Showing results for "The Notebook" in Biographies & Memoirs

In the fall of 1978, Ray Ordorica packed everything he thought he would need into his Toyota LandCruiser and drove north to Alaska. He came to a land he had never seen, to find something he wasn't even sure existed: a wilderness cabin he could use for a year or more to live, think, relax, read, and write. Ordorica found his cabin, fixed it up, and, although it was just an un-insulated 12- by 16-foot one-room log structure, he spent three winters in it in relative comfort.

The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola's notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world's most iconic films. In this one-of-a-kind audio production, Coppola provides listeners with unfiltered access to his creative process in his own voice. Featuring notes from eight scenes - handpicked by Coppola himself - The Godfather Notebook is a must-listen for fans of the 1972 film.

Reflections on Tai Chi, Xing Yi, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and martial arts studies

Helen Garner has kept a diary for almost all her life. But until now, those exercise books filled with her thoughts, observations, frustrations and joys have been locked away, out of bounds, in a laundry cupboard. Finally, Garner has opened her diaries and invited readers into the world behind her novels and works of non-fiction. Yellow Notebook: Diaries Volume I spans a decade beginning in the late 1970s just after the publication of her first novel, Monkey Grip.

This, the second of three volumes of Susan Sontag’s journals and notebooks, begins where the first volume left off, in the middle of the 1960s. It traces and documents Sontag’s evolution from fledgling participant in the artistic and intellectual world of New York City to world-renowned critic and dominant force in the world of ideas with the publication of the groundbreaking Against Interpretation in 1966.

Caught pants down by a dance hostress in a Laotian nightclub; hitching a ride into battle with a chain-smoking pilot in a plane filled with cans of leaking kerosene; fielding cables that arrive in the dead of night from an editor screaming for urgent copy overnight…It's all in a day's work for the foreign correspondent, says author Dennis Bloodworth, who ought to know. He took it all in his stride during the more than 30 years that he spent as foreign correspondent of the London Observer.

"I intend to do everything...I shall anticipate pleasure everywhere and find it too, for it is everywhere! I shall involve myself wholly...everything matters!" This first selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) takes us from early adolescence through to when Sontag was in her early 30s. It is an astonishingly affecting and honest self-portrait which is also a fascinating, revealing account of an artist and critic being born. We see Sontag honing her skills and fashioning herself, by a supreme act of will, into an intellectual force.

Delve into a mesmerizing collection of ten short mystery and detective tales, narrated from the intriguing perspective of a jewelry dealer with a questionable reputation. This captivating anthology includes thrilling stories like The Necklace of the Green Diamonds and The Ripening Rubies, guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. - Summary by LynneT

A place to unwind and reflect on quotes and life. I'm a storyteller at heart with a huge love of books. Topics include bookish fandom, mental health, paranormal, and storytelling.

Mass violence committed by young people is now an epidemic. The reasons behind this escalating violence and the cultural forces that have impugned a generation is the subject of this important new book. The Spiral Notebook is full of interviews with Generation Z, a group dogged by big pharma and antidepressants and ADHD drugs, by a doomsday/apocalyptic mentality present since birth, and by an entertainment industry that has turned violence into parlor games.

Matthieu Ricard nació en 1967, a los veintiún años, cuando conoció a su padre espiritual en Darjeeling (India). Cinco años después dejaría su brillante carrera científica, a la que parecía estar destinado, para trasladarse a una pequeña cabaña en el Himalaya.

Join Dave, a surfer who's spent years traveling the world, living the surf-optimized life. "A Surfer's Notebook" is his collection of true stories and personal reflections from that journey. Beyond perfect waves, Dave shares insights on surf culture, analyzes interesting breaks, describes unforgettable characters, and explores the unexpected connections he's found along the way – from the physics of a wave to the flexibility of a foot.

Sometimes we need a voice for our thoughts and an audience for our ideas. Send me letters, poems and stories you want to put out in the world @land_of_nalbi (Instagram). I also accept anonymity requests.

Join veteran television crime reporters Amanda Lamb and Chelsea Donovan—two journalists with over 50 years of combined experience—as they pull back the curtain on some of the most gripping cases they've covered. With insider access, firsthand knowledge, and a deep understanding of the criminal justice system, Amanda and Chelsea take you where few others can: behind the headlines, into the courtroom, and into the minds of those at the center of the story. From high-profile trials to hidden gems you've never heard, Crime Capsule brings you exclusive interviews with the key ...

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/pfmnpod/subscribe Pages From My Notebook: A True-to-Life Podcast is a passion project that takes a candid look into the mind of Erica, a 20-something Black girl experiencing the highs and lows of post-college life and navigating the world as a newly minted young adult. Topics come directly from what's in her mind and spilled onto the pages in her notebook app: self discovery and black womanhood, love, friendship and everything in between. Pages From My Notebook is the podcast for when you need to laugh, scream and just talk it out. linktr.ee/...

Mary Giuliani deconstructs her ever-evolving existential internal conversation in this new collection of essays, beginning when all the world (and all the stars) are ordered to stay home. Armed with an arsenal of pigs in a blanket and what felt like all the vodka in Manhattan, Mary begins to look deeply into what it's finally like to get what she thought she always wanted, peace.

A gripping true crime podcast about a young mother who vanished without a trace in 1976, the man police believe killed her and how he may have concealed evidence of his deed for so long. It’s also the mystery of a murdered Jane Doe found in 1978 and whether she could be the missing woman. What happened during the investigation of who she is that has kept her identity hidden?Patty’s Voice: https://www.facebook.com/Pattys-Voice-107420768338851Finley Creek Jane Doe Task Force: https://www.facebook.com/finleycreekjanedoewww.thereportersnotebook.com