Historiske og politiske biografier

Discover the sometimes humorous, but always hazardous life of an Infantry Officer in the turbulent and deadly times William L. McCarron, and the men he commanded, experienced during their one year of combat duty in Vietnam. McCarron walks you through his enlistment into the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, SC, through his attendance and commissioning as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant at Fort Benning, GA, and his eventual assignment in Vietnam as a Platoon Leader and then Executive Officer to B Company, 1st Battalion (ABN), 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Throughout the book, he accurately portrays the horrors of war as well as the heart wrenching loss he feels for the men who died serving with him.

Beautiful. Cultured. Refined. Adored. Journalist. Philanthropist. Publisher. Jackie Kennedy was many things--among them, she was and remains the most iconic First Lady the United States has ever seen. Discreet and seductive, she lived a destiny of fortune, success, and mourning. This biographical photobook commemorates her intelligence and her style 30 years after her passing. Learn about the woman captivating enough to win the respect of the powerful and the love of the people. Discover the Jackie before and after her years as "Queen of America" and be captured by a story of aspirations, devastations, and rebirth.

Allama has identified following principles governing the intelligible life: 1. Escalated Consciousness2. Following the trajectory of elevating goals

"This book describes and evaluates some 830 Public Acts out of the 1,671 added to the statute books during Richard Nixon's presidency. The Nixon-era Acts examined here deal with six major topics, including protection of (1) the environment, (2) workers, (3) minorities, (4) consumers, (5) veterans, and (6) the general public. This book's major premise is that significant valuable public policy was enacted during Nixon's sixty-six months in office, thanks, in part, to his finding bipartisan agreement with Democrat congressional majorities. And these momentous accomplishments should not be overlooked or forgotten within a cloud of less-favorable Nixon-era memories. Thus, the legislative study in this book provides a bit of positive substance on the scale for the tenure of President Nixon. For those who supported Nixon, this book might offer reassurance that they were not, after all, totally misguided in doing so. But regardless of where your politics or opinions stand, this fact-based book offers valuable and unique insight and lessons about the importance of "reaching across the aisle" to get things done. No matter your level of existing knowledge, if you read this book, you will learn something new about Richard Nixon and maybe even change your opinion of him"--

The 561 people featured in these 4 books are those who went the extra mile and accomplished all or a great deal of their dream.On these pages Terry tells their story and presents people who reached the pinnacle of their career. You will meet leaders who did what othersassumed to be impossible.The popular song of the 1960 written by Joe Darion and composed by Mitch Leigh has continually inspired me: " To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe; this is my quest to follow that star no matter how hopeless no matter how far, I'll always dream the impossible dream and yes I'll reach the unreachable star." As a young child, his family was trapped in the clutches of Adolph Hitler and his Gestapo; it was leaders such as Winston Churchill who modeled these words and never let us be discouraged as the troops inch by inch re-captured freedom. Churchill said: "I do not listen to what people say, I watch what they do....Success is not final, failure is not fatal, its courage to continue that counts....A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity an opportunist sees opportunity in every difficulty. Although I have been a leading fan of Churchill, as I got to know the561 people in these four books, all of them have inspired me to do better and I hope that will be you as you learn about their lives.

Non è possibile descrivere in questo piccolo modesto volume le biograrfie delle migliaia di "Donne" che hanno contribuito al progresso dell'umanità.Purtroppo la storia è stata scritta dagli uomini, ma senza le donne sarebbe rimasta un libro bianco.Molte donne, sconosciute alla storia, hanno contribuito con il loro impegno, sacrificio e amore a dare visibilità e spesso ad indicare la strada ai grandi uomini.

Sandra E. Bonura tells the overlooked yet genuine rags-to-riches story of Claus Spreckels and his pioneering role in developing the sugar industry in the United States and the kingdom of Hawai‘i.

As a young man growing up in the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana and Atlanta, Georgia Elbert Lee Frazier learned the hustle game early on - hustle to get ahead, hustle to thrive, hustle to survive. Despite a strong-willed mother who worked tirelessly to get him to tap into his potential, and a hard-nosed father determined to beat him onto a straight and narrow path?. it would be the streets where Elbert would get his education. Told in three stages, RISE OF A STREET HUSTLER is the second installment of this riveting coming of age autobiography about an Urban African-American boy's journey from boyHOOD 2 maleHOOD. Book 2; RISE OF A STREET HUSTLER focuses on the journey from boyHOOD to maleHOOD, which is a critical time where the African-American male psyche is challenged by hormonal and physical changes. This is also a time where many Black boys have a tendency to act out, a time where the boy first thinks he is a man and tries to emulate what he thinks are rituals of Black manHOOD.

