In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, lyrical quality to Just Kids as she has to the rest of her formidable body of work—from her influential 1975 album Horses to her visual art and poetry.

Just Kids

Verden av i går er Stefan Zweigs erindringer fra hans oppvekst i Wien i et kulturelt og kosmopolitisk miljø. Dette er under den trygge, gylne tiden inntil den optimistiske troen på fornuften og fremtiden plutselig går i grus ved utbruddet av 1. verdenskrig. I mellomkrigstiden utvikler Zweigs forfatterskap seg og blir et av de mest leste. Han arbeider for et pasifistisk kosmopolitisk Europa og forteller om sine vennskap med store europeiske personligheter, som Freud, Rilke, Joyce, Wagner og mange andre. Etter Hitlers maktovertakelse går han i eksil og ender til slutt i Brasil. Her skriver han Verden av i går. Verket utkom posthumt i 1942, samme år som Zweig begikk selvmord samen med sin unge kone, grunnet fortvilelse over den politiske situasjonen i Europa. Det regnes i dag ikke bare som Zweigs hovedverk, men også som et hovedverk innenfor europeisk litteratur.

Verden av i går

Året er 1967. Verda står på kanten av ei ny tid. Eit tilfeldig møte i Brooklyn fører to unge menneske inn på ein livsveg med kunst og lidenskap. Patti Smith ville bli poet og kunstnar, og Robert Mapplethorpe ville utfordre fotokunsten. Bundne saman i uskuld og entusiasme reiste dei på kryss og tvers av byen, frå Coney Island til 42nd Street, og etter kvart til det berømte runde bordet på nattklubben Max's Kansas City, der Andy Warhol heldt hoff. I 1969 slo paret seg ned på Chelsea Hotel. Just Kids er ei varm og inderleg kjærleiksforteljing frå Smith til den elska vennen Mapplethorpe, men boka er også eit unikt tidsdokument. Smith gir ei levande skildring av New Yorks avantgardistiske og spennande kulturliv tidleg på 1970-talet. Her møter vi forfattarar, musikarar og kunstnarar som har påverka ein heil generasjon og sett avtrykk langt utanfor New Yorks grenser. I omgangskrinsen var Sam Shepard, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, William Burroughs og mange fleire. Til norsk ved Brit Bildøen.

Just kids

A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life. This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her off into another world away from the harsh realities of life. A fairytale world away from the horrors of WW2, from the grief of losing her father and missing her mother who she didn’t see for three years while she was drafted to help with the war effort. And far away from her cold-hearted grandparents who treated her like an inconvenience. Finally it led to her winning a place as a Tiller Girl; the world’s most famous dance troupe known for their 32-and-a-half high kicks a minute and precise, symmetrical routines. For four years she opened and closed the show at the prestigious London Palladium and performed on stage alongside huge stars such as Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Judy Garland. It was a strange mixture of glamour and bloody hard work but it was certainly never dull. And being a Tiller Girl also gave Irene the opportunity to see firsthand the devastating effects of WW2, both here and abroad. Heart-warming, enlightening and wonderfully uplifting, Irene’s evocative story will transport readers back to a time when every town and holiday resort had several theatres and when dance troupes like The Tiller Girls were the epitome of glitz and glamour.

Tales of a Tiller Girl

«Det året jeg fylte førtien kjøpte jeg et hus i landsbyen Roquebrun sørvest i Frankrike. Huset var bare mitt. Jeg kjøpte det til meg selv, for lånte penger.» Slik starter Kristin Vallas fortelling Egne steder. Inspirert av Virginia Woolfs klassiske essay Et eget rom legger Kristin Valla ut på en reise til Frankrike for å skaffe seg et sted å skrive. Med lånte penger og en uforløst roman kjøper hun et gammelt hus i en liten sørfransk landsby. Drømmen om et eget rom er beskrevet av en rekke betydningsfulle forfattere gjennom historien. For mange ble rommene og husene livsprosjekter som gikk hånd i hånd med forfatterskapet. I Egne steder møter vi forfattere som Amalie Skram, Agatha Christie, Suzanne Brøgger og Halldis Moren Vesaas, idet de renoverer, innreder og dikter. Under hvilke forutsetninger blir litteratur til? Hvor langt går forpliktelsene som mor og ektefelle, og hva slags forpliktelser har man ovenfor seg selv som individ og menneske? Egne steder er en fortelling om å skape rom for seg selv, om kreativitet, frihet, kjærlighet og estetikk.

