Resultados para "Engel" en Biografías y memorias

Der Camino frances, der französische Jakobsweg, beginnt in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in den französischen Pyrenäen und endet nach 800 Kilometern in Santiago de Compostela. Er ist auch im 21. Jahrhundert noch eine Herausforderung, obwohl er jedes Jahr von Tausenden Pilgern gelaufen wird. Auch Michael Engel hat sich den Camino erobert. Sein Buch ist jedoch weder ein Wanderführer noch eine Routenbeschreibung. Er schildert uns seine Begegnungen mit Gleichgesinnten aus aller Welt und lässt uns hautnah an seinen Erfahrungen und Erlebnissen teilhaben.

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most listeners, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown - until now. In this utterly captivating audiobook, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

In 1878, Elder Joseph Standing traveled into the Appalachian mountains of North Georgia, seeking converts for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sixteen months later, he was dead, murdered by a group of 12 men. Most accounts of this event have linked Standing's murder to the virulent 19th-century anti-Mormonism that also took the life of prophet Joseph Smith and to an enduring southern tradition of extralegal violence.  

She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites. Seventy years on, everything has changed utterly—except the Queen herself, ageing far more gracefully than the fractious nation over which she so lightly presides. How did we get from there to here in a single reign? To cancel culture, anti-vaxxers and Twitter feeds? Matthew Engel tells the story—starting with the years from Churchill to Thatcher—with his own light touch and a wealth of fascinating, forgotten, often funny detail.

Marlene Dietrich war einer der großen Hollywood-Stars und einer der großen Kino-Mythen. In Deutschland geboren, wurde sie durch Josef von Sterberg entdeckt; in die USA emigriert, wurde sie später dort eingebürgert. Sie wurde zur Ikone der Verführungskunst, der femme fatale, des ewig lockenden Weiblichen. Aber ihr Kampf gegen den Nazismus und ihre Teilnahme als Soldatin im Zweiten Weltkrieg zeigen eine andere, oft unterschlagene Facette ihrer Persönlichkeit.

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown - until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

In 2012, Hakeem al-Araibi was a promising young player on Bahrain's national football team when he was arrested for attacking a police station during the Arab Spring, despite television footage showing him playing soccer at the time of the alleged attack. After three months of torture and wrongful imprisonment, Hakeem was released. He fled the country and made his way to Australia, where he was granted refugee status. Hakeem made a life here and was playing for the suburban Pascoe Vale Football Club, in Melbourne. He thought he was safe.

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most listeners, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown - until now. In this utterly captivating audiobook, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature's elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes.

Todesursache - dem Leben auf der Spur.

Lange wurde sie erwartet. Nun ist sie da, Christa Wolfs monumentale Rückschau: Auf ihr Leben in den drei deutschen Staats- und Gesellschaftsformen, auf Brüche und Neuanfänge. Es ist ein Anschreiben gegen das Vergessen, begonnen zu einem Zeitpunkt, als ein Vergessen für die Autorin eine Wohltat gewesen wäre. Denn 1993 ergießt sich in Deutschland der Hass des Feuilletons über die vermeintliche Stasi-Zuträgerin Christa Wolf.

Work over load. Constantly changing policies. Increasing bureaucratic regulations. These are just a few of the challenges health care providers face every day; Challenges that limit the ability to provide excellent patient care. After being blinded and suffering catastrophic injuries at the hands of a drunk driver, Marcus Engel witnessed health care from the other end of the stethoscope. Through 300 hours of reconstructive facial surgery, and years of hospitalization, rehab and recovery, Marcus witnessed firsthand, the good, the bad and the ugly of patient care.

Christy Engel Wilson began her educational journey working in youth camps and has since taught every grade from kindergarten to eighth. Her 25 years of work in professional development, student management, and instruction with English Language Learners has helped establish her as a primary advocate for high-risk students and school leaders promoting equity and restorative justice.

Aus der westfälischen Provinz zum Rockstar Seit fünf Jahrzehnten spielt Schlagzeuger Bertram Engel als festes Bandmitglied bei zwei absoluten Stars der Rockmusik: Udo Lindenberg und Peter Maffay. Mit beiden verbinden ihn große Erfolge, vor allem aber zahlreiche legendäre Erlebnisse.

Jim Morris escaped the desolation of his youth by dreaming of pitching in the major leagues. But as with most kids, it was just a fantasy, made all the more impossible by injuries he suffered in his early 20s. Years passed, and on his 35th birthday Jim Morris found himself settled as a high...

Beneath the Nelson Mandela Boulevard flyover on Cape Town's foreshore lives a community of stowaways, young Tanzanian men from the slums of Dar es Salaam. When journalist Sean Christie meets Adam Bashili, he comes to know the extraordinary world of the Beachboys, a multi-port, fourth-generation subculture that lives to stow away and stows away to survive.

Der Süddeutsche Rundfunk möchte ein Hörspiel über das Leben des Autor Jean Baptiste Racine produzieren. Plötzlich steht dessen Sohn Louis Racine vor dem Hörfunkdirektor und möchte diesen davon abhalten. Um den Hörfunkdirektor zu überzeugen, werden Zeitgenossen von Jean Baptiste Racine vorgeladen. Prominentester Besuch ist der französische Sonnenkönig Louis XIV. Musik: Karl Sczuka

The Super-Afrikaners, originally published in 1978, scandalised a nation as it exposed the secret workings of the Broederbond. Out of print for over three decades, this edition with an introduction by Max du Preez is available for a new generation. Political journalists Hans Strydom and Ivor Wilkins traced, at great personal risk, its development from the earliest days to the present. The book includes the most comprehensive list of Broeders ever published.

Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness is a re-examination of the life and thoughts of Jan Smuts. It is intended to remind a contemporary listenership of the remarkable achievements of this impressive soldier-statesman. The author, a former editor of The Star, argues that Smut's role in the creation of modern South Africa should never be forgotten, not least because of his lifetime of devoted service to this country. The book draws a parallel between Smuts and President Thabo Mbeki, both architects of a new South Africa, much lionised abroad yet often distrusted at home.