Historische & politische Biographien

"The first collection of its kind, this fascinating compendium profiles twenty often-overlooked rebels and rule breakers throughout history and their transformative contributions to society in science, politics, art, and more. The wide-ranging figures in this book are given new life through enthralling narratives and original illustrations.

I joined the Marine Corps in May of 1966 after seeing television coverage of the war in Vietnam. I wanted to know what war was really like. I found out. My little portion of the war included being launched into the air by an enemy grenade, engaging in firefights, walking about nightly in "mine and booby trap land," living through a mortar attack, being hit by friendly fire, having to search for enemies in a leper colony, watching 122 mm rocket roar past my hut, and experiencing daily threats on the lives of myself and those I led.The book is my attempt to capture those moments on paper and to release the "horrors of war" from my brain. All veterans carry with them the burden of war; some are unable to cope and resort to suicide as a way out. My message is for veterans to talk to others or write their thoughts down in a story like I did. Maybe then they will find peace.

Unleash your creative potential.Michael J. Gelb, bestselling author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, draws upon history's most revolutionary minds to help you unleash your own creativity. With fascinating biographies of all ten geniuses, personal self-assessments, and practical exercises, this book is the key to unlocking the genius inside you! Plato -- Deepening your love of wisdom Filippo Brunelleschi -- Expanding your perspective Christopher Columbus -- Strengthening your vision, optimism, and courage Nicolaus Copernicus -- Reorganizing your vision of the world Queen Elizabeth I -- Wielding your power with balance and effectiveness William Shakespeare -- Cultivating your emotional intelligence Thomas Jefferson -- Celebrating your freedom in the pursuit of happiness Charles Darwin -- Developing your powers of observation and cultivating an open mind Mahatma Gandhi -- Applying the principles of spiritual genius to harmonize spirit, mind, and body Albert Einstein -- Unleashing your imagination and "combinatory play"

What is it like to wrestle with a Dragon or dance with a Lady? This is the challenge all U-2 pilots must face when flying the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady.When first seeing the aircraft, the plane resembles an awkward albatross bird from a prehistoric age. The Dragon Lady is always the most unique aircraft on any military ramp. She has 104 feet of wing span across her tiny fuselage. Two wheels make up her landing gear. Like a bicycle, one wheel is in the front and the other near the rear. Usually, the first question at airshows is, "How can the airplane stay upright on the runway?" Our only reply is, "You have to keep the wings level on landing, otherwise the Dragon will come alive." The U-2 may not be pretty on terra firma, but she was never born to stay on the ground. In the air, the Dragon Lady has a whole new personality. She will climb to the heavens with no stops in between. A little over 1,000 pilots have soared to the upper limits of our atmosphere alone in the U-2. All pilots have to make a reckoning with the Dragon, sooner or later. Hopefully, with experience, her occupants get to dance with the Lady more often than having to battle the Dragon.This book describes our missions and what it is like to fly the most challenging aircraft in the United States Air Force. Grab your spacesuit and let's head out for an adventure of a lifetime.

"Wenn die Sterne vom Himmel fallen, sich die Sonne verdunkelt und der Sommer zum Winter wird, dann zeigt Satanus seine dunkle Macht."Als der kleine Michael das Licht der Welt erblickt, meint es das Schicksal nicht allzu gut mit ihm. Er ist ein Hinkebein, ein Gezeichneter. Die Leute seines Dorfes verspotten das humpelnde Kind, es wird zu einem misshandelten Sündenbock. Ein Zufall führt den Jungen in die Hände von Kunibert, den Hofnarren, der ihn in seiner Kunst unterweist. Michael bespaßt bald die Obrigkeit in deren Palästen und erhält Einblicke in die Klüngel der Mächtigen. Bei Graf Frankenberg findet Michael eine Anstellung und in Gräfin Gertrudes eine wohlgesonnene Herrin, deren Vertrauter er wird. Nun ist der Knabe am Hofe einer der wenigen, die laut sagen dürfen, was sie denken, wenn auch in Späßen und Schabernack verpackt. Doch die Kirche lässt überall im Lande Scheiterhaufen errichten. Es brennen die, die es wagen, ihren Mund aufzumachen. Selbst ein Narr ist sich seines Lebens nicht mehr sicher. Zudem droht ein blutiger Krieg.Die fesselnden Chroniken eines Hofnarren im Mittelalter.

