Resultados para "Born" en Biografías y memorias

Nel 2009 Bruce Springsteen e la E Street Band si esibirono al Super Bowl: l'esperienza fu talmente entusiasmante che Bruce decise di metterla su carta. Nasce così questa autobiografia, a cui Bruce ha dedicato gli ultimi sette anni della sua vita e dove ritroviamo tutta la sincerità, l'ironia e l'originalità a cui ci ha abituati con le sue canzoni.

The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of...

Born in Blackness vitally reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in the West, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "dark" continent. In fact, French reveals, the first impetus for the Age of Discovery was not—as we are so often told, even today—Europe's yearning for ties with Asia, but rather its centuries-old desire to forge a trade in gold with legendarily rich Black societies in the heart of West Africa. 

The humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class, and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit. Yet with our modern fixation on speed, this healthy pedestrian activity has been largely left behind. Dan Rubinstein travelled throughout the US, the UK, and Canada to walk with people who saw the act not only as a form of transportation and recreation but also as a path to a better world.

Harrowing, heart-breaking and often horrific were the challenges that confronted Marvin after his birth in prison. Born in distress, Marvin was wrenched from his drug-addicted parents and deposited into an orphanage. In this inspirational memoir, Marvin searches for his birth parents and battles his crack addiction with the help of the woman he loves, determined to start a family and to live his life crime and drug free.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid “Noah’s childhood stories are told with all the...

Wie in seinen Äußerungen über Goethe, so auch in seiner Beurteilung anderer Schriftsteller, verriet Börne seine Nazarenische Beschränktheit. 'Juden' und 'Christen' sind für mich ganz sinnverwandte Worte im Gegensatz zu 'Hellenen', mit welchem Namen ich ebenfalls kein bestimmtes Volk, sondern eine sowohl angeborene als angebildete Geistesrichtung und Anschauungsweise bezeichne.

Farley Mowat's youth was charmed and hilarious, and unbelievably free in its access to unspoiled nature through bird-banding expeditions and overnight outings in the dead of winter. The author writes of sleeping in haystacks for survival, and other adventures, with equal shares of Booth...

Nie waren Fußballer langweiliger als heute. Nie weiter davon entfernt, ihren Trainer um Beurlaubung zu bitten, um mit einem Pornostar eine Platte aufzunehmen, so wie Mario Basler einst mit Dolly Buster. Und nie war die Sehnsucht des Publikums nach "Typen" mit Ecken und Kanten größer. Mario Basler war ein absoluter Ausnahmespieler und galt als Freigeist in einer Welt durchtrainierter Athleten. Er war Deutscher Meister, Pokalsieger, Nationalspieler und Europameister - und immer gut für Schlagzeilen.

In honest, confessional prose, Born on the Bayou - a roller-coaster rags-to-riches story - transports us to a pocket of the South where Lourd learns how to be a man from the two people he looks up to the most: his larger-than-life father, "Puffer", a prominent figure in the oil business; and his successful older brother, Bryan.

This is the story of the legend of unlicensed boxing in England, growing up to follow in the footsteps of his murdered father, going into the fight game. A journey from a boy to a true fighting man, out to avenge the murder of his father, and literally fighting for not only his life, but the lives of his family. Full of twists and turns at every point, based on the true story of a legend of unlicensed boxing, and a true fighting man.

Tony, who happened to have come from a humble background, wasn’t aware of past events that affected his future. He did not allow his past to take precedence over his future. He was a courageous, smart, intelligent, and ambitious kid who wanted everything good and learned to use the greatest gift ever given to humanity in getting what he wanted. He understood there is a force called “life” and knew how to stand and fight that force with the gifts given to humanity.

Gangsteren Lonne var en kendt skikkelse i dne kriminelle underverden i mange år: Alfonseri, smugling, våben, stoffer, hæleri, vold - Hans synderegister var uendeligt. Fra de luskede værtshuse på Vesterbro styrede han sine lyssky forretninger med hård hånd - men også som gentleman, med charme og smil. Han var venner med Simon Spies og mange andre kendte mennesker, som han gerne skaffede letlevende damer og sprut. Lonne førte sig frem. Han havde en stor bil, gavmildt gav han omgange på værtshusene, og damerne flokkedes om ham. Born Free er historien om Lonne. Gangsteren Lonne.

Are you in an abusive relationship? Are you being controlled by others who say they care about you? Do you feel you have no power to change your life? Toxic people can be found anywhere in everyday life. They can be found in intimate relationships, in the workplace and in places of worship. They are self-centred, abusive, manipulative, and lacking empathy. They may be referred to as narcissistic, selfish, or sociopathic. They often mask their negative traits by being charming or friendly.

Manda Kalimian is fully committed to changing the world by championing the practice of rewilding. This book shares her remarkable journey so far and her plans for the future. We live in a time of crushing change and unrest. The world is at a turning point, and we with it. Our individual lives and journeys are all interconnected. It is a moment in time to stop and listen to the voices within ourselves and what they are saying about our individual roles at this time.

Born to Create is an inspirational autobiography chronicling Dr. Rosalie H. Contino's professional transition from successful seventh-grade English teacher to a newfound career in the arts. While most 40-year-old professionals are busy building upon the foundation that several years of hard work produced, Contino made the bold decision to quench the burning desire within to pursue the passion to create.

This book is not about politics. It is about individual human beings in a dry, barren landscape. Up to 75,000 people at a time—mostly women, babies, and children—live for years in tents and have no prospect of leaving because no country will have them.

Based on the book of the same name, Born Guilty is a moving and elegiac play about one man's journey into the hearts of children raised by Nazi parents. As Peter, a Jewish journalist, tries to uncover the truth, he runs into psychological barriers more daunting than the towering walls of Auschwitz. Born Guilty is based on interviews with the now-adult children of Nazis.

A shocking discovery in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity proves to be a curious keystone in the author's quest to piece together his identity in one of the most broken parts of the world. Exploring at least five centuries and traveling between four continents, traditions, and taboos, all while applying journalistic rigor and heartfelt charm to a string of mysteries and revelations, the author finds family and connection in the chaos of his - and history's - tangled strangeness.

In the 1970s, against the backdrop of the explosive Watergate scandal, Charles Colson revealed the story of his own search for meaning during the tumultuous investigations that led to the collapse of the Nixon administration. A convicted former special counsel to the president, Colson paradoxically found new life - not with success and power, but while in national disgrace and serving a prison sentence.