Category: Biography & autobiography
Advances in computer science and technology and in biology over the last several years have opened up the possibility for …
Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors. At the same time, his career is …
Lo studio della Duchessa d’Andria, letto all’Accademia Pontaniana di Napoli il 21 marzo 1926, che i quaderni critici pubblicano, è …
Il semble en somme que Saint-Simon avait pris, étant tout jeune, l’habitude de recueillir ses souvenirs et d’écrire des relations …
Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, …
How did Andrei Sakharov, a theoretical physicist and the acknowledged father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, become a human rights …
Quantum refert in quae tempora vel optimi cujusque virtus incidet. (From an architrave on the Palatine.) The history of the …
This book is about the city of Paris first, but also about France, America, their peoples, laws, policies, customs and …
‘By turns hilarious and heart-rending. Plunges fearlessly into the murky grey areas of race and family, of struggling to find …
Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de sûreté jusquen 1827 Aujourdhui propriétaire et fabricant de papier à Saint-Mandé Le …
Cholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours. …
"… a rare kind of biography and autobiography: a clear and elegant exposition of fact, as well as a humane …
De 1804 à 1835, Jean-Baptiste Barrès a tenu des carnets de route à partir desquels, une fois à la retraite, …
A rebel and risk-taker from childhood, John McCain—son and grandson of admirals—nevertheless chose to follow the traditional path marked out …
Les Confessions de Jean-Jacques Rousseau est une autobiographie publiée à titre posthume. Le titre des Confessions a sans doute été …
Voici le livre dont a été tiré le célèbre film d’Alfred Hitchcock : Richard Hannay, de retour d’Afrique du sud, …
This book features Fossey’s thirteen years with the mountain gorillas of the remote central African rain forests. It has also …
Fast-paced and easy-to-read, these softcover 32-page graphic biographies teach students about historical figures: those who lead us into new territory, …
"Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman’s Crusade for Free Software" is a free book licensed under the GNU Free Documentation …
La vida y obra de Rosa Luxemburgo (1870-1919) no puede separarse de sus textos, pues, su pensamiento y la acción …
Long before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in …