* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants. Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

I'm Glad My Mom Died

New York Times Bestseller ""There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it.” —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women “Dolly Alderton has always been a sparkling Roman candle of talent. She is funny, smart, and explosively engaged in the wonders and weirdness of the world. But what makes this memoir more than mere entertainment is the mature and sophisticated evolution that Alderton describes in these pages. It’s a beautifully told journey and a thoughtful, important book. I loved it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, realizing that Ivan from the corner shop might just be the only reliable man in her life, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know About Love is about bad dates, good friends and—above all else— realizing that you are enough. Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humor, Dolly Alderton’s unforgettable debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age—making you want to pick up the phone and tell your best friends all about it. Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true, Everything I Know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its terrifying and hopeful uncertainty.

Everything I Know About Love

Si esto es un hombre, libro que inaugura la trilogía que Primo Levi dedicó  a los campos de exterminio nazis, surgió en la imaginación de su autor durante los días de horror en Auschwitz, cuando la principal preocupación de los prisioneros era que, de sobrevivir, nadie creería la atrocidad de la historia vivida. Los campos de concentración y exterminio, más que resguardados por las alambradas y los guardias, lo estuvieron por su propia monstruosidad, que los hacía inconcebibles. Es la sobriedad del testimonio de Primo Levi, una víctima que no grita pero que arranca el grito de la garganta de su lector, lo que devuelve al horror su realidad y lo hace inteligible como una siniestra señal de peligro. Un libro conmovedor de un hombre con una indestructible fe en la razón.

IMPRESCINDIBLES

Si esto es un hombre

Tras el fenómeno editorial de Por si las voces vuelven, Ángel Martín regresa a las librerías con un libro íntimo e impactante —pero no exento de humor— sobre todo aquello que le ayudó a rehacerse y mantener la cordura, tras superar su brote psicótico. Desde que sufrí un brote psicótico y me ingresaron dos semanas en un psiquiátrico por escuchar voces que no podía controlar, presto una atención milimétrica a cualquier cosa que suceda dentro de mi cabeza. Cuando empezaba a salir del fondo del pozo en el que estuve, lo único que me importaba era descubrir qué podía hacer para recuperarme y estar bien. Pero cuando lo conseguí, mientras todo el mundo se alegraba, me di cuenta de que el reto en realidad no terminaba con volver a estar de pie. El verdadero reto era no volver a caerme. Y como desde que logré rehacerme no he vuelto a tener ninguna caída que me haya hecho volver al hospital, he pensado que igual te interesaba saber qué carajo estoy haciendo para mantenerme. ¿Te cuento ahora un secreto? Remontar después de que algo te parta en dos es solo el principio de la historia. Así que, si estás tratando de graduar tus emociones, apagar tus miedos o bajar el volumen de tus voces, quizá te sirva este consejo: intenta colocarte detrás del ruido.

No Ficción

Detrás del ruido

Pentsamenduaren dinamita-kartutxo gisa darabil aforismoa Igerabidek, bere aleetako batean Nietzscheri leporatzen dion bezala. Dinamita ez baita beti suntsitzailea, eraikuntzaren lehen urratsa ere izan ohi da. Baina ez bakarrik dinamita gisa. Luma leun ferekatzaile ere bihurtzen zaio tarteka. Edo ezten zorrotz. Edota gogoa goratzeko hegal. Inoiz zirto umoretsu… Beti irakurlearen bidaide.

Noiz arte arrazoi

Després de la invasió d’Holanda, els Frank, comerciants jueus alemanys emigrats a Amsterdam el 1933, es van amagar de la Gestapo en una mansarda connectada a l’edifici on el pare de l’Anna tenia les seves oficines. Eren vuit persones i van romandre-hi recloses des de juny de 1942 fins l’agost de 1944. En aquell lloc i en les més precàries condicions, l’Anna, una nena de tretze anys, escriví el seu esgarrifós Diari: un testimoni únic en el seu gènere sobre l’horror i la barbàrie nazis, i sobre els sentiments i les experiències que van viure ella mateixa i els seus acompanyants. Ana Frank fue una escritora alemana y judía. A la temprana edad de cuatro años, huyó de Alemania a Amsterdam, quedando sin nacionalidad. Cuando las fuerzas Nazis ocuparon Países Bajos, su familia se escondió en un anexo secreto de una fábrica de Pectina donde trabajaba el padre de Ana. Fue aquí donde Ana escribió su obra El Diario de Ana Frank, hasta que fue descubierta y arrestada por las fuerzas Gestapo, que la transfirieron a ella y su familia a Auschwitz, donde pereció en el campo de concentración de Bergen-Belsen a los quince años.

Classic

Diari de Ana Frank

"Trenes tallades. Records d'una nena de Rússia", és el relat corprenedor dels anys d'exili forçat de la Roser Rosés, una nena de 12 anys, que l’any 1938 va ser enviada pels seus pares a la URSS per a salvaguardar-la dels estralls de la Guerra Civil, del que va tornar l’any 1947 convertida en una dona amb unasensibilitat i una formació incompatible amb l’Espanya franquista. És la història lúcida, tendra i intensa d'una infantesa i adolescència marcades per les guerres que ha tardat molts anys en poder ser explicada. «Quedaven enrere a l’URSS set anys i mig de la meva vida, set anys i mig de vivències inimaginables a través dels 12.000 quilòmetres de desplaçaments i perilloses evacuacions que havia hagut de fer a causa de la maleïda guerra; allà quedaven una part de la meva infantesa i tota la meva adolescència, en una estada que havia esdevingut molt més llarga del que ningú havia previst, en aquell immens país. M’emportava amb mi uns estudis, unes alegries —poques— i molta dissort. I la sensació de sentir-me forta i afortunada per haver sobreviscut a tot.»

Trenes tallades

Història dels meus límits «Fem mal per por. Un bloc enganxifós de culpa i vergonya, massa sovint invisible. Fucking New York, man. Van ser uns anys d'aventures majúscules, que són les que ens expliquen». Fucking New York. Història dels meus límits és la memoir d'una noia que fuig a Nova York per retrobar el seu lloc al món. La ciutat, imponent i descarnada, li farà el joc de la pròpia inseguretat i ella la utilitzarà, igual que les cases on viu i les persones que troba, per escriure un relat que sempre es mou entre els extrems. El pànic acabarà quatre anys més tard quan finalment la dona es fa responsable dels seus actes i comprèn l'amor.

