White Christmas: The Story of an American Song - Jody Rosen

Reducere. When Irving Berlin first conceived the song "White Christmas, " he envisioned it as a "throwaway" -- a satirical novelty number for a vaudeville-st...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Salamishah TilletNumber of pages: 224Collection: Books About BooksPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 201 x 19Cover...

Reducere. The inspiring, deeply patriotic true story of John Glenn, a true hero who not only changed America's contribution to space exploration but also spe...

Reducere. "Chasing the Rising Sun" is the story of an American musical journey told by a prize-winning writer who traced one song in its many incarnations as...

Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1921 a Pennsylvania preacher hauled his four teen-agers from a prosperous Pennsylvania farm to a bleak and arid spot on the Saskatche...

The life and experiences of Gulf War Ace Rick Tollini, in his own words.Illustrations: B/w and colour

Reducere. You and your children can discover the Christian symbolism behind the classic Christmas carol "The 12 Days of Christmas" in this vibrantly illustra...

Reducere. How does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon? For over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an u...

Reducere. The skies shouted it to the seas that thundered it to the waves that roared it to the great white whales that sang it to the starfish in the deep. ...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Jody RosenNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 243 x 38Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

Reducere. Sophie's Song is a true story of an unforgettable Christmas. Sophie opened no presents. She was playing her violin at a Christmas concert for senio...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Eva RosenIllustration(s): 15 b/w illus.Number of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x ...

Reducere. Witness a miracle this Christmas...A little snowman longs for a voice of his own so he can sing Christmas carols like human children do.When a card...

Reducere. Witness a miracle this Christmas...A little snowman longs for a voice of his own so he can sing Christmas carols like human children do.When a card...

Reducere. The Story of an Hour, Paperback

Reducere. The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary...

Reducere. DescriptionLearn something new this Christmas as you explore the oft-overlooked characters behind the Christmas story, like the wise men, Simeon, A...

Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years ...

Reducere. "I was ready to go away, to fall asleep, and to never wake up again. Paul Rosen was ready to do what he had told everyone else NOT to do for so lon...

Reducere. DescriptionChristmas hits the top of the list for the most joyous time of the year But are you really experiencing the full joy of the season? This...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Simon GarfieldNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 246 x 218 x 25Cover type: PaperbackRedescope...

The classic nativity story through verse, artwork, and music. Christmas Eve is the perfect time to create family traditions, and we've made it more...

A keepsake at any age, this magical story follows a dove to Bethlehem's stable, with heartfelt moments that make the story of the holy birth seem n...

Reducere. The uncensored, New York Times bestselling memoir by the polygamist stars of the hit show Sister Wives, Kody and his four wives openly discuss what...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marissa MossAmerica Hannah's small European village buzzes with tales of life in a faraway land free from persecution. Cous...

When a tragic accident separates Roz from her parents, she finds herself aboard the Kindertransport bound for Holland. Here Roz meets a young lad c...

Reducere. Description"This is my story, the story of an Arab woman. It is the story of a lost world. It begins in 1917, in Lebanon, when I was seven years ol...

The story of a federal minister's remarkable reunion with his birth parents. Robert Tickner had always known he was adopted, but had rarely felt mu...

Reducere. DescriptionLouvre Abu Dhabi is a comprehensive exploration of Jean Nouvel's (born 1945) latest masterpiece, from the first sketches and through eac...

Reducere. In this young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Varga...

Reducere. I Dreamed of You, the story of an egg donor, tells the story of how the parent and child came to be together. It allows the mother a way to open up...

Reducere. A remarkable history of First Lady Michelle Obama's mixed ancestry, American Tapestry by Rachel L. Swarns is nothing less than a breathtaking and e...

Reducere. Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, an...

Maine-born Dr. Sumner "Jack" Jackson joined the British Army as a volunteer physician during World War I. After the Battle of the Somme, he married...

Reducere. The ballad "John Henry" is the most recorded folk song in American history and John Henry--the mighty railroad man who could blast through rock fas...

Reducere. On October 1, 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Katharine Drexel (1858-1955) to be a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Only the second American-...

David Lascelles, the 8th Earl of Harewood, embarks on a journey to reconcile a lifelong interest in Buddhism with his family's controversial inheri...

A story of a real-life English country home

Reducere. First published posthumously in 1987, Pauli Murray's Song in a Weary Throat was critically lauded, winning the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and the...

Reducere. An intoxicating memoir of an American who discovers a passion for French wine and gambles everything to chase a dream of owning a vineyard in Burgu...

DescriptionLeft for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Air...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New Y...

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 ...

DescriptionThe fascinating history of Zoar, from the German Separatists who settled there to the present-day historical village In 1817, a group of...