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Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man
by William O'ShaughnessyA personal, behind-the-scenes look at a Democratic iconGovernor Mario Cuomo’s life and accomplishments are part of the public record, but in Mario Cuomo: Remembrances of a Remarkable Man, William O’Shaughnessy gives readers an exclusive and a deeply personal, behind-the-scenes look at the liberal Democratic icon. This poignant memoir, based on the author’s thirty-eight-year friendship with Governor Cuomo, portrays the spiritual journey of a man who played many roles: inspirational political leader, moral compass, spellbinding orator, gifted author, legal scholar, and loving father and grandfather. He was, in O’Shaughnessy’s words, one of the most articulate and graceful public men of the twentieth century.
Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods (American Made Music Series)
by Derek ManneringBlessed with one of the great tenor voices of all time, Mario Lanza (1921-1959) rose to spectacular heights in a film, recording, and concert career that spanned little more than a decade. Groomed at the outset for a career on the opera stage, Lanza instead flourished in Hollywood where his films, most notably The Great Caruso, broke box-office records the world over and influenced the careers of countless musicians. To this day, the Three Tenors cite him as an inspiration for their own careers on the classical stage. Lanza's recordings for RCA sold in the millions, and he remains the crossover artist supreme. But his tremendous success was derailed by his self-destructive lifestyle, and by age thirty-eight he was dead, with his extraordinary promise left unfulfilled. Newly revised and updated for its first U.S. edition, Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods is the definitive account of the remarkable life and times of one of the twentieth century's most beloved singing stars. This richly detailed work also contains a selection of rare photographs, several of which are drawn from Lanza's estate. With the support of Lanza's daughter, Ellisa Lanza Bregman, the tenor's colleagues, and his closest friend, Terry Robinson, Derek Mannering has chronicled a fascinating and unforgettable life. From the fabulous successes of the early MGM years through the disastrous walkouts and cancellations that sent Lanza's career into freefall, Mannering objectively and movingly reveals the story of a great star torn apart by his own troubled psyche and undisciplined lifestyle.
Mario Yepes (Superstars of Soccer SPANISH)
by Daniel GradyMario Yepes es un nombre conocido en el fútbol, tanto dentro de Colombia como afuera. El capitán actual de la Selección Nacional ha tenido una destacada trayectoria en poderosos equipos latinoamericanos como europeos. Jugó y deslumbró la hinchada del River Plate de Argentina, y escaló hasta ser el jugador mejor pagado de Francia. Es conocido como El Rey por su excepcional habilidad defensiva y dominio del balón en el juego. Tanto carismático como humilde, Yepes ha tenido varias victorias y otras tantas caídas. Ahora juega por Milán, uno de los mejores equipos del mundo.
Mario Yepes (Superstars of Soccer)
by Daniel GradyMario Yepes es un nombre conocido en el fútbol, tanto dentro de Colombia como afuera. El capitán actual de la Selección Nacional ha tenido una destacada trayectoria en poderosos equipos latinoamericanos como europeos. Jugó y deslumbró la hinchada del River Plate de Argentina, y escaló hasta ser el jugador mejor pagado de Francia. Es conocido como El Rey por su excepcional habilidad defensiva y dominio del balón en el juego. Tanto carismático como humilde, Yepes ha tenido varias victorias y otras tantas caídas. Ahora juega por Milán, uno de los mejores equipos del mundo.
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
by Elizabeth RuschThe true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster.Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
Mario y el agujero en el cielo: Cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta
by Elizabeth RuschUna historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente.Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un microscopio. De joven, ya viviendo en California, descubrió que el clorofluorocarbono, o CFC, que se usa en millones de refrigeradores y aerosoles, estaba haciendo un agujero en la capa de ozono que protege la Tierra. Mario tuvo que alertar al mundo... ¡y rápido! Mario fue galardonado con el premio Nobel y con la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad. Su inspiradora historia es una esperanza en la lucha contra el calentamiento global.
Marion Butler and American Populism
by James L. HuntExploring the life and leadership of Populist Marion Butler (1863-1938), James Hunt offers new insight into the challenges of American reform politics. The son of North Carolina farmers and a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Butler displayed an early proclivity for agrarian reform. By age twenty-eight he led the Farmers' Alliance of North Carolina; two years later he was elected president of the national Alliance. Butler served in the U.S. Senate as a Populist from 1895 to 1901 and was chairman of the national Populist Party during the critical presidential elections of 1896 and 1900. In 1896 he helped engineer the remarkable collaboration in which Populist Tom Watson ran for vice president alongside Democratic presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan.Departing from earlier portrayals of Butler as a political opportunist, Hunt shows him to be a genuine reformer who upheld Populist tenets in the face of enormous opposition from Democrats, Republicans, and even members of his own party. A dynamic individual with enormous capacity to mobilize and motivate, Butler sought throughout his career to convert his reform ideals, through politics, into law. His long and, ultimately, losing efforts illuminate the limitations of Populism as an ideology and as a political movement.
Marion Jones
by Bill GutmanRace for the record! At the Sydney Games, Marion Jones strove to become the first person ever to win five gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics, making headlines for simply believeing she could do it. Driven to succeed at a very early age, Marion won multiple titiles at the Junior National Championships and set a junior record in the 200 meters. A multisport athlete, she helped lead the University of North Carolina women's basketball team to a national championship during her freshman year and also competed in track and field, until an injury forced her to reevaluate her priorities. Refocused on her track career, Marion quickly became the woman to beat, racking up an impressive thirty-five wims of the thiry-six events she entred in 1998. And after another injury sidelined her hopes of winning four gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, marion fought back in the 2000 season and is once again dominating the field. Get the full story of this amazing runner's race for the record, from her childhood dreams of gold medals to her tough choice between two sports and her determined drive to become the fastest woman in the world.
Mariposa: De refugiada a nadadora olímpica. Mi historia de superación y esperanza
by Yusra MardiniLa increíble e inspiradora historia de una joven extraordinaria. «Yusra, no podríamos estar más orgullosos de tu valor, tu resistencia y el gran ejemplo que das.»Barack Obama En verano de 2015, Yusra, de diecisiete años, y su hermana mayor Sara huyeron de su casa en Siria arrasada por las bombas. Desde Damasco emprendieron un peligroso viaje hacia la costa de Turquía, donde consiguieron subir a un pequeño bote con otras veinte personas dispuestas a todo para llegar a Europa. Llevaban treinta minutos de travesía cuando el motor se detuvo y estuvieron a punto de volcar. En ese momento, Yusra, Sara y otras dos personas se tiraron al mar para aligerar la carga. Yusra y Sara eran las únicas que sabían nadar y durante más de tres horas fueron las que guiaron la barca hasta las costas de Lesbos, salvando la vida del resto de los pasajeros. En aquel momento nadie podía imaginar que un año después, Yusra Mardini competiría como nadadora en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río. Reseñas:«La clase de historia de la que todos los habitantes de la Tierra pueden sacar fuerza.»The Guardian «La heroína de los refugiados.»La Vanguardia «Conmovedora, repleta de acción... Una historia de resistencia apasionante y emocionante a la vez.»Kirkus Reviews «Es imposible no dejarse conquistar por Yusra, la chica que una vez luchó por su vida en el mar y ahora lo hace por la dignidad y el bienestar de los innumerables refugiados a los que la guerra ha puesto la vida del revés.»Khaled Hosseini, autor de Cometas en el cielo y Mil soles espléndidos «Una gran historia de supervivencia, que inspira y da esperanza.»Booklist
Mariquita Sánchez
by María Sáenz QuesadaNinguna mujer argentina se le equiparo en todo el andar de la pasada centuria (...), porque Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson y Mendeville estuvo en el centro mismo de su época, escribió Manuel Mujica Lainez. El centro mismo de la época surge de mera generosa y distintiva en este libro apasionante y , además, la vida publica y privada de Mariquita Sánchez, su privilegiada protagonista, quien supo describir como nadie los últimos años del Virreinato, los días previos a Mayo que contienen el secreto de la rebelión. Maria Sáenz Quesada no se limita a ofrecer solo un relato biográfico de esta mujer apasionada, sino que le da vida a la historia de nuestro país en sus primeros años. Sobre la base de una documentación rigurosa y en gran parte inédita, la autora revela la intimidad del poder en las grandes familias porteñas, los hábitos e intrigas de los salones culturales y políticos, los cambios en la sensibilidad y el gusto introducidos por el Romanticismo, el conflicto entre lo universal y lo criollo, y, especialmente, el lugar de la mujer en la historia del país. Gracias al estilo y al ritmo de quien narra, Mariquita Sánchez, vida política y sentimental permite que el lector conozca los grandes acontecimientos y las pequeñas vicisitudes del pasado como si estuviera leyendo una novela.
