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Sozinho ao redor do mundo

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Um clássico da literatura de viagens, Sozinho ao redor do mundo narra a história de Joshua Slocum e sua façanha de ter sido o primeiro ser humano a dar a volta ao mundo sozinho. Ele fez isso a bordo de seu veleiro, o Spray .Publicada em 1900, esta obra é uma empolgante narrativa sobre superação e aventura , fez um imenso sucesso à época e inspira gerações de velejadores até hoje.Um relato brilhante e bem-humorado que vai despertar nos leitores o desejo de ir além, esta edição conta ainda com prefácio de Lars Grael e Murillo Novaes .

Pays de malheur !

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Un document exceptionnel et original sur le désarroi d'un jeune issu des cités." Cher monsieur, je me permets de vous écrire pour vous remercier. J'ai terminé votre enquête80 % au bac. C'est un livre qui m'a à la fois ému (j'ai souvent eu les larmes aux yeux) et mis en colère (contre moi-même). C'est incroyable à quel point les vies que vous avez décrites ressemblent à la mienne... " C'est ainsi que débute la correspondance électronique entre le sociologue Stéphane Beaud, auteur de80 % au bac et après ?,et Younes Amrani, l'un des lecteurs de son livre, un jeune homme de 28 ans, qui travaille comme emploi-jeune à la bibliothèque municipale d'une ville de la banlieue lyonnaise. Cette correspondance, qui va durer plus d'une année, constitue un document exceptionnel sur les espoirs et les souffrances intimes des jeunes d'origine maghrébine. Les confidences de Younes en disent long sur le sentiment de non-reconnaissance et parfois d'abandon moral dont il souffre au quotidien. À travers ce dialogue amical surgissent peu à peu les différents aspects de l'histoire personnelle et familiale de Younes et les contradictions sociales qui le traversent. Ce témoignage peut ainsi aider à combattre la vision stéréotypée et réductrice du " jeune de banlieue ". Il fait émerger, à travers la figure de son principal protagoniste, des traits essentiels de la personnalité sociale de nombreux jeunes de cité : un esprit de révolte, l'envie de comprendre le monde social, le goût pour la politique, le sens de l'analyse. Bref, tout un " potentiel " pour réinstaller la gauche dans les cités.

Jean Cocteau

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Romancier fêté, cinéaste admiré, poète méconnu, dramaturge et dessinateur d'exception, Cocteau est l'un des créateurs les plus féconds du XXe siècle. Doté d'une rare aptitude à changer de style et de forme, à mourir à soi pour ressusciter autrement, il évoque par son caractère protéiforme ces deux géants - Picasso et Stravinsky - qui furent ses proches, et parfois ses collaborateurs. Véritable baromètre du climat parisien, il incarna tous les courants et chaque art, l'architecture exceptée : au Cocteau proustien succéda un Cocteau avant-gardiste, puis dadaïste, surréalisant et néoclassique, enfin féerique ; bref, cet auto-fictionneur en actes donnait l'impression de faire de lui ce qu'il voulait : jeune homme, il se voyait même en demi-dieu. Aucune biographie d'envergure n'avait paru en France depuis trente ans ; nulle n'avait eu pour ambition de replonger ce météore durable dans sa constellation d'origine, de la France de l'affaire Dreyfus à celle de Johnny Hallyday, en passant par cet âge d'or que furent les années 20 et les années sombres de l'Occupation. Avec cette biographie inspirée, Claude Arnaud a fait le roman vrai de tous les Cocteau qu'abritait ce créateur hors pair, "brillant comme une larme", mort il y a quarante ans cette année.

Willie

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Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captured the imagination of America for more than thirty years.

Promise at Dawn

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A classic of modern French literature, the thrilling real-life story of the military hero, ambassador, ladies man, writer, and loving son"I grew up in the certitude that one day I should help give back the earth to those who ennoble it with their courage and warm it with their love."Promise at Dawn begins as the story of a mother’s sacrifice: alone and poor, she fiercely battles to give her son the very best. Romain Gary chronicles his childhood in Russia, Poland, and on the French Riviera and recounts his adventurous life as a young man fighting for France in World War II. But above all he tells the story of the love for his mother that was his life—their secret and private planet, their wonderland “born out of a mother’s murmur into a child’s ear, a promise whispered at dawn of future triumphs and greatness, of justice and love.”

