**From the author of the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction winning Fire Weather**'An unbelievable tale, expertly told' Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain'A superb book ' Daily Mail 'Masterful .
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author, director, actor, and YouTube superstar Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart.
Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait.
Called "e;one of the rawest specimens of classic Nawlins spitfire you'll ever find"e; by Newsweek, and featured in Spike Lee's HBO documentary When the Levees Broke, Phyllis Montana-Leblanc gives an astounding and poignant account of how she and her husband lived through one of our nation's worst disasters, and continue to put their lives back together.
Winner of Red Magazines Book of the Year 2019 Raw, poetic and breathtaking Fearne Cotton It is rare to find an author who writes with such authenticity, empathy and humour.
The inspiration behind the Emmy Awardwinning HBO film Gia with Angelina Jolie, this ';vividexhaustive' (The New York Times Book Review) account of the iconic and tragic life, career, and legacy of supermodel Gia Carangi features a new afterword by the author.
In this informative and delightful (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth centurys greatest scientists and inventors.
WARNING TO READERS: The Author of This Book is Kind of Crazy, Kind of Delusional, and All Kinds of Hilarious Whether shes driving a limo for former Family Ties star Justine Bateman, dancing in the dark for a rarely seen Bob Dylan music video, or stalking a bachelor reject from TVs Love Connection, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is kind of a big dealat least in her own mind.
';A sparkling memoir of a well-lived life of literature, fame, and love' (Booklist) by one of America's most beloved authors, as he looks back over his 100 years.
On 11th September 2006 - exactly five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province.
Praised by the New York Times Book Review as fascinating, suspenseful, careful, musically detailed, and insightful, this is a long-overdue biography of recording artist and musical legend Peggy Lee.
Zu Recht gilt René Descartes (1596–1650) als wichtigste Gründungsfigur des modernen Rationalismus: Für viele ist er der erste moderne Philosoph überhaupt.
La trágica soledad del héroe es, como el subtítulo del volumen adelanta, un acercamiento a la obra de Albert Camus tanto en su vertiente literaria como filosófica.
Publicada en 1790, esta obra le valió al filósofo ilustrado ruso Radischev la pena de muerte, pero la emperatriz Catalina la Grande, tras conocer los orígenes aristocráticos de su autor, se vio forzada a conmutarla por el destierro en Siberia.
Este libro expresa el espíritu pluralista y preocupado por la política biológica, la tecnociencia y la subjetividad con el que sus distintos autores abordan la filosofía de Gilles Deleuze.
A lyrical, moving novel of the choices and confusions that face a married woman whose understanding of herself explodes on first contact with the energies of China and a Chinaman.
Alan King -- the beloved comic, actor, producer, author, philanthropist, and storyteller extraordinaire -- has compiled a wonderfully readable book about growing up Jewish, with totally original contributions by famous people.
Recórrer l'itinerari vital i intel·lectual de la filòsofa Simone Weil des d'un lloc poc transitat, el de la seua correspondència, pot oferir una imatge molt fidel de la seua trajectòria, tan curta com intensa i coherent.
'Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin' On topics ranging from intelligent design and climate change to the politics of gender and race, the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin occupy a pivotal position in contemporary public debate.
Ivan Doigs companion memoir to his bestselling This House of Skyinspired by the letters his mother wrote during World War IIis a lyrical evocation of the Doigs gallantly hardscrabble existence and love for the unforgiving Montana mountains (San Francisco Chronicle).
With a veteran Green Beret as your guide, go deep inside the grueling training that every Special Forces soldier must endure to become an elite fighting machine.
**PRE-ORDER NOW: MURDER ISN'T EASY: THE FORENSICS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, THE FASCINATING NEW BOOK BY CARLA VALENTINE**'Part memoir and part manifesto, Valentine's book lifts the lid on daily life in the mortuary .
Hoy existe una percepcion generalizada de que sobre el Sistema Tierra y el Sistema Vida, incluida la especie humana, pesan graves amenazas originadas por la irresponsable actividad humana, a punto de destruir el fragil equilibrio del planeta.
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Thrown Away Child is a memoir covering Louise Allen's abusive childhood in a foster home, how she survived - using her love of art as a sanctuary - and how she hopes to right old wrongs now by fostering children herself and campaigning for the improvement of foster care services.
Recórrer l'itinerari vital i intel·lectual de la filòsofa Simone Weil des d'un lloc poc transitat, el de la seua correspondència, pot oferir una imatge molt fidel de la seua trajectòria, tan curta com intensa i coherent.
