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This is more than a biography of the great humorist from Niles, Michigan. In a penetrating full-length portrait, Donald Elder has explored Ring Lardner’s whole world—the vibrant and inventive times in which he lived, the unforgettable people who surrounded him, and the impudent words that came...

“What do you do when the world believes you were better off dead?”The Biographies Series is a collection of images. Drawn and inspired by individuals who find themselves in the heart of the justice system in America.Guilty or innocent, the determination is less about conviction. More about...

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Nero•Suetonius biography of Nero from The Twelve Caesars•Books LXI-LXII in Cassius Dios Roman History, which discuss Nero•Plutarchs Life of Galba•Tacitus The Annals, Books XIII-XVI, which cover the history of Neros reign•Jacob Abbotts...

Probably the greatest mountaineer of his day,' claimed Kenneth Mason in his definitive mountaineering history, Abode of Snow. Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834-1923), from an ancient and interesting Surrey aristocratic family with royal connections, not only found the first way to the 'savage mountain',...

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Augustus•Suetonius biography of Augustus from The Twelve Caesars•Augustus The Deeds of the Divine Augustus, the funerary inscription of Augustus he authored himself •Nicolaus of Damascus Life of AugustusThe whole of Italy swore allegiance...

The definitive biography of a trailblazing actress who entertained—and shocked—the nation and the world Marilyn Monroe might never have become the legend she did without America’s original tragic starlet: actress and poet Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–68). In a century remembered for Victorian...

Michael Foot's two-volume biography of Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan (1897-1960) - arguably Britain's greatest socialist, indelibly associated with the founding of the National Health Service - is one of the major political biographies of the last century. It is the life of an inspirational politician, written...

A recognized, fascinating and much-cited classic of judicial biography and Supreme Court insight is now available in a quality ebook edition, featuring active contents, linked notes, proper formatting, and a fully-linked Index. Felix Frankfurter was perhaps the most influential jurist of the...

Thurman Arnold (1891-1969) was a major iconoclast of American law and a great liberal of the 20th century. In this first biography of Arnold, Spencer Weber Waller traces Arnold's life from his birth in Laramie, Wyoming, and explores how his western upbringing influenced his distinctive views about...

A revised edition of the tell-all biography of the businessman turned outsider artist In this no-holds-barred biography of controversial artist Matt Lamb, Richard Speer takes readers on an all-access tour of Lamb's life and times. With true insider access that includes interviews with family...

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of King Henry VIII•A biography of Henry VIII by David Hume, from The History of England•Henry VIII and the Church of England by Israel Smith Clare•Henry VIIIs Act of Supremacy"We are, by the sufferance of God, King of England; and the Kings of...

• Illustrated • Approximately 600 pages • Spell-checked, formatted for your Kindle and includes an optimized Table-of-Contents ANDREW MURRAY (1828-1917) is the well-known devotional writer, acclaimed for his classic works such as: With Christ in the School of Prayer, Abide in Christ,...

Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine...

This is a true biography of a village lad who grew up to be a doctor and joined the Indian Medical Corps in 1942 and served in the Burma sector during the Second World War. Later in 1947, he gave up a lucrative career in the army to serve his people in a remote village that lacked any medical facility...