Биографии и Мемуары
Различные книги в жанре Биографии и МемуарыПисьма папам
На Кавказе нет традиции доверительного общения между старшим и младшим поколениями, тем более между Дочерью и Отцом. Часто отцы недовольны рождением дочерей и открыто упрекают в этом своих жен, доводя ситуацию до абсурда, а то, что могло мирно решиться, оборачивается бедой. В 2018 году дагестанские журналисты Светлана Анохина и Аида Мирмаксумова запустили проект «Отцы и дочки», получивший впоследствии известность во всем мире. Позже к ним присоединилась популярный блогер и правозащитник, автор бестселлера «Не молчи» Марьям Алиева. По задумке авторов, все желающие писали своим папам анонимные письма, которые потом на камеру читал журналист. Как только первые ролики появились в интернете, на почту авторов хлынул целый поток эпистолярных криков души… «Мы не ожидали такого ажиотажа и с помощью художников Татьяны Зеленской и Аси Джабраиловой стали снимать анимационные фильмы, – вспоминает один из авторов проекта Светлана Анохина. – Письма были разные. О безграничной любви и равнодушии, детские воспоминания и жуткие истории. Например, о том, как отцу на семейном совете поручили убить дочь, так как она опозорила честь семьи. А он решил спасти ее и тайно отправил к своим друзьям, пожелав никогда не возвращаться в этот ад… Самые интересные письма мы решили опубликовать в книге, которую вы держите в руках». В формате PDF A4 сохранен издательский макет книги.
Walking with Ghosts
Gabriel Byrne is an award-winning actor, film director, producer, writer, and cultural ambassador who has starred in more than 80 films including Miller’s Crossing, The Usual Suspects, Little Women, Stigmata, and Hereditary . He has received three Tony nominations for roles in the work of Eugene O’Neill and was nominated for three Emmys for his television work. Byrne won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in HBO’s In Treatment and in 2018 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish cinema by the Irish Film and Television Academy. We expect significant media attention for this book, and Byrne is committed to help publicize it across tv and radio. He is also connected in the literary world—we have received an early blurb from Colum McCann and expect more to come. Reflecting on the formative years of his life, Byrne threads intimate childhood memories— morning routines with his father, his dynamic mother’s stories, his first love, and time at the seminary— through his journey to stardom, in a deeply sensual and impressionistic memoir that explores the pathos of what it means to be famous. Interwoven with these stories from his childhood are personal anecdotes from Byrne’s decorated career, including his arrival at the Cannes stage for the breakout hit movie, The Usual Suspects ; performing Eugene O’Neill on Broadway; and starring in the long-running HBO show In Treatment for which he won a Golden Globe. Making cameo but pivotal appearances are Leonardo DiCaprio, Richard Burton, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Gianni Versace, and many others. Byrne also recounts personal struggles, including his battle with alcoholism, fame, and abuse. Literary, nostalgic, and beautifully picaresque, Walking with Ghosts is not a typical “tell-all” celebrity memoir. It will be sure to draw fans and readers of other great Irish memoirs including Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt, Country Girl by Edna O’ Brien, All Will Be Well by John McGahern, and The Speckled People by Hugo Hamilton. Walking with Ghosts will be published in December of this year by Picador in the UK and Byrne will narrate his own audiobook.
"Zeitgenossen" im Gespräch
Das Archiv der Zeitgenossen an der Donau-Universität Krems ist seit 2010 auf die Sammlung von Vorlässen aus dem Kunst- und Kulturbereich spezialisiert. In den Sparten Architektur, Film, Literatur und Musik werden vor allem schriftliche Unterlagen, unter anderem aber auch Bildmaterialien und audiovisuelle Medien zu Werk und Leben von Künstlern archiviert, erschlossen und wissenschaftlich aufgearbeitet. Die in diesem Band gesammelten Gespräche mit den Künstlern und Gästen geben nicht nur Einblick in die Entstehungsprozesse von Kunstwerken und -produktionen, sondern tragen auch zur Dokumentation ausgewählter Aspekte und Begebenheiten österreichischer Kulturgeschichte bei. Reich bebildert sind die Gespräche mit aufschlussreichen Dokumenten und Fotografien aus den eigenen Beständen.
Никому не здравствуйте
Это вводная книжка для моей серии "Дневники Пираньи", идея которой родилась, когда я увидела конкурс юмористической прозы для стендапа. Идея маленьких книжек с короткими историями так меня вдохновила, что уже готово три книги и уже в работе четвертая. Эта книжка хронологически была написана третьей, но мне показалось, что знакомство с автором вполне можно поставить вперёд очереди и сделать бесплатным. Не все книжки серии, наверное, будут юмористическими, но жизнь – не самая смешная штука в самом деле.
Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier
First published in 1907 as a series of articles in “Human Life” magazine, “Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier” is the fascinating first-hand account of these famous Americans by Bat Masterson. Born Bartholemew William Barclay Masterson in Canada in 1853, Bat Masterson led an amazing life as a U.S. Army scout, professional gambler, and lawman in the American Old West. He went to find adventure in the frontier as a young man and soon earned distinction as a buffalo hunter. He eventually spent time as the sheriff in Dodge City, Kansas and was involved in several well-known shootouts. It was during these times that Masterson met some of the most important gunslingers in history. These accounts, written decades after Masterson moved back to civilization and worked as a writer and journalist, tell the incredible stories of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Ben Thompson, Luke Short, and Bill Tilghman. “Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier” remains an important historical document of five famous American gunfighters and a fascinating and entertaining account of the Wild West.
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
First published in 1907 and considered to be one of the most famous stories of man-eating lions in modern times, “The Man-Eaters of Tsavo” is the first-hand account of Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson’s encounter with several deadly lions during the building of the Uganda railway through British East Africa in 1898. The book takes place in what is present day Kenya during the construction of the controversial Uganda Railway, which extended to Lake Victoria. Patterson was in charge of building a bridge and while the project was underway many of his workers and countless natives were killed by a pair of savage lions. Patterson writes that “between them [the lions] no less than 28 Indian coolies, in addition to scores of unfortunate African natives of whom no official records were kept” were killed. Patterson bravely hunts these lions down and encounters many other exotic and dangerous creatures in his adventures. In addition to the gripping account of the hunt for the man-eaters, Patterson also details other challenges to the bridge project, such as tensions between the workers and a devastating flood. Contained within this edition of this fascinating historical account is Patterson’s original 1907 work with over a hundred photographs and illustrations.
