In this candid biography Lawrence Grobel chronicles the remarkable story of the Huston family, which boasts three Oscar winners, from Walter to John to Anjelica, with particular attention to the rich career and tumultuous personal life of director/actor John Huston (1906-1987).
For the last four hundred years, women have played a part far in excess of their numerical representation in the history of astronomical research and discovery.
More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec.
Edward III may be known for his restoration of English kingly authority after the disastrous and mysterious fall of his father, Edward II, and eventual demise of his mother, Queen Isabella.
Este libro es la crónica de un viaje hacia el exterior: desde Uruguay hasta la India, pasando por Alemania, por Guatemala y por otras regiones del mundo.
Women have healed since the beginning of time, but accessing a formal degree in medicine was impossible for them in Britain until the late 19th century.
Women have healed since the beginning of time, but accessing a formal degree in medicine was impossible for them in Britain until the late 19th century.
A pesar de los muchos logros de los movimientos feministas y de que, en general, la legislación resguarda los derechos de las mujeres, día a día somos testigos de cuánto camino nos queda por recorrer en cuestiones de género.
Combining rich personal accounts from twelve veteran anthropologists with reflexive analyses of the state of anthropology today, this book is a treatise on theory and method offering fresh insights into the production of anthropological knowledge, from the creation of key concepts to major paradigm shifts.
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.
"Es mi misión y mi objetivo en la vida abogar por la autonomía económica de las mujeres, el acceso a las finanzas, la internacionalización, el federalismo, la disolución de las distintas brechas que nos emergen.
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.
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.
Chemical science has made major advances in the last few decades and has gradually transformed in to a highly multidisciplinary subject that is exciting academically and at the same time beneficial to human kind.
An entertaining guide to history's most influential and inspiring poets from Homer and Sappho to Shakespeare and Frank O'Hara and how they can teach us to better understand the world around us.
In Love in a Dark Time, Colm Toibin looks at the life and work of some of the greatest and most influential artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
'A blast' - Ian Rankin'A lively celebration of 1980s action stars' - The Times'Hugely entertaining' - Edgar WrightNow with BONUS MATERIAL, from the editor of Empire magazine this is the behind-the-scenes story of the golden age of the action movie, the stars who ruled 80s and 90s Hollywood and the beloved films - from Die Hard to The Terminator - that made them famous.
WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024SELECTED FOR THE BBC AND READING AGENCY'S BIG SPORTING READ 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 WOMEN'S SPORT WRITING AWARDA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT'Incredibly moving and inspiring' Gabby Logan'It's brilliant I loved it' Lorraine Kelly'Brilliant impressive and vividly told' The Times ---JOIN LOUISE MINCHIN ON 17 EXHILARATING ADVENTURES WITH TRAILBLAZING WOMEN WHO ARE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS, SMASHING RECORDS AND CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES.
WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024SELECTED FOR THE BBC AND READING AGENCY'S BIG SPORTING READ 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 WOMEN'S SPORT WRITING AWARDA WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT'Incredibly moving and inspiring' Gabby Logan'It's brilliant I loved it' Lorraine Kelly'Brilliant impressive and vividly told' The Times ---JOIN LOUISE MINCHIN ON 17 EXHILARATING ADVENTURES WITH TRAILBLAZING WOMEN WHO ARE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS, SMASHING RECORDS AND CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES.
For the last four hundred years, women have played a part far in excess of their numerical representation in the history of astronomical research and discovery.
While scores of books have been published about the atomic bombings that helped end World War II, little has been written about the personal lives and relationship of the three men that led the raids.
El ícono estadounidense Benjamin Franklin es conocido por muchas cosas: publicó el famoso Poor Richard's Almanack, ayudó a fundar la mundialmente famosa Universidad de Pensilvania y fue el primer Director General de Correos de los Estados Unidos.
'A fascinating book about four women - it tells us so much about their world, and about our own What jumps off the page is the liveliness of the women, their passion, their courage and their own way of being.
