Resultados para "Alice" en Biografías y memorias

From tragic beginnings as an aristocratic orphan to becoming the mother of the New Age spiritual movement, Alice A. Bailey is one of the modern era’s most misunderstood occult figures. Bailey’s journey is a story of faith, from orthodox Christian beginnings, through a protracted spiritual crisis, to a newfound belief in theosophy.

Why Women Grow is a much-needed exploration of why women turn to the earth, as gardeners, growers and custodians. This book emerged from a deeply rooted desire to share the stories of women who are silenced and overlooked. In doing so, Alice fosters connections with gardeners that unfurl into a tender exploration of women's lives, their gardens and what the ground has offered them, with conversations spanning creation and loss, celebration and grief, power, protest, identity and renaissance.

Como una de las músicas más reconocidas de nuestro tiempo, Alicia Keys nos ha cautivado con sus letras sentidas, su extraordinario rango vocal y sus conmovedoras composiciones al piano. Y aun así, lejos de los focos, Alicia se ha enfrentado en privado a un gran pesar por la compleja y desafiante relación con su padre, a esa naturaleza de querer complacer a todo el mundo que caracterizó los comienzos de su carrera, la pérdida de intimidad en cuanto a sus relaciones románticas y las expectaciones oprimentes de la perfección femenina.

C'est l'histoire de la femme qui voulait et aurait pu devenir présidente de l'Afghanistan. Celle qui a dû se réfugier au Royaume-Uni lorsque les talibans ont pris le pouvoir, celle qui a refusé d'être réduite au silence malgré deux tentatives d'assassinat.

¡Un hermoso libro que no te puedes perder! ¿Ya habías escuchado hablar de la serie de Mexicanas que hicieron historia? Esta bellísima edición especial recoge la vida de cincuenta mexicanas importantes de la historia. Aquí te cuento un poco más acerca de ellas para que te adentres en su infancia, en su juventud y conozcas lo que alcanzaron en sus distintas épocas: desde ser grandes escritoras o políticas, así como cantantes o científicas.

Read by the author. An extraordinary journey that uncovers historical secrets about England’s forgotten Queen. From Alice Loxton, author of the acclaimed bestseller Eighteen. ‘Alice Loxton is the star of her generation’ – Dan Snow, historian and host of History Hit ‘I loved this...

The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today’s world.

Este Original Audible acompanha a atriz Alice Braga e a artista e ativista Daiara Tukano, numa jornada pela história oculta do Brasil. Uma história dividida em 8 episódios, que relata a participação do Governo brasileiro no apagamento de populações indígenas, inclusive por meio de ações de políticas públicas.

For Lewis Carroll, a deacon in the Church of England, faith in Christ and belief in a loving God stood at the core of his being, but little has been written about what the church or faith meant to the celebrated author of the Alice books. With Lewis Carroll: Formed by Faith, Charlie Lovett provides the first in-depth study of the religious life of the famous author, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. By examining Dodgson's religious education and core beliefs, this book shows how a deep Christian faith guided every part of his life and work.

Das bekannteste Interviewmagazin Deutschlands porträtiert Menschen aus Kunst, Kultur, Gesellschaft und Politik. Ganz egal, ob schon bekannt oder noch nicht, GALORE spricht mit jenen, die etwas Besonderes zu erzählen haben. Im "GALORE. Interviews"-Podcast kommen Künstler, Prominente, Experten und ganz normale Menschen zu Wort. "GALORE. Interviews" sind mehr als eine Momentaufnahme. Die Gastgeber verstehen die Kunst, eine Unterhaltung auch mal laufen zu lassen.

Her name is Alicia. She was 13 when she began saving the lives of people she did not know - while fleeing the Nazis through war-ravaged Poland. Her family cruelly wrenched from her, Alicia rescued other Jews from the Gestapo, led them to safe hideouts, and lent them her courage and hope. Even the sight of her mother’s brutal murder could not quash this remarkable child’s faith in human goodness - or her determination to prevail against overwhelming odds. After the war, Alicia continued to risk her life, leading Polish Jews on an underground route to freedom in Palestine.

