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Now a major motion picture starring Brie Larson, Naomi Watts and Woody Harrelson.This is a startling memoir of a successful journalist's journey from the deserted and dusty mining towns of the American Southwest, to an antique filled apartment on Park Avenue. Jeanette Walls narrates her nomadic and adventurous childhood with her dreaming, 'brilliant' but alcoholic parents. At the age of seventeen she escapes on a Greyhound bus to New York with her older sister; her younger siblings follow later. After pursuing the education and civilisation her parents sought to escape, Jeanette eventually succeeds in her quest for the 'mundane, middle class existence' she had always craved. In her apartment, overlooked by 'a portrait of someone else's ancestor' she recounts poignant remembered images of star watching with her father, juxtaposed with recollections of irregular meals, accidents and police-car chases and reveals her complex feelings of shame, guilt, pity and pride toward her parents.

Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was a notorious lover of the Western world. This title contains the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and escape; and his amorous conquests.

A long awaited and deserved new edition of this enduring and moving classic.

For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. In this biography Li provides insights into social and political events in China, and details of Mao's private life - from his sexual appetite to the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies.

Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. His achievements were unparalleled - he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities and stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. Robin Lane Fox's superb account searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Combining historical scholarship and acute psychological insight, it brings this colossal figure vividly to life.

The sensational sequel to 'Papillon'.

Most crucially, Anthony Bozza's unprecedented access to Eminem himself makes him uniquely qualified to answer the big question - why does Eminem matter?The answer is found in Eminem's unlikely life story, in his extraordinary ascent to super-stardom and in an analysis of his music and lyrics.

*The long-awaited second volume of the definitive biography of Elvis Presley.

Night, Elie Wiesel's harrowing first-hand account of the Holocaust, is a devastating exploration of the darkest side of human nature and the enduring power of hope.Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accounts of the Holocaust. Translated by Marion Wiesel with a preface by Elie Wiesel'A slim volume of terrifying power' The New York Times'To the best of my knowledge no one has left behind him so moving a record' Alfred Kazin'Wiesel has taken his own anguish and imaginatively metamorphosed it into art' Curt Leviant, Saturday Review

An unprecedented publishing event - the first volume in a series of memoirs by one of the most important and influential musicians and songwriters of our time.

A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt's painting, The Return of the Prodigal Son, catapulted Henri Nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. In his highly-acclaimed book of the same title, he shares the deeply personal meditation that led him to discover the place within which God has chosen to dwell. This Lent course, which has been adapted from the book, helps us to reflect on the meaning of the parable for our own lives. Divided into five sessions, the course moves through the parable exploring our reaction to the story: the younger son's leaving and return, the father's restoration of sonship, the elder son's resentment and the father's compassion. All of us who have experienced loneliness, dejection, jealousy or anger will respond to the persistent themes of homecoming, affirmation and reconciliation. Each session contained on the CD includes extracts from the book by Henri Nouwen, and background information about Henri Nouwen's life, as well as suggestions for reflection. Notes for Group Leaders and written questions for group discussion are also included in the enclosed booklet.

Explosive autobiography of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver bass guitarist Duff McKagan.

Silas er gift med Johannes. De bor sammen med Silas’ veninde, Louise, der er mor til deres barn. En datter, der er kommet til verden med tre forældre. En regnbuefamilie, som Silas egentlig har drømt om det meste af sit liv. Men hvad ligger der af udfordringer bag den idylliske facade? Og kan et parforhold holde til, at der pludselig er tre, der har en mening om alt fra børneopdragelse til hus og have?I bogen kommer vi helt tæt på en Silas Holst, der for første gang i sit liv åbner op omkring det at skulle gå fra at være den glade dansedarling til rent faktisk at være en voksen mand med holdninger til samfund og politik.Silas er blevet voksen – og vil tages seriøst. Kan han det, når han samtidig er Danmarks mest eftertragtede musicalstjerne? Er anerkendelsen vigtigere for ham end de karrierevalg, han tager?

