Biography: general

This edited collection explores the perceptions and memories of parliamentarianism across Europe, examining the complex ideal of parliament since 1800.

In 1936, Ngo Van was captured, imprisoned, and tortured in the dreaded Maison Centrale prison in Saigon for his part in the struggle to free Vietnam from French colonial rule.

The autobiography of one of hockey's first rebels and a beloved member of the "e;Big Bad Bruins,"e; this book shares how Derek Sanderson's ferocious style helped lead the team to two Stanley Cup victories in the early 1970s.

A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential film directors of the modern era.

Diese sehr lesbar und flüssig geschriebene Autobiographie von Toni Sender, die sich nie in Nebensächlichkeiten verliert, ist ein ebenso spannender wie informativer Bericht über das turbulente politische Leben in der Weimarer Republik aus der Sicht einer engagierten Frau, die sich auf einem Gebiet profilierte, das auch heute noch nicht als selbstverständliche »Frauensache« gilt.

Masculinity is not a monolithic phenomenon, but a historically discontinuous one-a fabrication as it were, of given cultural circumstances.

Learning Interreligiously offers a series of about one hundred short pieces, written online between 2008 and 2016.

NOMINATED FOR THE JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 WINNER OF THE PRESTO JAZZ BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020An articulate, scrupulously researched account based on first-hand information, this book presents Brubeck's contribution to music with the critical insight that it deserves - ***** BBC Music Magazine This is the writing about jazz that we've been waiting for - Mike WestbrookThe sheer descriptive verve, page after page, made me want to listen to every single musical example cited.

With her striking looks, the raven-haired, dark eyed Ruth Roman had an air of sophistication that made her seem sexy yet wholesome.

Interdisciplinary overview of American Jewish life post-Holocaust.

In a searingly candid memoir which he authored himself, Grammy Award-winning pop icon Rick Springfield pulls back the curtain on his image as a bright, shiny, happy performer to share the startling story of his rise and fall and rise in music, film, and television and his lifelong battle with depression.

The 'War on Terror' ushered in a new era of anti-Muslim bias and racism.

Do you feel guilt and shame about negative thoughts and emotions and your inability to overcome them?

Jack the Ripper is a gothic tale of Victorian conspiracies, the supernatural, secret societies and the police.

A collection of passionate essays from religious leaders arguing for a First Nations Voice to be enshrined in the Australian ConstitutionIn this ground-breaking collection of essays, diverse religious leaders and thinkers come together to advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Graciela De Pierris presents a novel interpretation of the relationship between skepticism and naturalism in Hume's epistemology, and a new appraisal of Hume's place within early modern thought.

In the early winter of 1983, a generous season for memories, Michael Tierney attended his first - and only - game with his father, John.

On September 29, 2006, Michael Monsoor and three SEAL snipers watched vigilantly for enemy activity from their rooftop post in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

Thadé, polonais d'origine juive, violoniste virtuose dont les aléas de la vie et de l'histoire ont modelé le parcours de vie riche et humaniste, passe sa jeunesse dans l'opulence d'une famille bourgeoise de Varsovie.

The original text of this work was published in the French journal Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses.

This book presents two major texts and selected shorter writings by the social-democratic thinker and politician Eduard Bernstein, translated into English in full for the first time: The German Revolution: A History of the Emergence and First Working Period of the German Republic; How A Revolution Perished; and articles from Vorwarts and other socialist periodicals.

A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary The Beatles musician and songwriter John LennonJohn Lennon is one of the world's greatest-ever song writers, creator of 'Help!

This is a pioneering study based on original sources of the least researched aspect of Keynes, namely, the crucial formative role of his Indian connection in the making of Keynes as an economist and policy-maker.

Strategic planning, collaboration, continual stewardship, best practices, and re-engineering can provide librarians with a toolkit of innovative strategies that meets the worst of economic times with bold, persistent experimentation.

Women were leading actors in twentieth-century developments in Georgia, yet most histories minimize their contributions.

What does it mean to be Mennonite in the modern world?

From The Beatles' patronage of his 1968 debut album to his Grammy awards for Hourglass, James Taylor has remained a universally acclaimed songwriter of effortless eloquence and power.

June Allyson (1917-2006) was an American film, television and stage actress, singer, dancer and author.

Jonalyn Fincher wants to show that women can be both fully human and fully feminine.

In August 1942 a thirty-year-old counsel in the Geneva office of the World Jewish Congress sent a cable to Rabbi Stephen Wise in New York with the following message: RECEIVED ALARMING REPORT THAT IN FUHRERS HEADQUARTERS PLAN DISCUSSED AND UNDER CONSIDERATION ALL JEWS IN COUNTRIES OCCUPIED OR CONTROLLED GERMANY NUMBER 3-1/2 TO 4 MILLION SHOULD AFTER DEPORTATION AND CONCENTRATION IN EAST AT ONE BLOW EXTERMINATED TO RESOLVE ONCE FOR ALL JEWISH QUESTION IN EUROPE.

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With this critically acclaimed 1940 memoir, pioneering Japanese writer and activist Ayako Ishigaki made history.

The stories we tell about ourselves are guided by cultural patterns and enduring elements.

Women can be successful leaders if they achieve congruity between their inner instincts and their career goals.

Combining the history of ideas, institutions, and architecture, this study shows how the museum both reflected and shaped the place of art in German culture from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century.

The compelling true story of Nelly Benatar-a hero of the anti-Fascist North African resistance and humanitarian who changed the course of history for the "e;last million"e; escaping the Second World War.

In this brilliantly received memoir, former senator James Webb has outdone himself.

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A memoir of brutality, heroism and personal discovery from Europe's dark heart, revealing one of the most extraordinary untold stories of the Second World WarIn the spring of 1945, at Rechnitz on the Austrian-Hungarian border, not far from the front lines of the advancing Red Army, Countess Margit Batthyany gave a party in her mansion.

"e;Opening the enormous metal gate, the guard suddenly took away my blindfold and asked me, tauntingly, if I would recognize my parents.

Niels Bohr ranks with Einstein among the physicists of the 20th century.

Told over a period of public service spanning thirty years, this compelling true story unravels the nuts and bolts of policing London, providing an insider's perspective on the challenges, triumphs, and transformations that shaped an era.