Résultats pour "Gray" dans Biographies et mémoires

Max Verstappen. La biografía. Conoce a la nueva estrella de la Fórmula uno Pocos pilotos han sacudido a la Fórmula 1 de la misma manera que Max Verstappen. Siendo ya el piloto más joven en la historia de la F1, con solo 17 años, su carrera debut para Red Bull en el Gran Premio de España de...

"A story of epic proportions [and] an awesome feat of biographical reconstruction."—The Boston Globe **This program includes an original foreword, read by Rick Atkinson, and exclusive to the audiobook, as well as a bonus conversation between the author and Ty Seidule** For more on Rick...

Martin Gray est un survivant de l'holocauste, enfermé à 14 ans dans le ghetto de Varsovie, puis déporté à Treblinka, il s'évadera, s'engagera dans l'armée rouge et entrera dans Berlin en 1945 au nom des siens qu'il a vu périr dans les camps de la mort. Quinze ans plus tard, il réussit dans les affaires et fonde une famille, gage d'espoir, de reconstruction et d'amour. Le 3 octobre 1970, sa femme Dina, et ses quatre enfants lui sont arrachés dans un incendie de forêt.

Driven by the negligent death of her adopted daughter at the hands of a West African exploitation ring, American mother Erica Stone finds herself an unlikely advocate for orphaned children in Sierra Leone. Her dedication is tested by the deeply ingrained corruption she encounters as she fights to have her daughter’s life recognized while simultaneously trying to protect the lives of countless other children.

Gray Area tells true stories of people who are dealing with this whole thing we call justice, people who are trying to get beyond labels of right and wrong or good and evil to get to something bigger – redemption. We make documentaries for your ears.

As a child, she was separated from her family and exposed to the worst of humanity. As an adult, she worked tirelessly to establish homeless shelters and to feed thousands in her community. This memoir shows her extraordinary journey from fear to forgiveness, from victim to hero, from childhood trauma to an inspiration of hope for those most vulnerable. Meet Betty Kwan Chinn.

Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. Mosby possessed a genius for guerrilla and psychological warfare, taking control of the dark to make himself the "Gray Ghost" of Union nightmares. Gray Ghost, the first full biography of Confederate raider John Mosby, reveals new information on every aspect of Mosby's life, providing the first analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint.

In this unprecedented audiobook, a paramilitary contractor with more than two decades of experience gives us a firsthand look into the secret lives of America's private warriors and their highly covert work around the world. Author Jamie Smith has planned and executed hundreds of missions on behalf of government agencies and private industry in some of the world's most dangerous hot spots - and lived to tell the tale.

An Economist Best Book of 2024 “If you are at all curious about the brain or the surgeons who operate on it, Gray Matters is a must read and Dr. Theodore Schwartz is the perfect guide, a master brain surgeon and superbly talented writer. I have not read a better biography of our shared...

Total blindness suddenly descended on her as she walked to her Christian spirituality class one morning. To make matters worse, her professor challenged the class, saying, "Why should we believe in God?" Sarah Blake LaRose experienced a painful deconstruction of the faith she had clung to throughout her young life. But she chose to stay in the church and reconstruct her faith, even while she struggled with recurring loss of her limited sight due to complications of premature birth.

A woman is apparently murdered in a New York auditorium under very suspicious circumstances one evening during a performance. Helen Hardwick happened to be in attendance that evening, as she had written the play that was being performed, and she was the only person to have caught a glimpse of something peculiar just before the murder. She also heard an ominous laughter which would haunt her for a long time. Was the Gray Phantom involved, or could he assist with the investigation that Helen was to become involved with? (Introduction by Roger Melin)

A cybersecurity expert and former FBI “ghost” tells the thrilling story of how he helped take down notorious FBI mole Robert Hanssen, the first Russian cyber spy. “Both a real-life, tension-packed thriller and a persuasive argument for traditional intelligence work in the information age...

Iraqi microbiologist Thamer Abdul Rahman Imran has information vital to stopping the unthinkable: a biological attack on the US. When he learns that the new Iraqi government wants to arrest him and the insurgents want to kill him, he goes into hiding. Racing against time, ex-Secret Service agent Steve Monteiro and his team set out on a mission to find the missing scientist and learn what he knows. The journey takes them from the White House to the Middle East as they fight bureaucrats in Washington who want them to fail. Why? And what is this vital information that Thamer possesses?

After getting inspired by online images of supermodels rocking silver hair, Susan Paget, an author, coach, and commentator for women over 40, was ready to try it out for herself. Could a normal, everyday woman feel beautiful going gray? Cold turkey, she decided to find out. But when her hairdresser freaked out over the decision, she realized she was heading into territory that for many is a no-go zone.

A perfect blend of medical drama and spiritual insight, Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy's decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery. Some are thrilled. Some are skeptical. Some are hostile, and some are quite literally transformed by the request.

At 29, banker Shaun Hayes was on his way to his goal of becoming a millionaire. Guided by hustle and ingenuity, he purchased his first bank and was CEO of one of the largest publicly held bank holding companies in Missouri. For years, he was lauded as one of the Midwest’s top entrepreneurs and riding high as a business leader and family man. He took the risks and made the sharp decisions others wouldn’t....

New Saucerian unveils its latest ufological classic, Gray Barker's Book of Adamski, an in-depth look at George Adamski, perhaps the most famous UFO contactee who ever lived. The Book of Adamski contains writings by George Adamski and various ufologists who knew him personally, such as Gray Barker, Desmond Leslie, Alice K. Wells, and Michael G. Mann.

In a gripping tale of deception and intrigue, former gentleman thief Cuthbert Vanardy, known as The Gray Phantom, is forced to abandon his tranquil life as a horticulturalist when he finds himself accused of murdering an old foe. With the odds stacked against him and danger lurking at every turn, the infamous “man of mystery” must leverage his cunning sleuthing skills to uncover the true killer while evading the relentless pursuit of the New York police. - Summary by Amy Dunkleberger

Much the way Donald Hall’s Seasons at Eagle Pond captured New England, Sky Time in Gray’s River captures the essence of the rural Northwest. Although Rober Michael Pyle is a lepidopterist, and southwestern Washington is notable for its lack of butterflies, something about the village of Gray's River spoke to him on a visit thirty years ago. Ever since then he has lived in the village, which was one of the first to be established near the mouth of the Columbia River and which still feels only tenuously connected to the twenty-first century.

The vibrant, funny, and heartwarming story of an outcast who becomes an odd man in If you have ever felt like a misfit in school or been paralyzed by your family’s imposing expectations, if you have ever obsessed about your appearance or panicked about choosing a career path, if you have ever...