Titoli in Culturali e regionali

Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the...

For a world of devoted fans, a much-awaited new volume of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers. Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou’s path to living well and living a life with...

Nearly a century after his wrenching death, the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) remains one of our most enigmatic writers. Believing he could do "more in dreams than Napoleon," yet haunted by the specter of hereditary madness, Pessoa invented dozens of alter egos, or "heteronyms," under whose names he wrote in Portuguese, English, and French. Unsurprisingly, this "most multifarious of writers" (Guardian) has long eluded a definitive biographer—but in renowned translator and Pessoa scholar Richard Zenith, he has met his match.

Nasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As a child, he played in its shadow and explored the little world within the camp. As he grew older, he began questioning the boundaries that limited his existence. Later, sentenced to life in prison, with no hope of parole, he found himself surrounded by a physical wall. This is the story of how, over thirty years in captivity, he crafted a new definition of freedom. Turning to writings by philosophers as varied as Derrida, Kirkegaard and Freud, he begins to let go of freedom...

Harriet Ann Jacob's autobiography documents her life as a slave and how she attained freedom for herself and her children. Harrowing in its descriptions of sexual abuse, Jacob's slave narrative is notable for the appeal it made to abolitionist women to open their eyes to the realities of slavery. Deemed too shocking for reading audiences at the time, the book was shelved before it was published in 1861 near the start of the Civil War.

Ashes and Stones is a moving and personal journey, along rugged coasts and through remote villages and modern cities, in search of the traces of those accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Scotland. We visit modern memorials, roadside shrines and standing stones, and roam among forests and hedge mazes, folk lore and political fantasies. From fairy hills to forgotten caves, we explore a spellbound landscape.

"L’Emperador" recull una historia fascinant sobre l’emperador Haile Selassie d’Etiòpia, el suposat descendent directe de Salomó, que va governar el país com a monarca absolut durant mig segle, fins que el 1974 va ser derrocat per un consell revolucionari. Es presenta com un senyor feudal que és amo de tot, fins i tot de vides i sentiments, i tot un personatge misteriós per descobrir. És un rei bo i just amb el poble? O més aviat és un pallasso esperpèntic? O potser un dement que ignora el món que l’envolta i la situació que viu el país?

The first and only full biography on legendary Harlem gangster, Bumpy Johnson who was depicted in the movies Cotton Club, Hoodlum, and American Gangster.

The secret life of the sensational woman behind the Morgan masterpieces, who lit up New York society. What would you give up to achieve your dream? When J. P. Morgan hired Belle da Costa Greene in 1905 to organize his rare book and manuscript collection, she had only her personality and a few...

It was the beginning of 1976 and life was good. White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July–and at last South Africa had TV! And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994. MAX DU PREEZ, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June–and the first shots fired–as a young newspaper reporter.

Welcome to the wild, wacky and wonderful world of outback Aussie festivals! Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled far and wide to capture the true stories behind Australia's most unconventional festivals. You'll meet the larrikin locals, dedicated organisers and competitive spirits who turn cockroaches into champions, guinea pigs into thoroughbreds and dunnies into racing machines.

The New York Times bestseller “[An] achingly intelligent memoir . . . we finally have an Appalachian memoir worthy of its origins.” —New York Times Book Review In her luminous debut, Emilee Hackney offers both a love letter to and a reckoning of the place that made her—a story of losing...

La terra di Cesare Borgia, Benito Mussolini e Federico Fellini, narrata da Barbara Garlaschelli, Giampiero Rigosi, Gabriella Kuruvilla e altri sette. Un affresco sulla Romagna, sulle sue atmosfere languidi e forti, di questa parte d'Italia crocevia di strade e culture.

Brought to you by Penguin. Leo Varadkar shares his fascinating experience as Irish prime minister at a time of much change and turbulence, in this remarkably honest memoir. Leo Varadkar was an unlikely Taoiseach – the youngest on taking office in 2017, the first Taoiseach to be gay, and the...

'Indian Genius is an essential work for understanding the story of modern America.' - Eric Schmidt, Former CEO & Chairman, Google It is virtually impossible to turn on CNN, read the Wall Street Journal, go to a hospital, attend a university, or browse a bookstore without encountering a sea of...

Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather’s poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House-hopping across the...

When his Los Angeles neighborhood was threatened by gangbangers, Stanley Tookie Williams and a friend formed the Crips, but what began as protection became worse than the original gangs. From deadly street fights with their rivals to drive-by shootings and stealing cars, the Crips' influence—and Tookie's reputation—began to spread across Los Angeles. Soon he was regularly under police surveillance, and, as a result, was arrested often, though always released because the charges did not stick.

Written to entertain listeners from all backgrounds, this book offers a glimpse into the joys and challenges of growing up in a large family—or, for those who did not, an opportunity to compare experiences. It also serves as a cherished record of our family's history, preserving stories and memories for generations to come.

“The first deep-dive narrative by a veteran journalist covering the King of Pop’s convoluted final years on earth . . . [Untouchable] helps cast Jackson in a new light.”—Los Angeles Times “A dishy Michael Jackson biography that makes the exhaustively covered King of Pop fascinating all...

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Powerful . . . a coming-of-age story with a twist' Guardian 'Heart-wrenching . . . We need accounts like this haunting, compelling book' Telegraph 'A profound and moving tribute . . . It is Lana's inside perspective on what it was like to grow up within this society...