Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

• 

  Summary of The Glass Castle: A...

  Abbey Beathan

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls - Book Summary - Abbey Beathan 
   (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.)The story of Jeannette Walls, a woman who had to escape from her family in order to achieve true happiness.Jeannette Walls definitely lived with an unconventional family. It was a double edged sword. On one hand, her parents were talented and smart, but on the other one, they were also dysfunctional people who slowly but surely, corrupted their marriage. A mother who couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family and a father who suffered from alcohol abuse, her family environment was so negative it could only lead Jeannette down a dark path. 
  (Note: This summary is wholly written and published by Abbey Beathan. It is not affiliated with the original author in any way) 
  "You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that." - Jeannette Walls 
  The story gets interesting when Jeannette could not stand living with her parents anymore. It was time for Jeannette and her brother to fend for themselves and once they found the necessary resources, they fled from home. The Glass Castle is a story of courage, risking everything to live a happy life and that no matter how grim the situation might be, there's still a way out. 
  An inspiring tale about a woman who triumphed against all odds.

  Ver livro

• 

  The Life of Mozart

  Edward Holmes

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In his timeless biography-written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized-author Edward Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputation that surrounded him. Published in 1845 as the first authentic narrative of the life of Mozart to appear in English, it was also the first biography after the composer's death in 1791 to be based upon his letters. Holmes's exploration of Mozart's work comes from the perspective of a cultured mind of the era.

  Ver livro

• 

  Good Indian Daughter

  Ruhi Lee

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Long before Ruhi fell pregnant, she knew she was never going to be the 'good Indian daughter' her parents demanded. But when the discovery that she is having a girl sends her into a slump of disappointment, it becomes clear she's getting weighed down by emotional baggage that needs to be unpacked, quickly.So Ruhi sets herself a mission to deal with the potholes in her past before her baby is born. Delving into her youth in suburban Melbourne, she draws a heartrending yet often hilarious picture of a family in crisis, struggling to connect across generational, cultural and personal divides. Sifting through her own shattered self-esteem, Ruhi confronts the abuse threaded through her childhood. How can she hold on to the family and culture she has known and loved her whole life, when they are the reason for her scars?Good Indian Daughter is a brutally honest yet brilliantly funny memoir for anyone who's ever felt like a let-down.‘To every desi girl who has felt the struggle of being a good daughter, combating the weight of expectations, self doubt and familial angst, this book will hit home.' Tasneem Chopra OAM, author, broadcaster and director.‘Told with humour and a light touch, Good Indian Daughter lays bare the experience of growing up in a family and culture that requires its daughters to be dutiful, compliant and silent. Good Indian Daughter is a book for our times – a reminder that respect for women starts at home.'  Pip Williams, bestselling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words and One Italian Summer.‘A courageous, unflinching and ultimately redemptive account of the terrible cost of being a good Indian daughter.'  Roanna Gonsalves‘Ruhi Lee's memoir made me laugh hard and then catch my breath with hurt. It is a privilege to be taken deep into Lee's experiences and past, and to understand all the ways in which she both tries to be and rails against the notion of a Good Indian Daughter. '  Kate Mildenhall, author of The Mother Fault and Skylarking'Good Indian Daughter lays out the complex expectations of immigrant parents who made sacrifices for the sake of family, yet thwart their children's attempts to live lives of their own. The laugh-out-loud moments make Lee's accounts of childhood trauma and her fierce and intelligent observations on Indian culture – particularly with regard to girls and women – all the more powerful as she searches and finds who she really is beneath the guise of the Good Indian Daughter.' Katherine Tamiko Arguile, author of The Things She Owned.

  Ver livro

• 

  Not Just Cricket - A Reporter's...

  Pradeep Magazine

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Prominent writer Pradeep Magazine's diary is an account of lived, genuine encounters, of satisfaction, distress, dread, misfortune and trust, and about how an evacuated character shapes one's mentality towards society and the country. From the Kashmir of the 1950s to fearful Punjab, from the Mandir-Masjid partition and the effect of Mandal governmental issues to the grievous outcomes of the Kashmir circumstance Magazine lays out an interesting picture of present day India. 
  At the center of the book are records of the absolute most epochal occasions in India's cricketing history, woven around private experiences with a few notable cricketers. The creator exposes the horrendous maneuvers that are a staple eating regimen of sports administration and uncovers until recently obscure realities about the gratings and self image conflicts that are unavoidable in a game that rules India's donning talk.

  Ver livro

• 

  Nikola Tesla - History of His...

  Kelly Mass

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American innovator, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who helped establish the contemporary rotating present (AC) electrical energy delivery system. 
  Tesla, who was born and raised in the Austrian Empire, studied engineering and physics without getting a grade in the 1870s and acquired useful experience in the early 1880s operating in telephone and at Continental Edison in the nascent electrical power business. He relocated to the USA in the year 1884 and ended up being a naturalized person. Before setting out on his own, he worked for a brief time at the Edison Device Works in N.Y. City. Tesla developed labs and business in New York to develop a range of electrical and mechanical gadgets with the support of partners to fund and promote his ideas. His rotating present (AC) induction motor and associated polyphase AC developments were accredited by Westinghouse Electric in the year 1888 and were the foundation of the polyphase system that firm consequently advertised. 
  Let’s learn more about this nutty professor, this obsessed genius who was way ahead of his time.

  Ver livro

• 

  Pacifist - Or My War and Louis...

  Donald Wetzel

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  “When I went to prison he disowned me. There will always be wars, he said. No there won’t, I said. Shit no, I said, are you crazy? That was roughly forty years ago. It was apparent to me then that war must soon become totally unthinkable. It happened even quicker than I’d thought it would. And so now we most of us do the best we can never to think of it, even though, as I write, about one-fourth of the world’s best technological and scientific minds are employed full time in preparing for this unthinkable war. . . .”

  Ver livro