Fragile Innocence is the story of a child devastated by pure chance. This moving narrative of a father's journey to understand and accept the profound changes in his daughter's life is at once memoir, biography, mystery, and drama, all centered around one remarkable young woman who cannot talk or read ... more »

When Laura Bush moved into the White House on January 20, 2001, everyone wanted to know what kind of first lady she would be. Would she be like Mamie Eisenhower? Would she follow in Barbara Bush's footsteps? Would she be another Hillary Clinton? "I think I'll just be Laura Bush," she would ... more »

We are on our way to Le Havre. The train is going so fast that the landscape is all but a blur. From time to time, I can see a farm in the mist surrounded by a sea of green fields. I am excited but also scared. It is 1955, and we are on our way to New York. So begins the marvelous journey of Colette ... more »

Vom Wunderkind Boris zum Weltstar Becker. Am Ende einer atemberaubenden Tennis-Karriere stand er plötzlich am Abgrund seines Lebens. Doch wie auf dem Tennisplatz kämpfte er sich wieder zurück ins Spiel. Boris Becker spricht zum ersten Mal über die großen Augenblicke in seinem privaten und öffentlichen ... more »

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Actress Mariel Hemingway uses the lessons and practices of yoga as a starting point for her own personal reflections and a larger-than-life family story. The result is a searingly honest memoir that is firmly practical, as well as a moving narrative of the author's struggle to deal with a complex and ... more »

Der Anti-Terror-Spezialist Christopher Whitcomb gehört zur handverlesenen Elitetruppe des Hostage Rescue Team, einer Spezialeinheit des FBI. Gefährliche Einsätze, unverbrüchliche Kameradschaft im Team, seine Biografie zeigt die abenteuerliche Seite des Polizeialltags. Im Extremfall heißt es, töten oder ... more »

Here is the historian's art practiced at its highest level. The sweeping narrative illuminates the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia -- Jackson, Longstreet, Ewell, and others -- who fought in the Civil War under Robert E. Lee. This abridgement of the original 3-volume set is by the noted ... more »

The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid characters -- Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Acheson -- and dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough ... more »

Das neue Buch von der Autorin des Bestsellers »Wüstenblume«: die bewegende persönliche Auseinandersetzung einer Frau mit ihrem Leben zwischen zwei Kulturen. »Waris Dirie erreicht mit ihren Worten unsere Herzen!« Maria von Welser Fast zwanzig Jahre ist es her, seit Waris Dirie ihre Familie bei ihrer Flucht ... more »

In the critically acclaimed Five Men Who Broke My Hear t, Manhattan journalist Susan Shapiro revisited five self-destructive romances. In her hilarious, illuminating new memoir, Lighting Up, she rejects five self-destructive substances. This difficult quest for clean living starts with Shapiro's shocking ... more »

Published on the 35th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's tragic death in 1970, ROOM FULL OF MIRRORS is the definitive biography of rock n' roll's greatest guitarist. Meticulously researched and based on more than 200 interviews with those who knew Hendrix best--this landmark book paints the entire arc of ... more »