From the ghetto paved and unpaved streets of Indianapolis, Indiana this book begins telling the story of one fat kids rise from the projects, to his fall serving over 7 years in as many prisons, and how he was able to come out a Prison scholar that led to him writing 18 phenomenal books about redemption and attending Georgia State University graduating No.1 in his undergraduate class earning a 4.13 GPA and going on to grad school where he excelled graduating at top of his class, before becoming a very popular African-American Studies professors at Georgia State University. As a young male growing up in the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana and Atlanta, Georgia Elbert Lee Frazier learned the hustle game early on - hustle to get ahead, hustle to thrive, hustle to survive. Despite a strong-willed mother who worked tirelessly to get him to tap into his potential, and a hard-nosed father determined to beat him onto a crooked and narrow often confusing path?. it would be the streets where Elbert would get his education. Told in three stages, BIRTH OF A STREET HUSTLER is a riveting coming of age autobiography about an African-American boy's journey from childHOOD to boyHOOD. Book 1 examines how social structures and imagery exacerbates self-loathing in Black boys. With an in-depth look into Elbert Lee's early life, the story focuses on how so many young Black male children are mis-educated into thinking that they are less than human, and how they feel the need to do whatever it takes to be recognized as human.

Geneology and memories of the Bucklands and Weikles of West Virginia

Immerse yourself in the timeless legacy of Augustin Hippone through a succinct summary of 'The Confessions of Saint Augustine,' a monumental spiritual autobiography that revolutionized Christian literature.Summary:Augustin Hippone's "The Confessions of Saint Augustine" is a riveting autobiographical work that explores the intricacies of faith, human frailty, and the pursuit of divine truth. Penned in the late 4th century by Saint Augustine of Hippo, an influential theologian, this magnum opus remains a cornerstone in Christian literature and Western philosophy.¿The Confessions¿ is framed as a series of earnest dialogues with God, chronicling Saint Augustine's journey from a tumultuous youth to his profound conversion to Christianity. His soul-searching narrative delves into an array of themes including the nature of time, memory, and the human soul, as well as the redemptive power of faith.This masterwork's candid introspection and the portrayal of spiritual transformation have cemented its status as a paradigm for modern spiritual autobiographies. Readers across ages find resonance with Saint Augustine¿s personal struggles and epiphanies, making "The Confessions" an enduring source of inspiration and solace for those on their own spiritual quests.In the contemporary realm, Augustin Hippone's ¿The Confessions¿ serves as a gateway to understanding the historical and theological landscape of early Christianity, and remains an invaluable resource for scholars, theologians, and spiritual seekers alike.

" Anton Reiser wurde 1785 veröffentlicht und ist wohl der bedeutendste Roman des deutschen 18. Jahrhunderts. Als Zeitgenosse von Goethes Werther (1774) erlangte es schnell Berühmtheit, was ihm Übersetzungen in Italien und in angelsächsischen Ländern einbrachte ¿ und sogar in Frankreich, wo es jedoch seit dem ersten Kaiserreich nicht mehr nachgedruckt wurde.Es handelt sich um einen autobiografischen Bericht, der, so der Autor, ¿das von der Bourgeoisie unterdrückte Gefühl¿ beschreibt. Zu diesem soziokulturellen Thema kommen jedoch noch weitere Elemente hinzu ¿ der hypochondrische Charakter der zärtlich geliebten Mutter, das Unverständnis und die Härte des Vaters usw. _ ebenso wichtig, dem Anton Reiser seinen Ruf als erster deutscher ¿psychologischer¿ Roman verdankt. Beseelt von dem unnachgiebigen, schmerzhaften, ¿masochistischen¿ Wunsch, sich ohne Verkleidung zu präsentieren (Einfluss von Rousseaus ¿Bekenntnisse¿), sucht der Held von Karl Philipp Moritz in der Kunst, insbesondere im Theater, einen Zufluchtsort gegen seine Qualen und seinen Narzissmus."

" Retour de l'U.R.S.S. est un récit de voyage d'André Gide publié en novembre 1936 aux éditions Gallimard. Gide publie Retouches à mon « Retour de l'U.R.S.S. » en juin 1937 qui se veut une réponse aux critiques et aux injures1 dont il a été victime à la suite de la parution de Retour de l'U.R.S.S."