Mariquita Sánchez: Vida política y sentimental
by María Sáenz QuesadaSu vida pública y privada. Maria Sáenz Quesada no se limita a ofrecersolo un relato biográfico de esta mujer apasionada, sino que le da vidaa la historia de nuestro país en sus primeros años. Ninguna mujer argentina se le equiparó en todo el andar de la pasadacenturia (...), porque Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson y Mendeville estuvoen el centro mismo de su época, escribió Manuel Mujica Lainez. El centromismo de la época surge de mera generosa y distintiva en este libroapasionante y, además, la vida pública y privada de Mariquita Sánchez,su privilegiada protagonista, quien supo describir como nadie losúltimos años del Virreinato, los días previos a Mayo que contienen elsecreto de la rebelión.Sobre la base de una documentación rigurosa y en gran parte inédita, laautora revela la intimidad del poder en las grandes familias porteñas,los hábitos e intrigas de los salones culturales y políticos, loscambios en la sensibilidad y el gusto introducidos por el Romanticismo,el conflicto entre lo universal y lo criollo, y, especialmente, el lugarde la mujer en la historia del país. Gracias al estilo y al ritmo dequien narra, «Mariquita Sánchez, vida política y sentimental» permiteque el lector conozca los grandes acontecimientos y las pequeñasvicisitudes del pasado como si estuviera leyendo una novela.
Mariquita: A Tragedy of Guam
by Chris Perez HowardAuthor Chris Perez Howard tells of his mother's struggles during World War II, and how the conflict between Japan and the US affected Guam. Since returning to Guam after twenty-seven years and discovering his Chamorro identiy, Chris Perez Howard has been advocating the rights of his people as an indigenous and colonized people. A founding member and Chairman of the Organization of People for Indigenous Rights, OPI-R, he has participated in numerous forums on Chamorro issues and has presented testimony at the United Nations and the U.S. Congress. It all began while researching and writing 'Mariquita.'
Mariquita—Revisited
by Chris Perez HowardMariquita, first published in 1982, has become the most widely read novel about the CHamoru experience during World War II on Guam. In the book, author Chris Perez Howard chronicles his mother's vibrant life before the War, her enduring strength during the Japanese occupation of the island, and her tragic death at the end of it. In this updated edition of the classic, Perez Howard revisits the story and adds more details, photos, and letters. It is a continuing tribute to his mother whose legacy lives on in the memories of all who read it.
Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!
by Nicholas CarlsonFrom her controversial rise and fall from power at Google, to her dramatic reshaping of Yahoo's work culture, people are obsessed with, and polarised by, Marissa Mayer's every move. She is full of fascinating contradictions: a feminist who rejects feminism, a charmer in front of a crowd who can't hold eye contact in one-on-ones, and a geek who is Oscar de la Renta's best customer. Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! tells her story. Back in the 1990s, Yahoo was the internet. It was also a $120 billion company. But just as quickly as it became the world's most famous internet company, it crashed to earth during the dotcom bust. And yet, Yahoo is still here, with nearly a billion people visiting it each month. Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! tells the fly-on-the-wall story of Yahoo's history for the first time, getting inside the board room as executives make genius calls and massive blunders.Dan Loeb, a tough-talking hedge fund manager, set his sights on Yahoo in 2011. He grew up idolising the corporate raiders of the 1980s, building a career being more vicious than any of them. Without Loeb's initiative, Marissa Mayer would never have been given her chance to save the company. This book tells the tale of how Dan Loeb spotted the real problem inside Yahoo - its awful board - and tore it apart, getting two CEOs fired in the process.When Marissa Mayer first started at Yahoo in 2012, the car parks would empty every week by 4.00 p.m. on Thursday. Over the next two years she made plenty of mistakes, but she learned from them. Now Yahoo's culture is vibrant and users are coming back. In Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! Nicholas Carlson also explores what may be the internet's first real turnaround.
