Altri libri che potrebbero interessarti

• 

  The Three Musketeers

  Alexandre Dumas

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, The Three Musketeers tells the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman, D'Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King's Musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis.Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of Cardinal Richelieu, and the honour of the queen against the machinations of the Cardinal himself as the power struggles of seventeenth century France are vividly played out in the background.But their most dangerous encounter is with the Cardinal's spy, Milady, one of literature's most memorable female villains, and Alexandre Dumas employs all his fast-paced narrative skills to bring this enthralling novel to a breathtakingly gripping and dramatic conclusion.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Asparagus Wars

  Carol Major

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A deeply moving memoir about the battles waged against terminal illness and a mother’s struggle to comprehend the battlefield in its wake. While some family members wage war against her daughter’s disease with natural therapies, and doctors fight on using the latest developments in medical science, she longs to take her daughter to Paris instead, the city that inspired the young woman’s writing and art.  
  The Asparagus Wars asks questions about notions of victory at all costs. Shot through with fearless wit and resonant description, this story will break your heart but leave you richer for the experience. 
  Shortlisted for the 2020 International Beverly Prize for Literature 
  'Read this book. It will break your heart, but your soul will be the richer for it. Carol Major takes us on a journey of unthinkable loss, and seamlessly weaves the personal into the fabric of the political, the larger historical picture. Her fierce honesty is shot through with a fearless wit. She never overwhelms; her reader can breathe and regroup. The writing is gold spun from the ashes of personal and collective sorrow - descriptions of nature and cities, interiors and people, that capture their truth, and their beauty. Some books change a reader. This is one of them.' Vicki Laveau-Harvie, The Erratics 
  'A superb and courageous work suffused with honesty, vulnerability and poetic finesse. A book that compels us to endure the most challenging of both physical and emotional maladies with love, rather than resorting to waging war.' Leah Kaminsky, The Waiting Room and The Hollow Bones 
   

  Mostra libro

• 

  Step Off! - My Journey from...

  Dan Cortese

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Recognized from Seinfeld and MTV, Dan Cortese now gives readers a personal and humorous look at thelife and career of an American TV actor and hostFans of Veronica’s Closet, MTV Sports, What I Like About You, 8 Simple Rules, and Castle will relish this exclusiveaccount of Dan’s life and career. Step Off! is a hilarious look inside the eccentric experiences of a Hollywood favorite.He discusses life from his own honest, outrageous Hollywood perspective. Cortese shares the lessons he’s learned—anda few he hasn’t—working on screen for over two decades as an American actor. He also reveals details about his mostrewarding job: being a father.Step Off! is a side-splitting, heart-warming journey through Dan’s life and career, showing the hilarious andmemorable aspects of acting, fame, and striving to be a super dad.Follow the actor’s path from working in a steel mill in Pittsburgh, to the rock-climbing “Mimbo” on Seinfeld, tohis life as a father of three. You’re sure to laugh with this noteworthy celebrity book from Dan Cortese.

  Mostra libro

• 

  The Good Fight

  Shirley Chisholm

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color—a work of immense historical importance that both captures and transcends its times, newly reissued to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of her campaign. 
  “Shirley Chisholm's fearless determination has been an inspiration to so many of us.” —Regina King 
  Before Kamala Harris, before Hillary Rodham Clinton there was Shirley Chisholm. In 1972, the Congresswoman from New York—the first Black woman elected to Congress—made history again when she announced her candidacy for President of the United States. Though she understood victory was a longshot, Chisholm chose to run “because someone had to do it first. . . . I ran because most people think the country is not ready for a black candidate, not ready for a woman candidate.”  
  In this invaluable political memoir, Chisholm reflects on her unique campaign and a nation at the crossroads of change. With the striking candor and straightforward style for which she was famous, Chisholm reveals the essential wheeling and dealing inherent to campaigning, castigates the innate conservatism and piety of the Black majority of the period, decries identity politics that lead to destructive power struggles within a fractious Democratic Party, and offers prescient advice on the direction of Black politics. From the whirlwind of the primaries to the final dramatic maneuvering at the tumultuous 1972 Democratic National Convention, The Good Fight is an invaluable portrait of twentieth-century politics and a Democratic Party in flux. 
  Most importantly, The Good Fight is the portrait of a reformer who dedicated her life to making politics work for all Americans. Chisholm saw her campaign as an extension of her political commitment; she ran as an idealist grounded in reality who used her opportunity and position to give voice to all the forgotten. This book bears the stamp of her remarkable personality and her commitment to speaking truth no matter the consequences. 
  Look out for the biopic Shirley, directed by John Ridley and starring Regina King, coming in March 2024.

  Mostra libro

• 

  Veto Message Regarding the Bank...

  Andrew Jackson

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In 1832, President Jackson vetoed a bill that aimed to renew a charter for the US Bank. He issued this message to accompany the rejection in which he explained his controversial decision. He believed the bank held too much power, and that “It is easy to conceive that great evils to our country and its institutions might flow from such a concentration of power in the hands of a few men irresponsible to the people.” While some saw this decision a dictator-like act, others saw it as a spark of hope for the poor.  

  Mostra libro

• 

  Larry Bird: Book Of Quotes (100+...

  Quotes Station

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  LARRY BIRD: BOOK OF QUOTES 
    
  - 
    
  ABOUT LARRY JOE BIRD 
  Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. 
    
  - 
    
  QUOTES SAMPLES 
    
  “A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” 
    
  — 
    
  “I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.” 
    
  — 
    
  “What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?” 
    
  — 
    
  “I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.” 
    
  — 
    
  “It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.” 
    
  — 
    
  “I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” 
    
  — 
    
  “As far as playing, I didn't care who guarded me - red, yellow, black. I just didn't want a white guy guarding me, because it's disrespect to my game.”

  Mostra libro