It was like a scene out of a thriller: one morning in April 2012, China's most famous political activist-a blind, self-taught lawyer-climbed over the wall of his heavily guarded home and escaped.
A Uyghur poet's piercing memoir of life under the most coercive surveillance regime in history*WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST BOOK**WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER G.
douard Louis is one of the most important literary voices of his generation' GuardianOne day, douard Louis finds a photograph of his mother from twenty years ago: a happy young woman, full of hopes and dreams.
Sophie Passmann hat mit »Pick me girls« nicht nur ihr persönlichstes Buch geschrieben, sondern auch eine kluge Auseinandersetzung mit dem männlichen Blick.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE SOCIETY SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDAn unconventional, unexpectedly funny, brutally honest memoir about infertility, pregnancy and motherhood'You and your partner want a baby.
"e;There is a form of lightness and grace in the simple fact of existence, regardless of occupation, of strong feelings, or of political commitments of any sort - and that is the only thing I have wanted to write about.
Some brains, through no fault of their own, pack a bag, turn the lights off and run away to the seaside the moment they are meant to be doing homework, paying bills or not putting the cat in the fridge.
Vom Unterschied zwischen Alleinsein und EinsamkeitFast alles, was wir zu zweit machen, können wir auch allein: die Welt bereisen, aufwendig kochen, frische Blumen kaufen.
Eisenhower Babies takes readers on a journey to a time when World War II memories were still relatively fresh, space exploration was becoming more than just fantastical subject matter for science fiction, and television had barged its way into American homes, taking up permanent residence in a hallowed spot in front of the living room sofa.
Raw and unflinchingThis is a mother's account of her daughter's lifeAnd of Katie Price and her turbulent rise to fameThe Sunday Times bestselling memoir from Amy Price.
'I can't recommend it highly enough' STEPHEN FRY | 'Everyone needs to hear his voice' MARK HADDONI'm a man on a mission to show that life with Down syndrome can be exciting and is worth living, so that other people understand and give us the chance to live life to the full and to be fulfilled.
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.
Mountains Beyond MountainsmeetsTattoos On the Heartin this unforgettable, powerful, and stunningly-told memoir of a struggling veterinarian saving animals and humans on the streets of California - and how he discovered what bonds all living creatures.
On April 10th, 2003, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, faced with the task of seizing the presidential palace in downtown Baghdad, ran headlong into what Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North called, "e;the worst day of fighting for U.
Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.
Versión original, todo un acontecimiento editorial en Rusia, es un documento único, la memoria de una época que nos permite adentrarnos en la cotidianidad de la vida bajo el régimen soviético, con sus luces y sus sombras, al tiempo que una magnífica narración, cargada de inteligencia y sabiduría, que repasa una vida extraordinaria.
En 1938 todos nosotros éramos principiantes y lo que escribíamos era casi siempre un balbuceo, aunque ese balbuceo no careciese de emoción y de profundidad en ciertos casos, como el de Revueltas.
In seinem Buch zeigt Boris Grundl, wie er sein Schicksal am absoluten Tiefpunkt in die eigene Hand genommen hat, um sein Leben selbst-bestimmt und frei zu führen.
'Hypnotic and propulsive' - The Sunday Times'Thrilling' - The TLS'Compulsive' - The ObserverIn Naked Portrait Rose Boyt explores her complicated relationship with her beloved father, Lucian Freud, drawing on a diary she kept while sitting for him and which she found five years after his death.
Einen ganzen Tag wandert Daniel Brühl durch seine Heimatstadt Barcelona: vom Tibidabo, Barcelonas Hausberg, über die von den Touristen heimgesuchten Ramblas bis zu seinem lauschigen Lieblingsviertel Gràcia.