Wounds that cannot be seen are the most of severe pain, compared to those of an eye witness, as it is not easy for one to realise that they need medical treatment to cure.
A multi-award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of a major Australian newspaper searingly explores his Jewish identity at a time when a substantial - and growing - part of the left is opposed to the very existence of Israel as a Jewish state.
An exploration of an essential but often overlooked figure in English literature In this innovative biography, Andrew Keanie explores one of the most enigmatic figures in English Romanticism.
An exploration of an essential but often overlooked figure in English literature In this innovative biography, Andrew Keanie explores one of the most enigmatic figures in English Romanticism.
The life and work of two photographers who captured the rise of Tropical Modern architecture in Miami and the surrounding regionIn this first critical biography of the life and work of Annette and Rudi Rada, two photographers working in South Florida and the Caribbean from approximately 1946 to 1975, architectural historian Victor Deupi explores the lasting significance of the Radas in documenting the cities, buildings, landscapes, and people of the region during major social and economic transformations of the twentieth century.
WINNER OF THE 2024 AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONAcclaimed historian and biographer Ross McMullin has again combined prodigious research and narrative flair in this sequel to Farewell, Dear People, the winner of multiple awards including the Prime Minister s Prize for Australian History.
Alquimistas arruinados por el ajenjo, luchadores que se enfrentan a tigres en combates cuerpo a cuerpo antes de convertirse al ascetismo, aeronautas temerarios que aterrizan en tejados de grandes almacenes parisinos, generales cosacos budistas, poliglotas ayunadores, aviadores infelices, inventores de canones etereos, pintores monocromos devotos de santa Rita.
Im gluhend heien Sommer 1933 spitzt sich die politische Lage in Europa zu - und die der Familie Mann: Thomas und Katia Mann und ihre sechs Kinder sind nach abenteuerlichen Fluchten im Juni in dem vertraumten Hafenort Sanary am franzosischen Mittelmeer gestrandet.
In ihrer autobiographischen Erzählung beschreibt Fumi Masuda, wie sie als junge Tänzerin Anfang der 1970er-Jahre eine Reise von Yokohama über Moskau und Wien nach Bochum antritt, um sich im zeitgenössischen Modern Dance weiterzubilden.
Step into the mind of one of America's greatest visionaries with The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, a timeless account of ambition, ingenuity, and the pursuit of excellence.
"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado") is a short story, written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book.
Gianluigi Buffon: Mehr als eine Fuballlegende"e;Mein Name ist Gianluigi Buffon, ich habe bis zu meinem funfundvierzigsten Lebensjahr Fu ball gespielt, achtundzwanzig Jahre lang als Profi, und ich glaube, ich bin eine Milliarde Mal zu Boden gegangen.
Das Aufeinandertreffen zweier Menschen, Aufarbeitung der Vergangenheit und die gemeinsame Liebe, führen den Leser in dieser wahren Geschichte auf die Insel der Götter.
Jacques Lusseyran berichtet von seinen persönlichen Erfahrungen im Umgang mit der Blindheit; davon, wie sich ihm durch Aufmerksamkeit, Freude und liebevolle Hinwendung die Welt neu erschloss.
The life and work of two photographers who captured the rise of Tropical Modern architecture in Miami and the surrounding regionIn this first critical biography of the life and work of Annette and Rudi Rada, two photographers working in South Florida and the Caribbean from approximately 1946 to 1975, architectural historian Victor Deupi explores the lasting significance of the Radas in documenting the cities, buildings, landscapes, and people of the region during major social and economic transformations of the twentieth century.
In "e;Zwischen den Zeilen meiner Haut"e; entfaltet sich die zutiefst personliche und schonungslose Geschichte von Lisa Adler Ingram, einer Frau, die vor fast einem Jahrzehnt, im Alter von 19 Jahren, nach ihren Abitur, zu einer knapp einjahrigen Weltreise aufbrach, um sich von den Schatten einer traumatischen Vergangenheit zu befreien und sich selbst neu zu finden.
Fifty years after the event, here is the first full account of an audacious publishing decision that - with the help of booksellers and readers around the country - forced the end of literary censorship in Australia.
When Louisa Deasey receives a message from a French woman called Coralie, who has found a cachet of letters in an attic, written by Louisa's father, neither woman can imagine the events it will set in motion.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, BIOGRAPHY BOOK OF THE YEARPaul Keating: the big-picture leader is the definitive biography of Australia s 24th prime minister, and the first that Keating has cooperated with in more than two decades.
WINNER OF THE 2017 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE 2016 MELBOURNE PRESS CLUB LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD There will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping.
From an inaugural winner of the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers comes a funny, energetic coming-of-age story that isn't quite like any other book you'll read this year.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIMEThe compelling story of South Australia s disgraced former chief forensic pathologist and the legal scandals in which he became implicated.
