Resultados para "Requiem" en Biografías y memorias

¿Y si Diana no estuviera enterrada donde miles de personas van, año tras año, a rendirle homenaje? ¿Se respetaron, realmente, sus últimas voluntades? ¿Cuánto dinero sigue generando su memoria? ¿Quién estuvo detrás de su muerte, que muchos tildan de asesinato? Y lo más importante: ¿Quién era realmente Diana Spencer? El presente libro nos revela el perfil psicológico de Diana, la personalidad del príncipe Carlos o las nuevas incógnitas sobre la investigación de su extraña muerte en Pont de l`Alma.

The human body is the primary instrument of war, yet those waging war often confront soldiers' bodies in a detached or merely intellectual way. In The Tenderness of Silent Minds, Martha C. Nussbaum, a leading thinker on emotion, morality, and justice, conducts a pioneering study of Benjamin Britten's musical representations of the tender male body amidst the brutality of war, and their ability to transform consciousness by evoking potent, non-personal emotions.

These are the memoirs & anecdotes from the unofficial First Gen X'er. The stories are all true, however dangerous or gross they may appear. Prepare yourself for a deep dive into the nostalgic recollections of a non-famous random person. Here's a passage from my memory of the junior high tour we took during our last year of elementary school: I looked around at my classmates. We were all thinking the same thing, but no one was asking. Finally, the tour girl said “That’s pretty much it, does anyone have any questions?” I looked around. Nothing. I couldn’t take the strain any longer.

The Last Supper Club reveals the ups and downs of a waiter's workday and offers an insightful perspective on what makes a job good, bad, or great. For Batt, this job turns out to be considerably more fun, and possibly more rewarding, than his academic career, and his insider's view of waiting tables extols the significance of our food and the places where we gather to enjoy it-or serve it.

,,Cum să-ţi placă, domnule... ăștia?" Sunt recunoscător serviciului de corectură şi întregii edituri Humanitas fiindcă nu mi-a eliminat cuvântul "ăştia" din titlul povestirii. Aud că prin grădiniţe şi chiar în primele clase de şcoală se practică acest nou tip de prigoană. Copiii sunt învăţaţi că se spune "acesta" şi "aceasta", nici­de­cum "ăsta" şi "asta". Dan Spătaru a murit la timp. Altminteri, ar fi aflat de la castratorii limbii că a folosit un limbaj nepotrivit când i-a cântat ţărăncuţei "De data asta, măi fată, / Zi bogdaproste c-ai scăpat"...

Requiem & Rebirth is an anthology and debut book from author/illustrator Skyler Rose (@chronicmaverick). We follow Skyler as they recall and attempt to come to terms with the memory of their abusive relationship and past traumas. This collection is a testament to laying the past to rest through rebirth and self-recovery, with the absolute belief that self-worth can weather any storm or self-love drought we go through along the way.

"Du mein Blutkörperchen, du mein armes wildes Blutkörperchen..." Die Totenklage für ihren im Frühsommer 2000 verstorbenen Gefährten Ernst Jandl hat Friederike Mayröcker in dem ihr eigenen, klar artikulierten Duktus ins Mikrofon gesprochen.

This psychological crime thriller is a true account, and takes us inside the mind of a unique female serial killer, a prostitute who murdered seven adult men.

Angela Merkel hat die Republik verändert wie kein Kanzler vor ihr. Machtwille und Bindungslosigkeit machten sie den Westpolitikern überlegen. Das Herrschaftswissen der gescheiterten DDR und mächtige Gönner in der West-CDU lieferten ihr den Spielraum für eine Kehrtwende in der gesamtdeutschen Politik. Merkel verschob die politische Mitte nach links und schleifte CDU-Bastionen. Die Kanzlerin der Einheit sprach das Siegersyndrom der Deutschen an: Überall die Ersten und Besten sein, gekoppelt an die Unfähigkeit, mit der Rolle der Deutschen als Täter umzugehen.

It’s 1992 and magazine journalist Nigel Simmonds escapes corporate life to move to Bali, the Island of The Gods. His first port of call is Ubud, below sacred Mount Agung, where he sets up home among a collection of characters for whom life in the West–known as The Machine–has become untenable.

Instant New York Times Bestseller “Compelling. . . . Blum capably maintains the suspense and thoughtfully probes into the motives of key players in this intriguing yet profoundly unsettling story.”—Kirkus Reviews"" The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from acclaimed...

This is a true biographical story of a young lawyer, Roger Lawrence, who came from a solid middle-class background. He had a consuming fire to grab the brass ring and join the country's power elite.