Donald : 3901 books
The Redgraves
A Family Epic
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The dramatic, poignant and revealing saga of the Redgraves, one of history's greatest families of actors.
For more than a century, the Redgraves have defined theater and film while captivating the public eye. Their history is a rich tapestry of singularly talented individuals whose influence...
Battle Ready
Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
The gripping memoir of Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart recipient SEAL Lieutenant Mark L. Donald
As A SEAL and combat medic, Mark served his country with valorous distinction for almost twenty-five years and survived some of the most dangerous combat actions imaginable.
From...
Lightning Strike
The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
This is the story of the fighter mission that changed World War II. It is the true story of the man behind Pearl Harbor---Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto---and the courageous young American fliers who flew the million-to-one suicide mission that shot him down.
Yamamoto was a cigar-smoking, poker-playing,...
The Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2010
This definitive illustrated survey of all of Alfred Hitchcock's films is a book no movie buff or Hitchcock fan can afford to be without.
The monumental scope of Alfred Hitchcock's work remains unsurpassed by any other movie director, past or present. So many of his movies have achieved classic...
Storyteller
The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
THE FIRST AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF ROALD DAHL, STORYTELLER IS A MASTERFUL, WITTY AND INCISIVE LOOK AT ONE OF THE GREATEST AUTHORS AND ECCENTRIC CHARACTERS OF THE MODERN AGE.
In his lifetime Roald Dahl pushed children’s literature into uncharted territory, and today his popularity around the...
Biko - Cry Freedom
The True Story of the Young South African Martyr and his Struggle to Raise Black Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Subjected to 22 hours of interrogation, torture and beating by South African police on September 6, 1977, Steve Biko died six days later. Donald Woods, Biko's close friend and a leading white South African newspaper editor, exposed the murder helping to ignite the black revolution.
The Drug Hunters
The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
The surprising, behind-the-scenes story of how our medicines are discovered, told by a veteran drug hunter.
The search to find medicines is as old as disease, which is to say as old as the human race. Through serendipity- by chewing, brewing, and snorting-some Neolithic souls discovered opium,...
Farben eines Lebens
Von Detroit nach Frankfurt am Main
Language: German
Release Date: February 13, 2017
'...Ich war zwanzig, als ich zur Army ging und mich von der Kontrolle der Nachbarn befreite, die über meine Entwicklung gewacht hatten mit Ermahnungen wie, 'du bist zu alt dafür', oder, 'warte bis du so alt bist wie ich.' Da war immer eine Generation gewesen, an der ich mich messen konnte und gemessen...
Follow Your Bliss
The Life and Times of a Family Doctor
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Dr. Donald Hodder has woven tales of joy and sorrow, humour and fulfillment into this interesting memoir. He practised family medicine for over forty-five years, all of it in his native Newfoundland. During his career, he kept many notebooks detailing his experiences. These became the foundation for...
Joan
The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Since her death at the age of nineteen in 1431, Joan of Arc has maintained a remarkable hold on our collective imagination. She was a teenager of astonishing common sense and a national heroine who led men in to battle as a courageous warrior. Yet she was also abandoned by the king whose coronation...
Reluctant Saint
The Life of Francis of Assisi
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2003
Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context...
Senza tornare indietro
Una prova della Divina Misericordia
Language: Italian
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Questa è una storia sorprendente e affascinante, perché la Divina Misericordia è una realtà sorprendente e affascinante. Il potere di Gesù e di Maria opera in questa storia come il potere di un’onda del Pacifico alta tre metri. Leggete questo libro e vedrete come la stessa onda che ha sollevato...
by Donald Spoto
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 6, 2011
La biografía de una de las mujeres más fascinantes del siglo XX
Si un accidente de coche no hubiera acabado con su vida en septiembre de 1982, hoy Grace Kelly tendría poco más de ochenta años, y aún podemos imaginarla hermosa y cálida.
Donald Spoto, que la tuvo como amiga, pasó...
Run to Win
Vince Lombardi on Coaching and Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Vince Lombardi, whom many believe to be the greatest football coach in the history of the sport, is both a household name and an icon. He is not only renowned in the sports world, but also in business and industry for his exceptional leadership skills. In Run to Win, acclaimed author Don Phillips...