Alan Taylor Bücher

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, the powerful story of a precarious United States as it expands across a contested continent

Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait. This book conveys the story of competing interests - Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian - that over the centuries shaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. schovat popis

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a brilliant, absorbing study of Jefferson and his campaign to save Virginia through education. číst celé

Alan Rickman ist einer der beliebtesten Schauspieler aller Zeiten und eines der bekanntesten Gesichter des Films – von seinem Auftritt als Bösewicht in »Stirb langsam« bis hin zu seiner vielschichtigen Darstellung des Professors Snape in »Harry Potter«. Seine Ausstrahlung sowie die geistreiche Art, die er in jede Darbietung einbrachte, ziehen das Publikum nach wie vor in Bann. Doch Rickmans Kunstfertigkeit beschränkte sich nicht auf die Schauspielerei. In den Tagebüchern, die er von 1993 bis kurz vor seinem Tod im Januar 2016 führte, fing er pointiert Außergewöhnliches und Alltägliches ein: authentisch, anregend, witzig und im richtigen Maße indiskret. Fans und Filmenthusiasten werden begeistert sein von diesen Aufzeichnungen, die uns hinter die Kulissen mitnehmen und uns überdies intime Begegnungen mit vielen seiner berühmten Kollegen ermöglichen.

A unique, personal reflection on Edinburgh by one Scotland's best-known journalists

The book offers a vibrant exploration of Edinburgh's history, capturing the city's essence through the perspectives of both notable figures and everyday citizens. It highlights the contributions of ordinary people who, while not historically prominent, have played a vital role in shaping the rich and diverse narrative of the city. This eclectic collection of testimonies creates a multifaceted portrait of Edinburgh, celebrating its unique cultural tapestry.

Focusing on the interplay between technology and healthcare, this book explores how telehealth services influence medical practices and how human agency shapes these technologies in return. Drawing from extensive field research conducted in Australia and Brazil, it uncovers insightful conclusions about the collective power of individuals to impact societal structures and healthcare delivery.

Fully illustrated description of Folkestone's well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.

The fascinating story of Dorset's oil industry. This is an essential book for those interested in Dorset's industrial history.

Aimed at lay, student, and academic readers alike, this book concerns the imagination, and specifically imagination in music. It opens with a discussion of the invalidity of the idea of the creative genius and the connected view that ideas originate just in the individual mind.