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Reducere. Brenda Berkman was often told that she couldn't do certain things because she was a girl. When she grew up, she longed for a job that was challengi...

This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. This is the story of Shark Lady. Eugenie Clark fell in love with shark...

Reducere. Revolutionary Girl is the true story of a teenager that served as a spy for General George Washington at the start of the American Revolution. Clos...

Reducere. Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up)An inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slavery--and built a new li...

From the million-copy bestselling author comes the true story of a neglected little girl whose cries for attention have been met in all the wrong w...

The story of five friends who went to Syria to wage jihad, with only one of the radicalised youths surviving. The lead case study in the Home Offic...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 2005, Sarah Edmondson was a young actress getting her start in Vancouver and hungry for purpose. When NXIVM, a personal and professio...

It could happen to you. It happened to the girl next door... When Theresa was 15 she moved to a new school and fell for an older pupil, Daniel.

Reducere. About the AuthorHoward Eaton was seven years old when he was diagnosed with severe dyslexia. He dropped out of school in grade five and attended a ...

Real-life 7-year-old Sophia Spencer was bullied for loving bugs until hundreds of women scientists rallied around her. Now Sophie tells her inspiri...

Publisher: Bonnier Books LtdAuthor(s): Gwen StraussNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 30Cover type: Paperback / soft...

The extraordinary story of how the besieged Syrian town of Daraya found hope and inspiration in a secret underground library

Reducere. This book is more than just a children's book. It's a book that validates and empowers all those who read it. It's a book that teaches the power of...

Reducere. A reimagined and modern take on the holiday favorite, this picture book weaves together the classic Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the true-l...

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Reducere. Pioneer Girl is the true story of Grace McCance Snyder. In 1885, when Grace was three, she and her family became homesteaders on the windswept prai...

A true story of a 'seeker' who resolves his karma by transforming demons.Illustrations: Black and white illustrations

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 ...

Reducere. Blackmail. Bombs. Hit teams and executions. Skimming of casino profits. Illegal sports gaming. These tactics were "business as usual" for members o...

DescriptionIt's 1977, and 10-year-old Tina couldn't be happier about her life. Not because she just moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, but because she...

Reducere. DescriptionMany children of World War II have stories to tell. Memoirs of a Girl from Berlin is the compelling story of one young girls strength, c...

In January of 2007, three young stoners from Miami Beach won a $300 million Department of Defense contract to supply ammunition to the Afghanistan ...

Reducere. "Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose. They'll respect that we are women. The co...

Utterly gripping. --Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story...

Reducere. The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and t...

Reducere. Her father traded away her youth.Sea bandits stole her freedom.She has one way to get them back: Become the most powerful pirate in the world.South...

Lev and Svetlana, kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War and the Gulag, stayed true to each other and exchanged thousands of secret ...

The remarkable true story of how three British heroes saved thousands of endangered Czech men, women, and children from the Nazis at the beginning ...

A major new history of the Special Relationship between the secret services of the UK and the US, to mark 80 years since it began in February 1941....

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion wo...

DescriptionInvestigative journalist Lee Smith uses his unprecedented access to Congressman Devin Nunes, former head of the House Intelligence Commi...

Who invented the diving helmet? The First Treasure Divers reveals the true and fascinating story. It follows the lives of two brothers as they stru...

DescriptionThrough the story of Tamara, an abused Native American girl, North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan tells the story of the many children livi...

Reducere. DescriptionPolice officers, firefighters, paramedics, and military members all see the innermost of our dark and fallen world. Jonathan Hickory giv...

Reducere. Jazz Mergirl is the compelling true story of a transgender girl born in a boy's body. It tells how Jazz Jennings and her family navigate the challe...

DescriptionTheologies of sex within Christianity vary depending on the sect, denomination, and/or general interpretation of related scriptures. Bec...

Reducere. Description(Illustrated biography, immigrants) Young Ida lives in 1880s Sweden with her family. When she contracts scarlet fever, she almost loses ...

Reducere. Description(Nonfiction, biography) Second printing. "Tapping into the most powerful interest on the planet--the hunger to know who we are and where...

Reducere. #1 in the Young American Immigrants (nonfiction) series. Experience a true American adventure through the eyes of a child who walked it. Nine-year-...

Reducere. Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Ar...

Reducere. It was a rough couple of years for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers. But at least the 1959-60 season had a promising start. Team owner Bob Short had dr...

Reducere. A national bestseller—over 7 million copies sold. "[A] social document of rare importance."—The New Republic. Prosecuting attorney in the Manson tr...

Reducere. On May 15, 2010, after 210 days at sea and more than 22, 000 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her 33-foot boat triumphantly back t...

Reducere. An inspirational picture book autobiography from Oprah Winfrey s "All-Time Favorite Guest This is the story of a little girl with big dreams. All t...

Hedy and her family are Jewish, and the Jew-hating Nazi Party is rising. Hedy's family is no longer safe in their home in Hungary. Join Hedy on her...

Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice-until prime minister Muss...

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A little girl who nobody cared for. A devoted foster carer who fights for the support for a child in need.

Reducere. DescriptionIt is 1941. Hedy and her family are Jewish, and the Jew-hating Nazi party is rising. Hedy's family is no longer safe in their home in Hu...