L'ANCORA

Fucking New York

Joan Margarit, que ha complert 80 anys aquest mes de maig, fa unes memòries d'infantesa que tenen una profunditat il·luminadora. El poeta no espigola agendes o àlbums familiars, no es deixa amanyagar gaire per la nostàlgia, ni el preocupa gens quedar bé, sinó que es capbussa de ple en els records que li han quedat clavats i tracta d'entendre per què són allà i de quina manera tenen a veure amb la construcció de la seva vida i de la seva poesia. Joan Margarit escriu per entendre la vida, no només la seva. Un bon poeta fa d'una anècdota personal un símbol universal. La intenció d'aquestes pàgines és descobrir el valor de la vida en una infantesa i adolescència que no sempre van ser amable. A la coberta, el lector veurà el nen Margarit en un balcó de Girona; també va viure a Sanaüja, a Rubí, a Figueres, a Barcelona, a Santa Coloma de Gramenet i finalment a la lluminosa ciutat de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, d'on anava i tornava en uns lents i solitaris vaixells de càrrega que han impregnat per sempre més els seus poemes. Narrat per Jordi Coromina. Amb la col·laboració de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura.

A TOT VENT

Per tenir casa cal guanyar la guerra

Una història de salut mental en primera persona «El meu diagnòstic és que tinc fòbia social crònica, o sigui por de relacionar-me amb la gent. Jo, que fa vint anys que em dedico a l'entreteniment; jo, que fa vint anys que em poso sobre un "escenari" cada dos per tres, a la tele, a la ràdio, fent presentacions en directe o gravades; jo, a qui veieu extravertit i sociable, tinc fòbia a les relacions socials. O sigui que, bàsicament, tinc por. O l'he tinguda. Bé, ja us aniré explicant com ho vaig descobrir i com ho hem tractat, tot això, perquè la cosa té tela». El popular periodista i actor Roger de Gràcia explica per primera vegada la depressió que pateix des que van començar els primers símptomes el dia del seu desè aniversari. Un llibre colpidor, ple d'humor i autoparòdia, que és un cant de dolor però també un crit d'esperança per a tanta gent que calla i que ho viu d'amagat.

NO FICCIÓ COLUMNA

Digue'm boig

Mosaic és l'únic llibre que Víctor Català va escriure en primera persona. Ara el camí no el fa la imaginació: ella és el seu propi personatge, t'acull en la intimitat per mostrar-te com s'ha format l'artista i com ha batallat per ser lliure des de ben petita. Intimitats serà el primer de tres volums que recuperem a Club Editor, íntegres per primer cop. Les curadores, Agnès Prats i Blanca Llum Vidal, han descobert 17 peces inèdites del Mosaic al Fons Víctor Català de l'Escala: són els "Fòssils", records de la primera infància de Caterina Albert. Són episodis curts, impresos tan vivament en la memòria que esclaten en ser rescatats. N'hi ha de deliciosos, com quan juga amb les bestioles del jardí de la infància. I d'impressionants, com quan t'ensenya les parets que va pintar al menjador de casa, personals pintures rupestres. A la segona part del llibre hi ha el conte "Mon niu", on la Víctor descriu les golfes des d'on escriu —¿i no és aquesta la cambra pròpia? Cal posar Víctor Català al costat de les seves germanes Virginia Woolf, Alice Munro o Marguerite Duras.

Mosaic

Quim Monzó i Sergi Pàmies són dos escriptors popularíssims. Dels seus llibres de narrativa se n'han fet desenes d'edicions. Han col·laborat amb molt d'èxit a la ràdio i a la televisió i han ofert un contrapunt crític i humorístic a temes d'actualitat: del futbol a la cuina creativa i del porno a les manifestacions de l'Onze de Setembre. Fruit de l'amistat que es va iniciar als anys vuitanta, han compartit copes i restaurants, llibres i pel·lícules, obsessions i compulsions. En una llarga entrevista de més de dotze hores, parlen amb Julià Guillamon de la família i la infantesa, dels progres, de la Barcelona moderna, dels programes de ràdio on han col·laborat, de l'articulisme, de la llengua dels seus llibres i de la seva visió de la literatura. Sergi Pàmies: "Jo tinc la sensació que una de les característiques d'ell és aquesta: la compulsió per damunt de la mitjana. Jo vaig a rebuf. Jo soc com allò del Marc Màrquez. Si ell sopa dues vegades doncs es sopa dues vegades". Quim Monzó: "Com deia Groucho Marx ¿per què m'hauria de preocupar jo per la posteritat si la posteritat no ha fet mai res per mi?".

Si la memòria no ens falla

«Aquest audiollibre recorda la vida del meu avi, que és la història d'un temps, d'un país. És un homenatge a una generació sencera d'homes i dones que van sobreviure a una guerra quan eren nens i que ara han hagut de fer front a la pandèmia des de la residència geriàtrica. La compilació d'una vida que abraça gairebé la totalitat del segle xx m'ha portat per viaranys insòlits. He descobert secrets del meu avi, i també he entès millor algunes de les decisions que va prendre al llarg de la seva vida». Toni Cruanyes s'allunya, en aquesta obra narrada per ell mateix, de la seva faceta més periodística per oferir-nos un retrat íntim, lúcid i precís. La Vall de la Llum, un poble de canyes, vent i fang, es desperta a la modernitat a través de les vivències amb què una família pagesa s'obre pas en un món que es transforma molt de pressa. Un relat verídic però escrit com una novel·la, amb un alt contingut dramàtic i evocador. «Cinquanta-dos anys després que Teresa Pàmies guanyés el Premi Josep Pla amb Testament a Praga, tornem a gaudir amb una crònica destinada a ser la memòria viva d'uns fets extraordinaris». Montse Barderi, escriptora i filòsofa