The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker – how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance. When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi, mother of five, asked her youngest daughter if she should run for Congress, Alexandra Pelosi answered: “Mother, get a life!” And so Nancy did, and what a life it has been. In The Art of Power, Pelosi describes for the first time what it takes to make history – not only as the first woman to ascend to the most powerful legislative role in our nation, but to pass laws that would save lives and livelihoods, from the emergency rescue of the economy in 2008 to transforming health care. She describes the perseverance, persuasion, and respect for her members that it took to succeed, but also the joy of seeing America change for the better. Among the best-prepared and hardest working Speakers in history, Pelosi worked to find common ground, or stand her ground, with presidents from Bush to Biden. She also shares moving moments with soldiers sent to the front lines, women who inspired her, and human rights activists who fought by her side. Pelosi took positions that established her as a prophetic voice on the major moral issues of the day, warning early about the dangers of the Iraq War and of the Chinese government’s long record of misbehaviour. This moral courage prepared her for the arrival of Trump, with whom she famously tangled, becoming a red-coated symbol of resistance to his destructive presidency. Here, she reveals how she went toe-to-toe with Trump, leading up to January 6, 2021, when he unleashed his post-election fury on the Congress. Pelosi gives us her personal account of that day: the assault not only on the symbol of our democracy but on the men and women who had come to serve the nation, never expecting to hide under desks or flee for their lives – and her determined efforts to get the National Guard to the Capitol. Nearly two years later, violence and fury would erupt inside Pelosi’s own home when an intruder, demanding to see the Speaker, viciously attacked her beloved husband, Paul. Here, Pelosi shares that horrifying day and the traumatic aftermath for her and her family. The woman who has been lauded by her opposition as “the most powerful Speaker” ever shows us why she is not afraid of a good fight. The Art of Power is about the fighting spirit that has always animated her, and the historic legacy that spirit has produced.

Updated to include the Champions League Victory 2019 It is the intensity of the football, of how the people live football in Liverpool, all the Liverpool fans around the world. It is not a normal club, it is a special club. J rgen KloppJ rgen Klopp is the charismatic German manager who single-handedly overthrew the accepted order in German football, taking Borussia Dortmund from nowhere to back-to-back Bundesliga titles and the Champions League final. He had long been admired in the Premiership and was finally wooed by Liverpool in the belief he could bring back the glory days to the Kop. Klopp is revered as a master tactician with his own unique playing philosophies. He is loved by his players for his passion and man-management skills, and adored by fans for his charm, wit and exciting football on the pitch. In 2019, Klopp cemented his name in the history books by returning Liverpool to Champions League glory. Here is the definitive story of J rgen Klopp - the normal one - and his footballing genius.

’Manden der sendte Dronningen en bog’ handler om mennesket Henriks vej til eksistens – med et spændende men også turbulent liv i bagagen. Vi følger Henrik som barn, ung og voksen. Vi følger piratjagt ved Afrikas Horn set fra forsædet af en Lynx helikopter. Nogle voldsomme begivenheder, som de fleste danskere nok har hørt om, og husker fra medierne.En bog om Henriks op- og nedture. Med ham som mennesket i bogen; 55 år, dansker, søofficer, veteran, PTSD diagnosticeret, ædru alkoholiker, menneske, ægtemand og far til fire samt to i bonus. En fortælling om et menneskes færd på ’livets bjerg’ - som andre mennesker måske kan genkende en smule af sig selv i.Nu eksisterende som midaldrende menneske i en meningsfuld syntese i en filosofisk perception.Hvad var det, der gjorde, at han igen fandt lyset og vandt over mørket?Det er aldrig for sent at begynde med at eksistere.

