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An Amazon Best Book of 2016 A celebration of the writing and editing life, as well as a look behind the scenes at some of the most influential magazines in America (and the writers who made them what they are). You might not know Terry McDonell, but you certainly know his work. Among the...

The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity. Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an...

When Mark Salzman is invited to visit a writing class at Central Juvenile Hall, a lockup for Los Angeles’s most violent teenage offenders, he scrambles for a polite reason to decline. He goes—expecting the worst—and is so astonished by what he finds that he becomes a teacher there himself...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An accessible and inspirational guide to bringing the art and creativity of songwriting into your life, from the Grammy-winning cofounder of Wilco and Uncle Tupelo There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal...

As the author of twenty-four novels, Elizabeth George is one of the most successful--and prolific--novelists today. In Mastering the Process, George offers readers a master class in the art and science of crafting a novel. This is a subject she knows well, having taught creative writing both...

“One of the great reporters of our time and probably the greatest biographer.” —The Sunday Times (London) From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply moving recollections about his...

One of the best writing teachers in the English language on how to structure your novel and how to build strong story people who will enrich your fiction. This bundled volume includes: Structuring Your Novel A step-by-step guide to writing stories you can sell. Learn how to: Conceive and cast...

Así se construye un poder sin límites ni contrapesos. El 31 de mayo de 2018, José Luis Ábalos subió a la tribuna del Congreso para defender la moción de censura del PSOE y citó una frase de la sentencia del caso Gürtel: el PP había diseñado «un auténtico y eficaz sistema de...

Em nove textos repletos de verdadeiras iluminações sobre o ato da escrita, e a partir da leitura de autores clássicos e contemporâneos, o autor investiga o que sustenta a formação de uma voz literária. Um livro para quem escreve e para quem quer escrever. Escrever é um gesto simples —...

When does a newspaper stop serving the public—and begin serving only its owners, advertisers, and profits? In this incisive essay from *Civilization in the United States*, critic and journalist John Macy examines the transformation of the American press from an independent public voice into a...

Natalie Goldberg, the best-selling author of Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind, offers a Zen approach to help writers get the essential words from mind to paper. Recorded live at a writers' workshop...

International fiction expert tells how to create story people, how to make them likable and give them purpose, the importance of danger, attitude and motivation, caring for your characters and how to create a good villain...

A transformative path to overcome creative blocks and cultivate a joyful, sustainable writing practice through mindfulness.

Mardi: and a Voyage Thither is the third book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance story, which in its turn gives way to a philosophical quest.

«Está en mi carácter, y ya lo he dicho en muchas entrevistas: nunca, en ninguna circunstancia, he olvidado que en la verdad de mi alma no soy nadie más que uno de los dieciséis hijos del telegrafista de Aracataca». «Está en mi carácter, y ya lo he dicho en muchas entrevistas: nunca, en...

Una obra del Premio Nobel de Literatura. «A principios de 1985, el director de cine chileno Miguel Littín —en una lista de cinco mil exiliados con prohibición absoluta de volver a su tierra— estuvo en Chile por artes clandestinas durante seis semanas y filmó más de siete mil metros de...

This weekend workshop, presented on 3 CDs, is a primer on writing the modern memoir, which, unlike your grandmother's memoir, can be written at any age. Also, a memoir can be about just part of your life. "The more you are present, the more the past will come up and be alive," says Natalie...

Sink into the easy Texas drawl of celebrated Western novelist Elmer Kelton, the son of a Texas cowboy and a five-time Spur award winner. In this live workshop recording he'll share insights about writing in a genre that doesn't always receive the respect it's due. Kelton discusses literary...

«No se trata de un libro amable, sino de una auténtica declaración de guerra. Porque estamos en una guerra cultural y el enemigo no es un partido ni un político, es un sistema entero sostenido por un cártel mediático que ha traicionado al ciudadano». El poder digital es la radiografía de una revolución silenciosa que ya ha cambiado la forma en que se ejerce el poder. Durante décadas, los medios de comunicación controlaron el relato, manipulando la información y moldeando la opinión pública a su antojo.

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day. Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side. At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively...