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Helga Hahnemann war eine Institution der DDR-Unterhaltung: präsent, erfolgreich, mit Preisen bedacht und unangefochtener Liebling des Publikums. Manchmal derb komisch, manchmal sentimental, traf die Vielseitige stets den Geschmack ihrer Fans. Sie war ein Star und doch »normal« geblieben, kaufte im...

Le mouvement scientifique, artistique et littéraire qui marque, pour l’Europe occidentale, la fin du moyen âge et le commencement de l’ère moderne, s’est manifesté tout d’abord au delà des Alpes, c’est-à-dire là où existaient des raisons plus pressantes non seulement de chercher...

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Wilhelm von Lenz scrisse questo libro - ritratti di grandi pianisti compresi tra il saggio critica musicale, la memoria biografica e la letteratura d'ambiente - a celebrare, appena terminata, la grande rivoluzione dell'irrompere del piano sulla ribalta musicale e la breve meteora dei grandi virtuosi-compositori,...

The initial in-person meeting of future agents 32 and 33 on Siquijor Island (Philippines) in 2010 is recounted in this 2100-word psecret psociety pshort pstory. Includes a reference to the 'Bottled' pshort pstory.

It’s a Long Story by Willie Nelson | Includes Analysis   Preview: It’s a Long Story: My Life is country singer Willie Nelson’s memoir. The book chronicles his life as a musician, songwriter, and social activist and delves into his turbulent personal life and internal emotional...

Edward S. Curtis Above the Medicine Line is both an introduction to the Seattle-based photographer and a tribute to a true visionary. While Curtis’s photographs will long be his legacy, his own story is likewise compelling. Curtis built his first camera at 12 and developed that interest into a large...

Bruges, ses monuments et ses tableaux, est un livre illustré de l'Auteur, éditeur et lithographe belge Édouard Alexis Daveluy (1812 – 1894). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale (avec illustrations d'origine) et comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement...

The story of Elliott Thompson’s remarkable life proves that it’s never too late to overcome obstacles and reinvent yourself. A rebellious teen, Thompson left school and joined the Navy during the Great Depression. After sailing the world, he began a lengthy government career, immersed in numbers...

Kein anderer deutscher Schriftsteller hat die deutsche Nachkriegsliteratur so geprägt wie Heinrich Böll. Die Verleihung des Nobelpreises für Literatur an Böll im Jahre 1972 war auch eine Anerkennung für die Unbestechlichkeit und Integrität, mit der der Kölner aus seiner konsequenten Zeitgenossenschaft...

Part history, part autobiography, part story of a sculptor’s craft, Life and Bronze shows what the public chooses to commemorate, what a sculptor wishes to express and how each fits together. Ruth Abernethy uses droll humour to expand on many themes, and outlines her public sculptures from first...

Ralph Burke Tyree was an American artist who was the most prolific portrait artist of the South Pacific peoples of the 20th century. He was from central California and his art education took place in San Francisco. Seven weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor he joined the Marines and was soon...

Escrito en blanco es una breve colección de 32 perfiles de músicos, novelistas, corresponsales de guerra, amistades, cocineros o estrellas del porno. Iñigo García Ureta se ha propuesto escribir sobre ellos no como un periodista (esto es, como quien ofrece información) sino para apropiarse de...

Con más de cuarenta y cinco películas dirigidas y una larga carrera como actor, cómico, escritor y músico de jazz, Woody Allen es uno de los artistas más polifacéticos de nuestro tiempo. Desde sus inicios con El dormilón, hasta su último estreno Café Society, todas las películas de Woody...