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“Dovey Johnson Roundtree set a new path for women and proved that the vision and perseverance of a single individual can turn the tides of history.” —Michelle ObamaIn Mighty Justice, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey...
Editeur :
Algonquin Books
Parution :
2019-11-05
ePub
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Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of...
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PublicAffairs
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2019-11-05
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Ted Shawn (1891-1972) is the self-proclaimed "Father of American Dance" who helped to transform dance from a national pastime into theatrical art. In the process, he made dancing an acceptable profession for men and taught several generations of dancers, some of whom...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-11-01
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Dieses Buch umfasst Studien zum Leben und Werk des in der schlesischen Stadt Glogau geborenen Schriftstellers Arnold Zweig. Ziel der Veröffentlichung ist es, des ein wenig in Vergessenheit geratenen Autors fünfzig Jahre nach dem Tod zu gedenken und seinen umfangreichen...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2019-11-01
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WINNER OF THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE'The greatest memoirs offer all the complex shades and colours that we expect in fiction. A Radical Romance is more than just some summing-up: it is a work of art' GuardianAlison Light met the charismatic social historian, Raphael Samuel,...
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Penguin
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2019-10-31
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'Brilliantly written. Very funny and heartbreaking.' Davina McCallFrom one of Britain's most popular and prolific comedians comes a hilarious and deeply moving memoir of life lived under the rule of a Silverback dad. The Silverback is considered the undisputed king, a...
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Transworld Digital
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2019-10-31
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'This is an utter tonic. Lorraine at her most honest; a genuinely helpful book' DAWN FRENCH'I love this book!' DAVINA MCCALL________________________________Lorraine has been a fixture on our TV screens for 35 years and is beloved by thousands for her warmth and...
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Cornerstone Digital
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2019-10-31
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"Gloriously witty, keen and spirited" J.J. Abrams, Director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"The odds of me ever writing a book were approximately... Oh, never mind. My golden companion worries about such things - I don't. I have indeed now written a book - telling...
Editeur :
Dk
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2019-10-31
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'Part confession, part call to arms and wholly entertaining' OBSERVER'Her writing style is as kooky and digestible as Bill Bryson's . . . A fun-filled, fact-packed, memorable ride' SUNDAY TIMES 'Full of wit and wisdom' RADIO TIMESBetween the Stops is a sort of a...
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Virago
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2019-10-31
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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'I was a very vulnerable young woman with three small children. I was lost ... Pat Quirke tried to come in and control everything'Bobby Ryan's disappearance in rural Tipperary in June 2011 mystified all who knew him. The truck-driver and...
Editeur :
Penguin
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2019-10-31
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Everything is much easier in life when difficult situations are faced with humour and a smile. But, don't get me wrong, that took years to realise. What a journey...'Whether performing in an arena, presenting a number one TV show or recording...
Editeur :
Virgin Digital
Parution :
2019-10-31
ePub
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From bestselling true military author Damien Lewis: the incredible story of the radar wars, Britain's most secret battle.'Nail-biting action all the way - the explosive true story' - Mark 'Billy' Billingham'A true story that reads better than any thriller' - Dan...
Editeur :
Quercus
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2019-10-31
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Warm, charming and remarkably honest - GraziaThe highs, the lows, the hangovers, the relationships, the lucky breaks (and the breaks I worked my arse off for) that have got me to the here and now. Emily Atack was flung to fame at just 17, as Charlotte 'Big Jugs'...
Editeur :
Seven Dials
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2019-10-31
ePub
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The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music. From Booker T. Jones's earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his...
Editeur :
Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2019-10-29
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An unknown story of an unlikely hero--the US consul who best analyzed the threat posed by Nazi Germany and predicted the horrors to comeIn 1929, Raymond Geist went to Berlin as a consul and handled visas for emigrants to the US. Just before Hitler came to power, Geist...
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PublicAffairs
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2019-10-29
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The Grammy- and Academy Award- nominated singer-songwriter's haunting, lyrical memoir, sharing the story of an unthinkable act of violence and ultimate healing through artMobile, Alabama, 1986. A fourteen-year-old girl is awakened by the unmistakable sound of gunfire....
Editeur :
Da Capo
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2019-10-29
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One of the Must-Read Books of 2019 According to O: The Oprah Magazine * Time * Bustle * Electric Literature * Publishers Weekly * The Millions * The Week * Good Housekeeping “There is more life packed on each page of Ordinary Girls than some...
Editeur :
Algonquin Books
Parution :
2019-10-29
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From the award-winning and best-selling author of Hemingway's Boat – a ground-breaking biography that illuminates the life, mind and work of one of the icons of twentieth-century America. Frank Lloyd Wright has long been known as both a supreme artist and an...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2019-10-24
ePub
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A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship. Carly Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made an unlikely pair - Carly, a free and artistic spirit still reeling from her recent divorce, searching for...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2019-10-22
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From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations.From Snow White to Moana, from Pinocchio to Frozen, the animated films of Walt Disney...
Editeur :
Little, Brown and Company
Parution :
2019-10-22
ePub
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