Atatürk cennette Allah'tan niyaz eder.. Meiji ile Cennette bir araya gelir ve Tuba A¿ac¿ alt¿nda sohbetler ederler…Bir roman ¿eklinde kaleme ald¿¿¿m kitab¿m¿n amac¿, Atatürk ve Meiji'nin gerçekle¿tirdikleri birebir ayn¿ Bat¿c¿ ve laiklik reformlar¿na rämen; Türkiye'nin, Atatürk'ün ölümümden bu yana Japonya'dan geri kalmas¿n¿n nedenlerinden olan siyasal ¿slam'a ¿¿¿k tutmak, Türkiye ve Japonya'n¿n bugün geldikleri z¿t yerlerin nedenini aç¿klamak ve siyasal ¿slamc¿lara ele¿tiriler getirmektir.Bir bäka amac¿m da; hem Türkler, Japonlar ve yabanc¿lara Türk ve Japon kültürleri hakk¿nda kar¿¿lät¿rmal¿ bilgi ve anekdotlar aktarmak, hem de Kubilay Han'¿n Möol ordular¿n¿n 1274 ve 1281 y¿llar¿nda Japonya'y¿ istila giri¿imleri s¿ras¿nda, Möol ordular¿n¿n büyük çöunlüunu ve komutanlar¿n¿ olüturan Türklerle Japonlar¿n bundan 749 y¿l önce ilk kar¿¿ kar¿¿ya geli¿lerini ve ard¿ndan gelen as¿rlar içinde de Türklerle Japonlar aras¿nda yäanan tarihi olaylar¿ daha önce Türkiye'de yaz¿lmam¿¿ örneklerle anlatmakt¿r.Ama nihayetinde, Japonya ve tüm dünyada ¿ngilizce ve Japonca olarak da yay¿nlanacak olan kitab¿m¿n en büyük amac¿, dünyan¿n yeni genç nesillerine Atatürk'ü tan¿tmak olacakt¿r. Hem de tüm dünyada takdir edilen ve ilgi duyulan Japonya mucizesi örne¿ini kullanarak…Atatürk ve laiklik kar¿¿tlar¿n¿ ve siyasal ¿slamc¿lar¿ yanl¿¿ yollar¿ndan döndürmek ve ikna etmek amac¿yla çok argümanlar sunuldu ¿imdiye kadar.Ancak siyasal ¿slamc¿lar¿ ikna konusunda benim bu kitapta sunacaklar¿m bir hayli farkl¿ olacakt¿r.Benim anlatacak oldüum; hemen bugün, ¿imdi elle tutabilece¿iniz ve gözle görebilece¿iniz, Atatürk'ün ruh ikizi Meiji'nin eseri, Japonya örne¿idir ve amac¿m, Japonya'n¿n "Atatürk devrimleriyle" kalk¿nmas¿n¿ anlatarak Atatürk kar¿¿tlar¿n¿ ayd¿nlatmak ve gözlerinin önündeki o kara perdeyi kald¿rmakt¿r.Aynen Atatürk'ün yapt¿¿¿ gibi, Japonya'y¿ kalk¿nd¿rma hamleleri sürecinde arät¿rmalar yapmak üzere Bat¿ ülkelerine heyetler gönderen ¿mparator Meiji, rahip Shimaji Mokurai'yi de, 106 ki¿iden olüan ¿wakura Heyeti ile birlikte 1871'de iki y¿ll¿¿¿na Bat¿'n¿n politik ve dini sistemleri üzerinde arät¿rmalar yapmak amac¿yla önce Amerika Birle¿ik Devletleri'ne ve sonra da Avrupa'n¿n çe¿itli ülkelerine göndermi¿ti. Osmanl¿ ¿mparatorlüu'nu da kapsayan ve iki y¿l süren çal¿¿malar ard¿ndan ve de uzun uzad¿ya arät¿rmalar¿ sonras¿nda, din adam¿ Shimaji Mokurai, daha Japonya'ya dönmeyi bekleyemeden ve sab¿rs¿zl¿kla, Meiji'ye 'älayarak yaz¿yorum' dedi¿i ve yalvararak Meiji'ye Paris'ten 1872'de yazd¿¿¿ çok uzun mektubunu ¿u an¿tsal, devasa ve tarihi cümle ile bitirmi¿ti:" 3 yä¿ndaki çocuklar bile bilirler ki, Avrupa'n¿n kalk¿nmas¿ din ile de¿il bilimle olmütur."Atatürk'ün döru yolundan Türkiye'yi sapt¿ranlar ve dolay¿s¿ ile bugün Türkiye'nin ikinci bir Japonya olmas¿n¿n önüne geçenler, asl¿nda iki kesim olmütur. Birincisi, biraz önce sö

