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Gornick Vivian: The Odd Woman and the
City / B

The Odd Woman and the City

Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times,New Statesman,Spectator,Prospect,and New Yorker.'Undoubtedly Hoare's masterpiece'Olivia Laing'Queer in all senses of the word'Neil Tennant'A life-changing book'Robert Douglas Fairhurst, The Times'Fabulously idiosyncratic'Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman¿How one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, and protest.Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired with the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.In 1973, Derek Jarman set off from London to film the stones of Avebury. He was following in the footsteps of Paul Nash, who had photographed the ancient megaliths a generation before. Standing in that muddy field, by those stones, both artists had felt a direct connection to their hero - a man who had died a long, long time ago, yet who remained electrically alive to them.In this alluring and poetic odyssey, Philip Hoare traces the enduring legacy of William Blake and how he came to inspire so many creative lives. Reaching out of his past and into our future, Blake draws together the natural world and metaphysical realms, merging the human and the animal and the spiritual, firing up twentieth-century artists, filmmakers, poets, writers and musicians with his radical promise of absolute freedom. This stirring, deeply felt book brings us back to Blake and shows that art still has the power to create positive change.'A book that is neither Blake biography nor critical analysis nor legacy-tracing nor personal odyssey but a capacious mixing of them all ... a joyful and dizzying romp' Philip Marsden, Spectator'This love letter to William Blake couldn't be more eccentric ... Philip Hoare's weird and wonderful style soars in this study of the poet and his disciples' Ian Sansom, Telegraph'Hoare's impassioned style, alive with metaphor and wordplay, has often been called "dreamlike". This is apt, given his total immersion in his subject ... Nothing will be as audacious or intriguing as William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love' Jenny Uglow, Times Literary Supplement

William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love

Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes

Hemingway’s Spanish Table takes you on a culinary journey through Spain with 60 authentic recipes inspired by Hemingway’s travels, with stunning photography and literary insights for Hemingway fans and food lovers alike. Embark on a unique culinary expedition through the heart of Spain with Hemingway's Spanish Table, a cookbook that transcends mere recipes, offering a taste of the world that fueled a literary giant. Author and seasoned globetrotter Howie Southworth, drawing upon his own extensive travels through Spain, expertly guides readers through the authentic flavors encountered by Ernest Hemingway himself. This is an immersive experience, weaving together evocative literary references from Hemingway's iconic works with the vibrant landscapes and bustling locales he frequented. Beyond the familiar territory of paella, this cookbook unveils the rich tapestry of Spanish cuisine, showcasing 60 carefully curated recipes that will captivate both dedicated foodies and ardent Hemingway enthusiasts. Discover the simple joys of Pimientos Rellenos (Stuffed Roasted Peppers), savor the iconic Bocadillo de Calamares (Fried Calamari Sandwich), and indulge in the celebratory Cochinillo Asado con Patatas Asada (Roasted Suckling Pig and Potatoes). Each recipe is a passport to a specific region of Spain, reflecting the diverse culinary traditions that Hemingway embraced and immortalized in his writing. HEMINGWAY’S SPAIN: A true culinary adventure taking fans and readers through the Spanish cities and towns favored by Ernest Hemingway and the food that each is known for. PERFECT GIFT FOR HEMINGWAY FANS: Readers will delight in the countless literary references to Spain, its culture, and its food found throughout the book. 60 AUTHENTIC RECIPES: Discover the simple yet profound flavors that define this vibrant culinary tradition—from comforting classics to exciting regional specialties.

A Culinary Journey in 60+ Recipes

Hemingway's Spanish Table

Die 1897 geborene Edith Peritz ist die erste Frau in fast allem, was sie tut: im Wanderclub, Medizinstudium, Operationssaal ¿ und als Pionierin der plastischen Chirurgie. Um sie herum eine weitverzweigte jüdische Großfamilie, deren Schicksale sich mit der dramatischen Geschichte Europas verflechten - vom Kaiserreich bis zur Katastrophe der Verfolgung, von der Emigration bis zum Neustart in der ganzen Welt. Edith Peritz gelingt nach ihrer Flucht in die USA die erfolgreiche Karriere als Schönheitschirurgin zwischen New Yorker Hautevolee und medizinischer Avantgarde.
Die Historikerin und erfolgreiche Buchautorin Felicitas von Aretin zeichnet in diesem erzählenden Sachbuch mitreißend den Lebensweg einer großartigen Frau und die Brüche des 20. Jahrhunderts nach - einer Zeit des Umbruchs, in der Frauen wie Edith Peritz, Erika Mann, Annot Jacobi oder die erste Neurochirurgin der Welt, Alice Rost, sich begegnen und neue Terrains erobern. 
Breslau, Berlin, Paris, New York - vier Städte, eine jüdische Familie, fünf Generationen. Eine Familiengeschichte, die Weltgeschichte ist. Ein Frauenleben, das heute noch Mut macht.

