Títulos em Biografias e Memórias

Neste livro autobiográfico, Anderson Herzer, um jovem homem trans narra seus atribulados anos iniciais, sua passagem por instituições como a Febem, a formação de sua identidade e os laços, amorosos e de amizade, que construiu ao longo do tempo. Autor com baixa escolaridade formal, Herzer relata sua vida com uma maestria impressionante, criando uma obra fluida e comovente.

The Pyramid Principle is based on the true and never before told story of Hall-of-Famer John Vallely. Filled with miraculous triumphs and hellacious heartbreaks, The Pyramid Principle masterfully depicts the impact of UCLA Coach John Wooden and his legendary “Pyramid of Success” he invested into all his players during his 29 year coaching career at UCLA. During Vallely’s daughter’s death from cancer and his own battle with cancer, Vallely would discover Coach Wooden’s true meaning of success.

Shari Franke’s childhood was a constant battle for survival. Her mother, Ruby Franke, enforced a severe moral code while maintaining a façade of a picture-perfect family for their wildly popular YouTube channel 8 Passengers, which documented the day-to-day life of raising six children for a staggering 2.5 million subscribers. But a darker truth lurked beneath the surface – Ruby’s wholesome online persona masked a more tyrannical parenting style than anyone could have imagined.

F1 is now the fastest growing sport in the world; the full story of its unbelievable rise is a riveting saga only hinted at by the likes of Drive to Survive. In this book - the first, definitive account of how F1 came to achieve total global fandom - Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg take us inside a world full of racing obsessives, glamorous settings, petrolheads, engineering geniuses, dashing racers and bitter rivalries.

Quando John, de 14 anos, caiu em um lago congelado no Missouri em uma manhã de inverno, sua mãe, Joyce Smith, achou que havia perdido tudo. Ao chegar ao hospital, Joyce descobriu que John já estava sem vida havia mais de sessenta minutos. Mas ela não estava pronta para desistir do filho. Joyce reuniu toda a sua fé e força e clamou a Deus em voz alta para salvá-lo. Milagrosamente, o coração de John começou a bater novamente.

In his first autobiographical work, Jack Kerouac reveals exhilarating stories of the years he spent traveling, while writing his acclaimed novels. His journeys took him from California deserts crisscrossed by train tracks to the bullfights of Mexico to the Beat nightlife of New York City and across the Atlantic to Paris, Morocco, and London. He also writes about relationship, jobs, and the nature of life on the road. Here are echoes of landscapes that appear in some of his novels, including The Dharma Bums and Desolation Angels.

Blending her own experiences with an intimate grasp of spirituality, Sue Monk Kidd relates the passionate and moving tale of her spiritual crisis, when life seemed to have lost meaning and her longing for a hasty escape from the pain yielded to a discipline of "active waiting." Full of wisdom, poise, and grace, Kidd’s words will encourage us along our spiritual journey, toward becoming who we truly are.

Inspiração para o musical de sucesso da Broadway, Alexander Hamilton é a primeira biografia completa de Hamilton em décadas. Autor premiado, Ron Chernow conta a cativante história de um homem que superou inúmeros obstáculos para moldar, inspirar e escandalizar os Estados Unidos recém-constituídos.

Conheça a trajetória de alguns dos maiores diretores que revolucionaram o cinema mundial em Grandes diretores de cinema. A obra mergulha na vida e na carreira desses visionários, desvendando suas influências, métodos de criação e a paixão que impulsionou cada um a redefinir o que é arte cinematográfica. Com histórias de bastidores, curiosidades e características de suas obras-primas, o livro oferece uma imersão na mente dos gênios que mudaram a forma como o mundo vê e sente o cinema.

United States, early 1800’s. On a Maryland plantation, a young child is cruelly separated from his mother, setting the stage for the dehumanizing conditions of slavery that would define his early life. The brutal attempts to break Douglass's spirit only serve to strengthen his resolve to escape from that life. Despite the obstacles, the young boy is determined to educate himself, and he secretly learns to read and write.

