The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American historyA household name and unparalleled hero revered in every African American household, Benjamin Banneker was a completely self-taught mathematical genius who achieved professional status in astronomy, navigation, and engineering.
Then the Khmer Rouge Came is a memoir of first hand accounts collected by the author of the impact of the Khmer Rouge on the lives of ordinary folk in northwest Cambodia.
Recent biographies of Thomas Jefferson have stressed the sphinxlike puzzles of his characterfamous champion of freedom yet lifelong slaveholder, foe of miscegenation yet secret lover of a beautiful slave for 30 years, aristocrat yet fervent advocate of government by the people.
The Internationally Acclaimed Biography of One of History's Monumental Figures Gandhi: A Life The first biography of this important figure in over twenty years, Gandhi: A Life rescues the man from the myth, revealing the transformation of an ordinary, timid young man into a leader whose stand against a mighty empire brought millions together.
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.
In 1845 Ralph Waldo Emerson began a series of lectures and writings in which he limned six figures who embodied the principles and aspirations of a still-young American republic.
A study of the rivalry between two American politicians and how it transformed them & the nation they sought to lead in the dark days before the Civil War.
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.
Vignettes of Vietnam & Other Colorful Stories is a nostalgic collage of short stories, fermented and lingering, some for years, waiting on a venue to finally emerge.
Trereife, Tim Le Grice’s historical Cornish residence, described by Pevsner as ‘one of the most charming houses in Cornwall’ has been home to a diverse range of characters over six generations of the author’s ancestors.
"e;Have No Fear reminds us what it meant to live under a system where segregation was important enough to kill for and where being treated with dignity and respect was a whites-only entitlement.
Mikhail Poltoranin, an idealistic democrat, reached the pinnacle of his political career in the 1990s: he was Minister of Press and Information, deputy chairman of the government, and Boris Yeltsin's right hand.
First published in 1946, this atmospheric memoir of the battle of the Atlantic offers one of the most original accounts of war at sea aboard a corvette, escorting convoys in both the North and South Atlantic.
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。