PULITZER PRIZE WINNERThe definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war,...
The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in a California community that cared deeply about social justice.
Katalin Karikó ha letteralmente salvato milioni di vite e lo ha fatto nonostante tutto: nonostante fosse donna, nonostante fosse un'immigrata, nonostante per decenni nessuno abbia realmente creduto in lei e nei suoi studi.
Katalin Karikó has had an unlikely journey. The daughter of a butcher in postwar communist Hungary, Karikó grew up in an adobe home that lacked running water, and her family grew their own vegetables.
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game?a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.
New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.
Anne Frank est née le 12 juin 1929 a Francfort. Sa famille a émigréaux Pays-Bas en 1933. A Amsterdam, elle connaît une enfance heureuse jusqu’en 1942, malgré la guerre.
Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was 'just' an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? As Lucy Worsley says, 'She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'.
Teen dance prodigy, breakout Dance Moms star, and judge on So You Think you Can Dance: The Next Generation, Maddie Ziegler presents her uplifting coming-of-age memoir about following her dreams and working hard to achieve success in both the dance world.
In the face of Taliban oppression, one girl's unwavering defiance sparked a worldwide movement. Shot in the head for daring to seek an education, Malala Yousafzai defied all odds, emerging stronger than ever.
In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu about life in the Swat Valley as the Taliban gained control, at times banning girls from attending school.
Chi era veramente Leonardo da Vinci? Un genio che ha anticipato il Novecento? Un "alieno" catapultato dal futuro? Oppure, piu semplicemente, un uomo incredibilmente acuto ma pur sempre un uomo del suo tempo?
From the Academy Award®-winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.