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Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon

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A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time--Bruce Lee.Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon is a photographic catalog of all facets of this fascinating man, from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973. This book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona. It shows the real Bruce Lee--the man who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity.This brilliant photo essay--compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little with the assistance of Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell--reveals never-before-published family photos, including rare photos of Bruce's childhood in Hong Kong. Tender moments with his children are caught on camera, and action shots from his martial arts films are shown.With a preface by his daughter Shannon Lee and a foreword by wife Linda, the text is drawn directly from Bruce Lee's own diaries and journals. Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, sections include:Chronology of the Life of Bruce LeeEarly Years--why he began studying gung fu (kung fu) and took up wing chun, his first starring role, and his return to the USHollywood--why he got the part in The Green Hornet, teaching Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Stirling Silliphant, filming Enter the Dragon, The Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury and more, training and acting with Chuck Norris, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dean Martin and Sharon Tate, and the creation of Jeet Kune Do (JKD)Family--meeting Linda, having children, daily life This Bruce Lee Book is part of Tuttle Publishing's Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee's Striking ThoughtsBruce Lee's The Tao of Gung FuBruce Lee Artist of LifeBruce Lee: Letters of the DragonBruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human BodyBruce Lee Jeet Kune Do

Berceaux maudits

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Un témoignage bouleversant sur les horreurs de l'inceste et de la pédophilieCe livre autobiographique relate la jeunesse d’une enfant que le hasard de la naissance a menée au bout de l’horreur mais que la soif de vivre a tirée du néant. Ce témoignage bouleversant illustre la capacité de résilience d’une petite fille maltraitée par ses parents, placée dans un orphelinat et qui connaîtra l’horreur de l’inceste et de la pédophilie. Le réseau semble se mettre en place lorsque le père décède, mais ce décès fait éclater l’affaire. Le thème de la résilience est ici abordé par l’auteur, rétablie dans sa vie de femme, et qui nous parle en faisant appel à la confiance enfouie en chacun de nous. Malgré ses malheurs et par sa seule volonté ferme et bienveillante, l’auteur a tracé avec succès sa route vers la réussite familiale et professionnelle. Ce livre est un message d’espoir et de courage.EXTRAIT La juge de la jeunesse chargée de notre dossier familial avait été d’une redoutable efficacité. Il faut dire qu’elle avait été bien aidée par mes parents. Dans leurs pérégrinations, mon père et ma mère avaient accumulé tant d’indices de leur toxicité parentale qu’il suffisait au juge de les rassembler pour disposer du tableau le plus complet de ce que la misère peut faire quand elle gangrène à ce point une famille.C’est sur son ordre que la police était venue nous débusquer d’abord, nous enlever ensuite. J’avais un an et trois mois, une année de plus que Suzy, le bébé aux grands yeux ronds. Mon frère aîné, Martin, avait six ans et demi. Les autres le suivaient, bien ordonnés, avec chaque fois une année de retard. Mes parents avaient mal élevé leurs enfants, c’était incontestable. Ils avaient cependant procréé dans l’ordre, avec une régularité de métronome. La capacité d’enfanter en cadence, on ne pourra jamais la leur enlever. Nicole suivait ainsi Martin d’une année. Elle avait quatre ans et demi. Johnny la talonnait avec un an de moins tandis que Béatrice lui emboîtait le pas tout juste une année après. William venait ensuite avec un an de retard sur Béatrice et une année d’avance sur moi. Nos âges se suivaient à la queue leu leu. Chacun de nous avions attendu un an celui qui nous succédait. Pendant toutes ces années, de grossesses en accouchements, ma mère était au bout du compte restée rarement seule dans son propre corps. Elle avait elle-même vingt-huit ans au moment de notre placement. Quant à mon père, il venait tout juste de s’offrir une cuite d’enfer pour fêter son trente-quatrième anniversaireÀ PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR Bruno Humbeeck est actif à la fois sur le terrain en tant que travailleur psychosocial et dans le domaine de la recherche en tant que collaborateur scientifique. Cette double approche des questions de société contribue à rendre sa vision particulièrement convaincante. Il est aussi formateur au CREAS - Université de Mons et auteur de plusieurs publications dans le domaine de la maltraitance, de la toxicomanie et de la prise en charge des personnes en rupture psychosociale.