Paramahansa Yogananda was one of those great spiritual teachers in India who introduced the ancient wisdom of Kriya yoga, to the western world. His book Autobiography of a Yogi, which was first published in 1946, has been regarded as a spiritual classic, inspiring numerous seekers around the world.

At twenty-five years old, Parvati Shallow was plunged into fame and fortune after becoming the million-dollar winner of the reality television series Survivor. But despite her success, the ghosts of her traumatic past, coupled with the harsh glare of the public eye, kept her locked in a survival cycle of fear and shame that sabotaged her self-confidence and eroded her self-trust.

" ... Un cadeau empoisonné ? C’est un peu la définition du succès, ça. C’est beau, c’est bien, mais si tu finis par y croire, si tu penses que tu es le meilleur, tes chances s’évaporent, et tu es mort. On me caressait dans le sens du poil, tout le monde me disait oui pour tout, j’aurais pu sombrer. Parfois, je ne voulais plus entendre tout ça, c’était trop. Ça sentait le piège. Prendre l’air, c’était la solution. " Omar Sy. Acteur emblématique du film mythique Intouchables, Omar Sy a depuis enchaîné les succès au cinéma, sur les plateformes, en France comme aux États-Unis.

A soldier, former member of Congress, and a presidential candidate, Tulsi loves her country: "I answered the call of duty and took an oath, dedicating my life to supporting and defending those freedoms, both in uniform and in public office. I became a Democrat when I ran for office because I saw them as a party that stood up for the little guy and against the interests of big business and warmongers. I remained a Democrat for twenty years, albeit with an independent streak." Today that party is unrecognizable.

Em Heróis da igreja - A Era Primitiva você conhecerá alguns dos pais da Igreja que viveram logo depois dos apóstolos e antes do primeiro concílio geral, em Niceia (325 d.C.). A fé que esses homens e mulheres expressaram e praticaram num ambiente amplamente pagão inspiram o cristão de hoje, que continua a ler seus escritos para devoção e estudo.

Em 2013, Edward Snowden, ex-analista da CIA (Agência Central de Inteligência) que também trabalhou como agente da NSA (Agência Nacional de Segurança), chocou o mundo ao desmascarar detalhes dos serviços secretos dos EUA. Snowden revelou que o governo dos Estados Unidos estava sigilosamente desenvolvendo meios para coletar todos os telefonemas, mensagens de texto e emails enviados em qualquer país do mundo.

Whether she’s playing an “age-defying” book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the Broadway stage, Sutton Foster manages to make it all look easy. How? Crafting. From the moment she picked up a cross stitch needle to escape the bullying chorus girls in her early performing days, she was hooked. Cross stitching led to crocheting, crocheting led to collages, which led to drawing, and so much more. Channeling her emotions into her creations centered Sutton as she navigated the significant moments in her life and gave her tangible reminders of her experiences.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink, written and read by Elvis Costello. In a career spanning four decades, Elvis Costello (born Declan MacManus) has made himself a huge reputation through his tunes, lyrics and occasional bad behaviour. Now, for the first time, he is telling his story.

Em Como o Google funciona, Eric Schmidt e Jonathan Rosenberg reúnem as valiosas lições que fizeram da empresa uma gigante global conhecida pela missão de inovar incessantemente. Eles descrevem como o avanço da tecnologia transferiu o poder das corporações para os consumidores e reforçam que, para sobreviver, é essencial concentrar esforços na qualidade dos produtos e investir em uma nova categoria de profissionais: os criativos inteligentes, que unem conhecimento técnico, tino comercial e uma criatividade sem limites.

É impossível separar o nome de Adolf Hitler do maior genocídio da história da humanidade. Os setenta anos do início da Segunda Guerra Mundial, completados em 2009, reavivam os humores com relação ao conflito que o mundo jamais conseguiu perdoar. Filmes, livros e exposições tentam, ao mesmo tempo, homenagear os milhões de mortos, ao mesmo tempo em que se propõem a decifrar causas e personalidades que desencadearam o horror. Hitler, seu idealizador, encabeça ainda hoje a lista de nomes históricos que simbolizam a crueldade.