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When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School
ISBN: 9780060005672 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself -- the coming-of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story... |
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Finding Fish: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780060007782 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his mid-teens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself.Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born -- first as the child who painted the feelings his words dared not speak, then as a poet and storyteller who would eventually become one of...
Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family,...
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68,66 zł |
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Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780060505868 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this affectionate and unvarnished recollection of his past, Tony Hillerman looks at seventy-six years spent getting from hard-times farm boy to bestselling author. Using the gifts of a talented novelist and reporter, Hillerman draws brilliant portrait not just of his life, but of the world around him.
In this affectionate and unvarnished recollection of his past, Tony Hillerman looks at seventy-six years spent getting from hard-times farm boy to ... |
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64,68 zł |
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A Child's Christmas in Wales: And Five Poems - audiobook
ISBN: 9780060514679 / Angielski / CD-Audio Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First recorded in February of 1952, this remastered recording of Dylan Thomas reading A Child's Christmas in Wales recalls all of the sights, smells, and sounds of a long-ago Christmas. Thomas's wonderful recollection of this holiday in the seaside town of his youth is captured in this vivid performance. Also included are five poems selected and read by Dylan Thomas, including arguably his most well-known Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Includes: First recorded in February of 1952, this remastered recording of Dylan Thomas reading A Child's Christmas in Wales recalls all of the sigh... |
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60,70 zł |
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Tete-A-Tete: The Tumultuous Lives and Loves of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre
ISBN: 9780060520601 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Passionate, freethinking existentialist philosopher-writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are one of the world's legendary couples. Their committed but notoriously open union generated no end of controversy in their day. Biographer Hazel Rowley offers the first dual portrait of these two colossal figures and their intense, often embattled relationship. Through original interviews and access to new primary sources, Rowley portrays Sartre and Beauvoir up close. Tete-a-Tete magnificently details the passion, daring, humor, and contradictions of a remarkably unorthodox... Passionate, freethinking existentialist philosopher-writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are one of the world's legendary couples. Their... |
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64,68 zł |
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Walt Whitman: A Life
ISBN: 9780060535117 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Whitman's genius, passions, poetry, and androgynous sensibility entwined to create an exuberant life amid the turbulent American mid-nineteenth century. In vivid detail, Kaplan examines the mysterious selves of the enigmatic man who celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and the brotherhood of man. Whitman's genius, passions, poetry, and androgynous sensibility entwined to create an exuberant life amid the turbulent American mid-nineteenth cen... |
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68,50 zł |
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The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury
ISBN: 9780060545840 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Accomplished journalist Sam Weller met the Ray Bradbury while writing a cover story for the Chicago Tribune Magazine and spent hundreds of hours interviewing Bradbury, his editors, family members, and longtime friends. With unprecedented access to private archives, he uncovered never-before-published letters, documents, and photographs that help tell the story of this literary genius and his remarkable creative journey. The result is a richly textured, detailed biography that illuminates the origins and accomplishments of Bradbury's fascinating mind. Accomplished journalist Sam Weller met the Ray Bradbury while writing a cover story for the Chicago Tribune Magazine and spent hundreds of hours in... |
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68,66 zł |
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The Faith Of A Writer : Life, Craft, Art
ISBN: 9780060565541 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method Joyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential questions about what makes a story striking, a novel come alive, a writer an artist as well as a craftsman. In The Faith of a Writer, Oates discusses the subjects most... A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her method |
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56,72 zł |
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Cracks in My Foundation: Bags, Trips, Make-Up Tips, Charity, Glory, and the Darker Side of the Story: Essays and Stories by Marian Keyes
ISBN: 9780060787035 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Go further under the covers and stay in bed a little longer with Marian Keyes in this winning follow-up to her smash essay collection, Under the Duvet. Written in the witty, forthright style that has earned her legions of devoted readers, Cracks in My Foundation offers an even deeper and more candid look into this beloved author's mind and heart, exploring such universal themes as friends and family, home, glamour and beauty, children, travel, and more. Marian's hilarious and thoughtful take on life makes her readers feel they are reading a friend, not just an author. Marian... Go further under the covers and stay in bed a little longer with Marian Keyes in this winning follow-up to her smash essay collection, Under the Du... |
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60,70 zł |
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Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
ISBN: 9780060854089 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Warm, witty, imaginative. . . . This is a rich and winning book."--The New Yorker
Dust Tracks on a Road is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literature's most compelling and influential authors. Hurston's powerful novels of the South--including Jonah's Gourd Vine and, most famously, Their Eyes Were Watching God--continue to enthrall readers with their lyrical grace, sharp detail, and captivating emotionality. First published in 1942, Dust Tracks on a Road... "Warm, witty, imaginative. . . . This is a rich and winning book."--The New Yorker
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The Writing Life
ISBN: 9780060919887 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this collection of short essays, Annie Dillard--the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood--illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard's own experience, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions. In this collection of short essays, Annie Dillard--the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood--illuminates ... |
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60,70 zł |
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Edgar A. Poe: A Biography: Mournful and Never-Ending Remembrance
ISBN: 9780060923310 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, the most revealing, fascinating, and important biography of one of our greatest literary figures. "An authoritative biography that both clarifies many problems in Poe's life that have baffled readers for a century and a half and enriches interpretation of many of Poe's writings. . . ".--New York Times Book Review. 33 photographs. Index.
