'I can't recommend it highly enough' STEPHEN FRY | 'Everyone needs to hear his voice' MARK HADDONI'm a man on a mission to show that life with Down syndrome can be exciting and is worth living, so that other people understand and give us the chance to live life to the full and to be fulfilled.
Drawing on the voices of residents from across the state, this oral history reflects on life in Georgia as it evolved throughout the twentieth century.
This biography reveals the life story, musical style, personality, lyrics, and fashion of Katy Perry-the elements that have catapulted her to stardom and made her a 21st-century pop music icon.
An experimental account of one womans quest to shed addictive substances and behaviors from her lifewhich dares to ask if were really better off without them.
Linda Hale Bucklin's Inspiring Story of Forgiveness and ResilienceBeyond His Control is for anyone seeking to understand the power of forgiveness and resilience.
A Life In Time And Space is the bestselling story of the life and career of David Tennant, acclaimed classical actor and television's most popular Doctor Who, that was originally published in 2008, but now revised and updated for this ebook edition.
Die Memoiren des Jürgen Flimm – eine Theaterlegende, die kulturelle Geschichte geschrieben hatEs begann sehr früh: Schon als kleiner Junge saß Jürgen Flimm neben seinem Vater, einem Theaterarzt, im Publikum und ließ sich vom Geschehen auf der Bühne begeistern.
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER | WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL'I want to be Sheila Hancock when I grow up' - Lorraine Kelly'Wise, witty, kind and true' Sunday Times'A sparkling memoir as funny and insightful as it's moving' Daily Mail'A captivating memoir' Mail on SundayIn 2016, Sheila Hancock sat down to write a book about a serene and fulfilled old age.
Recuerdos de un coleccionista de arte surge de la necesidad de reunir, ordenar y difundir la experiencia, recuerdos y reflexiones de Jorge Helft como coleccionista de arte contemporáneo, gestor y promotor de actividades culturales y testigo privilegiado de los derroteros del arte nacional desde fines de los años cuarenta.
Winner, 2024 RUSA Outstanding Reference AwardIncluding more than 300 alphabetically listed entries, this 2-volume set presents a timely and detailed overview of some of the most significant contributions women have made to American popular culture from the silent film era to the present day.
Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.
For the first time, music legend Rudy Perez shares his remarkable journey from a poor refugee kid in Miami to composing the greatest hit songs on the world stage.
On 2 January 2013, just a day before Jim Davidson was due to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, he found himself behind far more serious locked doors when he was arrested by the Yewtree detectives over alleged sex offences.
A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearAn Atlantic Best Book of the YearA Financial Times Best Politics Book of the YearHow a new breed of dictators holds power by manipulating information and faking democracyHitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled through violence, fear, and ideology.
An artist's uniquely personal journey across AmericaIn the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River.
The great nineteenth century French military thinker, Ardant du Picq, argued that selfless courage is rooted in a higher moral purpose, and is found among "e;Elite Souls.
How California's counterculture of the 1960s to 1980s profoundly shaped-and was shaped by-West Coast artistsThe 1960s exert a special fascination in modern art.
Here is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914.
A detailed account of the composition, structure and Organisation of the First World War German Army has long been needed by English-language readers - this work will fill this gap admirably.
Whether or not Henry Sinclair Horne was the ‘silent’ General he might certainly, if he were still alive, lay claim to being the ‘forgotten’ General of the Western Front.
Time Must-Read Books of 2024Independent Best Non-Fiction Books 2024Mojo Books of the Year 2024"e;A vibrant, multifaceted portrait of a music enigma"e; Guardian"e;A powerful portrait"e; Irish Independent"e;Displays a bracing rigour and an exhilarating curiosity about its subject, coming closer than most to catching up with Mitchell on her lonely road"e; TimesCelebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni MitchellWhat you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell.
Freddie Mercury was rock's most dazzling showman, a legendary entertainer who in 1991, at the age of just forty-five, became the first major music star to die of AIDS.
'Hypnotic and propulsive' - The Sunday Times'Thrilling' - The TLS'Compulsive' - The ObserverIn Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud, drawing on a diary she kept while sitting for him and which she found five years after his death.
I Love You a Thousand Ways is the story of one of the most loved, respected, and imitated singer/songwriters in the history of country music, a man whose songs touched the lives of millions of people.
Martin Gregor-Dellin, einer der profiliertesten Kenner Richard Wagners gibt in dieser fundierten und fesselnden Biografie Auskunft über das Leben und Wirken des Musikgenies, über die Menschen, die ihn prägten und die er prägte, über die Stationen seines Schaffens, über seine Zeit, die er maßgeblich beeinflusste, und über seine unvergänglichen Werke.
Every ';Man Minute' devotional is designed to be read in sixty seconds, yet you'll carry the insights you gleans into a lifelong journey of spiritual manhood.