Puk Elgård fortæller i denne rørende selvbiografi og hyldest til livet, historien omkring det at komme til verden som erstatningsbarn, om at kæmpe med en overskyggende angst, og ikke mindst om at bryde tabu og tavsheden omkring en udfordrende barndom og opvækst. Men også hvor livsvigtig en beslutning at om vælge sin egen vej og bryde et dårlige mønster er. Samtidig er  Se mor, jeg danser også en hyldest til livet. Den fortæller netop om den tro Puk havde og har på, at man KAN bryde ud og finde sin egen vej på trods af en udfordrende barndom.,Da Puk Elgårds forældre mistede deres syvårige datter Pia,  var lægernes eneste råd til det ulykkelige forældrepar: "Få et andet barn med det samme."  Ramt af stor sorg, ser forældrene lægens råd som en mulighed ud af den store skygge som lå over dem, og ganske kort efter begravelsen, blev Puks mor gravid, og Puk om til verden som det hun selv omtaler som et erstatningsbarn. Da Puk er kun 6 år gammel, opdager hun sandheden om sin afdøde søster, og påtager sig i en alt for tidlig alder opgaven med at holde familien på fode, i den store sorg som stadig overskygger familien. Men sorgen havde slået dybe revner i det fundament som skulle være for en lykkelig og velfungerende familie. Derfor er Puk og hendes bror Claus' opvækst dybt præget af begge forældres store forbrug og af alkohol og piller, samt farens voksende ludomani, samtidig med en mor hvis psyke var skrøbelig.. Puk Elgård har gennem hele sit liv været fast besluttet på at være en mønsterbryder, og ikke følge familiens misbrug og ustabile fundament. På en rejse til New Mexico får hun muligheden for at gennemgå nogle ældgamle og hemmelighedsfulde indianerritualer. Under trommedans og fuldmåne kommer minderne fra en alt andet end lykkelig barndom krybende frem, og pludselig er hun tættere på tragedien end nogensinde før. Vil det være for svært, eller måske umuligt at bryde mønsteret uanset hvor meget man ønsker det? 

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NU OVERSAT TIL DANSK! Den internationalt anerkendte underviser, forfatter og aktivist Radhanath Swami har været munk indenfor bhakti yoga-traditionen i snart 50 år. Han har dedikeret sit liv til at hjælpe mennesker alt imens han leder sociale initiativer, der brødføder og huser millioner i nød. Som gæstetaler på universiteter som Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia og Stanford, samt i virksomheder som HSBC, Microsoft, Facebook, Starbucks HQ, Google og Intel er han en vigtig moderne brobygger i et verdenssamfund præget af splittelse, ulighed og ængstelighed. Men rejsen startede mange år tilbage – og det har Radhanath Swami skrevet om i sin selvbiografi, ”Rejsen Hjem”. Eventyret, som beskrives i ”Rejsen Hjem”, dokumenterer hans rejse fra vandreture på tværs af Europa og Mellemøsten, gennem Tyrkiet, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, og endelig til Indien. Dér levede han som vandrende asket, først i Himalayas skove blandt yogier og senere blandt en bred vifte af guruer og mystikere i hele Indien og Nepal. I sidste ende nåede han sin endelige destination i den hellige indiske by Vrindavan, hvor han fandt sin åndelige mester og sin livsvej blandt bhakti-yogierne. ”Rejsen Hjem” er en fortræffelig historie, der beskriver rejsen fra det ydre til det indre. Radhanath Swamis søgen efter Indiens spirituelle kongerige er et utroligt kapitel i bogen. Hans beslutsomhed som rødglødende søgende efter sandheden står helt klart og måden hvorpå han overkommer modstand er tankevækkende. Der er frygtløse beskrivelser af episoder med hvad der synes at være uoverkommelige forhindringer, som viser hvor langt mennesket kan nå ved engagement, overbevisning og dedikation.Om forfatteren: FRA UNG AMERIKANSK MAND TIL ÉN AF INDIENS STØRSTE ÅNDELIGE LEDERE Radhanath Swami (født Richard Slavin) blev født ind i en arbejder-familie i Chicago og var en aktiv deltager i borgerrettigheds-bevægelsen i slutningen af 1960’erne / start 1970’erne. Han fandt dog hurtigt ud af, at social transformation begynder med personlig forandring, så i en alder af blot 19 år begyndte han på en bemærkelsesværdig søgen efter en dybere mening med livet.

The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies.When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn't become scientists, she decided she would. Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book's author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his co-discovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code. Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? HmmmShould we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids? After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is a thrilling detective tale that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.

