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Reducere. The fascinating story of Ignaz Semmelweis, a nineteenth-century obstetrician ostracized for his strident advocacy of disinfection as a way to preve...

The definitive biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, the lover of Oscar Wilde and 'the other man' in the renowned scandal, by the acclaimed author of T...

Reducere. The saga of John Kennedy Toole is one of the greatest stories of American literary history. After writing A Confederacy of Dunces, Toole correspond...

"It would be hard to write a dull book on Light-Horse Harry, and Mr. Cole's is far from it.... The book] contains passages of considerable eloquenc...

Reducere. Award-winning historian Stephen G. Yanoff illuminates William McKinley's remarkable life and tragic death in this highly acclaimed work, as the sma...

For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Phantom of Fifth Avenue, a page-turning drama of fortunes, eugenics and women's reprodu...

DescriptionWhere is Brandon Sims? The four-year-old had not been seen since July 3, 1992, when he attended a birthday party with his twenty-year-ol...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Pierre BertonIn 1897 a grimy steamer docked in Seattle and set into epic motion the incredible succession of events that Pi...

the latest novel from the 2018 winner of the alternative nobel prize.

DescriptionHaving spent ten years as Jayne Mansfield's press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private perso...

The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios collects three important works promoting the influential Constantinople monastery of Stoudios and the me...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Michael Ignaz SchmidtIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 520Publication date: 2011Dimen...

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Featuring an amazing cast of historical figures, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt led an American sports and fitness revolutio...

Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. It was this affair - and her very success as First Lady of Flor...

Reducere. #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen tears the mask from rock's most complex and enigmatic icon in a no-holds-barred biography...

Reducere. Celebrated in his prime, forgotten in his final years, only to be championed anew by our greatest contemporary authors, Richard Yates has always ex...

Examines the life and work of William Lamport (d. 1659), an Irish rebel, soldier, poet, and thinker who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition ...

Reducere. The intoxicating story of one of the greatest dancers in the history of ballet and the paradox of his profound genius and descent into madness.Vasl...

When a man needs only two hundred pounds to marry his cook and buy a public house, one would expect his life to be trouble free, but the fifth Earl...

Reducere. Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. In 1921, he won the Nobel Pr...

DescriptionIn the Shadow of Genius is the newest book by photographer and author Barbara Mensch. The author combines her striking photographs with ...

Reducere. I have traveled far and wide, far beyond the simple parish I envisioned as a young man. My obligation of service has led me into diverse yet interr...

Publisher: Idea & Design WorksAuthor(s): Bruce CanwellNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 223 x 304 x 27Cover type: Paperback / s...

Reducere. I intended at first to write a short Prologue to this English translation of my Del Sentimiento Tr gico de la Vida, which has been undertaken by my...

Austerity and structural adjustment programs are just the latest forms of neoliberal policy to have a profoundly damaging impact on the targeted po...

Reducere. One hundred years ago, in 1913, Miguel de Unamuno published a book called The Tragic Sense of Life. It was considered - in his time - to be a maste...

Reducere. One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Duke Ellington (1899-1974) led a fascinating life. Beyond Category, the first biography to draw ...

Inspired by Heidegger's concept of the clearing of being, and by Wittgenstein's ideas on human practice, Theodore Schatzki offers a novel approach ...

The Strenuous Life is a classic from President Theodore Roosevelt. In it, he describes how strenuous effort and hardships have lead to his improvem...

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Reducere. Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his lan...

On the 100th anniversary of The Volstead Act taking effect comes the epic, definitive story of the man who cracked the Prohibition system and helpe...

Even the gods of old, in the wildest imaginings of their worshipers, never undertook such gigantic tasks of world-wide dimension as those which Tes...

Reducere. Although history has swept James Anthony Bailey into the iconic shadow of P. T. Barnum, Bailey was the hard-working manager and the driving force b...

Reducere. Politician, soldier, naturalist, and historian -- a century after the peak of his multifaceted career, Theodore Roosevelt remains a towering symbol...

DescriptionA revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of HMS Britannic---her life at sea and on the seabed--by the owner of her wreck. Launched in 1...

Mount Washington, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is the highest peak in the northeastern United States. It is often cited-by its ...

Reducere. Nikola Tesla was an engineer and scientist known for designing the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical sy...

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. 'A genius book about a bookish genius' Daniel Handler, author o...

There is little disagreement that Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a towering genius of the Victorian age, but what about the man behind the reputation?

Reducere. When Theodore Dalrymple wrote The Examined Life, poking fun at modern man's excessive concern for his own health, he little thought that Covid-19 w...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating life of Teddy Roosevelt, then keep reading...The Roosevelt family would become a political dynasty in the U...

Reducere. The beautiful, vivid imagery of Theodore Gray's The Elements now graces this irresistible set of 3 paper-bound notebooks, perfect for students and ...

* 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner

Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894-1961) is best known for his early novels Journey to the End of the Night (1932)--which Charles Bukowski described as t...

Reducere. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JEREMY IRONS AND DEV PATEL In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the pr...

A powerful and searing account of love, loss and a mother's relentless fight for justice.Publisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Sarah SakNumber o...

DescriptionA rewarding philosophical essay on memory, language, love, and the passage of time, from a Greek immigrant who became one of Sweden's mo...

DescriptionMillion-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, r...