Ergebnis für "The Book Eaters" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

After his father's heart attack in 1984, Peter Godwin began a series of pilgrimages back to Zimbabwe, the land of his birth, from Manhattan, where he now lives. On these frequent visits to check on his elderly parents, he bore witness to Zimbabwe's dramatic spiral downward into the jaws of violent chaos, presided over by an increasingly enraged dictator. And yet long after their comfortable lifestyle had been shattered and millions were fleeing, his parents refuse to leave, steadfast in their allegiance to the failed state that has been their adopted home for 50 years.

The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl gives listeners an intimate look into what Gabrielle went through when she returned home from her grand European adventure, the challenges she faced as she tried to put the pieces back together, the men - new and old - who shook her world, and the epic conclusion to the real-life story so many have become invested in.

Acclaimed journalist and critic Jason McBride offers a full-scale authorized biography of the pioneering experimental novelist Kathy Acker, one of the most original and controversial figures in 20th-century American literature. Eat Your Mind draws on exclusive interviews with hundreds of Acker’s intimates as well as her private journals, correspondence, and early drafts of her work and offers a thrilling account and a long-overdue reassessment of a misunderstood genius and revolutionary artist.

Ian Miller is one of the most well-kent faces in the west of Scotland. A man of the cloth. An entertainer. A man who welcomed all denominations, anytime. A man who has married, christened, and buried the great, the good, and the lowly with equal gravitas and humanity. This is his life-story so far. In Habbie to Jeely-Eater, we find out about the man behind the scenes.

They fought a war without rules, and taught the enemy the legend of the Green Beret. No fighting men in the world were a match for the U.S. Army Special Forces, the men of the Green Beret. But in the chaos of Vietnam, where enemies, allies, friends, and traitors all shared a landscape of terror, the Green Berets had to develop their own tactics and draw closer to the only people they could trust: each other.

Join a week-by-week book club exploring the deep topics of the book Eat, Pray, Love and its author Elizabeth Gilbert's journey to find herself between David Birnbaum and his mother Lynda Feinstein. This is a place for the two of them to honestly talk about their shared values and the areas in which they disagree. They start with an exploration of the book Eat, Pray, Love, which was a valuable book and an important part of each of their spiritual journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enter the mind of Thomas De Quincey, one of the most intriguing and enigmatic figures in English literature, with his masterpiece 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.' Follow his journey through addiction, recovery, and redemption, as he navigates the complexities of the human experience with depth and insight. Experience the power of literature to reveal the hidden depths of the human psyche and to explore the nature of addiction, suffering, and personal transformation.https://www.solgood.org - Check out our Streaming Service for our full collection of audiobooks, podcasts, short stories, ...