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From a young age Kerouac was a spiritual thinker and questioner, and he always considered himself a spiritual writer. Buddhism gave more meaning to Jack’s work as a writer: he was working not for personal accomplishment and glory but for human betterment. And Buddhism justified his lifestyle: with its vision of the material world as empty and illusory, he was free to do what he wanted.

A follow-up to the wildly successful What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About, this “moving and deeply relatable” (Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country) collection of essays from sixteen notable writers breaks the silence on the complex—and sometimes...

Estaba pensando en cómo describir el estado emocional de Luis Tejada antes de sentarse frente al papel, cuando recordé que él mismo, con seguridad mejor de lo que yo podría, lo hizo en su Libro de crónicas, publicado por primera vez en 1924.

Publicado em 1963, Da próxima vez, o fogo se tornou um clássico incontornável no debate sobre os direitos civis nos Estados Unidos. Não acredite na palavra de ninguém, inclusive na minha, mas confie em sua experiência. Saiba de onde você veio. Se você sabe de onde veio, não há limite para onde poderá ir", escreve James Baldwin para seu sobrinho, também chamado James, um adolescente prestes a completar quinze anos.

Growing up in the shifting landscape of Gundagai with her Nan and Aunties, Sunny spends her days playing on the hills near their farmhouse and her nights dozing by the fire, listening to the big women yarn about life over endless cups of tea. It is a life of freedom, protection and love. But as Sunny grows she must face the challenge of being seen as different, and of having a mother whose visits are as unpredictable as the rain.

With science now recognizing animal consciousness, intelligence, emotion and even morality, there must come an awareness of our own moral responsibilities towards other beings. But there's another reason to consider animals' well-being-because it is intertwined with our own. In Survival at Stake...

Una voz de conciencia, paz y transformación personal. Publicado en sus últimos años, No me puedo callar es uno de los ensayos más intensos y radicales de León Tolstói. En él, el autor ya viejo y desencantado con la sociedad de su tiempo, hace una profunda crítica al Estado, a la Iglesia y a la violencia estructural. Pero más allá de su dimensión política o espiritual, este texto es, ante todo, un acto de coherencia interior.

Songs of My Father and Other Essays by Gardner Landry assembles relics of his writing from an earlier era that hearken to even earlier times, stretching from childhood into his adult years. The Fred essays recount some of his father’s choice exploits, while the second group includes anecdotes and observations from beyond the confines of his family.

Ce recueil de textes sur la nature de George Sand, interprétés avec finesse par Marie-Christine Barrault, met en lumière l'alliage harmonieux entre la nature, l'engagement écologique et la modernité intemporelle de l'écrivaine. À travers la diversité des sujets abordés et la richesse des styles, il dévoile des facettes méconnues de son œuvre prolifique. Ses écrits sur la botanique témoignent d'une érudition remarquable en sciences naturelles, où l'observation précise de la flore se mêle à des réflexions métaphysiques empreintes de poésie.

FINALIST FOR THE GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE Eye-opening essays about searching for peace in the cacophony of birds and discovering a world of meaning in small moments—from award-winning actor Lili Taylor. “By turns introspective, inquisitive, and funny, the book is a love letter to nature and the...

An ode to one man's enduring love affair with hunting, The Fragrance of Grass stands as a testament to Guy de la Valdène's deep affection for and abiding respect of the natural work and all its inhabitants. Set in places as far afield as France and Montana, Saskatchewan and Florida, this beautifully written memoir is a treatise on dogs, birds, and wildlife; food, wine, and women.

Exploring issues from the #MeToo movement, gender bias in division of labor and the workplace, and the underrepresentation of women of color in leadership, to cultural trends including food and travel shows, the intersection of fashion and food, and the evolution of food writing in the last few decades, Women on Food brings together food's most vital female voices.

すべてのビジネスは「真心」さえあればうまくいく。仕事はいかに「他者への想像力」を発揮し、意中の人に「モテる」かが、成功への別れ道。

伝説の「活字四部作」がついにオーディオブック化！「重度の活字中毒者」だという作家・椎名誠が、「本」についての思いや体験を縦横無尽に書き尽くし、世の本好きたちを魅了した伝説のエッセイ「活字四部作」が、長い年月を経て、ついに文庫化！

A collection of essays by B.V.Bharathi, published by Sawanna

A truly significant discovery, Walt Whitman’s Manly Health and Training is an entertaining health manifesto that sheds new light on one of America’s major nineteenth-century authors. In the fall of 1858, a thirteen-part essay series appeared in the New York Atlas, under the title Manly Health and Training. This nearly 47,000-word journalistic effort, written by Walt Whitman under his pen name “Mose Velsor,” was lost for more than 150 years, buried in just a handful of library archives, until its recent unexpected discovery.

En Leer y comprender en las aulas de Aline de la Macorra e ilustrado por Juan Gedovius, se habla sobre la lectura, la lectura de textos y la lectura de...

Based on two lectures Woolf delivered at the University of Cambridge, A Room of One’s Own compellingly argues for women’s intellectual freedom and the importance of financial independence. It is still considered one of the most powerful pieces of feminist writing to this day. Published in 1929, A Room of One’s Own asserts a simple message: in order for women to reach their full creative potential, they must have their own money and space with which to do it with.

Die grauen Haare waren ein Schock, dann kam der Schlafentzug und diese unkontrollierte Wut auf alles und jeden, aber Wechseljahre? – das ist doch ...

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