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Doamna Escobar. Viata mea alaturi de Pablo

Cand l-a cunoscut pe Pablo Escobar, la varsta de doar 13 ani, Victoria Eugenia Henao nu a stiut ca viata sa era pe punctul de

Povestea mea. Adaptata pentru tinerii cititori

Michelle Robinson s-a nascut in cartierul South Side din Chicago. De la aceste inceputuri umile va ajunge Michelle Obama, puternica prima doamna a Statelor Unite,

Eu sunt Maia

La vremea asta joc. Joc si interpretez tot felul de personaje. Potrivite pentru varsta mea, pentru experienta mea, pentru viata pe care am trait‑o. Joc

Coco Chanel: Viata intima

In Chanel: Viata intima, Lisa Chaney spune povestea controversata a unei figuri misterioase care a schimbat moda secolului trecut. Revolutionand stilul vestimentar al femeilor, Gabrielle

Apropo de nimic

O autobiografie mult aSteptatA, extrem de interesantA, scrisA de unul dintre cei mai mari artiSti ai vremurilor noastre – bestseller New York Times , USA

Stalin. O noua biografie a unui dictator

Iosif Stalin a exercitat puterea supremă în Uniunea Sovietică din 1929 până la moartea sa, în 1953. Pe parcursul acestui sfert de secol, după estimările

Mari personalitati. Dostoievski

Considerat unul dintre marii clasici ai literaturii ruse si universale, Feodor Mihailovici Dostoievski a avut un destin unic nu doar ca scriitor, ci si ca

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'Powerful, humane and wise' JULIA SAMUEL 'Everyone should read it' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Beautiful ... This is a book for everyone. You feel held by it'

The Girl with the Self-Esteem Issues : A Memoir

Rosie Mercado, vedetă latină și prezentatoare de televiziune, spune povestea vieții sale incredibile. Când Rosie Mercado avea doar 19 ani, tatăl nou-născutului ei a ple...

Brothers and Keepers

Brothers and Keepers is John Edgar Wideman's seminal memoir about two brothers - one an award-winning novelist, the other a fugitive. Wideman recalls the capture

You're on an Airplane

Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Posey as your seat companion, perhaps? In this

A fish supper and a chippy smile

As Hilda works in the chippy six days a week - cutting the potatoes and frying the fish, yesterday's rag becoming today's dinner plate -

Unconquerable: The Invictus Spirit

'You are all Invictus, you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games. Never stop fighting and do all you can to lift up

That Good Night

As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own

Poetul rebel. Viata lui Shelley - Andre Maurois

Andre Maurois este autorul unor exceptionale biografii ale unor personalitati literare: Hugo , Byron , Turgheniev , Chateaubriand. Cartea de fata il are ca protagonist

Presedintii americani 1945-2004 - G.H. Bennett

Istoria presedintilor Statelor Unite ale Americii din intervalul 1945-2004 reflecta in mod spectaculos evolutia celui mai influent imperiu din toate timpurile. Cistigarea razboiului rece si,

Varina

Sooner or later, history asks, which side were you on? In his powerful new novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold

Grace's Day

Grace and her mother and sisters live on an island off the west coast of Ireland. Their father is a successful writer of travel books

The World According to Razor

The new book from England's 'hardest footballer' Packed full of anecdotes from life on and off the pitch, The World According to Razor is, by

Lee Rigby: A Mother's Story

Lyn Rigby's story charts the unfathomably difficult time she has endured since May 2013 when her son, 25-year-old Fusilier Lee Rigby, was butchered on a

Bud and Bill

Grace from the Rubble by Jeanne Bishop tells the riveting true story of how tragedy destined two men to become enemies - the father of

Judas: How a Sister's Testimony Brought Down a Criminal

Astrid Holleeder is in hiding because she had the courage to write this book. Her brother Willem Holleeder, best known for his involvement in the

Love in the Blitz

With the intimacy and wit of a Second World War Bridget Jones, Eileen Alexander offers a portal into life during the Blitz: - The sex,

On the road

TOP GEAR presenter Richard Hammond tells the story of his early life through a series of significant driving episodes. He's a child in the back

September 1 1939

This a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work

Shine on

Though she had written poetry for many years, it was only in her last year that professional record producers expressed interest in setting some to

The Fragments of my Father

My life had been suspended, as though I had inhaled and was still waiting to let out that gasp of breath. I set aside my

Consent

Sapte zile, plus una. Mircea Mihaies in dialog cu Ilie Stepan - Mircea Mihaies, Ilie Stepan

Sapte zile, plus una. Mircea Mihaies in dialog cu Ilie Stepan Se poate trai fara compromis, fara sa te injosesti? Se poate, asa cum s-a

The Soundtrack to My Life

The Soundtrack to My Life is Dermot's personal memoir of a life in music told through the songs that were playing at key moments in

What Can I Do?

