Collected biographies

In the course of a long and successful career as a journalist and author, Paul Johnson has known popes, presidents, prime ministers, painters, poets, playwrights, even the foul-mouthed publican Muriel Belcher, who ran the legendary Colony Club.

The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years.

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.

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

An instant bestseller when first published in 1929—biographies of twelve bold individuals from history and what they did to separate themselves from the pack.

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.

Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic.

Spotlighting the teachers who see us, hear us, teach us, and are creating more extraordinary people day by day.

So, who s the best of 'em all?

Beacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902.

A look into the tantalising secrets of Florence's Palazzo Rucellai.

Over the course of his distinguished career as a foreign correspondent, which spanned more than sixty years, Alistair Cooke had known, interviewed, or reported on literally hundreds of the most influential men and women of the twentieth century.

How do we shape a better world for LGBTQ+ people?

Covering almost 100 years of motor racing history, humanity, not simple statistics, is revealed here as the true source of the subjects' heroism.

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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.

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

Geographers is an annual collection of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought.

Betty Comden and Adolph Green were the writers behind such classic stage musicals as On the Town, Wonderful Town, and Bells Are Ringing, and they provided lyrics for such standards as "e;New York, New York,"e; "e;Just in Time,"e; "e;The Party's Over,"e; and "e;Make Someone Happy,"e; to name just a few.

Beacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902.

One of the most controversial of all works to survive from ancient Rome, the Augustan History is our main source of information about the Roman emperors from 117 to 284 AD.

Rayna and her husband Bill edited the Kuomintang's English-language newspaper in Wuhan.

Rooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and ritualsin which famous writers created their most notable works.

A fun and fascinating compendium of LGBTQ+ icons, one for every day of the year, and a celebration of queer history or as RuPaul would say; Herstory!

Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak.

A fascinating exploration of three individuals in fin-de-siecle France who pushed the boundaries of gender identity.

The lives and careers of Sir Charles Stewart and his brother Lord Castlereagh take in a grand stage, from Britain and Ireland to the kingdoms and empires of western and central Europe.

Eleven daring test pilots recount their experiences at the forefront of aeronautical innovation in this oral history of the Jet Age.

Discover the lives and achievements of more than 90 of the world's most inspirational and influential entrepreneurs and business leaders with this ebook of graphic-led biographies.

This book is a collective biography of the 318 men who joined the German Navy in 1934 to become officers.

Beacon Lights of History is a 14-volume set first published in 1902.

Four Faces of Femininity tells the story of remarkable women who, through their creativity, passion, intelligence, and sheer determination, have left an indelible mark on the history of humankind.

This searing memoir shares the trauma and triumphs of Lakhdar Boumediene and Mustafa Ait Idir's time inside America's most notorious prison.

MG was a home-grown concept that became an international success, bringing the small market town of Abingdon onto the global map.

In the Second World War, Great Britain, the United States and Germany each produced one land force commander who stood out from the rest: Bernard Montgomery, George Patton and Erwin Rommel.

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Mightily impressive .

This searing memoir shares the trauma and triumphs of Lakhdar Boumediene and Mustafa Ait Idir's time inside America's most notorious prison.

This collection brings together the best of C.

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.

There is more to the Victorian era than respectability, economic success and the grudging solution of the practical social problems they encountered.

'Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life' New York Times'Naughty Knickers version of our island story' Daily Mail---------------------------------------------Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy.

An often surprising and always sure-footed survey of the magic of yoga and Calcutta's role in bringing it to the world' JOHN ZUBRZYCKI'Interweaving historical facts with Armstrong's own experiences .

This is a compilation of two books by Charles H.

A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detailThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle.