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  Anna Pavlova

  Vera Krasovskaya

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  Episodes from life and work of the great ballerina Anna Pavlova.

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  Daisy Miller

  Henry James

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  Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy.
  Annie "Daisy" Miller and Frederick Winterbourne first meet in Vevey, Switzerland, in a garden of the grand hotel, where Winterbourne is allegedly vacationing from his studies (an attachment to an older lady is rumoured). They are introduced by Randolph Miller, Daisy's nine-year-old brother. Randolph considers their hometown of Schenectady, New York, to be absolutely superior to all of Europe. Daisy, however, is absolutely delighted with the continent, especially the high society she wishes to enter.

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  Steve Jobs - Lessons to be...

  Walter J. Stross

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  We all look to successful people when we want inspiration!For anyone seeking success in life, a mentor or someone who can be looked up to or imitated is probably an essential part of the process. Learning how someone got it right, as well as the mistakes they made along the way and how they overcame them, can mean the difference between success and failure.People like Steve Jobs, the co-founder of the successful Apple business, are those who have paved the way for millions of others to follow and in Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs, you can begin to understand something of what made him tick, with chapters that examine:- The Basics- Have Passion- Learn To Communicate- Learn to Relate- Build A CommunityIf you are serious about reaching the goals you set for yourself and are determined to make it happen, then reading about the inspiration and motivation provided in this book is the first step to take.Get a copy of Steve Jobs: Lessons to be Learned from The Business Wisdom of Steve Jobs and see how you can build your own success with his as a template.

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  Global Economics - Making Sen$e

  PBS NewsHour

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  In her new book, The Accordion Family, sociologist Katherine Newman examines why more young adults in the world's wealthiest countries are returning home to live with their parents -- a phenomenon that Paul Solman has come across repeatedly in his reporting on global economic problems as part of his Making Sen$e series.

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  Stephen Donald - Beaver

  Scotty Stevenson

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  Stephen Donald etched himself into All Blacks folklore with that 'kick' in the 2011 Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park. Donald, one of the country's most popular All Blacks, had not originally been wanted for the World Cup squad. He was whitebaiting in the Waikato and effectively off the rugby grid when the SOS went out for his services. The rest, as they say, is history. That one penalty goal in the final has ensured him a special place in All Blacks history. Now, Donald is combining with the hugely talented rugby writer and commentator Scotty 'Sumo' Stevenson in a book which will cover not only Donald's sporting career and his part in the All Blacks' historic Cup win, but also poke the borax at both himself and his team mates. Stevenson's unique brand of humour - he collaborated with Cory Jane on the screaming funny Cory Jane: Winging It - will ensure Beaver's book will be one to be both remembered and most feared (especially if you're a high profile teammate!)

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  But You Did Not Come Back - A...

  Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Judith...

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  A French woman’s heartrending account of her survival in a WWII Nazi concentration camp—and a tribute to her father who died there.   A runaway bestseller in France, But You Did Not Come Back has already been the subject of a French media storm and hailed as an important new addition to the library of books dealing with the Holocaust. It is the profoundly moving and poetic memoir by Marceline Loridan-Ivens, who at the age of fifteen was arrested in occupied France, along with her father. Later, in the camps, he managed to smuggle a note to her, a sign of life that made all the difference to Marceline—but he died in the Holocaust, while Marceline survived.   In But You Did Not Come Back, Marceline writes back to her father, the man whose death overshadowed her whole life. Although her grief never diminished in its intensity, Marceline ultimately found her calling, working as both an activist and a documentary filmmaker. But now, as France, and Europe in general, face growing anti-Semitism, Marceline feels pessimistic about the future. Her testimony is a memorial, a confrontation, and a deeply affecting personal story of a woman whose life was shattered and never totally rebuilt.   “But You Did Not Come Back is indisputably a story of survival . . . yet it is also a story of how trauma impacts through the generations.” —The Guardian

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