Rock stars to royalty, society to sobriety, get to know the real Susannah Constantine in the hottest memoir of 2022'Sensational, juicy, gossipy, filthy and bravely honest in equal measure, Susannah Constantine's memoir is a rollicking romp through the upper middle classes' SUNDAY TIMES, 'BEST BIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR BOOKS OF 2022''Hilarious and honest. A book for anyone who's after laughter, tears and one hell of a rollercoaster ride' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, 'BOOKS OF THE YEAR''Absolutely brilliant' ELTON JOHN'Wildly fun' DAILY TELEGRAPH, 'BEST BOOKS OF 2022''Sensational, juicy, honest, terrific - it reminded me of reading Lady Anne Glenconner' GRAHAM NORTON, Virgin Radio'Hilarious and unsparing. An extraordinary story' REV. RICHARD COLES, Saturday Live'Bonkers and brilliant. With comedy and candour, she bares her soul . . . Magnificent' SUNDAY MAIL'There is a lot we can't mention on this show - you have to buy the book to find out what we mean' STEVE WRIGHT, BBC RADIO 2__________If you think you know Susannah Constantine you may be surprised to learn the truth. That she made her name as a 'style guru' from What Not to Wear is actually the least interesting thing about her.Hers is a tale full to the brim with extraordinary anecdotes. From lavatory dramas with Princess Margaret, to behind-the-scenes power struggles between Thatcher and the Queen at Balmoral and eye-opening sex-club etiquette with pop royalty - her social landscape has been nothing, if not varied.But appearances are deceptive and beneath it all, life had a darker side: her mother's bipolar disorder, her father's inability to cope and her own subsequent alcoholism. Somehow she had to forge her own life, away from the expectations of others.Told with gobsmacking honesty and great dollops of humour, Ready For Absolutely Nothing is essential reading for anyone who loves a good memoir but secretly just wants to read the naughty bits.__________'Wonderfully written, very funny, but more than anything completely genuine' LADY ANNE GLENCONNER, author of Lady in Waiting'A romp . . . Constantine comes across as a trooper with a filthy sense of humour' THE TIMES'A rollicking ride . . . What a life' SUNDAY TIMES'Fascinating, an incredible life' Christine Lampard on LORRAINE'Shrewd, funny, ideally candid and written with great confidence, brio and aplomb. A feisty, thought-provoking delight' WILLIAM BOYD'A treasure trove of previously untold stories . . . A riveting read' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Gives readers a fascinating insight into [her] extraordinary life' WOMAN & HOME'Entertaining and funny' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Sparkling' DAILY MAIL'Fascinating' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Funny . . . Never dull' GUARDIAN'Revealing' PRIMA'We lunched better than we danced' ANTON DU BEKE'Exuberant' i

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”Der var engang, hvor jeg ønskede mig et forårsbarn. Så et sommerbarn. Og så bare et barn.”Cathrine Wichmand møder Adam til en gallafest i 2. g. De bliver uadskillelige, kærester, flytter sammen, gift – og næsten forældre. Lige inden bryllupsrejsen beslutter parret sig for, at nu skal spørgsmålet ”skal I ikke snart ...” besvares med et jo.Men snart er drømmen blevet til fertilitetsbehandling, sex til en pligt, og håbet til måske to streger. Hvis man altså holder testen op i lyset. Kan man være lidt gravid? Eller ”teknisk set gravid”, som en læge siger efter endt behandling? Og hvor langt skal man gå for drømmen?Den 2. oktober 2018 føder Cathrine et hjertebarn. Dette er hendes historie om de følelser og frustrationer, som følger med fertilitetsbehandling. Men først og fremmest er det en historie om kærlighed.Cathrine W. Wichmand har studeret film og medievidenskab og er uddannet ved DR's Talenthold. Efter seks år som vært på P3 sagde hun jobbet op for at blive selvstændig iværksætter.Hun har gennem 11 år drevet en af Danmarks største blogs, rockpaperdresses.dk. Det var her, hun i 2017 for første gang delte, at hun var på vej i fertilitetsbehandling med sin mand.Cathrine er politisk engageret og har i årevis været fortaler for kvinders reproduktive rettigheder og sundhed. I 2020 fik hun et borgerforslag at hæve tidsbegrænsningen på kvinders æg på frost båret hele vejen til Christiansborg, i dag er det gjort til lov.

The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest . . .She is a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in.Meet TANQUERAY.In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she's better known to HONY followers as 'Tanqueray,' a born performer who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go dancers and hustlers, dirty cops and gangsters, Stephanie was determined to become the fiercest thing the city had ever seen. And she succeeded.Real, raw, and unapologetically honest, this is the full story of Tanqueray as told by Brandon Stanton - a book filled with never-before-told stories of Tanqueray's struggles and triumphs through good times and bad, personal photos from her own collection, and glimpses of New York City from back in the day when the name 'Tanqueray' was on everyone's lips.