Marita: The Spy Who Loved Castro
by Marita LorenzThe dramatic, glamorous story of lover-turned-spy Marita Lorenz and her affair with Fidel Castro, soon to be the subject of a major film starring Jennifer Lawrence. Few people can say they’ve seen some of the most significant moments of the twentieth century unravel before their eyes. Marita Lorenz is one of them. Born in Germany at the outbreak of WWII, Marita was incarcerated in a Nazi concentration camp as a child. In 1959, she travelled to Cuba where she met and fell in love with Fidel Castro. Yet upon fleeing to America, she was recruited by the CIA to assassinate the Fidel. Torn by love and loyalty, she couldn’t bring herself to slip him the lethal pills. Her life would take many more twists and turns—including having a child with ex-dictator of Venezuela, Marcos Pérez Jiménez; testifying about the John F. Kennedy assassination; and becoming a party girl with close ties the New York mafia (and then a police informant). Caught up in Cold War intrigue, espionage, and conspiracy—this is Marita’s incredible autobiography of a young woman who became a spy for the CIA.
Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century American Girl
by Tonya BoldenA much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history <P><P>Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Rimond Lyons, who was born and raised in New York City, this poignant story tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery. Everyday experiences are interspersed with high-point moments, such as visiting the U.S.'s first world's fair. <P><P>Also included are the Draft Riots of 1863, when Maritcha and her siblings fled to Brooklyn while her parents stayed behind to protect their home. The book concludes with her fight to attend a whites-only high school in Providence, Rhode Island, and her triumphant victory, making her the first black person in its graduating class. <P><P>The book includes photographs of Maritcha, her family, and friends, as well as archival and contemporary maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida's Environment
by Peggy MacdonaldMarjorie Harris Carr (1915-1997) is best known for leading the fight against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Cross Florida Barge Canal. In this first full-length biography, Peggy Macdonald corrects many long-held misapprehensions about the self-described “housewife from Micanopy,” who struggled to balance career and family with her husband, Archie Carr, a pioneering conservation biologist.Born in Boston, Carr grew up in southwest Florida, exploring marshes and waterways and observing firsthand the impact of unchecked development on the state’s flora and fauna. Macdonald’s work depicts a determined woman and Phi Beta Kappa scholar who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in zoology only to see her career thwarted by institutionalized gender discrimination. Carr launched her conservation career in the 1950s while raising five children and eventually became one of the century’s leading environmental activists.A series of ecological catastrophes in the 1960s placed Florida in the vanguard of the burgeoning environmental revolution as the nation’s developing eco-consciousness ushered in a wave of revolutionary legislation. With Carr serving as one of the most effective leaders of a powerful contingent of citizen activists who opposed dredging a canal across the state, “Free the Ocklawaha” became a rallying cry for environmentalists throughout the country.Marjorie Harris Carr is an intimate look at this remarkable woman who dedicated her life to conserving Florida’s wildlife and wild places. It is also a revelation of how the grassroots battle to save a small but vitally important river in central Florida transformed the modern environmental movement.
Marjorie Her War Years: A British Home Child in Canada
by Gordon Brown Patricia SkidmoreHer family broken apart and her identity taken away, she had to forget her past in order to face her future. But forgetting isn’t forever. Taken from their mother’s care and deported from England to the colonies, ten-year-old Marjorie Arnison and her nine-year-old brother, Kenny, were sent to the Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School on Vancouver Island in September 1937. Their eight-year-old sister, Audrey, followed the next August. Marjorie's new home was on an isolated farm — a cottage she shared with at least ten other girls and a “cottage mother” at the head, who had complete control over her “children.” Survival required sticking to bare essentials. Marjorie had to accept a loss, which was difficult to forgive. Turning inward, she would find strength to pull her through, but she had to lock away her memories in order to endure her new life. Marjorie was well into her senior years before those memories resurfaced.
