He is the symbol of the heroism of the youth of India. A revolutionary He threw a bomb when the Legislature was in session, to warn the British Government. He was put to death but lives in the hearts of his countrymen.

"Two Years Before the Mast" is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834. Dana's book was one of the few books in existence that described California, adding greatly to the book's readership as well as Dana's renown and legacy. When he returned to San Francisco in 1859 he was treated as a minor celebrity. To this day the book is regarded as a valuable historical resource describing 1830s Cali...

This is a book about what it is like to grow up with Aspergers Syndrome and not knowing it till your 17. I talk about all the up's and Down's that have happened in my life. All the problems in school and with bullies and trying to find my way in a world that is not designed for people on the spectrum. You will get to hear in my words everything that has happened to me. From my first memories too being hospitalised too getting a job and having a girl freind . This is a must read for all par...

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), artist and one of the most profound collector's of Impressionist art. This book explores the relationship to his contemporary art market. Contents include His Biography, Caillebotte as an artist, as a collector, his collections, the refusal of the collections, the critics and the conclusion.About the authorZara Ellis has a B.A. (Hons) in Antiques, History & Collecting from Southampton Solent University.

The work now laid before the public originated in indignation at the shallow and false criticism of the periodicals of the day on the works of the great living artist to whom it principally refers. It was intended to be a short pamphlet, reprobating the matter and style of those critiques, and pointing out their perilous tendency, as guides of public feeling. But, as point after point presented itself for demonstration, I found myself compelled to amplify what was at first a letter to the ...

Wife of the Life of the Party is the memoir of the late Lita Grey Chaplin (1908-1995), the only one of Chaplin's wives to have written an account of life with Chaplin. Her memoir is an extraordinary Hollywood story of someone who was there from the very beginning. Born Lillita Louise MacMurray in Hollywood, she began her career at twelve with the Charlie Chaplin Film Company, when Chaplin selected her to appear with him as the flirting angel in The Kid. When she was fifte...

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The revolutionary who taught that right conduct is heaven. He declared that work is worship and taught the ideals of simple living and the equality of all men. And he practiced what he preached.

After the passing away of the Prophet of Islam (s.a.w) It is dear that a group of Muslims gathered at a peace called Saghifah and elected a caliph. How is the analysis and examination on this event? What are this events foundations and structure face? This question has crossed a lot of minds: Has God, who has by means of his dear Prophet, sent down every sort of program and law for man's prosperity in this world and the next, abandoned and forget the Prophet's succession, a main proble...

Timeless collection of the greatest American biographies.American Biographies Series provides descriptions and stories of people important in the history of the United States. Including the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death, the series also presents highlights of various aspects of his or her life.LEARN ENGLISH AS YOU READ AND LISTEN TO THE DESCRIPTIONS AND STORIES OF PEOPLE IMPORTANT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED ST...

Richard Wagner: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and performer.

The guns that thundered round Fort Sumter began the third and greatest modern civil war fought by English-speaking people. This war was quite as full of politics as were the other two--the War of the American Revolution and that of Puritan and Cavalier. But, though the present Chronicle never ignores the vital correlations between statesmen and commanders, it is a book of warriors, through and through.