Across the history of Christianity, Pauls letters have been mined for doctrines like original sin and the "e;Fall"e; of Adam or for arguing that justification is by faith, not by works.
Many children are labelled 'different' - by doctors, psychologists, educators, or even peers- and as parents, this label can limit our hopes and expectations for them.
Ever since feminist scholarship began to reintroduce Harriet Beecher Stowe's writings to the American Literary canon in the 1970s, critical interest in her work has steadily increased.
Serving Time Too: A Memoir of My Son's Prison Years is the universally accessible story of a mother and son: what she knew about him; what she will never understand; how she helped him, and when she needed to let him go.
A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of modern research.
On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain and France in the west and Russia in the east.
An updated edition of the bestselling autobiography of Charlie Kray, elder brother of the Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie, who are brought to the screen this autumn in a major motion picture.
Philip Marsden returns to the remote, fiercely beautiful landscape that has exercised a powerful mythic appeal over him since his first encounter with it over twenty years ago.
A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer.
A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of 'Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'.
From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.
Many children are labelled 'different' - by doctors, psychologists, educators, or even peers- and as parents, this label can limit our hopes and expectations for them.
A rogue, a megalomaniac, a plodder, and a depressive: the men whose previously unpublished diaries are collected in this volume were four very different characters.
Wie Väter die Welt prägten – eine Geschichte von Macht, Männlichkeit und MythosAugustine Sedgewick begibt sich auf eine faszinierende Spurensuche durch die Geschichte der Vaterschaft – von den Anfängen menschlicher Gesellschaften über religiöse und politische Ordnungen bis hin zur Gegenwart.
Awake, Arise: The Life of Swami VivekanandStep Into the Life of Swami Vivekanand:Imagine—someone, in just 39 short years, shakes the world with his words, his courage, and his vision.
Zwischen Glanz und Krise – mit Siegfried Kracauer durch die Weimarer RepublikTanzpaläste, Kaufhausfenster, Bestsellerlisten – der vielleicht schärfste Chronist der Goldenen Zwanziger Siegfried Kracauer sah in den Oberflächen der Weimarer Republik die Tiefe der Gesellschaft.
Königin, Ketzerin, KultfigurSie war Königstochter, Philosophin, Theatergründerin, Exilantin – und eine der eigenwilligsten Persönlichkeiten ihrer Epoche.
Aufbruch in die ModerneSie scherten sich wenig um Konventionen: Die Schwestern Else (*1874) und Frieda (*1879) von Richthofen waren zeitweise erbitterte Rivalinnen, doch was sie verband, war die Bereitschaft, sich selbst neu zu erfinden – jede auf ihre eigene Weise.
50 Jahre U2 – eine einzigartige Karriere»U2 waren, sind und bleiben das schlagende Herz der Rockmusik – wild klopfend, alarmiert pumpend oder sanft pochend.
Alles Wichtige über die LGBTQIA*-Bewegung und ihren Kampf für Gleichberechtigung»Queerness lädt zu einem offenen Denken ein, das uns nicht einteilt in ›normal‹ und ›unnormal‹, in ›passend‹ oder ›unpassend‹.
Eine neue, hilfreiche Einstellung – dem eigenen Leben und der Welt gegenüber»Achtsamkeit ist für mich eine Überlebenskompetenz, besonders im Angesicht der Zukunft.
My Nine Decades Faith Journey is an inspiring and heartfelt memoir that traces one man's walk with God through ninety years of life, family, challenges, blessings, and unwavering faith.
In "e;Grokstar"e;, the intense and cinematic architecture of Elon Musk's career is laid bare, tracing the psychological line from a traumatic South African childhood to the high-stakes battlegrounds of global industry.
For nearly a century, the FIFA World Cup has stood as the most powerful cultural event on Earth — a spectacle that has united nations, shaped identities, and produced moments of drama and beauty that echo across generations.
