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.
In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back at life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.
In "Mallorquinische Dynastien: Macht, Eroberungen und Intrigen im Herzen des Mittelmeers" entführt Sebastian Pinto den Leser in eine Epoche, in der Könige nicht nur über Länder, sondern auch über das Schicksal ganzer Völker herrschten.
Die Geschichte der britischen Monarchie ist weit mehr als eine Abfolge prunkvoller Zeremonien und makelloser Herrscher – sie ist ein stiller Wandel, der sich im leisen, aber tiefgreifenden Übergang von Thronfolger zu Monarch offenbart.
When the Trinidadian novelist, Harold Sonny Ladoo was found dead soon after the publication of his classic novel, No Pain Like This Body, for Christopher Laird, it became an obsession to try to discover the writer behind the work and what had brought about his untimely end.
Ein spannendes, bewegendes Buch über eine faszinierende PersönlichkeitBohemienne, Femme fatale, erotische Ikone: Um die norwegische Schriftstellerin und Musikerin Dagny Juel und ihr bewegtes Leben ranken sich bis heute Legenden und Geheimnisse.
Upon his return from India, Alexander the Great travelled to the Persian royal city of Pasargadae to pay homage at the tomb of King Cyrus, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, whom he admired greatly.
20 Days Healing: Re-possess Your Health and FaithWhen sickness strikes or chronic pain lingers, it's easy to feel like your body and even your faith are under siege.
"In den dunkelsten Momenten unseres Lebens erkennen wir, dass wahre Stärke nicht darin besteht, nie zu fallen, sondern darin, immer wieder aufzustehen.
