La Vie sans fards répond à une double ambition. D'abord je me suis toujours demandé pourquoi toute tentative de se raconter aboutissait à un fatras de demi-vérités. Trop souvent les autobiographies et les mémoires deviennent des...
20th century
- Author:Condé, MaryseSummary:
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- Author:Rose, R. S.Summary:
"The life and career of a spy, the German-born Johann Heinrich Amadeus "Johnny" de Graaf (1894-1980), who was a double agent for the British against the Soviets before the Second World War, and worked for Canada against...
- Author:Gregson, JuliaSummary:
Young singer Saba Tarcan journeys from her native Wales to the bazaars of Cairo to entertain Allied troops. After wishing farewell to her fighter pilot beau Dom Benson, Saba's life takes a dramatic turn when she's recruited by...
- Author:Heller, StevenSummary:
- Author:Bruning, John R.Summary:
December, 1941: Manila is invaded, and Pappy Gunn is ordered to fly key military command out of the country, leaving his family at home. By the end of the war, Pappy's ingenuity and flair for innovation helped revolutionize the art of...
- Author:Gary, AmySummary:
Drawing on newly discovered personal letters and diaries, Amy Gary reveals the eccentric and exceptional life of Margaret Wise Brown, author of the popular children's books Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.
- Author:CHIDGEY, CatherineSummary:
Clifford Stilton taught his son Gene about fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities. After Clifford's death the family packs away his meticulous diaries but their contents still affect the lives of Gene and Gene's...
- Author:Shinkle, PeterSummary:
This Cold War narrative takes listeners from top secret Cabinet Room meetings to exclusive social clubs, and into the pages of a powerful man's intimate diary to bring new dimension to our understanding of the inner workings of the...
- Author:Nisargadatta, MaharajSummary:
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- Author:Byrne, DavidSummary:
A celebration of music offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history.
- Author:Jones, HettieSummary:
Hettie Jones presents an intimate memoir of her life--from her middle-class Jewish family in Queens to her marriage to the controversial black poet LeRoi Jones and her search for her own artistic voice. Infused with the passion of the...
- Author:Richard, MarkSummary:
Author Mark Richard tells his story of growing up physically challenged in the American South with a mix of racial tension and religious fervor.
- Author:Orwell, GeorgeSummary:
- Author:Ross, Steven JosephSummary:
The little-known story of the rise of Nazism in Los Angeles, and the Jewish leaders and spies they recruited who stopped it.
- Author:Newman, Peter CharlesSummary:
Peter C. Newman's autobiography, from his youth as a pampered child in a Czech chateau; to the Jewish kid in short pants being machine-gunned by Nazi fighter planes on the beach at Biarritz, en route to the last ship to escape...
- Author:Walton, TasmaSummary:
Heartless opens with a girl who is faced with life