Биографии и Мемуары
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Margaretha (Maggie) Jooste was net 13 jaar oud toe die Anglo-Boereoorlog uitbreek en haar lewe ingrypend verander. Ná maande in huisarres word sy en haar gesin na ’n konsentrasiekamp in Natal gestuur. Hier ervaar hulle honger, onsekerheid en verlies, maar ook soms – op ’n verrassende wyse – die goedhartigheid van Britse soldate. Hierdie baie persoonlike vertelling, in haar eie woorde, is ’n verhaal van swaarkry en erge ontbering, maar ook van medemenslikheid en vriendskap oor vyandsgrense heen.
| Автор | Maggie Jooste |
The biography of Carlos Slim, one of the richest people of all time, is not just the tale of the first man from a developing country to ever reach the top of the Forbes list of billionaires. It is the story of a character who represents the neoliberal mentality of our times, who mistrusts politicians, believes that the market is the most efficient mechanism for everything (even to combat corruption), and sees philanthropy as a social investment with businesses as the exclusive form of collective...
| Автор | Diego Osorno |
Die einzigartige Karriere des Mannes mit dem Hut – UDO LINDENBERG – jetzt erstmals als Audiostory. Ein lebendig erzähltes Feature mit exklusiven Interviews, in denen Zeitzeugen verraten, wie aus dem Nachwuchs-Trommler aus Gronau einer der erfolgreichsten Sänger Deutschlands wurde. Mit Mitte 20 spielt Lindenberg noch als Drummer bei Klaus Doldingers Jazz-Projekt Passport – wenige Jahre später hat er sein eigenes Genre manifestiert: Panik-Rock. Autor und Herausgeber Michael Herden (Audiostorys...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Maggie was only 13 years old when the Anglo-Boer War broke out and irrevocably changed her life. After months of house arrest in the family’s home in Heidelberg in the Transvaal, Maggie, her mother and younger siblings are sent to a concentration camp in Natal. In the camp, they experience hunger, deprivation and loss, but also surprising acts of kindness from some British soldiers. This very personal account tells a story of hardship, but also one of humanity and friendship across enemy lines.
| Автор | Maggie Jooste |
Osobiste świadectwo kobiety, żony alkoholika. W bardzo prosty, bezpośredni, komunikatywny, a zarazem mądry i pogłębiony sposób autorka, Daphne K., dzieli się swoim doświadczeniem zmagań z nałogiem męża, odkrywania drogi Al-Anon, korzeni swojego współuzależnienia, a także swoich wątpliwości związanych z połączeniem tego wszystkiego z wiarą (jest zaangażowana w ruch Odnowy w Duchu Świętym, posługuje modlitwą wstawienniczą). Książkę czyta się „jednym tchem”. Autorka ma dar przekazu, a i nie...
| Автор | Daphne K. |
A brave, moving account of a soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan. When the War on Terror began, Joe Glenton signed up to serve his nation. He passed through basic training and deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. What he saw overseas left him disillusioned, and he returned manifesting symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Refusing a second tour, he went AWOL and left the country, but returned voluntarily to fight his case, with the military accusing him of desertion. Despite being...
| Автор | Joe Glenton |
Riveting memoir of revolution in South America by Che Guevara’s Argentine lieutenant. Ciro Bustos was Che Guevara’s Argentinian lieutenant, fighting beside El Comandante in Bolivia. Here, for the first time, Bustos tells his story. As a young man, with plans for a career as an artist, he was inspired by the Cuban example, and in particular by the bravery and revolutionary zeal of his compatriot Che Guevara. Bustos went to Havana, was recruited to the cause, and returned to Argentina determined...
| Автор | Ciro Bustos |
Born in China, Benedict Anderson spent his childhood in California and Ireland, was educated in England and finally found a home at Cornell University, where he immersed himself in the growing field of Southeast Asian studies. He was expelled from Suharto’s Indonesia after revealing the military to be behind the attempted coup of 1965, an event which prompted reprisals that killed up to a million communists and their supporters. Banned from the country for thirty-five years, he continued his...
| Автор | Benedict Anderson |
In this compelling memoir, Nokia's legendary CEO Jorma Ollila presents a riveting account of the inner workings of the company that created the global mobile revolution. CEO from 1992 to 2006, Ollila led Nokia from near catastrophe to become the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer. He built a company where visionary thinking and courageous decisions were combined with exceptional creativity and first-rate engineering, leading to phenomenal growth.Follow Ollila's personal and...
| Автор | Jorma Ollila |
Over the course of his 20-year career, Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997) cast himself alternately as hard-drinking carouser and confrontational art-world jester, thrusting these personae to the forefront of his prodigious creativity. He was also very much a player in the international art world of the 1970s right up until his death in 1997, commissioning work from artists such as Jeff Koons and Mike Kelley, and acting as unofficial ringleader to a generation of German artists. Written by the...
| Автор | Susanne Kippenberger |
A (Former) Skeptic’s Guide to the 12-Step Program Knowledge from a personal journey. Experiences with addiction vastly differ, but something can be learned from everyone’s journey—especially those who achieve sobriety. Author Bucky Sinister penned this book because he had something to share from his own journey, a realization that completely changed his outlook on recovery. This smart and snide book is his testament to the effectiveness of the 12-Step Program, a path to recovery that...
| Автор | Bucky Sinister |
Highlights the actions and interpersonal relations of Muhammad in Makkah and Madinah before Islam took root, when it was a minority faith. By focusing upon the period when Islam was a minority faith in Makkah, he draws out the most pertinent messages in the revelations received, and how they can be applied to Muslim minorities.Extremely useful book to establish a historical perspective of Islam as a 'state religion', focusing on the early history of Islam when, during rapid expansion,...
