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Every writer's origin story is different. In How I Became a Writer, Gloria Steinem charts her unlikely journey from restless teen in Toledo, Ohio, to professional magazine writer in Manhattan - with sage advice and "random directives" for getting started.

Love him or loathe him, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again ‘Might be the most soul-baring book of...

Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita and Dr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and others, has always been depicted by the media as the Howard Hughes of filmmakers, a weird artist obsessed with his work and privacy to the point of madness. But who was he really?

Librarians spend their lives weeding - not weeds, but books - books that have reached the end of their shelf life both literally and figuratively. They remove books that patrons no longer check out, and they put back books they treasure. Annie Spence, who has a decade of experience as a Midwestern librarian, does this not only at her Michigan library but also at home, for her neighbors, at cocktail parties - everywhere. In Dear Fahrenheit 451, she addresses those books directly.

This is the story of how a boy became the man he is today: part-time singer, song-writer and jammer, full-time producer, camera man and editor. Sherlock Holmes and Batman worshipper, staunch atheist with an innate fear of water and heights. This is the autobiography of the rudest man on Indian television. Raghu Ram, the original Roadie, split wide open.

With color, irony, and sensitivity, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that is the writer’s life. As it probes and exposes, examines and analyzes, The Writing Life offers deeper insight into one of the most mysterious of professions.

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK | A KIRKUS BEST BOOK | A BUSTLE “BEST NONFICTION BOOK” | A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AND THE GLOBE AND MAIL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE PICK The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas. On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining...

‘This is the truth as we know it. I have read so much about what people think they know about Michael, but this is about what really happened.’ Jermaine Jackson You Are Not Alone is an intimate, loving portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man like never before. It is an...

Maya Angelou has fascinated, moved, and inspired countless readers with the first three volumes of her autobiography, one of the most remarkable personal narratives of our age. Now, in her fourth volume, The Heart of a Woman, her turbulent life breaks wide open with joy as...

Hello, I'm Pamela Nightingale, daughter of the late international best-selling author and radio personality, Earl Nightingale. I'd like to share with you the true-life story of my father and the personal secrets of his life, with behind-the-scenes details of how he discovered the Strangest Secret. In this time of uncertainty and difficulty for many, the time is right to release the inspirational example of how Earl Nightingale lived his life and overcame adversity and limitations to help others do the same. Join me and my cousins on the adventure of a lifetime.

Aristotle Onassis was a born orator, and Jackie Kennedy would sit and listen to him spin off tales and stories - often racy - by the hour. A speaker of seven languages, he could keep a dinner party of some of the world's most sophisticated conversationalists spellbound. Even Jackie couldn't help but drop her reserve and laugh with him. America's First Lady simply never knew anyone quite as free or exotic as Aristotle Onassis, a paradoxical blend of raconteur and ruffian.

Nelson Mandela: The Journey of a South African Icon by Sushil Kapoor tells the life story of one of the world’s most respected leaders, Nelson Mandela. The biography covers Mandela’s struggles against apartheid, his years in prison, and his journey toward becoming the first Black president of South Africa. The audiobook is a tribute to his resilience, leadership, and commitment to justice and equality.

«Бывало, что жизнь становилась крайне тяжела, но меня это нисколько не огорчало. Дети привыкают ко всему быстро. Они грустят, когда разлучены с родителями. И страдания мне причиняло именно это — тогда я думал о том времени, когда мы снова будем вместе, круглые сутки. В 2006 году в рамках интервью, проведённых Фондом Шоа, Роман Полански, оскароносный режиссёр, актёр и кинопродюсер, записал свои детские воспоминания о жизни в Польше во время Второй мировой войны.

En sommerdag tager far og søn ud til en strand med familiens kat i en papkasse. De vil, af grunde som sønnen ikke forstår, skille sig af med katten … som imidlertid vil det helt anderledes. Med udgangspunkt i en enkelt barndomserindring, forsøger Murakami at skrive sig nærmere en...

Jens Hart - Bühne Bett & Rock'n Roll - Teil 1. Eine Reise durch viele Jahrzehnte Musikgeschichte und Erlebnisse mit allen Höhen und Tiefen eines Herzblutkünstlers mit Blick hinter die Kulissen und Begegnungen, die sein Leben geprägt und bereichert haben. Ein Hörbuch, das fasziniert und zeigt, wie nah Freud und Leid im Show-Business und privat beieinander liegen.

Jens Hart - Geschichten die sein Leben schrieb Teil 3. Eine Reise durch viele Jahrzehnte Musikgeschichte & Begegnungen mit allen Höhen und Tiefen. Erlebnisse eines Herzblutkünstlers mit Blick hinter die Kulissen. Begegnungen, die sein Leben geprägt und bereichert haben. Ein Hörbuch, das fasziniert und zeigt, wie nah Freud und Leid im Show-Business und privat beieinander liegen. Gäste in diesem Hörbuch sind Marina Lau, die an seiner Seite eine bedeutende Rolle spielt, sowie die Sportlegende Egon Müller - vierfacher Speedway-Weltmeister.

From her Academy Award-nominated screenplays (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia) to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron was one of the most gifted, prolific and versatile writers of our time. In this classic collection of magazine articles, Ephron does what...

MA TURNÊ DE ROCK VISTA PELO LADO DE DENTRO Ao longo de três décadas, o baterista, escritor e compositor Neil Peart pensou em escrever um livro sobre “a maior jornada de toda minha existência inquietante: a vida de um músico durante uma turnê de rock”. Finalmente, era chegada a hora...

'Farming really is the most rewarding job in the world. That's what I want to show you: the heart and soul that makes up the life of a farmer.' Harriet Cowan is one of the most recognisable farmers in the country. At only twenty-five, she more than held her own on Clarkson's Farm, delighting...

TYSON FURY: 'A brilliant, heartfelt tribute to Ricky' WAYNE ROONEY: 'Perfectly captures who Ricky was and what he meant to people across the UK' FRANK WARREN: 'Fearless in capturing the true essence of Ricky's spirit' With a foreword from Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, this is a powerful love letter...