acca - Biography & Memoir 3

Il 18 novembre 1976, nel trigesimo della morte del Cardinal Lercaro, il Centro San Domenico promosse un incontro, dal titolo Un uomo è passato tra noi, dedicato al ricordo dell’ Arcivescovo appena s……続きを見る

Comincio a sentire essere arrivato il momento di porre ordine nelle cose che mi circondano. Io vivo ormai da circa mezzo secolo in mezzo a malati, e malattie che questi malati hanno trasformato, da ……続きを見る

Dopo una vita passata a lavorare come manager la dottoressa Matilda Banco, alter ego dell’autrice, si trova disoccupata ed accetta un posto in Amazon come magazziniere in Italia del nord. Una migraz……続きを見る

"Principe dei musici" e "principe uxoricida" (per aver egli assassinato la moglie Maria d’Avalos e l’amante Fabrizio Carafa, sorpresi a casa Gesualdo), ipercritico genio musicale e uomo sfuggente, o……続きを見る

“L’Italia, che strano suono pronunciato in casa sua, una parola leggera e insana, un concetto che brucia nei cuori degli idealisti e dei fannulloni. Una terribile speranza che ha già condotto a mort……続きを見る

“Il tempo corre, la vita sfugge tra le mani. Ma può sfuggire come sabbia oppure come seme”. (Thomas Merton) Carmela Di Bennardo Busacca nasce ad Acate nel 1933. Dopo il matrimonio si trasferisce con……続きを見る

Vulcano, 1964. Dopo un incontro a Cortona, la poetessa e scrittrice messinese Helle Busacca intraprende la stesura di un Diario epistolare dedicato a Corrado Pavolini, noto intellettuale e regista d……続きを見る

An “engrossing” memoir of a Royal Air Force doctor’s World War II experiences, from surviving Dunkirk to witnessing Nagasaki (The Irish Times). As an RAF medical officer, Aidan MacCarthy served in F……続きを見る

Ogni ricetta ha qualcosa da raccontare: la maniera di prepararla, di aggiungere qualcosa che viene dall’esperienza e dal gusto personale, la situazione in cui si è cucinata e consumata la pietanza. ……続きを見る

Nelly Roussel (1878–1922)ーthe first feminist spokeswoman for birth control in Europeーchallenged both the men of early twentieth-century France, who sought to preserve the status quo, and the women……続きを見る

Have you ever thought you needed something so bad that you would do anything for it? What if you knew it was no good for you? Too many times we set ourselves up for pain and failure because we are l……続きを見る

John Healy's The Grass Arena describes with unflinching honesty his experiences of addiction, his escape through learning to play chess in prison, and his ongoing search for peace of mind. In his se……続きを見る

In his introduction, Don MacCaskill wrote modestly, 'I think I became a naturalist'. He was, in fact, one of Scotland's foremost naturalists and a remarkable wildlife photographer as well. In a flas……続きを見る

Whats this book about, and why did you put pen to paper? Simple. After being in a state of mind that threatened my existence, which would have had repercussions for others, if my issues were not dea……続きを見る

The famous Venetian Don Juan, Giacomo Casanova, made love to 132 women and G about 300. G, a bachelor, is now retired from the world of sex adventures. He traveled the world having only one night af……続きを見る

Lost Memories of a Broken Mind is a follow-up story, It's My Life--Such As It Is and is the story of my life from age 2 to the present. This is a story of life and how simple it was in 1940's, and h……続きを見る

For author Donna Cain, life forced her to stretch in a way she never planned for herself. Because of financial struggles, she began busking to supplement her income as an accounts payable contractor……続きを見る

From the outside, Leah Zaccaria appeared to have it all: the picture-perfect family, the stylish suburban home, the blossoming corporate career. But on the inside, she was still the lonely little gi……続きを見る

Como un homenaje a la trayectoria de Ramón Illán Bacca, por sus 40 años dedicados a la literatura y a la docencia, y como un justo reconocimiento a su valiosa obra, que consta de cuentos, novelas, c……続きを見る

*A Times and New Statesman Book of the Year* *BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* Illustrated with over 130 colour photographs and drawings **'A masterpiece.' Edmund de Waal 'Commanding, intelligent, grip……続きを見る

Les aventures en montagne racontées dans ces pages ont été vécues ou rêvées par l’auteur. Sur ces sommets, le temps est changeant, basculant en un éclair du burlesque au drame, du souvenir à l’impos……続きを見る

When was the last time you truly waited on God to lead your path in life? Too many times we become impatient and take matters into our own hands. We fail to realize God has His own set time for ever……続きを見る

DRY RUN is a wise and entertaining book that weaves together a story of running the Providence marathon with a parallel story of growing up with an alcoholic parent, its own kind of marathon. The st……続きを見る

Acclaimed for their dramatic rendering of the personalities and forces that shaped Elizabethan politics, Wallace T. MacCaffrey's three volumes thoroughly chronicle the Queen's decision making throug……続きを見る

In questi ultimi tempi mi sono ritornati alla mente alcuni momenti della mia infanzia vissuti con spensieratezza e allegria al Liceo Archimede di Messina. Tra questi ricordi ce n’è uno in particolar……続きを見る

I would like to introduce myself, I feel it's only fair. Only I know you so well now, you might get a scare. I know you know I'm in there, though I crept with greatest stealth: I am the hidden monst……続きを見る

Com mais de nove décadas de vida, aqui estou eu, escrevendo minhas memórias. Tudo está muito vivo dentro de mim. Tanto os fatos como as sensações. Sou capaz de recordar diálogos ouvidos na infância.……続きを見る

Marie Maccagno is passionate about walking, the great outdoors, and chocolate. In the spring of 2009, she made a commitment to walk 800 kilometers through Spain in the hopes she could eat all the ch……続きを見る

Seguendo la biografia di Agostino e attenendosi fedelmente ai suoi testi, il grande filosofo Michele Federico Sciacca delinea con chiarezza il pensiero dell'autore delle "Confessioni", mostrando che……続きを見る

Fiona MacCarthy makes a breakthrough in interpreting Byron's life and poetry drawing on John Murray's world-famous archive. She brings a fresh eye to his early years: his childhood in Scotland, emba……続きを見る