In the pages that follow, you are about to embark on a journey that encapsulates the essence of resilience, the strength born from the crucible of unimaginable trials.
The head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics organizing committee describes how he assumed the leadership of the troubled organization and turned it around to present one of the most successful Olympic Games ever.
A compelling account of one man's journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America, Walk Ride Paddle provides an unseen glimpse into a life outside.
A compelling account of one man's journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America, Walk Ride Paddle provides an unseen glimpse into a life outside.
"e;Perhaps it is a cliche that a politician thinks of the next election and a statesman of the next generation, yet my grandfather found merit in the maxim.
L'histoire de Kathy Tuccaro de comment rêver grand peut changer votre vie , inspire les gens à apporter les changements nécessaires dans leur propre vie afin d'améliorer leur estime de soi.
May Sarton’s first memoir: A lyrical and enchanting look at her formative years from the onset of the First World War through the beginning of the Second Author of a dozen memoirs, May Sarton had a unique talent for capturing the wonder and beauty of nature, love, aging, and art.
Marcus Aurelius was the last of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire, and he is known for his military victories, for his contribution to Stoic philosophy, and for his diary.
Yan Lianke is a world-renowned author of novels, short stories, and essays whose provocative and nuanced writing explores the reality of everyday life in contemporary China.
"En la celda de una de las prisiones de máxima seguridad del Reino Unido, un hombre lucha contra algunas de las instituciones más poderosas del planeta, que llevan más de una década queriendo destruirle.
Descendencia de la familia Santana, 400 años de historia en el sur de Jalisco, de Rodrigo Sánchez Sosa, es una colección de datos, reunidos a manera de recorrido histórico, de los Santana, que finalmente se asentaron en el sur de Jalisco.
El diario íntimo de la adolescente judía, publicado por su padre Otto después de la guerra, recuerda los horrores del Holocausto y sigue siendo más actual que nunca.
The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan's survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong quest for family, safety and a sense of belonging.
'This small book contains multitudes' Marina Warner'For those who have suffered for and in love, this may prove to be one of the most useful books they will ever read' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianAn extraordinary, uncompromising and consoling celebration of a life - through childhood, faith, family, love, friendship, pain and loss - written as its author was facing her own mortalityGillian Rose was a star academic, acclaimed as one of the most dazzling and original thinkers of her time.
Ein Düsseldorfer Galerist macht Hans-Christian Dany das Angebot, gegen einen Pauschalbetrag zwölf Texte zu schreiben, die online veröffentlicht werden sollen.
Excerpt: "e;By many friends, both in this country and in the Far East, the question has often been asked me: "e;Why do you not write a book about Japan?
Luc Ciompi (*1929), Schweizer Psychiater, Schizophrenieforscher, Vorkämpfer für eine integrative Psychiatrie und Begründer der Affektlogik, lässt uns teilhaben an einer Fülle von persönlichen, wissenschaftlichen und weltanschaulichen Reflexionen.
Excerpt: "e;All save one of the papers here collected were written as lectures and read from a desk at Cambridge; the exception being that upon Trollope, contributed to The Nation and the Athenaeum and pleasantly provoked by a recent edition of the "e;Barsetshire"e; novels.
Luc Ciompi (*1929), Schweizer Psychiater, Schizophrenieforscher, Vorkämpfer für eine integrative Psychiatrie und Begründer der Affektlogik, lässt uns teilhaben an einer Fülle von persönlichen, wissenschaftlichen und weltanschaulichen Reflexionen.