Novedades

There are moments throughout our lives when we discover an artist, an album, a film, or a cultural artifact that leaves a lasting impression, helping inform how we understand the world, and ourselves, moving forward. In No Sense in Wishing, Lawrence Burney explores these profound interactions with incisive and energizing prose, offering us a personal and critical perspective on the people, places, music, and art that transformed him.

The only world I can control in my life is the one found in my novels and stage plays, but many of the elements, details, plots, and characters are based on or inspired by the people, places, and things in my life. After many years of traditional jobs in a variety of business entities, my goal of earning a living as a professional writer was finally attained. However, all those years of working to earn a weekly paycheck were not in vain. The work I did, with the people I met along the way, became the deep well of knowledge and inspiration that I was able to draw upon to create the body of ...

"Sex in the City," Melissa Todd’s highly acclaimed weekly column, has been delighting and appalling the readers of Love It! magazine since 2021. They offer a candid and humorous look at her life as an international dominatrix, porn producer and actor, alongside her other roles as wife, mother, and self-proclaimed idiot.

Annalisa Cuzzocrea ha seguito le tracce di Miriam Mafai grazie a una scatola blu avuta in custodia dalla figlia Sara. Qui ricompone il colore e l'atmosfera di una storia che parte dal dopoguerra e arriva ai giorni nostri. Miriam Mafai «fuggiva da tutto quello che temeva potesse fermarla, indurla alla rinuncia. Impedirle un'assoluta libertà».

NOTICE: This book is an absolutely bare-bones approach offering advice on ways to begin either a fiction or a non-fiction report, short story, book, or essay. There is no fluff or filler here...strictly information. If you are looking for multiple ways to begin writing -- or if you need help overcoming writers' block -- this is a very short micro-book you should consider. Rix Quinn is a former trade magazine editor who now writes a weekly humor feature for over 200 newspapers. He holds a B.A. in journalism from Texas Christian University, and a M.A. from California State University.

Nellie Bly was a rare figure in this world. She was someone who steadfastly refused to follow the crowd. In an age when most people, especially women, were expected to conform to social norms and keep their opinions to themselves, Bly boldly charted her own course. She did not wait for permission to speak her mind, nor did she concern herself with the prevailing sentiments of her day. What made Nellie Bly extraordinary was her commitment to thinking independently.

An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who helped define an important period in American publishing and literature.

Tim Franks spent years as the BBC’s Middle East Correspondent covering Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. During that time, he was attacked as a self-hating Jew and as an Islamophobe – as a tool of competing, malign agendas. He always tried to respond with a journalist’s detached curiosity, drawing a clear line between his identity and his work. Up to the point that he asked himself: is that necessary? Beyond the judgments of others: what does it mean to be Jewish?

Kaláshnikov lleva a cabo un repaso por las infames acepciones que ha tomado la maldad humana en todos aquellos conflictos, revoluciones y asaltos al poder en los que el famoso fusil ha sido protagonista. Domenico Quirico, veterano reportero italiano, viaja en esta obra hasta los albores de la Guerra Fría y rastrea el olor a destrucción que llega hasta el presente.

Para conocer esta historia desde su interior, el prestigioso periodista Juan Martínez d'Aubuisson investigó por más de 10 años las causas que provocaron que San Pedro Sula, Honduras, se transformara en una de las ciudades más homicidas del mundo.

In his latest memoir, Colantonio is compelled to reveal facets of his life that have caused him joy and anguish. Discovering that bias, prejudice and intimidation continue on into adulthood, he pours his heart and soul into this work. Undaunted by naysayers who have tried to impede his enthusiasm, he proved them wrong by continuing to improve himself. Working full-time and going to college part-time he got his degree in Mass Communications from Columbia College of Chicago. After graduating, he went on to attain broadcasting positions with many Chicago area radio stations. His career in ...

Al principio del ventesimo secolo, a seguito di una crisi di colera che devastò Napoli, la giornalista Matilde Serao volle raccontare al mondo il "ventre" della città, quei quartieri popolari abitati da schiere di poveri costretti all'antica e ingegnosa arte del tirare a campare. Città bella ma dimenticata dallo stato sabaudo, la Napoli di inizio '900 era preda di degrado urbano, crimine organizzato e malattie cui il popolo abbandonato faceva fronte attraverso uno sconfinato repertorio di credenze e superstizioni.

By founding Penguin books and popularizing the paperback, Allen Lane not only changed publishing in Britain, he was also at the forefront of a social and cultural revolution that saw the millions of people given access to what had previously been the preserve of a wealthy few. In Penguin Special, Jeremy Lewis brings this extraordinary era brilliantly to life, recounting how Allen Lane came to launch his Penguins for the price of a packet of cigarettes.

L'autobiographie d'un des plus grands animateurs de télévision ayant accompagné trois générations de français, et une réflexion profonde sur notre rapport au temps.