Egne steder

A heart-wrenching full-cast adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by John Steinbeck, starring Jeffrey Donovan and Shirley Knight. Set during the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath tells the powerful story of the Joad family's trek from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the promise of a new life in California. But what they find threatens to rip apart their lives, and sever the ties that bind them together. Starring Shirley Knight as Ma Joad, Frank Galati's play finds its timeless heart in the generous spirit of the common man. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Shirley Knight as Ma Joad Jeffrey Donovan as Tom Joad Emily Bergl as Rose of Sharon Michael Buie as Connie and others Daniel Chacon as Al Joad Maurice Chasse as Deputy Sheriff and others Shannon Cochran as Mrs. Wainwright and Elizabeth Sandry Trista Delamere as 2nd Narrator and Al's Girl Francis Guinan as Jim Casy Charlie Matthes as Willy and others Gas Station Attendant and Hooper Ranch Guard Rod McLachlan as Uncle John Robert Pescovitz as Pa Joad Joel Rafael as Car Salesman and Man with Guitar Stephen Ramsey as 1st Narrator and others Nick Sadler as Agricultural Officer and others Andy Taylor as Gas Station Owner and others Floyd Knowles and Weedpatch Camp Director Todd Waring as Hooper Ranch Bookkeeper and others Fredd Wayne as Grampa, Mayor of Hooverville and Camp Guard Michael Weston as Noah Joad and others Kate Williamson as Gramma and others Live music performed by the Joel Rafael Band. Adapted by Frank Galati. Directed by Richard Masur. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

The Grapes of Wrath

Jeg Naken Drakk. Moren Tårene Kinnene. Moderne haiku – eller de tre mest brukte ordene i norske romaner av henholdsvis mannlige og kvinnelige forfattere? Gjett selv! Helene Uri har tatt på seg forsker-brillene og studert med lupe hvordan de norske forfatterne bruker språket. Og avsløringene står i kø - hvilken norsk forfatter har for eksempel rikelig med kvinnelår i sine romaner, men ikke ett eneste mannslår? Bruker kvinnelige forfattere flere adjektiv - og er de mer positivt ladet enn mennenes? Nøyaktig hvilke ord brukes i skjønnlitteraturen når seksuell handling skal beskrives? Og hvilken forfatter banner mest? Svarene får du i et fyrverkeri av en forskningsrapport, direkte inne fra norsk samtidslitteratur. Forbered deg på humring, aha-opplevelser og et møte med egne fordommer!

Jeg naken drakk

A brilliant, invigorating account of the great writers on both sides of the Iron Curtain who played the dangerous games of espionage, dissidence and subversion that changed the course of the Cold War. During the Cold War, literature was both sword and noose. Novels, essays and poems could win the hearts and minds of those caught between the competing creeds of capitalism and communism. They could also lead to exile, imprisonment or execution if they offended those in power. The clandestine intelligence services of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union had secret agents and vast propaganda networks devoted to literary warfare. But the battles were personal, too: friends turning on each other, lovers cleaved by political fissures, artists undermined by inadvertent complicities. In Cold Warriors, Harvard University’s Duncan White vividly chronicles how this ferocious intellectual struggle was waged on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The book has at its heart five major writers—George Orwell, Stephen Spender, Mary McCarthy, Graham Greene and Andrei Sinyavsky—but the full cast includes a dazzling array of giants, among them Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, John le Carré, Richard Wright, Ernest Hemingway, Boris Pasternak, Gioconda Belli, Arthur Koestler, Vaclav Havel, Joan Didion, Isaac Babel, Howard Fast, Lillian Hellman, Mikhail Sholokhov —and scores more. Spanning decades and continents and spectacularly meshing gripping narrative with perceptive literary detective work, Cold Warriors is a welcome reminder that, at a moment when ignorance is celebrated and reading seen as increasingly irrelevant, writers and books can change the world.

Special Agent Dylan Kane Thrillers

Cold Warriors

""C.S. Lewis is the ideal persuader for the half-convinced, for the good man who would like to be a Christian but finds his intellect getting in the way."" — Anthony Burgess, New York Times Book Review Our moral consciousness and moral judgements are proof to the human race that a moral being exists—God. Mere Christianity explores the core beliefs of Christianity by providing an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear a powerful, rational case for the Christian faith. A brilliant collection, Mere Christianity remains strikingly fresh for the modern reader and at the same time confirms C. S. Lewis’s reputation as one of the leading writer and thinkers of our age. The book brings together Lewis’ legendary broadcast talks during World War II. Lewis discusses that everyone is curious about: right and wrong, human nature, morality, marriage, sins, forgiveness, faith, hope, generosity, and kindness.

Mere Christianity

Har du noen gang følt at det er bøker du virkelig burde ha lest? At du havner i pinlige situasjoner i selskapslivet fordi du har hull i bokhylla? Her er løsningen! Janne Stigen Drangsholt (Ingrid Winter-bøkene) har i lengre tid bidratt til NRK-podkasten «Kjente bøker på 4 minutter» med stor suksess. "Fra Shakespeare til Knausgård: 66 klassikere du naturligvis har lest" er en morsom, lettfattelig og overraskende nyttig innføring i 66 klassikere hentet fra hele litteraturhistorien. Homer og Astrid Lindgren, Shakespeare og Knausgård, Wolf og Mantel, gammel og ny og høy og lav: alle er representert og tilgjengeliggjort på beste vis. Underveis ler du så du setter kaffen i halsen samtidig som du blir klokere. Etterpå kan du enkelt briljere med kunnskapen i alle sosiale lag, og ingen vil kunne avsløre at du ikke har lest bøkene...

