D'autres livres qui pourraient vous intéresser

• 

  Molly Brown from Hannibal...

  Ken Marks, Lisa Marks

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The real story of the “unsinkable” Titanic survivor and her early life in the Midwest. 
   
  In the film version of the life of the “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” she is rescued from the Colorado River and raised in the Rocky Mountains, but the actual Margaret Tobin Brown was born and raised in Hannibal, Missouri. Her formative years took place in the town’s Gilded Age; the railroad brought in lumber barons, and as the wealth of Hannibal grew, so too did the dreams of young Margaret, who would go on to fight for women’s rights, help build a cathedral, and more.  
   
  Even though her future career as a philanthropist and socialite would span continents and she would become most famous for surviving the sinking of the Titanic, Molly Brown was always proud to be from Hannibal, and this is the true story of her life in the Midwestern town.

  Voir livre

• 

  The Shapeless Unease - A Year of...

  Samantha Harvey

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Samantha Harvey’s insomnia arrived, seemingly, from nowhere; for a year she has spent her nights chasing sleepthat rarely comes. She’s tried everything to appease it. Nothing is helping.What happens when one of the basic human needs goes unmet? For Samantha Harvey, extreme sleep deprivationresulted in a raw clarity about life itself.Original and profound, The Shapeless Unease is a startlingly insightful exploration of memory, writing andinfluence, death and grief, and the will to survive.

  Voir livre

• 

  Guitar - An American Life

  Tim Brooks

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  From humble folk instrument to American icon, the story of the guitar is told in this “exceptionally well-written” memoir by the NPR commentator (Guitar Player).   In this blend of personal memoir and cultural history, National Public Radio commentator Tim Brookes narrates the long and winding history of the guitar in the United States as he recounts his own quest to build the perfect instrument.   Pairing up with a master artisan from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Brookes learns how a perfect piece of cherry wood is hued, dovetailed, and worked on with saws, rasps, and files. He also discovers how the guitar first arrived in America with the conquistadors before being taken up by an extraordinary variety of hands: miners and society ladies, lumberjacks and presidents’ wives. In time, the guitar became America’s vehicle of self-expression. Nearly every immigrant group has appropriated it to tell their story.   “Part history, part love song, Guitar strikes just the right chords.” —Andrew Abrahams, People

  Voir livre

• 

  Dinner with DiMaggio - Memories...

  Rock Positano, John Positano

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A revealing account of the great Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life—“a rare, intimate portrait…that pries open Joltin’ Joe’s perpetually buttoned-up privacy” (The New York Times) with stories about the Yankees, Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and other celebrities.In 1990, Dr. Rock Positano, a thirty-two-year-old foot and ankle specialist, met Joe DiMaggio. Despite the forty years between them, an unlikely friendship developed after the doctor successfully treated the baseball champ’s heel spur injury. Joe mentored Rock but came to rely on his young friend to show him a good time in New York, the town that made him a legend. In time, the famously reserved DiMaggio opened up to Dr. Positano and talked about his joys, his disappointments, and his sorrows as he reflected on his extraordinary life. The stories and experiences he shared with Dr. Positano comprise an intimate portrait of one of the great stars of baseball and icon of the twentieth century. “Readers do not have to be baseball fans to be captivated by this memoir, which explores such universal themes as friendship, celebrity, aging, and mortality” (Library Journal, starred review). DiMaggio was a complicated figure—sometimes demanding, sometimes big-hearted, always impeccable, loyal, and a true stand-up guy. This memoir of a decade-long friendship reveals the very private DiMaggio as “a wholly human portrait of an American icon navigating his way through an adoring yet relentlessly demanding public” (Booklist, starred review), while serving up illuminating stories and rare insights about the people in his life, including his teammates, Muhammad Ali, Sandy Koufax, Woody Allen, and many more.

  Voir livre

• 

  Embrace the Avatar Meher Baba -...

  Geoffrey Giuliano

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Enter into ageless philosophy of the great, silent spiritual master Avatar Meher Baba in this comprehensive compendium of this iconic teacher’s greatest thoughts and ideas. Sri Meher Baba is the popular spiritual master of the great Pete Townshend of the iconic rock band The Who, as well as the inspiration behind the composer’s greatest works. Written, produced, and narrated by Baba historian, author, and actor Geoffrey Giuliano. Here is a rare audio encounter that's a must-have for everyone, perfect for all school or university collections. Note: Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this project to the Vrndavana Widows and Children’s Fund (VWCF), a New York State charitable organization. Meher Baba quotations are © 2018 by the Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust. Used herein by the kind permission of Ms. Mani S. Irani.   Music by AudioNautix

  Voir livre

• 

  One Hundred Dogs and Counting -...

  Cara Sue Achterberg

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  After nearly a year struggling to find a home for a particular foster dog, Cara begins to wonder how the story ends—when will all the dogs be saved? Even after the one-hundredth foster dog passes through Cara’s home, the stream of homeless dogs appears endless.  Seized by the need to act, Cara grabs her best friend, fills a van with donations, and heads south to discover what’s really happening in the rural shelters where her foster dogs originate.  What she discovers will break her heart and compel her to share the story of heroes and villains and plenty of good dogs in the hope of changing this world.   
  From North Carolina where pit bulls fill the shelters and heart-worm rages to Tennessee where dogs are left forgotten in pounds and on to Alabama where unlikely heroes fight in a state that has largely forsaken its responsibilities to its animals, Cara meets the people working on the front lines in this national crisis of unwanted animals.  The dogs, the people, and their inspiring stories draw her south again and again in search of answers—and maybe a dog of her own.  One Hundred Dogs and Counting will introduce listeners to many wonderful dogs—from sweet Oreo to quirky Flannery—but also to inspirational people sacrificing their personal lives and fortunes to save deserving animals.

  Voir livre