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I Need My Yacht by Friday
Biografie von Rod Baker
A recent immigrant to Canada, I had completed an apprenticeship as a shipwright and found a good paying job in the shipyard, which allowed me to buy a three-bedroom house for my growing family. Three weeks before Christmas, the foreman at the shipyard gave me one hour’s notice that I was laid off. I found piecemeal work to help pay the mortgage — then decided to go into business repairing boats.
Nachdem ich gestern schon das erste biografische Buch von Rod Baker vorgestellt habe, sind mir heute noch zwei begegnet. „Writing with typical British understatement, Mr. Baker manages to be both funny and conversational. He also infuses sage comments without preaching.“ (Rezensentin) (5 Rezensionen / 4,8 Sterne), 258 Seiten – noch gratis?
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Um, where is Belize? Reisebericht von Rod Baker
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On the Move
Autobiografie von Oliver Sacks
When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: ‚Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far‘. It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going. From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in the early 1960s, first in California and then in New York, where he discovered a long-forgotten illness in the back wards of a chronic hospital, as well as with a group of patients who would define his life, it becomes clear that Sacks’s earnest desire for engagement has occasioned unexpected encounters and travels – sending him through bars and alleys, over oceans, and across continents.
2015 veröffentlicht. “In February this year Sacks revealed that he has terminal cancer. He wrote in The New York Times that, though not without fear, his predominant feeling is gratitude. „I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I have given something in return.“ This book is a remarkable record of those exchanges” (London Evening Standard) (662 Rezensionen / 4,5 Sterne), 256 Seiten noch günstig?
Beyond The Limit
Biografie von Joan Spicci
Beyond The Limit is the true story of the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics. Despite the dictates of the Tsar’s oppressive government, teenaged Sofya desires education above all else. Her rebellious pursuit takes her on a journey far beyond the challenges of academia in a man’s world. She becomes entangled in a fictitious marriage, a tempestuous affair, and a brutal civil war before her victorious return home.
Joan Spicci ist eine amerikanische Mathematikerin, die sich in diesem Buch der Geschichte einer Frau widmet, die eine der ersten erfolgreichen weiblichen Frauen in der akademischen Welt der Mathematik war. „The title „Beyond the Limit“ presumably means both the story of Sofya Kovalevskaya’s life beyond her mathematical contributions, and the extremes necessary to counter the opposition to education for women. If so, the author’s ten-year labor of love has been well worth it.“ (Rezensent) (10 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 492 Seiten – noch gratis?
Deborah Smith Parker ist im Mittleren Westen der USA aufgewachsen und hat sich danach gesehnt, als Cowboy zu leben. Als sie 13 war, haben ihre Eltern ihr in den Sommerferien erlaubt, nach Westen zu gehen, um ihren Traum zu leben, wo sie ihre erste Liebe getroffen hat, ein Pferd mit dem Spitznamen Tank. „This is a heart-warming story of growing up and finding true love and a best buddy in a horse. Full of escapades and adventures – some of the white-knuckle variety – it’s a gripping tale that takes place in the wild mountains of the West.“ (Leser) (49 Rezensionen / 4,8 Sterne), 104 Seiten – noch gratis?
Mitten in der Schönheit und Tragödie des ländlichen Mexikos führt das Buch die Leser durch die dunkle Welt des Sohnes eines reisenden Predigers, gefangen im Netz von erbärmlicher Armut und wachsender religiöser Besessenheit. „Its an easy read, surprisingly, given the severity of the events recalled. And, its easy to forget that this is an autobiography, as the unfolding narrative is powerful, vivid – riveting without being emotionally charged. When I put the book down, what struck me the most was the author’s ability to have communicated a childhood, a past, a beginning to a life that is unquestionably tragic. Tragic, so much so, that a tragic ending is a foregone conclusion. But, no, it doesn’t end up that way. It ends with victory… and beauty.“ (Leser) (21 Rezensionen / 5,0 Sterne), 220 Seiten – noch gratis?
Rolland Love ist im tiefsten Winter tot geboren worden, steif wie ein Stein. Blau wie der qualmige Nebel, der sich manchmal auf den Ozark Mountains nieder lässt. Doc Barnes, ein großer, zerfurcht aussehender Mann mit buschigen weißen Haaren arbeitete verzweifelt, als ihm klar wurde, dass es ein Problem gab. “His story is unique. The style of writing makes it hard to stop reading. It flows from one vivid image to another. It should be a quick, enjoyable read for all ages. Love is a natural storyteller who has a huge library of stories. I can imagine it must have been a lot of fun to write this book.” (Leser) (10 Rezensionen / 5,0 Sterne), 131 Seiten – noch gratis?
Hier geht es zum Tagesartikel von Montag, dem 23.10.2017
One Hundred Days: Napoleon’s Road to Waterloo
Historisches Sachbuch von Alan Schom
Napoleon was the hero of his age, a man who helped France become, briefly, a hugely impressive European power. In 1814, he was imprisoned on Elba, planning an escape and plotting his course of action once he had done so. From the time he landed back in France to his loss at Waterloo, one hundred days elapsed.
Alan Schom, geb. 1937, ist ein amerikanischer Historiker und Biograph. „It’s an interesting book; but it’s difficult to feel much empathy for a man who head kept his country at war for so many years, and then didn’t know when to quit.“ (Rezensentin) (1 Rezension / 3,0 Sterne), 450 Seiten – noch gratis?