bla...More info...
During the early days of rock and roll the mob used every tactic they could, from creating their own record labels, bribing radio DJs and stacking jukeboxes with their own artists, to exploiting and intimidating performers, and creating their own bla...More info...
(Pub. Date: 15-Apr-2025, PDF+DRM, Publisher: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691276373)
A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice;A comprehensive biography of . . . one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism.New York TimesA major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (19292012)...More info...
(Pub. Date: 15-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691276373)
A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice;A comprehensive biography of . . . one of the most acclaimed poets of her generation and a face of American feminism.New York TimesA major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (19292012)...More info...
One murder, four guilty convictions, and a community determined to find justice.October, 1997. Late one night in Fairbanks, Alaska, a passerby finds a teenager unconscious, collapsed on the edge of the road, beaten nearly beyond recognition. Two days...More info...
My Russia reveals CNNs Jill Doughertys transformative journey from a Cold War-era obsession with Russia to witnessing firsthand the rise of Vladimir Putin and the unraveling of a nation she grew to love At the height of the Cold War, as a high sch...More info...
My Russia reveals CNNs Jill Doughertys transformative journey from a Cold War-era obsession with Russia to witnessing firsthand the rise of Vladimir Putin and the unraveling of a nation she grew to love At the height of the Cold War, as a high sch...More info...
A fresh and approachable critical biography of the twentieth-century Anglo-American writer. Christopher Isherwood wrote modernist novels before he evolved into a pioneer of autofiction; his novel Goodbye to Berlin inspired the hit musical Cabaret. Ev...More info...
»Sind wir nicht schon weiter? Offensichtlich nicht. Deshalb ist Lena Cassels Buch so wichtig.« Anne WillArbeiterkind mit Bodenhaftung, queer, meinungsstark und humorvoll – Lena Cassel steht für eine neue Generation Sportjournalistinnen. Die Gesc...More info...
A life of Englands most famous martyr, rooted in the currents of twelfth-century Europe. This book explores the turbulent life and violent death of Thomas Becket, one of the most controversial figures in the Middle Ages: a London merchant s son turn...More info...
Sommerfrische in Bayern, 1918. Die Familie Thomas Mann hat ein Haus am Tegernsee gemietet. Es sollen unbeschwerte Monate werden – doch die Welt verändert sich dramatisch, und auch der Schriftsteller wird bald ein anderer sein.Die Kinder schwimmen...More info...
Maria Schneider war die Skandalschauspielerin der 70er-Jahre – berühmt und traumatisiert durch die Vergewaltigungsszene in »Der letzte Tango in Paris«. Erst nach Marias Tod betonte Regisseur Bertolucci, dass er die Szene nicht bedauere, und lö...More info...
Henry C. Whitney, Michael Burlingame, Michael Burlingame
Series: The UIS Center for Lincoln Studies
(Pub. Date: 08-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252047671)
Written by a longtime friend and ally, Lincoln the Citizen offers a rare character study and insightful biography of Lincoln before he became president. Michael Burlingame restores material cut by editors of the original 1907 publication to present H...More info...
(Pub. Date: 08-Apr-2025, PDF+DRM, Publisher: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813952888)
Leadership lessons in higher education and what they can teach us about leadership in all walks of life In an era when college presidents serve for on average fewer than six yearsleaving out of personal ambition for a next post or being forced to lea...More info...
(Pub. Date: 08-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813952888)
Leadership lessons in higher education and what they can teach us about leadership in all walks of life In an era when college presidents serve for on average fewer than six yearsleaving out of personal ambition for a next post or being forced to lea...More info...
(Pub. Date: 08-Apr-2025, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: She Writes Press, ISBN-13: 9781647428631)
A woman born into the baby boomer generation uses writing and creativity from the age of five to help her to survive a broken family and child-molesting stepfather, resulting in a spiritual journey to a successful, healed adulthood. Born into the bab...More info...
Award-winning writer Peter Godwin brings his ;moving (The Sunday Times, London) voice to his latest memoir about his evolving relationships with the women and places that shaped his life.Peter Godwins mother is dying. Born in England, and having s...More info...
