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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Anteckningar från ett liv i och omkring måleriet. Om skapande, tvivel, familj och de drömmar som vägrar ge upp. En dagbok i gränslandet mellan verklighet och fiktion...

In this book, award-winning design journalist, Tom May, examines the achievements of 50 of history's greatest designers: the men and women who have influenced the way we live by creating everything from furniture to household goods and decorative objects to cars and motorbikes, airplanes, signage, sports equipment and much more.

Clyo Mendoza hace un ensayo reflexionando sobre los motivos por los que no volvería a vivir la adolescencia: la violencia machista feroz, en el centro de un sistema impune, puede convertir a esa etapa de la vida, supuestamente amena, en un territorio del que las víctimas quieren escapar. Este ensayo forma parte de la antología Las formas de la memoria, que conmemora el vigésimo aniversario de Almadía y reivindicla idea de que una editorial es un punto de encuentro.

A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of America. From The Nation magazine columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Zirin...

Klaus-Peter Wolf gibt spannende Einblicke in die Entstehungs- und Erfolgsgeschichte seiner Ostfriesen-Krimireihe. Im Café ten Cate sitzend schrieb Klaus-Peter Wolf mit einem Kolbenfüller den ersten Satz in eine dicke, schwarzrote Kladde. Und es sollte nicht der letzte bleiben. Über 30 Ostfriesenkrimis sollten folgen.

As we go through life we weather many storms. We lose family members, close friends and animals we love, and they take with them the warmth and shared memories of many years. With the loss of her favourite tree that had enriched her life for decades, she began to ask herself: are there ways to make later life rich and interesting?

في «الكاتبات والوحدة» تتحدث نورا ناجي عن عشر كاتبات، عشن حياة قاسية، إذ لم يمنحهن المجتمع فرصة للتنفس والانطلاق، وحاصرهن بكثير من الخطوط الحادة. وكي تصل إلى أعماق...

‘Michael Thomas has written a truly extraordinary memoir, one that sears and sings with such terrible, beautiful honesty it will burn its way deep into your bones. The Broken King is a triumph, and reading it will leave you changed. It’s genuinely one of the most extraordinary and magical...

'Memorias de ultratumba de un Rey de la poesía': así define Ian Gibson este audiolibro inspirado en la vida del poeta nicaragüense. Podremos recorrer algunas de las experiencias vitales que conformaron la breve, pero intensa vida, del máximo representante del modernismo literario en lengua...

„Granica sokoła" to częściowo uzupełnienie, a częściowo kontynuacja „Nawiało nam burzę". Abramow-Newerly przedstawia ostatnie lata istnienia Kresów II Rzeczypospolitej. Opisuje z humorem i swadą barwny obraz życia w Hadyńkowcach i Czortkowie, poczynając od najstarszych dziejów rodu Wawrów, czyli ucieczki Fiodora Ławrowa przez Zbrucz pod koniec XVIII wieku. Relacjonuje też szczegółowo kluczowe dla tych ziem wydarzenia: obronę granicy na Zbruczu w 1939 r.

Johannes Vermeer has fascinated a growing number of 21st century viewers with his most intimate depictions of the nature of human existence. The formal perfection of his compositions and the precision of his painting technique, expressing his fantastic narrative ability and accurate realism, have become a quintessential characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age of painting. Nearly 400 years later, Vermeer is still celebrated for his incomparable sense of timelessness, human dignity and unprecedented talent for creating luminosity and purity of color in his scenes.

Die Autoren erzählen in ihrer fiktiven Familiensaga Neuerscheinung 2024 die Geschichte der Londoner Journalistin Sally Wheeler, die sich auf die Spuren ihrer Herkunft begibt. Dabei begleiten sie die Ausbeutung Afrikas und die deutsche Kolonialpolitik auf dem Weg zu drei Familien. Die über eine Diamantenmine und international agierende Hoteldynastien seit über hundert Jahren schicksalhaft miteinander verkettet sind. Auf ihrer Suche begegnet Sally Wheeler den Familien von Odenfeldt und van der Meer, die durch eine Diamantenmine und eine internationale Hotelkette ineinander verstrickt sind.

Durante le feste di Natale del 2004, Emmanuel Carrère è in vacanza con la famiglia in Sri Lanka. Sono i giorni in cui lo tsunami devasta le coste del Pacifico: tra le migliaia di morti c'è anche Juliette, la figlia di quattro anni di una coppia di francesi a cui Carrère - accidentale testimone dello strazio di una famiglia - si lega. Qualche mese dopo, al ritorno in Francia, un altro lutto: la sorella della compagna dello scrittore - che casualmente si chiama anche lei Juliette - ha avuto una ricaduta del cancro che già da ragazza l'aveva colpita rendendola zoppa.

Described by Yeats as a 'bread and butter' letter to Sweden, and 'at last a part of [his] autobiography', The Bounty of Sweden compellingly recounts his journey to Stockholm to accept the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature. An exemplary piece of travel writing, The Bounty of Sweden includes a profound meditation on Stockholm itself, detailing Yeats's fascination with the Swedish Royal Court and documenting his charming encounters with the local people of the city.

A partir da obra de grandes pintores do século XVII, como Rembrandt e Vermeer, o ganhador do Pulitzer e autor de Clarice, uma biografia coloca em cena questões fundamentais da história da arte: por que criamos, o que é a beleza, o que significa ser um artista? Aos 25 anos, Benjamin Moser se...

La véritable histoire de La Fronde, premier quotidien créé par des femmes. Tout commence en 1897. Marguerite Durand, journaliste au Figaro, refuse d'écrire un article à charge sur le premier Congrès international des féministes, organisé à Paris. Son rédacteur en chef l'exige. Elle est licenciée. De cette injustice naît une saine colère et l'idée folle de créer un véritable journal, un quotidien de presse généraliste, conçu, rédigé, imprimé et administré exclusivement par des femmes.

The true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst...

C’est dans la cour d’une prison, en voulant héler un autre détenu, que Naestro pousse sa voix pour la première fois. Chacun se fige, sidéré. Devant ce trésor qui vient de jaillir, un gardien décide de l’initier à l’opéra. Désormais capable de chanter avec Roberto Alagna...

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and engraver who lived during the Romantic era. This was a time of revolution, radical ideas, and sweeping change, and Blake’s output was vast and varied, weaving together words and images in ways that had never been done before. During his lifetime, Blake was recognized as a talented painter and engraver, but he invariably missed out on the fame and fortune he so desperately wanted. No matter how hard he chased it, mainstream success remained just out of reach.

This book is dedicated to us. I cannot believe that I have done 13 of these crazy ass books. It is one thing to do 1 book start to finish, but 13. Whenever you go through a fast-food outlet, always ask for extra napkins, salt and ketchup. You never know when you might run out. My mom would take the accumulated extra ketchup and add them to our ketchup bottle.