Niente e così sia

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“La vita cos’è?” Alla vigilia della partenza per il Vietnam come inviata de “L’Europeo”, nel 1967, Oriana Fallaci tenta di rispondere alla domanda della sorellina Elisabetta: “La vita è il tempo che passa tra il momento in cui si nasce e il momento in cui si muore”. Ma la risposta le sembra incompleta e l’interrogativo la accompagna durante il viaggio. Arrivata a Saigon, la Fallaci si trova immersa in un’atmosfera surreale, e giorno dopo giorno annota nel suo diario l’insensatezza della guerra: dalla battaglia di Dak To all’offensiva del Tet, fino all’assedio della capitale vietnamita, Oriana racconta gli orrori del conflitto, descrivendo la crudeltà che la circonda in pagine struggenti e memorabili. Quando, dopo un anno, la Fallaci torna in Toscana e ritrova la piccola Elisabetta, una risposta per lei ce l’ha: “La vita è una condanna a morte. E proprio perché siamo condannati a morte bisogna attraversarla bene, riempirla senza sprecare un passo, senza temer di sbagliare, di romperci, noi che siamo uomini, né angeli né bestie, ma uomini”. Un libro considerato un classico della letteratura, un romanzo di guerra che è un inno alla vita.

Angela Davis: Uma autobiografia

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A Boitempo publica pela primeira vez no Brasil Uma autobiografia, de Angela Davis. Lançada originalmente em 1974, a obra é um retrato contundente das lutas sociais nos Estados Unidos durante os anos 1960 e 1970 pelo olhar de uma das maiores ativistas de nosso tempo. Davis, à época com 28 anos, narra a sua trajetória, da infância à carreira como professora universitária, interrompida por aquele que seria considerado um dos mais importantes julgamentos do século XX e que a colocaria, ao mesmo tempo, na condição de ícone dos movimentos negro e feminista e na lista das dez pessoas mais procuradas pelo FBI. A falsidade das acusações contra Davis, sua fuga, a prisão e o apoio que recebeu de pessoas de todo o mundo são comentados em detalhes por essa mulher que marcou a história mundial com sua voz e sua luta.Questionando a banalização da ideia de que "o pessoal é político", Davis mostra como os eventos que culminaram na sua prisão estavam ligados não apenas a sua ação política individual, mas a toda uma estrutura criada para criminalizar o movimento negro nos Estados Unidos. Além de um exercício de autoconhecimento da autora em seus anos de cárcere, nesta obra encontramos uma profunda reflexão sobre a condição da população negra no sistema prisional estadunidense.Trecho da introdução"Quando expressei minha hesitação em me dedicar a uma autobiografia, não foi por não desejar escrever sobre os acontecimentos daquela época e, sobretudo, de minha vida, mas sim porque eu não queria contribuir com a tendência já difundida de personalizar e individualizar a história. E, para ser totalmente franca, minha discrição natural fez com que me sentisse um tanto constrangida em escrever sobre mim mesma. Assim, não escrevi realmente a meu respeito. Isto é, não mensurei os eventos de minha própria vida de acordo com sua possível importância pessoal. Em vez disso, tentei utilizar o gênero autobiográfico para avaliar minha vida de acordo com o que eu considerava ser o significado político de minhas experiências. O método político de mensuração derivava de meu trabalho como ativista no movimento negro e como membro do Partido Comunista."

Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black, new edition

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The first collected edition of legendary writer, actress, and adventurer Cookie Mueller's stories, featuring the entire contents of her 1990 book Walking through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black, alongside more than two dozen others, some previously unpublished.Legendary as an underground actress, female adventurer, and East Village raconteur, Cookie Mueller's first calling was to the written word: "I started writing when I was six and have never stopped completely," she once confessed. Muellerís 1990 Walking through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black, the first volume of the Semiotext(e) Native Agents series, was the largest collection of stories she compiled during her life. But it presented only a slice of Mueller's prolific work as a writer. This new, landmark volume collects all of Mueller's stories: from the original contents of Clear Water, to additional stories discovered by Amy Scholder for the posthumous anthology Ask Dr. Mueller, to selections from Mueller's art and advice columns for Details and the East Village Eye, to still "new" stories collected and published here for the first time. Olivia Laing's new introduction situates Mueller's writing within the context of her life—and our times. Thanks to recent documentaries like Mallory Curley's A Cookie Mueller Encyclopedia and Chloé Griffin's oral biography Edgewise, Mueller's life and work have been discovered by a new generation of readers. Walking through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black: Collected Stories returns essential source material to these readers, the archive of Mueller's writing itself. Mueller's many mise en scènes—the Baltimore of John Waters, post-Stonewall Provincetown, avant-garde Italy, 1980s New York, an America enduring Reagan and AIDS—patches together a singular personal history and a primer for others. As Laing writes in her introduction, Collected Stories amounts to "a how-to manual for a life ricocheting joyously off the rails . . . a live corrective to conformity, conservatism, and cruelty."

Verse und Vita: Das Leben großer Dichter

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Diese Ausgabe präsentiert eine Sammlung von Biographien herausragender Dichter. Ihre Lebensgeschichten offenbaren, wie diese außergewöhnlichen Schriftsteller ihre persönlichen Tragödien, besonderen Umstände, intensiven Freuden und alltäglichen Vergnügen in Kunst umgewandelt haben, die bis heute die Herzen vieler berührt. Diese Ausgabe enthält Lebensgeschichten von: Goethe (Gundolf Friedrich) Friedrich Schiller (Otto Harnack) Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (Thekla Schneider) Lord Byron (Emil Ludwig) Friedrich Hölderlin (Stefan Zweig) Edgar Allan Poe (Hanns Heinz Ewers) Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (Stefan Zweig) Scheffel (Johannes Proelß) Joachim Ringelnatz (Memoiren)

A Prison Diary

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On July 19, 2001, following a conviction for perjury, international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in prison. When A Prison Diary was published in England, it was condemned by the prison authorities, and praised by the critics. Prisoner FF8282, as Archer is now known, spent the first three weeks in the notorious HMP Belmarsh, a high-security prison in South London, home to murderers, terrorists and some of Britain's most violent criminals.On the last day of the trial, his mother dies, and the world's press accompany him to the funeral. On returning to prison, he's placed on the lifer's wing, where a cellmate sells his story to the tabloids. Prisoners and guards routinely line up outside his cell to ask for his autograph, to write letters, and to seek advice on their appeals.For twenty-two days, Archer was locked in a cell with a murderer and a drug baron. He decided to use that time to write an hour-by-hour diary, detailing the worst three weeks of his life.Please note: This ebook edition does not contain all illustrations that appeared in the print edition.

Ma vie d'avant, ma vie d'après

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Dix années ont passé depuis la disparition de l’auteur et sa résurrection dans les librairies. Faute d’autres occupations, il continue à observer la vie quotidienne des morts, de leurs familles, du petit peuple des cimetières et à dicter ses impressions. Il profite également de ses états de conscience pour oublier qu’il n’a plus d’avenir dans l’évocation d’un passé de plus en plus lointain. Ayant bénéficié du privilège d’attendre son dernier soupir pour retomber en enfance, le condamné à perpète de la douzième division remercie ceux qui ont honoré sa mémoire en la mettant à contribution. Surgissent tous les fantômes de ses jeunes années. Moins la saga d’un gamin qui se prend pour Napoléon – avant que ses parents ne lui promettent la fin de Louis XVI – que la peinture par un historien en herbe, désormais sous terre, d’une « drôle de guerre » suivie d’une curieuse paix. Chemin faisant, il tire à boulets rouges sur une société dont il constate que le pouvoir de persécution s’arrête devant la grille des nécropoles. Couverture : d’après un portrait de Philippe Bouvard enfant (collection particulière de l’auteur) ; un portrait adulte © Patrick Gaillardin / Picturetank et une photo de cadres par Michèle Constantini ©

Chaque homme est lié au monde

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Voici le journal intime de Roger Stéphane entre 1939 et 1944. Malgré la tragédie des temps, Stéphane rencontre « tout le monde » dans la littérature, Cocteau, Julien Green, Gide, Malraux, ainsi que dans la politique. On fait des mots d'esprit : « Définition du général Gamelin par Baudelaire : "Je hais le mouvement qui déplace les lignes !" ». La drôle de guerre ne dure pas, et Roger Stéphane se retrouve à Vichy. S'ensuit un tableau aussi brillant que féroce de l'Etat français. Stéphane rejoint la Résistance. Emprisonné puis libéré, il entre dans la clandestinité.CInq années de l'histoire de France vécues par un jeune homme lettré, enthousiaste, parfois naïf, toujours courageux.

Die zivilen Fahnder/innen

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Es gibt Funksprüche, die gehen Dir nicht so schnell aus dem Kopf. Die bleiben in Erinnerung, womöglich sehr lang. So wie dieser: »Achtung, an alle! Messerstecherei auf Schulhof! Sonderrechte erlaubt!« Die Adresse? Eine Grundschule! In zwölf weiteren Kurzgeschichten warten große Herausforderungen auf das gern käbbelnde Ruhrpott-Duo Judith und Nick. Jugendkriminalität, Enkeltrick, Gefährder-Hinweis, Notruf aus einem Altenheim, ein S-Bahn-Mord oder Gewalt gegen Rettungskräfte. Zur Erholung dürfen Judith und Nick nach Spanien reisen. Aber ob dat gut geht - »Bullen im Urlaub«? Als Bonus: LRS-geeignete Kindergeschichte »Die Sechs in Mathe« mit Illustrationen von Judith & Nick und ein Fall für das neue bairische Dialekt-Duo Miriam "Miri" Homberg & Michael "Mike" Steiner! Die enthaltenen Kurzgeschichten: 01 Vorsichtige Eltern, 02 Oma und ihre zwei Enkel, 03 * Gefangen in der Vergangenheit, 04 So ist das Leben manchmal, 05 * Der Gefährder, 06 * Keine Hilfe im Altenheim, 07 * 'n schwattes Schaf ..., 08 * Vertrauen ist gut ..., 09 'n Käffken nur vor Mitternacht, 10 * Lena und ihr Sternchen, 11 Reine Routine, 12 Bullen im Urlaub, Bonus 1: Die Sechs in Mathe (Lies-Mit!), Bonus 2: Avocado und Gambas von der Ex, mit * markierte Geschichten sind unveröffentlicht. Diese Zusammenstellung erscheint zwischen den Halbstaffeln 2.1 und 2.2 der Originalserie und bietet das gesamte Spektrum der zivilen Fahnder/innen: amüsante Käbbeleien zwischen Judith und Nick, lockere und ernste Themen, alltägliche und nahegehende Fälle, einfühlsame und actionreiche Ermittlungen, ein lebhaftes Pausengespräch am Baldeneysee. Ob sehr junge oder sehr ausgebuffte Täter, ob rückständiger Rentner oder hilfebedürftige Seniorin, an Abwechslung mangelt es nicht. An starkem körperlichen Einsatz ebenso wenig, so ist Judith bei einer Verfolgung wieder einmal unerschrocken auf der Motorhaube anzutreffen. Vor der Kulisse der Essener Stadtteile Kettwig und Werden (der Heimat des Autors), mit Ausflügen nach Rüttenscheid oder Richtung Velbert, wird wie üblich fleißig Ruhrpott geredet! Selbst in Spanien spricht das Duo seinen Dialekt. Die reine Handlung der Fälle steht dabei in keinem Bezug zur Serie, es sind unabhängig voneinander lesbare Geschichten: Die Anthologie ist für neue Leser*innen, die das Ermittlerduo kennen lernen möchten, ebenso geeignet wie für Kenner*innen der Originalserie, die zusätzliche Facetten von Judith und Nick entdecken dürfen. "Die zivilen Fahnder/innen: Ermittlerduo Judith Reiter & Nick Fengler (Ruhrpott-Anthologie - 2)" ist als Buch und als eBook erhältlich. Weitere Veröffentlichungen und Staffeln sind geplant.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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One of the central firsthand accounts of slavery in AmericaA haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published pseduonymously in 1861, tells firsthand of the horrors inflicted on slaves. In writing this extraordinary memoir, which culminates in the seven years she spent hiding in a crawl space in her grandmother's attic, Jacobs skillfully used the literary genres of her time, presenting a thoroughly feminist narrative that portrays the evils and traumas of slavery, particularly for women and children.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Zeugnisse der Zeit - Wenn Vergangenheit lebendig wird

