Biography Collection

Helen Johns reads some fascinating early writings by Jane Austen from the fictionalised A Collection of Letters. A prolific letter writer herself, in this collection we see how the budding writer is experimenting, and starting to explore the medium as a literary convention.

With over 22 years of experience, digital forensics expert, licensed private investigator, and trusted advisor to multinational law firms and corporations, Robert B. Fried, shares a selection of articles that he has authored on topics, as related to forensics and investigations.

Our conventional image of Sokrates comes from dry scholarly accounts that present a wise, if ironic, old philosopher shuffling and lounging in the streets of Athens, asking questions that never lead to answers, and finally resigning himself in questionable fashion to a scapegoat death on philosophical principle. But who knows the stunning heroic stories of Sokrates from the battlefield, like how he alone stared down the entire Delium army? Or drinking everyone under the table 'til dawn, then beginning his day as usual, confronting as many people as he could to live a better life?

Play. Experiment. Innovate. Millbrook Press publishes informational titles for grades K–5. These fact-filled nonfiction books draw listeners in with engaging writing, fresh perspectives, unusual points of view, and a good dose of humor.

Daher beginne ich alle meine True-Crime-Bücher mit einem kurzen Warnhinweis. Die meisten Nachrichtenartikel und Fernsehsendungen über wahre Verbrechen klammern die abscheulichen Details der wirklich schrecklichen Verbrechen aus. In meinen Büchern beschönige ich die Tatsachen jedoch nicht, egal wie widerlich sie auch sein mögen. Ich versuche, meinen Lesern eine klare und genaue Beschreibung zu geben, wie verschlagen die Mörder in Wirklichkeit waren. Ich gebe mein Bestes, um nichts auszulassen. Die Geschichten in diesen Büchern sind nichts für zartbesaitete Menschen.

Through The Wonderchild Within Us Kamraj Sundram brings a very humane approach to face situations in our lives. In this book, the author communicates to the listener through various events in families situated across the globe. These families, despite the distance, are still connected through deep friendships with each other.

Uber Taxi Cab Confessions is a whirlwind tour of true short stories viewed through the eyes of a part time Uber driver. You will be a passenger on every ride, discovering the hottest bars and restaurants and the secret after-hour clubs in Fairfield County as we pick up riders and take them to wherever they want to go. Your life changes once you turn on the Uber app. The show begins as soon as a rider opens the door to your cab.

For the first time, all in one place, the award-winning books A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities and I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course plus seven bonus essays. What a collection! If this doesn't make you smile, then you're not even trying.

When I bounced the idea of An Accidental Life off Jim Browne, my financial manager with a keen understanding of the human condition, he said that all of us benefit from serendipity, from the accidental life. (We in fact met by happy accident.) He added that my life was and is typical, or perhaps a tad off the norm. Surely he's correct in that we all benefit from fortuitous events, but I think he's incorrect in that such events in my life are typical or normal.

Einige berüchtigte Fälle sind den Fans von wahren Verbrechen ein Begriff: John Wayne Gacy, der Zodiac-Killer, Richard Ramirez, Aileen Wuornos, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy und der Golden State Killer, um nur einige zu nennen. Ihre grausamen Taten wurden auf verschiedenen Medienplattformen ausführlich dokumentiert - von Büchern und Websites bis hin zu Podcasts, Streaming-Serien und Zeitschriften. Sie gehören zu den verwerflichsten Straftätern, die die Menschheit je erlebt hat.

At four years old, Selys Rivera’s life had already changed forever. As her biological parents separated, she had to leave the comforts of her Puerto Rican homeland for the unknown landscape waiting for her in Massachusetts. In An Unconscious Mestiza: A Collection of Memoir Stories, Rivera openly shares her mental health challenges and grief as she tries to figure out what being Puerto Rican, American, and a (cisgender) woman means to her. Her shattered youth and move to a new culture created the challenges that she faces in the stories that unfold into an intricate mosaic.

Miami is not unique among American cities for having so many homicides. It is unique however, for having so many bizarre and exotic ones. The book describes twenty some homicides which range from the usual crimes of passion and mob hits to robberies gone-wrong and political assassinations.

The son of a Jamaican father and a Quebecois mother, Balarama Holness spent his earliest, most formative years on an ashram in West Virginia, learning the principles of equity and austerity, which would guide him through life. It wasn’t until he returned to Montreal at age ten with his mother and twin brother that he encountered virulent racism for the first time. Faced with a system that seemed stacked against him, Holness initially fell between the cracks.

It would take a restless camera to document Jane Fonda’s life for she is a woman of formidable energy, but Fred Lawrence Guiles’ expert commentary captures her in motion. We pursue her in a tireless route of study, self-discovery, and social awareness that causes her to ultimately reject the lifestyle of her first husband, Roger Vadim, for the role of political activist with her present husband, Tom Hayden. We witness how the shift in political climate transforms her from history’s scourge to history’s darling.

John Scott has lived a varied life, but whether it's behind the scenes of a regional theatre, working on costumes for Hollywood movies such as Interview with a Vampire or Four Weddings and a Funeral or presenting TV shows like This Morning with Richard and Judy, his love of sewing and the humble needle and thread has run, like a rich seam, through everything he does.

I, Master. A Harrowing collection of Tales born of Experience in the Roleplaying Genre. This isn't a book or a novel as much as it isn't a manual guide on how to become a perfect roleplayer. This is a collection of events that happened to me, real and raw, throughout my Roleplaying Career. The good and the bad are bundled together, giving a semi-coherent form to many of them, and then renouncing the coherence to just formulate more on what happened, why it happened, and for what dreadful reason I allowed it to keep on happening until I wisened up. We have tales that range from the tragic ...

Wahre Verbrechen - Die 70er und 80er ist ein Muss für alle Fans des True-Crime-Genres und bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die Abgründe der menschlichen Seele. 26 schockierende True Crime-Fälle in einem 2 in 1-Sammelband. Drei der echten Kriminalfälle aus dieser True Crime-Sammlung: - Binden. Foltern. Töten: Ein skrupelloser Mörder hinterließ in Kansas in den 70ern eine Blutspur, indem er ganze Familien auslöschte.

The tenth volume of collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) included stories about the prominent figures who played a significant role in Russian history.

Maria Quitéria foi uma jovem que desafiou o patriarcado numa época de extrema repressão, para lutar por nosso país nas trincheiras da guerra. Com coragem e força, ela enfrentou o pai e conquistou uma posição de destaque no exército, levando consigo outras mulheres. Maria Quitéria é uma heroína que permanecia oculta nos nossos registros, mas agora conquistará seu espaço no imaginário de nossas crianças através das palavras de Marianna Teixeira Farias e as ilustrações de Karina Werner.

An airline story is in the news today! And so it goes. There's hardly a day now that an airline incident of some sort or another is not in the news. We're taking a lot closer look at air travel these days than ever before. Therefore, as regards the psychology of travel, we should take a much closer look at what actually happens on airplanes.