What a Life

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Keith Weber recalls a lifetime of being an entrepreneur and living life to the fullest during his forty-five years in New Zealand and now forty years in Australia in this memoir. He grew up with his uncle and aunt, but he loved them as though they were his parents. When his mother remarried, he was told he could go live with her and his stepfather, but he decided to stay put. He enjoyed being a Boy Scout, went to Sunday School, loved Rugby Union, and observed with interest the happenings surrounding World War II. But growing up, he also made some wrong choices and faced some hard times. As he got older and entered the workforce, he learned that truth of sayings such as, “God works in mysterious ways” and “Tough Times Never Last -But Tough People Do!” In sharing his experiences, he provides lessons for those who want to start their own business, travel, and meantime enjoy life.

Tomlin

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In 2007, at the age of thirty-four, Mike Tomlin was hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Replacing Hall of Famer Bill Cowher—and two years removed from the team’s Super Bowl XL victory—there was immense pressure on the first-year head coach, who many fans and those in the media were largely unfamiliar with. After five seasons as an assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a single season as the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, the hiring came as a surprise to many. From his first day at the helm, numerous questions began to be asked: Was this young coach able to lead a veteran team that still had championship hopes? Could the newly hired, soft-spoken coach be able to fill the shoes of the great Cowher, known for being brash and outspoken? Was his hiring based solely on the “Rooney Rule”—named after Steelers owner Dan Rooney—which states that every team must interview at least one minority candidate for their open head coaching position? Not only did Tomlin rise above the questions and criticism about his credentials, he continued the franchise’s reputation of excellence. The youngest coach to win a Super Bowl in only his second season at the helm, Tomlin has yet to have a losing record in sixteen seasons with the team. He is also the second-most tenured head coach in the league, only behind Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots. But the question still unanswered is, who is Mike Tomlin? Known for giving little to the media and keeping his thoughts and opinions private, those outside the locker room and Steelers offices know little about the future Hall of Fame coach. Even as one of the most successful African American head coaches in NFL history, and one that has handled numerous locker room “personalities” over the years, much of what is written and reported about the coach is only above the surface. That’s where John Harris comes in. A veteran journalist who covered Tomlin’s hiring for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Harris works to pull back the curtain on the mystique behind this “coaching unicorn.” Beginning with his days as a wide receiver at William & Mary, his several years in the college coaching ranks, to getting hired by Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy with the Buccaneers and his single season with the Vikings, Tomlin shares how a young man from Hampton, Virginia, was able to establish himself as a leader of men in a business with so much turnover, earned the respect from his peers and players, and has continued to be someone that is looked up to by so many in the league. With interviews from former players, coaches, and executives, Harris lets readers in on what it’s like to play for Tomlin, why he is (or is not) beloved in Pittsburgh, and how his continued success has helped change the landscape of what NFL franchises look for in hiring a head coach. All from a man that chooses to give all the success to his players and coaches—past and present—than take it for himself: exactly what every franchise hopes for from the leader of their team.

Feuer im Kopf

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Susannah Cahalan ist jung, attraktiv, frisch verliebt, eine aufstrebende Journalistin – und gerät über Nacht in den schlimmsten Albtraum ihres Lebens. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit erkrankt sie schwer, leidet an Wahnvorstellungen und wird binnen weniger Wochen zum Schwerstpflegefall in der Psychiatrie. Vollgepumpt mit Medikamenten wird sie ans Bett gefesselt und vegetiert vor sich hin – dem Tod näher als dem Leben. Doch ihre Familie gibt nicht auf bis endlich der renommierte Neurologe Souhel Najjar hinzugezogen wird. Er findet heraus, dass Susannah an einer erst vor kurzem entdeckten Autoimmunerkrankung leidet, in deren Verlauf der Körper das eigene Gehirn angreift und Symptome wie Schizophrenie, Autismus und Wahnvorstellungen erzeugt. Einmal richtig diagnostiziert, sorgen die geeigneten Medikamente rasch und dauerhaft für Genesung und Susannah gewinnt ihr Leben zurück. Ihre Schilderung des Leidensweges ist eine bewegende und aufregende Geschichte über Familie, Liebe, Hoffnung und darüber, wie sich ein perfektes Leben innerhalb kürzester Zeit in eine Katastrophe verwandeln kann. Ein fesselndes Buch, das man nicht aus der Hand legen kann, bis die letzte Seite verschlungen ist.

