Biography: historical, political and military

An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts.

LD is the colourful biography of Louis Taylor, the longest-serving mayor in Vancouver's history; he was first elected mayor in 1910, and served off and on until 1934, for a total of eleven years.

Original oral and ethnographic sources inform this conceptual history of power in central Africa, imagined through the lens of Kitawala religious practices.

A study of the later years of the English monarch as seen through the men she surrounded herself with in her court.

Born in Minnesota in 1890 and raised and educated in Massachusetts, Marjory Stoneman Douglas came to Florida in 1915 to work for her father, who had just started a newspaper called the Herald in a small town called Miami.

In this fun and creative full-color jewel filled with photos and artistic sketches, Luci Swindoll gives the reader a fascinating journey through a life well lived, one in which she purposefully chose to "e;marry"e; adventure.

This authoritative biography chronicles the pioneering work of a nineteenth-century Black abolitionist and civil rights activist.

Although he called himself merely a "e;printer"e; in his will, Benjamin Franklin could have also called himself a diplomat, a doctor, an electrician, a frontier general, an inventor, a journalist, a legislator, a librarian, a magistrate, a postmaster, a promoter, a publisher-and a humorist.

This volume brings together key documents covering technologies of production that affected the British publishing industry during a significant period of change.

Peter Liddle was a pioneer in the recording of memories of personal experience in the First World War and in the social background of those who lived through those years.

The original BESTSELLER from nationally syndicated columnist Mona Charen!

Joseph Rotblat was the Jewish nuclear scientist whose disillusionment with nuclear weapons encouraged him to become one of the prime architects of the anti-nuclear movement, and resulted in his lifelong efforts to promote social responsibility in science.

Growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna persevered through many challenges: political turmoil and violence, misogyny and patriarchy, lack of community resources and personal loss.

Beginning with Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign, the term "e;religious right"e; entered the popular lexicon, coming to signify a politically and socially conservative form of Christianity that informs American conservatism to this day.

Religion and liberty are often thought to be mutual enemies: if religion has a natural ally, it is authoritarianism--not republicanism or democracy.

Includes Obama's historic acceptance speech from the Democratic National ConventionIn speech after speech, Barack Obama has fired up millions of enthusiastic supporters with his inspiring vision, rousing rhetoric, and charismatic presence His outstanding communication skills gave rise to an unprecedented political movement and fueled Obama s success in becoming the first African American presidential nominee of a major U.

This first book to reassess the myth and the realities of Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's favourite commando.

So you've always dreamed of a career in publishing.

Critical Acclaim for ADENAUER "e;A gripping narrative .

An insider's account of training and service in Nazi Germany's twenty-fifth Panzer Regiment during World War II.

Here are some of the best of Churchill's letters, many of a more personal nature, written to a wide range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower.

As World War II recedes further into the past, still each year hundreds of new books are published about some aspect of this global conflict.

Papst Julius II.

The embodiment of the American hero, the man of action, the pathfinder, Daniel Boone represents the great adventure of his age-the westward movement of the American people.

Berthold Beitz hat Zeitgeschichte geschrieben.

Autobiographical texts are rare in the Sephardi world.

George Brown (1818-1880) was the influential editor of the Toronto Globe, the most powerful newspaper in British North America.

In Considering Emma Goldman Clare Hemmings examines the significance of the anarchist activist and thinker for contemporary feminist politics.

Robert Grosseteste (c 1168-1253) was the initiator of the English scientific tradition, one of the first chancellors of Oxford University, and a famous teacher and commentator on the newly discovered works of Aristotle.

Guardian 'literary highlights of 2020'Sunday Times 'books to watch out for in 2020'New Statesman 'books to read in 2020'Evening Standard 'thirteen titles to look for in 2020'As divisive as he is beguiling, as misunderstood as he is scrutinised, Boris Johnson is a singular figure.

This award-winning biography delves beyond the myths about Ancient Rome's most famous assassin: "e;A beautifully written and thought-provoking book"e; (Christopher Pelling, author of Plutarch and History).

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs.

An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys.

The McGonigal brothers, Eoin and Ambrose were fiercely independent characters.

William Hannibal Thomas (1843-1935) served with distinction in the U.

This book addresses the flaws and fallacies in the grounds for atheism and theism - flaws and fallacies that contaminate the arguments of non-believers and believers alike.

Neix un teixidor de somnis és el despertar d'un escriptor i és l'alliberament d'un poble.

Although he has largely receded from the public consciousness, John Mitchell Jr.

Adrian Rogers is one of America's most respected Bible teachers, having communicated to millions through his "e;Love Worth Finding"e; radio ministry and as the former senior pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church near Memphis, Tennessee.

The Jewish community of the Polish border town of Brzesc (Brisk in Yiddish), which had numbered almost 30,000 people, was wiped out during the Holocaust, with only about 10 of its members surviving.

During an era of separate spheres for men and women, Margaret Macdonald used her nurse's training to gain access to the military and a life of work, travel, and adventure.

In this original and provocative book, Nahed Artoul Zehr explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS.