Книги жанра биографии и мемуары
Книга посвящена воспоминаниям о Генеральном конструкторе, академике Николае Дмитриевиче Кузнецове, под руководством которого созданы образцы передовой авиационно-космической и наземной техники, существенным образом повлиявшие на решение «важнейших вопросов геостратегической политики СССР, определяя тем самым и ход мировой истории на десятилетия вперед», о созданной им конструкторской школе. О лаур…
У листопаді 2013 року автор був студентом 4 курсу біологічного факультету Дніпропетровського національного університету імені Олеся Гончара. Коли почалася Революція Гідності, автор приєднався до місцевого Євромайдану Дніпропетровська. Перед вами його спогади про події тієї неспокійної зими 2013-2014 рр.
Издание подготовлено сотрудниками муниципального казенного учреждения «Централизованная библиотечная система города Троицка» Челябинской области в рамках народного волонтерского проекта «Полевая почта – Южный Урал (письма с фронта 1941 – 1945 гг.)» (организатор – Челябинская областная универсальная научная библиотека). Проект посвящен 75-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне. В книге содержит…
Для тех, кто мечтает о будущем и не знает, как стать тем, кем мечтается. Моя книга, основанная на собственном опыте с раннего детства и по сей день…
Предлагаемая вниманию читателей книга – это не просто автобиография Махатмы Ганди, это откровенный и трогательный рассказ о поисках и обретении правды, о взлетах и падениях одного из самых почитаемых политических лидеров XX века. Как смог этот проповедовавший ненасилие аскет вступить в схватку за независимость целой нации и выйти победителем? Как смог Ганди стать идейным вдохновителем поколений и …
This edition does not include illustrations.The inspirational story of three international runners attempting to achieve what no one had managed – to break the four-minute mile barrier. It was the ultimate test of endurance, and the human drama that unfolded is told here for the first time.In sport, running the four-minute mile was the elusive Holy Grail, considered by most to be beyond the limits…
An extraordinary portrait of one family across the years of Japan’s greatest changes; a loving, honest, moving biography of the author’s mother.Ruri Pilgrim tells the story of her family from the 1870s to the 1950s. She begins with the formality and security of the arrangements of life for a Japanese middle-class family, living in a walled compound with their servants, following exactly the tradit…
Shawn Levy, author of ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ brings alive London in the swinging Sixties with a gripping, groovy story of those who created the scene that changed the world.This edition does not include illustrations.For a few years in the 1960s, London was the coolest city on earth: a spontaneous, dizzying stew of pop music, fashion, film, scandal, drugs & sex, crime, the avant garde underground…
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLERLike A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide…In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The lovable pup, who earned the name ‘Gobi’, proved that what she lacked in size, she …
*THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER*What are the things we live for? What matters most in life when your time is short? This brave, frank and heartbreaking book shows what it means to die before your time; how to take charge of your life and fill it with wonder, hope and joy even in the face of tragedy.Ambitious and talented, Kate Gross worked at Number 10 Downing Street for two British Prime Ministers whils…
A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle.December 1999: It was the Christmas season, but Joanne Smith was numb. She wished she could just go to sleep and wake up on December 26. No singing. No laughter. No shopping. She typically enjoyed the holidays, but this year she couldn’t celebrate. Her beloved husband of a…
The fifth book in the bestselling Confessions series.Press junkets. Premiers. Dom Perignon. They’re all in a day’s work for your average Hollywood celebrity. But, what’s it like on the otherside of the microphone? In this no-holds-barred memoir, showbiz reporter Holly Forest reveals the less glamorous side of the world’s most glamorous industry: show business.
Fans of Disneyland, Disney World, and all things Disney are sure to enjoy learning all about the fascinating founder, Walt Disney.This new biographic reader reveals the interesting, enchanting life of one of the world's most beloved storytellers and entrepreneurs. Level 3 text provides accessible yet wide-ranging information for fluent readers.
A moving account of the death of Brian Aldiss’ wife Margaret.Margaret Aldiss, Brian’s wife of thirty years, passed away quickly after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Based on journals they both kept, When the Feast is Finished is a moving account of those last months of Margaret’s life.Alongside Margaret’s bravely honest journal entries, Aldiss draws a heartbreaking portrait of the sustaining fo…
This edition does not include illustrations.From the author of ‘Britons’, the story of the exceptional life of the intrepid Elizabeth Marsh – an extraordinary woman of her time who was caught up in trade, imperialism, war, exploration, migration, growing maritime reach, and new ideas.This is a book about a world in a life. An individual lost to history, Elizabeth Marsh (1735-85) travelled farther,…