Famous European Artists

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Famous European Artists written by Sarah K. Bolton who was an American writer. This book was published in 1890. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy reading this book.

Was ich vom Leben gelernt habe

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"Eins weiß ich genau: Ihre Reise beginnt jeden Tag aufs Neue mit der Entscheidung aufzustehen, rauszugehen und das Leben zu genießen."Die Frage "Was wissen Sie ganz sicher?" hat die beliebteste Talkmasterin der Welt Oprah Winfrey 14 Jahre lang zu ihrer Kultkolumne "What I Know for Sure" inspiriert. Daraus ist dieses wundervolle Buch voller Erkenntnisse und Offenbarungen geworden. Oprah schreibt über Freude und Belastbarkeit, Beziehung und Dankbarkeit, Ehrfurcht, Klarheit und Kraft. Die Texte bieten einen ungewöhnlichen und faszinierenden Einblick in die Sichtweise einer der außergewöhnlichsten Frauen der Welt. Aufrichtig, bewegend und humorvoll: Weis- und Wahrheiten, an die die Leser immer wieder zurückdenken werden.

Starman, la fabrique de David Bowie

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Londres, 6 juillet 1972 : 12 millions de Britanniques sont au rendez-vous de « Top of the Pops », l’émission musicale la plus populaire. Un chanteur de 25 ans à la beauté irradiante, David Bowie, présente « Starman », l’un des titres de son nouvel album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Flamboyant, provocant, transgressif, le set de Bowie et sa bande d’extraterrestres fait l’effet d’un séisme. 3’30’’ qui bouleverseront et bousculeront la scène musicale. Auteur, éditeur, journaliste et documentariste Nicolas Finet a récemment réalisé un film sur le blues et la bande dessinée, Mississippi Ramblin’, ainsi qu’un album mémorial sur Woodstock, Forever Woodstock

Idealistas bajo las balas

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Las biografías de algunos de los corresponsales más destacados que cubrieron la Guerra Civil española.La Guerra Civil española supuso la consagración del corresponsal de guerra. Durante casi tres años los ojos del mundo se fijaron en España, y lo más granado de la prensa internacional acudió a dar fe de lo que ocurría. Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, John Dos Passos, Mijaíl Koltsov, W.H. Auden, Arthur Koestler, Cyril Connolly, George Orwell, Kim Philby y muchos otros pasaron por España y escribieron lo que vieron, o al menos lo que pudieron. En condiciones precarias, afrontando graves riesgos e inmersos en el frenesí del combate, a todos ellos les transformó la guerra.Paul Preston presenta en Idealistas bajo las balas el retrato de un colectivo legendario, deteniéndose en las biografías de algunos de los corresponsales más destacados: Louis Fischer, Mijaíl Koltsov, George Steer, Jay Allen; y de aquellos que mantuvieron encendida la llama de la República: Herbert Southworth y Henry Buckley. El resultado es un homenaje a todos los que acudieron a observar los acontecimientos y pronto se vieron atrapados por la fascinación de uno de los conflictos decisivos del siglo XX.Reseña: «No puedo sino elogiarlo. Preston deshace los hilos enredados de las mentiras y nos presenta una imagen lúcida y una lectura amena.» Nicholas Shakespeare, Daily Telegraph

Michel & Calmann Lévy ou la naissance de l'édition moderne

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En 1841, Michel Lévy a vingt ans. Ce fils de modestes colporteurs juifs venus de Lorraine à Paris, élevé à l'école de la rue, a quitté le conservatoire d'art dramatique pour l'apprentissage du métier de libraire dans le cabinet de lecture ouvert par son père. A la faveur de la révolution de 48, il va bâtir une des plus grosses entreprises de librairie françaises. En 1856, un véritable coup de génie fait de lui l'initiateur de l'édition moderne : il casse les prix du livre et oblige ses concurrents à s'aligner, favorisant le développement de la lecture dans tout le pays.Il sera l'éditeur de Mérimée, Baudelaire, Vigny, George Sand, Lamartine, Labiche, Victor Hugo, Flaubert, Balzac, Stendhal, Nerval, des deux Dumas, de Renan et de centaines d'écrivains. A sa mort, en 1875, c'est son frère, Calmann, qui lui succède et assure à la maison de la rue Auber la première place en Europe parmi les éditeurs littéraires. Loti, France viennent ajouter au rayonnement international de Calmann Lévy.La vie des frères Lévy, intimement mêlée aux mouvements politiques, économiques et artistiques du xixe siècle, est tout à la fois une destinée hors pair et l'éblouissante traversée intellectuelle d'une époque. Jean-Yves Mollier, utilisant maints documents inédits, la restitue ici avec une précision extrême qui, alliée à la passion du chercheur pour son sujet, fait de ce livre une exceptionnelle aventure de l'esprit.Né en 1947 à Roanne, Jean-Yves Mollier est docteur en littérature. Il est actuellement professeur de Lettres et prépare une thèse d'Etat en histoire sur le jacobinisme au xixe siècle. Il a présenté et annoté Dans les bagnes de Napoléon III. Mémoires de C.F. Gambon (P.U.F 1983).

Shackleton

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Ernest Shackleton is one of history’s great explorers, an extraordinary character who pioneered the path to the South Pole over 100 years ago and became a dominant figure in Antarctic discovery. A charismatic personality, his incredible adventures on four expeditions have captivated generations and inspired a dynamic, modern following in business leadership. None more so than the Endurance mission, where Shackleton’s commanding presence saved the lives of his crew when their ship was crushed by ice and they were turned out on to the savage frozen landscape. But Shackleton was a flawed character whose chaotic private life, marked by romantic affairs, unfulfilled ambitions, overwhelming debts and failed business ventures, contrasted with his celebrity status as a leading explorer. Drawing on extensive research of original diaries and personal correspondence, Michael Smith's definitive biography brings a fresh perspective to our understanding of this complex man and the heroic age of polar exploration.

Divja

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"Ženska s praznino v srcu. To sem bila."Tako se opiše 22-letna Cheryl, potem ko je izgubila mamo, družino in sebe. V trenutku brezupa je sklenila, da se bo podala na mogočno Pacifiško gorsko pešpot, ki vodi skozi puščave, po zasneženih vrhovih in nedotaknjenih gozdovih zahodnega roba ZDA. Šla je sama, brez pohodniških izkušenj. Na izjemni turi, ki ji včasih niso bili kos niti veliko trdnejši pohodniki, so jo skušale pasti žive in nežive narave, neizprosne vremenske razmere in Pošast, gromozanski nahrbtnik, ki ga je komajda zmogla dvigniti s tal. Spoznavala je redke pustolovce, gluho samoto, bajno lepoto narave ter na koncu vendarle spoznala in našla tudi sebe. Pot do védenja, da zna, da zmore in da se splača živeti, je prelila v doživeto in duhovito pripoved, ki jemlje dih, navdaja s spoštovanjem in kar kliče k temu, da bi podobno pustolovščino doživeli tudi sami.

Os últimos melhores dias da minha vida

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Gilberto Dimenstein escolheu ser tema de sua última reportagem. É assim que descreve Os últimos melhores dias da minha vida: um relato autobiográfico sobre como enfrentou um grave câncer, narrando o processo a partir do olhar apurado dos mais de trinta anos de carreira no jornalismo. Anna Penido, no papel de ombudsman e parceira, esteve ao seu lado para produzir a obra a quatro mãos quando Gilberto já não tinha forças para fazer o trabalho sozinho. O livro ganhou ares de grande declaração de amor, mais uma das cumplicidades do casal.A partir de depoimentos, lembranças e rememorações, delicadamente ilustradas pelo artista plástico Paulo von Poser, Dimenstein reforça que seus últimos melhores dias não foram os únicos grandes momentos de sua vida: experimentou também inúmeras realizações profissionais, viagens, encontros, concertos inesquecíveis de música (uma de suas grandes paixões) e a alegria de ouvir o neto chamá-lo de vovô Gil pela primeira vez. Mas estes melhores dias vividos após a descoberta do câncer — no pâncreas, uma das formas mais agressivas da doença — foram os mais cúmplices, profundos e felizes.Para alguém que, em suas próprias palavras, "passou a vida toda desconectado, apavorado e ansioso", a sensação de estar vivo e de poder compartilhar a vida com as pessoas que ama, agregando novo significado à existência, se compara ao momento em que a taturana se reconhece como borboleta.Graças a esta obra, e ao legado que o autor nos deixa, os últimos melhores dias de Gilberto Dimenstein serão eternos.

