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It’s been said that the past is another country. Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday takes readers into several such countries. This book has been called the most famous work about the Hapsburg Empire of Austria-Hungary (which Zweig calls “the world of security”) in the last decades before its collapse in the First World War.

Janice liked to say "Coincidences were miracles of God where He wants to remain anonymous." Her life was a remarkable series of these unique events. Take a journey with Jan across the planet, and experience the wonder of observing the great and the small. Then change the world. Jan's experiences traverse the worlds of Audubon and Cornell University ornithology, The history of the Pacific Island of Guam, becoming a freelance author and, Mark Twain scholar.

Both in her novels and her memoirs, Daphne du Maurier revealed an ardent desire to explore her family's history. In Myself When Young, based on diaries she kept between 1920 and 1932, du Maurier probes her own past, beginning with her earliest memories and encompassing the publication of her...

Rebecca was one of Daphne du Maurier's greatest bestsellers. It has been read all around the world, and in many different languages. The book has been adapted for the theater, film, television, and even opera. Now Daphne du Maurier reveals how it came to be written: its origins, its development...

Daphne du Maurier explores the troubled life of Branwell Brontë, delving into his artistic ambitions, self-destructive habits, and the psychological and familial pressures that led to his downfall. "Miss du Maurier has brought to the art of the biography the narrative urgency which gives such...

A heartfelt and stirring memoir of Author Aaron Ryan's journey from unworthiness to worthiness through the redeeming love of a woman who never gave up hoping. Listen to Author Aaron Ryan's memoir detailing early abuse and shattered dreams, recovery, his fierce devotion to his business, and the captivating and patient love of a woman who — if he would just give both of them a chance — would prove that he was worthy, after all.

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.

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.

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...

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.