A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster

Sfinti, duhovnici si marturisitori romani vol.5: Sfantul Nicodim de la Tismana - Silvan Theodorescu

Sfantul Nicodim de la Tismana (1320, Prilep - 26 decembrie 1406, Tismana) a fost un arhimandrit, care, fara a fi roman din nastere, a fost

Romani si romance vol.9: Mari sportivi romani - Dan-Silviu Boerescu

John Cranch : Uncommon Genius

John Cranch was born in a small Devonshire town in the same year that Gray's Elegy was published and he might so easily have been

Breaking the Silence

Jo Milne trăise deja o viață înconjurată de tăcere, fiind surdă profund din naștere, când a început să-și piardă vederea. Cu puțin timp înainte de

Lessons from a Sheep Dog

Follows the story of Lass, who is transformed from a believed-worthless and untrainable animal into a valuable sheepdog by a man's love, explaining how Lass's

Mozart. O viata (epub)

„In ultimii ani, Johnson a scris carți de mici dimensiuni, scurte biografii, și toate sunt niște bijuterii: Johnson poate picta panze mari și mici poate

Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both

Mozart. O viata (pdf)

„In ultimii ani, Johnson a scris carți de mici dimensiuni, scurte biografii, și toate sunt niște bijuterii: Johnson poate picta panze mari și mici poate

Cenaclul de Luni. Viata si opera - Cosmin Ciotlos

Volumul acesta este unul pasionant, unul care se citeste adeseori ca un roman ideatic si evenimential al preistoriei si al istoriei generatiei optzeciste, cu toate

Eternal Wonder

Chris Hamilton developed his love of nature while living by the River Lea in Wheathampstead from the age of 15, canoeing up and down the

I belong to no one

Rape, teen pregnancy, illegitimacy, domestic abuse - in 1970s Australia all were shameful secrets that trapped women in poverty, loss and ongoing emotional trauma. This

I Want You to Know We're Still Here

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Esther Safran Foer has written of her family in a way that is both uniquely and heartbreakingly

J.D. Salinger: A Life Raised High

O biografie concludentă a unuia dintre cei mai cunoscuți și mai cumpărați autori. Catcher in the Rye a vândut mai mult de 65 de milioane

Forty Three Years Ago

A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he

Dancing in the Mosque

In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of

Feel Good 101

THIS BOOK WON'T CHANGE YOUR LIFE But it might just help you change it yourself Only you can take the steps you need to help

I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It

I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It is tech analyst Jess Kimball Leslie's hilarious, frank homage to the technology that contributed so

You're on an Airplane

From the 'Queen of the Indies' and star of Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show, Woody Allen's Cafe Society and Irrational Man

Call Me Ishmael Phone Book

For fans of My Ideal Bookshelf and Bibliophile, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere: a quirky and

The Red Earl : The Extraordinary Life of the 16th Earl of Huntingdon

In The Red Earl Selina Hastings tells the extraordinary story of her father, Jack Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon. In 1925, Hastings infuriated his ultra-conservative

Lost Properties Of Love

What if you could tell the truth about who you are, without risking losing the one you love? This is a book about love affairs

Breaking Free:Glimpses of a Buddhist Life

In 1975 Srimala (formerly Jane Goody) was ordained into the Western Buddhist Order by Sangharakshita whilst pregnant with her second child, and in this book

Place for Everything

'Painful, raw and with an honesty that rings clear as a bell' Catherine Simpson, author of When I Had a Little Sister A searing account

Jane Austen Miscellany

In a modest effort to feed the longing for more Jane than we can ever get, The Jane Austen Miscellany is a generous serving of:

Trapped: The Terrifying True Story of a Secret World of Abuse

„Trapped” a fost primul Sunday Times bestseller și prima autobiografie a asistentului social Rosie Lewis. Phoebe, un copil de nouă ani cu autism este luată

Sea State

'Sea State marks the arrival of a gifted and exciting new voice' Jon McGregor, author of Reservoir 13 A candid examination of the life of

The Downfall of Anne Boleyn

British history is rich in enthralling stories: pivotal moments that changed the future of the country moments of drama, suspense, intrigue. Dive right into the

Untitled Holt Nonfiction Winter 2021

A young reader’s adaptation of whistleblower and bestselling author Edward Snowden's memoir—featuring a brand-new afterword that includes resources to learn about the bas...