In his gripping, surprising, and wildly entertaining new memoir Flying Sideways, Fred North tells the incredible true story of how he became the most famous film stunt helicopter pilot in the world.
This is the true story of Adolphine, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was twenty-two when she had to flee her home in the war-ravaged DRC in 1996.
A landmark book that changed the story of Poland's role in the HolocaustOn July 10, 1941, in Nazi-occupied Poland, half of the town of Jedwabne brutally murdered the other half: 1,600 men, women, and children-all but seven of the town's Jews.
This is the true story of Adolphine, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was twenty-two when she had to flee her home in the war-ravaged DRC in 1996.
For years, Johanna Reiss' American husband, Jim, encouraged her to return to Holland to chronicle the two years, seven months, and one day she had spent hiding from the Nazis in rural Usselo, Holland.
While the author was still a student at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (1968/69), she realized how important women are, in the society and in the church.
A landmark book that changed the story of Poland's role in the HolocaustOn July 10, 1941, in Nazi-occupied Poland, half of the town of Jedwabne brutally murdered the other half: 1,600 men, women, and children-all but seven of the town's Jews.
Super-Girls of the Future: Girlhood and Agency in Contemporary Superhero Comics investigates girl superheroes published by DC and Marvel Comics in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, asking who the new-and-improved super-girls are and what potentials they hold for imagining girls as agents of change, in the genre as well as its socio-cultural context.
The True Story Behind True GritImmortalized in the classic novel and films, the real "e;Rooster"e; Cogburn was as bold, brash, and bigger-than-life as the American West itself.
Super-Girls of the Future: Girlhood and Agency in Contemporary Superhero Comics investigates girl superheroes published by DC and Marvel Comics in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, asking who the new-and-improved super-girls are and what potentials they hold for imagining girls as agents of change, in the genre as well as its socio-cultural context.
Deutschland, Anfang der 1930er-Jahre: Herbert Kalmann, Sohn einer jüdischen Kaufmanns- und Unternehmerfamilie in Sachsen, erlebt als Kind, wie sich der Alltag mit dem Vordringen des Nationalsozialismus Schritt für Schritt verändert.
Te animo a que te sumerjas en una historia llena de pasión y de luchas, y serás elevado a otro nivel de motivación, valentía y superación que te ayudará a enfrentar cada tropiezo con fortaleza.
Performance in Popular Culture reveals the intricate relationship between performance and popular culture by exploring how theatrical conventions and dramaturgical tropes have informed the way the social is constructed for popular consumption.
Performance in Popular Culture reveals the intricate relationship between performance and popular culture by exploring how theatrical conventions and dramaturgical tropes have informed the way the social is constructed for popular consumption.
Born to a Slovenian Mom and an Irish Dad, I grew up in a small Ohio town in the 40's and 50's with many memories of my family struggling during and after World War II.
New York Times Editors Choice * Indie Next Pick * Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction 2023 * Kirkus Best Nonfiction 2023 * Amazon Best of the Month * B&N Most Anticipated * Jennette McCurdy Book Club PickA remarkable (New York Times Book Review) memoir that tells of a young womans coming-of-age amid glamour, excess, and neglect, and the love affair that, against the odds, allows her to save herself.
Las palabras de mi maestro perfecto de Patrul Rimpoché es un comentario clásico sobre las prácticas preliminares del Longchen Ñingtig ("La esencia del corazón del vasto espacio"), uno de los ciclos de enseñanzas más conocido y un tesoro espiritual (terma) de la escuela Ñingmapa, la tradición más antigua del budismo tibetano.
Sebastian Rodl's Self-Consciousness and Objectivity is one of the most original and thought-provoking books in analytic philosophy for the last several years.
Sebastian Rodl's Self-Consciousness and Objectivity is one of the most original and thought-provoking books in analytic philosophy for the last several years.
"e;Fierce and Fearless: Women Who Changed the World"e; is an empowering and captivating exploration of the remarkable women who have defied expectations, shattered barriers, and left an indelible mark on history.
The book is based on a true story about the I-10 bandit who committed 26 armed bankrobberies before getting caught then sentenced to 34 and one half years where he spent the next 29 years in some of the worst federal penitentiary s across the United States.
This is a story of a noble Coach who dedicated her life in developing under the leadership of many great spiritual leaders, professional Principal, Educators and Coaches to assist her players in becoming healthy, highly education & wealth individual of the body, mind and soul.
In this new and distinctive contribution to the desistance literature, Dr David Honeywell draws on his own lived experience to consider his route through youth delinquency and prison to a life away from crime through education, and ultimately towards academia.
