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Nature took on a new importance for thousands of people when the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Britain, providing solace in a time of great anxiety - not least because the crisis struck at the beginning of spring, the season of hope and renewal, and furthermore, in an extraordinary conjunction, the spring of 2020 turned out to be the loveliest spring ever recorded in Britain. Three nature writers, living like everyone else under lockdown, but walking out each day to exercise, resolved to record their experiences of the coronavirus spring, in widely contrasting parts of the country.

Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives and loves of the people who wrote them. When the author is a brilliant writer who lived an...

A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR With unwavering humanity and light-footed humor, this intimate account of the interminable year of 2020 offers commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic, protests for racial justice, the U.S. presidential election, and more, all with a miraculous dose of...

A never-before-seen collection of deeply personal love letters from Kurt Vonnegut to his first wife, Jane, compiled and edited by their daughter “If ever I do write anything of length—good or bad—it will be written with you in mind.” Kurt Vonnegut’s eldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning...

The titanic choreographer, creator of memorable ballets, master of Broadway musicals, legendary show doctor and director, now revealed in his own words--the closest we will get to a memoir/autobiography--from his voluminous letters, journals, notes, diaries, never before published. Edited, and...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that traces the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a changing nation over six decades These...

A.K. Ramanujan (1929-1993), one of India's finest poets, translators, folklorists, essayists and scholars of the twentieth century, is a stalwart in India's literary history. His translations of ancient Tamil and medieval Kannada poetry, as well as of UR Ananthamurthy's novel Samskara, are...

India’s biggest sports stars share their secrets for finding greatness From Anju Bobby George’s unexpected gold medal at the World Athletics Final in Monaco to Abhinav Bindra’s Olympic gold in Beijing, India’s sportspersons have constantly proved that they stand shoulder to shoulder with...

This is the story of Morning Glory’s turn of the century kenbutsu—her travels—to America. Guided by her uncle, a Harvard graduate, Morning Glory travels at a time when most Americans know little or nothing about Japan, aside from the popular tunes of The Mikado (1885) and The Geisha (1896).

H.C. Andersen og Søren Kierke­gaard rejser sammen ned gennem Europa sidst i 1849 med Rom som endemål. Undervejs udveksler det umage par tanker om kærligheden, angsten, glæden, selvet, døden og livet derefter, men berører også deres kunstneriske virksomhed og den udeblevne anerkendelse, pressens tilta­gen­de dominans og den vildtvoksende natur­videnskab, folkestyrets frem­march og kristen­dommens krise.

A master strategist and tireless activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. He brought Gandhi's protest techniques to the American civil rights movement and played a deeply influential role in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., helping to mold him into an international symbol of nonviolence.

Questo libro è il secondo manuale-racconto sulla vita contemporanea, e diario personale scritto da me. La vera gioia che il nostro tempo restituisce tramite le esperienze, non un ritrovato delle nuove tecnologie ma una funzione in diversi periodi storici e geologici, cosa lo ha già creato secondo delle spiegazioni, sugli avvenimenti e le loro soluzioni.

A phenomenal poetry collection about disappointment, love, loss, grief, and recovery.

מהו סיפור טוב? תלוי את מי שואלים. בחליפת מכתבים מרתקת הסופר ג'.מ. קוטזיוהפסיכולוגית ארבלה קורץ עוסקים במקומו של הסיפור בספרות ובטיפול הפסיכולוגי ומעלים שאלות...

There is nothing quite as powerful as poetry that can speak from the heart… to the heart. Expressive, nostalgic, and bittersweet – Poems of Past comprises a series of poems that center around the various stages of life and the powerful emotions that accompany them. From broken memories, old age, mental health, and insecurities. Struggles with identity, family, and relationships. This book includes works that will both captivate and move you, as they examine touching moments from everyday life.

"ברגע שאתה במלחמה אתה חושב על הכל, על הכל מהכל. השאלה היא מה אתה עושה עם המחשבות האלה" (יונתן, סמל מחלקה 3) חמש שנים לאחר המבצע - החיילים ששירתו בצוק איתן מתיישבים לדבר...

כשהייתה בת תשע־עשרה הכירה דליה רביקוביץ את יוסף בר יוסף, אז עיתונאי בן עשרים ושתיים, ולימים סופר ומחזאי. השניים היו לזוג במשך כמה שנים ואף נישאו, התגרשו במהרה ולאחר...

ଯଦି କଥା ନ ଶୁଭିଲା ବଂଶୀ ଭଳି, ତେବେ ଏ ବହିର ବା କି ସାର୍ଥକତା ଅଛି? ଏ ବହି ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଫାହିତ୍ୟର ଧାର ଧରୁନଥିବା ଜଣେ ଲେଖକର...

ହାସ୍ୟରସରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମୃଣାଳଙ୍କ ରମ୍ୟରଚନା ମନକୁ ଖାଲି କୁତୁକୁତୁ କରେନି, ଜୀବନଧାରାକୁ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ମଧ୍ୟ କରେ! ଆଜିର...

'I loved every word of it. Funny, fascinating, infuriating and so deeply personal. It's quite the achievement to create something so raw, so funny, and so clever.' – Adam Hills A fresh, funny family history following the lives of comedian Jess Robinson and her German Jewish grandmother Rosi...