Autobiography: general Books
Gefen Publishing House Soul to Soul: Writings from Dark Places
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£14.39
Gefen Publishing House Yes, It's Possible
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£19.49
KECHARA MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS There's No Way But Up
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£10.99
Siglo XXI Ediciones Si Me Permiten Hablar. Testimonio de Domitila, Una Mujer de Las Minas de Bolivia
£20.00
Orchid Press Publishing Limited Modern De Quincey, A: Autobiography Of An Opium Addict
£17.09
Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica No Stone Unturned: The Carl and Rosie Story
Book SynopsisConfronted with the reality of her HIV-positive status, Rosemarie Stone also has to deal with husband Carl’s illness and his rapid decline to death as a result of AIDS. She not only has to cope with the shock and feeling of betrayal but also with the guilt and shame as well as the stigma and discrimination that follows anyone living with the virus. In No Stone Unturned, Rosemarie Stone describes in vivid and heartbreaking detail her first reactions to the news of Carl’s illness and the elaborate attempts they both engineer to cover-up their status from Jamaican society and even close family members. This is the story of Rosie’s own fight against the debilitating effects of the virus and against the inevitable stigma and discrimination; of her retreat from Jamaican society; of the solace and comfort she has found in family and close friends and in contact with others living with the virus. Her story describes the realities of our worst fears – the absolute dread of those who find they are HIV positive, which is the result of the stigma NOT the virus itself. It is a woman’s story of courage and resilience; but it is also an amazing love story, however love is defined. After 13 years, Rosie makes the agonizing decision to share her story with the world. Told without bitterness or recrimination, it is sad but at the same time inspirational and educational. No one reading these memoirs will remain untouched by her experiences.
£16.23
The American University in Cairo Press Zikrayat: Eight Jewish Women Remember Egypt
Book SynopsisBetween 1948 and 1957, a period that witnessed two wars between Egypt and Israel, 60,000 members of Egypt’s 75,000-strong Jewish population left the country, compelled by growing hostility to them because of their presumed links to Zionism, economic insecurity, and after 1956, overt expulsion. Decades later, during the 1980s and 1990s, the personal reminiscences of eight Egyptian Jewish women, presently residents of New York who had left Egypt, were meticulously collected by Nayra Atiya. While Atiya’s sample of eight narrators represents only a tiny percentage of the Jews who left Egypt, their accounts tell us much about the middle- and upper-class Jews who migrated to the Americas and Europe, giving us a vivid sense of their lives in Egypt before their departure and the dynamic role they played in Egyptian society. They were the children or grandchildren of generations of Jews who migrated to Egypt from around or near the Mediterranean to escape economic hardship and persecution or, in one case, a family conflict. With one exception, Atiya’s interlocutors resided in relatively upscale neighborhoods in Egypt near other Jewish families. They lived in elegant apartments, with servants, fine foods, memberships in elite clubs, and summers spent near Alexandria or in Europe. In Zikrayat, Atiya movingly captures the essence of these women’s characters and experiences, the fabric of their day-to-day lives, and the complex, many-layered mood of those times in Egypt. In doing so she brings to life the ties that bind all Egyptians, offering a glimpse into a now vanished world—and the heartbreak of exile and migration.Trade Review"Highly readable"—CHOICETable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Vida 2. Adina 3. Ester 4. Mimi 5. Chaviva 6. Maaya 7. Pilar 8. Aridane
£14.24
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Discovery Of Anti-matter, The: The Autobiography
Book SynopsisIn 1936, at age 31, Carl David Anderson became the second youngest Nobel laureate for his discovery of antimatter when he observed positrons in a cloud chamber.He is responsible for developing rocket power weapons that were used in World War II.He was born in New York City in 1905 and was educated in Los Angeles. He served for many years as a physics professor at California Institute of Technology. Prior to Oppenheimer, Anderson was offered the job of heading the Los Alamos atomic bomb program but could not assume the role because of family obligations.He was a pioneer in studying cosmic rays at high altitudes, first atop Pike's Peak, then after the war in a specially equipped B-29.Table of ContentsEarly years as a curious child; undergraduate student days at Caltech; graduate student days at Caltech; the discovery of the positron with the magnet cloud chamber; antimatter; research on Pikes Peak; research in the Tropics; return to Caltech and discovery of the new fundamental; particles; the Nobel Prize; a close encounter with the atomic bomb; World War II - Caltech rocket launching development; return to scientific research; non-scientific post-war activities; an invitation to the White House by President Kennedy; Princess Margaret visits Caltech; popularization of the beauty and limits of science.
