Results for "Le Dragon" in Women

Dragon In You a Memoir is an emotional and powerful memoir that spans the first 32 years of the author’s life. Raised in the Mormon faith, the author’s journey takes a dramatic turn upon meeting her husband, a military man who served for 14 years and who struggled deeply with PTSD and addiction. This memoir details the heart-wrenching reality of loving someone who battles inner turmoil and the impossible choices that come with it. As her husband’s condition worsened, the author made the difficult decision to leave, prioritizing her physical safety and the well-being of their two children.

Anna Grau cuenta una sensacional historia de amor, la suya, que contiene a su vez muchas historias más y que entrelaza recuerdos y testimonios, vivencias y presencias, leyendas urbanas por aclarar y secretos por descubrir. Es un homenaje a un hombre mucho más famoso que conocido —Fernando Sánchez Dragó— y un tributo a toda una generación de mujeres que se creían que ya tenían la libertad hecha y luego han tenido que ponerse el mundo por montera para seguir el camino del corazón sin renunciar al de la cabeza.

For fans of unheralded women’s stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz—one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime “No other American correspondent in Berlin knew so much of what was going on behind the scene as did Sigrid Schultz.” —...

FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY An engrossing memoir of escaping the First Liberian Civil War and building a life in the United States When Wayétu Moore turns five years old, her father and grandmother throw her a big birthday party at their home in...

Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood's most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos—with a touch of defiance—"Orientally yours." Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong's tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy.