Englischsprachige Biographien

 
  • Hillary Clinton gewährt einen Blick hinter die Kulissen: die Karriere einer Frau, die Höhen und Tiefen einer Ehe, die Weltmacht USA. Ein packendes, detailliertes und emotionales Buch einer interessanten Frau und Politikerin.
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    Living History
  • Popular sci-tech author Gleick takes as his subject one of the most written-about figures in the history of science--so what's the new angle here? A crystalline expositor of what Newton accomplished, Gleick throttles back the personal aspects of Newton's life to show the curves of his thought processes.
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    Isaac Newton
  • Obama, the son of a white American mother and a black African father, writes an elegant and compelling biography that powerfully articulates America's racial battleground and tells of his search for his place in black America.
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    Dreams from My Father. Three Rivers Press
  • 'In his won Words' is a selection of Nelson Mandela's speeches, providing a lively, memorable profile of his lifelong commitment to freedom and reconciliation, democracy, and the flourishing of all the people of South Africa, Africa and the world. Arranged thematically, each section of speeches is introduced by a leading figure, such as Kofi Annan and Desmond Tutu.
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    In His Own Words
  • The publication of Feel: Robbie Williams by Chris Heath in September 2004 caused shockwaves of controversy, delight and book-buying. Finally, after years of rumour and lies, the complete, intimate story of Robert P. Williams has been written.
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    Feel
  • Following the surprising success of Jordan's biography "Being Jordan" Jodie Marsh has predictably followed suit with this, her first foray into writing. Whether her own story, of growing up with a millionaire father, private education and success on TV's "Essex Wives.
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    Keeping It Real: My Autobiography
  • This newest biography of Queen Victoria from a well known historian is justified and distinguished by the incorporation of recent research on often-neglected aspects of her life and reign, as well as its relative brevity.
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    Queen Victoria
  • A visual narrative of the past fifteen years brings together more than three hundred photographs, including both personal images and professional work, that document her relationship with her late companion Susan Sontag, the birth of her daughters, the death of her father.
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    A Photographer's Life
  • Gardner shares his painful yet astounding story of his journey from being the single father of a young son and homeless on the streets of San Francisco to becoming a self-made millionaire.
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    The Pursuit of Happyness
  • The 'Inventors and Creators' series examines the fascinating life stories of some of the world's most interesting innovators in science, the arts, technology, and other fields.
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    Jonathan Ive: Designer of the iPod