La Vall de la Llum

Follem? és un assaig que examina la sexualitat i el plaer i ho fa des d'una exploració més enllà dels clixés i els tabús. Aquest llibre parteix d'un nou inici per mirar la sexualitat sense la vergonya, les imatges preconcebudes o els papers autoimposats. És una nova manera de mirar cap a l'interior del desig i dels cossos humans i també cap a l'exterior, cap a les persones amb les qui compartim aquest anhel. Escoltar al cos, a l'ànima i no fer cas a tot el que s'ha imposat per defecte. En Follem?, Bel Olid explica una nova forma d'explorar el plaer propi i el de l'altra persona. Bel Olid (Catalunya, 1977) és escriptora, traductora i professora de llengua. Es va llicenciar en Traducció i interpretació i des de llavors s'ha dedicat a la traducció. En 2008 va publicar la seva primera obra, un relat que va rebre el Premi Qwerty al millor relat infantil. Ha publicat més de deu obres de ficció, no-ficció i literatura juvenil i infantil, que han guanyat diversos premis, entre ells el premi Documenta 2010. Des de 2015 és presidenta de l'Associació d'escriptors en llengua catalana.

Llibres digitals

Follem?

«Odio el tenis, l’odio amb tota l’ànima, i tanmateix hi continuo jugant, continuo picant la pilota matí i tarda, perquè no tinc alternativa. Encara que tingui ganes de parar, no ho faig. Continuo suplicant-me de parar, i continuo jugant. I aquest abisme, aquesta contradicció, sento que és l’essència de la meva vida.» Andre Agassi Quan era molt petit, li van posar una raqueta de joguina a la mà. Des d’aleshores, Agassi no ha fet altra cosa que donar cops de pilota. El seu pare, obsessionat a convertir-lo en un astre del tenis, va construir una màquina (el Drac) que disparava 2.500 pilotes al dia contra el petit Andre. Escrita pel premi Pulitzer J. R. Moehringer, Open és la semblança a cor obert d’Andre Agassi, que en aquestes memòries es mostra tal com és: un home que es va haver d’enfrontar a les pressions de la seva família, i de la fama, però que sempre va conservar el valor de la amistat i un sentit altruista de la vida. En aquesta fascinant autobiografia, Agassi revela, amb sentit de l’humor i tendresa, una vida definida per la contradicció entre un destí imposat i l’anhel de complaure els qui ho van sacrificar tot per ell. La premsa ha dit: «Open ja és un clàssic del periodisme esportiu de to literari, amb plecs emocionals, ritme narratiu i poc Netol per fer lluir els trofeus i medalles. Que ara puguem llegir-lo en català és una pilota de matx que es mereix ser guanyada.» Jordi Puntí «La biografia d’Agassi és senzillament addictiva. Més intensa que un partit a cinc sets.» Joan Lluís Garcia «Si us agrada el tenis, us encantarà. Si no, també. I per fi en català.» Anna Guitart «Un llibre difícil d´oblidar on triomf i inseguretat, talent i dolor, avancen alhora.» Jordi Nopca «Open humanitza un gran esportista. Poder llegir-lo en català és una celebració.» Jordi Corominas «Per fi en català el millor llibre sobre esports que he llegit mai, un Grand Slam literari. Això si se’l pot considerar un llibre d’esports. Perquè en realitat és una obra magnífica, emocionant i profunda, sobre la creuada de la vida i sobre una condemna concreta: ser el millor en una cosa que odies» Miqui Otero «Et corprèn i et transporta a un món molt diferent del tenis. M’apassiona i alhora em trastorna. Incommensurable.» Albert Espinosa, El Periódico «Una aventura existencial única amb la qual és molt fàcil identificar-se. No he pogut parar de llegir.» Juan José Millás «Una absorbent narració psicològica amb personatges turmentats que busquen el seu destí.» Sergio Vila-Sanjuán «Aquest llibre perillosament hipnotitzant és una commovedora història sobre la tirania de l’èxit i del fracàs i sobre les moltes vides que hi ha en una vida.» Rosa Montero, EPS «Quan acabes, sents que estimes el protagonista i que el que has llegit no és una biografia, sinó una cosa que t’ha confiat un amic. Vibrant com pocs.» Jesús Carrasco «El millor llibre que he llegit en l’última dècada.» Alessandro Baricco, La Repubblica «Es llegeix amb diversió i ganes de més.» David Trueba, «Honesta, una genuïna novel·la d’aprenentatge, divertida i commovedora.» The New York Times Review of Books «Escrita amb un estil vigorós i enlluernador.» The Times «N’hi ha prou amb un parell de paràgrafs per saber que estem davant d’un gran llibre.» Corriere della Sera «De com Agassi s’ha convertit en Andre.» Le Monde

Open. Memòries

El domini absolut de l’escenari, l’elegància, la tendresa, una dicció perfecta i una eficaç expressivitat angelical mescla de timidesa i intensitat, van convertir Carles Sabater en l’ídol més carismàtic de la seva època. Al llarg de dotze anys frenètics d’ascensió a la fama, va forjar un estil magnètic d’estar sobre l’escenari on, tant si cantava com si actuava, establia una connexió immediata i íntima amb un públic que l’estimava amb una tendresa incondicional. Cor trencat és la reconstrucció dels darrers dies, setmanes i mesos de la vida d’algú que no sabia que caminava al caire de l’abisme. Amb una prosa rotunda, delicada i honesta, Pep Blay retroba persones i llocs en una recerca íntima de l’ídol caigut, de l’amic que havia de ser, per preguntar-se si les coses haurien pogut ser d’una altra manera, per descobrir finalment què i com va trencar el cor de Carles Sabater.

Cor trencat (Mort i vida de Carles Sabater)

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The Prosperity & Wealth Bible

At 12.16 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in the service pantry of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. A 24-year-old Palestinian immigrant, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, was found holding the smoking gun and convicted of murder. That is the official history - but Tim Tate and Brad Johnson have uncovered a different story. After 25 years spent scrutinising over 100,000 official documents and previously unknown recordings, and conducting new interviews with key figures, they show that Sirhan could not have fired the fatal bullets - and reveal evidence of a murderous conspiracy involving organised crime and the CIA....

