Axel: 472 books
by Axel Kaehne
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
This is the first comprehensive study of Russian political and social thought in the post-Communist era. The book portrays and critically examines the conceptual and theoretical attempts by Russian scholars and political thinkers to make sense of the challenges of post-communism and the trials of...
Cousteau
An Unauthorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
One of the most influential men of the twentieth century, Jacques Cousteau was an eco-emissary whose own life of derring-do brought him fame and the means to proselytize his cause. Ecologist, adventurer, celebrity, businessman—Cousteau was a brilliant and complex individual, and Madsen’s biography...
by Juan Reynaldo sanchez, Axel Gylden
Language: French
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Jamais personne, jusqu'à présent, n'avait raconté la vie de Fidel Castro " vue de l'intérieur ". Chargé de la protection du Líder máximo pendant presque deux décennies, Juan Reinaldo Sánchez a pu découvrir les arcanes de cette vie cachée. Car tout est caché, autour de Castro, du village...
Das Fan-Buch FC St. Pauli - Die 11 vom Millerntor
Tradition und Leidenschaft des Weltpokalsiegerbesiegers
Language: German
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Die 11 vom Millerntor - FC St. Pauli. Der Traditionsverein und seine Geschichten Von Jürgen Gronau bis Andre Golke - Eine Geschichte des Weltpokalsiegerbesiegers Begleiten Sie uns in diesem Buch auf der Reise durch gut 100 Jahre Geschichte der Elf vom Millerntor Feiern und leiden Sie mit den Fans. Recken...
Hearts and Minds
The Common Journey of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
A dual biography of the two most influential socio-political moralists of the twentieth century, whose lives were intertwined personally and intellectually for more than forty-six years. Madsen provides an engrossing view of the luminously transparent relationship that was unconventional yet faithful to its ideals.
John Huston
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The first major biography of the famous and controversial director John Huston, whose thirty-seven films—including The Maltese Falcon,* Key Largo*, and The African Queen—are considered classics and garnered him fifteen Academy Award nominations and two wins.
William Wyler
The Authorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The authorized biography of the celebrated film director William Wyler, a giant in his craft, who directed such classics as Ben-Hur, Funny Girl, and Roman Holiday.
Gloria and Joe
The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The ultimate Hollywood story revealed: the sizzling relationship between Joseph Kennedy, patriarch of America’s most influential political family, and Gloria Swanson, one of the most prominent silent film stars of her day. Gloria and Joe were in love with each other and with the movies, especially Queen...
Malraux
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The authorized biography of the most important man of letters in twentieth century France: André Malraux, French novelist, art theorist, and France’s Minister of Cultural Affairs.
by Axel Munthe
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
International Folkloristics
Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. Twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folkloristics from its...
Accustomed to Her Face
Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Drawing on historical documents and newspaper reports, this book provides a fascinating portrait of a diverse group of character actresses who left their stamp on Hollywood from the early sound era through the 1960s. The lives of 35 actresses are explored in detail. Some are familiar: Margaret Hamilton...
O'Kelly
An Irish Musical Family in Nineteenth-Century France
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
The book describes the careers and the music of four generations of Irish musicians in 19th and early 20th-century France. It is a fascinating story of hopes and disappointments, successes and failures, musical talent and tastes, as this family integrated more and more into French society. Joseph Kelly...
by Axel Andersson, Eleanor Andrews, Linda Belau
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Dreamscapes in Italian Cinema explores different representations of dreams, visions, hallucinations, and hypnagogic states in Italian film culture, covering the works of some of the most significant auteurs in the history of Italian cinema (Fellini, Pasolini, Moretti, Bellocchio, among others). Dreams...