Historian, politician, diplomat and traveller, mountaineer and man of letters: James Bryce (1838-1922) was a towering figure at the heart of 19th century British politics and public life.
This remarkable memoir of a junior member of the former royal family constitutes a unique chronicle of life before 1952 among the members of Egypt's ruling class.
Drawing on "e;a treasure trove of family records"e;, this biography of the women of a prominent Hudson Valley, New York family is "e;riveting and moving.
"e;In The Martyr's Oath, Stewart Bell, Canada's most respected journalist covering terrorism, tells how Mohammed Mansour Jabarah, a teenaged Canadian, was selected by the Al Qaeda leadership to coordinate a powerful attack in Southeast Asia that would have led to more destruction than 9/11.
Isabella Bird traveled to the wildest places on earth, but at home in Britain she lay in bed, hardly able to write: 'an invalid at home and a Samson abroad.
The essays and poems in The Weight of My Armor represent the work of twenty-three members of the Syracuse Veterans' Writing Group, which meets monthly on the Syracuse University campus.
内容简介:本书以 IBM 公司的创始人托马斯・约翰・沃森为原型,讲述了他传奇的一生。从沃森早期的艰难创业,到带领 IBM 逐步发展壮大,成为计算机行业的领军企业,书中详细介绍了他的商业理念、管理方法以及面对挑战时的决策过程。作者简介:李丹丹是大连市作协会员,家庭教育、儿童心理学作家,有十多年研究儿童心理的经验,实践经验丰富。她创作了多本与儿童成长、教育相关的书籍,如《陌上花开》散文集、《与原生家庭和解》、《青春期女孩的私房书》、《给女孩的情商书》《孩子这样学习更高效》等。在儿童文学领域,她编著了 "成长必读丛书",包括《安徒生童话全集》《格林童话全集》《世界著名动物故事》等,通过这些经典故事,为孩子们打开了充满奇幻与美好的世界,帮助他们在阅读中获得快乐和成长。
One of Lady France Balfour's eulogists noted that she would be considered one of Scotland's greatest women, but today, few know who she was or what she did for British women.
Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the untimely death of America's most popular president, Kennedy: His Life & Legacy is a candid look at the charisma and excitement that captured the nation during John F.