Биографии и Мемуары
35106 кн.
If you were asked to write about your father, what would you say? Florence Welch, Paul Weller, Nina Stibbe and the sons and daughters of Ian Dury, Johnny Ball, Roy Castle, Leonard Cohen and many others relate the quirks, flaws and quiet heroisms of their dads. By turns funny, tender and heartbreaking, My Old Man offers a unique opportunity to reflect on our own relationships with our dads – who they really are, and how we come to understand ourselves through them.
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Everyone has a story to share in there own way – am I the last of the Prince Charmings? I got out of deep lack and homelessness and still am unable to find love. This is a way for me to share my story with single ladies and for those who want to be inspired to dream again to have hope again even when you are down and out. You are never to be counted out. You have work to do.
| Автор | Deshon J. Porter |
In Letters of Note: Art, Shaun Usher celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstasy of producing work that excites, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. Includes letters by: Michelangelo, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Artemisia Gentileschi, Oscar Howe, Martin Scorsese, Henri Matisse, Mick Jagger, Augusta Savage, Vincent van Gogh & many more
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Through heartbreaking, often comic, genre-non-conforming pieces spanning the past 10 years, Rachel Zucker trains her relentless attention on marriage, motherhood, grief, the need to speak, depression, sex, and many other topics. Part poetry, part memoir, part lyric essay—and not limited by any of these categories—<em>SoundMachine </em>is a book written out of the persistent feeling that the human voice is both a meaningless sound and the only way we know we exist.
| Автор | Rachel Zucker |
In this remarkable memoir, Athol Fugard, author of The Road to Mecca, A Lesson From Aloes, Master Harold…and the boys, Valley Song and numerous other works for the stage, paints a moving study of his early years in South Africa. Cousins focuses on Fugard's relationship with his two cousins and their impact, which led the author to a lifelong pursuit of a writing career.
| Автор | Athol Fugard |
A fascinating look at both famous and not-so-famous dogs from down under. There's the 'Red Dog', celebrated in a movie in 2011, and 'Bob the Railway Dog', which has a bestselling book written about him. There are assistance animals and guide dogs, war heroes and everyday ones, dogs that save lives and dogs whose lives are saved. All loyal, loving, brave in their ways and with doggy hearts of gold.
| Автор | Paul Bugeja |
"Fugard registers and captures the keen images that are the very stuff of vibrant theatre."–Time
| Автор | Athol Fugard |
Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret.), served 35 years in uniform. He spent 24 years in the U.S. Senate, becoming Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was a top industry executive and is currently CEO of a small business. He serves on numerous boards and commissions related to national security.
| Автор | David Poyer |
Melitas Forster was born in 1918 and you will enjoy these wonderful vignettes of her exciting life. Melitas began writing at the young age of 91 and began blogging by the time she was 93. Come discover this amazing woman who definitely broke the mold when she was born!
| Автор | Melitas Forster |
Three kinds of sex; professional, abusive, and meaningless. Using the power of poetry Maddox takes you on a journey through his life and everyone «in» it. The boy who became a sex worker at seventeen overcomes the cycle of abuse and addiction in this very dramatic telling of what trauma does to the brain. «Break my back like you broke my heart.» It's fast, blunt, and intense. Buckle up.
| Автор | Jakk Maddox |
Through the adventures (and misadventures) of a rogue elephant, Clinton Pfingsten makes a powerful impression:* Wild stories – unbelievable but true* Hilarious adventures* Life lessons for the young (and the young at heart)* A great example of what God can do for someone, and the difference he can then make in the lives of others.
| Автор | Posey - Wilson Publishing Group |
Compelling and raw, Grace Through Addiction is the author's personal story of life with a narcotic addict. It offers insightful personal experience combined with her expert knowledge as a Nurse Practitioner. Providing vivid accounts of addictive behavior, Martin takes you inside her life with an addict, illuminating the addict’s effect on the entire family, and showing how to get out of these unhealthy relationships.
| Автор | Christa Martin |
A biographical account of extraordinary events in the career of Leo W. Stach, an expatriate geologist, during war and peace in the Western Pacific region, based on official documents as well as personal written records, together with his recollections, as narrated to the author, Kerry B. Collison, during a series of recorded interviews from December 1996 to June 1997.
| Автор | Kerry B Collison |