Showing results for "Born" in Art & Literature

Katherine Ryan is back with a new book, First Born Daughter exploring the psychology and reality of what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter today. Filled with Katherine's outspoken humour and wit, expect home truths, real talk and Katherine's inimitable honest opinions around the topics of women's rights, parenting, health, ageing and so much more that Katherine is at the heart of as she navigates the world we live in today.

In this New York Times bestselling memoir about a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms, meet the most inspiring and memorable character Kate Mulgrew ever portrayed: herself. Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a world quick to label, judge, and box in people, one father and son stood firm and refused to be defined by an autism diagnosis. If you’re channel surfing and happen upon Leland Vittert during his nightly national cable show on NewsNation, he comes off as...

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. ’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little...

Renowned for her exquisite landscapes and fine portraits, painting has been Judy Ann MacMillan’s life from a very young age. Once again, she has turned that acute and truthful eye upon herself with a sensational new self-portrait. But this time, she is using a pen rather than a paintbrush. With startling honesty, Born Ya lays bare the unique sacrifices required of a female artist living and working in an island that can often confound even the strongest spirit. Despite all the trials and tribulations, MacMillan has remained true to her twin passions of painting and homeland.

From award-winning author and creative writing professor at Tulane University comes an intimate and powerful memoir exploring inherited trauma, family secrets, and the enduring bonds of love between mothers and daughters. On her second birthday in 1967, Bernice McFadden died in a car crash near...

Avec une honnêteté désarmante, le "Boss" se livre et, pour la première fois, fait le récit des combats personnels qui ont inspiré ses meilleures chansons. Le livre d'une époque, et d'un véritable écrivain. "Se raconter est une drôle d'affaire. Dans un projet comme celui-ci, l'auteur fait une promesse : laisser le lecteur entrer dans sa tête. C'est ce que j'ai essayé de faire au fil de ces pages." Bruce Springsteen, dans les pages de "Born to Run".

Ny udgave af Peter Øvigs bog med indfølende forfatterportrætter i form af interviews med Henrik Nordbrandt, Suzanne Brøgger, Søren Ulrik Thomsen, Peter Laugesen, Villy Sørensen og Inger Christensen. Bogen udkom første gang i 1995.

Nace un tejedor de sueños es el despertar de un escritor y es la liberación de un pueblo. Mientras Ngũgĩ va a estudiar a la Universidad de Makerere, en Uganda, su pueblo se defiende del Imperio británico. En aquellos tiempos convulsos es cuando nace uno de los intelectuales más importantes de nuestra época, formándose como periodista, escritor de cuentos, dramaturgo y novelista.