Mark Antony: A Plain Blunt Man
by Paolo de RuggieroMark Antony was embroiled in the tumultuous events of the mid-1st century BC, which saw the violent transformation from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. After being defeated by Augustus he has often been characterized by hostile historians as a loyal henchman of his uncle Julius Caesar but without the guile and vision to attain greatness in his own right (hence Shakespeare casts him as a 'plain, blunt man' whom Caesar's assassins don't think it worthwhile to kill). In his infamous alliance and love affair with Cleopatra of Egypt he is also often seen as duped and manipulated by a sharper mind. Despite this there is no doubt Antony was a capable soldier. He first saw action leading a cavalry unit in Judaea, before giving valuable service to Julius Caesar in Gaul. He again served with distinction and led Caesar's right wing at the climactic battle of Pharsalus, and he was decisive in the defeat of the conspirators at Philippi which ended 100 years of Civil wars. But Paolo de Ruggiero re-assesses this pivotal figure, analyses the arguments of his many detractors, and concludes that he was much more than a simple soldier, revealing a more complex and significant man, and a decisive agent of change with a precise political vision for the Roman world.
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House
by John O'Connor Mark FeltNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Liam Neeson.The covert Watergate whistleblower tells the story of the dramatic showdown between the FBI and the Nixon White HouseIn the 1970s, Mark Felt was given the code name "Deep Throat" and shared intelligence on the Watergate break-in with a young reporter from the Washington Post named Bob Woodward. Thus began the greatest political scandal in the twentieth century, which would besmirch an entire administration and bring down a presidency.A patriotic man, Felt only revealed his role in our national history as he neared the end of his life. Based on his personal recollections, Mark Felt chronicles his FBI career, from the end of the great American crime wave and World War II to the culture wars of the 1960s and his penetration of the Weather Underground; provides rich historical and personal context for his role in the Watergate scandal; and depicts how he came to feel that the FBI needed a "Lone Ranger" to protect it from White House corruption.
Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero
by Rob RainsA biography of Mark McGwire, one of baseball's hottest sluggers, following his quest for the all-time single-season home run record.The powerhouse player who's revolutionizing the game...In 1998, Mark McGwire made baseball history by breaking the legendary 61-home-run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. Not only did the outstanding Cardinals player break Maris' mark, he surpassed it by hitting 70 in one season! Find out all the facts on McGwire, from his childhood in Southern California to his time with the Oakland A's, to his major league comeback with the St. Louis Cardinals. Learn what it takes to make baseball superstardom-and how to hit a home run on all of life's playing fields.With eight pages of photos, plus new information on McGwire's record-breaking season!
Mark Mothersbaugh
by Adam Lerner Wes AndersonMark Mothersbaugh is a legendary figure for fans of both street art and music culture. Cofounder of the seminal New Wave band DEVO, he was a prolific visual artist before the band's inception moving seamlessly between multiple mediums creating bold, cartoonish, strangely disturbed works of pop surrealism that playfully explore the relationship between technology and individuality. In the most comprehensive presentation of his work to date, Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia features a lifetime of his creative inventions from the beginning of his artistic career in the 1970s to his most recent work, including early postcards, screen prints, decals, and DEVO ephemera as well as later paintings, photographs (such as the celebrated Beautiful Mutants series), sculpture, and rugs. Accompanied by a major six city traveling exhibition, this richly illustrated catalog positions Mothersbaugh as a pivitol figure in the history of both contemporary art and indie culture.
Mark Rothko
by Annie Cohen-SolalMark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. His integration into American society began with a series of painful experiences, especially as a student at Yale, where he felt marginalized for his origins and ultimately left the school. The decision to become an artist led him to a new phase in his life. Early in his career, Annie Cohen-Solal writes, "he became a major player in the social struggle of American artists, and his own metamorphosis benefited from the unique transformation of the U.S. art world during this time." Within a few decades, he had forged his definitive artistic signature, and most critics hailed him as a pioneer. The numerous museum shows that followed in major U.S. and European institutions ensured his celebrity. But this was not enough for Rothko, who continued to innovate. Ever faithful to his habit of confronting the establishment, he devoted the last decade of his life to cultivating his new conception of art as an experience, thanks to the commission of a radical project, the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas. Cohen-Solal's fascinating biography, based on considerable archival research, tells the unlikely story of how a young immigrant from Dvinsk became a crucial transforming agent of the art world--one whose legacy prevails to this day.