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THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE BBC'S MISS AUSTEN: THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY JANE AUSTEN LOVER Readers LOVE Jane Austen at Home: 'A "tour de force" which should be in the reading list of anyone who has either read the books or watched the film adaptations.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Deepen your insight into and appreciation for the writings J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis as you explore the untold story of how the First World War shaped their lives, faith, and writings. Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the...

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his...

Ernest Hemingway’s classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, now available in a restored edition, includes the original manuscript along with insightful recollections and unfinished sketches. Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway’s most enduring works...

The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless...

Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life describes his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years....

Stefan Zweig's memoir, The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of prewar Europe - its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars....

Matthew Sturgis draws on a wealth of new material and fresh research, bringing alive the distinctive mood and characters of the fin de siècle in the richest and most compelling portrait of Oscar Wilde to date....

This explosively entertaining memoir abounds in gossip, satire, historical apercus, and trenchant observations. Vidal’s compelling narrative weaves back and forth in time, providing a whole view of the author’s celebrated life, from his birth in 1925 to today....

Prisoner FF8282 gazes out from confinement on what he deems must be a glorious summer’s day, rays of sunlight bursting through the barred...

Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935-January 17, 2019), from Maple Heights, OH, was an American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992.

Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë—the first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist—is a true classic. It transports us with a deft hand straight into 19th-century Haworth, Yorkshire and crafts an extensive account of Brontë’s life.

"From the first moments of Natalie Goldberg's recording of Writing Down the Bones, her classic work on writing and life, listeners know they are hearing something wonderful"—AudioFile on Writing Down the Bones This program is read by the author. Bestselling author and teacher Natalie Goldberg...

Two new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Roald Dahl's gripping autobiographical stories. These two compelling adaptations, based on Roald Dahl’s real-life tales of his of his boyhood and youthful overseas adventures, celebrate his remarkable life and commemorate his genius. Boy Dahl’s...

Was, um Himmels willen, hat mich bloß ins gleißende Scheinwerferlicht getrieben, mitten unter die Showwölfe?

Named a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times In this vividly rendered and empathetic biography of two of the greatest poets of the 20th century—Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton—“the friendship and rivalry that the pair shared—not to mention the titular cocktails at a Boston...

The nonfiction debut from beloved international sensation and #1 New York Times bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay: her bestselling biography of novelist Daphne du Maurier. “It's impressive how Tatiana was able to recreate the personality of my mother, including her sense of humor. It is...

The Real Beatrix Potter is a fascinating and revealing biography of one of the world's most cherished children's authors....

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis never wrote a memoir, but she told her life story and revealed herself in intimate ways through the nearly 100 books she brought into print during the last two decades of her life as an editor at Viking and Doubleday. Based on archives and interviews with Jackie's...

Upon her mother’s death from Alzheimer’s, Annie Ernaux embarks on a daunting journey back through time, as she seeks to capture the real woman....

Douglas Adams, the legendary author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is one of the most beloved authors of all time.

In his debut collection of personal essays, Emmy-nominated screenwriter Michael Jamin (King of the Hill, Just Shoot Me, Beavis and Butt-Head, Wilfred, Maron, Rules of Engagement, Tacoma FD) recounts the true stories of a sensitive, anxious man searching for the things that are most important....

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING JASON SEGAL AND JESSE EISENBERG, DIRECTED BY JAMES PONSOLDT An indelible portrait of David Foster Wallace, by turns funny and inspiring, based on a five-day trip with award-winning writer David Lipsky during Wallace’s Infinite Jest tour In David...

In 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writing Frankenstein, the idea that a woman could dream up such a tale was as far-fetched as raising a being from the dead. But Mary wasn't just any woman....

Toni Morrison has touched an enormous swath of our national and global society through her writing. She has attained the highest heights in literature—including the Nobel Prize—and has earned her place in the literary canon, ranking among the most important American writers of all time. In Reading Toni Morrison, Professor A.J. Verdelle of Morgan State University will bring new insight and context to the work of an American literary master, one whose project was ultimately to write about Black people and their experiences through their own eyes.

Il Camilleri dell'epistolario è un infervorato studente fuorisede. Vive a Roma. È un borsista dell'Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. Ha due insigni maestri, Silvio d'Amico e Orazio Costa. Fa subito amicizia con Vittorio Gassman, giovane attore del teatro di posa. Lui studia regia teatrale. È un moderno Robinson Crusoe, che di continuo deve inventarsi un alloggio sempre provvisorio, le suppellettili necessarie, tutti i gesti della giornata tra il lavaggio della biancheria e la ricerca di un ristorantino alla portata delle sue tasche semivuote. Camilleri è giovane, giovanissimo.

Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is his debut novel Catch-22, published in 1961, a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for a dilemma with no easy way out.

Se ha escrito mucho sobre Mark Twain. Sin embargo, poco se ha hecho para escuchar sus propias palabras, pensamientos y sentimientos acerca de su vida, desafíos y éxitos. La serie En Sus Propias Palabras tiene precisamente ese propósito, comenzando con él como el mayor ingenio de su época y...

On a beaucoup écrit sur Mark Twain. Cependant, peu de choses ont été faites pour entendre ses propres mots, pensées et sentiments concernant sa vie, ses défis et ses succès. La série En ses propres termes vise précisément ce but, en commençant par présenter l'homme qui était le plus...

Publicado póstumamente en 1964, París era una fiesta es el libro más personal y revelador de Hemingway, quien, ya en el crepúsculo de su vida, narra aquí los dorados, salvajes y fructíferos años de su juventud en el París de los años veinte, en compañía de escritores como Scott Fitzgerald o Ezra Pound, la llamada «generación perdida».