Fra Shakespeare til Knausgård

The breakout star of Discovery’s hit automotive restoration show Fast N’ Loud takes readers on an entertaining ride through his wild life and behind the scenes of his hit show in this memoir and automotive handbook, revving with outrageous details and jaw-dropping stories, and injected with the quick-witted, foul-mouthed charm viewers love. “If we’re gonna have fun, it better have a motor!” In Fast N’ Loud, Richard Rawlings pushes into high gear, sharing the story of his rise to success, his show, and the automotive know-how that has made him famous. He begins with his own story—how he went from flat broke to a seat at the table with some of history’s most iconic car guys. His road to the top is full of dangerous twists and hilarious turns, with a few precipitous cliffs in between, including getting shot defending his beloved 1965 Mustang fastback from carjackers, blowing out of town Fear-and-Loathing style, and picking up chicks and vagrants along the way. Rawlings then takes readers behind the scenes of Fast N’ Loud, the series, sharing details on everything from the toughest car to restore to the easiest, his favorite restorations, travel and war anecdotes, and the best and worst cars to make it to the small screen. He finishes with a handy guide for classic and antique car enthusiasts that includes insider tricks of the trade. Want to know how to find a Model-T in mint condition? Need a carburetor for your ’73 Ford Mustang? Want to meet other ’60s Porsche owners? The answers are all here.

Fast N' Loud

“Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” — Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR • Boston Globe • Newsweek • Time Out New York • Oprah.com • Miami Herald • Book Riot • Buzz Feed • Globe and Mail (Toronto) • The Root • Shelf Awareness A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics.

Bad Feminist

Edvard Munch (1863--1944) er den eneste norske maler med ubestridt verdensberømmelse. Dette er fortellingen om mannen bak kunsten. Historien om Edvard Munch er en skjønnlitterær biografi der Ketil Bjørnstad bygger på Munchs egne nedtegnelser. Det er en beretning om kampen mot en uforstående samtid, om styrke og sårbarhet og om et heftig bohemliv og kvinnene i hans liv. Boken baserer seg utelukkende på førstehånds kilder, brev eller skrifter og kaster et nytt lys over Munchs liv.Historien om Edvard Munch utkom første gang i 1993 og regnes som en klassiker i sin genre. "... en praktfull bok, en bragd, et storverk" Yngvar Ustvedt, VG "Ketil Bjørnstad har skrevet en bok som rusker opp og forandrer litt i livet til enhver som leser den. En bok som gjør oss litt mer fortrolig med et stort, gripende paradoks av et menneske." Eilif Straume, Aftenposten "Bjørnstad har verbalisert Munchs malerier, ikke ved å skrive OM dem, men ved å skrive SOM dem. Nervøst, glidende, repetetivt, og ved å bruke mange av Munchs egne tekster forsterker Bjørnstad vår opplevelse av å være tilstede i maleprosessen." Per Bang, Dagens Næringsliv

Historien om Edvard Munch

264 utsøkte små japanske figurer, skåret ut i tre eller elfenben, med detaljer av rav eller kostbare stener. Da den engelske keramikeren Edmund de Waal første gang så familiens samling av japanske netsuker i et glasskap i Tokyo, klarte han knapt å puste. Senere, da han selv fikk arve samlingen, oppdaget han at netsukene var nøkkelen til en historie langt større enn han kunne forestille seg. Edmund de Waals Haren med øyne av rav er en bok som knapt likner på noen andre: familiehistorie, memoar, biografi, essay, fortelling, kunsthistorie, detektivroman. I en prosa som er like presis og elegant som netsukene selv forteller Edmund de Waal historien om en mektig families langsomme vei mot tragedien - og om samlingen de klarte å holde fast på, et siste minne om hva de en gang hadde vært. Vinner av Ondaatje-prisen og Costa Biography Awards. "Denne boken er umulig å legge fra seg, akkurat som en netsuke: Du holder et mesterverk i dine hender."The Sunday Times Beskrivelse: Etter at han arver onkelens samling av antikke japanske netsuker, blir forfatteren nysgjerrig på disse elfenbensfigurenes historie. Jakten på figurenes historie fører han til den mektige jødiske familien Ephrussi, og boka følger dem fra Odessa til Paris, til Anschluss i Wien i 1938 og jødeforfølgelsene som følger etterpå, og til det ødelagte Tokyo etter andre verdenskrig.

Haren med øyne av rav

Spanish flu, history of the largest global pandemic that hit the world 100 years ago WWI The first wave The second wave Covid-19 and Spanish influence of 1918: analogies, differences, and lessons from the past which are also valid for the present	 Pathologica in the time of "Spanish flu" Etiology of the epidemic The Spanish in the two sections of Pathological: "summary of recent publications" and "newsletter" Coronavirus, is it like Spanish? The mystery of Svalbard Coronavirus: four things we learned from Spanish flu THE POLMONITE RISK. Spanish vs COVID: find the differences The Spanish flu: the pandemic that decimated the world population Spanish flu: symptoms and deaths of the largest pandemic in history Ana, the 107-year-old woman who defeated two pandemics: Spanish flu and Coronavirus "Spanish" influence in 1918, COVID in 2020: a century later, still fragile The Spanish influence shows what we may have to face again The Lindenhof hospital in Bern and the Spanish flu Act on time. Lockdown Spanish influence in Eastern Europe: tales from Bulgaria, Romania and Poland Analysis of past stock market corrections 1918, Spanish influence: the second epidemic wave was proving worse than the first but the institutions minimized The still open questions of science	 Always tell the truth: the most important lesson of the 1918 pandemic The Spanish flu mystery of 1918: the pandemic killed 10 million people in two years The history of vaccines	 How was the Spanish influence defeated? Because that of Covid-19 is not among the worst pandemics in history The second wave: autumn 1918 The experience of the pandemic among soldiers COVID-19 and Spanish influence

