Unas memorias llenas de fuerza y vitalidad de la ganadora del Premio Booker por Niña, mujer, otrasEn 2019 Bernardine Evaristo se convirtió en la primera mujer negra que ganaba el Booker desde la creación del galardón cincuenta años atrás.
"Cuando los gigantes caminaban sobre la Tierra" es, ante todo, la biografía definitiva de Led Zeppelin, una banda que en apenas una década transformó la historia de la música y desapareció de repente tras una década de éxitos, y también de excesos encarnados en el lema: «sexo, drogas y rock&roll».
Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda s honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery'A bombshell, moving, inspirational.
From ESPN reporter Marc Raimondi comes a compelling, gripping narrative history of professional wrestling's legendary faction, The NWO (New World Order), from their inception in 1996 to their influence on American pop culture today.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The first comprehensive biography of Jane Birkinactress, singer, and legendary style iconand her profound cultural impact, from the acerbic, culturally astute, and genuine (The New York Times) author of the instant New York Times bestseller Glossy.
A compelling portrait of rocks greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrixs life.
Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families.
Among collections of letters written between American soldiers and their spouses, the Civil War correspondence of William and Jane Standard stands out for conveying the complexity of the motives and experiences of Union soldiers and their families.
A compelling portrait of rocks greatest guitarist at the moment of his ascendance, Stone Free is the first book to focus exclusively on the happiest and most productive period of Jimi Hendrixs life.
'Reveals the stories and the people behind your favourite film scores' - Nick de Semlyen, editor of Empire'Brims with enthusiasm and joyful insight' - Richard AyoadeHow can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air?
Passats deu anys de la seva mort (i cinquanta de la seva participació a Eurovisión), la projecció de Peret com a Rei de la Rumba no perd ni un bri de la seva singular grandesa, i així es pot veure en aquesta biografia, escrita amb el cor per Rogeli Herrero, un dels membres de Los Manolos.
The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of 'The Grass is Singing' and 'The Golden Notebook', and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007.
Die Familiengeschichte des einflussreichen Komponisten als menschliche SagaRichard Wagner, der Schöpfer von Tristan und Isolde und der Nibelungen-Oper, verstand es wie kein anderer, Musik, Sprache und Dichtung zu einem einzigartigen Gesamtkunstwerk zu verschmelzen.
Applying various disciplinary perspectives with overlapping themes, contributors to this volume analyze the intersections of Disney studies and animal studies, demonstrating how common themes and issues transcend the context of Disney culture.
THE ONLY COMPLETE BIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS AUTHORFeatures exclusive interview content with relatives of RowlingWith nearly 150 full-color photographs - many published here for the first timeContains 5 maps and a Family Tree specially created for this bookJoanne "e;Jo"e; Rowling is known to readers the world over as J.
Sir John Laurence 'Jack' Longland (1905-1993) was one of the defining figures of British mountaineering and outdoor education in the twentieth century - a man whose influence reached from the highest mountains of the world to the classrooms, airwaves and policy rooms of post-war Britain.
"e;His aim is true"e; — Greil MarcusFor more than a decade, readers of New York magazine and its Vulture website have been delighted—and occasionally outraged—by Bill Wyman's exhaustive and unapologetically opinionated rankings of the songs of some of the greatest artists in rock and pop history.
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLERIn the brilliantly original Tonight the Music Seems so Loud, Sathnam Sanghera portrays the extraordinary life of one of Britain's most beloved musical icons: George Michael.
Drawing on high profile cases, this book underscores the distinct and powerful threat to marginalized groups targeted by ongoing disinformation campaigns.
This biography reveals the rock music legend's dramatic life story, from his Texas youth and rise to stardom to his personal tragedies and untimely death.
This book responds to a critical geopolitical moment where decolonial thought, praxis, and pedagogy confront urgent questions of resistance in the face of Palestinian genocide and scholasticide, alongside other forms of state-sanctioned colonial violence against Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and displaced peoples worldwide.
The definitive biography of the 1960s music legend covers her trailblazing life from troubled childhood to iconic stardom to her tragically early death.
Although separated by language and geography, Willa Cather and Marguerite Duras both explored the lives of women and children across the tumultuous twentieth century by drawing on their own experiences.
Longlisted for the American Library in Paris book award 2026A Shortlist 'Must Read' non-fiction bookA glorious fusion of history and art, A Vast Horizon tells the story of Pablo Picasso and his free-spirited friends, including Lee Miller and Man Ray, in the tumultuous years around the Second World War.
Drawing on high profile cases, this book underscores the distinct and powerful threat to marginalized groups targeted by ongoing disinformation campaigns.
This book responds to a critical geopolitical moment where decolonial thought, praxis, and pedagogy confront urgent questions of resistance in the face of Palestinian genocide and scholasticide, alongside other forms of state-sanctioned colonial violence against Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and displaced peoples worldwide.
Glasgow-born Alex Harvey's career began in the 1950s when he won a competition to become Scotland's answer to Tommy Steele (he dubbed himself 'Last of the Teenage Idols').
The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller'A rollicking good time: this is royal memoir by way of Jilly Cooper' - Daily Telegraph'Sensational' - Daily MailFrom much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall, The Showgirl and the Prince is a funny, honest and touching real-life Cinderella story - if Cinders is a lycra-clad chorus girl from Bromley who drinks and smokes too much.
Throughout his distinguised career, Patrick Moore has, without a doubt, done more to raise the profile of astronomy amoung the British public than any other figure in the scientific world.
'It's important for me to talk about everything that's happened to me in my life, to be open about it, because when you share something that you've gone through, and survived, it helps other people going through something similar.
