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  • The Greatest Historical Warriors
    Hseham Amrahs
    'The Greatest Historical Warriors' is a captivating journey through time, exploring the lives and legacies of some of the most legendary fighters in history. From ancient civilizations to modern times, this book delves into the stories of warriors who shaped the course of history through their courage, skill, and determination.The book opens with a look at the warriors of ancie...
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    10,20 €

  • Listen To Them
    Charles A. Faulkner / Charles Faulkner
    I love animals. I love animals, and I am painfully aware of their relentless disenfranchisement in the face of the continual advancement of civilization. Recently, we all were reminded of this disenfranchisement when it was pointed out that some areas of our civilization, having been vacated by humans due to the pandemic, have seen animals once more venturing out into places th...
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    7,03 €

  • What It Takes
    Aaron P Tighe
    This isn’t the glamorous story of a football superstar and legend that will have left fingerprints on the memories of football fans the world over. It is however a familiar story, one that is recognised by everyone, who as a kid, lost themselves in a beautiful football world, a world of camaraderie with friends and competitors, a world of running, passing, tackling, dribbling, ...
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    18,62 €

  • The Life of Olaudah Equiano
    Olaudah Equiano
    Slave narratives are powerful indictments of the horrors of slavery and oppression, invaluable not only for the stories they tell but also for the consistently high quality of their literary style. This book by Olaudah Equiano is one such story. A compelling account that has gripped and fascinated readers since its original London publication in 1789, the narrative describes Eq...
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    9,71 €

  • Hedy Lamarr
    United Library
    The book Hedy Lamarr unravels the fascinating life of an Austro-Hungarian-born American actress and technology innovator who became a symbol of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914, Lamarr’s journey begins with a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, marked by the controversial film 'Ecstasy' (1933). Fleeing from her first husband, Frit...
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    8,99 €

  • ECHOES OF FATE
    Assim Salih
    'ECHOES OF FATE: From Birth To The Last Heartbeats' is a soul-stirring memoir that takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster exploring the life of its protagonist in his final days, capturing with heartfelt urgency the essence of human existence, mortality, and the quest for a meaningful legacy. The author masterfully weaves a tapestry that spans the complexities of the h...
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    10,22 €

  • A Blissful Bit of Luck
    Inna Broude-Epstein
    Inna Broude-Epshtein’s new book, 'A Blissful Bit of Luck', is biographical, traditionally beginning with her first childhood impressions, growing with the author’s alter ego, and ending with the transition of her life into a new phase-emigration from the USSR to the United States. Chronologically, this is a smaller half of the author’s biography, but the reader does not get the...
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    17,46 €

  • Lest They Be Lost
    Wendy Baarda Nangala
    From the heart of Yuendumu, a remote Aboriginal community nestled in the sweeping desert landscapes of the Australian Outback, comes a collection of ponderings that capture over fifty years of observations and reflections. Wendy Baarda Nangala, a teacher and long-term resident, offers us a window into her world through these verses, which weave the personal and the universal, t...
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    21,47 €

  • ምስሌን ፍለጋ
    ሐና ኃይሉ
    ምስሌን ፍለጋ የተሰኘው ልብወለድ+ከፊል ግለ ታሪክ+የስብዕና እድገትን በአንድ የያዘው የተለያየ የድሜ ክልል ላይ ያሉ ሰዎች በተለይ ወጣቶች ቢያነቡ ብዙ የሚያተርፉበት መፅሀፍ ነው። መጽሐፉን አንጋፋ የስነ-ጽሑፍ ባለሞያዎች በአርትኦት እንዲሁም በመገምገም እና አስተያየት በመስጠት ተሳትፈውበታል። ደራሲዋ ስለመጽሐፉ እንደዚህ ትላለች ....'በዚህ መጽሐፍ ውስጥ እኔን(ሐና ኃይሉን) በትናንት ትዝታዬ እና በነገ ምናቤ መሀል አስቀምጬ በፈጠርኳቸው የልቦለድ ታሪኮች ውስጥ ታገኙኛላችሁ። ይህ መጽሐፍ ትናንትናዬን የታዘብኩበት ነገዬን ደግሞ በምናቤ ያስተዋልኩበት ሁነኛ ሰነዴ ነው ብዬ አምናለሁ።በዚህ መጽሐፍ...
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    33,06 €