SPANISH FLU 1918: Viruses, Plagues, and History - Past, Present, and Future

One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir. Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed to his role as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey’s irreverent series 30 Rock—for which he won two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards—and as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, he’s both a household name and a deeply respected actor. In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, making public facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family’s financial strains and his parents’ unhappy marriage; the Washington, DC, college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named ""Love Taxi"" who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his own; the young soap actor learning from giants of the theatre; the addict drawn to drugs and alcohol who struggles with sobriety; the husband and father who acknowledges his failings and battles to overcome them; and the consummate professional for whom the work is everything. Throughout Nevertheless, one constant emerges: the fearlessness that defines and drives Baldwin’s life. Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy, and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before.

Nevertheless

A group of friends decamps from 1920's Paris for the Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain. Jake is in love with the aristocratic Bret Ashley, but Bret's wandering eye lands on a young matador. In the week of drinking, bullfighting, and jealousy that follows, friendships will be upended and hopes for love dashed. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in April 2022. Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring: Geoffrey Arend as Robert Cohn Seamus Dever as Bill Gorton Patrick Heusinger as Jake Barnes Derrick Kemp as Pedro Romero Rhian Rees as Lady Brett Ashley Herbert Sigüenza as Montoya and others André Sogliuzzo as Mike Campbell and the Count Devon Sorvari as Frances and Georgette Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood Sound Design by Charles Carroll with Austin Halterman Recording Engineer and Mixer: Charles Carroll Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner

The Sun Also Rises

In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this devastating barrage, Tig took her grief onstage. Days after receiving her cancer diagnosis, she broke new comedic ground, opening an unvarnished set with the words: 'Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you? Hi, how are you? Is everybody having a good time? I have cancer.' The set instantly went viral, and was ultimately released as Tig's sophomore album, Live, which sold one hundred thousand units in just six weeks and was later nominated for a Grammy. Now, the wildly popular star takes stock of that no good, very bad year - a difficult yet astonishing period in which tragedy turned into absurdity and despair transformed into joy. An inspired combination of the deadpan silliness of her comedy and the open-hearted vulnerability that has emerged in the wake of that dire time, I'm Just a Person is a moving and often hilarious look at this very brave, very funny woman's journey into the darkness and her thrilling return from it.

I'm Just a Person

From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks–writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles Here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. She interviews prominent local figures, describes motels, diners, a deserted reptile farm, a visit with Walker Percy, a ladies' brunch at the Mississippi Broadcasters' Convention. She writes about the stifling heat, the almost viscous pace of life, the sulfurous light, and the preoccupation with race, class, and heritage she finds in the small towns they pass through. And from a different notebook: the "California Notes" that began as an assignment from Rolling Stone on the Patty Hearst trial of 1976. Though Didion never wrote the piece, watching the trial and being in San Francisco triggered thoughts about the city, its social hierarchy, the Hearsts, and her own upbringing in Sacramento. Here, too, is the beginning of her thinking about the West, its landscape, the western women who were heroic for her, and her own lineage.

South and West

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book’ Sunday Times ‘The best book on the craft of storytelling I’ve ever read’ Matt Haig ‘Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I’ve ever read, seen or written. A masterpiece’ Adam Rutherford Why stories make us human and how to tell them better. There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story – but few have used a scientific approach. In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us. Applying dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use these tools to tell better stories – and make sense of our chaotic modern world. INCLUDES NEW MATERIAL.

The Science of Storytelling

Bli med på en annerledes tur gjennom Oslos gater med forfatter Erik Fosnes Hansen som litterær veiviser. Han tar oss med i sporene etter Hamsun, Undset, Saabye Christensen, Kjærstad og andre forfattere som har elsket og hatet byen, og som har beskrevet den i romaner, skuespill og dikt. Oslo-folk snakker gjerne om omgivelsene når de skal berømme sin egen by; de fremhever Marka og fjorden. Fosnes Hansen vil heller skrive om det urbane Oslo. Han leter etter skatter på Vår Frelsers gravlund, han besøker Oskar Braatens østkant, han følger Johan Borgens Lillelord fra Skillebekk til Grünerløkka, han støter ustanselig på Henrik Wergeland, og finner nye litterære helter i Zeshan Shakars Tante Ulrikkes vei. Og hvem var nå egentlig Tante Ulrikke? Denne boken gir deg et nytt blikk på den lille storbyen, og inspirerer både til byvandring og til lesning.

Oslo

Det er umulig å se verden som før etter å ha lest Siri Hustvedts engasjerte og engasjerende, sterkt anbefalte, essays om kunst, kjønn og sinn, skriver Dagsavisen om Siri Hustvedts essaysamling Kvinne ser på menn som ser på kvinner. Nå kan du lese det første essayet i samlingen gratis.

