5 Biographies e-Books

5 Biographies e-Books
* Natalio Grueso, Woody Allen. L'ultimo genio
* Erri De Luca - Sulla traccia di Nives
* Where Bears Roam the Streets
* Napoleon on The Art of War
* Sully: My Search for What Really Matters

Natalio Grueso, Woody Allen. L'ultimo genio
Salani | 2016 | ISBN: 8869188167 | Italian | EPUB | 267Pages | 0.3 MB

Erri De Luca - Sulla traccia di Nives
Italian | Mondadori | 2005 | ISBN: 8804561831 | 117 Pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Nives Meroi — un'alpinista che ha cominciato una gara appassionante: in competizione con una spagnola, vorrebbe diventare la prima donna a conquistare tutti e quattordici gli Ottomila del mondo. Nives scala con suo marito e con un giovane fotografo, senza portatori d'alta quota, senza usare ossigeno. Il loro rapporto con la montagna — di assoluta purezza. Erri De Luca, anch'egli arrampicatore appassionato, — amico di Nives e la segue da tempo nelle sue imprese. Fin dove pu--. Sotto la tenda, durante una tempesta, Erri e Nives parlano. Della montagna, della sfida, della fatica, della vita.

Where Bears Roam the Streets
English | ISBN: 1554683823 | 2014 | EPUB | 368 Pages | 1.30 MB
"Parker's exquisitely titled book is as off-kilter as a Kurt Vonnegut novel, and wholly absorbing." -Maclean's
Jeff Parker went to Russia intending to write a book about the country's resurgence as a major global superpower under President Vladimir Putin and about the emergence, for perhaps the first time in history, of a Russian middle class. But Russia tends to resist any attempt to pin it down. In the midst of the social and financial upheaval of the years that followed, the answers Parker sought only raised more questions: What was Russia? How did it work? How did people live? And how could they eat kholodetz (meat jelly)?
As tensions strain once again between Russia and the West, Parker looks beyond the global politics to the heart of everyday life by giving us the story of his friendship with Igor, a barkeep and draft dodger. Igor is not the model perestroika-generation man nor some kind of Putin-era everyman; he is, like The Dude in The Big Lebowski, a man for his time and place. He is the metaphor for a Russia in crisis, and, as Keith Gessen wrote, "his story is the story of Russia over the last twenty years." Where Bears Roam the Streets gives a moving account of a friendship between two people who grew up on the opposing sides of the Cold War and paints a smart, funny, revealing portrait of a country that continues to beguile.

Napoleon on The Art of War
The Free Press | 1999 | ISBN: 0684851857 | English | 214 Pages | PDF | 32 MB
In the capstone work of his career, distinguished military historian Jay Luvaas brings together in one volume the military genius of Napoleon. Unlike Sun Tzu or Carl von Clausewitz, Napoleon never wrote a unified essay on his military philosophy. Yet, as one of the world's great strategists and tacticians, he sprinkled wisdom throughout his many and varied writings. Jay Luvaas spent over three decades poring through the thirty-two volumes of Napoleon's correspondence, carefully translating and editing all of his writings on the art of war, and arranging them into seamless essays. The resulting book captures the brilliant commander's thoughts on everything from the preparation of his forces to the organization, planning, and execution of his battles -C all buttressing Napoleon's view that "in war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it." Napoleon on the Art of War will be essential reading for military buffs, students of history, and any business leader looking for timeless insights on strategy.

Sully: My Search for What Really Matters
English | ISBN: 0062561200 | 2016 | EPUB | 368 Pages | 10 MB
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks-the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger-the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York's Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director/producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully's story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for-that life's challenges can be met if we're ready for them.