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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 this definitive biography, Artur Domoslawski shines a new light on the personal relationships of this intensely charismatic, deeply private man, examining the intractable issue at the heart of Kapuscinski's life and work: the relationship and tension between journalism and literature. In researching this book, Domoslawski, himself an...

As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America - its movies and music, its culture of freedom all fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British Invasion, he toured the US with the Kinks during one of the most tumultuous eras in American history - until the group was banned from performing...