Biografie van de Nederlandse schrijver Willem Frederik Hermans (1921-1995).

Bespreking van leven en werk van de bekende antroposoof, psychiater, en pedagoog.

This concise biography is written with great wit and panache, but also has a serious purpose: to make us face up to the moral bankruptcy of Napoleon`s dictatorship. Johnson tells the whole story: his astonishing gift for figures and calculation, his mastery of cannon, his audacious, hyperactive and aggressive generalship and his simple battle tactics; his complete control of propaganda and the success of the cultural presentation of the Empire, the Code Napoleon, his failure as an international statesman, as Europe grew to hate him; his marshals and ministers; his wives, mistresses, personal style and working methods; the British blockade and the Continental System, the mistakes in Spain and Russia. The escape from Elba, the events leading up to Waterloo and the battle itself, which gets a full treatment, is particularly riveting.

Biografie van de Weense Alma Schindler (1879-1964), die achtereenvolgens getrouwd was met de componist Gustav Mahler, de architect Walter Gropius en de schrijver Franz Werfel.

Studie over de Nederlandse humanist die ondermeer de lof der zotheid schreef (1469-1536).

Schets van het leven van de Vlaardingse socialist (1891-1955).

Le célèbre chanteur français, qui aura 80 ans en 2004, livre ses mémoires : ses racines arméniennes, la vie du petit apatride, l'ascension vers le succès, le chanteur, l'acteur, l'auteur, le frère, le mari, l'ami...

Jack Nicholson has been part of the Hollywood movie scene for more than 40 years. Since his role in Easy Rider in 1969, he has lived in the limelight. This book explores the truth about the secret life of the actor who calls himself Dr Devil. Writer and investigative journalist, Peter Thompson catches Nicholson unguarded in off-screen moments to examine the contradictions of his personality. Nicholson reveals the truth behind his feud with Susan Anspach, the mother of his 26-year-old son Caleb, the truth about his other children, how Marlon Brando comforted him after the murder of his half-sister, Pamela, and why he continues to pursue a vendetta against her grieving husband. He also discloses the intimate secrets of his stormy relationships with Anjelica Houston and Rebecca Broussard. The book exposes him as a spoiled playboy trying to escape reality with sex and drug binges. Thompson paints a picture of a tormented man who inflicts pain on his loved ones and ultimately on himself.

Biografische schets van de Nederlandse architect (1888-1964).

Biografie van de Nederlandse schilder (1853-1890).

In 'Dante In Love', Wilson presents a study on an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible to comprehend the meaning of 'The Divine Comedy'. It also lays bear the enigma of the man who never wrote about the mother of his children, yet immortalized the mysterious Beatrice.

Dante is one of the towering figures of European literature, yet there remain a surprising number of questions about his life and works; Who was the leader that would bring peace to the world, as Virgil and Beatrice prophesied in the Commedia? Who was Beatrice, really? Was De Vulgari Eloquentia truly a treatise on the art of writing? Did he need a medicinal muse? Dante scholar and translator Barbara Reynolds contends the master used cannabis to soar to greater creative heights.

Besides proposing a solution to the famous prophecies, this lively, engaging, and elegantly written biography contains a provocative new idea in virtually every chapter, offering alternative interpretations of his work. Drawing from an impressive array of sources, Reynolds provides a comprehensive analysis of the poet, placing him within the context of his culture and society to deepen our understanding of a complicated man who was irritable, opinionated, and vengeful--and an extraordinary genius.

Willem Sandberg (1897-1984) heeft als grafisch vormgever en vooral als directeur van het Stedelijk museum de moderne kunst in Nederland na de Tweede Wereldoorlog een grote impuls gegeven. Het Stedelijk werd een dynamisch centrum van eigentijdse beeldende kunst, vormgeving en architectuur. Ook had hij uitgesproken ideeën over de maatschappelijke betekenis van kunst en de omgang met kunstenaars. Portret van Sandberg, gebaseerd op interviews uit 1971 en 1981.

Biografie van de Franse auteur (1854-1891).

In deze biografie wordt het leven van een Amerikaanse prinses, Allene Tew (1872 -1955), gereconstrueerd. Een leven dat zich afspeelt in zowel Amerika als Europa, in de Victoriaanse en de moderne tijd, tijdens de industriële en de Russische revolutie, en de twee wereldoorlogen

The first English edition of the masterful, moving story of one woman's life-by the acclaimed Mexican writer

Elena Poniatowska's best and most accessible work, Here's to You, Jesúsa! is a rich, sensitive retelling of the life of Jesúsa Palancares de Aguilar. Born in Oaxaca in the early 1900s, she loses her mother at a young age and lives with her father until one of his girlfriends beats and stabs her. Moved to her godmother's house, Jesúsa serves as a maid until she reunites with her father during the Mexican Revolution and joins the army of General Jesús Carranza. In the army, Jesúsa is forced to marry another soldier who beats and abandons her. On one such occasion she is beaten so severely that it draws the attention of the general himself, who punishes her husband. After the revolution, Jesúsa finds work in Mexico City, first as a domestic, then in a series of factories, and begins her long history of run-ins with the police.

Poniatowska documents a colorful life while also providing a compelling, firsthand account of the most important events in Mexico during the twentieth century. Reprinted twenty-eight times since its original publication in 1969, Here's to You, Jesúsa! now stands as a classic of Mexican literature.

Recounts the life of the American poet, and traces her involvement in the socialist movement

Vom Autor für die deutsche Fassung neu überarbeitet

Biografische schets van de Vlaamse schrijver (1882-1960).

Geschiedenis van het huwelijk van de twee belangrijke Mexicaanse schilders Diego Rivera (1886-1957) en Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Biografie van de Nederlandse dichter en essayist (1899-1940).

Levensbeschrijving van de journalist en sociaal-democratische politicus, een van de oprichters en leiders van de SDAP.