'For the past half-century Frank Field has been an outstanding parliamentarian, social reformer and champion of the disadvantaged. He joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and was expelled from it at the age of 78.' -Brian & Rachel Griffiths'Frank Field is one of the most important, iconoclastic and remarkable politicians of his generation. This book is told with his Christian belief, regrets and all, and his trademark searing honesty.' -Nick TimminsIn the increasingly dirty world of British politics, one man has stood out for unimpeachable integrity - the former Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead, Frank Field.In this touching but also profound memoir, the veteran former Labour MP and social campaigner Frank Field reveals the poverty of his own childhood and the deep and lasting effect of his Christian socialism. Field has spent his life fighting poverty in Britain, and has found allies on all sides of the political spectrum. In this book, Field talk about his activism, his foundational work with the Child Poverty Action Group and his work passing legislation for the Minimum Living Wage. He explains why he has dedicated his life to speaking out against the corruption of greed and power and writes with great alacrity about the titans of his political age, including Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. In the end, Field's zeal for reform was too much for too many people, and, in 2015, he was deselected by his own local Labour party. Politics, Poverty and Belief is an implicit indictment of modern British politics - the world of cash for questions, Partygate and all the rest - in which the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

He lived with a box in a closet for five decades. A box he told them not to touch.During those years their lives were consumed with the tragedies of death, mental illness, a house fire, the Great Depression, war. In this true story, Author Karin Wargel delves into the life-time of the strong, talented genius who was the father of twelve children and her grandfather, Paul Schultetus. She discovers how they were able to carry on; by teaching the constellations from blankets in the yard on starry nights; by teaching a foreign language at breakfast; by having the rare library and radio in the neighborhood; and by making home-made ice cream in an old sorghum can. The family was still able to find much joy and the happiness that was provided every day by hard-working, loving parents.Karin also visited Germany and acquaints herself with the lives of her ancestors and the well-known historical events they surmounted. They fled France during the routing of the Huguenots. They lived under the scourge of Communism. Her greatest discovery was the genes they possessed and sent to America that affected the lives of their descendants. What secrets does the mysterious box hold? Who finally has the strength to go against their beloved father and look inside this box after fifty years?

" 1425.En plein été.Le matin, Jeannette, la fille à Jacques d¿Arc, file en gardant les mou- tons de son père, sur un coteau de la Meuse. On voit au second plan, de la droite à la gauche, la Meuse parmi les prés, le village de Domremy avec l¿église, et la route qui mène à Vaucouleurs. À la gauche au loin le village de Maxey. Au fond les collines en face : blés, vignes et bois ; les blés sont jaunes.Jeannette a treize ans et demi ; Hauviette, son amie, dix ans et quelques mois.Madame Gervaise a vingt-cinq ans. (Jeannette continue de filer ; puis elle se lève ; se tourne vers l¿église ; dit le signe de la croix sans le faire.) JEANNETTEAu nom du Père ; et du Fi ; et du Saint-Esprit ; Ainsi soit-il.Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux ; que votre nom soit sanctifié ; que votre règne arrive ; que votre volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel. Donnez-nous aujourd¿hui notre pain de chaque jour ; pardonnez- nous nos offenses comme nous pardonnons à ceux qui nous ont offen- sés ; ne nous laissez pas succomber à la tentation ; mais délivrez-nous du mal. Ainsi soit-il.Je vous salue Marie, pleine de grâce ; le Seigneur est avec vous ; vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes ; et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni. Sainte Marie, mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs, maintenant et à l¿heure de notre mort. Ainsi soit-il.Saint Jean, mon patron ; sainte Jeanne, ma patronne ; priez pour nous ; priez pour nous.Au nom du Père ; et du Fi ; et du Saint-Esprit ; Ainsi soit-il.Notre père, notre père qui êtes aux cieux, de combien il s¿en faut que votre nom soit sanctifié ; de combien il s¿en faut que votre règne ar- rive.Notre père, notre père qui êtes au royaume des cieux, de combien il s¿en faut que votre règne arrive au royaume de la terre.Notre père, notre père qui êtes au royaume des cieux, de combien il s¿en faut que votre règne arrive au royaume de France.Notre père, notre père qui êtes aux cieux, de combien il s¿en faut que votre volonté soit faite ; de combien il s¿en faut que nous ayons notre pain de chaque jour.De combien il s¿en faut que nous pardonnions nos offenses ; et que nous ne succombions pas à la tentation ; et que nous soyons délivrés du mal. Ainsi soit-il."

" Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa ¿ das Gespenst des Kommunismus. Alle Mächte des alten Europa haben sich zu einer heiligen Hetzjagd gegen dies Gespenst verbündet, der Papst und der Zar, Metternich und Guizot, französische Radikale und deutsche Polizisten.Wo ist die Oppostitionspartei, die nicht von ihren regierenden Gegnern als kommunistisch verschrien worden wäre, wo die Oppositionspartei, die der fortgeschritteneren Oppositionsleuten sowohl wie ihren reaktionären Gegnern den brandmarkenden Vorwurf des Kommunismus nicht zurückgeschleudert hätte?Zweierlei geht aus dieser Tatsache hervor.Der Kommunismus wird bereits von allen europäischen Mächten als eine Macht anerkannt. Es ist hohe Zeit, daß die Kommunisten ihre Anschauungsweise, ihre Zwecke, ihre Tendenzen vor der ganzen Welt offen darlegen und dem Märchen vom Gespenst des Kommunismus ein Manifest der Partei selbst entgegenstellen. Zu diesem Zweck haben sich Kommunisten der verschiedensten Nationalität in London versammelt und das folgende Manifest entworfen, das in englischer, französischer, deutscher, italienischer, flämischer und dänischer Sprache veröffentlicht wird."

" Von verschiednen Seiten warf man uns vor, daß wir nicht die ökonomischen Verhältnisse dargestellt haben, welche die materielle Grundlage der jetzigen Klassenkämpfe und Nationalkämpfe bilden. Wir haben planmäßig diese Verhältnisse nur da berührt, wo sie sich in politischen Kollisionen unmittelbar aufdrängenEs galt vor allem den Klassenkampf in der Tagesgeschichte zu verfolgen und an dem vorhandnen und täglich neu geschaffnen geschichtlichen Stoff empirisch nachzuweisen, daß mit der Unterjochung der Arbeiterklasse, welche Februar und März gemacht hatte, gleichzeitig ihre Gegner besiegt wurden ¿ die Bourgeoisrepublikaner in Frankreich, die den feudalen Absolutismus bekämpfenden Bürger- und Bauernklassen auf dem gesamten europäischen Kontinent; daß der Sieg der "honetten Republik" in Frankreich gleichzeitig der Fall der Nationen war, die auf die Februarrevolution mit heroischenUnabhängigkeitskriegen geantwortet hatten; daß endlich Europa mit der Besiegung der revolutionären Arbeiter in seine alte Doppelsklaverei zurückfiel, in die englisch-russische Sklaverei. "

" What hink ye of Christ, whose son is he?" Humane child of human parents, or divine Son of the Almighty God? When we consider his purity, his faith in the Father, his forgiving patience, his devoted work among the offscourings of society, his brotherly love to sinners and outcasts¿ when our minds dwell on these alone,¿we all feel the marvellous fascination which has drawn millions to the feet of this "son of man," and the needle of our faith begins to tremble towards the Christian pole. If we would keep unsullied the purity of our faith in God alone, we are obliged to turn our eyes some times¿however unwillingly¿towards the other side of the picture and to mark the human weaknesses which remind us that he is but one of our race. His harshness to his mother, his bitterness towards some of his opponents, the marked failure of one or two of his rare prophecies, the palpable limitation of his knowledge ¿ little enough, indeed, when all are told,¿are more than enough to show us that, however great as man, he is not the All-righteous, the All- seeing, the All-knowing, God."

" Le jeudi 20 décembre 1848, l'assemblée constituante, entourée en ce moment-là d'un imposant déploiement de troupes, étant en séance, à la suite d'un rapport du représentant Waldeck-Rousseau, fait au nom de la commission chargée de dépouiller le scrutin pour l'élection à la présidence de la république, rapport où l'on avait remarqué cette phrase qui en résumait toute la pensée: «C'est le sceau de son inviolable puissance que la nation, par cette admirable exécution donnée à la loi fondamentale, pose elle-même sur la constitution pour la rendre sainte et inviolable»; au milieu du profond silence des neuf cents constituants réunis en foule et presque au complet, le président de l'assemblée nationale constituante, Armand Marrast, se leva et dit:«Au nom du peuple français, «Attendu que le citoyen Charles-Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, né à Paris, remplit les conditions d'éligibilité prescrites par l'article 44 de la constitution; «Attendu que, dans le scrutin ouvert sur toute l'étendue du territoire de la république pour l'élection du président, il a réuni la majorité absolue des suffrages; «En vertu des articles 47 et 48 de la constitution, l'assemblée nationale le proclame président de la république depuis le présent jour jusqu'au deuxième dimanche de mai 1852.» Un mouvement se fit sur les bancs et dans les tribunes pleines de peuple; le président de l'assemblée constituante ajouta: «Aux termes du décret, j'invite le citoyen président de la république à vouloir bien se transporter à la tribune pour y prêter serment.» Les représentants qui encombraient le couloir de droite remontèrent à leurs places et laissèrent le passage libre. Il était environ quatre heures du soir, la nuit tombait, l'immense salle de l'assemblée était plongée à demi dans l'ombre, les lustres descendaient des plafonds, et les huissiers venaient d'apporter les lampes sur la tribune. Le président fit un signe et la porte de droite s'ouvrit."