Kvinne ser på menn som ser på kvinner

I 1962 mønstrer den unge dekksgutten Jon Michelet på skipet M/S Tomar. Blant de røffe sjøfolkene møter han flere gamle krigsseilere og tanken om den store sjøromanen vokser fram. Men det skal gå mange år før han klarer å skrive sitt storverk. I En folkets helt følger vi Jon Michelet gjennom alle disse årene. Med innsikt og fortellerglede får vi historien om Michelets år som kontroversiell journalist og medlem av AKP (m-l). Han sto på barrikadene for revolusjon og kommunisme, og ble overvåka av de hemmelige tjenestene. Boka har et utall ramsalte historier om eventyr i ødemarken og livet som A-kjendis i Norge. Her er boksuksesser, familieidyll og berømmelse - men også samlivsbrudd, fylleslagsmål og skrivetørke. Jon Michelets liv faller sammen med overgangen fra syttitallsradikalisme til framveksten av en kommersiell kjendiskultur i Norge. Først 50 år etter tiden som dekksgutt kom Jon Michelet i havn. Med bøkene om En sjøens helt og skogsmatrosen Halvor Skramstad reiste Michelet et storslagent monument over norske krigsseilere. Samtidig ble han selv en folkets helt.

Jon Michelet

HENRIK IBSEN (1828-1906), norsk dikter og dramatiker. Skrev ikoniske verk som Et dukkehjem, Peer Gynt og En folkefiende. Hans skuespill settes fortsatt opp verden over og har gjort ham til en av verdens mest respekterte forfattere. NORGES NASJONALARV er en serie gjennomillustrerte bøker som presenterer våre viktigste og mest kjente nasjonale ikoner. De enkeltstående bøkene tar for seg betydelige skikkelser innenfor kunst og litteratur, vitenskap, idrett og samfunnsliv, men også landets mange naturperler, samt sentrale historiske epoker og kulturuttrykk. Hver for seg gir bøkene en oppdatert innføring for lesere som vil gjøre seg bedre kjent med et gitt tema.

Norges nasjonalarv

Henrik Ibsen

De magiske tankers år

Knut Hamsun var småkårsgutten som skrev seg frem til verdensberømmelse. Han påvirket flere generasjoner europeiske og amerikanske forfattere. Han var dikteren som skapte den nye, moderne romanen - og føreren som villedet sitt folk. Hamsuns liv rommer alt en romanforfatter kan drømme om: Et intenst familiedrama som aldri er blitt fortalt før, et politisk drama med mye ukjent stoff - og et drama om det kunstneriske geniets skjebne i Norge.

Hamsun

What is more common than a pair of shoes? In a world where shoes have become an object of mass consumption, these accessories are now rid of any significance. The industry has accomplished its duty: producing a large quantity at a low price. But there was a time when the shoe symbolised the strength of the Roman legion, the power of the Medieval lords or the oppression of the Chinese woman. Its history is both vast and enthralling, as revealed by the author Marie-Josèphe Bossan. Supporting her analysis with an outstanding iconography, the author gives these commonplace objects a universal quality that sheds light on the whole of civilisation and elevates them to the rank of a work of art.

The Art of the Shoe

On a summer's day in 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church College in Oxford, Charles Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics, photographed six-year-old Alice Liddell, the daughter of the college dean, with a Thomas Ottewill Registered Double Folding camera, recently purchased in London. Simon Winchester deftly uses the resulting image--as unsettling as it is famous, and the subject of bottomless speculation--as the vehicle for a brief excursion behind the lens, a focal point on the origins of a classic work of English literature. Dodgson's love of photography framed his view of the world and was partly responsible for transforming a shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved observers of childhood. Little wonder that there is more to ""Alice Liddell as the Beggar Maid"" than meets the eye. Using Dodgson's published writings, private diaries, and of course his photographic portraits, Winchester gently exposes the development of Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice.

The Alice Behind Wonderland

The Brothers Karamazov  is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia.Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, is social and spiritual striving, in what was both the golden age and a tragic turning point in Russian culture.

The Brothers Karamazov

Prepare to be frightened! This audiobook is sure to bring chills down your spine. Be careful what you wish for!

The Raven

Paris is firing all its ammunition into the August night. Against a vast backdrop of water and stone, on both sides of a river awash with history, freedom’s barricades are once again being erected. Once again justice must be redeemed with men’s blood. Albert Camus (1913–1960) wrote these words in August 1944, as Paris was being liberated from German occupation. Although best known for his novels including The Stranger and The Plague, it was his vivid descriptions of the horrors of the occupation and his passionate defense of freedom that in fact launched his public fame. Now, for the first time in English, Camus at ‘Combat’ presents all of Camus’ World War II resistance and early postwar writings published in Combat, the resistance newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer between 1944 and 1947. These 165 articles and editorials show how Camus’ thinking evolved from support of a revolutionary transformation of postwar society to a wariness of the radical left alongside his longstanding strident opposition to the reactionary right. These are poignant depictions of issues ranging from the liberation, deportation, justice for collaborators, the return of POWs, and food and housing shortages, to the postwar role of international institutions, colonial injustices, and the situation of a free press in democracies. The ideas that shaped the vision of this Nobel Prize–winning novelist and essayist are on abundant display. More than fifty years after the publication of these writings, they have lost none of their force. They still speak to us about freedom, justice, truth, and democracy.

