Collected biographies

The six children of King George V and Queen Mary all lived to maturity except the youngest, Prince John.

This edited collection of biographical and autobiographical essays chronicles the transformative journeys of Australian planners who, confronting unprecedented urban challenges in the late twentieth century, pioneered new concepts, methodologies, and approaches that fundamentally reshaped the trajectory of urban planning for the twenty-first century.

This edited collection of biographical and autobiographical essays chronicles the transformative journeys of Australian planners who, confronting unprecedented urban challenges in the late twentieth century, pioneered new concepts, methodologies, and approaches that fundamentally reshaped the trajectory of urban planning for the twenty-first century.

Durante los siglos XIX y XX las mujeres españolas protagonizaron un proceso de transformación demográfica, económica, educativa, social y cultural que fue construyendo el camino hacia la libertad y la igualdad.

No son frecuentes las obras que, por distintos motivos, consiguen atraer la atención de sucesivas generaciones de lectores y estudiosos; obras que por extrañas razones o sinrazones ejercen una clara seducción, no se sabe muy bien si debido a su contenido o a una leyenda que el tiempo no hace sino acrecentar.

An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history.

An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history.

The epic, page-turning history of how a group of physicists toppled the Newtonian universe in the early decades of the twentieth century.

James Boswell's relish for life, unflinching honesty and wide social contacts make him one of the raciest and most entertaining of all diarists.

Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort had nine children who despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family.

Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock.

An authoritative and accessible history of the kings and queens of England from the warrior kings of the Dark Ages to King Charles III.

Zwei Seelen, ein HerzBeste Freundin oder Konkurrentin?

From the 1960s to the 1990s, seven members of the Quimpo family dedicated themselves to the anti-Marcos resistance in the Philippines, sometimes at profound personal cost.

From the 1960s to the 1990s, seven members of the Quimpo family dedicated themselves to the anti-Marcos resistance in the Philippines, sometimes at profound personal cost.

We each of us strive for domestic bliss, and we may look to Delia and Nigella to give us tips on achieving the unattainable.

Dyslexia won't stop you from writing your own success story.

Dyslexia won't stop you from writing your own success story.

Real-life stories of mothers and daughters of what we inherit, what we bury and what we, finally, find the courage to say by the award-winning New Yorker staff writer.

A remarkable true story about saving life in wartime, not taking it'War is often described in terms of blood and treasure The Lifesavers tells the story of the people who saw blood as treasure.

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2025A Book of the Year 2024 in the Guardian, Times Literary Supplement and ObserverRichly imaginative and powerfully empathetic, an intimate portrait of five remarkable Black men, and a meditation on race, estrangement and the search for home'Thrilling and ingenious, propulsive and genre-defying: The Strangers is an outstanding book' Bernardine Evaristo'Luminous and extraordinary.

A rogue, a megalomaniac, a plodder, and a depressive: the men whose previously unpublished diaries are collected in this volume were four very different characters.

Ilustres olvidados rescata la memoria de 50 personajes que hicieron historia y, sin embargo, han sido ignorados por los libros de texto.

This volume unveils the untold personal narratives behind the scientific study of human language and cognition from a behavioral perspective.

This volume unveils the untold personal narratives behind the scientific study of human language and cognition from a behavioral perspective.

A new cultural icon strode the world stage at the turn of the twenty-first century: the celebrity scientist, as comfortable in Vanity Fair and Vogue as Smithsonian.

A new cultural icon strode the world stage at the turn of the twenty-first century: the celebrity scientist, as comfortable in Vanity Fair and Vogue as Smithsonian.

*Shortlisted for the 2026 Cundill History Prize*When the gates of the last Magdalene Laundry closed in 1996, Ireland moved on.

'Rare and riveting' LYSE DOUCET'Blistering .

A refreshed reissue of the 1952 classic Treasure on Earth.

Seven Virginians, the culmination of a lifetime of erudition by one of America's leading historians, reveals the integral role played by seven major Virginians before, during, and after the American Revolution: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, George Mason, Patrick Henry, and John Marshall.

Women of the Constitution follows in the footsteps of the 1912 work The Wives of the Signers, which was devoted to biographical sketches of the spouses of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Most baseball fans know of the amazing accomplishments Hall of Fame members achieved on the field, from Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak to Cy Young's 511 career wins.

A full understanding of the historical process must include studies of the social and economic conditions of societies as well as biographies of the people on which a clear understanding of history is based-but not just the "e;great"e; people.

In a set of stories about 17 American heroes and heroines, this book analyzes the hero concept in the nation's history.

Most baseball fans know of the amazing accomplishments Hall of Fame members achieved on the field, from Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak to Cy Young's 511 career wins.

This unique reference presents 59 biographies of people who were key to the sea services being reasonably prepared to fight the Japanese Empire when the Second World War broke out, and whose advanced work proved crucial.

Seven Virginians, the culmination of a lifetime of erudition by one of America's leading historians, reveals the integral role played by seven major Virginians before, during, and after the American Revolution: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, George Mason, Patrick Henry, and John Marshall.

Women of the Constitution follows in the footsteps of the 1912 work The Wives of the Signers, which was devoted to biographical sketches of the spouses of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

What can you remember of your childhood?

A full understanding of the historical process must include studies of the social and economic conditions of societies as well as biographies of the people on which a clear understanding of history is based-but not just the "e;great"e; people.

What can you remember of your childhood?

In a set of stories about 17 American heroes and heroines, this book analyzes the hero concept in the nation's history.

The complete works of William Wharton, one of America's most revered authors, published together for the first time in one ebook collection.

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You're about to meet so many incredible humans.

'I've fallen in love with this fabulous foursome .

This unique reference presents 59 biographies of people who were key to the sea services being reasonably prepared to fight the Japanese Empire when the Second World War broke out, and whose advanced work proved crucial.