Résultats pour "1984" dans Biographies et mémoires

In George Orwell: The Man and the Mind Behind 1984, Professor Michael Shelden will show you how 1984 presents a plausible reality of thought control and totalitarian power that feels contemporary even as it reflects its own time.

Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs verkörpern vier Philosoph:innen die Suche nach einem neuen Menschenbild und einer neuen Aufklärung: Theodor W. Adorno, Susan Sontag, Michel Foucault und Paul K. Feyerabend. Mit dem Ziel, die Welt besser zu verstehen und der lebensweltlichen Enge zu entfliehen, gehen sie zwischen Frankfurt, Paris, London, Berkeley und New York neue Wege, die direkt zu den großen Bruchlinien unserer Gegenwart führen. Wolfram Eilenberger legt erneut ein erzählerisches Meisterwerk vor, das Geschichte und Philosophie auf einzigartige Weise verbindet.

De décembre 1984 à octobre 1987, les femmes blondes de la ville rose ont vécu dans l’insécurité la plus totale. En effet à cette époque, si vous étiez une femme blonde, menue et d’apparence bourgeoise, il fallait être très prudente dans les rues de Toulouse. Tout démarre un 24 décembre 1984 .https://www.lepetitjournal.net/31-haute-garonne/2024/04/09/1984-1987-quand-le-tueur-des-parkings-toulousains-sevissait/

The thrilling story of underground rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s—tracing the emergence of shoegaze and grunge as the era’s defining sounds—from acclaimed music writer Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again. Twenty years after his celebrated postpunk best-seller, Rip...

A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to live A Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial Times Shortlisted for the Baifang Schell Book Prize: Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Hu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he...

"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory.” --George Packer, The Atlantic An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984--its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast...

Viewed as too libelous to print in England until 1968, the title essay in this collection reveals the abuse Orwell experienced as a child at an expensive and snobbish boarding school and offers insights into his lifelong concern for the oppressed. "Why I Write" describes Orwell's sense of...

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century —and a probing consideration of what it means to be a wife and a writer in the modern world "Simply, a masterpiece...Funder not only re-makes the art of biography, she resurrects a woman in full...

Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson discuss their musical careers, from Parsons' early days at Abbey Road Studios and work with artists including The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Al Stewart, to Woolfson's beginnings as a songwriter in the 1960s. They reflect on the creation of The Alan Parsons Project, the inspiration behind Tales of Mystery and Imagination, their innovative studio approach, and why they chose to focus on recording rather than touring.

El estudio definitivo sobre el intelectual más influyente del siglo XX La literatura de George Orwell se ha convertido en un fenómeno de masas mundial. Hay pocas estanterías en las que falten sus dos clásicos intemporales: la parábola de la revolución bolchevique Rebelión en la granja y...

Rikosreportaasi Pohjoismaista on kokoelma jännittäviä ja autenttisia poliisitarinoita Ruotsista, Norjasta ja Tanskasta. Tarinat ovat rikostutkimuksissa mukana olleiden poliisien kirjoittamia. Tarinat ovat saaneet päätöksensä ja rikosten tekijät on tuomittu. Rikosreportaasit ovat hengästyttävää luettavaa, sillä totuus on usein tarua ihmeellisempää. Lukija pääsee kurkistamaan Skandinavian poliisihistorian dramaattisimpiin tarinoihin ja tutustumaan siihen palapeliin, joka on koottava syyllisten löytämiseksi.

In this rare and engaging interview, David Bowie shares his thoughts on music, creativity, film, fame, and the artistic journey that defined his career. Reflecting on albums such as Let's Dance, Low, and Diamond Dogs, Bowie discusses songwriting, live performance, acting, and the influence of his time in Berlin. Insightful, thoughtful, and often revealing, this conversation offers a unique look into the ideas and experiences behind one of the most innovative artists of the modern era.

Rikosreportaasi Suomesta sisältää monia jännittäviä ja autenttisia poliisiselontekoja Suomesta. Tutkintatyössä mukana olleet poliisit ovat kirjoittaneet selonteot. Kaikki tapaukset on käsitelty loppuun ja niistä on langetettu tuomiot. Reportaasia lukiessa voi vain haukkoa henkeä ja todeta, että todellisuus on tarua ihmeellisempää. Lukija saa seikkaperäisen kuvauksen pohjoismaisen poliisihistorian dramaattisimmista tapauksista ja tutustuu siihen palapeliin, joka liittyy rikollisten löytämiseen. Pohjolan poliisi kertoo -sarja on historiallinen teos.

The definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes Everybody knows the hits of 1984 - pop music's greatest year. From "Thriller" to "Purple Rain," "Hello" to "Against All Odds," "What's Love Got to Do with It"...

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing The Ministry of Truth charts the life of George Orwell's 1984, one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a work that is ever more relevant in this tumultuous era of...

This audiobook arose from a conversation between Hugh Cameron, an orthopedic surgeon, and Edna Quammie, an OR nurse, reminiscing about their shared memories. It was proposed at a dinner meeting of the Dinosaur Club, a group of doctors and nurses and technicians who worked in the operating room in Toronto General Hospital in the 70s and 80s. It tells of the thrills and spills - sometimes funny, sometimes sad - about life in the OR at that time which followed Woodstock, which, in a sense, changed a North American generation.

In October of 1949, a few months after publication of George Orwell‘s masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four, he received a letter from fellow author Aldous Huxley, a man who, 17 years previous, had seen his own nightmarish vision of society published in the form of the classic, Brave New World. What begins as a letter of praise soon becomes a brief comparison of the two novels, and an explanation as to why Huxley believes his own earlier work to be a more realistic prediction

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography “An exhilarating romp through Orwell’s life and times and also through the life and times of roses.” —Margaret Atwood “A captivating account of Orwell as...

Memorie di un libraio è un ironico, colto, originale viaggio nel mondo dei libri in compagnia di uno dei più grandi autori del Novecento. George Orwell descrive le lunghe giornate trascorse come commesso in una libreria dell’usato, tra volumi polverosi e clienti stravaganti; ci fa apprezzare...

John Lennon‘s now well-known maternal half-sister Julia Baird joined forces with famous author Geoffrey Giuliano in the early 1980s to write a riveting book on her life and times on the famous Beatle. With a stirring, revealing introduction by close friend Paul McCartney, it was an immediate, internationally best-selling smash! The sometimes rocky relationship between Mrs. Baird and Mr. Giuliano, however, makes for an exciting, behind the scenes inside story.