Bob Dixon spent years on the Beat as a police constable in the Metropolitan Police Force in the early 1960s, witnessing all manner of incidents, from the serious to the ludicrous.
In the 1960s, a young American president helped initiate the civil rights movement, captured the imagination of a nation with the establishment of the Peace Corps, launched the space age, nurtured the birth of the computer/digital age, and began the escalation of a war in Southeast Asia that exacted a horrific toll on the lives and emotions of his countrymen.
The bestselling historian and journalist James Rosen provides the first comprehensive account of the brilliant and combative Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, whose philosophy and judicial opinions defined our legal era.
La Clari: Es este un homenaje y reconocimiento de su familia por el paso en sus vidas y sobre todo el gran sentimiento logrado por ella con sus nietos, como mujer fuerte y su poder de contención para cada uno.
"e;Red's Magic Comb, Pressing Through the Kinks of Life"e; is an inspirational story that chronicles Henrietta "e;Red"e; Howard's journey from a childhood of extreme poverty in the restricted South and personal challenges to becoming the First Black Female Salon Owner in the town of Talbotton, Georgia.
From debut author Lindsey Frazier comes a raw and honest memoir about identity, overcoming trauma, and the sheer beauty that can be found in life if we open ourselves up to love.
A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world's most influential and distinguished historiansThe end of the ancient world was long regarded by historians as a time of decadence, decline, and fall.
If you've had this conversation with family or friends, you know the need and see the void (our generation/black baby boomers) we are leaving as our legacy.
The Honourable Landon Pearson's domestic and global advocacy efforts with, for, and on behalf of children and young people have unfolded over a period of sixty years including thirty years in the Canadian Foreign Service and eleven years in the Senate of Canada.
What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents?
In the 1970s, Annie Chappell dreams of a homesteading lifea life like the one depicted in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods, where the world is uncomplicated.
'Key to understanding Black British history' - The Sunday Times'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie SmithOne of the great poets of modern times, and a deeply respected political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of non-fiction.
Known to millions as simply "e;Sister Jean,"e; the Loyola Chicago matriarch and college basketball icon invites you into her remarkable memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERImagine if all the worn-out, untrue, painful chapters of our lives started to quiet, and the beautiful, unique pieces of who we are were to rise.
Neue Übersetzung ins Deutsche:Confessions of an English Opium-Eater - hier in deutscher Übersetzung von 2022 - ist ein autobiografischer Bericht von Thomas De Quincey über seine Laudanumabhängigkeit und deren Auswirkungen auf sein Leben.
Beyond the headlines of destruction and despair, discover the untold story of Gaza's humanityits joys, resilience, and vibrant community spirit, as captured by a native son.
On 1 October 1939, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty and soon to be the UK's wartime leader, described Russia as 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
On 1 October 1939, Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty and soon to be the UK's wartime leader, described Russia as 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
A ';captivating' (The Washington Post) true story of ';courage, resolve, and determination' (The Christian Science Monitor), author Ralph White's successful effort to save nearly the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army.
A former police officer reveals all in a shocking autobiography "e;detailing his time undercover amongst some of the UK's toughest criminals"e; (Daily Mirror).
A former police officer reveals all in a shocking autobiography "e;detailing his time undercover amongst some of the UK's toughest criminals"e; (Daily Mirror).
The story of a 19th-century adventurer who battled pirates, hunted buffalo, sailed the Arctic, and was "e;one of the most arresting figures of his time"e; (The Globe).
