Follow Peter Millar on a journey in the heart of Cold War Europe, from the carousing bars of 1970s Fleet Street to the East Berlin corner pub with its eclectic cast of characters who embodied the reality of living on the wrong side of the wall.
A caballo entre la sentencia epigramática, el ensayo breve, el minicuento y el aforismo, los textos que conforman este libro abordan las más disímiles materias de la cotidianidad desde una perspectiva que precipita hondas y sagaces reflexiones sobre el país y sus intelectuales, pero también –y he aquí su resonancia– sobre el mundo, los libros, la cultura popular, esas preciadas cosas de la vida que suelen pasar desapercibidas al ojo ablandado por la rutina y la frivolidad.
ENCOUNTERS IN A NOISY WORLD - The finitude of eternityIf the view of things is different from the hitherto accustomed one, something is formed, which does that service to the well-worn life, the appearance of which does not become aware of its distinctness to everyone.
En un viaje de seis meses junto a su familia, David Rodríguez nos pasea por sus historias, transitando por algunos de los lugares y personajes más cautivadores de América, Oceanía, Asia y África.
"e;Livy darling, it was flattering, at the Lord Mayor's dinner, tonight, to have the nation's honored favorite, the Lord High Chancellor of England, in his vast wig & gown, with a splendid, sword-bearing lackey, following him & holding up his train, walk me arm-in-arm through the brilliant assemblage, & welcome me with all the enthusiasm of a girl, & tell me that when affairs of state oppress him & he can't sleep, he always has my books at hand & forgets his perplexities in reading them!
Este libro de memorias quiere ser el testimonio vital de un individuo peludo y entrañable que encontró su lugar en el mundo cuando todo le auguraba un destino incierto y poco favorable.
Die grandios erzählte Generationengeschichte einer Star-Journalistin, die nach einer Gehirn-Operation ihren eigenen verdrängten Erinnerungen und den Geheimnissen ihrer Familie auf die Spur kommt.
Für Sándor Márai ist 1945 ein Schicksalsjahr, es ist der Untergang der alten Welt, das Ende des bürgerlichen Zeitalters, dem er mit Leib und Seele angehörte.
The first collection of letters in English by one of the great writers of the twentieth centuryThis is the first collection in English of the extraordinary letters of one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
In this book, Michael Laitman's fascinating commentary uncovers the wisdom in the Pentateuch (also known as the "Torah") in a manner no other book has done before.
Celebrating queer love in all its forms, this moving collection champions the richly passionate love letters, poetry, and journals of history's queer writers.
In March of 1861 Texas seceded from the Union, and the Love brothers of Limestone CountyCyrus, Samuel, James, and Johnenlisted to fight for the Confederate cause.
In this thoughtful, affectionate collection of interviews and letters spanning three decades, beloved poet Gary Snyder talks with South African writer and scholar Julia Martin.
This seaman's journal recounts a twenty-month voyage from Boston to the African coast to intercept slave-trading vessels as America approach the Civil War.
These diaries and family letters reveals the experiences of Senator Benjamin Tillman's brother as a Confederate captain during and after the Civil War.
"e;That calling, at once religious, ethical, and aesthetic, is one that only a genuine poet can hearand very few poets can explain it as compellingly as Mr.
En la madrugada del 17 de septiembre de 1976, Emilce Moler, de diecisiete años, estudiante secundaria, fue secuestrada de la casa de sus padres, en La Plata, por hombres armados pertenecientes al Ejército Argentino.
Die Anthologie "Die berühmtesten Liebesbriefe bekannter Künstler" versammelt eine außergewöhnliche Kollektion von Emotionen und Gedanken, wie sie nur in den persönlichsten Schriften zu finden sind.
Juanma Díaz regresa con un año más de recorrido personal, anécdotas, amigos, familia y compañeros de viaje… Convive con un cáncer de la sangre desde hace cinco años, participa en ensayos clínicos para intentar vencerlo y narra su día a día en un blog que ha convertido en una serie de libros solidarios.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Love Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
