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A dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped literature. In this bold and deeply researched blend of memoir, essay, literary analysis, and intellectual sleuth story, Montero draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature, as well as the lives of writers and artists, to explore the connection between creativity and mental vulnerability.

In 1960, Hollywood socialite Judith Campbell Exner was introduced to Senator John F. Kennedy in the throes of his run for president. Their secret romance soon entangled her with one of the most dangerous men in America—Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, along with his associate, the sharply...

“Are you craving a better path to the good life than safety and comfort? Free Range Girl is the delightful story of Meghan Cox Gurdon’s countercultural off-the-grid childhood in rural Maine. This memoir is as inspirational as it is entertaining.” —Arthur C. Brooks, #1 New York Times...

Elis Regina deixou as rádios de Porto Alegre para ganhar as praças cariocas e paulistanas, onde fechou contrato com a gravadora Philips e com a emissora Record para apresentar o programa musical O Fino da Bossa. Com apenas 22 anos, a cantora possuía o maior salário da TV brasileira, havia gravado o disco mais vendido no país até então e feito shows internacionais. Elis assombrava os que a conheciam por seu gênio e habilidade musical. Dotada de ouvido absoluto, ela pensava como instrumentista, conseguia mudar de tom com facilidade e criar linha melódica em tempo quebrado.

En ellas habla sobre la juventud y el paso del tiempo, el amor, el matrimonio y la paz, la soledad y la satisfacción. Toma como inspiración las conchas en la orilla para ofrecer un enfoque universal sobre las distintas etapas de la vida. Como madre de cinco, una escritora aclamada y una aviadora pionera, Lindbergh presenta una mirada realista sobre la modernidad tan amenazante como abrumadora, haciendo énfasis en las herramientas que nos complican la vida más allá de simplificarla y los múltiples compromisos que nos alejan de nuestras familias.

Sie war Krankenschwester. In Deutschland nannten sie sie nur die Putzpolin. Als Ana mit einundvierzig in den Bus nach Westen steigt, hat sie einen Vertrag in der Tasche, ein Wörterbuch, das sie nicht brauchen wird, und eine Zahl im Kopf: wie viel sie schicken muss, damit das Dach hält, der...

What lengths would you go to to save a troubled little girl? A Sunday Times bestseller, Terrified is a deeply personal memoir from foster carer Angela Hart. It tells the emotionally devastating but ultimately uplifting true story of Vicky, a little girl who arrives on Angela's doorstep unwanted...

At the peak of her fame, Julianna Glasse seemed to have everything she wanted: a successful career as a Christian pop singer and author, a high-profile marriage, and a respected place in the evangelical community that had shaped her understanding of herself and the world. But beneath the surface, questions she could no longer ignore began to challenge everything she had spent decades learning, teaching, and defending.

From Clara Hughes, the six-time Olympic medalist, celebrated humanitarian, and bestselling author of Open Heart, Open Mind: A story of healing and transformation in midlife. As an elite athlete—the only person who has won multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games—Clara...

Read by award-winning actress Kate Mulgrew "What an incredible life of triumph and tragedy, faith, and love." — Anderson Cooper, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Vanderbilt A vivid, intimate biography of American icon Ethel Kennedy by her daughter Kerry Kennedy, told through her...