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2 janvier 1949, dix-huit footballeurs du bourg de Corps-Nuds, en Bretagne, revenant d'un match, trouvent la mort dans un accident. Comment cet accident annonce-t-il la journée du 22 mai où Jean-Paul Kauffmann sera enlevé à Beyrouth et détenu en otage durant trois années ? Après l'accident libanais, ce récit sur l'inexplicable s'est imposé à l'auteur.

Come si fa oggi a stare nel mondo? In questo mondo. A trovare un modo, un posto adatto a noi che siamo consapevoli di essere privilegiati ma dobbiamo fare i conti anche coi nostri, di traumi, piccoli o grandi, oltre che con quelli giganteschi di chi è sotto le bombe, di chi è oppresso, povero, svantaggiato. Ci si vergogna a dire che ci si sente soli, ma lo siamo sempre di più. Daria Bignardi lo dice con sincerità, ironia, coraggio. Sente che la solitudine può essere una prigione ma anche un posto da cui ascoltare il battito del cuore del mondo. Il mondo la chiama e lei parte.

El 15 de diciembre de 2022, Ciro Gómez Leyva, el periodista más escuchado de México, sorteó su propia muerte y sobrevivió a un atentado en su contra. Estas páginas relatan su poderoso testimonio y la visión del autor sobre la fragilidad de la vida y la cercanía con su fin.

Deborah Levy revient sur sa vie. Elle fuit à Majorque pour réfléchir et se retrouver, et pense à l'Afrique du Sud, ce pays qu'elle a quitté, à son enfance, à l'apartheid, à son père – militant de l'ANC emprisonné –, aux oiseaux en cage, et à l'Angleterre, son pays d'adoption. Telle la marquise Cabrera se délectant du 'chocolat magique', elle est devenue écrivaine en lisant Marguerite Duras et Virginia Woolf.

Brought to you by Penguin. I started writing this book as an exclusively work memoir but the work and the personal kept overlapping. I don’t know if that’s because I’m a woman or a mother or both, or none of those reasons. I just know that for my story to be authentic and truthful, I...

From beloved writer Michael Morpurgo, comes a new collection of reflections, memoir, stories and wonder. 'A beautiful, thoughtful book that brims with joy' KATE MOSSE 'Suffused with gentle optimism and warmth' TELEGRAPH A story is like a kite. If I make it right, if I fly it right, it will swoop...

Told through the eyes of the field producer who coordinated much of the live coverage, Liveshot documents the step by step process the news staff of WCAU-TV followed to research the story, plan coverage and, most importantly, improvise as the story unfolded. The incredible team work of the reporters in the field, producers and editors in the newsroom and the managers in charge earned WCAU the Columbia-Dupont Award for excellence in journalism.

It’s 1966 and unaware of the brewing counterculture tsunami, Lora arrives in Berkeley, California where she is introduced to egg tempera, a homemade paint that combines colorful pigments with egg yolk. She falls in love with the luminous medium but cannot find a teacher to unravel its mysteries. Art and love converge when Lora falls for a tender, charismatic artist. But after their eight-month immersion in the great museums of Europe, she follows him into a commune that she later realizes has become a cult.

«Cercate in questo libro cose semplici e modeste: il racconto di tre viaggi in Sicilia», nei primi anni Cinquanta, «e delle cose di laggiú come possono cadere sotto l'occhio aperto di un viaggiatore senza pregiudizi», ci suggeriva l'autore. La forza delle pagine di Carlo Levi è concentrata in un'unica parola: amore. Come scrive Vincenzo Consolo nella sua Prefazione , «l'amore per tutto quanto è umano, acutamente umano, vale a dire debole e doloroso, vale a dire nobile.

Bringing together the author’s written reflections and his paintings, drawings, and photographs, Art Is invites us to see the world in prismatic and diverse lights, helping us navigate the fractured, divisive times we live in.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE The arc of literary giant John Updike’s life emerges in these luminous daily letters to family, friends, editors, and lovers—a remarkable outpouring over six decades, from his earliest consciousness as a writer to his final days. As James...

Part biography and part cultural history, this celebrated book not only tells the captivating story of Jane Austen's life as a writer, but also her literary legacy. Award-winning biographer Claire Harman traces the growth of Jane Austen's fame and the changing status of her work, a story of personal struggle, family intrigue, accident, advocacy and sometimes surprising neglect.

Published in 1885, Dickens As I Knew Him recounts Dolby's time managing Dickens's reading tours across Britain and America from 1866 to 1870. Dolby's narrative offers a firsthand account of these tours, illustrating Dickens's dedication to both his craft and his readers. From the extensive travelling, logistical challenges of the events and the enthusiastic audiences Dickens received it paints a vivid portrait of the literary giant's career in his later years, providing valuable insights into the man behind some of the most popular works of the century.

A concise, affectionate recollection of one of the greatest literary giants of the nineteenth century, told by the person who knew him best: Mamie Dickens. Mamie paints a portrait of a kind and devoted family man, and fondly shares childhood memories of a loving father who was deeply involved in family life at home. Filled with charming anecdotes about Dickens's meticulousness, punctuality and particular love for Christmas celebrations and dancing, My Father As I Recall Him is an endearing and enlightening read for any fan of Dickens's work.

In this unique oral biography, Bachardy recounts his astonishing story, providing illuminating recollections of celebrity portrait sittings and revelations about his thirty-year relationship with Christopher Isherwood. From their meeting in the 1950s until Isherwood's death in 1986, theirs was a legendary love story, courageous and uncompromising for its time, and remarkable in any era for the creative collaborations and art it continues to inspire.

The founder of TheOnion.com and longest-serving editor-in-chief regales readers with never-before-told anecdotes from the beloved satiric newsroom in this celebration of creativity, resilience, and the transformative power of jokes—delivered in AP style.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Cameron has written a book that feels like music, an intimate souvenir, like a song you can’t stop listening to.” —Stevie Nicks “A delicious tale of a devotee who worships at the altar of rock and roll….It’s a love letter to fandom, sealed with...

Jesienią 1911 roku w Café Savoy w Pradze Franz Kafka poznaje aktorów żydowskich z Warszawy i ze Lwowa. Remigiusz Grzela odsłona nie tylko relację Kafki z żydowskimi aktorami, ale także przygląda się życiu po życiu słynnego autora Procesu. Kto z nich ocalał?

New York Times bestselling author, humorist, and speaker Michael Perry delivers real-world lessons on leadership, creativity, resilience, and entrepreneurship. Entertaining and fundamentally useful no matter the form of art or business you pursue, Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents is a masterclass in identifying unexpected opportunities and concludes with a chapter titled, “The Most Improbable Mentor Move of All.” This witty and insightful book details how unlikely encounters shape creativity, business, and life.

A kaleidoscopic memoir by acclaimed filmmaker Abel Ferrara, director of the cult classic films Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, and Dangerous Game, offering an unflinching look at his life, career, and the gritty world of independent cinema. Throughout his five-decade career, film director Abel...