Ergebnis für "isolation" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, in a pool of blood, he was horrified to realise he had lost the use of his limbs. He could no longer walk, write or wash himself. He could do nothing without the help of others, and required constant care in a hospital. So began an odyssey of a year through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of somehow being able to return home, to his house in London.

It’s 1992. Like every other seventeen-year-old boy, Joe has one eye on his studies, the other on his social life – smoking, Britpop, girls. He’s looking ahead to a gap year full of travel and adventure before university when his teacher – attractive, mid-thirties – takes an interest in...

Brought to you by Penguin. Previously published as Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER People kept asking: Why would you have cats that don’t love you back? The morning after Courtney Gustafson moved into an old house in the Poets Square neighbourhood of...

When reclusive millionaire artist Robert Indiana died in 2018, he left behind dark rumors and scandal, as well as an estate embroiled in lawsuits and facing accusations of fraud. Here is the true story of the artist’s final days, the aftermath, the deceptive world that surrounded him, and the inner workings of art as very big business.

Die meisten Tagebücher sind geheim. Doch besondere Zeiten erfordern besondere Maßnahmen. Im März 2020, als der erste Lockdown in Österreich verkündet wurde und viele Menschen zu Hause bleiben mussten, begann ich, wenn auch aus einer Laune heraus den Grundstein für mein Tagebuch zu legen. Was mit einer mehr oder minder einfallsreichen Sprachnachricht begann, verschickt an diverse Familienangehörige und Freunde, artete wie so vieles in meinem Leben schnell aus.

In Hiding from the School Bus: Breaking Free from Control Fear, Isolation and a Childhood Without Education, Calvin Bagley courageously chronicles his journey through isolation, fear and religious contradiction. This powerful memoir reveals how navigating PTSD, dealing with childhood trauma, and reexamining core beliefs can form the foundation for genuine transformation, resilience, and healing.

Notes from Overground is not a novel, nor a self-help book, but a diary of survival. Written in fragments across 158 entries, it is the voice of one man navigating life in the shadow of absence: a life shaped by loneliness, social silence and the ache of unfulfilled intimacy.

In this podcast, I will release the audio from videos on my YouTube channel. The channel is dedicating to doing readings from my book Echoes of Isolation. Episodes will feature a short introduction, a good reading of the relevant section, and a follow up to end the show. https://echoesofisolation.dpoisn.com/

The Dive is a thrilling narrative nonfiction in the tradition of The Perfect Storm and Apollo 13. They were out of their depth, out of breath, and out of time. It was 1973. Two men were trapped in a crippled submarine 1,700 feet below sea. They only had enough air to survive for two days. On the...

Just 2 antisocial people talking about everything.

Anna ist Redakteurin bei baden.fm. – momentan allerdings rund um die Uhr Zuhause. Was nach Spaß und Entspannung klingt, ist für Anna alles andere als entspannend, denn rund um die Uhr belustigt sie, wie viele andere Eltern, ihren kleinen süßen Sohn in häuslicher Isolation. Zwischen umgeschmissenen Milchtassen, Mehl-Matsch-Momenten und Geschrei versucht Anna tief durchzuatmen und teilt Ihre Ereignisse mit Euch. Manchmal sind die Tage schön, ein anderes Mal aber auch ganz schön anstrengend und nervig. Sie macht sich Gedanken über Geburtstagskinder, abgesagte Hochzeitsfeiern, ihre ...

A group of kids in the '90s had a dream to make their voices heard - and this book documents their seminal impact on today's pop culture. DJ Target grew up in Bow under the shadow of Canary Wharf, with money looming close on the skyline. The 'Godfather of Grime' Wiley and Dizzee Rascal first met each other in his bedroom. They were all just grime kids on the block back then and didn't realise they were to become pioneers of an international music revolution. A movement that permeates deep into British culture and beyond.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘This book is beautiful … Julia Baird has been to the tough edges and gives us light. She writes like a dream.’ MATT HAIG ’Utterly captivating and magical.’ JULIA BRADBURY ‘Luminous and deeply comforting’ KATHERINE MAY Julia Baird’s intimate study of...

Even in self-isolation, we're all in it together. Join me and my guests for a light-hearted look at the "self-isolation 6." A series of questions about the things we need; the things we miss; and the things that really make us tick!Get in touch...Email me: SelfIsolation@ManForHimself.comInstagram: @ManForHimselfTwitter: @ManForHimselfFacebook: /ManForHimselfYouTube: ManForHimselfAbout me: I'm Robin James, a 32-year-old journalist/producer turned blogger/YouTube creator... or something like that.'Self-Isolation' is my outlet for light and bright conversation. A chance to escape really! I hope ...

THE INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH DR ANTHONY FAUCI, DAME SALLY DAVIES AND DR JIM DOWN For every doctor there is that one patient, whose story touches them in a way they didn’t expect, changing their entire outlook on life. This inspiring and deeply moving book is the...