Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence

The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....

James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....

If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head....

Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....

German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s (1875-1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured for nearly a century. Rilke’s personal reflections on the vocation of writing and the experience of living urge an aspiring poet to look inward, while also offering sage wisdom....

At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah....

A radio broadcaster and journalist for Edward R. Murrow at CBS, William L. Shirer was new to the world of broadcast journalism when he began keeping a diary while on assignment in Europe during the 1930s....

The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century....

A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, Soledad Brother is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system that failed to break his spirit but eventually took his life....

From a renowned artist and writer, a deeply personal nature journal that includes sketches from her romantic partner, artist Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä.

Born in Chicago in 1897, 'Chips' Channon settled in England after the Great War, married into the immensely wealthy Guinness family, and served as Conservative MP for Southend-on-Sea from 1935 until his death in 1958....

Ranier Maria Rilke challenges you, "...to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then..."

The definitive anthology of Jim Morrison's writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks....

In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....

Published in their entirety, Sylvia Plath's journals provide an intimate portrait of the writer who was to produce in the last seven months of her life some of the most extraordinary poems of the 20th century....

Over the next ten years, we watch through Michael's eyes as the world reels from the successive shocks of September 11, the 7/7 bombings and the global financial crash.

The Storm of Steel is a first-hand account of World War I trench combat lifted from the diaries of Ernst Junger, a German infantryman who would become one of Europe's most renowned writers.

Roald Dahl penned his first letter to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, when he was just nine years old. The origins of a brilliantly funny, subversive, creative mind were evident in boarding school....

The Letters of Heloise and Abelard perpetuate perfectly the bitterness of love thwarted and betrayed....

Compelling and intimate, this collection of never-before-seen letters between the celebrated art critic and essayist, John Berger and his son Yves, an artist, is a moving look at their musings on art, memory, life, death, and beyond.

The first complete collection of Simone Weil's missives to her family, A Life in Letters offers new insight into her personal relationships and experiences.

In these wry and hilarious diaries, Shaun provides an inside look at the trials and tribulations of life in the book trade. He recommends books - both lost classics and new discoveries - introduces us to the thrill of the unexpected find, and evokes the charms of small-town life....

Here is the astonishing and eloquent diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, the Union soldier featured in Ken Burns' highly acclaimed PBS television documentary The Civil War....

First, I Believe You is an astonishing memoir of resilience and recovery from severe childhood trauma she had no memory of. Terrifying flashbacks haunted her for decades despite an affluent, advantaged childhood, resulting in severe depression, food addiction, anxiety, and nightmares....

“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.” Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends....

The Blank Page A short novel of magical realism about two writers connected by letters that defy time and silence, and united by a destiny they never expected. An unexpected storm. A shared taxi. And a blank page that won’t stay empty for long. Abril and Tomás are two writers at different—yet equally uncertain—moments in their lives. What begins as a simple exchange of letters quickly transforms into a correspondence that sets memories, silences, intuitions… and something more into motion. 🌬️ Sometimes, the words we most need don’t come from within us. Sometimes, it’s the ...

📖 La Hoja en Blanco Una novela corta de realismo mágico sobre dos escritores conectados por cartas que desafían el tiempo y el silencio, y unidos por un destino que desconocían. Una tormenta inesperada. Un taxi compartido. Y una hoja en blanco que no tardará en llenarse con palabras imposibles de ignorar. Abril y Tomás son dos escritores en momentos distintos, pero igualmente inciertos. Lo que comienza como una simple correspondencia pronto se transforma en un intercambio que pone en movimiento recuerdos, silencios, intuiciones… y algo más. 🌬️ A veces, las palabras que más ...

📖 The Ashkeeper: A short story where the ashes speak and the wind doesn’t forget. 🌬️ A spiritual fable about loss, memories, and the art of letting go. He is only known as the Ashkeeper. No one knows where he came from, nor how long he has been carrying out his sacred task: to scatter the ashes of those who have passed, in the places they once loved. 🕯️ With each journey, he carries an urn, a letter, and the weight of someone else’s final wish. He reads their words aloud to the wind. Sometimes he weeps. Sometimes he smiles. He always listens. He asks for no recognition. ...

Christoph Probst und sein Freund Alexander Schmorell bildeten zusammen mit den Geschwistern Scholl und Willi Graf den engsten Kreis der studentischen Widerstandsgruppe "Weiße Rose" in München. "Hitler und sein Regime müssen fallen, damit Deutschland weiterlebt!" Christoph Probsts Flugblattentwurf – zerrissen in kleine Fetzen – entdeckte die Gestapo während der Verhaftung der Geschwister Scholl. Dieser handschriftliche Entwurf wurde nie vervielfältigt. Der 23-jährige Christoph Probst, Vater von drei Kindern, zahlte dafür mit seinem Leben.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK O confesiune magistrală aflată la granița dintre intimitatea unui jurnal și densitatea unei autobiografii, Crezul lui Fuentes ne poartă pe urmele artei și istoriei până la cele mai importante evenimente care i-au conturat lumea și pasiunile. O carte multifațetată, în care autorul mexican construiește o hartă trasată din gânduri și amintiri, alternând teme precum iubirea și prietenia cu pasaje despre Buñuel, Faulkner și Wittgenstein.