Collected biographies

La filosofa que rompio con todas las reglas y cambio el destino de las mujeres.

Frauen leben im Schnitt funf Jahre langer als Manner.

"e; Que es ser una madraza?

A monumental journey through Baltic history and culture, in which we encounter well-known personalities and forgotten ones, and a disconcerting picture of Europe in the twentieth century.

WINNER OF THE 2024 AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONAcclaimed historian and biographer Ross McMullin has again combined prodigious research and narrative flair in this sequel to Farewell, Dear People, the winner of multiple awards including the Prime Minister s Prize for Australian History.

Hast du dich jemals gefragt, wie Piraten wirklich gelebt haben?

The lives of African American gay men have greatly gone unnoticed in the American consciousness.

The lives of African American gay men have greatly gone unnoticed in the American consciousness.

The lives of African American gay men have greatly gone unnoticed in the American consciousness.

Manchmal ist das Leben nicht leicht.

The acclaimed chronicler of RAF history has compiled ninety-one obituaries of outstanding aviators covering the period from 2007 to the end of 2017.

The first comprehensive study of the Brienne dynasty, a fascinating example of the international aristocracy in the central Middle Ages.

¿Qué significa ser una mujer asombrosa?

The story of Islam as never presented beforeKhadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice.

Über Pionierinnen, Grenzgängerinnen, WegbereiterinnenAlle Lebensgeschichten in diesem Band erzählen von inspirierenden Frauen, die mit unbändiger Energie den schmalen Grat zwischen gesellschaftlicher Akzeptanz und Ablehnung ausgelotet haben.

The story of Islam as never presented beforeKhadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice.

How has today's society changed because of Sandy Koufax, Tom Brady, or Tiger Woods?

Eight years apart in age, John F.

«Sus padres habían venido del Chaco.

Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Emigre Autobiography is a collective biography of four German-Jewish converts to Christianity, recounting their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

Eine faszinierende Zeitreise auf den Spuren berühmter SchriftstellerinnenRegine Ahrem lädt ein zu einer faszinierenden Zeitreise auf den Spuren von sieben außergewöhnlichen Frauen: Vicki Baum, Marieluise Fleißer, Mascha Kaléko, Irmgard Keun, Erika Mann, Ruth Landshoff und Gabriele Tergit.

Die besten Porträts aus 10 Jahren FrauenTaschenKalenderFrauen – das schwache Geschlecht?

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle - In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes we read the last twelve stories Conan Doyle was to write about Holmes and Watson.

Esto no es una novela.

Laura Malosetti Costa aborda la inmensa trascendencia de las figuras de Eva Duarte de Perón, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Diego Maradona y Lionel Messi a partir del impacto de sus retratos icónicos.

19 wahre Träume von Frieden und Gerechtigkeit Inspirierende Portraits von Friedensheld:innen aus aller Welt – für junge Menschen ab 12Sie stammen aus 17 Ländern, aus Afrika, Amerika, Asien, Europa, und sie sind von verschiedenen Religionen und Kulturen geprägt.

Die Geschichte Frankreichs ist untrennbar mit der Herrschaft des Hauses Valois verbunden, einer Dynastie, die Frankreich durch Jahrhunderte des Wandels führte.

Im Herzen des mittelalterlichen Skandinaviens erhebt sich eine Familie, die das Schicksal Dänemarks über Jahrhunderte hinweg prägen sollte: das Haus Estridsson.

Königin Victoria war nicht nur eine prägende Monarchin ihrer Zeit, sondern auch die Matriarchin eines weitverzweigten Netzwerks von Königshäusern, das Europa nachhaltig beeinflusste.

In a brilliant collection of biographies and essays, Daughters of the Eternal City celebrates the enduring impact women had on the political, social, and cultural fabric of Ancient Rome.

Mujeres protagonistas de la historia y mujeres borradas de ella; mujeres que sueñan y mujeres castigadas por soñar; mujeres que sobreviven y mujeres que nos ayudan a sobrevivir.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Geschichte des alten Israel, in eine Zeit, in der Glaube und Macht untrennbar miteinander verwoben waren.

Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Emigre Autobiography is a collective biography of four German-Jewish converts to Christianity, recounting their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2024: History Book of the Year'Hotel Lux is an unforgettable book, bringing to life not only its protagonists but an entire world, and offering a new glimpse of a vanished past' Sally Rooney'If affection is the first ground of memory, the archive is its late flowering and Hotel Lux its conservatory, Casey's history a tender nurture of pasts we overlook, but which whisper to us all the same' Irish TimesHotel Lux follows Irish radical May O'Callaghan and her friends, three revolutionary families brought together by their vision for a communist future and their time spent in the Comintern's Moscow living quarters, the Hotel Lux.

Was macht ein Mönch den ganzen Tag?

Im Jahre 1609 baut Galileo Galilei in Padua ein Teleskop, und Johannes Kepler veröffentlicht in Prag seine Planetengesetze.

Beatles fans know the '70s as a bitter time for Lennon and McCartney.

Capturing the essence of history's most influential economists in enjoyable and illuminating biographical sketches, this book shows how the great economic thinkers are still relevant today.

Paula, la loca flaquita; Caty, la Santa, de flequillo teñido; Gisela, con su nariz fracturada; Sandra, la romántica; Jessica, la heavy, todas condenadas a prisión.

The acclaimed chronicler of RAF history has compiled ninety-one obituaries of outstanding aviators covering the period from 2007 to the end of 2017.

The evacuation and subsequent German occupation of the Channel Islands during WWII, told through personal accounts, newspapers, and political decisions.

Start every day ready for success with this book of thought-provoking quotations from Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, and many others.

That boxing has always attracted colourful, larger-than-life figures is amply borne out by the bizarre collection of true stories gathered together in this fascinating book.

The evacuation and subsequent German occupation of the Channel Islands during WWII, told through personal accounts, newspapers, and political decisions.

Of the forty-four presidents who have led the United States, nine made mistakes that permanently scarred the nation.

Of the forty-four presidents who have led the United States, nine made mistakes that permanently scarred the nation.

Wagemutige Abenteurerinnen überwinden GrenzenIn seinem neuen Buch nimmt uns Armin Strohmeyr mit auf die tollkühnen Wagnisse von zwölf der mutigsten Abenteurerinnen des 16.