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One of the most inspiring women of our age, Mary Robinson has spent her life in pursuit of a fairer world, becoming a powerful and influential voice for human rights around the globe. Displaying a gift for storytelling and remembrance, Robinson reveals, in Everybody Matters, what lies behind the vision, strength, and determination that made her path to prominence as compelling as any of her achievements. As an activist lawyer, she won landmark...

Few names are so closely connected with the cause of human rights as that of Mary Robinson. As former President of Ireland, she was ideally positioned for passionately and eloquently arguing the case for human rights around the world. Over five tumultuous years that included the tragic events of 9/11, she offered moral leadership and vision to the global human rights movement. This volume is a unique account in Robinson's own words of her camp...

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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin jr. war ein britischer Komiker, Schauspieler, Regisseur, Drehbuchautor, Komponist und Produzent. Geboren am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, prägte er das Filmschaffen des 20. Jahrhunderts wie kaum ein Zweiter. Als Ikone des Stummfilms bleibt der kleine Mann mit Schnauz und Melone unvergessen. David Robinsons einzigartiges Monumentalwerk wird Chaplins Person und seinem Schaffen mit vielen Details und Hintergrundinformatio...

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In Burlington Volume II, authors Mary Ann DiSpiritoand David Robinson continue the detailed look atthis intriguing Vermont city. Discovered by Samuel deChamplain in 1609, the next few centuries saw Burlington evolve from a wilderness to a small settlement, and eventually, flourish into Vermont's largest city. Situated on the shores of Lake Champlain, Burlington's waterfront area became the early center of commerce in the late eighteenth centur...

bTitle:/b Monody to the memory of the late Queen of France [Marie Antoinette. With a portrait of the Queen by the Marchioness Lezay-Marnesia].br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, pate...

bTitle:/b The Wild Wreath. [Tales, etc. in verse, written by herself and others, edited by Miss M. E. Robinson.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and ...

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When Mary Elizabeth Robinson lost hermother, father, and brother, her life changed forever. Tothose not blessed with a faith-filled heart, the eventsmight seem tragic and unimaginable. But Tomorrow's Promiseis a story of struggle turned to triumph. Mary's faith inGod revealed to her an amazing power at a pivotal time inher life, offering her comfort in a moment of supremechallenge. There are times in our lives when Godis right in front of us. ...

bTitle:/b Modern Manners, a poem ... By Horace Juvenal.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million book...

Decades of military oppression in Burma have led to the systematic destruction of thousands of ethnic minority villages, a standing army with one of the world's highest number of child soldiers, and the displacement of millions of people. "Nowhere to Be Home" is an eye-opening collection of oral histories exposing the realities of life under military rule. In their own words, men and women from Burma describe their lives in the country that H...

Excerpt from Miss. Conover's Vocation: A Play in Two Acts Alice Belle is a, spoiled child. When I get over there, she'll take that castor oil or something else she needs about as bad. (phone rings). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to ...

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