Camus at Combat

‘500 Quotes to Stimulate Creativity’ is the ideal read for anyone struggling to get their artistic juices flowing. From Shakespeare to Einstein, this collection is sure to provide interesting reflections on a plethora of topics from some of the greatest minds known to man. Packed with memorable maxims from writers, poets, scientists, and artists, it’s an ideal gift for anyone with a creative soul. Born in Lyon, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 – 1944) was a pioneering pilot, who went on to establish a career as a respected poet, author, and journalist. Renowned as one of the world's greatest playwrights, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) wrote 38 plays and over 150 poems. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) was a theoretical physicist, who is best remembered for developing the Theory of Relativity. Born in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) was an artist, inventor, scientist, and sculptor, who is best known for painting the ‘Mona Lisa.’ Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) is considered one of the most important poets, playwrights, and wits of all time.

500 Quotes to Stimulate Creativity

Bo Burnham was a teenager living in his parents' attic in Massachusetts when he started posting funny songs to YouTube that immediately turned heads with their wise satire that belied his very young age. He quickly struck a chord. Over 16 million people watched his videos and he soon amassed a gigantic (and young) online following that excitedly awaited each new video. Soon after that, Bo became revered in all comedy circles for being a wholly original, highly intelligent young voice. Judd Apatow started championing the young comedian, and Bo taped his first Comedy Central special at age 18, the youngest in history. His comedy/song albums were huge critical and commercial successes. His MTV show ZACH STONE IS GONNA BE FAMOUS, of which he is the star, writer, director, and producer, and which largely comments on his own rise to fame, will premiere in 2013. Written in his very distinctive comedic voice, EGGHEAD: OR, YOU CAN'T SURVIVE ON IDEAS ALONE brings Bo's award-winning brand of brainy word play to the page in the form of off-kilter writings, thoughts, and poems. Collaborating with longtime friend, artist and illustrator Chance Bone, Bo writes about everything from painful breakups to bald barbers, in a collection that makes the reader laugh, but like his stand-up and music, also displays surprisingly mature insights. Read by the author, and with original black & white illustrations supplied as an accompanying PDF, this book will appeal to Bo's already established fans. (p) 2013 Hachette Audio

Egghead

Anyone can wear a tie. All you need is a neck, a shirt, and a feel for color. Discover the story of a gentleman’s most distinguished accessory. In this charming volume, the iconic actor and bestselling author Stephen Fry excavates his epic collection of neckties. From the traditional "egg and bacon" colors of the Marylebone Cricket Club, to the exuberant dalmatian pattern of a 1980s Nicole Miller design, each tie tells a story. The book includes an essay about Fry’s own necktie journey. Simply sit back and enjoy this informative and witty tour of history, culture, art, and design, peppered with amusing anecdotes.

Fry's Ties

Ada was born with one foot on the other side. Having prayed her into existence, her parents Saul and Saachi struggle to deal with the volatile and contradictory spirits peopling their troubled girl. When Ada comes of age and heads to college, the entities within her grow in power and agency. An assault leads to a crystallization of her selves: Asughara and Saint Vincent. As Ada fades into the background of her own mind and these selves - now protective, now hedonistic - seize control of Ada, her life spirals in a dark and dangerous direction. Narrated from the perspectives of the various selves within Ada, and based in the author’s realities, Freshwater explores the metaphysics of identity and being.

Freshwater

“Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea. The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world’s suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over. In Pandora’s Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman’s perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She looks at women such as Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother-turned-lover-and-wife (turned Freudian sticking point), at once the cleverest person in the story and yet often unnoticed. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris “caused” the Trojan war—a somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husband for another man. She demonstrates how the vilified Medea was like an ancient Beyonce—getting her revenge on the man who hurt and betrayed her, if by extreme measures. And she turns her eye to Medusa, the original monstered woman, whose stare turned men to stone, but who wasn’t always a monster, and had her hair turned to snakes as punishment for being raped. Pandora’s Jar brings nuance and care to the millennia-old myths and legends and asks the question: Why are we so quick to villainize these women in the first place—and so eager to accept the stories we’ve been told? Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Pandora's Jar

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —Time Volume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum. “The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.” —George F. Kennan “It is impossible to name a book that had a greater effect on the political and moral consciousness of the late twentieth century.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker “Solzhenitsyn’s masterpiece. . . . The Gulag Archipelago helped create the world we live in today.” —Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag: A History, from the foreword

The Gulag Archipelago Volume 1

Nora has everything a young housewife could want: beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora's well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble. Blackmail and innocence, love and hypocrisy, collide in one of the most celebrated plays in theatre history. Translated by Rolf Fjelde. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: Calista Flockhart as Nora Helmer Tony Abatemarco as Dr. Rank Tim DeKay as Torvald Helmer Jeannie Elias as Anne-Marie/Helene Gregory Itzin as Nils Krogstad JoBeth Williams as Mrs. Linde Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at The James Bridges Theater, UCLA in September of 2011.

