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From "New York Times" bestselling author Peggy Noonan comes "a beautifully written testimony about . . . the most historically recognized pope" ("Library Journal") With such accla imed books as "When Character Was King," Peggy Noonan has become one of our most eloquent and respected commentators. Now she offers a stirring portrait of a spiritual...

Obszerna biografia Jimiego Hendriksa, niekwestionowanej legendy rocka. W odróżnieniu od autorów wcześniejszych książek poświęconych temu artyście, Charles R. Cross skupia się nie tylko na jego dokonaniach muzycznych, ale także przedstawia koleje krótkiego i burzliwego życia artysty, począwszy od trudnego dzieciństwa w Seattle, poprzez walkę...

Moore writes with great humour, intelligence, wit and, at times, poignancy. This is more essays about parts of his life that shaped him into the renowned film maker that he is and the friends/enemies he created along the way....

'Sayo Masuda has written the first full-length autobiography of a former hot-springs-resort geisha. Masuda was sent to work as a nursemaid at the age of six and then was sold to a geisha house at the age of twelve. In keeping with tradition, she first worked as a servant while training in the arts of dance, song, shamisen, and drum. In 1940, at the...

In a book that combines psychology and sociology with an insightful understanding of human interactions, Ori and Rom Brafman have written a compelling narrative that helps us to understand the magic behind those moments when we form an incredible connection with other people, or which cause us to become fully engaged in whatever we are doing....

Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) is one of the iconic and most influential figures of the American Arts and Crafts movement, a self-made man whose furniture company, Craftsman Workshops, and the seminal magazine he founded, The Craftsman, held wide-ranging influence over American interior design and decorative arts for decades. Though best known as a...