About The Authors - Eva Munz is a multi-lingual writer whose work centers on questions of belonging and shifting identities. Her first novel, "Oder sind es Sterne," was published in 2021 in Germany.¿¿C. Rothschild, a former professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and consultant to the UN and other international organizations. She has written three books on Sex Roles and Sex Discrimination, two of which were used as textbooks in American and European universities and were translated into Swedish and Japanese. Her literary work is available in the 34thParalell Magazine, the Winter Anthology of Quillkeepers Press, Free Spirit's anthologies, Sad Girls Club, and others. Other Authors in this book - William "Brent" Heckler

Die Gaststätte "Zum Schwarzen" in Essen-Heidhausen blickt auf eine über einhundertjährige Geschichte zurück, von den Anfängen in den Nebengebäuden eines Bauernhofes bis zu einem gutbürgerlichen Restaurant in einer gepflegten Immobilie. Diese Entwicklung ist eng verbunden mit der Familiengeschichte von Wilhelm und Josefine Beckmann und ihren Nachkommen, die das Anwesen von 1920 bis auf den heutigen Tag bewirtschaften. Die Autoren Franz-Josef und Arno Schmitt sind Angehörige dieser Familie und beschreiben in ihrem Buch nicht nur die bauliche Entwicklung der Gebäude, sondern auch die Familiengeschichte.

Aceasta carte extrapoleaza conceptul conven?ional de biografie, îmboga?indu-l în mod inedit. Abordarea nu se limiteaza numai la prezentarea trasaturilor distinctive ale cercetatorului Waldo Vieira, personalitate activa în scenariul intelectual al secolului XXI, dar include ?i o analiza atraiectoriei lui evolutive, având în vedere retrovie?ile (vie?ile anterioare) ?iperioadele lui intermisive (perioadele dintre vie?i). Este analizata biografiacon?tiin?ei cunoscute sub numele de Zephyrus, dincolo de via?aumana ca Waldo Vieira, Zephyrus fiind un epitet cu care con?tiin?a s-aidentificat în dimensiunile extrafizice, înca din Antichitate. Rezultat al interviurilor amanun?ite ?i al cercetarii paraistoriografice, având ca principala sursa de informare retrocogni?iile lui Vieira însu?i,aceasta lucrare inaugureaza genul literar al holobiografiilor saubiografiilor multiexisten?iale. Tradução: A presente obra extrapola o conceito convencional de biografia, expandindo-o de modo inédito. A abordagem não apresenta apenas traços distintivos do pesquisador Waldo Vieira, personalidade ativa no cenário intelectual deste Século XXI, mas inclui e analisa sua trajetória evolutiva considerando retrovidas (vidas pretéritas) e períodos intermissivos (entre vidas), chegando assim, além desta vida humana, à consciência Zéfiro, epíteto que o identifica nas dimensões extrafísicas desde a Antiguidade. Resultado de aprofundadas entrevistas e pesquisas para-historiográficas, tem por principal fonte de dados as consolidadas retrocognições do próprio Vieira e inaugura o gênero das holobiografias ou biografias multiexistenciais.