  • Crônicas Do Vale Do Parahyba, Litoral Norte E Alhures
    Rodolfo Salles Mendonça
    Mestre Cosme Pessoa Fernandes, o Bacharel Judeu ou Bacharel de Cananéia e sua mulher, Karay Yo Terebê, filha do Cacique Ari Yo Piquerobi, meus antepassados da 14ª geração, por parte paterna, entre outros antepassados, pertencem ao ramo da famílias fundadoras, narro aqui parte de suas histórias.Mestre Cosme foi o fundador das Cidades de Cananéia, Iguape e Ilha Comprida e ainda s...
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    14,06 €

  • Fifteen Minutes
    Michael F Rizzo
    Are we allowed to scrutinize public art, even if the public doesn’t pay for it? It only took the city of Buffalo 15 minutes to shut it off and five days for Mayor Jimmy Griffin to tear down Billie Lawless’ sculpture 'Green Lightning' in 1984.It may have had something to do with dancing neon figures that resembled Mr. Peanut. But, to this day it’s unclear if the artist tricked t...
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    21,59 €

  • Dentro
    Claucinei Ramos
    Aprendi que a gente sobrevive a qualquer perda alheia ao nosso corpo, a tudo que está fora de nós, longe do nosso alcance quem a gente perde para a morte, mas também quem a gente perde para a vida a gente sobrevive.Trecho de um dos escritos deste livro que transmite como envelhecer pode não ser só ver o corpo mudar, mas ver a evolução do seu espírito através das vivências. Me...
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    9,46 €

  • Мінскі дзённік
    Юля Цімафеева
    Мінскі Дзённік, ад пачатку створаны па-ангельску, апісвае падзеі ў Мінску напярэдадні, падчас і пасля выбараў 2020-га года. Гэта сведчанне ад першай асобы, у якім інтымная штодзённасць адной пісьменніцкай сям’і знітоўваецца з калектыўным досведам пратэсту. Прыватны дакумент эпохі, агучаны эмацыйным голасам аўтаркі, вяртае чытача ў вір жыцця паўсталага горада, у дні трывогі, сал...
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    7,99 €

  • Lady Gaga
    United Library
    La biografía de Lady Gaga lleva a los lectores por un cautivador viaje a través de la extraordinaria vida de Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, conocida mundialmente como Lady Gaga. Famosa por su estilo vanguardista, su música rompedora y sus versátiles actuaciones, Lady Gaga ha dejado una huella indeleble en la industria del entretenimiento.Comenzando su trayectoria artística...
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    10,29 €

  • Lady Gaga
    United Library
    The biography of Lady Gaga takes readers on a captivating journey through the extraordinary life of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known globally as Lady Gaga. Renowned for her avant-garde style, groundbreaking music, and versatile performances, Lady Gaga has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry.Starting her artistic journey as a teenager performing at open...
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    10,25 €

  • After Italy
    Anna Monardo
    'After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage' is the story of marriages across three generations. Starting from a marriage brokered to facilitate immigration from Southern Italy to Braddock, PA, a steel town outside of Pittsburgh, before and immediately after WWII, this memoir explores the multigenerational impact of arranged marriage. ...
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    17,74 €

  • The Indiscreet
    Elisabetta Rasy
    Tina Modotti, Diane Arbus, and Francesca Woodman have little in common of their origins or personal histories, but each share a passion to tell a story with the camera. Finding beauty and pain where it had never rarely been explored, Elisabetta Rasy explores the lives and adventures of these trailblazing photographers. ...
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    14,56 €

  • Extinction Wednesday
    Joey Nicoletti
    Extinction Wednesday is a memoir that investigates the challenges of nostalgia, letting go of the past, and pursuing positive change through the lenses of learning, unlearning, popular culture, and a New York Italian American experience ...
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    14,67 €

  • My Sweet Wild Dance
    Mikaya Heart
    This is the true story of one woman’s search for truth, her personal evolution from anger to joy, her determination to walk her own walk, and her spiritual awakening. Growing up in conservative Scotland in the sixties, she escaped her family, and against all odds became a barefoot hippie, a radical activist, a lesbian, and an outspoken feminist always on the cutting edge of rad...
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    19,74 €

