The Life of Coco Chanel Explored Further in New Book. More than a decade after her first edition, Justine Picardie is back with a new look at the life of Gabrielle Chanel.
Wayne Gretzky Book for Kids: The biography of the greatest Ice Hockey player of all time for kids, colored pages, Illustrations and activities. (Legends for Kids) by Verity Books | Feb 26, 2024.
With eleven championship rings to his name, Phil Jackson is internationally recognized as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the NBA. Known as a defensive disrupter and a master fouler.
Think of autobiographies as a dull, self-absorbed, and emotional account of the author’s life? If you do, then you gotta read these 10 funniest biographies ever written.
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Zhang Huan (Chinese: 張洹; born 1965) is a Chinese artist based in Shanghai and New York City. He began his career as a painter and then transitioned to performance art before making a comeback to painting. [1] He is primarily known for his performance work, but also makes photographs and sculpture.
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A New Keith Haring Biography Draws the Most Complete Picture Yet In his thoroughly researched “Radiant,” Brad Gooch considers the short, blazing life of the ’80s artist, activist and man.
We've seen numerous pop culture depictions of Cleopatra, but the true facts of her life are often obscured. These Cleopatra books shed light on the powerful Egyptian queen. Descended from a Macedonian line of rulers, Cleopatra VII was the last queen of Egypt before it fell to Caesar Augustus.
Politicians, poets, artists, princes; Lillie Langtry was adored by all. This biography explores the life of a remarkable woman who enthralled Victorian Britain and Gilded Age America.
The definitive biography of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and how his ideas still resonate in the world today from the bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs.By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to the Gallup Poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world's.
In Open Book, Simpson's interior life is accessible and far more complex than her public performance as a relatable pp star. -- Jezebel. Her excellent memoir is everything you could want... By the end, you marvel at her hard-won wisdom. -- Rolling Stone. Written with considerable hindsight... so revealing. -- Buzzfeed. Jessica Simpson gets.
Longchenpa’s classic Buddhist manual for attaining liberation teaches us how to familiarize ourselves with our most basic nature—the clear, pristine, and aware mind. Written in the fourteenth century, this text is the first volume of Longchenpa’s Trilogy of Rest, a work of the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition. This profound and comprehensive.
Pop icon Ronnie Spector reveals the story of her dreamlike rise from the streets of Harlem to the pinnacle of rock stardom as lead singer of the Ronettes, and her nightmare descent into madness as the wife of Phil Spector, the pop hitmaker who kept her a virtual prisoner behind the locked doors of his darkened Beverly Hills mansion.
This compelling book marries together a study of a great period in the life of Jim Clark with the history of a great British marque, featuring in particular the famous Lotus 25, from its golden 1963 World Championship-winning year, through subsequent owners and crashes until the remains are discovered and the gallant old charger is restored to.
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In this unique volume, Dilip Kumar traces his journey right from his birth to the present. In the process, he candidly recounts his interactions and relationships with a wide variety of people.
This book takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of Gustav Klimt, and uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Many people know that Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) was an Austrian painter and founding member of the Vienna Secession art group, whose gold-tinged paintings of the female nude include.
Steve Jobs is the authorized self-titled biography of American business magnate and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The book was written at the request of Jobs by Walter Isaacson, a former executive at CNN and Time who had previously written best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. [1] [2].
“Magnificent... one of those rare works that is both definitive for the period it covers and fascinating to read for sheer entertainment.” — The New York Times Book Review “Theodore Roosevelt, in this meticulously researched and beautifully written biography, has a claim on being the most interesting man ever to be President of this country.”.
In this revealing, intimate biography, Axel Madsen brings to life Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, who was born an illegitimate pauper and rose to become the reigning queen of fashion who revolutionized women's styles forever.
Oprah Winfrey Book for Kids: The biography of the richest black woman and legendary TV host for children (Legends for Kids) by Verity Books. Paperback. $14.99 $ 14. 99.
Vili Fualaau is the author of Un seul crime, l'amour (3.07 avg rating, 27 ratings, 0 reviews, published 1998) and 禁じられた愛―それは愛なのか、それともレイプだったのか? (0.0 avg r.
An honest and heartwarming memoir about the life and times of Nancy Reagan, especially the eight years in the White House. A must read for anyone interested in the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Read more.
Here he tells the full and candid story of his life as one of music's greatest drummers and bandleaders, the cofounder of the deeply loved supergroup that bears his name and that of his bandmate and lifelong friend John McVie.
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Source: Leopold Infeld, who worked with Einstein, wrote in his autobiography The Quest about how much Einstein loved Cervantes’s classic tale of the chivalrous knight Don Quixote, “Einstein lay in bed without shirt or pajamas, with Don Quixote on his night table. It is the book which he enjoys most and likes to read for relaxation ”.
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Victor Sebestyen's riveting biography of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin—the first major biography in English in nearly two decades—is not only a political examination of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century but also a fascinating portrait of Lenin the man.
A revered political, spiritual, and military leader, Sitting Bull was legendary for his stubbornness and battle prowess as head of the Lakota Sioux in the 1860s. His resistance of U.S. government encroachment onto Native lands and his fight to preserve Sioux culture inspired his people to do the same, culminating in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Sunjay Kapur is an Indian businessman who hails from Delhi. Sanjay began playing sports like hockey and football in the early days of his schooling. When he was in the Doon School, he was the house captain as well as a member of the school swim team, school water polo team, and the school hockey team.
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Inge has been a board member since August 2019. He is a Director of the boards of Merck & Company, Nobel Prize Outreach, the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in New York and World Childhood Foundation as well as on the Advisory board of New Economics Forum.
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Nature 'The first detailed biography of Newton written by a professional historian of science who, over the years, has mastered the prodigious literature, weighed it judiciously, and still manages to reveal new insights by delving into the mass of Newton's unpublished writings. Westfall has produced a work of major significance.'.
Pringle’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography not only chronicles the incidents that shaped Roosevelt’s career but also offers insight into the character and mind of this colorful american president.
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Explore Sandler's many roles, demonstrating his desire to experiment with different genres and his shift into dramatic performances. Discover the revolutionary effects of his production firm, Happy Madison Productions, and the many lives impacted by his charitable endeavors.
A common thread that ties together many great leaders is that they emerged during tough times and led their countrymen into a brighter future. This is a list of 10 books about such leaders, covering the life they led, their political stances and their contributions to society.
“Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie” (out Nov. 19, Hachette Books, 340 pages, $32.50), examines the transformation of the Birmingham-bred, keyboard-mastering Englishwoman from art.
#1 New York Times bestseller Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright.On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history.
Yet with biographies, the more things change, the more they stay the same. One theme that persists is a biographer’s desire to cast its subject in an updated light, as in Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn (2016). Types of Biographies. Contemporary Biography: Authorized or Unauthorized.