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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...

Bloomsbury presents The Anthony Bourdain Reader by Anthony Bourdain, edited by Kimberly Witherspoon with a Foreword by Patrick Radden Keefe. Read by Anthony Bourdain, Kim Witherspoon, Dion Graham, Kaleo Griffith, David Colacci and Chris Patton. 'This compilation shows he was so much more than...

'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...

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.

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.

»Bis später, mein Kätzchen«, ruft René Goscinny seiner neunjährigen Tochter zu, als er zusammen mit der Mutter das Haus verlässt. Doch er kommt nicht mehr zurück. Für die kleine Anne ist unfassbar, dass ihr Papa so plötzlich gestorben sein soll. »Tot bis wann, Maman?«, fragt sie...

I november 1999 begyndte Joan Didion at se en psykiater, fordi hendes familie havde haft "et par hårde år". Hun beskrev sessionerne i en logbog, som hun stillede til sin mand, John Gregory Dunne. De første sessioner fokuserede på alkoholisme, adoption, depression, angst, skyld og de hjerteskærende udfordringer i relationen til hendes datter, Quintana.

Rachel Cusk hat ein zutiefst persönliches und hochpolitisches Buch geschrieben – einen skandalträchtigen Bericht über die gewaltigen Folgen und Nebenwirkungen ihrer eigenen Trennung. Sie erzählt von der heiklen Entscheidung, direkt nach der Geburt der Töchter als Schriftstellerin weiterzuarbeiten, während ihr Mann, zuvor erfolgreicher Fotograf, Töchter und Haushalt übernimmt.

Joseph Juliana, nee Geoffrey Giuliano, nee Sripada Jaganntha Dasa, is a man of many faces and adventures. A plumber's son from Western, New York now in his early seventies, this transient iconic soul has experienced a wide swath of poverty, riches, fame, anonymity, hedonism, and piety. At the same time 50% monk and 50% monkey, Giuliano is best known as the author of a shelfful of books on the Beatles and other rock icons, a well-known film actor, world traveler, vegetarian activist, and very public devotee of Sri Krishna.