In However Long the Night, Aimee Molloy tells the unlikely and inspiring story of Molly Melching, an American woman whose experience as an exchange student in Senegal led her to found Tostan and dedicate almost four decades of her life to the girls and women of Africa. This moving biography details Melching's beginnings at the University of Dakar and follows her journey of 40 years in Africa, where she became a social entrepreneur and one of humanity's strongest voices for the rights of girls and women. Inspirational and beautifully written, However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph is a passionate entreaty for all global citizens. This book is published in partnership with the Skoll Foundation, dedicated to accelerating innovations from organizations like Tostan that address the world's most pressing problems. © 2013 HarperOne (
An intimate look into the life of a determined American woman navigating the complexities of Israeli society, touching upon themes of society, humor, and transcendent love. This intimate personal book is for those women who've continued learning and seeking...and for those rare men strong enough to value letting them. Y.B-H. Herzlia, Israel There's a wake-up call hidden in here ..... The extraordinary story of this naive American's determination to build a life for herself and her children in Israel also touches on a raw nerve in Israeli society: is it too late to deal with fundamentalist religious forces working against realization of an open, pluralistic, democratic homeland for all world Jewry? M.L. Omer, Negev, Israel An up-close look from the inside... through her professional work, Karen gets involved in almost every facet of Israel's intense, ironically humorous society, and witho
On April 12, 1861, the first shots were fired in a conflict that would become the bloodiest war to have ever occurred on American soil. It would continue to rage across the states for a further four years. In this Pulitzer Prize winning history of that period, James Ford Rhodes fully explains its causes, events, and effects. From the moment of secession by the southern states through to Lee's surrender, Rhodes encompasses the full narrative of the conflict in this single-volume history. Rhodes provides vivid portraits of the main leaders of the war as well as their actions, both on the battlefield and in the political discussions taking place in Washington and Richmond. Rich in scholarship and written in engrossing style, History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 is essential reading for anyone with an interest in nineteenth century American history. Type: Paperback
A Play in Three Acts Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of life in the town of Grover 's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play. It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new Foreword by Donald Margulies, who writes, "You are holding in your hands a great American play. Possibly the great American play." In addition, Tappan Wilder has written an eye-opening new Afterword, which includes Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes and other illuminating photographs and documentary material. Forfatter: Thornton Wilder Forlag: Harper Perennial Udgivelsesår: 1998 Sider: 206 Sprog: Engelsk
None but the rich:the story of the Greek syndicate (1963) A book published in 1963 on gambling in France. Charles Patrick Ranke Graves (1 December 1899 – 20 February 1971) was a British journalist, travel writer and novelist. He came from a large literary family. Among his nine siblings were the writers Robert Graves and Philip Graves. Almindelige termer og sætninger Aga Khan American André Citroën asked baccarat bank banker became Biarritz big gamblers bookmaker bought Cannes casino Cercle Haussmann chemin-de-fer cheque Cornuché coup Couyoumdjian croupier dealer dealing the cards death Deauville diamond Dolly sisters Duke Duke of Windsor English Farouk fortune François André Frank Jay Gould French Gaby Deslys gamblers gambling George Eliopulo German girl golf course Gordon Selfridge Greek Syndicate green baize table hand Hotel de Paris hundred Italian James Hennessy King Alphonso La Bau
CD-albumet 'Music' af Madonna. Coveret viser en person i blåt tøj og en cowboyhat, mens bagsiden indeholder en liste over sangene: Music, Impressive Instant, Runaway Lover, I Deserve It, Amazing, Nobody's Perfect, Don't Tell Me, What It Feels Like For A Girl, Paradise (Not For Me), Gone og American Pie. Den indvendige del af coveret er udsmykket med en stråbaggrund og en brun CD med hestesko.
American Pie
Vince Flynn's stunning #1 New York Times bestseller introduces the young Mitch Rapp on his first assignment, a mission of vengeance that made him a CIA superagent. Two decades after the Cold War, Islamic terrorism is on the rise, and CIA Operations Director Thomas Stansfield forms a new group of clandestine operatives--men who do not exist--to meet this burgeoning threat abroad, before it reaches America's shores. Stansfield's protege, Irene Kennedy, finds the ideal candidate in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Among the thousands grieving the victims is Mitch Rapp, a gifted college athlete, who wants only one thing: retribution. Six months of intense training prepare him to devastate the enemy with brutal efficiency, leaving a trail of bodies from Istanbul and across Europe, to Beirut. But there, the American assassin will need every ounce of skill and cunning to survi