The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

Joanne Rowling was once a would-be published author like many others - committed and determined. Now J K Rowling is at the heart of a global media phenomenon, wealthier, and more influential and successful than she could possibly have imagined. The Harry Potter novels changed her life, and the landscape of writing, publishing and bookselling for children forever. This unauthorised biography follows the transformation of a lonely single mother into a powerful inspirational businesswoman. J K Rowling's story is one of talent, hard work, self-belief and the transforming power of the imagination. From a remarkable insider perspective Lindsey Fraser tells the amazing tale that began one day on a train, when Rowling had forgotten to pack a pen. . .

JK Rowling and Harry Potter Phenomenom

«This life is not mine. It is evolving rhythmically through a regular breath that is not mine, cheered by a peaceful day that is not mine. There is nothing in this world that is yours. Sandra, realize it! It is all a gift in which the ‘Giver’ can intervene when and how he wishes. Take care of the gift given to you, make it more beautiful and full for when the time comes.» Sandra's Diary stops here, on 27th of April 1984. Words that seem to presage the tragic accident in which she will be involved two days later. Only after her death is her secret discovered: imprinted on pieces of paper, cards, diaries, school diaries you can find the heart of a girl who wants to lead every thought, every action, her whole being to Christ. An extraordinary spiritual journey that father Oreste Benzi had the intuition to collect and publish, giving life to Sandra's Diary. This edition contains – in addition to Sandra's writings – her story, Stefano Vitali's testimony on the miracle of healing, the prayer to ask for the intercession of the new Blessed.

Sandra's Diary

A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday. “I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.” In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm—or the onset of a loved one’s dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.

Ordinary Wonder Tales

A gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational, New York Times bestselling memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. 'It’s a shame that Pinkett Smith's marriage has taken up so much attention because, as Worthy shows, it’s far from the most interesting thing about her’ Sunday Times Magazine In a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman’s right and saving grace. An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy is a courageous love song to self, to family, to life, and to the world. From an unconventional upbringing in Baltimore, to an unconventional marriage to one of the most famous men in the world, adhering to the status quo has never been a familiar road for Jada Pinkett Smith. In Worthy, Smith strips herself of all the labels and stories crafted by others, and reclaims her narrative with radical self-love. Worthy teaches us who Jada is, and how to embrace our most authentic loveable souls.

Worthy

Pepe Marais began his entrepreneurial journey as a newspaper delivery boy at the age of twelve. After finishing high school in 1986, he spent two years in the army completing what was then compulsory national service. On his way home at the end of his service, while waiting for a Vlossie at an airforce base in Rundu, he had a chance encounter with a graphic artist, an event which would change the course of his life. Pepe's latent talent for art was developed and honed at an art school in Cape Town, where he finished top of his class each year, which in turn would lead him to discover his passion for advertising. After six years in the industry he and his business partner Gareth Leck launched their enterprising Take-Away Advertising Agency and success seemed a foregone conclusion. However, in 2006, Pepe's business career and personal life began to disintegrate. At the lowest point of his life, he would discover a fundamental insight that became the foundation on which he would rebuild everything. It would also inspire the development of his Purpose for Business methodology and his deep interest in unlocking both human and business potential. While Growing Greatness contains many lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs, perhaps what is more important is the deep wisdom it offers. Through his growing awareness of what purpose means in both business and personal terms, Pepe points the way to growing your own greatness.

Growing Greatness

From the author of the international bestseller Sweetbitter, a memoir of survival, starting over, and love in all its complicated guises. Even after achieving her dream of selling her debut novel, Stephanie Danler feels adrift in New York. Struggling in the throes of a doomed relationship and haunted by her tumultuous childhood, something nameless compels her to return home to Southern California. In a cottage in Laurel Canyon, as a new life begins to shape itself, she finally succumbs to memories of the past that have proved impossible to escape. A father who swung in and out of her life erratically, charming and mercurial and prone to addiction. A mother now disabled by years of alcoholism and an aneurysm, who cannot remember the abuse she inflicted. The looming, desolate mountains of Colorado, and a teenage freedom that nearly killed her. And above all, the painful love and forgiveness for those who failed her over and over again. ‘It's such a thrill to watch a writer open up her greediest thoughts, to slice open little pockets of her skin and root around underneath her flesh.’ New York Times Book Review ‘A compulsive, neck-breaking masterpiece.’ Lisa Taddeo ‘This is a story of triumph: the triumph of grit, talent, grace, and beauty over the dark pull of inner demons.’ Dani Shapiro

Stray

'As a Black British man I believe it is vital that I tell this story. It may be just one account from the perspective of a person of colour who has experienced this system, but it may be enough to potentially change an opinion or, more importantly, stop someone else from spinning completely out of control.' – David Harewood This audio edition is read by the author, and includes an exclusive conversation between David Harewood and historian and writer David Olusoga. Is it possible to be Black and British and feel welcome and whole? Maybe I Don't Belong Here is a deeply personal exploration of the duality of growing up both Black and British, recovery from crisis and a rallying cry to examine the systems and biases that continue to shape our society. In this powerful and provocative account of a life lived after psychosis, critically acclaimed actor, David Harewood, uncovers devastating family history and investigates the very real impact of racism on Black mental health. When David Harewood was twenty-three, his acting career beginning to take flight, he had what he now understands to be a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He was physically restrained by six police officers, sedated, then hospitalized and transferred to a locked ward. Only now, thirty years later, has he been able to process what he went through. What was it that caused this breakdown and how did David recover to become a successful and critically acclaimed actor? How did his experiences growing up Black and British contribute to a rupture in his sense of his place in the world? 'Such a powerful and necessary read . . . Don't wait until Black History Month to pick up this book, it's a must-read just now.' - Candice Brathwaite, author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother 'David Harewood writes with rare honesty and fearless self-analysis about his experiences of racism and what ultimately led to his descent into psychosis . . . This book is, in itself, a physical manifestation of that hopeful journey.' - David Olusoga, author of Black and British

Maybe I Don't Belong Here

An original audio series featuring brand new content from decluttering expert Dana K. White. Do you wish a decluttering expert could come alongside you to help tackle specific roadblocks that always derail your decluttering journey? Dana K. White, self-proclaimed recovering slob and author of Organizing for the Rest of Us and Decluttering at the Speed of Life, is here to help with her original audio series, Decluttering Deep Dives. Each installment of Decluttering Deep Dives covers a frequent problem that Dana hears about from her readers and listeners. Featuring Dana’s signature light-hearted voice and approachable tactics, Tortoise and the Hare Decluttering dives into these common struggles: Resisting Dana’s Signature “Take it There Now” strategyViewing decluttering as a big all-or-nothing projectCreating more clutter while trying to declutterFighting (and losing to) decision fatigueTrying to declutter with limited timeFans of Dana’s audiobooks and podcast, A Slob Comes Clean, will love Dana’s in-depth conversation filled with workable solutions for you to make your space the peaceful, organized home you need and want. ©2022 Dana K. White (P)2022 Thomas Nelson

Decluttering Deep Dives

Tortoise and Hare Decluttering

Essayistic inquiries come together into a sustained meditation on writers and their works, on the spaces of reading and writing fiction, and how these spaces take shape inside a life. In A Horse at Night, Amina Cain contemplates how to be honest, open and free, as a person and a writer, even (and perhaps especially) during a time of great change. She moves elegantly through a personal canon of authors – including Marguerite Duras, Elena Ferrante and Annie Ernaux – and topics as timely and various as female friendships, neighbourhood coyotes, landscape painting and the politics of excess, to profound and joyous effect. An individual reckoning with the contemporary moment and a quietly brilliant contribution to the lineage of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own or William H. Gass's On Being Blue, A Horse at Night is a virtuosic argument for – and beautiful demonstration of – the essential unity of writing and life. 'An exceptional book, a work of depth and elegance, with Amina Cain's bright intelligence threaded into its very seams. An exquisite creation.' Doireann Ni Ghriofa

A Horse at Night

The late Zig Ziglar delivers life-changing wisdom and guidance in this compilation of touching stories about people who overcame disabilities and disadvantages, or who overcame all odds in fields from which they were excluded. These heartfelt stories teach us the lessons of a lifetime and guide us toward finding our own contentment. Zig reveals the surest path to happiness and helps your untapped joy and gratefulness for life become visible. In Happiness to Live By, Zig Ziglar: Shares genuine stories that will lift your spirit and touch your heartShows that good people and encouragement are all around usInspires us with stories that gives us a much-needed boost of optimismReaders will: discover how to rekindle hope in their livesfeel encouraged by Ziglar's approach and perspective on lifebe reassured there is still something to smile about every dayfeel motivated to reach for more, to not settle for the ordinary identify how to incorporate these teachings into their daily livesIf you're looking for happiness, how to find it, and how to live a more fulfilled, happier life, Zig will help you find your way back to an inspired life you love.

Happiness to Live By

Read by the author. Offering a path for a new way to think about friendships, The Life Council will inspire and equip you to be a better friend, make new friends, and appreciate how different types of friendships can bring a richness to your life like never before. You'd love to have a "ride or die" posse like you see on social media, but instead you have a host of really good . . . acquaintances. After all, trying to find a soul friend in the midst of dirty dishes, deadlines, and, oh, a crazy busy life can be overwhelming. But what if developing great friendships was actually easier than we thought? And what if finding a "soul friend" wasn't necessarily our highest goal? In The Life Council, Laura Tremaine--the writer and podcaster behind 10 Things to Tell You--tells us what we've been hoping was true all along: making, keeping, and even releasing friends doesn't need to be as hard as we make it. This fun and practical guide gives you what you need to: Create your own "life council" with the friends you already haveUnderstand the ten kinds of friends every woman needs--and how to find themLearn how to evaluate your friendship circle for what's working and what might need to changeNavigate tough conversations with friendsGet excited again about the possibility of new friendships The Life Council will give every woman the help she needs to think about friendships in a new way and find true connection, freedom, and joy in her relationships. A discussion guide is included in the accompanying audiobook companion PDF download.

The Life Council

Have you ever looked at your email, then texts, then Facebook, then Twitter, then email, then Instagram, then Candy Crush, then texts, then Snapchat, then texts again, and now you’ve wasted the time you had set aside for more important things? Jedediah Bila has solved her own Obsessive Compulsive Tech Disorder, and she did it without throwing away her devices. It's time to switch on airplane mode and settle into Jedediah Bila’s #DoNotDisturb: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life. In this timely, entertaining and inspiring book, Jedediah Bila chronicles her chaotic, confusing, and all-consuming love-hate relationship with - her cell phone. Stepping back from the whirlwind of texting, social media, and an endless sea of apps, Bila questions how our relationships, character, and sanity have suffered from our deep dive into the digital abyss. Exploring the toll that tech addiction took on her life, Bila reveals her missteps and mistakes, including several upending, life-altering months swirling in an ex-boyfriend’s cell-phone-enabled double life, and how a low-tech millennial later stole her heart. Travel with Jedediah through the embarrassing and catastrophic consequences of Ménage-a-Tech relationships, social media's Perception Deception, and the One-Potato-Chip-Problem of trying to resist Silicon Valley's hypnotic, slot-machine software designed to lure you in. Bila reveals how she navigated away from an unhealthy, oversaturated diet of tech junk food to striking just the right balance with technology to let her unplugged, real-life moments take charge. In #DoNotDisturb, Bila applies her trademark no-nonsense, common-sense, personal responsibility and accountability-centered approach, warning us that if we don’t stop acting like robots, our very humanity is at stake. Through warm anecdotes and cold, hard truths, Bila reveals how she pulled her way out of the tech fog to keep her eyes focused on the life right in front of her. And how you can too.

#DoNotDisturb

«Hay unas pequeñas rosas rosadas sobre el escritorio. Qué extraña tristeza suelen desprender las rosas de otoño…» «Por primera vez en semanas, estoy aquí sola, dispuesta a retomar mi vida "real". Eso es lo extraño: que ni los amigos, ni siquiera los amores apasionados, son mi vida real, a menos que disponga de un tiempo a solas para explorar y descubrir cuanto está ocurriendo, o cuanto ya ha ocurrido». May Sarton espera abrirse camino «entre las abruptas y rocosas profundidades para llegar al núcleo de la matriz, donde aún quedan iras y violencias no resueltas. Mi necesidad de estar a solas siempre está en contrapunto con el miedo a todo aquello que sucederá si de repente, una vez adentrada en el enorme y vacío silencio, no puedo encontrar apoyo alguno». Sarton escribe con un riguroso sentido de la observación y una gran carga emocional sobre el mundo interior y exterior: las estaciones, la vida cotidiana, los libros, la gente, las ideas; y a medida que se detiene en todo ello, va conformando su viaje artístico y espiritual. En este libro nos encontramos más cerca que nunca de la esencia de su escritura.