Scott Kartvedt watched Top Gun and then went on to be a Navy pilot. He was selected to be a Blue Angel, then served during five combat deployments flying 91 combat missions and accumulated over 6,300 flight hours, 658 carrier arrested landings on eleven aircraft carriers.He went on to command VFA-83, an award-winning FA/18 Squadron and served as the Navy's first commanding officer of the only F-35C Stealth Strike Fighter Squadron in the US before retiring from the Navy and returning to civilian life. After that, he began his second career as a professional pilot. He became an inspirational speaker and instructor and served and still serves on the Board of Directors for the Blue Angel Foundation. Scott also joined the Patriot Jet Team, the only civilian jet demonstration team in North America, as their number 5 pilot. Through that position, he had the opportunity to train some of the actors and fly as a stunt pilot in the new Top Gun Maverick movie, bringing his journey full-circle. You'll laugh, you'll learn, you'll cry, and you'll soar at full throttle through Scott's story of a life lived at high-G, and you won't want to stop reading until you get to the final page.

Second World War code-breaking turned on its head - the aces were German and the British were too weak for words

Geprägt von einer ungewollten Erziehung im Nationalsozialismus und traumatisiert von kriegsbedingten Ereignissen, steht eine junge Frau 1945 vor den Scherben ihres Lebens. Trotz dieser verheerenden Ausgangslage gelingt es ihr aus eigener Kraft ein erfolgreiches Unternehmen in der Aus- und Weiterbildung aufzubauen. Mit ihrem innovativen Schulungskonzept führt sie eine jahrzehntelange kontinuierliche Förderung von Frauen in Büroberufen durch, sowohl bundesweit als auch innerhalb Europas.Dieses Buch behandelt einerseits die berufsbezogene Denkweise der Protagonistin und wie sie diese praktisch umsetzt. Andererseits beleuchtet diese Erzählung, wie sie ihre Rollenvielfalt als Unternehmerin, Ehefrau und Mutter ausbalanciert.Da oftmals Bezüge zur Gegenwart hergestellt werden, regt die Lektüre dazu an, auch über aktuelle Kombinationen von Karriere, Partnerschaft und Mutter-Sein zu reflektieren.

Kai-Uwe von Hassel (1913-1997), politisches Urgestein der Bundesrepublik, stellt in der ersten Garde junger Berufspolitiker eine Ausnahmeerscheinung dar. Rasant steigt der Bürgermeister von Glücksburg in höchste Staats- und Parteiämter auf. Der erste Band der Biografie beschreibt seine Jugend in Afrika und im norddeutschen Grenzland sowie die Kriegserfahrungen. Nach 1945 zählt von Hassel zu den Unbelasteten der NS-Zeit, wirkt am Demokratieaufbau mit und modernisiert als Ministerpräsident das von Flüchtlingen übersäte Schleswig-Holstein. Dabei baut er Brücken zu den Dänen und zwischen Staat und Evangelischer Kirche. Unter Adenauer wird er stellvertretender CDU-Bundesvorsitzender, ist Wahlkampfmanager, Kandidat für das Bundespräsidentenamt und Förderer der Entwicklungshilfe. Der zweite Band der Biografie schildert die Bemühungen des Bundesverteidigungsministers, im Kalten Krieg der 1960er Jahre die Sicherheit der Bundesrepublik durch nukleare Mitsprache zu gewährleisten und trotz mancher Affären den Aufbau der Bundeswehr zu konsolidieren. Als Bundestagspräsident setzt von Hassel notwendige Parlamentsreformen in Gang. Er engagiert sich für die europäische Zusammenarbeit christlich-demokratischer Parteien, die Demokratieentwicklung in Spanien und Portugal, die Einführung der Europafahne, eine Annäherung der Türkei an die EG, Fragen der Entwicklungspolitik und politische Bildungsarbeit. Es sind einige der Marksteine im Strom eines faszinierenden Lebens, begleitet von hart erarbeiteten Erfolgen, persönlichen Niederlagen und tragischen Schicksalsschlägen.

