For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weir’s New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIII brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. “WEIR’S BOOK OUTSHINES ALL PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HENRY. Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research, it is a gem.
He is the author of academic and scholarly 20 books, including The Building Program of Herod the Great, Eratosthenes' Geography, Cleopatra: A Biography, The Geography of Strabo, Ancient Geography, Cleopatra's Daughter, Empire of the Black Sea, and The Geographical Guide of Ptolemy of Alexandria.
Roger Waters: The Man Behind the Wall is the first full biography of the author of The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and, of course, The Wall. It traces his life from war-torn suburbia to the multitude of wars he has fought since then - with his bandmates, with his audience, and most of all with himself.
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Award-winning author and film critic Shoma Chatterji presents a fascinating portrait of an icon of Indian cinema, addressing two significant elements that have not been touched by other writers: Suchitra Sen as a working woman in films and her wilful social seclusion.
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John Steinbeck, American novelist, best known for The Grapes of Wrath (1939), which summed up the bitterness of the Great Depression decade and aroused widespread sympathy for the plight of migratory farmworkers.
It presents him in a different light than past biographies. This book is best for gardeners and those who’ve read 1984. Rebecca Solnit’s Orwell’s Roses is available from Penguin Random House. 3.
Though today Tim O’Brien is probably best known as the author of the collection of linked, semi-autobiographical stories The Things They Carried, by the time he wrote that 1990 book, he had already won the National Book Award for his 1978 Vietnam War novel Going After Cacciato, in which a squad of soldiers go after an AWOL comrade-in-arms.
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But Robin D. G. Kelley’s biography is an essential book for jazz fans looking to understand the man behind the myths. Monk’s family provided Kelley with full access to their archives.
Was Rex Balfour a real person or the creation of Bryan Ferry's management company? I'm leaning towards the latter but this makes it quite interesting, a Ferry sanctioned overview of his career written in 1976, publication coinciding with the release of his fourth solo LP In Your Mind.
This is a Buffett book that really isn't about Buffett, although he is one of the main characters. Neither this biography nor "Buffett: Making of an American Capitalist" may add much to your.
Mastering the Game: Biography of Lauren James - The Journey of a Rising Football Star (Biography of Womens' Football Stars) by Gilbert Martin | 4 Aug 2024 Paperback.
EXO is a K-pop boy band made up of eight members – XIUMIN, SUHO, BAEKHYUN, CHEN, CHANYEOL, D.O., KAI and SEHUN. The band debuted on April 8, 2012 under SM Entertainment.
Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory. YouTube, 28 June 2012. Web. 11 Jan. 2015. This is a video of Mandela being interviewed about his childhood and why the town of Qunu was the best memory of his childhood. We use a quote from this video in our childhood page. "World Biography." Nelson Mandela Biography. Advameg Incorporated, n.d. Web. 09 Jan. 2015.
Spanning the years of 1940-1965, The Last Lion picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany.
Reuben Mark, former Chairman and CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, sat down with Adam Bryant, Senior Advisor to the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership, to answer a few questions about empathetic leadership, effective organizational culture, and making all your employees feel appreciated.