Inventory of a Life Mislaid - An Unreliable Memoir (Warner Marina)(Pevná vazba)

Inventory of a Life Mislaid - An Unreliable Memoir (Warner Marina)(Pevná vazba)

A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile. 'Wonderful - a brave, inventive, touching distillation of memory and imagination' JENNY

The Secret Gospel of Mark: A Poet's Memoir (Reece Spencer)(Pevná vazba)

An exquisite memoir of a life saved by poetry. This is a portrait of the artist, narrated by a priest and a poet and a gay man with tenderness and searing honesty. Spencer Reece weaves the poetry he loves into how he has lived, the poetry as solace and relief, as confirmation and rescue, as

My Godforsaken Life - Memoir of a Maverick(Pevná vazba)

Consumed - A Sister's Story (Akbar Arifa)(Pevná vazba)

A moving memoir about TB, grief, sisterhood, poverty and the reservoir of blame, guilt and unreliable memories from a troubled childhood in Lahore and

The Warner Loughlin Technique: An Acting Revolution (Loughlin Warner)(Pevná vazba)

Face Pressed Against a Window - A Memoir (Waterstone Tim (Author))(Pevná vazba)

An evocative and candid memoir that charts the key moments in the life of Britain's most successful

Defying Limits: Lessons from the Edge of the Universe (Williams Dave)(Pevná vazba)

An inspirational, uplifting, and life-affirming memoir about passion, resilience and living life to the fullest, from Dr. Dave Williams, one of Canada's most accomplished astronauts. I had dreamt about becoming an astronaut from the time I watched Alan Shepard launch on the first American

Miseducated: A Memoir (Fleming Brandon P.)(Pevná vazba)

An inspiring memoir of one man's transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate--all by the age of twenty-seven. Brandon P. Fleming grew up in an abusive home and was shuffled through school, his passing grades a nod to his

I Was a French Muslim: Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter (Mokhtefi Mokhtar)(Pevná vazba)

This engaging memoir provides a vivid account of a childhood under French colonization and a life dedicated to fighting for the freedom and dignity of the Algerian people. The son of a butcher and the youngest of six siblings, Mokhtar Mokhtefi was born in 1935 and grew up in a village de

Becoming (Obama Michelle)(Pevná vazba)

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America--the first African-American

Taste: My Life Through Food (Tucci Stanley)(Pevná vazba)

From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook

Still Life - A Memoir (George Josie)(Pevná vazba)

Ocean Ecology: Marine Life in the Age of Humans (Duffy J. Emmett)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive introduction to ocean ecology and a new way of thinking about ocean life Marine ecology is more interdisciplinary, broader in scope, and more intimately linked to human activities than ever before. Ocean Ecology provides advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and practitioners

Citizens of the Sea: Wondrous Creatures from the Census of Marine Life (Knowlton Nancy)(Pevná vazba)

National Geographic underwater photographers and the Census of Marine Life capture the astonishing diversity and the most intriguing organisms in the ocean in this riveting book, by marine scientist Nancy Knowlton. As you read lively vignettes about sea creatures' names, defenses, migration,

Out East: Memoir of a Montauk Summer (Glynn John)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping portrait of life in a Montauk summer house--a debut memoir of first love, identity and self-discovery among a group of friends who became family. They call Montauk the end of the world, a spit of land jutting into the Atlantic. The house was a ramshackle split-level set on a hill, and

Hit So Hard: A Memoir (Schemel Patty)(Pevná vazba)

A stunningly candid portrait of the Seattle grunge scene of the '90s and a memoir of an addict during the last great era of rock 'n' roll excess, by Hole drummer Patty Schemel Patty Schemel's story begins with a childhood surrounded by the AA meetings her parents hosted in the family living room

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina (Copeland Misty)(Pevná vazba)

A bestselling and prize-winning memoir by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, Life in Motion is the vividly told story of her journey to the world-class American Ballet Theatre--and delves into the harrowing family conflicts that nearly drove her away from ballet as a thirteen-year-old

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown (Glenconner Anne)(Pevná vazba)

An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Lady Anne Glenconner--a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. As seen on Netflix's The Crown.Lady Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and

Rise: Surviving the Fight of My Life (Vanzant Paige)(Pevná vazba)

AN INSPIRING MEMOIR FOR ANYONE WHO'S BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND CAME UP SWINGING As a young girl growing up in Newberg, Oregon, Paige Sletten was all energy and full of potential. A natural athlete, Paige excelled at dancing, made the cheerleading squad earlier than most, and even had aspirations of

Quantum Life - My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (Oluseyi Hakeem)(Pevná vazba)

An inspiring memoir of how the author succeeded against the odds to become a world-renowned

Coming Undone - A Memoir (White Terri)(Pevná vazba)

A powerful, raw and unflinchingly honest account of a life coming

A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla (Westergaard Azadeh)(Pevná vazba)

A lyrical biography of the eccentric engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the

Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory (Murdock Maureen)(Paperback)

Beginning with the idea that memory is nothing more than 'an angle of perception,' Murdock explores the recurrent question asked by writers and readers of memoir alike: what actually happened? Prompted by the loss of identity that accompanied her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's and subsequent

America's Marine Sanctuaries: A Photographic Exploration (Nat'l Marine Sanctuary Fdn)(Pevná vazba)

An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations America's Marine Sanctuaries tells the story of fourteen underwater places so important they are under special protection, together forming the US National Marine