Upriver: The Turbulent Life and Times of an Amazonian People, Hardcover - Michael F. Brown

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

A penetrating biography of the controversial Israeli Prime Minister.

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 ...

Reducere. A leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his timeJohnny Cash was an American icon, known for his leve...

Publisher: Australian Scholarly PublishingAuthor(s): Peter JonesNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 37Cover type: Pap...

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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. ...

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Reducere. An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far. John Rob...

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...

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. 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. 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...

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. 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...

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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...

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

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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....

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

Lyrical and informative, steeped in poetry and folklore, The Wood inhabits the mind and touches the soul. For four years John Lewis-Stempel managed...

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. A lively memoir of West Hollywood author-activist-influencer Larry Townsend whose signature Leatherman's Handbook was a founding text for gay men w...

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...

The definitive biography of Malcolm McLaren, cultural iconoclast and enduring figurehead of the punk movement.