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Die Anthologie 'Zeugnisse der Zeit - Wenn Vergangenheit lebendig wird' bietet eine faszinierende Erkundung des menschlichen Geistes und der sozialen Strömungen, die Menschen über Epochen hinweg bewegten. Mit einer beeindruckenden Bandbreite an literarischen Stilen – von essayistischen Reflexionen bis zu packenden Erzählungen – vereint sie Werke, die das Leben und die Gedanken der vergangenen Zeiten auf eindrucksvolle Weise einfangen. Besondere Highlights wie die philosophischen Abhandlungen von Madame de Staël und die tiefgründigen Berichte von Giuseppe Garibaldi heben die Vielfalt der Sammlung hervor und machen sie zu einem kulturellen Schatz, der die Geisteswelt vergangener Epochen lebendig werden lässt. Die versammelten Autoren bieten eine kaleidoskopische Sicht auf historische und literarische Bewegungen, die von der Renaissance bis zur Moderne reichen. Jeder Autor, ob der präzise Chronist Friedrich Gerstäcker oder der brillante Erzähler Stefan Zweig, fügt der Sammlung seine einzigartige Stimme hinzu. Gemeinsam zeichnen sie ein reichhaltiges Bild der europäischen und amerikanischen Kulturgeschichte und schaffen einen vielstimmigen Chor, der dem Leser ermöglicht, historische Kontexte neu zu erleben und besser zu verstehen. Das Zusammenspiel ihrer Stimmen vertieft das thematische Gerüst der Sammlung und spiegelt die Vielfalt und Komplexität der abgebildeten Epochen wider. 'Zeugnisse der Zeit - Wenn Vergangenheit lebendig wird' ist eine unverzichtbare Leseerfahrung für jeden, der Interesse an der Erkundung vergangener Welten und der unerschöpflichen Weisheit literarischer Traditionen hat. Diese Sammlung bietet nicht nur einen tiefen Einblick in verschiedene Gesellschaften und Epochen, sondern schafft es auch, einen weitreichenden Diskurs über menschliche Erfahrungen anzustoßen. Leser werden eingeladen, durch die Perspektiven und Stile der Autoren in einen einzigartigen historischen Dialog einzutreten, der sowohl lehrreich als auch inspirierend ist. Tauchen Sie ein in diese sorgfältig kuratierte Sammlung und bereichern Sie Ihr Verständnis durch deren zeitlose Weisheit und Einsichten.

