As members of a tiny ethnic minority in Indonesiathe world's largest Islamic nationChinese-Indonesian women face hurdles of race and gender that others would find insurmountable.
"e;His aim is true"e; — Greil MarcusFor more than a decade, readers of New York magazine and its Vulture website have been delighted—and occasionally outraged—by Bill Wyman's exhaustive and unapologetically opinionated rankings of the songs of some of the greatest artists in rock and pop history.
The solipsistiThe solipsistic nature of the Western worldview means that primitive individualism trumps all other considerations, and generosity and empathy are actively discouraged, if needs be, eliminated, so empathy, munificent to profusion and kindness, becomes ostracised.
Readers get a front-row seat to witness history, both before and after the enactment of the New Mexico Equal Rights Amendment, as told by the former executive director of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women.
Viele Frauen erleben es auch heute, übersehen, übergangen oder nicht ernst genommen zu werden - eine Erfahrung, die bereits Frauen in biblischer Zeit prägte.
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLERIn the brilliantly original Tonight the Music Seems so Loud, Sathnam Sanghera portrays the extraordinary life of one of Britain's most beloved musical icons: George Michael.
As members of a tiny ethnic minority in Indonesiathe world's largest Islamic nationChinese-Indonesian women face hurdles of race and gender that others would find insurmountable.
The landmark study of the first major woman painter of the Renaissancenow revised and expanded to include new discoveriesSince it was first published, Sofonisba's Lesson has ushered in a major reassessment of Sofonisba Anguissola (15321625), a remarkable painter who changed the image of women's education in Europe and transformed Western attitudes about who could be an artist.
The landmark study of the first major woman painter of the Renaissancenow revised and expanded to include new discoveriesSince it was first published, Sofonisba's Lesson has ushered in a major reassessment of Sofonisba Anguissola (15321625), a remarkable painter who changed the image of women's education in Europe and transformed Western attitudes about who could be an artist.
'An Antarctic odyssey; Shackleton and Scott star in this rip-roaring account'The Telegraph'Delivered with pace, style and infectious enthusiasm, The Grip of the Ice sometimes chills you to the bone.
For fans of the hit series House of David, discover the real King David in more depth and transform your life as you learn from his successes and failures.
For fans of the hit series House of David, discover the real King David in more depth and transform your life as you learn from his successes and failures.
Gaslicht, Geheimnisse und eine Welt im Umbruch: Dieser nerdguide nimmt Leserinnen und Leser mit in das Viktorianische Zeitalter – eine Epoche voller Glanz und Macht, aber auch dunkler Abgründe.
The inspirational memoir of the former Carlton Football Club captain who twice survived cancer, returning to the game braver and stronger after each recovery.
Before Copernicus drew his first diagram, a Persian astronomer in Maragha had already described a model of planetary motion that removed Earth from the center.
Die Kimi Antonelli BiografieVom Kart-Wunderkind zum Formel-1-StarEntdecken Sie die inspirierende Geschichte eines der größten Motorsporttalente seiner Generation.
Sam Altman: The Complete Biography takes readers inside the remarkable life of the visionary entrepreneur who helped redefine the future of artificial intelligence.
How did one engineer help ignite the artificial intelligence revolution and transform a graphics company into one of the world's most influential technology leaders?
Als Sohn einer der engsten Freundinnen und Geliebten Virginia Woolfs, Vita Sackville-West, lernte Nigel Nicolson die Schriftstellerin schon als kleiner Junge kennen.
Der Anfang vom Ende ist die wahre Geschichte einer Frau, die sich Schritt für Schritt aus den Fängen einer kontrollierenden und emotional missbräuchlichen Beziehung befreit.
He lived twenty-five years inside a marriage he could not explain and could not leave, not because love held him there, but because something else did.
What do you do when the life you carefully built collapses without warning - and the person staring back at you in the mirror is someone you no longer recognise?
'The best biography I've read recently' - Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent'An excellent examination of Mayne Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years' - History of War magazine'This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight' Soldier magazine'Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War.
