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.
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.
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare.
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare.
"Salut, je m'appelle Matthew, mais vous me connaissez peut-etre sous un autre nom. Mes amis m'appellent Matty. Et je devrais etre mort." Ainsi commence le captivant récit du célebre Matthew Perry, acteur qui incarna le légendaire Chandler de Friends.
Lautrec, c'est la légende de Montmartre, le peintre du Moulin Rouge. Mais c'est aussi un petit homme foutraque, issu d'une famille de la haute noblesse de province, atteint d'une maladie génétique qui interrompt sa croissance.
The noted Yale scholar and critic offers a complete biography of the great eighteenth-century poet, elucidating his skills as a doubly disadvantaged individual and his triumphs as a poet and spokesman for his times.