Life and Times of a Very British Man, Paperback - Kamal Ahmed

A compelling, frank and sometimes funny coming-of-age account of growing up in 1970s England, from a mixed-race perspective. Shot through with a be...

DescriptionBorn at a clifftop lighthouse in 1910, Archie's life was spent in the world of Scottish lighthouses - he was one of the third generation...

Reducere. Donald Sutherland Swanson was born in the remote far north of Scotland, leaving for London in 1867 at the age of 19 and initially working as a City...

Reducere. Donald Sutherland Swanson was born in the remote far north of Scotland, leaving for London in 1867 at the age of 19 and initially working as a City...

Reducere. When Ruben Cavazos changed his clothes at daybreak, he was no longer a CAT scan technician at the University of Southern California Medical Center....

In the early twentieth century, when many US unions disgracefully excluded black and Asian workers, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) warml...

Reducere. Dan Lewis' life story is a collage of sounds, people, and places that evoke tears, laughter, and nostalgia. Despite being confined to a wheelchair ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hank UmemotoIn 1942, fourteen-year-old Hank Umemoto gazed out a barrack window at Manzanar Internment Camp, saw the silhoue...

Admiral John Benbow was an English naval hero, a fighting sailor of ruthless methods but indomitable courage. Benbow was a man to be reckoned with....

The Temagami region of northern Ontario has been a magnet for recreational canoeists since the 1890s, when city dwellers began embarking on long, g...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the golden age of American theater, no celestial body shone more dazzlingly than Tallulah Bankhead. Outrageous, outspoken, and totall...

Reducere. At a time when women were denied opportunity, the lavish parlors of Storyville offered advancement for women who welcomed the vice. Mary Deubler, t...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Gene Andrew JarrettIllustration(s): 44 b/w illus.Number of pages: 560Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Reducere. The against-all-odds story of a World War II era steam locomotive and the determination of two generations of volunteers to keep it running comes a...

Reducere. DescriptionIn "Wildlife Wars, " Terry Grosz serves up fascinating stories-alternately hair-raising, hilarious, and heart-wrenching-from his 30-year...

Publisher: Kube Publishing LtdAuthor(s): John ButtNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 x 216 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softb...

An unprecedented look at the life of Rose Kennedy reveals the private woman who became a political legend.Publisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor(s): Barba...

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

Reducere. ``If Garfield ever lost weight, I'd lose my job security.``-Jim Davis When the world's most famous feline hits the three-decade milestone it's time...

Reducere. A penniless migr who made a fortune and became one of the great philanthropists of the twentieth century, George Soros has led a remarkable life. T...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: George F. Hommell JrOther: M. E. Hommell-ChidiacGeorge Hommell Jr. shares a remarkable memoir surrounding his life and adve...

A deeply personal tale of young life in a superpower haunted by its past.

Reducere. Jack Malloch was Rhodesia's principal pioneer in aviation. He was an aviator and entrepreneur who left his mark on Rhodesia in a number of ways. He...

Publisher: 241 Media LimitedAuthor(s): William WallaceNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Explores how music and the muse intertwine in work and in life. This title includes stories, anecdotes, jokes, absurdities, the odd informal homily...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Mary HoneyballNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 241 x 165 x 29Cover type: Hardba...

With new commentary and Insights on the life and times of Jesse Livermore Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the fictionalized biography of perha...

The Life and Times of Fuzzy Wuzzy is the timeless story of a beloved bear born without any hair. Join Fuzzy Wuzzy as he lives life to the fullest. ...

Reducere. Not mighty in size, but mighty in resourcefulness and industry, the ant has crawled the earth since prehistoric times. It has dwelt in rainforest t...

If your taste in autobiography is only for the rich and famous, then this is the wrong book for you. However, if you are curious about someone who ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Like an assorted tin of biscuits, this charming and beautifully illustrated book has something to offer for everyone, combining recipes for hardtac...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Friedrich KatzAlongside Moctezuma and Benito Ju rez, Pancho Villa is probably the best-known figure in Mexican history. Vil...

Reducere. For over fifty years, Nebula Grandmaster Anne McCaffrey has entranced and beguiled millions of readers with her Dragonriders of Pern(R) series, her...

A deeply reported biography of the scandal-plagued Israeli Prime Minister, showing that we cannot understand Israel--its history, present, and futu...

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling, authoritative account of the life of Charles Manson, filled with surprising new information and previously unpublis...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Peter KrassThe first-ever biography of the man who created America's mostfamous whiskeyBorn in Lynchburg, Tennessee, in 185...

DescriptionSet against the turbulent years of 19th Century India, Europe, and America, these are the true adventures of the beautiful and cunning I...

Reducere. The definitive biography of Frank O'Hara, one of the greatest American poets of the twentieth century, the magnetic literary figure at the center o...

This book shows the personal and human side of this leading surgeon and public figure, with his friends sharing many funny and touching stories abo...

Reducere. Just for a moment try to put every shopping trip you've ever made out of your head. Imagine a different world. Imagine that all the goods for sale ...

Reducere. If you think you are a pilot, you have to read this. This guy was a legend in his time and accumulated over 40, 000 hours of accident-free flying t...

This richly illustrated edition of this classic American autobiography sheds new light on Douglass's famous text for a new generation of readers. F...

Reducere. Clarence Thomas, the youngest and most controversial member of the Supreme Court, could become the longest-serving justice in history, influencing ...

Publisher: Genesis PublicationsAuthor(s): David BowieNumber of pages: 346Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 257 x 357 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

Reducere. Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Charles WhiteThe classic authorized biography that told it all. When Little Richard burst onto the scene in the early 1950s...

Reducere. Frank Bonney Champion Water Skier Legend and Pioneer Few people have been able to impact a sport to the extent that Frank Bonney has influenced the...

Reducere. Rebel is the first complete biography of the Confederacy's best-known partisan commander, John Singleton Mosby, the "Gray Ghost." A practicing atto...