| Автор | Muhammad Yasin Mazhar Siddiqi |
Nelson Mandela brought the poetry of Ingrid Jonker to the attention of South Africa and the wider world when he read her poem “Die kind” (The Child) at the opening of South Africa’s first democratic parliament on May 24, 1994. Though Jonker was already a significant figure in South African literary circles, Mandela’s reference contributed to a revival of interest in Jonker and her work that continues to this day. Viljoen’s biography illuminates the brief and dramatic life of Jonker, who created...
| Автор | Louise Viljoen |
Govan Mbeki (1910–2001) was a core leader of the African National Congress, the Communist Party, and the armed wing of the ANC during the struggle against apartheid. Known as a hard-liner, Mbeki was a prolific writer and combined in a rare way the attributes of intellectual and activist, political theorist and practitioner. Sentenced to life in prison in 1964 along with Nelson Mandela and others, he was sent to the notorious Robben Island prison, where he continued to write even as tension grew...
| Автор | Colin Bundy |
"Dr. Seddon has contributed an important and fascinating chapter to the modern history of Britain."—David Waines, emeritus professor of Islamic Studies, Lancaster University, UK Originally arriving as imperial oriental sailors and later as postcolonial labor migrants, Yemeni Muslims have lived in British ports and industrial cities from the mid-nineteenth century. They married local British wives, established a network of «Arab-only» boarding houses and cafes, and built...
| Автор | Mohammed Siddique Seddon |
The Prophet Muhammad initiated one of the most significant religious and cultural developments in human history, bringing the religion of Islam to the world. Adil Salahi's compelling biography traces the life of the Prophet Muhammad from his birth and childhood to the triumph of Islam and its hold on Arabia. The author sets this against a fascinating historical backdrop. His careful analysis of the Prophet's life is written with today's Muslim and non-Muslim readers in mind:...
| Автор | Adil Salahi |
In Dragging Wyatt Earp essayist Robert Rebein explores what it means to grow up in, leave, and ultimately return to the iconic Western town of Dodge City, Kansas. In chapters ranging from memoir to reportage to revisionist history, Rebein contrasts his hometown’s Old West heritage with a New West reality that includes salvage yards, beefpacking plants, and bored teenagers cruising up and down Wyatt Earp Boulevard. Along the way, Rebein covers a vast expanse of place and time and revisits a...
| Автор | Robert Rebein |
Muslims all over the world see Muhammad as God's last messenger to mankind. Through his actions, he showed the way to live a life that provides for all the needs of body, mind, and soul, and elevates man's aspirations towards a sublime ideal in a very simple, direct, and truthful manner. He built a state that was dedicated to truth and justice and to the liberation of man throughout the world. He wrote to emperors, kings, and rulers, calling on them to believe in God and to follow His...
| Автор | Adil Salahi |
"It is rare to see a publication which includes personalities from both Shia and Sunni schools of thought and which is so much needed in today's turbulent world. This book, I believe will . . . enrich our understanding of not only the historical but the contemporary history of the Muslim."—Ahmed J. Versi, chief editor of The Muslim News (London) Who have been the Muslim world's most influential people? What were their ideas, thoughts, and achievements? In one hundred...
| Автор | Muhammad Mojlum Khan |
Aims to prove that peace and peaceful coexistence with people of other faiths is the rule and custom in Islamic shariah and Islamic way of life, allaying the misperception that Islam is inextricably linked with violenceUsing examples from the Prophet's life it clearly shows that Islam resorts to war only when it is compelled to defend itself against outside aggression.seeks to bring into sharper focus the relevance of the Prophet’s exemplary life in our timesAll the major battles in the...
| Автор | Zakaria Bashier |
Having delved into the heads of many of the world's most notorious murderers and published his gripping findings in the bestselling Talking with Serial Killers, for his latest book, renowned crime expert Christopher Berry-Dee has gained the trust of more monsters across the world and entered their prison lairs to discuss in detail their horrific crimes. Looking at the unique reality of their criminal lives and documenting the extent of their brutishness and cruelty, this book delves deep...
| Автор | Christopher Berry-Dee |
Seit Jahrzehnten sind sie der Inbegriff des Rock 'n' Roll: über 200 Millionen verkaufte Alben, ausgebuchte Tourneen und eine gigantische Fangemeinde sind Ausdruck einer einmaligen Erfolgsgeschichte, die noch lange nicht zu Ende ist. AC/DC – Die Audiostory gewährt den Fans Einblicke hinter die Kulissen der Band, nimmt die Hörer mit auf eine musikalische Reise – und garantiert Maximum Rock 'n' Roll.
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Dawn Powell was a gifted satirist who moved in the same circles as Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, renowned editor Maxwell Perkins, and other midcentury New York luminaries. Her many novels are typically divided into two groups: those dealing with her native Ohio and those set in New York. “From the moment she left behind her harsh upbringing in Mount Gilead, Ohio, and arrived in Manhattan, in 1918, she dove into city life with an outlander’s anthropological zeal,” reads a recent New Yorker ...
| Автор | Patricia E. Palermo |
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki is a complex figure. He was a committed young Marxist who, while in power, embraced conservative economic policies and protected white corporate interests; a rational and dispassionate thinker who was particularly sensitive to criticism and dissent; and a champion of African self-reliance who relied excessively on foreign capital. As a key liberation leader in exile, he was instrumental in the ANC’s antiapartheid struggle. Later, he helped build one of...
| Автор | Adekeye Adebajo |