Joseph: 10167 books

'In the summer of 1939, as a two-year-old in London, I was given away by my parents to a Chelsea friend and taken on the Irish Mail to Dublin.' Thus begins this extraordinary memoir by travel writer and novelist Joseph Hone, one of eight children farmed out by impecunious and inebriate parents, who...

A colorful, enlightening account of how Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, and the road to July 4: a selection from Joseph J. Ellis’s American Sphinx,winner of the National Book Award.* *    How did the newest and youngest member of Virginia’s delegation to the...

An uproarious and frank memoir of illness and recovery, No Laughing Matter is a story of friendship and recuperation from the author of the classic Catch-22. It all began one typical day in the life of Joe Heller. He was jogging four miles at a clip these days, working on his novel God Knows,...

For more than 40 years, the legendary Oak Ridge Boys (40 million records sold) have been on the road entertaining sold-out audiences with their classic hit songs like “Elvira,” “Bobbie Sue,” “Thank God for Kids,” and many others. As their fans will testify, an Oak...

“Just when you thought you knew everything about Franklin D. Roosevelt, think again. Joseph E. Persico [is] one of America’s finest historians. . . . You can’t properly understand FDR the man without reading this landmark study.”—Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University “Persico’s...

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (1928-1996) touched millions of people through his passionate witness, humble wisdom, and spiritual writings. In the final months of his life he shared his personal reflections in The Gift of Peace, a modern classic about finding inner peace in the face of life's greatest...

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1963, selling many millions of copies since its original publication. It is one of the most brilliant and beloved spiritual self-help works of all time which can help you heal yourself, banish your fears, sleep...

Un argumento contundente contra una sociedad en desequilibrio de la mano del premio Nobel de Economía Joseph Stiglitz. Esta edición incluye nuevo prólogo actualizado del autor. El 1 % de la población disfruta de las mejores viviendas, la mejor educación, los mejores médicos y el...

The Commanding Heights is about the most powerful political and economic force in the world today -- the epic struggle between government and the marketplace that has, over the last twenty years, turned the world upside down and dramatically transformed our lives. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author...

Un libro provocador y perspicaz que promete dar un nuevo impulso al debate sobre cómo reparar la economía global, por el Premio Nobel de Economía Joseph E. Stiglitz, una de las mentes más incisivas de nuestro tiempo. Con Cómo hacer que funcione la globalización, el premio Nobel de Economía...

Dr Joseph Murphy was the author of The Power of your Subconscious Mind. In Believe in Yourself Dr. Murphy shows you how the power of believing in yourself will help you achieve your dreams. He illustrates his points with wonderful stories about how inventors, writers, artists, and entrepreneurs have...

Joseph Michael Linsner, the celebrated creator of Dawn, writes and illustrates the first-ever crossover event for his beloved goddess, teaming her -- and pitting her against -- horror icon Vampirella! When the silver-tongued demon Masodik kidnaps these beautiful, powerful women, he demands that the two...

"Jede Seite von Catherine Anyangos Graphic Novel ist außergewöhnlich, und außergewöhnlich schön. Und es spielt keine Rolle, ob man Conrads Werk gelesen hat oder nicht." So beschrieb Rachel Cooke 2010 im Guardian die Adaption des 1902 erschienenen, wichtigsten Romans des Otago-Captains...

L'Histoire de France comme vous ne l'avez jamais lue ! La collection "Pour les Nuls' vous propose un rendez vous avec l'Histoire de France pour découvrir les moments forts de notre passé, pour comprendre les grands évenements et se repérer dans notre histoire de façon claire, ludique...