Fire in the Straw

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**Named One of the New York Post's Best New Books to Read **FIRE IN THE STRAW is the witty and deeply felt memoir of Nick Lyons, a man with an intrepid desire to reinvent himself—which he does, over and over. Nick Lyons shape shifts from reluctant student and graduate of the Wharton School, to English Professor, to husband of a fiercely committed painter, to ghost writer, to famous fly fisherman and award-winning author, to father and then grandfather, to Executive Editor at a large book publishing company, and finally to founder and publisher of his own successful independent press.. Written with the same warm and earthy voice that has enthralled tens of thousands of fly-fishing readers, Nick weaves the disparate chapters of his life: from the moment his widowed mother drops him off at a grim boarding school at the age of five, where he spends three lonely and confusing years; to his love of basketball and pride playing for Penn; to the tumultuous period, in the army and after, when he found and was transformed by literature; to his marriage to Mari, his great love and anchor of his life. Suddenly, with a PhD in hand and four children, Nick embarks on a complex and thrilling ride, juggling family, fishing, teaching, writing, and publishing, the wolf always at his door. Against all odds, The Lyons Press survives, his children prosper, his wife’s art flourishes, and his books and articles make him a household name. Fire in the Straw is a love story, a confessional, and a beautiful big-hearted memoir.

Ten Years' Exile

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In "Ten Years' Exile," Madame de Staël offers a poignant and insightful exploration of the personal and political turbulence she endured during her exile from France. Written in a reflective and often lyrical style, the book intertwines autobiographical narrative with critical analysis of the social and political transformations sweeping Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. De Staël's prose captures the essence of her interior life, marked by a longing for home and a fervent commitment to Enlightenment ideals, as she navigates complex themes of nationalism, identity, and the struggle for intellectual freedom amidst oppressive regimes. Born into a prominent Swiss family and deeply woven into the fabric of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, Madame de Staël's experiences as a politically engaged thinker undoubtedly shaped her perspective. Her exile was not merely a personal predicament but also a reflection of her unwavering belief in the principles of liberty and reason. This rich background imbues her writing with both a passionate urgency and a profound understanding of the societal dynamics at play, as she critiques the limitations imposed by authoritarian governance. "Ten Years' Exile" is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersections of personal experience and broader socio-political narratives. De Staël's eloquent prose illuminates the struggles of the human spirit against the backdrop of tyranny, making this work a timeless testament to the resilience of ideas and the pursuit of freedom. Through her unique lens, readers are invited to engage with historical currents that resonate powerfully even today.

A Dog's Gift

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A decade ago, former military counterintelligence officer Terry Henry joined his precocious young daughter, Kyria, on a trip to a nursing home in order to allow its residents to play with their family dog, a golden retriever named riley. Terry was astounded by the transformations that unfolded before his eyes. Soon after, Terry and Kyria started their service dog organization, paws4people, with the goal of pairing dogs with human beings in need of healing, including traumatized and wounded war veterans and children living with physical, emotional, and intellectual disabilities.In A Dog's Gift, award-winning journalist and author Bob Drury movingly captures the story of a year in the life of paws4people and the broken bodies and souls the organization mends. The book follows the journey of pups bred by the organization from their loving, if rigorous, early training to an emotional event that terry and Kyria have christened "the bump," where each individual service dog chooses its new owner through an almost mystical connection that ignites the healing process. incorporating vivid storytelling, insights into canine wisdom, history, science, and moving tales of personal transformation, A Dog's Gift is a story of miracles bound to be embraced by not only the 60 million Americans who own dogs, but by anyone with a full heart and a loving soul.

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs's life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative by using the techniques of sentimental novels "to address race and gender issues." She explores the struggles and sexual abuse that female slaves faced as well as their efforts to practice motherhood and protect their children when their children might be sold away. In the book, Jacobs addresses White Northern women who fail to comprehend the evils of slavery. She makes direct appeals to their humanity to expand their knowledge and influence their thoughts about slavery as an institution. Jacobs composed Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl after her escape to New York, while living and working at Idlewild, the home of writer and publisher Nathaniel Parker Willis.

Notas Sobre o Luto

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No dia 10 de junho de 2020, na Nigéria, o académico James Nwoye Adichie morreu subitamente. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, sua filha, partilha connosco os efeitos devastadores que esta morte teve em si. Tece na sua própria experiência os fios da história da vida do pai até aos seus últimos dias, já em confinamento, em que conversava com os filhos e os netos por videochamada. Notas sobre o Luto é um tributo a uma vida vivida em pleno. É a história do amor imenso de uma filha por um pai. Ao falar-nos sobre uma das experiências humanas mais universais.

