Art & Literature

Griffin Dunne’s memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan finds wicked humor and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances....

Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering....

Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a modern American classic....

Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have....

Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation....

A compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness and trauma in families, what the latest genetic science is telling us, and how to not only persevere but thrive.

In this book, C.S. Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and then back to Christianity....

Bob Dylan's Chronicles: Volume One explores the critical junctions in his life and career....

In a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir like no other, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry.

David Sedaris' new collection of essays - including live recordings! - tells a most unconventional life story. It begins with a North Carolina childhood filled with speech-therapy classes...

A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey towards peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse.

She got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world, all alone....

Thoreau's classic account of the solitary life describes his attempts to simplify his life and sort out his priorities by living alone in a cabin beside Walden Pond for nearly two years....

Joan Didion is revealed at last in this outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work "that reads like a propulsive novel" (Oprah Daily) on the mutual attractions—and mutual antagonisms—of Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.

In The Year of Magical Thinking, Didion explores with electric honesty and passion a private yet universal experience....

Incisive and absorbing, Paris in Ruins captures the shifting passions and politics of the art world, revealing how the siege and the chaos of the Commune had a profound impact on modern art, and how artistic genius can emerge from darkness and catastrophe.

If you ever struggle with your connection to God (or whether you even feel connected to a faith at all!), you're not alone. Especially in our modern world, with its relentless, never-ending news cycle, we can all grapple with such questions....

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.

Drawing on unprecedented access to Rand's private papers and the original, unedited versions of Rand's journals, Jennifer Burns offers a groundbreaking reassessment of this key cultural figure....

A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.

A glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza.

A journalist’s provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man.

“Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart....

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Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning....

Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war.

A compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness and trauma in families, what the latest genetic science is telling us, and how to not only persevere but thrive.

Un testimonio extraordinario que enseña la lección más valiosa: cómo dar sentido a nuestra vida. Considerado por The Washington Post como el libro de memorias más vendido de la historia, Martes con mi viejo profesor narra la experiencia vivida por Mitch Albom con Morrie Schwartz, uno de sus profesores de la universidad, al que vuelve a ver por casualidad muchos años después en una entrevista en televisión, en la que se entera de que su viejo profesor sufre ELA, una enfermedad degenerativa. Albom entra de nuevo en contacto con él y le propone verse todos los martes.

In The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, John Muir takes listeners on a journey through his early years, from his childhood in Scotland to his formative days in the United States. This memoir reflects on the wonders of nature that sparked Muir’s deep love for the outdoors. With vivid descriptions, he shares the experiences and adventures that shaped his passion for wild landscapes and his future as a naturalist.

Based on a true story, Found at Sea is the account of how 19-year-old Pete O’Brien, while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, is interrupted on his journey by his arrest on drug charges in Bangkok, Thailand and incarcerated in a prison in the heart of that city, along as what follows when he is eventually deported to the custody of a U.S. Consul in Singapore. Once arrived there, he is offered employment aboard an American merchant vessel as an alternative to a flight back to the United States in disgrace and the day that he boards a consulate launch for a trip out into Singapore ...

Una exitosa periodista que durante muchos años ocultó un gran secreto. El de su familia. Una familia al mismo tiempo profundamente disfuncional y tremendamente viva, vibrante. El padre, Rex, es un hombre carismático y entusiasta, que logra transmitir a sus hijos la pasión por vivir. Les enseña física, geología, les cuenta historias. Pero Rex es alcohólico, y cuando está borracho se convierte en una persona destructiva y poco de fiar. La madre es un espíritu libre, una pintora muy orgullosa de su arte que aborrece la idea de una vida convencional.

In the foreword to this collection, Robert Lipsyte writes that Ambrose Clancy “can uncoil a sentence like a silken rope, snap it like a whip, tie up a complicated thought. He can write long, he can write short, he can build a case, he can murmur a spooky tale …” In a career spanning four decades, Clancy’s feature writing for major publications—including GQ, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times—has profiled legendary writers, politicians (and other rogues); brought sharp-eyed views of Ireland, Venice, London, Amsterdam, Frank McCourt’s Limerick, the New York of Harlem,...

Con motivo del centenario, publicamos la biografía coral del inmortal novelista y periodista, adalid del famoseo y azote de la aristocracia mundial:...

Since her early days in her hometown of Saint Louis Missouri, Sherre Still has had several visions for herself. Like most us, Sherre worked hard toward a successful career path in the world of 9-to-5 living. But she wanted more. After a devasting loss, one dream of hers continued to pursue her. She had achieved a lot but had not yet realized her ultimate goal: authorship.

The incomparable George Hamilton returns with a superb offering of travails and anecdotes spanning his five decades on our airwaves and on our screens, always at the heart of Irish culture. Picking up where his first offering, The Nation Holds Its Breath, left off, George continues to illuminate the path that took him from the Cregagh Road in Belfast to the most extraordinary locations across the world.

In diesem kompakten Reiseführer durch das Leben des Leonardo da Vinci gibt Stendhal uns einen interessanten Querschnitt über dessen Jugend, Lebensstationen und Werdegang als Künstler. Berücksichtigt werden Leonardos Stilarten und interdisziplinäres Wirken, das Verhältnis zu Freunden und Auftraggebern und anhand seiner berühmtesten Kunstwerke wird seine Arbeitsmethodik analysiert. Die historischen Begebenheiten bezüglich des Abendmahls sind besonders hervorzuheben.