Lettere, diari

Using countless interviews as well as original diaries and letters, Andrew Wiest lays bare the horror of the Vietnam War for those left behind and the enduring battles they must continue to fight lon …

Entering the unforgiving drug underworld of South Freeland, Sonny, a former narcotics cop, is reinstated and dispatched to penetrate the city’s prominent dope circle where he will uncover a new threa …

This volume brings together an unusual collection of British captivity writings – composed during and after imprisonment and in conditions of siege. Writings from the ‘Mutiny’ of 1857 are well known, …

"This is a book of personal letters that continue to tell the story of my life …" Letters tell stories, too. Written words can move hearts.From the multi-awarded Asian-American writer com …

One of the preeminent natural philosophers of the Enlightenment, Benjamin Thompson started out as a farm boy with a practical turn of mind. His inventions include the Rumford fireplace, insulated clo …

A good fit of illness proves the value of health; real danger tries one’s mettle; and self-sacrifice sweetens character.Through a series of letters sent home while serving as a volunteer nurse for th …

This delightful book of writer-to-writer correspondence joins a full shelf of volumes in the genre, yet it is perhaps the first set of such letters ever A transacted via the A Internet. Also unusual, …

This antiquarian volume contains Karel Capek’s "Letters From Holland". It is a collection of sketches in words and pictures of the Netherlands written by the Czech author during his visit t …

On August 16, 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold." …