Die 1897 geborene Edith Peritz ist die erste Frau in fast allem, was sie tut: im Wanderclub, Medizinstudium, Operationssaal − und als Pionierin der plastischen Chirurgie. 
 Um sie herum eine weitverzweigte jüdische Großfamilie, deren Schicksale sich mit der dramatischen Geschichte Europas verflechten – vom Kaiserreich bis zur Katastrophe der Verfolgung, von der Emigration bis zum Neustart in der ganzen Welt. Edith Peritz gelingt nach ihrer Flucht in die USA die erfolgreiche Karriere als Schönheitschirurgin zwischen New Yorker Hautevolee und medizinischer Avantgarde.
 Die Historikerin und erfolgreiche Buchautorin Felicitas von Aretin zeichnet in diesem erzählenden Sachbuch mitreißend den Lebensweg einer großartigen Frau und die Brüche des 20. Jahrhunderts nach
 – einer Zeit des Umbruchs, in der Frauen wie Edith Peritz, Erika Mann, Annot Jacobi oder die erste Neurochirurgin der Welt, Alice Rost, sich begegnen und neue Terrains erobern. 
 
 Breslau, Berlin, Paris, New York – vier Städte, eine jüdische Familie, fünf Generationen. 
 
 Eine Familiengeschichte, die Weltgeschichte ist. 
 
 Ein Frauenleben, das heute noch Mut macht.

Edith Peritz – Schönheitschirurgin zwischen Breslau und New York

Die Frau mit dem Skalpell

A powerful book about what happens when women find their voice. INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION AND BONUS CHAPTER ON 'HOW TO OWN THE ZOOM' 'The ultimate guide to public speaking. Inspirational.' Mary Portas 'I recommend Viv Groskop's How to Own the Room to anyone wanting more self-confidence.' Philippa Perry __________ Most books about public speaking don't tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don't tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don't tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don't tell you how to own the room. This book does. From the way Michelle Obama projects 'happy high status', to Virginia Woolf's leisurely pacing and Oprah Winfrey's mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen - really listen - to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Here's how. __________ ***** 'Easy to grasp practical tips... all served up with lightness and generosity.' ***** 'It has made me realize I don't even need to be good, but I can be brave.' ***** 'Brilliant, engaging, honest, vulnerable, often damn funny.'

Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking

How to Own the Room

THE MUST-READ MEMOIR BEHIND THE MAJOR BAFTA AWARD-WINNING FILM, I SWEAR, STARRING ROBERT ARAMAYO.From the remarkable Scottish campaigner, this is the powerful and moving autobiography offering extraordinary insight into what it is like to live with a severe form of Tourette's Syndrome. 'Funny and heartfelt ... this skilfully told tale deserves praise for how it lets us non-sweary people see inside the ordinary, albeit anxious, mind of someone with Tourette syndrome.' THE TIMES Born in the 1970s on the Scottish Borders, John's was ten when his tics first arrived, as if from nowhere. Previously a happy, popular, football-mad boy he was labelled disruptive, rude, and even mad. As his condition progressed, from blinks and jerks to involuntary rude and obscene shouting, John was bullied, rejected - alienated from his family and a society that had no idea what to make of him. Hospitalized and drugged for months, it was only an extraordinary and transformative friendship, and John's dogged optimism, that turned his life around, making I Swear an inspirational story of triumph over adversity. Through John's eyes, we see Tourette's not just as a medical condition, but as a lens through which we can all better understand the importance of human connection. And how essential, as well as ultimately rewarding, it can be to keep going and never give up. 'An astonishing tale about an amazing man.' - JOJO MOYES, author of Me Before You and Someone Else's Shoes 'This superb book is an engaging and fascinating account of what it's like to live with Tourette's.' DAILY MAIL 'Brave, shocking, funny and moving ... This is a really important book.' RACHEL JOYCE, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Homemade God

