Maison d'édition: Bigg Communications
TV and movie producer, journalist, editor and writer Brian Bigg provides a humorous behind-the-scenes look of his experiences making television programs in Europe for the world's fastest growing television production company.
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. So, they’re gone. And now, everything is fucked. One minute they’re breathing, laughing, *living*, and the next… NOTHING. And the infuriating, soul-crushing reality? The goddamn sun STILL rises. Traffic STILL crawls. The fucking AUDACITY of the world to keep turning. Meanwhile, you’re drowning in this soul-crushing, brain-melting, rage-inducing hellscape called grief. And then there’s the pressure—to “move on,” to “find meaning,” to be some kind of goddamn poster child of grief instead of the broken, furious, drowning mess you actually are. GUESS WHAT? YOU DON’T HAVE TO PLAY BY THEIR RULES. WHAT’S INSIDE THIS LITERARY GRENADE? NOTHING BUT THE FUCKING TRUTH - Just the unfiltered reality of loss—the moments when you actually get mad at your person for dying. The way grief makes you feel like a fucking burden. A BATTLE PLAN FOR YOUR BRAIN - Grief is a biological hijacking. Your brain is in full-scale fucking mutiny. Welcome to grief brain. It’s real. It’s brutal. And it’s a fucking menace. A FIELD GUIDE TO IDIOTS & THEIR BULLSHIT - People will say some of the stupidest shit. From the toxic positivity crowd to the spiritual bypassers, we’re calling out every category of grief-related dumbassery. You’re never going to be the same. You don’t get over it. You just learn to live with the absence. SO, WHAT THE FUCK NOW? Now, we get to fucking work. The longer you fight it, the harder it fucking hits. The only way out is through. And this book? It’s coming with you. There is a shitload of work ahead of you. We’re gonna torch some lies. Make a fucking mess and get way too loud. So, grab your weapon and prepare for the fight for your goddamn life. Let’s begin.Voir livre
'I fell in love with the bush (forest), the rugged terrain, the loneliness and wildness all rolled into a parcel and wrapped with the excitement of unknown territory. I was 14 and from that day, wanted nothing more than to immerse myself in the isolation and romance of the lonely Pakihi Valley.' There was never a dull moment in Marnie's formative years: mustering sheep and cattle over huge swathes of steep countryside; shearing and wool handling; drenching; skinning possums; chasing wild pigs; riding horses; catching poachers; surviving floods, fires and financial hardship - real-life experiences told with honesty, often interspersed with girlfriends, boyfriends, and young love. Her memoir of 1970s rural life in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, chronicles the transformation of a socially awkward teen into a resilient, self-confident young woman.Voir livre
Celia Paul's Letters to Gwen John centers on a series of letters addressed to the Welsh painter Gwen John (1876–1939), who has long been a tutelary spirit for Paul. John spent much of her life in France, making art on her own terms and, like Paul, painting mostly women. John's reputation was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother, Augustus John, and her lover Auguste Rodin. Through the epistolary form, Paul draws fruitful comparisons between John's life and her own: their shared resolve to protect the sources of their creativity, their fierce commitment to painting, and the ways in which their associations with older male artists affected the public's reception of their work. Letters to Gwen John is at once an intimate correspondence, an illuminating portrait of two painters, and a writer/artist's daybook, describing Paul's first exhibitions in America, her search for new forms, her husband's diagnosis of cancer, and the onset of the global pandemic. Paul, who first revealed her talents as a writer with her memoir, Self-Portrait, enters with courage and resolve into new unguarded territory—the artist at present—and the work required to make art out of the turbulence of life. Contains mature themes.Voir livre
A charming, quirky memoir from British author Arthur Calder-Marshall, recalling his youth in 1920s England. The title needs to be taken quite literally as much of the narrative revolves around the shadowy figure of occultist Aleister Crowley, at the height of his dubious powers during this era. As boys growing up in a small country town Arthur and his brother befriend an eccentric poet, whom they dub Vicky Bird – in fact a fairly well-known literary figure called Victor Neuberg. He is haunted by some romantic tragedy in his past, in which Crowley may be implicated. When Arthur goes up to Oxford Vicky Bird connects him with circles who dabble in the supernatural. In London, Arthur graduates towards the epicentre of Bohemian literary life in the pubs of Fitzrovia. Here he meets the femme fatale Betty May, who blames Crowley for the death of her husband, and tells fantastic tales of satanism in Sicily. At last Arthur encounters the man himself, in a dingy café… This is a wonderful tale of English eccentrics, told with deadpan British humour. Calder-Marshall pokes fun at his own youthful preoccupations, but nonetheless a sinister, menacing edge lingers. Bizarre, droll, and threaded with the melancholia of a generation who only just escaped the devastation of World War I, it is sure to delight the modern reader. 'The delicate art of autobiography is one to which the English bring a particular talent. It’s good to know The Magic of My Youth will be available once more, as it deserves to be’ - Michael Holroyd, biographer - neglected.books.com. ‘His own memoir, The Magic of My Youth, does little to solve the mystery of Calder-Marshall, coded as it is in a dizzying and fantastical tale about a young Oxford student in search of occultist Aleister Crowley, a wanton influence on the writer’s formative years. It is a lavish and delirious read for anyone interested in experiencing fashionable Bloomsbury in the 1920s, the perfect complement to Evelyn Waugh’s Vile Bodies’ – The Guardian ‘Absolutely charming - Arthur Calder-Marshall wrote lovely prose full of insight and wit’ – GoodreadsVoir livre
Timmy Overton of Austin and Jerry Ray James of Odessa were football stars who traded athletics for lives of crime. The original rebels without causes, nihilists with Cadillacs and Elvis hair, the Overton gang and their associates formed a ragtag white trash mafia that bedazzled Austin law enforcement for most of the 1960s. Tied into a loose network of crooked lawyers, pimps, and used car dealers who became known as the "traveling criminals," they burglarized banks and ran smuggling and prostitution rings all over Texas. Author Jesse Sublett presents a detailed account of these Austin miscreants, who rose to folk hero status despite their violent criminal acts.Voir livre
“A vibrantly illustrated biography of Kahlo . . . [Hesse’s] drawings and graphics [flow] seamlessly with the narration.” —Houston Chronicle One of the most important artists of the twentieth century and an icon of courageous womanhood, Frida Kahlo lives on in the public imagination, where her popularity shows no signs of waning. She is renowned for both her paintings and her personal story, which were equally filled with pain and anguish, celebration and life. Thousands of words, including her own, have been written about Kahlo, but only one previous biography has recorded her fascinating, difficult life. Frida Kahlo by María Hesse offers a highly unique way of getting to know the artist by presenting her life in graphic novel form, with striking illustrations that reimagine many of Kahlo’s famous paintings. Originally published in Spanish in 2016, Frida Kahlo has already found an enthusiastic audience in the Spanish-speaking world, with some 20,000 copies sold in just a few months. This translation introduces English-language readers to Kahlo’s life, from her childhood and the traumatic accident that would change her life and her artwork, to her complicated love for Diego Rivera and the fierce determination that drove her to become a major artist in her own right. María Hesse tells the story in a first-person narrative, which captures both the depths of Frida’s suffering and her passion for art and life. “Despite the often light mood of the artwork, the book never shies from weighty consideration of the physical pain and personal loss that gave way—in fleeting but significant moments—to Kahlo’s artistic triumph.” —Publishers WeeklyVoir livre