A Doll House

These have been called the most famous and beloved letters of the past century. Rainer Maria Rilke himself said that much of his creative expression went into his correspondence, and here he touches upon a wide range of subjects that will interest writers, artists, and thinkers. This luminous translation of Rainer Maria Rilke's classic offers brilliant inspiration to all people who seek to know and express their inner truth. Letters to a Young Poet is a classic that should be required reading for anyone who dreams of expressing themselves creatively.

Letters to a Young Poet

“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved, legendary poet, the ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry. With passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts expertise from her long, celebrated career as a disguised poet. She walks readers through exactly how a poem is built, from meter and rhyme, to form and diction, to sound and sense, drawing on poems by Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others. This handbook is an invaluable glimpse into Oliver’s prolific mind—a must-have for all poetry-lovers.

A Poetry Handbook

Ved siden av å være lyriker, kriminalforfatter, gjendikter og vitenskapsteoretiker, var André Bjerke en skarp polemiker som bidro i etterkrigstidens store kulturdebatter. I 2018 er det hundre år siden han ble født. Peter Normann Waages biografi tar for seg alle sider ved Bjerkes virksomhet. Fordi Bjerke var så tett på sin samtid, en samtid han ofte sto i opposisjon til, er boken også en kulturhistorie. André Bjerke var en stilsikker språkkunstner fra han var helt ung, og et talentfullt, humørfylt og lekende menneske som har satt sitt preg på norsk litteratur. Poesien er blitt folkelesning, kriminalromanene tilhører det ypperste innen sjangeren i Norge, og han har gledet flere generasjoner av barn med sin ABC og sine morovers. Denne første, omfattende biografien gir et levende bilde av både André Bjerke og den tiden han levde og virket i.

André Bjerke

EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944), norsk maler og grafiker. Best kjent for verker som "Skrik" og "Madonna". Den eneste norske bildekunstner som har oppnådd ubestridt verdensberømmelse. NORGES NASJONALARV er en serie gjennomillustrerte bøker som presenterer våre viktigste og mest kjente nasjonale ikoner. De enkeltstående bøkene tar for seg betydelige skikkelser innenfor kunst og litteratur, vitenskap, idrett og samfunnsliv, men også landets mange naturperler, samt sentrale historiske epoker og kulturuttrykk. Hver for seg gir bøkene en oppdatert innføring for lesere som vil gjøre seg bedre kjent med et gitt tema.

Edvard Munch

I Klokker presenterer danske Christian Martinez armbåndsurets fascinerende historie gjennom fortellingen om klodens mest kjente kokkefabrikanter. Hele 400 sider, rikt illustrert med en lang rekke ikoniske bilder. Kjente folk og situasjoner som også viser et ikke hvilket som helst urverk. Som på lydbokens omslag: Paul Newman med sin berømte Rolex Daytona som ble solgt på auksjon i 2017 for nærmere 18 millioner dollar – en av de høyeste prisene som noensinne er gitt for et armbåndsur. Alle de kjente klokkemerkene er med: Breitling, Cartier, Casio, Seiko, Patek Philippe, Rolex og TAG Heuer for å nevne noen av bokens 23 klokkefabrikanter. Men forfatteren vier også plass til mindre kjente, men unike urmakere, inkludert noen danske. Klokker tar oss med på en reise inn i urverkets minste deler, men også ned i havdypet og ut i verdensrommet. For armbåndsur er mer enn gjenstander vi holder styr på tiden med eller smykker oss med. De er vitnesbyrd om det 20. århundrets teknologiske og kulturelle utvikling. Klokker inneholder alt du vil vite om nettopp klokker. Lydboken beskriver kvartsur, mekaniske ur, vintage-ur og moderne ur i tillegg til verdenshistoriens banebrytende urmakere, skjellsettende begivenheter og de mest legendariske urene. Klokker er på ingen måte kun for klokkesamlere eller de med over middels interesse for klokker. Den representerer et stykke kulturhistorie med mange spennende nedslagsfelt og er både underholdende og lærerik.

Klokker

Thomas Mann var den ulastelig antrukne tyske dikterpaven som dunket ut klassikere fra han var 26 til han var langt oppe i 70-årene. Men han var også undertrykt bifil, sosialt hjemløs og full av farskomplekser. Politisk gikk han fra å være antidemokrat og patriotisk krigshisser til å bli en av Hitlers mest frittalende opponenter. Blomstret og brent tar utgangspunkt i ti steder, ti øyeblikk som definerte Thomas Mann som menneske og forfatter. Det er et forsøk på å forstå noen av de mest dramatiske tiårene i Europas historie gjennom en intellektuell som vekselvis svømte med og mot hovedstrømmen i samtidas åndsliv. Blomstret og brent er den første monografien over Thomas Mann på norsk. Den lanseres på årsdagen for forfatterens fødsel, 6. juni 2025.