My Life with Tourette’s

I Swear

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious. In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni Morrison interrogates America’s most famous works and authors, drawing a direct line from the Black bodies that built the nation to the Black characters that many of the country’s canonical white writers imagined in their work. Morrison sees these fictions as a form of creation and projection, arguing that they helped manufacture American racial identity—these “Africanist” presences are “the shadow that makes light possible,” as Morrison writes, and the reflections of their authors’ own deepest fears, insecurities, and longings. With profound erudition and wit, Morrison breaks wide open the American conception of race with energetic, enlivening readings of the nation’s canon, revealing that our liberation from these diminishing notions comes through language. “How,” Morrison wonders, “could one speak of profit, of economy, of labor, or progress, of suffragism, or Christianity, of the frontier, of the formation of new states, the acquisition of new lands . . . of practically anything a new nation concerns itself with—without having as a referent, at the heart of the discourse or defining its edges, the presence of Africans and/or their descendants?” To read these lectures, collected here for the first time, is to encounter Morrison, not just the writer but also the teacher, in the most penetrating and subversive way yet. With a foreword by her son Ford Morrison and an introduction by her Princeton comparative literature colleague Claudia Brodsky, Language as Liberation is a revelatory collection that promises to redefine the American canon.

Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Beloved Toni Morrison investigates Black characters in the American literary canon and the way they shaped the nation’s collective unconscious. In a dazzling series of lectures from her tenure as a professor at Princeton University, Toni Morrison interrogates America’s most famous works and authors, drawing a direct line from the Black bodies that built the nation to the Black characters that many of the country’s canonical white writers imagined in their work. Morrison sees these fictions as a form of creation and projection, arguing that they helped manufacture American racialidentity—these “Africanist” presences are “the shadow that makes light possible,” as Morrison writes, and the reflections of their authors’ own deepest fears, insecurities, and longings. With profound erudition and wit, Morrison breaks wide open the American conception of race with energetic, enlivening readings of the nation’s canon, revealing that our liberation from these diminishing notions comes through language. “How,” Morrison wonders, “could one speak of profit, of economy, of labor, or progress, of suffragism, or Christianity, of the frontier, of the formation of new states, the acquisition of new lands . . . of practically anything a new nation concerns itself with—without having as a referent, at the heart of the discourse or defining its edges, the presence of Africans and/or their descendants?” To read these lectures, collected here for the first time, is to encounter Morrison, not just the writer but also the teacher, in the most penetrating and subversive way yet. With a foreword by her son Ford Morrison and an introduction by her Princeton comparative literature colleague Claudia Brodsky, Language as Liberation is a revelatory collection that promises to redefine the American canon.

Reflections on the American Canon

Language as Liberation

The Che Guevara Library

En una carta a su madre en 1954, un joven Ernesto Guevara escribió: "Las Américas serán el teatro de mis aventuras de una manera mucho más significativa de lo que yo hubiera creído". En America Latina se&nbsp;narra la historia de esas aventuras, trazando la evolución del Che desde el joven e impresionable estudiante de medicina al "guerrillero heroico", asesinado a sangre fría en Bolivia. A lo largo de diecisiete años, esta antología se nutre de los archivos personales de su familia y ofrece lo mejor de los escritos del Che: ejemplos de su periodismo, ensayos, discursos, cartas e incluso poemas. A medida que el Che documenta sus primeros viajes por América Latina, su participación en las revoluciones guatemalteca y cubana, y su ascenso a la prominencia internacional bajo el mando de Fidel Castro, vemos cómo su ferviente compromiso con la justicia social moldeó y fue moldeado por el continente al que llamó hogar. Casi la mitad de este libro se publica por primera vez y es anterior a la llegada del Che a Cuba con la expedición guerrillera de Fidel Castro en 1956. También se incluyen sus notas para su libro inacabado, The Social Role of Doctors in Latin America.

