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Honourable Rebel: The Memoirs of Elizabeth Montagu, aristocrat turned spy. A life lived boldly.

An extraordinary tale of a merchant mariner, Born in British India unfolds during the final dark days of World War II. This gripping narrative includes high seas murders, showcasing courage and seamanship in stormy weather, and harrowing experiences like being stuck in ice in the North Atlantic. The story takes listeners through visits to Chinese ports during Mao’s China in the 1960s and recounts the sinking of the S. S. Pegasus in the Arabian Gulf.

Außergewöhnliche Begebenheiten im Leben der Autorin riefen bei ihren Bekannten und Verwandten häufig Verwunderung hervor. Sie schreibt über zeitgeschichtlich wichtige Ereignisse, einzelne Episoden und auch Details, die wahrhaftig so verlaufen sind. Ihr ist es wichtig, dass die heutige Jugend etwas über die Menschen aus ihrer Generation erfährt, was so bestimmt nicht in Geschichtsbüchern zu finden ist. Es geht um die Erzählung der Geschichten für Menschen in ganz Deutschland und anderswo.

On the rubbish dump, a baby cried. The cry was weak, and fading. The wild dogs had picked up the cries, and the scent, and were circling, closing in. Bessie walked towards the sound and found a day-old baby girl. She had been abandoned because of her sex. It happened often here, in south west China.

Warrant Officer Terry Crump was a Cobra gunship pilot who earned a near-unprecedented seven Distinguished Flying Crosses in his one-year tour in Vietnam. This is the untold story of the Pink Panthers, the 361st Aerial Weapons Company, an all-Cobra unit dedicated to supporting the secret war of MACVSOG. SOG, the so-called "Studies and Observation Group" sent small teams led by Special Forces commandos into Laos and Cambodia in violation of their supposed neutrality. It was considered "the hairiest mission" of the war with more Medals of Honor awarded to SOG teams at Kontum than any other unit.

35 Wives opens with 37-year-old Mormon prophet Joseph Smith marrying 14-year-old Helen Mar Kimball. Was it a sacred ceremony? Or was it the rape of a vulnerable girl by a predatory prophet under cover of religious sponsorship? For 120 years, Mormon apologists have argued it was holy matrimony. Telling Helen and her sisters’ stories, 35 Wives is the counter thrust to the Church’s sacred mendacity. Was Joseph a saint or a sinner? Written from an energetic outsider’s POV, 35 Wives is a naturalistic dissection of Joseph and the Church’s truth claims for a skeptical general audience.

Fourteen writers uncover the hidden lives behind old photographs: a son battling for a mother's love in a family of thirteen; teenagers forced to grow up too soon; a Chinese-American descendant chasing lost family histories.

Die Anonyma berichtet von massenhaften Vergewaltigungen von Frauen im besetzten Land durch Rotarmisten. Die Rache der Sieger in den Ruinen von Berlin berührt ein Tabuthema. Die Schreckenstage, festgehalten in Schulheften und auf Zetteln, hörten Zehntausende von Leserinnen und Lesern.

Dive into the extraordinary life of Britain's greatest naval hero in Robert Southey's definitive biography of Horatio Lord Nelson. With unparalleled insight, Southey captures Nelson's meteoric rise, fierce battles, and unyielding dedication to his country. From the fiery clash at the Nile to the triumph and tragedy of Trafalgar, this richly detailed account paints a vivid picture of the man who reshaped naval warfare and inspired a nation.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin. The famous English naturalist tells his life story, in his own words. From his birth, to the famed Voyage of the Beagle, to the Origin of Species, to his marriage and family and finally to his theories of life itself.

स्वतंत्रता आंदोलनात संघाचा सहभाग होता परंतु संघानी त्याचे श्रेय घेतले नाही. संघसंस्थापक डॉ. हेडगेवार यांनी स्वातंत्र्य संग्रामात भाग घेण्यासाठी आपल्या डाँक्टरी पेशाचा स्वेच्छेने त्याग केला. डॉ. हेडगेवार यांचा जन्म १ एप्रिल,१८८९ साली नागपूर मध्ये झाला. नागपूर मध्ये १९०४-१९०५ मध्ये स्वातंत्र्य चळवळीचे वारे वाहू लागले. त्या आधी इथे पोषक वातावरण नव्हते. तरी १८९७ साली राणी व्हिक्टोरिया यांच्या राज्यारोहणाच्या हिरक जयंती निमित्त शाळांमध्ये मिठाई वाटप करण्यात आली. आठ वर्षाच्या केशवनी (डॉ हेडगेवार) ती मिठाई न खाता कचऱ्यात फेकून दिली.

