Resultados para "George" en Reportajes y artículos

When civil war broke out in Spain in 1936, Orwell, like many other European socialists, was quick to join the fight against fascism. And so, in December that year, he found himself in Catalonia with a 40-year-old rifle, no helmet, uniform, maps or tools, and a platoon of near children under his command.

The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe.

Take a trip through the Peach State! Learn about Georgia's history, weather, geography, people, and more in this book that's all about our fourth state.

Brought to you by Penguin. George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society. 'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached...

In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. His account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and fellow teachers is by turns poignant and laugh-out-loud funny.

In the summer of 2016, a newly retired law school professor bought a 1999 Ford Coachman camper van and drove into America’s heartland. His intention was to investigate the people, places, culture, and history that produced the competing narratives dominating the nation’s social and political discourse. He also hoped to ruminate on the meaning and trajectory of his own life’s journey.

In 1864 William Tecumseh Sherman led a throbbing, hooting, violent river of 62,000 soldiers through the heart of the American South, looting, pillaging, trailing plunder, stealing animals, and dazing civilians. More than a hundred years later, Jerry Ellis, inveterate traveler, storyteller, and adventurer, set off to walk from Atlanta to Savannah using Sherman's route as his guide.

Wie viele Fettnäpfchen passen in eine Reise nach Costa Rica und Panama? Ich fand die Antwort und schrieb ein ganzes Buch darüber. Im Herz der Tropen ist meine Geschichte , der sich auf den Weg macht, um mehr zu erleben, mehr zu verstehen und mehr von sich selbst zu entdecken und das mit jeder Menge Chaos, Humor und einer gesunden Portion Neugier. Was als sportliche Reise nach Costa Rica und Panama begann, wurde zu einem Abenteuer, das nicht nur meinen Körper, sondern auch seine Seele auf den Prüfstand stellte.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. The breakout book from "the funniest writer in America"--not to mention an official "Genius"--his...

To understand the differences between British and American culture, you must understand that the two countries have everything in common except the language itself. The line has been blurred in the technological age, as we see US English words crop up increasingly in the UK. However, the bulk of the British English language has stayed true to its original form. Across the entirety of the British Isles, the language shifts, and changes to suit the current town or city of the occupant.

It is never too late to do something crazy wonderful. "Your mid-life crisis doesn't have to be boring." Eric de Jong, aged 60, took up mountain biking. The next thing you know, he was making "pinky-promises" with a fellow rider to ride from Cape Town to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Detouring off highways in search of roads less-traveled, Cape Town to Kilimanjaro is about having fun, doing good, and doing epic. Join Eric on his jaw-dropping, foot-cramping adventures through Africa, and he’ll make you laugh, cry, and will hopefully inspire.

George Orwell's classic account of his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, dramatised for radio by Mike Walker. Produced by Kate McAll. In 1936 Eric and Eileen Blair were making ends meet by running a small village shop in Wallington and growing vegetables. Eric had recently sent 'The Road...

Set in the remote arctic region of Northern Canada, this book takes listeners on a harrowing canoe voyage that results in tragedy, redemption, and, ultimately, transformation. George Grinnell was one of six young men who set off on the 1955 expedition led by experienced wilderness canoeist Art Moffatt. Poorly planned and executed, the journey seemed doomed from the start. Ignoring the approaching winter, the men became entranced with the peace and beauty of the arctic in autumn.

With this audio book we would like to invite you on a tour through the eventful history of the Dresden Church of Our Lady. Many famous writers, musicans, painters and architects visited Dresden and have captured their impressions and experiences around the topic of Our Lady in novels, poems, diaries, letters and travelogues.

Die fast 850 Jahre alte Zisterzienserabtei ist eines der eindrucksvollsten mittelalterlichen Klöster. Stile von Romanik bis Gotik haben ihre Baugeschichte geprägt...

As one of the world’s leading field biologists, George Schaller has spent much of his life traversing wild and isolated places in his quest to understand and conserve threatened species - from mountain gorillas in the Virunga to pandas in the Wolong and snow leopards in the Himalaya. Throughout his celebrated career, Schaller has spent more time in Tibet than in any other part of the world, devoting more than thirty years to the wildlife, culture, and landscapes that captured his heart and continue to compel him.

On my 23rd birthday, my father gave me an envelope which I figured would be a gift certificate for something outdoors. But to my surprise, it was an airline ticket to Atlanta! My confusion turned into huge excitement when he said, "We are going to hike the Appalachian Trail in less than 50 days. Get ready son." At first, I thought I should just write this book like a journal of what we did. But then my father suggested that I should write it like a guidebook that can help anyone from a beginner to an advanced hiker.

Una città misteriosa, lo spartiacque di culture e civiltà, a metà strada tra Venezia e Pechino.La via della seta ci ha sempre affascinato e questo viaggio, nato per caso dalle chiacchiere domenicali oltre tre anni fa, ha cominciato a riempire ogni nostra conversazione. Sono riuscito a realizzare un sogno lungo quattro anni: guidare fino a Samarcanda (Uzbekistan) e tornare a casa insieme a mio papà.

Mit diesem Hörbuch laden wir zu einem Streifzug durch die wechselvolle Geschichte der Frauenkirche ein. Viele berühmte Schriftsteller, Musiker, Maler und Architekten bereisten Dresden und hiel­ten ihre Erlebnisse rund um die Frauenkirche in Romanen, Gedichten, Tagebüchern, Brie­fen und Reisebeschreibungen fest.

A remarkable guide to the quests that give our lives meaning—and how to find your own—from the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and 100 Side Hustles “If you like complacency and mediocrity, do not read this book. It’s dangerously inspiring.”—A. J. Jacobs...