I Should Have Been More Careful is about one man's ceaseless quest to fill his life with as much fun as possible. Although this mission sometimes resulted in disaster, the author never gave up. Som...więcej »
This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander's time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic of Vietnam.
While tasked with fighting the enemy,...więcej »
A femme d'un certain âge, as the French refer to, is a woman of indeterminate age who can be sophisticated and attractive. It's an elegant phrase and to me, not at all derogatory. For author K. ...więcej »
Dean Stott made a mistake that he was certain was going to cost him his life. As a former Special Operations soldier, this was not his first mission in Yemen. Yet although he wa...więcej »
The Columbia Slough in Portland, Oregon, often gets a bad rap. It's been called a "swamp," an "open sewer," even the "slough of despond." But clean-up efforts in recent years have begun to rehab...więcej »
The Match and The Spark offers experience and insight through the lens of a parent, fighting time and protocol to save her chronically ill child. This is not t...więcej »
'An informative, simply written account of the impressive arc of Ginsburg's life.'
--Publisher's Weekly
Before taking her place as the second woman on...więcej »
'An informative, simply written account of the impressive arc of Ginsburg's life.'
--Publisher's Weekly
Before taking her place as the second woman on...więcej »
Adolf Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, serving as dictator and leader of the Nazi Party, or National Socialist German Workers Party, for the bulk of his time in power. ...więcej »
Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his exp...więcej »
Aristotle (c. 384 B.C. to 322 B.C.) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist who is still considered one of the greatest thinkers in politics, psychology and ethics. When Aristotle turned ...więcej »
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States and the first African American commander-in-chief. He served two terms, in 2008 and 2012. The son of parents from Kenya and Kansas, Obama...więcej »
Donald Trump is the 45th and current President of the United States; he took office on January 20, 2017. Previously, he was a real estate mogul and a former reality TV star. In 1980, he opened t...więcej »
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders. Napoleon revolutionized military organization ...więcej »
Nikola Tesla was an engineer and scientist known for designing the alternating-current (AC) electric system, which is the predominant electrical system used across the world today. He also creat...więcej »
Pope Benedict XVI grew up under war reparations from World War I, as the Nazi regime was gaining power. He was briefly a member of the Hitler Youth in his early teens after membership became man...więcej »
Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio, the first pope from the Americas, took his papal title afte...więcej »
Prince Philip was born on the island of Corfu in Greece, on June 10, 1921. As members of Greek and Danish royalty, Philip and his family were banished from his native country when he was young, ...więcej »
Prince Philip was born on the island of Corfu in Greece, on June 10, 1921. As members of Greek and Danish royalty, Philip and his family were banished from his native country when he was young, ...więcej »