£34.20
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd While East Meets West: A Chinese Diaspora Scholar
Book SynopsisBorn in South China before 1949, brought up and educated in Southeast Asia and Australia, and having worked in Southeast Asia, Australia and Hong Kong, Professor Yen has a unique personal experience in telling the fascinating stories of the encounter and clashes of cultural and social values between East and West. Imbued with many traditional Chinese cultural values such as diligence, perseverance, resilience and determination, in this book, he tells his life story of how he was determined to climb the pinnacle of scholarship. As an ethnic minority in Australian society, he devoted himself to fight for the interests of the the Chinese diaspora and help promote multi-culturalism in Australia.This book also provides first-hand source materials for the study of intellectuals, from the Chinese diaspora, studying and working in a Western university through his eyes: his initial problem of adjusting to a new western environment, his experience of cultural dislocation, the clashes of cultural values and social mores, his experience of racial discrimination, and his pursuit of academic excellence.
£81.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Letter To Grandson Jun: I Found Myself Hiking
Book SynopsisRaised on a farm near Changi (visited by Albert Einstein in the 1920s), Anthony Teo attended Singapore's 19th century St Anthony's Boys School and St Joseph's Institution. Having completed a course at the 330-year-old Harvard at new Cambridge in Massachusetts, USA, Anthony then went in search of America, driving across country from New York to San Francisco, through the mile-high Jackalopean landscape of Wyoming. His co-driver was his friend Leo Soong in his classic 1,000-mile-a-day steed of the 1960s — BMW 2002 ti. Leo, who unbeknownst to Anthony at the time, was Madame Chiang Kaishek's favourite nephew.Years later, Anthony was at old Cambridgeshire's 800-year-old University of Cambridge, UK as a Visiting Fellow to complete his hunt for the origins of the two univer-cities (Harvard-Cambridge and Cambridge-Cambridge Market Town).
£42.75
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Letter To Grandson Jun: I Found Myself Hiking
Raised on a farm near Changi (visited by Albert Einstein in the 1920s), Anthony Teo attended Singapore's 19th century St Anthony's Boys School and St Joseph's Institution. Having completed a course at the 330-year-old Harvard at new Cambridge in Massachusetts, USA, Anthony then went in search of America, driving across country from New York to San Francisco, through the mile-high Jackalopean landscape of Wyoming. His co-driver was his friend Leo Soong in his classic 1,000-mile-a-day steed of the 1960s — BMW 2002 ti. Leo, who unbeknownst to Anthony at the time, was Madame Chiang Kaishek's favourite nephew.Years later, Anthony was at old Cambridgeshire's 800-year-old University of Cambridge, UK as a Visiting Fellow to complete his hunt for the origins of the two univer-cities (Harvard-Cambridge and Cambridge-Cambridge Market Town).
£19.00
NUS Press Stateless: Ethnography of Statelessness Written by a Stateless Academic
Book Synopsis"In the springtime of the year that I was twenty-one, I found myself stuck at the border between two familiar countries, unable to enter either. I had never felt my statelessness so keenly."Japan's 1972 termination of diplomatic ties with the Republic of China left 9,200 Chinese residents stateless. Tienshi "Lara" Chen was one of them, born to Chinese parents in Yokohama's Chinatown. What does it mean to be stateless? What does it feel like?In a lively blend of life writing, auto-ethnography, and study of stateless communities around Asia, this book unpacks the idea of citizenship by showing the hidden everyday narratives and lived experiences of stateless persons who have no legal ties to any nation state. Originally published in Japanese, this adapted and updated English edition critically engages with questions of borders, mobility, belonging, and identity.We follow Chen's engaging autobiographical account of her bi-cultural upbringing and Japanese education, and how her experience of statelessness eventually led her into a career spanning academia and activism. Across different levels of analysis, the author points out the contradictions inherent in the concepts of nationality, nation-state and citizenship, in a world where individual nationality, identity and experience are increasingly complex. She concludes that the current system of regulating individuals with citizenship is unworkable in the long run. Stateless is a fascinating read on borders, states and identities.
£26.06
Monsoon Books Bangkok Hard Time
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£7.59
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen
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£12.34
Marshall Cavendish Editions No Mountain Too High
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£21.21
Blacksmith Books Tin Hats and Rice: A Diary of Life as a Hong Kong
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£13.29
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong Beat: True Stories From One of the Last
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£13.29
Blacksmith Books The Hong Kong I Knew: Scenes and Stories from a
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£13.49
Can of Worms Press Watching
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£21.25
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Eye Of The Hurricane
Book SynopsisThis is a very frank and detailed account by a leading and very active mathematician of the past decades whose contributions have had an important impact in those fields where mathematics is now an integral part. It starts from his early childhood just after the First World War to his present-day positions as professor of mathematics, electrical engineering and medicine at the USC, which in itself reflects on the diversity of interests and experiences gained through the turbulent years when American mathematics and sciences established themselves on the forefront. The story traces the tortuous path Bellman followed from Brooklyn College; the University of Wisconsin to Princeton during the war years; more than a decade with the RAND Corporation; with frequent views of more than just the academic circles, including his experiences at Los Alamos on the A-bomb project.Bellman gives highly personalised views of key personalities in mathematics, physics and other areas, and his motivations and the forces that helped shape dynamic programming and other new areas which emerged as consequences of fruitful applications of mathematics.
