Read about beloved Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal in the latest installment of Hispanic Stars series of engaging, illustrated biographies for young readers published in English and Spanish. Read about beloved Chilean-Americ...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Three Hills, ISBN-13: 9781501782657)
Four generations of Millers and Sewards dwelled in Auburn, New York, between 1817 and 1860. William Henry Seward was a state senator and governor, and then a U.S. senator and secretary of state. Until recently, Henry (as he was known) Sewards publi...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
(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: 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
This is a brief introduction to the life, thought, work, and legacy of Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), but it is not a traditional biography. Public curiosity about Hamilton, his life, and his work has swelled, particularly among those intrigued by p...Lasīt vairāk
Places Butlers story within the cultural, social, and historical context that shaped her lifethe Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, womens liberation, queer rights, and Reaganomicsrevealing how these influences impacted Butlers personal and int...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Texas A & M University Press, ISBN-13: 9781682832745)
A biographical memoir of motherhood, music, and the mythic figure of rock n roller Sonny Curtis-- Provided by publisher. Born in a Dust Bowl dugout on the hard, flat plainsoutside Lubbock, Texas, Sonny Curtis pi...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: American University in Cairo Press, ISBN-13: 9781649034052)
The remarkable (The Telegraph) life story of legendary cardiac surgeon and scientist Magdi Yacoub, an outsider who succeeded against the odds, now available in paperback Veteran journalists Sim...Lasīt vairāk
New York Times Book Review Top 100 Books of 2024 Explore the comprehensive and compelling (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as the conscience of Congress, through a narrative that weav...Lasīt vairāk
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward delivers an eye-opening, behind-the-scenes narrative exploring the intricate dynamics of Ukraine, the Middle East, and the American presidency,...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Dial Books for Young Readers,US, ISBN-13: 9780593696637)
A stunning account of the Sacred Stone Camps first day, where Indigenous activist LaDonna BraveBull Allard gathered water protectors to protest the Dakota Access PipelineThe land is sacred to the people. The people are sacred to th...Lasīt vairāk
NATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTIONA captivating memoir that immerses readers in the life of a Scottish carpenter as he perfects his...Lasīt vairāk
This book, the first ever biography of the father of philosophy, tracks Platos life from his childhood in war-torn Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE to his founding of the Academy, adventures in Sicily, death, and immense legacy. Throughout...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2025, Other book format, Izdevniecība: Three Hills, ISBN-13: 9781501782664)
The Sewards of New York shines a light on one of the most important and fascinating political families of the nineteenth century. Through recently discovered family correspondence, Thomas P. Slaughter unveils the inner lives o...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Oct-2025, Other book format, Izdevniecība: Three Hills, ISBN-13: 9781501782671)
Four generations of Millers and Sewards dwelled in Auburn, New York, between 1817 and 1860. William Henry Seward was a state senator and governor, and then a U.S. senator and secretary of state. Until recently, Henry (as he was known) Sewards publi...Lasīt vairāk
