Fam'ly is a heartwarming family saga about the author's large family of seven children, whose parents married young, possessing only minimal skills and education during the Great Depression in this country, and their struggles to rise above their marginal existence.
A secret preview into the treacherous journey of a man thrown from a successful life in Silicon Valley into the dark asphyxiating prison of San Quentin, with murders, serial killers, rats, and COVID around every corner.
"e;A very nice reference book that contains a well written informative text, many subject specific photographs, well detailed captions and more, all detailing the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps by allied forces during World War II.
La historia de este libro no es acerca de como un hombre, en contra de toda probabilidad, llevo a su familia a traces de medio mundo de Siberia a América.
A humane and heart-rending memoir exploring what it means to live outside the normative boundaries imposed by society, from an award-winning trans writer and performer (The Guardian).
Siebzehn Jahre nach seinem erfolgreichen Erinnerungsroman «Der beste Tänzer» über sein Leben mit Spinaler Muskelatrophie (SMA III) unternimmt Christoph Keller eine ebenso unorthodoxe wie provokative Befragung dessen, was es im 21.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDaily Mail - 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'The Observer - 'BOOK OF THE WEEK'I can think of no one better placed to tell the story behind The Beatles than Peter Brown.
Die Geschichte einer Rebellion zwischen allen StühlenComing of Age: zwischen Wiener Gemeindebau und rigiden RollenbildernNada Chekh wuchs im Wiener Gemeindebau auf.
For the first time ever, Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, tells her amazing life story in her own words and gives a full and honest account of what life was really like in The Spice Girls.
En enero de 1930, tres años antes de que Hitler llegara al poder, los nazis ganaron elecciones locales en Turingia y, bajo ese manto de legalidad, iniciaron una purga en el ámbito cultural: prohibieron el teatro expresionista, la música atonal y el jazz, la asistencia a cabarets; retiraron de los museos obras vanguardistas, como las de Klee y Kandinski; censuraron películas que tenían un toque de erotismo.
One of WWII's final untold stories, this visceral account of the white-knuckled bombing mission American airmen carried out on Hitler's hometown of Linz, Austria is now told for the first time through the eyes of the men on the airplanes as well as the innocent Austrians under the bombs.
An invaluable resource for general readers investigating climate change, this book examines the impact of climate change on popular culture and analyzes how writers and directors treat the disasters caused by climate change in their novels and films.
A simple, easily-understood compilation of stories and vignettes of memorable events, colorful people, bizarre happenings with resulting consequences, compelling thoughts, and gut-wrenching tragedies.
Nelle sue memorie autobiografiche, Cristina Bernhard ripercorre aspetti ed eventi della propria vita, dalla difficile infanzia fino alla vigilia del matrimonio.
Vom Überwinden schwerer Hürden und spätem LebensglückEin schwerer Rucksack voller schlimmer und schöner Erlebnisse: So blickt Josefine Runggaldier auf ihr Leben zurück.
»Wer nicht gesteht, kommt nie mehr raus«, dient dieser eindrücklichen wie erschreckenden Autobiografie als roter Faden, an dem Beat Meier seit 30 Jahren hängt.
Tabea Widmann widmet sich digitalen Spielen als Erinnerungsmedien um den Holocaust und untersucht sie als potenziell besonders wirkungsmächtige Medien der digitalisierten Erinnerungskulturen.
Wittgenstein's Folly: Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Language Games presents a dialogue between the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, the author Francoise Davoine and Davoine's patients with extreme lived experience.
Wittgenstein's Folly: Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Language Games presents a dialogue between the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, the author Francoise Davoine and Davoine's patients with extreme lived experience.
Publié en 2006, prix des Bibliothèques de la Ville de Bruxelles, Les mots de Russie était le premier volet d’un triptyque dont les deux autres, Les tulipes du Japon et La Maison du Belge, ont paru aux éditions M.
Né dans une famille modeste du Maniema (est du Congo), Alexis Thambwe-Mwamba se fait tôt remarquer par son intelligence et son assiduité à l’école, qui lui permettent d’aller terminer ses études secondaires en Belgique.
Né dans une famille modeste du Maniema (est du Congo), Alexis Thambwe-Mwamba se fait tôt remarquer par son intelligence et son assiduité à l’école, qui lui permettent d’aller terminer ses études secondaires en Belgique.