Lewis "Pat" Patteson is a WWII US Navy pilot and member of the "Blind Foxes" VP-135 who 1st flew the PV-1 Ventura aircraft from the Aleutian Islands. Pat also flew PBY's and PV-2 Harpoon aircraft. Pat is a veteran of several combat and reconnaissance missions and has some great stories and personal photographs in this book. Here's a short interview with Pat: "I'm Pat Patteson. I'm awaiting my 100th birthday. I was a Navy pilot and graduated with my gold wings from Corpus Christi, Texas, and was immediately sent to the Pacific and ended up in the North Pacific after training at Whidbey Island in a new airplane to the Navy. This time, instead of PBYs, they were going to introduce a land-based patrol plane, the Ventura, and we were formed into a 15 plane squadron and replaced most of the PBYs that had been on patrol in the Aleutian Islands. We were sent to that first, to the Aleutian Islands. It was Adak, then Amchitka, then Attu. And we flew photo reconnaissance. That was our job. Our intelligence people at the Pentagon had very little information about the Japanese forces in the Kuril Islands. They had just taken the islands of Kiska and Attu. This was six months after Pearl Harbor. I flew in three photo reconnaissance squadrons, all of them VPB-135. In 1943, I came back, reformed with new pilots and new planes; in 1944, better equipped with more photographic equipment and, finally, in 1945, in a PV-2 squadron formed again and trained at Whidbey Island. When the war was nearing its end on VJ Day, I was on Attu and most of us stayed inside our huts rather than get out where the celebrations were going on. I was one of the first to return and be separated from the Navy. I flew a plane all the way from -- with a copilot and a crew of other seamen and officers, back to the states. They had been eligible for discharge and I took them and dropped them off from Seattle to Burbank to Phoenix to El Paso and then into Abilene, Texas. So my war days were settled very quickly and I returned to school. I had been taken out of college after two years of credits and I got to civilian life and after my sojourn with the Navy. Thank you."

" ¿and Beaumarchais disait, prenant pour devise un hémistiche du Mahomet de Voltaire : « Ma vie est un combat, " il disait vrai, mais il ne disait pas assez. Sa vie fut tout ensemble un combat et un tourbillon enveloppant, entraînant, mêlant tout, dans un conflit de faits et de choses, qui est peut-être, et nous allons le prouver, le plus étrange, le plus ondoyant, le plus divers, qui ait jamais agité une existence humaine.Le caractère de l¿homme fut toutefois plus étonnant encore que sa vie par la façon dont il s¿y montra toujours, comme son Figaro, « supérieur aux événements ; " par sa ténacité, à l¿invincible sourire, car son intrépidité toute française avait un peu de celle du Béarnais, dont un poète a dit : « Son courage riait ; " par sa verve surtout et par son esprit, qui furent, sans faiblir un instant, la chaleur et la clarté de ce¿e fournaise ; enfin, par l¿aplomb infatigable et la multiplicité de ressources qui, en tant de circonstances, le dégagèrent de l¿imbroglio de sa vie, comme Figaro, son image et son reflet, bien plus encore que sa création, se dégage de l¿imbroglio de sa comédie."

When we have the courage to be vulnerable and share our stories, both good and bad, even when they expose mistakes or weaknesses, our experience can help make other people better. - Kim "K.C." CampbellAuthor of Flying in the Face of Fear Sisters addresses life in the armed forces from a woman's perspective: the ups and the downs, from basic training to combat experiences. Many of these authors were groundbreaking in their career fields, making life better for the women who would follow. Learn how they thrived through challenging times by demonstrating courage and perseverance. Discover how each woman learned to believe in herself and harness her inner strength to achieve her goals. Apply their lessons learned to your life, and take strength from women who have paved the way. Whether they served a few decades or a few months, the lessons they learned shaped who they are today. They are strong, resilient, courageous, ambitious, inspirational, and committed women who want to share their stories with you. Don't let these powerful stories go unheard!

I'll probably worry any dinner guests when I excuse myself to take care of decanting the vegetables and elutriating my hands.The dictionary can be fun. Author Carol Joan Campbell has experienced that first-hand with her worn Webster's dictionary, and now you can find out what's Between Webster and Me. Working her way through the dictionary, Campbell artfully chose her words, from a through z, and crafted stories expressing the different facets of each word and its range of definitions and usages. Resplendent with humor and touches of wisdom, Between Webster and Me will leave you wanting a relationship with the dictionary of your very own.