Hurling is Ireland’s national game – a source of fascination and pride, even to people who have never played it. Ciarán Murphy, a lifelong club footballer, used to be one of those people. Then he spent a summer trying to play hurli...Lasīt vairāk
The contract for this ms. has been canceled at the request of the author, 3/14/2023. A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in breaking baseballs color line by signin...Lasīt vairāk
This authoritative volume covers aspects of the life and enduring mathematical research of Srinivasa Ramanujan. Born in the late 19th century, Ramanujan had almost no formal training in pure mathematics. This iconic figure made extraordinary contr...Lasīt vairāk
Celebrate the career of heavy metals beloved Teutonic terrors, in this updated version of the first book ever on the band in any language....Lasīt vairāk
The latest instalment in the bestselling All The Songs series, this definitive book reveals the complete story behind every track Beyoncé has ever released....Lasīt vairāk
My mother asked me several times to write a book about she and some of her ancestors that lived off the land. I always said I couldnt write a book. Ten years after her death, i found a box of her things and a story she had written about herself. I k...Lasīt vairāk
The real story behind Dunnes Stores, the most quintessentially Irish shop of all, and the family drama behind it This is the story of the extraordinary family behind one of Irelands most famous businesses, Dunnes Stores, over three gener...Lasīt vairāk
Experience the greatest races in F1 history with this official, lavishly illustrated Formula 1 book Spanning more than 70 years of incredible grand prix action, Formula 1: The Greatest Races delves into the adrenaline-fuelled...Lasīt vairāk
A sequel to the authors critically acclaimed Delphinium title, One of These Things First, The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls is a poison-pen, love letter to the end of an eraManhattan during the decadent, late 1970s. Picking...Lasīt vairāk
Magnificent ROBERT MACFARLANE Discover the many lives of Peter Matthiessen writer, naturalist, activist, CIA agent, Zen master in this kaleidoscopic biography of an American literary giant. Author of The Snow Leopard, co-fou...Lasīt vairāk
I was born on Wednesday, the nineteenth of June, 1861. It was a few days before the full of the moon. I found myself in a village. I had some slight notions of the morning sun and of my parents. That is as much as I can recall of my baby days. ...Lasīt vairāk
The book You Only Live Twice takes readers on a deeply personal journey through the life of its author, navigating the challenges and triumphs of living as a transgender individual. Growing up in the tight-knit communities of West Virginia and Kentuc...Lasīt vairāk
What are the forces that shape us? In The Women, Hilton Als exploreswith breath taking originalitythe role of sexual and racial identity in marginalized lives. With a blend of fact and fiction, Als brings to vivid life a number of extraordinary char...Lasīt vairāk
In this new volume, Peter Hennessy brings together selected journalism, unpublished lectures and new writing alongside personal recollections and reflections on his time observing post-war Britain, how it is governed and those who do the governing. ...Lasīt vairāk
At the age of 16, a boy amongst men, Andy Farrell made his first-team debut for Wigan Warriors – and became a father for the first time. At 18, he won his first senior international cap. At 21, he won his first Man of Steel Award for the Super...Lasīt vairāk
A fun, charming romp through the history of seventeen great writers and the cats who captured their hearts. Throughout history, cats and writers have banded together in a magical combination of comfort, companionship, and inspiration...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University Press of Mississippi, ISBN-13: 9781496859563)
Chris Claremont (b. 1950) is best known for his landmark sixteen-year author run on Uncanny X-Men. This is the longest author run in Marvel comics history, one that saw X-Men go from a title on the verge of cancellation to one of the most popular co...Lasīt vairāk
A Chicagoans coming-of-age memoir finds courage in the face of immense loss In her early twenties, Maggie Andersen was a founding ensemble member of Chicagos storied Gift Theatre with her then-boyfriend, Michael Patrick Thornton. B...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of North Texas Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781574419825)
Have Horn, Will Travel is the first full-length biography of tenor saxophone virtuoso and in-demand sideman Herman Junior Cook, chronicling his life and impact from his Pensacola, Florida, origins to his New York Citybased career. Best know...Lasīt vairāk
The full story of the valiant defense of the Losheimergraben crossroads by a motley band of American infantry, which delayed the German Ardennes offensive and bought the Allies critical time to regroup. The heroic stand at Losheimergraben Cro...Lasīt vairāk
Rattan Lal is ranked No. 1 globally and in the U.S. among agricultural scientists (Plant Science and Agronomists) by Research.com on the basis of the number of scientific citations and his discipline H-index. He has been awarded The World Soil Prize,...Lasīt vairāk
This book describes the life and work of Lev Alexandrovich Tikhomirov (1852-1923), both as a leading revolutionary implicated in the assassination of Alexander II, and following a radical change in his outlook as a defender of the principle of autoc...Lasīt vairāk
New paperback edition - The fascinating hidden history of the British royal familys nearly men - those who had been destined for the throne, but never made it. Mantle explores the story behind these would-be-kings, showing how the question of succe...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: 9781501783548)
This book explores the life of Newport Gardner, a West African who was enslaved and sent to Newport, Rhode Island. In the post-Revolutionary years, he attained his freedom and became a major Black community leader-- Provided by publisher. ...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668052747)
Serves as a reflection on the role of a judge and the life story??filled with personal heartbreak and incredible accomplishment??of a precocious boy from Sacramento, California, who became the man Chief Justice John Roberts describes as a special...Lasīt vairāk
Sebastian Masuda is a Japanese creator who is globally known as the father of Japanese Kawaii (cute) subculture which originated in Harajuku. His work is characterized by bright neon colors that led to the emergence of...Lasīt vairāk
Sebastian Masuda is a Japanese creator who is globally known as the father of Japanese Kawaii (cute) subculture which originated in Harajuku. His work is characterized by bright neon colors that led to the emergence of...Lasīt vairāk
The Life of Singleton will be the definitive account of film icon John Singletons life and times.John Singleton became a living legend at just 24 years old when he earned Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original S...Lasīt vairāk
Anthony Kennedys journey from an idyllic youth in 1940s Sacramento to service on the highest courts in America.Anthony Kennedy did not take the usual path to a seat on the Supreme Court. Often, the phrase constitutional lawyer bring...Lasīt vairāk
Marvel Studios President of VFX, Postproduction, and Animation Victoria Alonso takes readers on her journey from Argentina to America to Hollywood and illuminates the ways everyone can live in a heightened state of possibility and use their voice...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Century, ISBN-13: 9781529932478)
A celebration of Tim Currys lifes work - including the iconic Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show - and a testament to his profound impact on the entertainment industry as we know it today. There are few stars in Hollywoo...Lasīt vairāk
