Biography: general

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2025 - Start Up /Scale UpFearless, innovative, driven and daring.

A professional booze writer whose life spins out of control tries to piece it back together by embarking upon an epic wine-fueled adventure that takes him to every corner of the U.

Whether you're an American Mah Jongg newbie or an intermediate player looking to gain an edge over your opponents, American Mah Jongg for Everyone is the perfect book to help you start practicing your game!

Much discussion of Protestant Christianity and its missions in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is focused on the work of English missionary William Carey and American Missionaries Adoniram and Ann Judson, who travelled to India in 1793 and 1813.

In People with Dementia Speak Out, twenty-three people from diverse backgrounds share their experiences of living with dementia.

In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas.

From Tamils to Malayalees, from Bengalis to Punjabis, the diverse Indian community in Singapore has played a large part in building the country.

The acclaimed biographer presents “a perceptive life of the controversial political philosopher” and author of Eichmann in Jerusalem (Kirkus Reviews).

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Brewing a cup of tea can lead to a variety of exciting magical practices, andTea Magicis the perfect, gorgeously illustrated guide.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis extraordinary book is not only a chronicle of Rons and Clints early careers and their wild adventures, but also a primer on so many topicshow an actor prepares, how to survive as a kid working in Hollywood, and how to be the best parents in the world!

This is the definitive study of the unsuccessful rebellion in Virginia led in 1676 by the younger Nathaniel Bacon, celebrated in history as the rebel, against Sir William Berkeley, the colonial governor of Virginia and one of the lords proprietors of Carolina.

The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperbackan incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb.

Mi Rinconcito en el Cielo (My Little Corner of the Sky) tells the remarkable story of Alberto "e;Beto"e; Gonzales, who overcame a childhood of poverty, addiction, bigotry, and violence and went on to change the lives of thousands of children and adults as a mentor and gang prevention specialist.

The Reinvention of Social Practices shows the relevance of Felix Guattari's thought for the analysis of contemporary social and cultural encounters, ranging across an alternative 'skateboard' school, informatic subjugations, urban ecological dilemmas, drug subcultures, and countercultures.

If we can learn how to relax, before our minds become agitated and our perceptions bombarded and overwhelmed, we can bring out the hidden qualities of our senses and appreciate their nuances and textures.

Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics.

With an introduction by Steve Harvey and a foreword by David Foster The Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist whose groundbreaking sound continues to influence music today.

In recent presidencies, the role of the first lady has received more coverage as reporters and political analysts have attempted to pinpoint the influence such women would wield over their husbands.

Despite having everything she could ask for, Janet Wilson couldn’t shake a sense of emptiness in her life—or her desire to return to the continent of her birth.

An incredible true story of a state ward's harrowing childhood in 1960s New Zealand.

This book illustrates the social change that took place in the lives of women during the Progressive Era.

Samuel Koteliansky (1880-1955) fled the pogroms of Russia in 1911 and established himself as a friend of many of Britain's literati and intellectuals, who were fascinated by his homeland's more civilized side: the Ballets Russes, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov.

Persian blue, pomegranate flower, spiny lobster, wine soup, pale flesh, dove breast, golden wax, grass green, green sand, rotten olive, modest plum, agate, rich French gray, gunpowder of the English…….

Rhetoric appears to be a marginal topic for the Bakhtin School and for most Bakhtin scholars, but many rhetorical critics, theorists, and teachers have nonetheless found the school's work compelling and challenging.

This book offers a philosophical and macro-historical analysis of secularism, supported by an investigation of various contemporary cases.

A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother.

Der »spatial turn« in der deutschen Geschichte.

"e;Lost in action,"e; a term used to account for soldiers last seen in combat but not identified as killed or captured, was applied to the author for years following his capture by Japanese in the Philippines after the fall of Bataan.

A trailblazing physician and health researcher shares her journey of perseverance and discovery.

This book presents a radical look at the founder of psychoanalysis in his broader cultural context, addressing critical issues and challenging stereotypes.

This volume addresses three things many people do not discuss candidly with strangers or mere acquaintances: God, sex, and politics.

Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time.

Taking part in the Cuban Revolution's first armed action in 1953, enduring the torture and killings of her brother and fiance, assuming a leadership role in the underground movement, and smuggling weapons into Cuba, Haydee Santamaria was the only woman to participate in every phase of the Revolution.

The Strange Case of Donald J.

The Hollywood Ending of an Adrenaline-Filled and, By Turns, Harrowing and Funny Odyssey of Crime and Redemption in Americas War on DrugsSmugglers Blues, the first book in Richard Strattons memoir of his criminal career, detailed his years as a kingpin in the Hippie Mafia.

Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada's history.

Find the healing and hope you long for when you take time to experience God's presence each day.

Ich hab ein Haus, ein Äffchen und ein Pferd…Dass Pippi Langstrumpf Ende der 1940er Jahre nach Deutschland kam, ist keine Selbstverständlichkeit: Fünf Verlage hatten das unerhörte Buch bereits abgelehnt, als der junge Hamburger Verleger Friedrich Oetinger es entdeckte und veröffentlichte.

Ian Botham arrived on the international scene just in time to ride sport's first big financial wave and exploit the Thatcherite mantra of go-out-and-get-what-you-want.

INCLUDES NEVER-BEFORE-SHARED PROJECTS, RECIPES AND INSPIRATION, ALONG WITH STUNNING NEW PHOTOGRAPHYFor as long as Zoe Sugg can remember she has loved welcoming friends & family into her home, whether it's to celebrate someone else's big day or just being with friends, there is nothing she enjoys more than putting her energy into making any occasion special.

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