Discover what it means to be truly tough.Who's the Toughest Dude That's Ever Lived? is a book written by a man for men. It is the result of the author's search for the toughest dude that has ever set foot on planet Earth and the shocking conclusion of that quest.The author recounts the incredible tales of nineteen remarkable and resilient men. Through their stories, readers can be inspired and challenged to examine their own lives and redefine their own notion of toughness.Toughness is a topic with which every adult male has grappled, whether in reality or imagination. Every man has a toughness story. It is not always voiced, but it is there. Toughness strikes at the core of who men are, who they are not, or fear they are not.Join the author's mission to find the ultimate toughest person to have ever existed and find out what the exploration yields!

"Vocabolario storico dai Romani ai Savoia" oltre 1000 biografie di personaggi, in ordine alfabetico, tra imperatori, re e governanti d'Italia con le loro lotte per la conquista della penisola italiana.Da leggere come un libro per conoscere la storia.Da consultare come un vocabolario per trovare personaggi ed eventi.

Sgt Harold T. Brown age 91, passed away on Jan 20, 2022. He was survived by his wife Josephine of 67 yrs, & his 4 daughters Lorraine Brown, Kathleen Curtis, Vanessa Noxon, and Patricia Wilson. Harry was a P.O.W. in Korea from 1950-1953. He survived the death march. He attempted to escape 3 times and when caught paid a price for it. He was a man of valor and bravery. He was saddened to see his friends and others die. When the peace talks started conditions got a little better. He thought he would never get out alive. Ultimately Harry became very ill. The Chinese, his captives, used experimental methods, that miraculously, brought him back to health. Harry would entertain his fellow prisoners by reading books, then retelling the stories to them. They enjoyed this very much. He had an uncanny memory. After 3 yrs of torture & uncertainty, he returned home. In honor of his service and deeds, he received 2 bronze stars, 1 w/v for valor, among other medals and awards. He had a huge heart and sense of humor. Harry enjoyed fishing, golfing astronomy and writing. He cherished time at his camp, fishing at Lake George. He was buried with Military Honors at Saratoga National Cemetery in New York. Upon completion of this book, Harry went into the V.A. hospital. God allowed him time to say his goodbye's to friends and family. Shortly afterwards, he passed away. He was a wonderful companion and husband, and is and will be surely missed. God bless. With Love, his wife Josephine

The author traces the Queen Mother's formative years, her family life in the palace environment, her growing adoration and ascension to the British throne, how she arranged aid to Stalingrad and was ultimately named an honorary citizen of that city, and other little-known details from the life of the Queen and her circle.With a foreword by Yuri Fokin, Russia's ambassador to the UK in the period 1997-2000, who was personally acquainted with the Queen Mother, the book will undoubtedly appeal to the British public and to anyone interested in Russian-British relations and the two countries' World War II history. Illustrated with photographs from private collections and from the Battle of Stalingrad Museum, some of which readers will see for the first time.Published with the support of the Institute for Literary Translation, Russia.Translated from the Russian by Christopher Culver. Proofreading by Emma Lockley.

The year was 1945. The place was San Francisco. The topic was the world.Ashley Hogan tells the story of a moment in human history when Australia became known for its courage and liberalism. At the conference that founded the United Nations, Australia spoke to the Great Powers on behalf of the other nations of the world with a voice that commanded universal respect. That voice belonged to Dr Herbert Vere Evatt.Three years later, Doc Evatt's commitment to an international order that included all nations was rewarded by his election as President of the General Assembly. His belief that lasting peace could not be secured without economic and social justice flowered into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Moving in the Open Daylight is a short book about a big story. For a world that has once again become rent by inequality and war, it is an important and inspiring story.