Blomstret og brent

Blå kvelder er portrett av en mor og en datter. Og en bok om å møte sin alderdom, uten egentlig å kunne tilgi seg selv. «Når vi snakker om dødelighet, snakker vi om barna våre.» Bare noen uker før utgivelsen av hennes forrige bok døde Joan Didions datter. De magiske tankers år handlet om året i sorg over ektemannens død, og med ett sto hun også igjen uten sitt eneste barn. Hvordan lever man videre med det? Blå kvelder åpner 26. juli 2010, idet forfatteren tenker tilbake på Quintanas bryllup syv år tidligere. «I dag ville det ha vært bryllupsdagen hennes,» skriver hun, og med blomstene i brudesløret som utgangspunkt vekkes minnene til live. Med nådeløs ærlighet skriver Didion om datterens oppvekst, og ikke minst hennes egen rolle som mor. Var det noe hun kunne gjort annerledes? Var det tegn hun overså? Og hvorfor la hun ikke merke til det som ble så klart senere? Hennes forsøk på å få sine foreldre i tale. Hennes melankoli. Hennes depresjon. Som mor var svaret hennes alltid: «Puss tennene, børst håret, hysj, jeg arbeider.» Det er i alle fall slik hun husker det.

Blå kvelder

25 år gammel og bare noen måneder etter at sønnen Magnus ble født i 1952, ga Marie Takvam ut sin første diktsamling. "Hun skrev for å kunne leve" er en personlig og bevegende historie om en sønn som går opp sin mors spor, der hver side er fylt av kjærlighet til henne. Hvor kom uroen hennes fra? Hvordan kunne hun skape de vakreste dikt selv etter sammenbruddet? Dette er et fascinerende kunstnerportrett av en av våre største diktere, en fortelling om å forlate bygda for et sekulært, moderne byliv, og en fortelling om et sterkt bånd mellom mor og sønn. Lydboka er lest av Magnus Takvam. En del av diktene som inngår er lest av Marie Takvam selv, i lydklipp hentet fra NRKs arkiv, mens øvrige dikt og brev er lest av skuespiller Liv Bernhoft Osa.

Hun skrev for å kunne leve

KNUT HAMSUN (1859-1952), norsk forfatter. Utga han en lang rekke romaner, noveller, essays og artikler. Blant hans mest kjente verker er Sult, Victoria og Markens grøde. Hamsuns politiske synspunkter var svært omstridt, men han fikk Nobelprisen i litteratur i 1920. NORGES NASJONALARV er en serie gjennomillustrerte bøker som presenterer våre viktigste og mest kjente nasjonale ikoner. De enkeltstående bøkene tar for seg betydelige skikkelser innenfor kunst og litteratur, vitenskap, idrett og samfunnsliv, men også landets mange naturperler, samt sentrale historiske epoker og kulturuttrykk. Hver for seg gir bøkene en oppdatert innføring for lesere som vil gjøre seg bedre kjent med et gitt tema.

Knut Hamsun

Hva er det med "Kristin Lavransdatter" som aldri slipper taket i oss? Og hva er det som gjør at en amerikansk kulturjournalist utroper Sigrid Undset til den nye Elena Ferrante? Med denne boka introduserer Kristin B. Johansen oss til Undsets liv og forfatterskap med en egen lekenhet og letthet som vil åpne forfatterskapet for et bredt publikum. Med utgangspunkt i den unge Undsets søken etter den store kjærligheten tar boka oss inn i Undsets vidunderlige og kraftfulle verden, og leder leseren gjennom romaner og romanser, besettelser, seirer, kamper og tap. "Jeg har levd i dette landet i tusen år" er både en introduksjon, en veiviser og en kjærlighetserklæring til en forfatter og et forfatterskap.

En sommer med Sigrid Undset

This ambitious work allows the reader to discover the art of engraving in Europe from the 15th to the 16th century. The engravings of the Renaissance masters are considered models of artistic perfection, often studied and frequently copied.

The Renaissance Engravers

A practical guide to overcoming fear from the daredevil who has walked on a tightrope across Times Square and the Grand Canyon. Nik Wallenda is a seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallendas, a circus family known for performing dangerous feats without safety nets. Nik is known for his daring televised tightrope walks over Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Times Square, and an active volcano. Nik has been walking the wire since he took his first steps, but he had never experienced fear until a tragic accident in 2017. The eight-person pyramid he and several members of his family were practicing collapsed, and five of its members fell thirty feet to the ground. While severely injured, they all survived miraculously, but the accident changed Nik’s life forever. For the first time he felt overwhelming fear, and Nik had to find it in himself to move on, release the past, and get back out on the wire. Most of us will never walk a tightrope, but we face things that scare us every day. Whether putting ourselves out there socially or seeking a dream job, all of us allow anxieties and fears to hold us back. In Facing Fear, you will: Discover how to overcome lifelong areas of personal fearUnderstand the importance of dealing with trauma to fully heal and move forwardGain the determination to pick yourself up, grow in faith, and purposely walk toward success one step at a timeFacing Fear weaves parts of Nik’s personal story of the accident and how he conquered his fear with practical advice to help you overcome whatever fears are holding you back. This practical book will help you step out in faith and trust that God will hold you steady, even when you're afraid. Bring Nik and his family's story to life with photos available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Facing Fear

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