Résultats pour "One" dans Arts et littérature

A heartfelt and stirring memoir of Author Aaron Ryan's journey from unworthiness to worthiness through the redeeming love of a woman who never gave up hoping. Listen to Author Aaron Ryan's memoir detailing early abuse and shattered dreams, recovery, his fierce devotion to his business, and the captivating and patient love of a woman who — if he would just give both of them a chance — would prove that he was worthy, after all.

Brought to you by Penguin. As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is the moving follow-up to Laurie Lee's acclaimed Cider with Rosie Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. But, deciding to...

Who was Anaïs Nin? To some, she was a towering literary figure, whose late-life fame following the publication of her diaries changed the reading habits of a generation. To others, she was a failed novelist, better known for her affair with Henry Miller. Readers might know her best for her...

A daring reappraisal of notorious writer Anaïs Nin, presenting her self-mythologizing as a radical creative act in a world that offered women few avenues for freedom Born in 1903, Anaïs Nin led a bohemian life across Paris, New York, and Los Angeles and carved out bold new forms of...

One City, One Shot tells the story of how Jon landed all of his print and TV journalism jobs, routinely found unique stories that made him marketable, reported stories and breaking news as a solo multimedia journalist, grew from conducting interviews and doorknocks in the wake of tragedy, and did his best to stay positive while trying to advance in a difficult field.

Moss Hart's Act One, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the greatest American memoirs - a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that surrounded Broadway in the early 20th century.

'A memoir that captivates and delights. Fabulous' - Nina Stibbe Autumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself...

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner’s timeless lectures that became a New York Times bestselling classic regarded as a “profound and priceless as guidance for anyone who aspires to write” (Los Angeles Times). Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, Eudora Welty shares details...

As the sun lowered in the sky one Friday afternoon in April 2006, acclaimed author Donald Antrim found himself on the roof of his Brooklyn apartment building, afraid for his life. In this moving memoir, Antrim vividly recounts what led him to the roof and what happened after he came back down...

This is the story of Yvonne and her family who grew up enduring multiple family challenges. Yvonne always had the idea that the childhood life she was experiencing was not the norm and it could be changed with determination. At a very early age, Yvonne became the main protector of her siblings while trying to convince her mother there is a better way of life rather than having multiple children. When Yvonne stood up to her parents while struggling to achieve, the death of a sibling left her feeling guilty.

Mark Hodkinson grew up among the terrace houses of Rochdale in a house with just one book. His dad kept it on top of a wardrobe with other items of great worth – wedding photographs and Mark’s National Cycling Proficiency certificate. If Mark wanted to read it, he was warned not to crease...

Ludwig Bemelmans's charming intergenerational friendship with the late-in-life "First Lady of Interior Decoration" provides an enormously enjoyable nostalgia trip to the sun-soaked glamour of Los Angeles, where de Wolfe surrounded herself with classic movie stars and a luminous parade of life's oddities.

From the New York City legend, bestselling author, and iconic stylist Betty Halbreich comes this wise and witty collection of guidance from her 96 years to help people of all ages look, feel, and live their best. For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated wardrobes and bore witness to the...

Javier Reverte, el gran viajero y escritor, ponía rumbo a su última travesía el 31 de octubre de 2020. Tan solo unos días antes entregaba a sus editores estas páginas en las que había trabajado los últimos quince años, reuniendo en ellas recuerdos y reflexiones sobre la vida, los viajes y la escritura, sus grandes pasiones.

In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the legacy of his father, Ai Qing, the nation's most celebrated poet. Hailed as 'the most important artist working today' by the Financial Times and as 'an eloquent and unsilenceable voice of freedom' by the New York Times, Ai Weiwei has written a sweeping memoir that presents a remarkable history of China over the last 100 years while illuminating his artistic process. 

WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2021 WINNER OF 2021 LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘Extraordinary. Vivid, irreverent, heartbreaking.’ NIGEL SLATER ‘So funny and so delicious. I could eat it.’ DAWN O’PORTER ‘Delicious.’ THE OBSERVER From an early age, Grace Dent was...

An African American writer's concise, heartfelt take on the state of his nation, exploring the war between the values he has always held and the reality with which he is confronted in 21st-century America.

The beloved author, who has received more than 90 literary awards, makes a rare appearance to discuss her series for young readers ages 6 and up with the Children's Librarian at the Bank Street School for Children, Lisa Von Drasek. The event will feature a discussion with the audience.

What would you do for a dream? How much would you be willing to sacrifice to make it come true? Your friends? Career? Family? Chuck Linton, 32, has been asking himself these questions over the past few months, as his local music group, a recorder trio named “Adventure”, has taken its toll on Chuck’s professional and family life.