Биографии и Мемуары
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The first and only diary written by a Guantánamo detainee during his imprisonment, now with previous censored material restored. Mohamedou Ould Slahi was imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay in 2002. There he suffered the worst of what the prison had to offer, including months of sensory deprivation, torture and sexual assault. In October 2016 he was released without charge. This is his extraordinary story.
| Автор | Mohamedou Ould Slahi |
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The world is messing with our minds. What if there was something we could do about it? Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth.
| Автор | Мэтт Хейг |
SHORTLISTED FOR STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR From a trip to The Lightning Field in New Mexico, to chasing Gauguin's ghost in French Polynesia, White Sands is a creative exploration of why we travel. Episodic, wide-ranging and funny, Geoff Dyer blends travel writing, essay, criticism and fiction with a smart and cantankerous wit that is unmatched. From one of the most original writers in Britain, this is a book for armchair travellers and procrastinating philosophers...
| Автор | Geoff Dyer |
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 STELLA PRIZE In the year before her death, as she struggled with an untreatable illness, Cory Taylor began to write about her experiences, the patterns of her life, and of those she had lost. Dying is about vulnerability and strength, courage and humility, and anger. It is also about the acceptance that it takes to live a good life and say goodbye to it in peace.
| Автор | Cory Taylor |
The notorious corner of West Fayette and Monroe Streets in Baltimore is a 24-hour open-air drug market that provides the economic fuel for a dying neighbourhood. Through the eyes of one broken family – two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough – Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the USA and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades and the welfare system have accomplished so little.
| Автор | David Simon |
POE BALLANTINE’S RISKY PERSONAL ESSAYS are populated with odd jobs, eccentric characters, boarding houses, buses, and beer. He takes us along on his Greyhound bus journey through small town America (including a detour to Mexico) exploring what it means to be human. Written with piercing intimacy and self-effacing humor, Ballantine’stories provide entertainment, social commentary, and completely compelling slices of life.
| Автор | Poe Ballantine |
The Amazing Journey of a Psychic Herbalist Dr. Randolph Pinch. I can tell you this, you may think you control your life but you don't. Destiny is where your life begins and destiny is where your life ends. Death is not the end, it is the beginning of a new journey. I died and brought back a gift to help others. Let me tell you my story.
| Автор | Dr. Randolph Pinch |
Meet Bruce Tully, a sixteen-year-old high school jock, and follow him as he feels personally challenged by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev after a visit to the United Nations. Discover how Bruce changes into a Cold War Warrior whose vision is to strengthen America's youth in the competitive fields of science and technology. See how he perseveres and gains the support of industry leaders and government officials including the President of the United States.
| Автор | Victoria Inc. Barna |
This is the story of a multimillion euro tax scandal. It exposes a conspiracy between elements of the State and Industry.
| Автор | Martin McMahon |
He bought the car a dozen years ago. Together, they traveled every mile of every road on his highway map, a 250,000 mile journey to discover the real America beyond the interstate. Real people. Obscure places. Forgotten facts. His story unfolds in Missouri, but it could be about any state, any traveler who drives into America's hidden heart.
| Автор | John Drake Robinson |
Dividir la palabra de verdad, es un estudio bíblico Doctrinal. Se trata de doctrinas como: un solo Dios, Dios se manifiesta en la carne, el nombre de Jesús, la necesidad de la salvación, santidad, la iglesia, la esperanza de la iglesia, eternidad, así como otros.
| Автор | Ralph Reynolds |
Love Poems for Dodie is an uplifting Love story. It is true, and based on a romantic and faithful love shared by two people, who realized God was the foundation for their love. The romance, beauty of love poems a husband wrote for his wife, and the many adventures they shared is a story of love, bordering on the eternal.<br><br>For a true love story, unlike any you will find on the market today, get your copy of Love Poems for Dodie today.
| Автор | Joe Callihan |
This new anthology showcases the work of autistic writers throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
| Автор | Rachel Inc. Cohen-Rottenberg |
Women – Biography<br>True Life Story from 1800-2009
| Автор | Ann Jacques |
These are my first set of journals, written mostly from 2011 to 2014. Experimental and overtly pensative in nature, these collections of thought experiments, fledgling essays, and prose poems reveal the workings of a global thinker in development.
| Автор | K. B. |