One hot summer, two young children disappeared from their first-floor apartment in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. Their mother, Alice Crimmins, reported them missing to the police. Later that day, the body of four-year-old Missy was found in a vacant lot, showing signs of having been strangled. The body of five-year-old Eddie, Jr., was found several days later.

Alice McDermott "is a genius of quiet observation", said the Los Angeles Times. "One of our finest novelists." McDermott's books include Charming Billy, winner of the National Book Award, and After This.

I Access all areas berättar Anders Tengner för första gången om sitt liv med hårdrockens storheter. Under tjugofem år flög han jorden runt och mötte hundratals rockband, många av dem privat. Hans intervju- och fotoarkiv är helt unikt i sitt slag, och här öppnar han för första gången dörrarna till en rockskatt som till stora delar är tidigare opublicerad. I detta avsnitt möter vi den legendariska ALICE COOPER, föregångare inom såväl glamrock som skräckrock. Personliga intervjuer varvas med detaljerad bandhistorik.

Author Alice Clark Platts joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her latest novel, The Taken. Alice is a former human rights lawyer, and in this interview she discusses her author journey and the books that have inspired her.

In this fascinating audiobook, Alice Pung writes about one of her deep influences - the much-loved and hugely successful John Marsden. Alice writes: 'I keep coming back to John Marsden. What makes him so fascinating to me is that as a young adult writer, he comes at it with a whole philosophy of what it means to be a teenager - it is embedded in his two schools, but also his early experiences with mental illness and hospitalisation.'

ESTE É UM EPISÓDIO DA OBRA "CARTA PARA O MEU JOVEM EU", DE. JANE GRAHAM, QUE APRESENTAM CARTAS PARA ALICE COOPER E JAMES BLUNT E MELANIE C MAIS JOVENS. SE QUISER LER TODAS AS CARTAS LEIA A OBRA COMPLETA. Se a viagem no tempo fosse uma possibilidade, o que você diria ao seu eu adolescente, caso o encontrasse? Em Carta Para Meu Jovem Eu, personalidades das mais diversas áreas refletem sobre o que teria sido bom saber antes. Elas também lembram aqueles momentos mágicos que gostariam de reviver. O livro inclui a participação especial de personalidades brasileiras.

Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus examines wretched excess, self-absorption and miraculous redemption; the book is a raw, sensitive, and unforgettable journey of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and sweet salvation. Author Greg Laurie traces the lives of rock stars and entertainment figures and legends who wallowed in the decadence of both the high life and low life, as they alternately experienced Heaven and Hell on Earth. He travels with them into their demonic abysses and joyfully chronicles their ultimate ascension to their prodigal moments.

We’re told women are good at listening, but we rarely examine what they’re listening to, what their worlds sound like, or how it feels to be expected to listen in a world of noise made by men. Like so many of us, Alice Vincent had become overwhelmed by the sensory overload punctuating our every moment. And then, a baby’s heartbeat arrived. A rapid, pulsing whoosh of white noise. An undeniable rhythm. Once again, Alice’s life became cacophonous – both with a new child, but also with the societal pressures that motherhood holds.

Rückblick, Bilanz, Ausblick. Nachdem Alice Schwarzer 2011 im "Lebenslauf" ihre Herkunft, ihre Kindheit und Jugend sowie die frühen Jahre als Journalistin geschildert hat, berichtet sie nun über die großen Themen ihres Lebens und ihrer Arbeit, durch die sie über Jahrzehnte ein ganzes Land geprägt hat und noch prägt: Ihre Kämpfe gegen Gewalt an Frauen und Kindern, gegen die Männerjustiz, das Abtreibungsverbot, Sexismus, Pornografie und Prostitution - und für eine "Vermenschlichung der Geschlechter" sowie die Aufhebung der Arbeitsteilung zwischen Frauen und Männern sind legendär.