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Jane Edberg's creative muse vanished when a switch flipped from child alive to child dead. How was she supposed to process her loss? This lyrical, original, beautifully written story is about how, after the tragic death of her adored nineteen-year-old son, she rediscovers the power of art to create an unconventional pathway through grief.

Stefan Zweig malt hier ehrfurchtsvoll das Bildnis eines wahrhaft großen russischen Dichters.

Ein Charakterbild des französischen Autors der „Comédie humaine" und vieler anderer Werke.

In the 200 years since Blake's death, the visionary artist, poet, and writer has become a household name, often beloved. Yet many struggle to comprehend his kaleidoscopic ideas; how they speak to human longings and the challenges of living in anxious times. Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon provides a fresh route into Blake, taking him at his word.

“Wholly transportive and spellbinding.” —Ling Ma, bestselling author of Severance and Bliss Montage “Exquisitely researched, deeply felt, and poignant. This one belongs on your shelf.” —Sarah Rose Etter, author of Ripe “A fascinating account of a remarkable woman dangerously ahead...

The 30th Anniversary Edition of this classic memoir includes a new introduction by the author. A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by the longtime All Things Considered commentator charts the trajectory of a marriage so impossible that it became inevitable. "Gritty, funny, moving, horrific...

There used to be something called JOURNALISM. It was a noble “Fourth Estate”. There was no concept of anything called “fake news”. Cronkite was the “most trusted man in America” and the Times & Post were paragons of integrity. Newspapers were actually “a thing”. Add to that landscape: axe murders; international monetary manipulation; a small-town police department; Congressional corruption; insane religious cults; cover ups; con men; assassinations; and the ugly zeitgeist of Southern racism.

What if, before you were born, you created a Sacred Contract with yourself, laying out all your intentions and preferences and plans for this lifetime? And what if every year of your life, you built on that contract and made choices according to your plan.

En los años noventa, Mar Flores acaparó cientos de portadas de revistas, noticias de periódicos y horas y horas de tertulias de radio y televisión. A la sombra del escándalo, fue vapuleada y acosada por todo un país que aún vivía bajo códigos machistas muy enraizados. Por eso ahora, muchos años después, con una trayectoria profesional y personal consolidada y coherente, Mar saca a flote a la mujer, la misma que sufrió la tiranía de una sociedad nada benévola con el género femenino.

Andi Petrillo’s groundbreaking career in sportscasting smashed barriers, overcame criticism, and inspired women in broadcasting. This book shares her challenges, lessons, industry insights, and cherished moments, inspiring the next generation.

Native American author Trudy Silverheels (née Linda Yazzie) fully embraced the adventurous, bisexual, and polyamorous lifestyle she often wrote about in novels and short stories. In this memoir (compiling selections from three separate out-of-print autobiographical works), Trudy Silverheels recalls her extraordinary childhood, recounts her most-delightful escapades, and defends and justifies her unconventional and often outrageous conduct.

A quiet, grounding book in turbulent, uncertain times, Body: My Life in Parts, shows the listener how the treasure chest that is her own body can be a source of meaningful discovery, and recovery, of meaning. This book celebrates the body as witness and recordkeeper; a most dependable collaborator in “keeping the score” and in living a more examined life.

For the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne. This program is read by the author. Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a...

Una bambina ricciuta alle prese con insetti e serpenti. Un'adolescente che inventa fumetti e commedie musicali. Una dottoranda di Harvard che scrive poesie e studia l'astrologia. Una pioniera della narrativa e dell'editoria canadese. Un'intellettuale e una madre negli anni Settanta del femminismo. Un'escursionista e un'ambientalista; un'attenta osservatrice della società.

This is a memoir which starts out when I'm working as a stockbroker in Chicago, but due to my alcoholism, I get fired from every brokerage house I worked for, then quit drinking and start modeling, and then I take a one week ski vacation to Innsbruck, but don't get on the return flight. I move first to Nice where I work as an actor and model, then to Paris, then Singapore working the same, then NYC to study acting, then to Hong Kong where I work as a featured actor in many movies.

En un ventoso día de febrero, la autora de Nunca te hagas librero, editora y escritora, negoció la compra de una librería en el ensanche coruñés creyendo que con su nueva adquisición completaba una trilogía de deseos. El asunto es sencillo: se equivocó. Y una vida de relativa tranquilidad se convirtió de la noche a la mañana en una estancia de larga duración en celda compartida con el conde de Montecristo.

From personal loss to phantom diseases, The Empathy Exams is a bold and brilliant collection. A Publishers Weekly Top Ten Essay Collection of Spring 2014 Beginning with her experience as a medical actor who was paid to act out symptoms for medical students to diagnose, Leslie Jamison's visceral...

A mesmerizing firsthand account of the warping of American reality over the past decade as Donald Trump has risen to dominance—from a participatory witness who got so far inside the distortion field that it swallowed her whole. Olivia Nuzzi spent a third of her life observing those in power...

A leading scholar draws on fifty years of reading and studying J.R.R. Tolkien to explain how he created an entire world.

Autobiografia autora Psów wojny, Dnia Szakala, Akt Odessy, Pięści Boga i Czwartego protokołu. Filmowe wersje tych książek biły kasowe rekordy popularności. Frederick Forsyth – podróżnik, jeden z najbogatszych pisarzy wszech czasów, mieszkający na przemian w ekskluzywnej rezydencji pod Londynem i zamku Enniskerry w Irlandii (jeżeli akurat nie podróżuje po świecie). SZPIEG, WSPÓŁPRACOWNIK TAJNYCH SŁUŻB, IDOL, CELEBRYTA. Jego opowiadania mogłyby z powodzeniem służyć jako podręcznik przeprowadzania zbrojnego przewrotu, porwania czy przemytu broni na wielką skalę.