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“Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.” —New York Times Book Review Based on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather...

Uncover the inspiring stories of bravery and activism in the face of war with this powerful collection of essays and poems. Written by the front-line protestors at the Russian Embassy in Dublin, this book takes you on a journey of hope and courage as fifty determined individuals come together to stand against Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

"Si escuchas con atención un relato, nunca volverás a ser el mismo, puesto que ese relato se introducirá en tu corazón y, como si fuera un gusano, acabará royendo todos los obstáculos que se oponen a lo divino. Por eso, aunque leas los relatos de este libro sólo para pasar el rato, no hay ninguna garantía de que alguno de ellos no acabe deshaciendo tus defensas y explote cuando menos lo esperes. ¡Estás avisado!"

This powerful anthology brings together thirty-four writers—educators, journalists, poets, and scientists—to share their emotions in the face of environmental crisis. They share their solastalgia, their beloved places, their vulnerability, their stories, their vision of what we can create.

Introduced with characteristic wit and sympathy by Sloane Crosley, Constant Reader gathers the complete weekly New Yorker reviews that Parker published from October 1927 through November 1928, with gimlet-eyed appreciations of the high and low, from Isadora Duncan to Al Smith, Charles Lindbergh to Little Orphan Annie, Mussolini to Emily Post.

A marvelous new essay collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Somebody's Fool and The Destiny Thief Life and Art—these are the twin subjects considered in Richard Russo’s thirteen masterful new essays—how they inform each other and how the stories we tell ourselves about both...

Why are some people with highly successful careers… still unhappy in life?At the pinnacle of their careers and lauded by many for their achievements, they struggle to find joy in the work they do. To fill this void, they drive their careers even harder, only to feel more isolated and...

Este es un recorrido por los derechos humanos en la vejez y, concretamente, por los derechos de las mujeres, sintetizados en tres principios que a Anna Freixas le parecen fundamentales en la edad mayor: la libertad, la justicia y la dignidad. Por tanto, estos apuntes de supervivencia están pensados para la nueva generación de viejas que van estrenando libertades, para las que mantienen su dignidad, para las ancianas que mientras se desplazan por el calendario son capaces de escudriñar la vida y las relaciones cotidianas con perseverancia y agudeza.

¿Quién es el verdadero Vladímir Putin? ¿Qué es lo que quiere? ¿Qué hará a continuación? A pesar de los millones de palabras que se han escrito sobre la Rusia de Putin, Occidente sigue sin comprender realmente a uno de los políticos más poderosos del mundo, cuya influencia se extiende por todo el planeta y cuyas redes de poder llegan al corazón mismo de nuestra vida cotidiana.

Las historias moldean lo que somos, desde nuestro carácter hasta nuestra identidad cultural, nos impulsan a realizar nuestros sueños y ambiciones y dan forma a nuestra política y nuestras creencias. Las utilizamos para construir nuestras relaciones, para mantener el orden en nuestros tribunales, para interpretar los acontecimientos en nuestros periódicos y medios de comunicación social. Contar historias es una parte esencial de lo que nos hace humanos.

Cámaras secretas se compone de lecturas, anécdotas y testimonios que buscan ahondar en la manera en que el cuerpo doliente nos ofrece una forma de narrarnos, de redescubrir la identidad aun a pesar de las pérdidas. En este lúcido ensayo, tan erudito como personal, Luis Jorge Boone nos ofrece una aproximación a diversos aspectos de la enfermedad y del dolor en la literatura para desvelarnos su enorme potencial transformador.

著者の北京での子ども時代を描いたエッセイ 絵本「100万回生きたねこ」が大ベストセラーになった著者が子ども時代に過ごした北京での暮らしを描いた珠玉のエッセイ。

Thirty never-before-collected essays—many of them profiles—by the Pulitzer Prize–winning and bestselling author of The Looming Tower, Going Clear, and The Plague Year. These brilliant pieces reveal the broad spectrum of Wright’s cultural and political observations over the past...

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From one of the definitive journalists of this era—acclaimed historian, Pulitzer Prize finalist, staff writer at The New Yorker, and Dean of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism—comes a kaleidoscopic, real-time portrait of the turbulent past...

Cedric J. Robinson is one of the doyens of Black Studies and a pioneer in study of the Black Radical Tradition. His works have been essential texts, deconstructing racial capitalism and inspiring insurgent movements from Ferguson, Missouri, to the West Bank. For the first time, Robinson's essays come together, spanning over four decades and reflective of his interests in the interconnections between culture and politics, radical social theory, and classic and modern political philosophy.

In this engaging and erudite essay, critically acclaimed writer Julian Barnes explores what is involved when we change our minds: about words, about politics, about books; about memories, age and time.

Tough as a Mother tackles motherhood in a whole new way, bringing all moms up close and personal with some of the biggest names in sports while showcasing the shared strengths—the Tough Mother Tenets—that empower us all.

How did a young girl who rose from underprivileged circumstances in post-war Singapore become a trailblazer of women’s global leadership at the United Nations? Noeleen Heyzer was the first woman from outside North America to be appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Development...

An ode to one man's enduring love affair with hunting, The Fragrance of Grass stands as a testament to Guy de la Valdène's deep affection for and abiding respect of the natural work and all its inhabitants. Set in places as far afield as France and Montana, Saskatchewan and Florida, this beautifully written memoir is a treatise on dogs, birds, and wildlife; food, wine, and women.

もうあかんくなったら、読んでください　家族が終わりそうなので、あなたに頼みたいことがあります。母・ひろ実の大手術を機に、家族の日常が一変する。