Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families.
Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families.
Den 15 oktober 2001, efter nästan tre månader i fängelse, flyttas Jeffrey Archer från HMP Wayland till den öppna anstalten North Sea Camp i Lincolnshire.
Den 9 augusti 2001, tjugotvå dagar efter att han dömts till fyra års fängelse, lämnar Jeffrey Archer högsäkerhetsfängelset HMP Belmarsh i södra London.
Finalist for the 2026 PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction A Time Must-Read Book of 2025, An NPR Books We Love Most pick, A Tribal College Best Native Studies Book of 2025, and a 2026 Great Reads from Great Places Pick From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world.
Discover the memoir that inspired the major new film starring Claire Foy and Brendan GleesonThe hawk was everything I wanted to be: solitary, self-possessed, free from grief, and numb to the hurts of human life.
An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings.
'Joins the very front rank of memoirs of post-war Britain' DAVID KYNASTON'A winning blend of personal memories, evoked with startling clarity, and fascinating social history' CLARE CHAMBERSIn Red, Red Robin, Alison Light puts herself into history, conjuring her girlhood from the 1950s to the 1970s, growing up in an extended family in Portsmouth, a blitzed city with its collective memory of war.
A dazzlingly original reassessment of the power and plurality of women's singing voices by the critically acclaimed author of Art Monsters and Scaffolding'It took me ten years to go from shy young girl to punk rocker, if I'd had this book I'd have got there much quicker Viv AlbertineFor millennia, women s raised voices have been heard as unruly, uncivilized, dangerous.
He was a boy afraid of everything — the dark, the classroom, the outhouse crawling with roaches, the ruler in a teacher's hand, and the quiet belief that the world had already decided his limits.
Ese bar es un libro que rescata la memoria viva de un espacio entrañable donde la amistad, la música y la palabra compartida se transformaron en una forma de vida.
A boy struggles throughout the American school system from first grade through college, where he discovers that love is a much stronger force than hate, fear, and embarrassment.
The Complete Works of Lori Blankenship Carta is a deeply personal and enduring collection of writings that span a lifetime of creativity, reflection, and love.
Applying various disciplinary perspectives with overlapping themes, contributors to this volume analyze the intersections of Disney studies and animal studies, demonstrating how common themes and issues transcend the context of Disney culture.
Jahson's Journey: The Boy Between Worlds is a deeply personal Jamaican memoir about identity, faith, survival, and the search for a more human way to live.
In this heartfelt account, Jenn shares the raw stories of her life from childhood trauma and teen pregnancy to overcoming devastating loss and embracing the chaos of living in a vintage bus with her family.
This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge.
This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge.
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.