Narrativas Gallo Nero

Diario de una soledad

Does Max Nilsson live here?” These words from a woman I had never seen before changed my family’s lives entirely. This is a true story about a man who lived a double life: “A new day, a new life” was his motto. The man I fell in love with and who became my fiancé was a fraud. Being found out by chance brought out his madness. He started a campaign of persistent harassment, and I couldn’t get him out of my life. The more I delved into his life, the more appalling things I discovered. He screamed at me, telling me I could have anything I wanted if I stopped. Instead, I decided to discover the entire truth and was shocked by what I found out. I ran for my life.

Double Life: A True Story

In a strange twist of kismet, Remica Bingham-Risher's paternal great-great-great grandmother, Minnie Lee Fowlkes, is interviewed for the Works Progress Administration Slave Narratives in Petersburg, Virginia in 1937, and her maternal grandmother, Mary Knight, is sent to Petersburg in 1941, diagnosed with "water on the brain"—postpartum depression being an ongoing mystery—nine days after birthing her first child. Braiding meticulous archival research with Womanist scholarship and her hallmark lyrical precision, Bingham-Risher's latest collection of poems treads the murky waters of race, lineage, faith, mental health, women's rights, and the violent reckoning that inhabits the discrepancy between lived versus textbook history, asking: What do we inherit when trauma is at the core of our fractured living? Utilizing primary and secondary sources, Bingham-Risher weaves together a richly textured vision of her foremothers' everyday and exceptional living: two very different women at opposite ends of their lives, converging upon the same space and time. The lives these women inhabit and generations they fostered add infinite layers to the fabric of the American tapestry. Room Swept Home serves as a gloriously rendered portrait of all that is held in the line between the private and public, the investigative and generative, the self and those who came before us.

Room Swept Home

Learn how setting healthy boundaries in your marriage can strengthen—or even save—your relationship with your spouse. Most marital conflicts are boundary conflicts where one person crosses the lines of responsibility and respect. When couples learn to embrace personal responsibility and to respect each other’s freedom, love is allowed to thrive. Whether you're happy in your marriage and want to keep growing, or if you're struggling with increasing disconnection, Boundaries in Marriage will give you the tools you need to: Set and maintain personal boundaries while respecting those of your partner.Understand and practice two key ingredients to a successful marriage: freedom and responsibility.Establish values that form a godly structure and architecture for your marriage.Protect your marriage from different kinds of "intruders."Work with a spouse who is resistant to boundaries. In Boundaries in Marriage, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, will show you how healthy marriages are marriages with boundaries. They promote love by protecting individuals.

Boundaries in Marriage

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What if we stopped avoiding the difficult people in our lives and committed to simply loving everybody? What happens when we give away love like we're made of it? In Everybody, Always, Bob Goff's joyful New York Times bestselling follow-up to Love Does, you'll discover the secret to living without fear, constraint, or worry. Bob teaches you that the path toward the outsized, unfettered, liberated existence we all long for is found in one simple truth: love people, even the difficult ones, without distinction and without limits. In Everybody, Always, Bob shows you the simple truths about life that have the power to shift your mindset forever: Jesus uses your blind spots to reveal himself to youIt's easy to love kind, lovely, humble people, but you have to tackle fear in order to love people who are difficultWhat you do with your love will become the conversations you have with GodDark and scary places are filled with beautiful people who need your unconditional loveExtravagant love has extraordinary power to change lives, including your own Driven by Bob's trademark storytelling, this book reveals the wisdom Bob learned--often the hard way--about what it means to love without inhibition, insecurity, or restriction. From finding the right friends to discovering the upside of failure, Everybody, Always points the way to embodying love by doing the unexpected, the intimidating, the seemingly impossible. Whether losing his shoes while skydiving solo or befriending a Ugandan witch doctor, Bob steps into life with a no-limits embrace of others that is as infectious as it is extraordinarily ordinary. Everybody, Always reveals how you can do the same.

Everybody, Always

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Arguably no person in history had such a direct and negative impact on the lives of so many as Joseph Stalin. Under the Red Tsar terror knew no limits, it did not discriminate; no one was safe, no institution, no single town or village was immune. Yet, following his death in 1953, Stalin was deeply mourned. He had ‘received the country with a wooden plough, and left it with a nuclear missile shield’. And no-one else, some claimed, could have led the Soviet Union to victory in the Second World War. So who was Joseph Stalin, what was his role during the Russian Revolution; how did he come to power, what made him such a destructive tyrant, and how did he impose his will on the Soviet Union for so long? Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Stalin: History in an Hour

In her midforties and settled into the responsibilities and routines of adulthood, Dani Shapiro found herself with more questions than answers. Was this all life was—a hodgepodge of errands, dinner dates, e-mails, meetings, to-do lists? What did it all mean? Having grown up in a deeply religious and traditional family, Shapiro had no personal sense of faith, despite repeated attempts to create a connection to something greater. Feeling as if she was plunging headlong into what Carl Jung termed "the afternoon of life," she wrestled with self-doubt and a searing disquietude that would awaken her in the middle of the night. Set adrift by loss—her father's early death; the life-threatening illness of her infant son; her troubled relationship with her mother—she had become edgy and uncertain. At the heart of this anxiety, she realized, was a challenge: What did she believe? Spurred on by the big questions her young son began to raise, Shapiro embarked upon a surprisingly joyful quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. The result is Devotion: a literary excavation to the core of a life. In this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursued—from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga shalas and meditation retreats. A reckoning of the choices she has made and the knowledge she has gained, Devotion is the story of a woman whose search for meaning ultimately leads her home. Her journey is at once poignant and funny, intensely personal—and completely universal.

