Following the progression of his career as a pilot, from the initial training through to flying multi-engined aircrafts to jets, author Mike Bennison brings wit, charm and a small measure of rebelliousness to this entertaining account of life in the air.
Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, a talented writer, mixed with the leading figures of the literary scene in Georgian London; as an artist he exhibited at the Royal Academy, but he was also a profligate dandy and swindler.
Of the many medical specializations to transform themselves during the rise of National Socialism, anatomy has received relatively little attention from historians.
In a collection of musings that is as much historical record as it is memoir, Coleen Grissom provides a unique view of life on and off an American university campus.
It all comes down to making the right life choices, says the NHLs legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers in hockey history.
Lambda Literary Award finalistIn 1996, poet Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha ran away from America with two backpacks and ended up in Canada, where she discovered queer anarchopunk love and revolution, yet remained haunted by the reasons she left home in the first place.
In this book, 86-year-old author Mary Matsuda Gruenewald has distilled her lifetime of wisdom into ten stories, each one conveying an essential life lesson.
By prosecuting war crimes, the Nuremberg trials sought to educate West Germans about their criminal past, provoke their total rejection of Nazism, and convert them to democracy.
In his heyday as a top television news broadcaster, Ed Mitchell interviewed high-profile politicians such as Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair.
Ingo Steuer hat dieses Buch nicht erst geschrieben, wenn sein Leben auf diese oder jene Art gelebt sein wird; wenn andere auf dem Eis stehen und trainieren und er nur noch hinter der Bande steht oder auf der Bank sitzt, zuschaut und ein heißer Tee ihm die Hände wärmt.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771-1790) is the name given to the unfinished autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most influential founding fathers of the United States of America.
Blinded in one eye by a childhood incident, his tormentors called him 'One Eye' or 'Cyclops'; it could have instilled a victim mentality in him, but instead he became a fighter.
Told through the lives of the American Centurys most talented and stubborn dissidents,Flightsis the archetypal heros journey of a group of progressives whose struggle for truth, and for freedom from persecution, sent them into exile, both literal and metaphorical.
Inside Pepys' London reveals a vivid picture of London at a critical point in history - poised to become a major centre of international commerce and culture.
The book presents a detailed examination of many key aspects of philosophizing, ranging from the mission of philosophy, its method, its dialectic, and its epistemology.
Today I Found My Way, Or So I SayYesterday affects me in every way,But effective this day, I will only look forwardEach and every next day,Or so I say.
In einer Welt, in der die Ansammlung von Dingen oft unausweichlich scheint, bietet Ulla Thamsen mit "Das Messie-Syndrom überwinden" einen wegweisenden Leitfaden für alle, die sich von den Fesseln des zwanghaften Hortens befreien möchten.
En este relato, la autora explica, al comienzo, las razones psicológicas que descubrió en el 2023 que la llevaron a demorar 22 años para culminar este libro.