A ';splendid' (The Wall Street Journal) account of one of history's most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire.
This reissue of Bob Woodwords classic book about John Belushione of the most interesting performers and personalities in show business historyis told with the same narrative style that Woodward employed so effectively in All the Presidents Men and The Final Days (Chicago Tribune).
»Ein seltenes Juwel der Sachbuchliteratur« Walter IsaacsonIm August 1897 bricht der belgische Kommandant Adrien de Gerlache auf, um die Antarktis zu erobern.
Sydney Ferreira Possuelo (São Paulo, 1940) ha dedicado su vida a la defensa de los pueblos indígenas de la Amazonia, condenados a la extinción por el avance de nuestra sociedad moderna.
Nathaniel Philbrick, bestselling author of 'In the Heart of the Sea', reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers' settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle some fifty years after they first landed on American soil.
Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklins autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life, now a classic of world literature that is sure to inspire and delight readers everywhere.
Fans of Patti SmithsJust Kidsand Rob LowesStories I Only Tell My Friendswill love this beautifully written, entertaining and bracingly honest memoir by an actor, director and author who found his start as a 1980s Hollywood Brat pack member.
The impressionistic memoir of an artist who was blinded in a sudden act of violence, leading to a profound meditation on what it means to see and be seen 'You live in a city like New York.
The New York Times Bestseller, Confessions of an Heiress reveals the fast, fun world of Paris Hilton, packed with enough photos, advice, and inside scoop to help anyone become an heiress and live a life of luxury.
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ';Part personal chronicle and part political journeya candid assessment of some of her colleagues in the White House and the media.
In his inspirational memoir, Jack Riewoldt reveals all about his remarkable AFL career and how a positive attitude helped him overcome his toughest moments on and off the field.
In her stunning memoir, Wendy Lawless tells the often heartbreaking tale of her unconventional upbringing with an unstable alcoholic and suicidal mothera real-life Holly Golightly turned Mommie Dearestand the uncommon sense of resilience that allowed her to rise above it all.
Hillary Rodham Clintons inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as Americas 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future.
Matt Graham, star of the Discovery Channel's Dual Survival and Dude, You're Screwed, details the physical, mental, and emotional joys and harrowing struggles of his life as a modern-day hunter-gatherer.
Known for her irreverent, no-holds-barred, hilarious opinions and observations, beloved actress and spokesperson Kirstie Alley now channels her media-savvy wit into a mashup of Chelsea Handler and Nora Ephron that delivers a down-and-dirty account of all the men shes slept with, danced with, drank with, and the ones shes loved and hated during her sixty years on the planet.
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ';through hell and back 10 times' to prove that anything is possible when you break past your own barriers.
From Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood for more than a decade, daughter of the late Ann Richards, featured speaker at the Women's March on Washington, and ';the heroine of the resistance' (Vogue), comes ';an enthralling memoir' (Booklist, starred review) filled with ';practical advice and inspiration for aspiring leaders everywhere' (Hillary Rodham Clinton).
An ';exciting and enlightening revisionist history' (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author) that upends the myth of the 1950s as a decade of conformity and celebrates a few solitary, brave, and stubborn individuals who pioneered the radical gay rights, feminist, civil rights, and environmental movements, from historian James R.