En una carta a su madre en 1954, un joven Ernesto Guevara escribió: "Las Américas serán el teatro de mis aventuras de una manera mucho más significativa de lo que yo hubiera creído". En America Latina se&nbsp;narra la historia de esas aventuras, trazando la evolución del Che desde el joven e impresionable estudiante de medicina al "guerrillero heroico", asesinado a sangre fría en Bolivia. A lo largo de diecisiete años, esta antología se nutre de los archivos personales de su familia y ofrece lo mejor de los escritos del Che: ejemplos de su periodismo, ensayos, discursos, cartas e incluso poemas. A medida que el Che documenta sus primeros viajes por América Latina, su participación en las revoluciones guatemalteca y cubana, y su ascenso a la prominencia internacional bajo el mando de Fidel Castro, vemos cómo su ferviente compromiso con la justicia social moldeó y fue moldeado por el continente al que llamó hogar. Casi la mitad de este libro se publica por primera vez y es anterior a la llegada del Che a Cuba con la expedición guerrillera de Fidel Castro en 1956. También se incluyen sus notas para su libro inacabado, The Social Role of Doctors in Latin America.

Despertar de un continente

América Latina

From the International Man Booker Prize-winning author of Can't and Won't and The End of the Story - a crystalline collection of literary essays for fans of Susan Sontag and Joan Didion 'Among my most favourite writers. Read her now!' A. M. Homes The visionary, fearless Lydia Davis presents a dazzling collection of essays on reading and writing, exploring the full scope of possibility within existing forms of literature and considering how we might challenge and reinvent these forms. Through Thomas Pynchon, Michel Leiris, Maurice Blanchot, Lucia Berlin, Joan Mitchell and others, he author considers her many creative influences. And, through these lenses, she returns to her own writing process, her relationship to language and the written word. Beautifully formed, thought-provoking, playful and illuminating, these pieces are a masterclass in reading and writing.

From the International Man Booker Prize-winning author of Can't and Won't and The End of the Story - a crystalline collection of literary essays for fans of Susan Sontag and Joan Didion 'Among my most favourite writers. Read her now!' A. M. Homes The visionary, fearless Lydia Davis presents a dazzling collection of essays on reading and writing, exploring the full scope of possibility within existing forms of literature and considering how we might challenge and reinvent these forms. Through Thomas Pynchon, Michel Leiris, Maurice Blanchot, Lucia Berlin, Joan Mitchell and others, he author considers her many creative influences. And, through these lenses, she returns to her own writing process, her relationship to language and the written word. Beautifully formed, thought-provoking, playful and illuminating, these pieces are a masterclass in reading and writing.

Essays

Frank Morrisons (geb. 1971, lebt in Atlanta) urbaner Manierismus feiert Widerstand und Würde im Alltag des Schwarzen Amerika. Der Künstler ist mit den strukturellen Ungerechtigkeiten Amerikas aufgewachsen und weiß aus Erfahrung, dass Kreativität und Gemeinschaftsgeist sich immer wieder gegen Ausgrenzung durchsetzen. Hip-Hop und Graffiti sind Widerstand. Statt die alten Geschichten vom Kampf zu erzählen, feiert dieses Buch die Schönheit, Erfindungsgabe und Kraft, die in unterprivilegierten Vierteln zuhause sind. Das Buch dokumentiert Morrisons Ausstellungen der letzten Jahre. Rahmensprengende Bilder verweben Erzählformen der Pop Art neu: eine explosive Hommage an die Schöpferkraft, die in marginalisierten Vierteln zu Hause ist.

Frank Morrison

My Name Is Lucy Barton meets Harry and Sally in this witty, moving portrait of a long New York marriage

The instant New York Times bestseller

This Is a Love Story

Der Mensch wächst mit den Dingen, die ihn umgeben. Sie verändern sich, sie verschwinden, neue kommen hinzu. Torsten Harmsen - Jahrgang 1961 - spürt in diesem Buch den Gegenständen aus der Zeit seiner Kindheit und Jugend nach: Vom Kassettenrekorder und der Teppichklopfstange über Rechenschieber und Setzkasten bis hin zu Jeans, Schallplatten und der ersten Zigarette. Einiges davon gibt es heute nicht mehr, anderes hat sich in Form und Bedeutung verändert. 
Harmsens humorvolle Beobachtungen zeigen, wie sehr uns Dinge prägen können - und sie regen an, über die Wandelbarkeit der Welt nachzudenken.

Platz 4 Independent Bestsellerliste März 2026

Ein (ost-)deutsches Leben in 55 Dingen

Broiler, Wimpel, Westpaket

The Odd Woman and the City

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