Harold Robbins, born Harold Rubin (May 21, 1916-October 14, 1997), was an American author from New York City. One of the best-selling novelists of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers—including The Carpetbaggers in 1961—and sold over 750 million copies in 32 languages. The following recording is from a 1974 TV interview.

Koljós es el libro más íntimo de Emmanuel Carrère: un apasionante relato familiar que arranca con el funeral de Estado de su madre, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, figura mayor de la vida intelectual francesa, primera mujer al frente de la Academia y reconocida autoridad en el estudio de la historia rusa.

After finishing my last book, I found myself not blocked but fatigued. The creative process had worn me down. Friends advised, “Take time off, recharge.” Easier said than done. Writing is as natural to me as breathing; to stop would be unthinkable. So, I carried this conundrum for months, letting it ferment in my dwindling supply of productive brain cells, until the answer appeared: Write a book of quotes. The words emblazoned themselves across my mind, flickering insistently until I surrendered.

Famous or Infamous peels back the curtain on five unforgettable figures whose stories shaped entertainment, politics, and culture. Hosted within the narrative by the incisive Charlie Lovetts, this compelling volume plays like a full season of a prestige documentary series—each episode a riveting, deeply human biography.

Erinnerungen aus dem Jahre 1848: Ich will meine Erinnerungen aus dem Revolutionsjahr 48 niederschreiben. Da tritt denn gleich von vornherein ein bedenklicher Unstern scheinbar hindernd entgegen. Ich habe an jenen Begebenheiten durchaus keinen Anteil genommen. Nicht allein, dass ich den Vorbereitungen und dem Ausbruch fremd blieb, eine mit meiner innersten Natur verbundene Empfindung hinderte mich sogar, den einzelnen Ereignissen Schritt für Schritt zu folgen.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan. “I’d come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right...

Le 28 septembre 1878, en compagnie de son ânesse Modestine, Robert-Louis Stevenson s’élance sur le chemin qui porte aujourd’hui son nom. Il est persuadé que son équipée libèrera ses bronches, apaisera ses nerfs, le consolera de ses chagrins d’amour et de ses querelles avec son père et nourrira son imagination. Deux cent cinquante kilomètres dans une des régions les plus sauvages de France, où l’on vit encore dans la terreur de la bête du Gévaudan : la future randonnée n’aura rien d’une partie de plaisir.

Entre la ficción y el testimonio, el ensayo y la memoria, este libro da cuenta de algunas facetas de la vida de varios escritores a quienes Gonzalo Celorio tuvo la oportunidad de conocer y de tratar: Arreola, Cortázar, Rulfo, Fuentes, Monterroso, García Márquez, Loynaz, Eco.

Pilote de l’Aéropostale, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry livre avec Terre des hommes un témoignage profondément humain, à la frontière du récit d’aventure, de la méditation philosophique et de l’hommage à la fraternité.

Diez años después de la muerte de su padre, el narrador de este libro decide escribirla. Con la sombra del suicidio privándole del duelo, se pregunta: ¿es posible encontrar las palabras de una despedida que no se produjo? Así, este relato personal e íntimo se convierte en una búsqueda para entender cómo se forjan los vínculos familiares, a qué condena el silencio, dónde se esconde la verdad de una historia. Pero la escritura falla, y el autor recurre a las biografías de escritores que se suicidaron y a sus últimas notas para reconstruir un adiós posible, tentativo.

Deu anys després de la mort del seu pare, el narrador d'aquest llibre decideix escriure-la. Amb l'ombra del suïcidi que priva el dol, es pregunta: és possible trobar les paraules d'un comiat que no es va produir? Així, aquest relat personal i íntim esdevé una recerca per entendre com es forgen els vincles familiars, a què condemna el silenci, on s'amaga la veritat d'una història. Però l'escriptura falla, i l'autor recorre a les biografies d'escriptors que es van suïcidar i a les seves darreres notes per reconstruir un adeu possible, temptatiu.

Kære Lise er en varm og vedkommende hyldest til hele Danmarks Matador-mor Lise Nørgaard i forbindelse med hendes 80-års jubilæum i 1997. Festskriftet er et både nærgående og venskabeligt portræt skrevet til og om Lise Nørgaard, forfatteren og journalisten, som efterhånden er blevet et nationalt klenodie. Helle Virkner, Malene Schwartz, Karen Thisted og Lone Kühlmann er blandt de nære venner og bekendtskaber, som beretter om fælles minder og oplevelser. Med hver deres unikke vinkel og relation til hovedpersonen portrætterer de moderen, veninden, hunde-elskeren og ord-mennesket Lise Nørgaard.

Marco nasce nella periferia romana degli anni Sessanta, in un quartiere di cemento e strade sbrecciate. Fin da piccolo capisce che la sua vita non sarà mai lineare: ogni caduta diventa una spinta verso un nuovo inizio. Negli anni Ottanta parte per Londra, capitale del punk e dei rave clandestini. Qui sopravvive tra lavori precari, fame e libertà assoluta, reinventandosi come lavapiatti, cuoco e intrattenitore improvvisato.

This is the story of Yvonne and her family who grew up enduring multiple family challenges. Yvonne always had the idea that the childhood life she was experiencing was not the norm and it could be changed with determination. At a very early age, Yvonne became the main protector of her siblings while trying to convince her mother there is a better way of life rather than having multiple children. When Yvonne stood up to her parents while struggling to achieve, the death of a sibling left her feeling guilty.