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, the most revealing, fascinating, and important biography of one of our greatest literary figures. "An author...
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76,62 zł |
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Modern American Memoirs
ISBN: 9780060927639 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In Modern American Memoirs, two very discerning writers and readers have selected samples from 35 of the finest memoirs written in this century, including contributions by such diverse writers as Margaret Mead, Malcolm X, Maxine Hong Kingston, Loren Eisely, and Zora Neale Hurston. Chosen for their value as excellent examples of the art of biography as well as for their superb writing, the excerpts present a broad range of American life, and offer vivid insight into the real-life events that shaped their authors. Here, readers can learn about the time when Harry Crews, playing as... In Modern American Memoirs, two very discerning writers and readers have selected samples from 35 of the finest memoirs written in this c... |
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68,66 zł |
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Myself and the Other Fellow: A Life of Robert Lewis Stevenson
ISBN: 9780060935252 / Angielski / Miękka / 503 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. He thrilled readers the world over with breathtaking tales of pirates (Treasure Island) and monsters (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). But the short life of writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) was as adventurous as almost anything in his fiction. He was both engineer and aesthete, Covenanter and atheist, dutiful son and reckless lover. His travels, illnesses, creative struggles, volatile relationships, and titanic quarrels were the stuff of legend. Until now, no biography has done justice to the complex, brilliant, and troubled man who was... He thrilled readers the world over with breathtaking tales of pirates (Treasure Island) and monsters (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll a... |
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Thirteen Senses: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780060935672 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, Victor Villasenor's Thirteen Senses continues the exhilarating family saga that began in the widely acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold, delivering a stunning story of passion, family, and the forgotten mystical senses that stir within us all. Thirteen Senses begins with the fiftieth wedding anniversary of the aging former bootlegger Salvador and his elegant wife, Lupe. When asked by a young priest to repeat the sacred ceremonial phrase "to honor and obey," Lupe surprises herself and says. "No, I will not... A daring memoir of love, magic, adventure, and miracles, Victor Villasenor's Thirteen Senses continues the exhilarating family saga that b... |
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72,64 zł |
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Sleeping with Cats: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780060936044 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Marge Piercy, a writer who is highly praised as both a poet and a novelist, turns her gaze inward as she shares her thoughts on life and explores her development as a woman and writer. She pays tribute to the one loving constant that has offered her comfort and meaning even as the faces and events in her life have changed -- her beloved cats. With searing honesty, Piercy tells of her strained childhood growing up in a religiously split, working-class family in Detroit. She examines her myriad friendships and relationships, including two painful early marriages, and reveals their... Marge Piercy, a writer who is highly praised as both a poet and a novelist, turns her gaze inward as she shares her thoughts on life and explores h... |
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72,31 zł |
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Wild Heart: A Life: Natalie Clifford Barney and the Decadence of Literary Paris
ISBN: 9780060937805 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Born in 1876, Natalie Barney-beautiful, charismatic, brilliant and wealthy-was expected to marry well and lead the conventional life of a privileged society woman. But Natalie had no interest in marriage and made no secret of the fact that she was attracted to women. Brought up by a talented and rebellious mother-the painter Alice Barney-Natalie cultivated an interest in poetry and the arts. When she moved to Paris in the early 1900s, she plunged into the city's literary scene, opening a famed Left Bank literary salon and engaging in a string of scandalous affairs with courtesan Liane de... Born in 1876, Natalie Barney-beautiful, charismatic, brilliant and wealthy-was expected to marry well and lead the conventional life of a privilege... |
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68,66 zł |
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My Lives: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780060937966 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. No one has been more frank, lucid, and entertaining about growing up gay in Middle America than Edmund White. Best known for his autobiographical novels, starting with A Boy's Own Story, White here takes fiction out of his story and delivers the facts of his life in all their shocking and absorbing verity. In My Lives, White shares his enthusiasms and his passions, and he introduces us to his lovers and predilections. No one has been more frank, lucid, and entertaining about growing up gay in Middle America than Edmund White. Best known for his autobiographical n... |
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The Autobiography of Mark Twain: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences
ISBN: 9780060955427 / Angielski / Miękka / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "Mark Twain's autobiography is a classic of American letters, to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Adams.... It has the marks of greatness in it--style, scope, imagination, laughter, tragedy."--From the Introduction by Charles Neider
Mark Twain was a figure larger than fife: massive in talent, eruptive in temperament, unpredictable in his actions. He crafted stories of heroism, adventure, tragedy, and comedy that reflected the changing America of the time, and he tells his own story--which includes sixteen pages of photos--with the same flair he brought to... "Mark Twain's autobiography is a classic of American letters, to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Adams.... It has th...
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Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties
ISBN: 9780060957773 / Angielski / Miękka / 229 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. From the New York City of Kline and De Kooning to the jazz era of New Orleans's French Quarter, to Ken Kesey's psychedelic California, Prime Green explores the 1960s in all its weird, innocent, turbulent, and fascinating glory. Building on personal vignettes from Robert Stone's travels across America, the legendary novelist offers not only a riveting and powerful memoir but also an unforgettable inside perspective on a unique moment in American history. From the New York City of Kline and De Kooning to the jazz era of New Orleans's French Quarter, to Ken Kesey's psychedelic California, Prime Gr... |
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64,68 zł |