Zwei Frauen, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten: Erika Mann, talentierte Tochter Thomas Manns, und Therese Giehse, beliebte Theaterschauspielerin.
Helene Weigels herausragende Bedeutung für die Arbeiten Brechts oder Veza Canettis eindrucksvolles Werk, das vom eigenen Ehemann zurückgehalten wurde: Wie so viele Frauen berühmter Männer standen beide Künstlerinnen stets in deren Schatten und rangen in einem unheilvollen Spannungsfeld zwischen Aufopferung und Unterdrückung um Anerkennung.
Die Begegnung mit dem Fremden – eine Begegnung mit dem Fremden in sich selbstFünf Männer in der Mitte ihres Lebens: Die verurteilten ehemaligen Terroristen Muhammad, Suleiman und Jamil aus den besetzten Gebieten sowie die Israelis Chen und Amil, die den Dienst an der Waffe verweigert haben.
One of the most prominent African-Americans of his time, James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a successful lawyer, educator, social reformer, songwriter, and critic.
One of the most prominent African-Americans of his time, James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was a successful lawyer, educator, social reformer, songwriter, and critic.
How I Found God in Everyone and Everywhere captures for a general audience the spiritual shift away from a God "e;up there"e; and "e;out there"e; and towards an immanent divine right here.
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.
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.
A dazzling literary exploration by acclaimed poet and critic Michael Schmidt, The First Poets brings to life the great Greek poets who gave our poetic tradition its first bearings and whose works have had an enduring influence on our literature and our imagination.
'A thrilling read' Tom Holland'History-writing at its best' Barry StraussBy the end of his short life, Alexander the Great had redrawn the map of the ancient world to create an empire that stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indian subcontinent.
Britain's rise to global dominance from the 16th century owed as much to the vision and creativity of traders, industrialists and bankers as it did to wars of conquest fought by military men.
This is a remarkable story, not just about the extraordinary achievements of a family, but about the power of the individual to spur innovation, even when the consen
Short-listed for the 2007 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction They were among Canada's most desperate criminals, yet their names have been all but forgotten in the annals of history - until now!
In our time - Ernest Hemingway - In Our Time is the title of Ernest Hemingway's first collection of short stories, published in 1925 by Boni & Liveright, New York, and of a collection of vignettes published in 1924 in France titled in our time.