£39.90
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Eye Of The Hurricane
Book SynopsisThis is a very frank and detailed account by a leading and very active mathematician of the past decades whose contributions have had an important impact in those fields where mathematics is now an integral part. It starts from his early childhood just after the First World War to his present-day positions as professor of mathematics, electrical engineering and medicine at the USC, which in itself reflects on the diversity of interests and experiences gained through the turbulent years when American mathematics and sciences established themselves on the forefront. The story traces the tortuous path Bellman followed from Brooklyn College; the University of Wisconsin to Princeton during the war years; more than a decade with the RAND Corporation; with frequent views of more than just the academic circles, including his experiences at Los Alamos on the A-bomb project.Bellman gives highly personalised views of key personalities in mathematics, physics and other areas, and his motivations and the forces that helped shape dynamic programming and other new areas which emerged as consequences of fruitful applications of mathematics.
£20.90
Kachere Series Hero of the Nation: Chipembere of Malawi - An Autobiography
£43.20
Blackstone Publishing We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory &
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£17.09
Blackstone Publishing The Ballad of Speedball Baby: A Memoir
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£14.64
Ched Ed Aztec Empire: A Brief History from Beginning to
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£8.99
McDorobush & Associates Beyond Widow: Inspiration from the Trenches
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£24.22
Balboa Press Teaching in the Dark: A Memoir
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£16.10
Thorndike Press Large Print Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of
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£39.71
Thorndike Press Large Print My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and
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£39.42
Thorndike Press Large Print The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a
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£35.15
Thorndike Press Large Print Biography and Memoir The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying,
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£35.51
Thorndike Press Large Print Black Voices Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a
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£32.71
Thorndike Press Large Print Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
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£36.53
Thorndike Press Large Print Worthy
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£35.14
Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Journey Across Time
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£12.34
Maxwell Leadership From These Roots: Bringing Light, Hope, and
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£22.10
Mint Editions A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
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£15.29
Zibby Books End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood
Book SynopsisThe only script you can really write in life is your own. What if achieving your professional dreams comes at too high a personal cost? That’s what screenwriter Patty Lin started to ask herself after years in the cutthroat TV industry. One minute she was a tourist, begging her way into the audience of Late Night with David Letterman. Just a few years later, she was an insider who—through relentless hard work and sacrifice—had earned a seat in the writers’ rooms of the hottest TV shows of all time. While writing for Friends, Freaks and Geeks, Desperate Housewives and Breaking Bad, Patty steeled herself against the indignities of a chaotic, abusive, male-dominated work culture, not just as one of the few women in the room, but as the only Asian person. This funny, fresh, eye-opening, and inside-Hollywood story will resonate with anyone trying to please their parents, maintain a love life, and find their way in the world—and will inspire countless dreamers to listen to their inner voices and know when it’s time to get out.Trade Review“I love Patty Lin. I think she’s one of the most talented writers I’ve ever met. And she’s also a great person. True, she does have a few food issues that made ordering lunch each day a bit of an ordeal, but she’s got a heart of gold. And we had a blast writing together.” —Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of Bridesmaids “Patty Lin is one f*%king brave lady! What do you do when you find yourself at a bizarre crossroads? You have what everyone in the world wants, but it’s not what’s in your heart. It takes courage to trust yourself and walk away. I am deeply in love with Patty and her tough, funny Tinseltown tale. This book is more than just a showbiz memoir, it’s the story of a beautiful, creative soul getting back to who she really is.” —Emily Spivey, writer for Saturday Night Live and Parks and Recreation “With End Credits, Patty Lin has given us more than just a story about walking away from Hollywood to save her soul. This is also a critique of … the ways a first-generation Asian American woman must compromise herself for a laugh-track version of happiness and success in which at first the sky seems the limit, but turns out to be as limiting as the perimeters of a TV screen.” —Gina Frangello, author of Blow Your House Down “A wise, funny, whip-smart, and very moving book, End Credits takes us behind the scenes at some of the best-known TV shows of the last 25 years. You get the dirt, sure—but that’s only a part of what separates this memoir from the pack. Lin takes us on what is ultimately a brave journey to redemption and wholeness. A beautifully written book and a fascinating story. Lin’s debut shows brilliance and the promise of more. A stunner.” —Rob Roberge, author of Liar: A Memoir "Patty Lin contains multitudes. Her memoir, End Credits, is masterfully written and reminds us that the end of one chapter is the beginning of another." —Karen Duffy, author of Wise Up “End Credits is a compulsively readable tale that had me abandoning sleep to keep turning the pages. In addition to providing a totally riveting fly-on-the-wall perspective on the cutthroat television industry, it manages to be hilarious and heartfelt at the same time. A beautiful memoir—I loved every single moment.” —Alisha Fernandez Miranda, author of My What If Year
£18.99
Feral Dove Books Come October
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£12.60