  • Pirate Red Beard Biography. The Complete Autobiography
    Mohamed Cherif
    This is the complete life story of Pirate Barbarossa or Khaireddine Barbarous, who dictated it to his colleague and friend in the sea life the poet and writer Syed Ali Almuradi. He recorded his autobiography after a request of Sultan Soleiman Alkanuni, known as Suleiman the Magnificent.The individual is the son of his surrounding. What means this proverb? That means his environ...
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    25,89 €

  • Beauty for Ashes
    Cat Threadgold
    Cat Threadgold’s life is a testament to the power of resilience, faith, and the miraculous. From a childhood marred by trauma and abandonment to teenage years overshadowed by addiction, crime, and homelessness, Cat’s journey is one of unimaginable hardship and despair.But amid the darkness, a flicker of hope emerged. Coming to the end of herself, bound by anxiety, Cat reached a...
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    12,65 €

  • La Libertad No Es Gratis
    Katrina Harris
    En su infancia, Katrina Harris se sentía protegida y amada incondicionalmente por suspadres. Pero al llegar a la escuela secundaria, esa sensación de protección eraexcesiva. Si le hubieran preguntado en aquel entonces, habría dicho que estabasobreprotegida, controlada y restringida.Todo lo que quería era ser como los demásniños, libre como ellos, aceptada por ellos... un deseo ...
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    11,88 €

  • O Declínio da Coragem
    Emerson Calejon
    O livro intitulado 'O Declínio da Coragem: a política no Brasil dos anos 90' é um relato verídico sobre a política brasileira, principalmente com um olhar da década de 1990. Conta a trajetória de alguns políticos e os absurdos que víamos através da televisão, rádio e jornal. Onde existia uma rede de intrigas e afrontosa entre eles e muito roubo e desvio do dinheiro público. Con...
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    7,01 €

  • Navigating the Challenges of Dementia Caregiving
    Carol Noren Patterson
    This book is biographical, practical and theological. It covers strategies to help Christian counselors, pastors and caregivers, and friends minister to the needs of care receivers. Behaviors of dementia care receivers and others are detailed, as are strategies for caregiver stress and facing the mourning that follows. ...
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    18,87 €

  • Pilgrimage Toward The Light
    Melinda Holcomb
    Melinda Holcomb is a survivor of childhood trauma whose journey to healing has led her from diagnoses of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Bipolar Disorder to one of spiritual wholeness. Ms. Holcomb leads others down an introspective path into her personal story of survival, testimony of God’s faithfulness and Love, and intense psy...
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    13,46 €

  • But for the Grace of God Go I
    Terry Boyle
    The author shares his own journey from religiosity to discovering the grace of God and how it changed his life and ministry.He shares how we have been set free from not only the law and legalism, but also the guilt and same of failure and not measuring up to certain standards and expectations. He shares on how grace enables us to escape the performance trap and the demands of o...
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    12,03 €

  • Murder at the Fountain of Remembrance and other Crimes
    Dr. Tapendu K. Basu
    Dr. Tapendu K. Basu, born in India, resides in Maryland, USA. He is a member of the Academy of American Poets, Maryland Center for History and Culture, Maryland Writers’ Association, and Mystery Writers of America. He was the editor of Pen In Hand, MWA’s biannual literary magazine from 2017 to 2021. His publications include Me and Mine; Hoofbeats, A Song of You: A Poetic Hist...
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    22,95 €

  • A Group of Famous Women
    Edith Horton
    'If women now sit on thrones, if the most beautiful painting in the world is of a mother and her child, if the image of a woman crowns the dome of the American Capitol, if in allegory and metaphor and painting and sculpture the highest ideals are women, it is because they have a right to be there. By all their drudgery and patience, by all their suffering and kindness, they hav...
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    13,40 €

  • 300 Dollars and 3 Suitcases
    Dwayne M. Thomas / Dwayne Thomas
    This was my journey leaving home at age twenty-three up until this current time at age sixty-one, writing this book. All that I could bring to California was my faith in God, a few dollars, my clothes, and a deeper calling in my life! How could I walk away and leave everyone behind in Connecticut like Abraham did? Was I right or wrong? Could I make it, or would I fail? My book ...
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    8,94 €

  • Reverence
    Judy Stella
    Reverence: Echoes of Healing and Gratitude invites readers into the inspiring life story of Judy Stella, a first-generation Latina whose resilience defied the odds. Judy’s narrative exposes the challenges of growing up in a low-income immigrant community while surviving various forms of childhood abuse at home. Within the pages of this poignant memoir, Judy courageously shares ...
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    21,27 €