From the best-selling author of The End of Your Life Book Club comes a warm, funny, irresistible book that follows an improbable and life-changing friendship over the course of forty years.
'A fascinating call to arms full of insight' IndependentAfter four decades broadcasting to the nation each night, Jon Snow gives vent to his opinions on the state of our nation .
This memoir by Anne Heche is as personal as it gets, offering a peek inside the mind of the late Emmy-award winning actress, director and author of the New York Times best seller Call Me Crazy.
Für die einen ist er ein lebendes Gesamtkunstwerk, das sich immer weiter vervollkommnet, für die anderen ein Popstar, der partout nicht lockerlässt, für die dritten wiederum ein unerschrockener Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes der Kulturindustrie: Andreas Dorau – viel bewundert, eigensinnig, genial.
Wir misstrauen sentimentalen Schubert-Bildern aus alten Romanen, Filmen und Theaterstücken, aber auch dem allzu scharf konturierten Porträt von Schubert als einer gequälten und gebrochenen Natur, entworfen von der sozialkritischen Entschlüsselungsliteratur der 1970er- und -80er-Jahre.
A spirited dive into the life and career of a performer, writer, and director who dominated twentieth-century American comedy Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn in 1926, is one of the great comic voices of the twentieth century.
A FASCINATING TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, INTRIGUE AND UNFORGIVABLE BETRAYAL, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES Readers LOVE Capote's Women: 'A genuinely fascinating account of a great writer and his muses.
Arguably the pre-eminent European sculptor of his age, but historically considered little more than the facile court sculptor to the grand dukes of Florence, Giambologna played a major role in the artistic transformations of the late sixteenth century.
Las memorias del cantante de AC/DC, que, tras un periplo vital alucinante y accidentado, sustituyó al trágicamente desaparecido Bon Scott al frente de uno de los grupos clave del rock duro para firmar Back in Black: un hito del rock y el segundo disco más vendido de todos los tiempos.
Love him or loathe him, Simon Cowell is arguably the most influential player in the British entertainment industry and one of Britains most successful exports.
This exciting volume pioneers the study of the complex relationship between religion and deliberative democracy, a practice that places importance on the need for citizens to come together to identify shared concerns and issues, work through choices and options for action, weigh consequences and trade-offs, and possibly take collective action to influence decisions and policies.
This exciting volume pioneers the study of the complex relationship between religion and deliberative democracy, a practice that places importance on the need for citizens to come together to identify shared concerns and issues, work through choices and options for action, weigh consequences and trade-offs, and possibly take collective action to influence decisions and policies.
Mercedes Sosa - Uma Lenda, traça a jornada espiritual, política e artística de Sosa, e explora o segredo por trás do significativo impacto gerado por ela.
Dans un siècle dominé par des souverains absolutistes et des aristocrates prétentieux, la famille Mozart a traversé l'Europe à la recherche d'une consécration artistique et un travail prestigieux.
An explosive inside look at The Dirty Dozen, the star-studded war film that broke the rules, shocked the critics, thrilled audiences, and became an all-time, cult-movieclassic .
This book offers a comprehensive view of the legal, political, and ethical challenges related to the global regulation of ayahuasca, bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars.
This book offers a comprehensive view of the legal, political, and ethical challenges related to the global regulation of ayahuasca, bringing together an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars.
'Key to understanding Black British history' - The Sunday Times'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie SmithOne of the great poets of modern times, and a deeply respected political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of non-fiction.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERImagine if all the worn-out, untrue, painful chapters of our lives started to quiet, and the beautiful, unique pieces of who we are were to rise.
Star and executive producer of the hit TV showBar Rescue andNew York Timesbestselling author ofDon't Bullsh*t Yourself,Jon Taffer reveals the transformational power of conflict, sharing his toolkit for arguing smarterat home, at work, and in life.
New York Times bestseller An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him bestWhen Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe definitive anthology of Jim Morrison's writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks.
