The formidable talents of Anthony Hecht, one of the most gifted of contemporary American poets, and Helen Bacon, a classical scholar, are here brought to bear on this vibrant translation of Aeschylus' much underrated tragedy The Seven Against Thebes.
In this short biography, Michael Schaller, acclaimed historian of the American political right, offers readers a poignant account of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements, from his small-town upbringing in rural Illinois to his cinematic success in Hollywood, entry into politics as governor of California, and meteoric rise to the White House, where he served for eight years.
Die Biographie des letzten groen Grunen15 Jahre lang hat Winfried Kretschmann die Geschicke seines Heimatlandes Baden-Wurttemberg gefuhrt, mit seiner Wahl schienen die Grunen in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen zu sein.
While doing research for a term paper on civil rights for his ninth-grade civics class in the spring of 1976, Mike Marshall found an article in Time magazine about William Moore, a thirty-five-year-old postman from Binghamton, New York.
La idea fructifera bien puede surgir de algo percibido por el rabillo del ojo, tal vez un lugar, tal vez una persona, tal vez una situacion sugerida por un comentario oido al azar.
This book presents a new theoretical model for mapping how populist leaders construct “the people”, using simultaneous processes of inclusion and exclusion.
Inspired by the back-to-the-land movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Kat and Adam Kramer and their two young children left a conventional life in Minnesota to experience a simpler way of living, close to nature in the peaceful Northwoods of Wisconsin.
This book presents a new theoretical model for mapping how populist leaders construct “the people”, using simultaneous processes of inclusion and exclusion.
This is the story of how Attorney Wood practiced law in the criminal courts for forty-six years, starting off with little training or background from his traditional law school education (and, as he says, "e;with little aptitude for it!
"e;Ni memoires ni journal intime, son autobiographie, en neuf recits, constitue une entreprise unique et folle : ecrire sans affabulation, a mesure qu'elle se deroule et sur plus de quarante annees, les annales de son existence individuelle, pour y reconnaitre tous les themes de la destinee universelle.
TRANSGREDIO LAS REGLAS, VIVIO EN PLENITUDCristina de Suecia, reina prodigio del siglo XVII, fue juzgada mas por su genero que por sus decisiones: llamada excentrica, desobediente y antifemenina , su independencia y erudicion escandalizaron cortes y cronistas.
El coraje de una mujer que desafio al nazismo para salvar miles de vidasIrena Sendler, una figura clave y poco conocida del Holocausto, arriesgo todo por un principio: la justicia.
Das personlichste Buch der bekannten ZDF-Sonderkorrespondentin und der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin*Sie spricht mit den Taliban, begleitet ukrainische Soldaten an der Front und erzahlt die Geschichten von mutigen Frauen in Afghanistan, die in Untergrund-Schulen unterrichten.
Arriving in Britain in the 1960s, Neil's early life reflected the challenges faced by many in the Black community, yet his relentless drive pushed him past imposed limitations.
Fritz Rudolf Fries' Essays zur Literatur sind Ausdruck seines groen literarischen Interesses, das sich weder auf Epochen noch auf Stile eingrenzen lasst.
Die freiheitliche demokratische Grundordnung und die Innere Sicherheit sind gegenwartig durch alle Phanomenbereiche von politisch motivierter Kriminalitat (PMK) besonders bedroht.