Wooden’s Complete Guide to Leadership

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Lead your teams to championship-level performance!TWO eBOOKS IN ONE!Hailed by ESPN as the “greatest coach of the 20th Century,” John Wooden is legendary for his extraordinary leadership both on and off the basketball court.Now, you can apply his game-changing leadership methods to your own organization using Wooden’s Complete Guide to Leadership. This two-in-one eBook set provides everything you need to know for inspiring people to take on every challenge with confidence, reach their full potential on a daily basis, and contribute their share to overall organizational success.Wooden on LeadershipA compelling look at the leadership methods of a coaching legend, this Wall Street Journal bestseller reveals John Wooden’s 12 Lessons in Leadership and his acclaimed Pyramid of Success.Wooden on Leadership outlines methods you can use to build a winning organization and shows you how to develop the skill, confidence, and competitive fire to “be at your best when your best is needed”—and teach your organization to do the same.“What an all-encompassing Pyramid of Success for leadership! Coach Wooden’s moral authority and brilliant definition of success encompass all of life. How I admire his life’s work and concept of what it really means to win!”—Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Successful PeopleCoach Wooden’s Game Plan for SuccessBased on the acclaimed John Wooden Leadership Course©, this hands-on guide lets you “interact” with Coach Wooden to learn and apply his philosophy of world-class leadership.This unique tutorial introduces you to his core fundamentals of success as a leader and reinforces them with examples, exercises, quizzes, and quotations. You’ll learn how to create a relationship of respect and camaraderie with those you lead; remain alert to opportunity, threats, trends, and changes; act with confidence—but never arrogance; practice moderation and balance in all that you do; and serve as a model of poise, grace, and reason—especially under pressure.

Caesar A Sketch

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&quotCaesar: A Sketch" is a biographical work penned with the aid of James Anthony Froude, a outstanding nineteenth-century historian and essayist. The book offers a concise but insightful portrayal of the life and instances of Julius Caesar, the renowned Roman army widespread and statesman. Froude's narrative skillfully weaves thru the complex political panorama of historic Rome, detailing Caesar's upward push to power, his military conquests, and the difficult dynamics of Roman politics. The author delves into Caesar's strategic brilliance, his charismatic leadership, and the profound impact he had at the Roman Republic. Froude's portrayal of Caesar goes past mere ancient documentation, as he explores the personal motivations and struggles that shaped the iconic figure. The narrative is marked via Froude's characteristic prose, mixing historical analysis with a brilliant storytelling fashion. While &quotCaesar: A Sketch" provides a condensed review of Caesar's lifestyles, it is wealthy in ancient context, shedding mild on the broader socio-political environment of historical Rome. Froude's paintings stands as a testament to his potential to interact readers with a charming combination of scholarship and narrative flair, making &quotCaesar: A Sketch" a top notch contribution to the have a look at of Roman records.

Lionel

Biographies & Memoirs

Stephan Bibrowsky, geboren 1890 in Russisch-Polen, war ein Star des Showgeschäfts, ein umschwärmter Liebling der Frauen und obendrein ein gebildeter Mann, der fünf Sprachen beherrschte. In die Geschichte ging er als "Lionel der Löwenmensch" ein. So üppig war seine weiche, flachsblonde Körperbehaarung, selbst im Gesicht, dass sie einem Löwenfell ähnelte. Er führte ein Leben im Scheinwerferlicht – und zugleich ein Leben im gesellschaftlichen Abseits, denn die bürgerliche Welt war ihm verschlossen. Nur die "Freakshows" waren sein Zuhause. Aber seine Träume und Sehnsüchte waren dieselben wie die jedes anderen jungen, kraftvollen Mannes. Er liebte – und wurde von vielen Frauen wiedergeliebt.

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