John Hume, civil rights activist, founding member of the SDLP and leading politician in Northern Ireland during the long period of the Troubles, gained worldwide recognition and respect for his principled opposition to the use of violence as a means of resolving the deep divisions between the people of Northern Ireland, between those who favour Irish unity and those who favour maintaining the union with Britain.
They are four-legged police officers sniffing their way through mountains, tropical forests, and urban jungles, and they operate in the southernmost Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, just seven miles from Venezuela.
A North Light - John Hewitt's own account of his life in Northern Ireland from his early years until his 'enforced exile' in Covntry in 1957 - provides a fascinating glimpse into his association with key figures from the literary and art world, including W.
They are four-legged police officers sniffing their way through mountains, tropical forests, and urban jungles, and they operate in the southernmost Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, just seven miles from Venezuela.
Dans un style dépouillé, pour mieux faire connaître le climat des années de décolonisation au Moyen-Congo, Elie Mavoungou dépeint le portrait et l’action politique de Jacques Ludovic Opangault, Vice-Président de la première République du Congo, et de celle d’autres principales personnalités politiques dont l’abbé Fulbert Youlou et Jean Félix-Tchicaya.
From the Amazon rainforest to the South Pacific islands, and from India to the African plains, thousands of Irish missionaries devote themselves to the practical service of humanity.
In 'Imperial Germany & the Industrial Revolution' by Thorstein Veblen, the author delves into the economic and social changes brought about by industrialization in Germany during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This book tells the story of the decline and fall of Ireland's premier aristocratic family - the dukes of Leinster - who, for almost 300 years, lived amidst glorious splendour in their grand Palladian mansion, Carton House, Co.
In seinem Werk "Haarmann: Gerichtsreportage" präsentiert Theodor Lessing eine detaillierte und schockierende Darstellung des Serienmörders Fritz Haarmann.
The Hiding Place is Corrie ten Boom's personal story of faith, courage, forgiveness, and love for the persecuted Jewish community during the World War II Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland.
Allan Pinkerton's 'The Greatest Cases of Pinkerton Detective Agency' offers a captivating glimpse into the thrilling world of crime-solving in the 19th century.
In 'The Complete Spiritual Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated Edition)', readers are presented with a collection of both fictional and non-fictional works that delve into the realm of spiritualism and otherworldly phenomena.
In 'The Life of Uncle Billy: Autobiography of General Sherman', William Tecumseh Sherman provides a firsthand account of his experiences during the Civil War.
La Patrie soviétique de 9 écrivains Juifs russes, constitue, après l'Ode à la France de 9 écrivains Français-juifs, puis 9 écrivains Juifs allemands ou Allemands juifs, le troisième volet du triptyque d'un univers peu exploré : l'étude de neuf auteurs d'origine juive confrontés aux nationalistes, aux germanistes et aux communistes de leur pays.
Mit dem Einzug des Themas »Transidentität« in das Bewusstsein einer breiten Öffentlichkeit mehren sich in den kinder- und jugendpsychotherapeutischen Praxen die Behandlungswünsche Jugendlicher mit Genderdysphorie und transidentem Erleben.
Der sehr erfolgreiche kompakte Band »Systemische Interventionen« der beiden Autoren wird in ihrem neuen Buch ergänzt durch die erkenntnistheoretischen Basics, ohne die systemisches Arbeiten in allen Beratungskontexten im luftleeren Raum bleibt.
Né en 1797 aux Roches-de-Condrieu (Isère), Jean Gerin fut ordonné prêtre en 1821 et exerça l’essentiel de son ministère comme curé de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble, à partir de 1835 et jusqu’à sa mort en 1863.
This is a dramatic retelling of true events in the life of Francisco Boix, a Spanish press photographer and communist who fled to France at the beginning of World War II.
Une république fragilisée, une guerre civile dans le pays voisin, une presse réactionnaire en essor et des élites attirées par le chant des sirènes du fascisme : sur cette scène française politiquement déchirée surgit le nom de Charles Lesca, principal actionnaire puis directeur de l’hebdomadaire fasciste et antisémite Je suis partout, condamné à mort par contumace et décédé à Buenos-Aires en 1949.
An "e;excellent true-crime study"e; of a female serial killer given the death penalty for poisoning at least three men between 1973 and 1989 (Publishers Weekly).
From an award-winning journalist, this "e;grippingly suspenseful true-crime tale details the foiling of a wealthy Texan's plot to have his wife murdered"e; (Publishers Weekly).