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Funny, poignant and reflective, The Weight of a Cherry Blossom is a fable of rootlessness and belonging in the modern world. It is equal parts a story of urban loneliness and self-discovery and of the healing powers of kinship and love. Revisiting the awkwardness of adolescence and the chaos of growing up, it looks the foibles of adulthood irreverently in the eye.

Described as "the first blogger", Mary MacLane lived a tortured life, ahead of her time. Her beloved father died when she was a young child, and at the age of eight, her stepfather moved the family from its home in Winnipeg, Canada, to Montana in the United States, where young Mary had a hard time making friends. Her sensational autobiographical style of writing was considered scandalous, as she told of her bohemian lifestyle, feminist politics, and open bisexuality.

Das Tagebuch der berühmten chinesischen Schriftstellerin Fang Fang aus einer abgeriegelten Stadt ist ein einzigartiges, ergreifendes Zeitdokument über den Kampf gegen einen unsichtbaren Feind, den die Menschen in Wuhan weltweit als erste führten. Wuhan: Am 25. Januar, zwei Tage nachdem erstmals in der Geschichte eine 9-Millionen-Einwohner-Stadt komplett von der Außenwelt abgeriegelt wurde, beginnt Fang Fang, online Tagebuch zu schreiben. Eingeschlossen in ihrer Wohnung berichtet sie vom Hereinbrechen und dem Verlauf einer Katastrophe, von der Panik während der ersten Tage der Covid-19-Epidemie bis zu ihrer erfolgreichen Eindämmung.

The terror and purges of Stalin's Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records, let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky's diary grippingly documents Britain's drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact....

On her deathbed, Kate Greene's only concern was for her two little boys, Reef and Finn, and her loving husband, Singe. She knew she'd be leaving them behind very soon. Over her last few days, Kate created Mum's List. The couple talked and cried together as she wrote her thoughts and wishes down, trying to help the man she loved create the best life for their boys after she was gone. It wasn't the first time Singe and Kate had faced death. Four years earlier, doctors discovered a large lump in baby Reef 's abdomen.

It's the biggest sporting competition on Earth. A four-yearly chance for our greatest footballers to realise their ultimate dream. A month-long spectacle that's watched by billions. But the inaugural World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930, was semi-professional, poorly attended and haphazardly organized—so how did it become a bonanza of multinational sponsorship, dubious ethics and shadowy characters, and the ultimate stage for football's greatest drama? Simon Kuper is one of very few people to have attended every World Cup since 1990.

The brief and tragic life of Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) is told through the beautiful and passionate letters written by Charlotte to her best friend Ellen Nussey. Born and brought up in the bleak Haworth parsonage with only her sisters and brother for company, she soon obtains employment as a Governess. Having travelled abroad to study languages in Brussels, she returns to the Yorkshire moors to join her family where she writes her most successful novel, Jane Eyre.

Says Charles Pooter, "I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a 'somebody' - why my diary should not be interesting." Surprisingly, Mr. Pooter's life is fascinating! The fascination is two-fold: firstly, his astounding arrogance that we should care about his domestic trivia and narcissistic scribblings. Secondly, we can all sympathize with (and wince at!) this ridiculous slave to convention.

A deeply private man, shut off even to those who worked closely with him, Abraham Lincoln often captured “his best thoughts", as he called them, in short notes to himself. He would work out his personal stances on the biggest issues of the day, never expecting anyone to see these pieces of writing, which he’d then keep close at hand, in desk drawers and even in his top hat. The profound importance of these notes has been overlooked, because the originals are scattered across several different archives and have never before been brought together and examined as a coherent whole.

Selected from his many books and papers, the Andrew Murray Collection on Prayer serves as a manual for Christians who long to rediscover the joy of a life devoted to serving with Christ to bring love to a hurting world. Murray highlights for us the scarlet thread from Genesis to Revelation which proves how we are a full partner with Christ in his healing work today. Written in simple language, Andrew Murray shares stories applicable to every day, age, and era. Learn how to pray how Jesus prayed, how the Holy Spirit heals our physical bodies, and how we can pray in victory....

കുമയൂണിലെ നരഭോജികൾ എന്ന ഈ പുസ്തകം ജിം കോർബെറ്റ് എന്നയാൾ നടത്തിയ മികച്ച പത്തു കാനന ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലുകളുടെ...

Step into a space where vulnerability becomes strength and creativity becomes a source of healing. In this transformative collection, J. S. Nathaniel pulls back the curtain on the writing life, offering something brimming with courage, self-discovery, and raw honesty.

Bajo la forma de un diario personal, un quincuagenario de viaje por Florencia anota los episodios de un acontecimiento extraordinario para él: acaba de conocer a la hija de la que fue su amor de juventud casi treinta años antes, y a su pretendiente, un joven inglés, e intuye en esta relación la exacta repetición de su propia historia sentimental. ¿Logrará el narrador su propósito? ¿Producen las mismas causas los mismos efectos? ¿Tiene sentido proyectar nuestra propia vida en la de los demás?

Er schreibt es in sein Tagebuch! Was macht Stefan, wenn er zur Fahrprüfung mit dem falschen Bein aufsteht, wenn er sich beim Rangeln etwas bricht, wenn er beim Schrankaufbauen merkt, dass die Schublade fehlt, wenn er nachts nicht alleine ist und es plötzlich klingelt, wenn er überall nur noch Handtaschen sieht, wenn sein Praktikum bei Franka Stein zur Hölle wird, wenn seine neue WG nur aus Frauen besteht, wenn der kleine Spaziergang Stunden dauert oder wenn sein Keller einen Wasserschaden hat? Das beste Mittel gegen trübe Tage!

طالبة منهم مساعدتها في تأمين بعض الكتب الكلاسيكية التي لا تجدها في نيويورك. على مدى 20 عام تتوالى الرسائل المتبادلة بينها وبين العاملين في المتجر، وخاصة فرانك...

Laura, Arco y su hijo Hiku son una familia que se dedica a la promoción de lectura a bordo de su Renault 4, que es una biblioteca itinerante. En los viajes que hacen desde el páramo en el que viven, se han varado, los han multado, han recorrido montañas y valles y han conocido todo tipo...

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...