SAS Great Escapes Four recounts how soldiers of the world's most famous fighting force, the SAS, carried out some of the most daring escapes of World War Two. Ranging from the infamous desert campaign of 1944 to the unforgiving terrain of the Vosges Mountains, these inspirational narratives include the tale of three Captains escaping an Italian Prisoner of War Camp in 1943; a perilous escape across Europe aided by the Resistance networks of Holland, Belgium; and a death-defying return to Britain via boat, tunnel and train.

1857 च्या स्वातंत्र्य लढ्यापूर्वीच ब्रिटीश राजवटीविरुद्ध पेटून उठणारी व्यक्ति म्हणजे उमाजी नाईक. देशभक्त, शूर व स्वाभिमानी अशा रामोशी समाजाला इंग्रजांनी जन्मजात गुन्हेगार कसे ठरविले याचे विदारक दर्शन या पुस्तकात घडते. राजे उमाजींची देशभक्ती, त्यांनी केलेल्या सैन्याच्या व्यूहरचना, इंग्रजांविरुद्ध केलेली आर्थिक व सैन्यबळाची जमवा जमव, अनेक शूर वीरांना देशाप्रती लढण्यासाठी कसे उभे केले याचे विवेचन प्रस्तुत पुस्तकात शरद माकर यांनी केले आहे.

Huseby bruk var i början av 1900-talet Smålands mäktigaste egendom, masugnens eld dånade, skogen och jorden bar rikedom till familjen Stephens. Det var i denna ljusa tillvaro Florence växte upp. Men livet igenom hade hon en stor svaghet–sin starka kärlek till kungahuset–och hon blev ett lätt offer när ögonstenen prins Carl och hans skrupelfria vän gjorde entré. Det tog inte många år förrän Florence var barskrapad och Huseby bruk stod på ruinens brant. ”Husebysaken” blev en av de skandaler som skakade Sverige på femtiotalet. Florence Stephens förtrollade värld sjönk sakta ner i mörkret.

The reason for the publication of this book is twofold. First, to put into a documentary account of the family stories that I have heard in my lifetime so that future generations will have knowledge of them. Second, to document the many family stories that I have told over my lifetime about actual events in my life.

Andrew Mellon, one of the most accomplished businessmen of his era, is almost unknown today. To this shy, diffident (but brilliant) man fell the daunting task of collecting the war debts from European governments still devastated by WWI and struggling to recover economically. Dealing with the US Congress and the heads of foreign governments on the world stage became one of the great adventures of his life. Mellon vs. Churchill presents Winston Churchill through a different lens, focusing on his service as Chancellor of the Exchequer when Great Britain was the largest debtor to the US.

“Thank god the revolution has begun, honey.” Rumor has it that after Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her makeup. Marsha, a legendary Black transgender activist, embodied both the beauty and the struggle of the early gay rights movement. Her work sparked the progress we see today, yet there has never been a definitive record of her life. Until now.

Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history. Migrating to San Francisco after the gold rush, Spreckels built the largest sugar beet factory of its kind in the United States. When Spreckels gave America its first sugar cube, he became the “Sugar King.” The indomitable Spreckels was a colorful and complicated character on both sides of the Pacific.

Året är 1938. Genom ett grönskande landskap susar en amerikansk lyxbil fram i hög fart. Bakom ratten sitter restaurangdirektör Kurt Haijby, på väg mot sin senaste investering, slottet Trystorp i Närke. Han gläder sig åt att äntligen kunna förverkliga sina drömmar; allt har blivit möjligt tack vare de generösa utbetalningarna från hovet. Vad ingen vet är att Kurt har ett förbjudet förhållande med kungen, Gustaf V, och att det är denna relation som tillåter honom att leva i lyx.

Двух осиротевших мальчиков из племени навахов, усыновляет добрая семья племени тэва. Дети воспитываются в доброте, любви и уважении к своим приемным родителям, знакомятся с обычаями своего нового племени и стараются найти свое место среди тэва, доказав свою преданность семье и соплеменникам.