Devotion

Consumerism is everywhere. It shapes the way we eat, shop, rest, think, love and believe. We can’t escape it, but how can we live well in the midst of it? We are daily seduced by a 250 billion dollar marketing machine. But how often do we consider how this might influence us? The current prevailing orthodoxy is that life should be lived to the max. By contrast, Jesus modeled a life of joyful limitation – free to do; free not to do. Consumer Detox, complete with the Detox Diary in the back of the book with suggestions for each chapter, encouraging stories, and space for writing personal reflections, is for those who want to break out of a lifestyle dominated by consumerism and journey toward a richer, simpler, more generous life. Consumer Detox, written out of Mark Powley’s experience of making a change in his own life, is a three part book that will help you break out of the consumer mindset, slow down to enjoy the natural rhythms of life, and live a life of generosity. This book isn’t about living a smaller life but having a bigger vision, which can help you become everything you were made to be.

Consumer Detox

In this fascinating book, we delve into the minds of the greatest psychopaths in history, exploring their psychological traits, shocking crimes, and the in-depth analyses that help us understand what makes them so dangerous. Based on studies and real cases, we investigate the differences between psychopathy and other disorders, such as sociopathy, and discuss how biological, hereditary, and social factors influence the emergence of these individuals around the world.The book also provides a comparative look at different countries, presenting the places with the highest incidence of psychopaths and explaining how social and cultural environments shape these personalities. Topics of discussionWhat is a psychopath?The root of the problemA day in the lifeRelationships with psychopathsTurning to crimeCan psychopaths be cured?The psychopath testThe world’s worst...This book will delve into the secret mind of sociopaths and psychopaths. By nature, these are dangerous individuals who can play havoc with your life. Your college mate, office colleague or someone in your family may be hiding the fact they are sociopaths or worse – psychopaths. Unlike other disorders, sociopathy or psychopathy goes undiscovered because those who are afflicted by it are known to use subterfuge and deception.

Psychopath: Exploring the Psychology and Behavior of Psychopaths (The Unspeakable Truth About Why Psychopaths Do What They Do)

Alex Hanscombe’s powerful, inspirational account as seen on This Morning, BBC Breakfast, Newsnight and in The Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday and The Sun. ‘I was the most famous child in the British Isles…’ The stunning and heartbreaking story of the young son of Rachel Nickell – who witnessed the brutal attack on his mother and whose childhood was shaped by the media storm that followed. A coming-of-age story that begins with a tragedy but ends in optimism, forgiveness and peace. On a beautiful July morning in 1992, just three weeks before his third birthday, Alex Hanscombe and his young mother, Rachel Nickell, went walking on Wimbledon Common. Life was never the same again. Shortly after ten o’clock that morning, Alex was discovered by the side of his mother’s body – she had been assaulted, stabbed forty-nine times in a frenzied attack, and left dead. Alex was the only witness to the attack. Letting Go is Alex’s heartbreaking account of that morning, the aftermath, and the devastating effect on his father, the extended family and the wider community. Alex tells the story of the resulting media storm, the legal cases following and the peace and understanding that he has now found, as a young man. In telling his story, and the truth, this is the last stage of Alex’s incredible journey to letting go.

Letting Go

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes. Built on the long-standing success of Your Chinese Horoscope, this new book gives insights into each of the Chinese signs as well as special success tips to help readers make the most of their sign. The book also contains inspirational quotes for each sign as well as a section in each chapter concerning relationships and how signs relate to one another. However a key feature of the book will be the detailed horoscopes given for each sign and covering each of the Chinese years. The horoscopes will highlight trends for the year, giving indications of how readers can make the most of the year as well as areas which could prove problematic. Each horoscope ends with some special tips for the year. In the many years Neil Somerville has written Your Chinese Horoscope, he has built a reputation for the advice and helpfulness given in his books. Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a book designed for the long-term and one of lasting value.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year

Bestselling author Rob Bell returns with a provocative new book which gets to the heart of questions about life and death. His perspective, encapsulated by his famous slogan ‘love wins’, will surprise and challenge both Christians and atheists, and will inspire people of all faiths and none. A recent Gallup survey showed that over half of British people believe in heaven. But what is it? Who is it for? Why does it matter? And how do we know if we’re going there? Rob Bell believes that even the most fervent Christians and the most committed atheists, are still not satisfied with their traditional answers to these questions. Out of respect for their traditions they keep quiet, confiding to a few close, safe friends their doubts and questions about why they are here and where they are going. For many years, on sermons and DVDs and on bumper stickers and t-shirts, bestselling Chrisian author Rob Bell has been saying that ‘Love Wins’. But ‘Love Wins’ is much more than a pithy slogan. ‘Love Wins’ is a philosophy drawn out from deep within religious tradition and writings. It provides answers to the deepest and most difficult questions about life and faith, and about heaven and hell. And it is a call to arms for all of us to live a more meaningful life.

Love Wins

Philosophy for busy people. Listen to a succinct account of the philosophy of Russell in just one hour. Bertrand Russell claimed to be driven by three great passions that drove his personal as well as his intellectual life: a longing for love, a quest for knowledge and a heart-rending pity for human suffering. His philosophical outlook, which took deep account of the science of his time, was nonetheless rooted in logic and empiricism. Russell’s greatest efforts were made in epistemology – the search for the ultimate grounds of our knowledge about the world. How can we be certain that what we know is true? Where lies the certainty in our experience of the world? This audiobook is an expert account of Bertrand Russell’s life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly written and is easy listening. Also included are selections from Bertrand Russell’s work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Russell in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.

Philosophy in an Hour

Bertrand Russell: Philosophy in an Hour

In The Pursuit of Curiosity, Dr. Justin D. Key takes you on an inspiring journey through the transformative power of curiosity. As a multi-hyphenate—actor, entrepreneur, mathematician, writer, and speaker—Dr. Key reflects on his diverse path of self-discovery and the pivotal role curiosity has played in shaping his personal and professional life. From his childhood adventures in Sunday school to navigating the bustling streets of Hollywood, Dr. Key reveals how curiosity has sparked his creativity, fueled his passion, and helped him overcome challenges. Through powerful anecdotes and candid reflections, he shows how curiosity can be both a guiding light and a test of resilience. This book isn’t just a memoir; it’s a call to action for anyone seeking a life of purpose. Dr. Key offers a unique formula for embracing curiosity, blending discernment, accountability, and self-awareness to navigate the challenges ahead. The Pursuit of Curiosity inspires you to tackle your dreams head-on, pursue your passions, and find fulfillment in both your personal and professional life.

The Pursuit of Curiosity

We’ve all read - and loved - the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends in the Wizarding World. But what of the genius behind it all, J.K. Rowling? Was getting the first book published easy for her, or was it a long struggle? How did she come up with so many amazing ideas for the books? How did her own life influence the characters in the series, both good and bad? And what about her life away from magic and mystery? This fascinating audiobook contains more than one hundred amazing facts about the author, separated into sections for easy listening. So whether you simply enjoy a good biography, or you’re the world’s most dedicated Harry Potter fan, this is the perfect audiobook for you.

101 Amazing Facts

101 Amazing Facts about J.K. Rowling ...and Harry Potter

Are you spiritually in tune? Do you connect with a higher power easily or do you find it confusing and out of reach? Would you like to learn how you can successfully connect spiritually? Billions of people around the world look to a higher power every day. It is manifested in their speech, actions and deeds and helps us to live better and more productive lives that are worthwhile and valued. But connecting with God is harder than it seems for some. This new book, Spiritual Books: The Ultimate Collection to be a Success at Connecting Spiritually, aims to change all of that by helping you to find ways of connecting through chapters on: - Spiritual Resolutions Basics - Be Good To Yourself - Keep Up With Prayer - Set Aside Time To Meditate - Learn To Listen To Your Inner Voice - Get A Grateful Mindset - Use Affirmations To Stay On Course - The Benefits Of Your Spiritual Resolution - And Much More… With these tips and ideas, plus your faith, you will have an unbreakable alliance that will propel you towards a greater understanding and meaning of your life. Get a copy and see how it change yours!

Spiritual Books: The Ultimate Collection To Be A Success At Connecting Spiritually

Born in Africa, at the age of twelve Fiori Giovanni's marriage was already arranged. By fourteen, she was recruited into the Eritrean army. Her destiny, like that of so many girls in Third World countries, had been dictated, defined and determined. It was yet, though, to be defied. At fifteen, Fiori made the agonizing decision to flee war-torn Eritrea without friends or family. She crossed five continents and twenty countries in search of knowledge, personal growth and wisdom, eventually settling in Australia where she's now a highly sought-after and respected business and executive coach, as well as a keynote speaker and media commentator. After repeatedly overcoming harrowing experiences and insurmountable obstacles, Fiori decoded her own steps to survival, transformation and success, creating a framework that empowers others to do the same. This framework is now available to you in her book, 'Defy Your Destiny', released in February 2019. After listening to this audiobook, you will be uplifted by Fiori's spirit, inspired by her courage, and motivated to take positive action in all areas of your life.

Defy Your Destiny: Make your most painful walk your most triumphant journey

At the age of 31, Doug Wilson underwent a 14-hour operation to remove a life-threatening brain tumour. Just over a year later, he set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first person to run 7 competitive marathons on 7 continents in under 7 days. In this gripping and fast-paced memoir, he shares the story of his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness and physical disability - and the extraordinary journey of healing that helped him to turn his life around.

Kundalini Running

‘Captures both Barbara and her writing so miraculously’ JILLY COOPERPicked as a Book to Look Forward to in 2021 by the Guardian, The Times and the Observer A Radio 4 Book of the Week, April 2021 Barbara Pym became beloved as one of the wittiest novelists of the late twentieth century, revealing the inner workings of domestic life so brilliantly that her friend Philip Larkin announced her the era’s own Jane Austen. But who was Barbara Pym and why was the life of this English writer – one of the greatest chroniclers of the human heart – so defined by rejection, both in her writing and in love? Pym lived through extraordinary times. She attended Oxford in the thirties when women were the minority. She spent time in Nazi Germany, falling for a man who was close to Hitler. She made a career on the Home Front as a single working girl in London’s bedsit land. Through all of this, she wrote. Diaries, notes, letters, stories and more than a dozen novels – which as Byrne shows more often than not reflected the themes of Pym’s own experience: worlds of spinster sisters and academics in unrequited love, of powerful intimacies that pulled together seemingly humble lives. Paula Byrne’s new biography is the first to make full use of Barbara Pym’s archive. Brimming with new extracts from Pym’s diaries, letters and novels, this book is a joyous introduction to a woman who was herself the very best of company. Byrne brings Barbara Pym back to centre stage as one of the great English novelists: a generous, shrewdly perceptive writer and a brave woman, who only in the last years of her life was suddenly, resoundingly recognised for her genius.

The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym

From Victoria Glendinning, winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and (twice) the Whitbread Prize for Biography. ‘It’s Succession in tailcoats and spats … This is a vivid and eye-opening group biography, backgrounded by the rise of supermarket moguls from humble beginnings’ Sunday Times Who was John Lewis? What story lies behind the retail empire that bears his name? Behind the glass windows and displays of soft furnishing, this book reveals the family that founded the shops in all their eccentricities, and whose relationships became blighted by conflicts of epic proportions as their wealth bloomed. Born into poverty, John Lewis was orphaned at the age of seven when his father died in a Somerset workhouse. Dreaming of a better life, the young man travelled to London at the start of what would become a retail revolution. From early years as a draper’s apprentice, we see how Lewis’s first pokey little business opened on Oxford Street in 1864, and expanded as an emerging middle class embraced the department stores as a recreational experience. Prize-winning biographer Victoria Glendinning has had full access to the company and family archives to write this eye-opening story. She captures the toxic relationships that unfolded between Lewis and his two sons, Spedan and Oswald, as they collided over the future of their retail empire – their worst moments including emotional blackmail, face-slapping and a kidnapping – and much litigation between father and both sons. Yet the family never broke up and Spedan’s vision of a Partnership model to act as an ethical corrective and foster a community of happier, more productive workers was eventually realised and survives to this day. With riveting personal detail, this brilliant group biography captures a rags-to-riches story and a tempestuous family saga, all unfolding against the dramatic social and political worlds of nineteenth-century London. The book concludes with an assessment of the position John Lewis holds in British sensibilities, and whether John Lewis and institutions like it have a place in our future.

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