Virginia - Biography & Memoir 4

¿Alguna vez has cargado sobre tus hombros dolor, ausencias, pérdidas o tus propios errores? Con lenguaje simple y situaciones cotidianas, la autora analiza su pasado y lo ordena a través de la escri……続きを見る

Lazos inquebrantables es una historia de esperanza, voluntad y amor familiar, que empieza en un pequeño pueblo de Italia, llamado Envie, con un gran sueño: el de hacer la América. De la mano de las ……続きを見る

Virginia Woolf’s humorous biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s spaniel is charming yet also radical. A work of sensuous imagination, it opens up a range of questions about class, society, and c……続きを見る

With an introduction by Olivia Laing Monday 20 April 1925. One thing in considering my state of mind now, seems to me beyond dispute, that I have at last, bored down into my oil well, & can't scribb……続きを見る

With an introduction by Margo Jefferson Thursday 28 May 1931. On Whit Monday the sun blazed, making the grass semi-transparent. And space & leisure seemed to lie all about; & I said, not once in an ……続きを見る

With an introduction by Siri Hustvedt Friday 30 October 1936. I do not wish, for reasons I cannot now develop, to analyse that extraordinary summer. It will be more helpful & healthy for me to write……続きを見る

The Walter and Eleanor Gillen story is an account of daily life in a large family raised on a farm in the Midwest during the sixties, and the trials and tribulations that led to their individual suc……続きを見る

Nel 1938 Virginia Cowles, inesperta ventiseienne di Boston, sbarca in Spagna in piena guerra civile con cappello, abito su misura, giacca di pelliccia e tacchi alti, portando con sé una macchina per……続きを見る

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This account by a woman who fought the Nazis alongside her husband is “an indelible portrait of extraordinary strength of character” (The New Yorker). Virginia Roush fell in love with Philippe d’Alb……続きを見る

Virginia Woolf’s daring essay on how illness transforms our perception, plus an essay by Woolf’s mother from the caregiver’s perspective: “Revelatory.” ーBooklist This new publication of “On Being I……続きを見る

Twelve-year-old Virginia is the babysitter and big sister. She was supposed to ensure the safety of her three charges. But now, watching the fire destroy her house, hearing the crowd's wild speculat……続きを見る

Essere genitori è in assoluto il mestiere più difficile al mondo. Richiede un’assoluta capacità di mimesi, di comprensione, di accoglienza, insomma di tutte le caratteristiche più nobili che il gene……続きを見る

“A focused, fresh spin on Jeffersonian biography.” ーKirkus Reviews In the tradition of Annette Gordon-Reed’s The Hemingses of Monticello and David McCullough’s John Adams, historian Virginia Scharf……続きを見る

In 'Roger Fry: a biography' by Virginia Woolf, the author delves into the life and work of the renowned art critic Roger Fry. Woolf's characteristic literary style, characterized by its stream-of-co……続きを見る

In 'The Art of Biography' by Virginia Woolf, the acclaimed author delves into the complexities of the biographical genre, offering a unique perspective on how to capture the essence of a person's li……続きを見る

Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf is a groundbreaking work that blends fiction, biography, and fantasy. The novel traces the life of Orlando, a nobleman in Elizabethan England, who mysteriously……続きを見る

The Essential Feminist Collection 60 Powerful Classics in One Volume' is a seminal anthology that encapsulates the multifaceted nature of feminist literary expression across two centuries. This coll……続きを見る

Virginia Woolf's 'A Writer's Diary' offers a glimpse into the intimate thoughts and reflections of the author as she navigates the complexities of the writing process. Through a series of entries sp……続きを見る

¡Pronto en la gran pantalla! En julio de 2006 un avión de la DEA sacó a Virginia Vallejo de Colombia. Su vida estaba en peligro por haberse convertido en el testigo clave de los dos procesos crimina……続きを見る

Las memorias y reflexiones íntimas de Virginia Woolf en su único libro autobiográfico «Virginia Woolf es dios, nadie ha escrito mejor.» Milena Busquets «Igual que James Joyce y Marcel Proust dominó ……続きを見る

Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' is a groundbreaking work of literature that blurs the lines between gender, time, and identity. The story follows the protagonist, Orlando, who lives for centuries and cha……続きを見る

Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography was first released on October 11, 1928. Inspired by the tumultuous family history of the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, Woolf's lover……続きを見る

'A COUNTRY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE – NOT JUST THE PRIVILEGED FEW' In these historically turbulent times, the United Kingdom will need a leader for the ages, and with those words the nation's new Pri……続きを見る

The dramatic story of Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Tsar and Tsarina of RussiaーA penetrating and deeply personal study that gives profound psychological insight in……続きを見る

In BadAss Breakfast l'autrice mette in scena, con l'arguto escamotage di gestire un B&B, una serie di ritratti vividi di personaggi straordinari. Figure forti dalla vita rocambolesca, a tratti dramm……続きを見る

Smithfield, settled on the fringes of Roman London, was once a place of revelry. Jesters and crowds flocked for the medieval St Bartholomew's Day celebrations, tournaments were plentiful and it beca……続きを見る

In this engrossing memoir, one of the most controversial, influential, and inspirational figures in African politics today gives the full story of his crusade to save Kenya's natural resources, and ……続きを見る

A forty-year-long correspondence with a pen pal provided a record of the remarkable life of Mercedes Marin-a Filipino woman who overcame a Cinderella-like childhood and adolescence to elope with her……続きを見る

First published in 1933, "Flush: A Biography" by Virginia Woolf, is the biography of a red cocker spaniel that was owned by English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Woolf's inspiration was her own c……続きを見る