All Secure

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One of the most highly regarded special operations soldiers in American military history shares his war stories and personal battle with PTSD.As a senior non-commissioned officer of the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom Satterly fought some of this country's most fearsome enemies. Over the course of twenty years and thousands of missions, he's fought desperately for his life, rescued hostages, killed and captured terrorist leaders, and seen his friends maimed and killed around him. All Secure is in part Tom's journey into a world so dark and dangerous that most Americans can't contemplate its existence. It recounts what it is like to be on the front lines with one of America's most highly trained warriors. As action-packed as any fiction thriller, All Secure is an insider's view of "The Unit." Tom is a legend even among other Tier One special operators. Yet the enemy that cost him three marriages, and ruined his health physically and psychologically, existed in his brain. It nearly led him to kill himself in 2014; but for the lifeline thrown to him by an extraordinary woman it might have ended there. Instead, they took on Satterly's most important mission-saving the lives of his brothers and sisters in arms who are killing themselves at a rate of more than twenty a day. Told through Satterly's firsthand experiences, it also weaves in the reasons-the bloodshed, the deaths, the intense moments of sheer terror, the survivor's guilt, depression, and substance abuse-for his career-long battle against the most insidious enemy of all: Post Traumatic Stress. With the help of his wife, he learned that by admitting his weaknesses and faults he sets an example for other combat veterans struggling to come home.

L'anno del pensiero magico

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La vita cambia in un istante. Passa dalla normalità alla catastrofe. John Gregory Dunne, sposato da quarant’anni con Joan Didion, muore all’improvviso la sera del 30 dicembre 2003. Ed è così che per Joan inizia l’anno del pensiero magico. Un anno in cui tutto viene rimesso in discussione, riconsiderato, riformulato. Le idee sulla morte, sulla malattia, sul calcolo delle probabilità, sulla fortuna e sulla sfortuna, sul matrimonio e sui figli e sulla memoria, sul dolore, sui modi in cui la gente affronta o non affronta il fatto che la vita finisce, sulla fragilità dell’equilibrio mentale, sulla vita stessa. Una scrittrice ironica e graffiante, un’icona dell’America contemporanea racconta se stessa con sincerità, con crudezza, e racconta una storia d’amore. Le sue parole colpiscono nel profondo chiunque sappia che cosa significa amare qualcuno e perderlo. Pagine che scandiscono un rito di passaggio, che si affollano di riflessioni, letture, stralci di conversazioni, di stratagemmi per sopravvivere. Come quel pensiero magico che induce a credere di poter modificare ciò che è già accaduto, di poter tornare indietro, perché lui possa tornare indietro. Fino a che, dopo un anno e un giorno, Joan si rende conto, quasi suo malgrado, che qualcosa sta cambiando. Che guardando al tempo trascorso incontra ricordi in cui John non è più presente. Che è necessario, e giusto, lasciare andare i morti. Per poter sopravvivere. Per poter continuare a vivere.

Bugles in the Afternoon

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WAR DRUMS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER 1875—throbbing war drums and distant signal fires told of deadly danger. The Sioux were gathering, moving in... That year Kern Shafter joined the sun-scorched Seventh Cavalry, a proud and bitter regiment led by an officer named Custer. That year Shafter met a woman he had to have—and a man he had to kill! Here is Ernest Haycox at his best, with an unforgettable drama of violence and high courage during the battle for the Western plains. A BLOOD-MADDENED INDIAN HORDE… A REGIMENT OF DOOMED MEN… TWO MEN SWORN TO HATED… and the woman they wanted… Here are the brawling, hard-bitten cavalrymen, the pounding excitement and raging passions of frontier men and their women. Here is silent kern Shafter's fiery story, an epic of the plains told by the great Ernest Haycox.

Philip and Alexander

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This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world -- and their rise and fall from power.Alexander the Great's conquests staggered the world. He led his army across thousands of miles, overthrowing the greatest empires of his time and building a new one in their place. He claimed to be the son of a god, but he was actually the son of Philip II of Macedon.Philip inherited a minor kingdom that was on the verge of dismemberment, but despite his youth and inexperience, he made Macedonia dominant throughout Greece. It was Philip who created the armies that Alexander led into war against Persia. In Philip and Alexander, classical historian Adrian Goldsworthy shows that without the work and influence of his father, Alexander could not have achieved so much. This is the groundbreaking biography of two men who together conquered the world.

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