Six years after the death of Napoleon, Sir Walter Scott wrote the first, hugely successful biography of his contemporary Napoleon that riveted Britain and the continent. It led to him being challenged to duels by former Napoleon generals. Originally covering over a million words, this edited edition gathers what is most interesting for the modern ......
Black Women's Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid
Revered in South Africa as "An African American Mother of the Nation," Madie Beatrice Hall Xuma spent her extraordinary life immersed in global women's activism. Wanda A. Hendricks's biography follows Hall Xuma from her upbringing in the Jim Crow South to her leadership role in the African National Congress (ANC) and beyond. Hall Xuma was already ......
Black Women's Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid
Revered in South Africa as "An African American Mother of the Nation," Madie Beatrice Hall Xuma spent her extraordinary life immersed in global women's activism. Wanda A. Hendricks's biography follows Hall Xuma from her upbringing in the Jim Crow South to her leadership role in the African National Congress (ANC) and beyond. Hall Xuma was already ......
Describes Jesus as a popular religious leader and self-proclaimed Messiah who advocated the overthrow of Roman rule and the establishment of a theocracy. This book argues that the impression left by Jesus on his disciples was so profound that they began to proclaim his Resurrection and presence among them shortly after his death.
The Life of Ibn Hanbal is a translation of the biography of Ibn Hanbal by the Baghdad preacher, scholar, and storyteller Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597/1200), newly abridged for a paperback readership by translator Michael Cooperson. Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241/855), renowned for his profound knowledge of hadiths-the reports of the Prophet's sayings and ......
Bryan Robertson (1925-2002) was the greatest director the Tate Gallery never had. Robertson was a man of vision and flair, and this book celebrates his lasting influence over the way we look at and think about art, as witnessed through the words of his friends and contemporaries and in excerpts from his own written works.
This is the story of Cornish fisherman-turned-artist Alfred Wallis, whose paintings of boats from his past inspired the future of British modern art. Told from Wallis' perspective - inspired by his crudely written letters to Jim Ede - this book takes the reader through his remarkable life; his early sailing days, his late arrival to painting, his ......
Most pop stars' fame used to end with their 25th birthday, but Adam Faith just kept on being interesting until the day he died aged 62. Born Terry Nelhams in working-class Acton, he defined post-war aspiration. Though his vocal talents were limited, he enjoyed an unprecedented run of seven top five hits. His chiselled features were a gift to TV ......
Wachsmuth, a gifted student of Rudolf Steiner, composed this richly detailed narrative of the culminating quarter century of Steiner's life not set forth in his unfinished autobiography. This volume is a valuable overview of the life mission of one of the most notable personalities of the twentieth century.
