Bøger af Elizabeth Gilbert

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert''s books for years. Now, this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process - and showing us all just how easy it can be. By sharing stories from her own life, as well as those from her friends and the people that have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us to embrace our curiosity, tackle what we most love and face down what we most fear. Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with challenges at work, embark on a long-held dream, or simply to make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder and unexpected joys.

Kvindernes by er en sprudlende, historisk roman om 1940’ernes teatermiljø i New York fuld af glamour, krig og kærlighed. Det er en fortælling om modige livsvalg og kvindeligt begær af forfatteren til den internationale bestseller Spis, bed, elsk.Sommeren 1940 ankommer den nittenårige Vivian Morris til New York. Hun er netop blevet bortvist fra et prestigefyldt college og skal bo hos sin tante Peg, som er indehaver af et charmerende om end noget nedslidt varietéteater på Manhattan, The Lily. Her møder Vivian en hel verden af ukonventionelle karakterer – fra flamboyante showgirls til manuskriptforfattere, fallerede stjerner og verdensdamer. Vivian har en kreativ åre og bliver kostumeskrædder på teatret, hvor hun til alles fryd kan forvandle gamle klude til de mest spektakulære kreationer.Mens krigen i Europa ligger som en skygge over New York, forsøger Vivian at hengive sig til sin nye tilværelse, der er så uendelig mere fri, festlig og sexet end hendes gamle liv. Men da den legendariske skuespiller Edna Watson kommer for at spille i teatrets mest ambitiøse forestilling nogensinde, tager Vivian et fatalt skridt, som fører til en skandale, der vender hendes verden på hovedet.Vivian indser, at hun er nødt til at lære at leve flere liv for at få den frihed, som hun ønsker. Og først som gammel kvinde er hun klar til at fortælle sin historie – en historie om sensualitet og livsvilje, om tab og kærlighed i kvindernes by."En sprudlende cocktail af en roman."THE WALL STREET JOURNAL"Glamurøs, sexet og bevægende."SUNDAY TIMES"Kvindernes by åbner op for store spørgsmål om seksualitet, om at skabe sin egen familie og om at være kvinde."MARIE-CLAIRE "En storslået, mange-facetteret og indsigtsfuld hyldest til kvinder… "GUARDIAN

The instant #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller"e;A must read for anyone hoping to live a creative life... I dare you not to be inspired to be brave, to be free, and to be curious.' PopSugarFrom the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the ';strange jewels' that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy.

Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, and they're trying for a baby - she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance.

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, and City of Girls In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker-a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma's research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction-into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist-but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe-from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who-born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution-bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert's wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now, this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process - and showing us all just how easy it can be.

Elizabeth Gilbert tiene mucho más que contar después de este gran éxito. Descubre cómo explotar tu creatividad con su último libro Libera tu magia. A los treinta y un años y con una vida aparentemente perfecta, Elizabeth Gilbert se traslada con su marido a las afueras de Nueva York y decide intentar tener un hijo, sólo para darse cuenta de que no quería ni un hijo ni un marido. En plena crisis emocional y espiritual decide empezar de nuevo y emprender un largo viaje. Este libro es la bitácora de esa travesía, en la que la autora descubrirá el placer sensual de la buena mesa y la buena conversación (la dolce vita romana), la paz interior alcanzada mediante la meditación en Bombay y, por fin, el deseado equilibrio entre cuerpo y espíritu en Bali. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls "Anne Lamott's hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister") is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

Elizabeth Gilbert tiene mucho más que contar después de este gran éxito. Descubre cómo explotar tu creatividad con su último libro Libera tu magia. Después de un divorcio traumático seguido de un desengaño amoroso y en plena crisis emocional y espiritual, Elizabeth Gilbert decide empezar de nuevo y emprende un largo viaje que la llevará sucesivamente a Italia, la India e Indonesia, tres escalas geográficas que se corresponden con otras tantas etapas de búsqueda interior. Lúcida y valiente novela autobiográfica que ha sido un gran éxito de ventas desde su publicación en Estados Unidos, Come, reza, ama trata de lo que ocurre cuando decidimos ser artífices de nuestra felicidad y dejamos de intentar vivir según los modelos que nos imponen. «Si hoy en día se está publicando literatura más agradable que la de Gilbert, nosotros no la hemos encontrado. Su prosa mezcla de inteligencia, ingenio y exuberancia coloquial se acerca a lo irresistible y hace que el lector se sienta encantado de unirse al grupo de amigos y devotos que ya tienen el placer de conocerla» The New York Times Book Review ENGLISH DESCRIPTION At the age of thirty-one, Gilbert moved with her husband to the suburbs of New York and began trying to get pregnant, only to realize that she wanted neither a child nor a husband. Three years later, after a protracted divorce, she embarked on a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, with a special emphasis on gelato); an ashram outside of Mumbai, for spiritual searching; and Bali, for "balancing." These destinations are all on the beaten track, but Gilbert's exuberance and her self-deprecating humor enliven the proceedings: recalling the first time she attempted to speak directly to God, she says, "It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.'" -The New Yorker(c)"Gilbert's prose is fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible." -The New York Times Book Review"A meditation on love in its many forms--love of food, language, humanity, God, and most meaningful for Gilbert, love of self." -Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Gilbert cuenta câomo tomâo la difâicil decisiâon de dejar atrâas todas las trampas del âexito estadounidense moderno (matrimonio, hogar en el paâis, carrera) y encontrar, en cambio, lo que realmente querâia de la vida. Descubriâo el placer sensual de la buena mesa y la buena conversaciâon (la dolce vita romana), la paz interior alcanzada mediante la meditaciâon en Bombay y, por fin, el deseado equlibrio entre cuerpo y espirâitu en Bali.

Number-one New York Times best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed: A Love Story, Elizabeth Gilbert transports readers to far-flung locales with this collection of the year's lushest and most inspiring travel writing.

Women of the Valois court - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

The "wonderful first novel about life, love, and lobster fishing" (USA Today) from the #1 bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic and City of GirlsOff the coast of Maine, Ruth Thomas is born into a feud fought for generations by two groups of local lobstermen over fishing rights for the waters that lie between their respective islands. At eighteen, she has returned from boarding school-smart as a whip, feisty, and irredeemably unromantic-determined to throw over her education and join the "stern men"working the lobster boats. Gilbert utterly captures the American spirit through an unforgettable heroine who is destined for greatness-and love-despite herself in this the critically acclaimed debut.

Dette er første boken om Elizabeth Gilbert. Historien om Elizabeth fortsetter i Evig din.

SPIS, BED, ELSK er en personlig fortælling om tro, håb og kærlighed. Det er en rørende og sjov pageturner, som har givet læsere over hele verden mod og inspiration til at tage på eventyr og søge efter balance i livet. Elizabeth Gilbert er først i 30’erne, og der er ikke en finger at sætte på hendes tilværelse: Hun har landet sit drømmejob, bor smukt med en skøn mand, og de taler om at få børn. Men hun kan ikke mærke nogen glæde ved det hele, kun angst, sorg og forvirring. Og så går det op for hende, hvad hun egentlig drømmer om: Hun vil føle sig fri. Efter en skilsmisse, en depression og endnu et mislykket kærlighedsforhold, indser hun, hvad der skal til. Hun siger sit job op, skiller sig af med alle sine ejendele og tager af sted på et års rejse – alene.Hun vil afsøge tre aspekter af sin natur, og det skal ske i tre forskellige kulturer: Hun vil finde glæde i Italien, hengivenhed i Indien og balance i Indonesien. Det bliver en livsomvæltende rejse. Og ud af det blå, når hun mindst venter det, dukker kærligheden op. Pressen skrev om bogen: ”En charmerende, intelligent og vildt underholdende erindringsbog.” – TIME ”En meditation over kærlighed i alle dens former … Gilberts beretning om hendes ekstraordinære rejse er frisættende og fuld af selvironi og kan få selv den mest kyniske læser til at drømme.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES ”Spis, Bed, Elsk er blevet overleveret fra kvinde til kvinde som selve livets hemmelighed.” – SUNDAY TIMES ”Læseværdig og sjov.” – WASHINGTON POST ”I denne opslugende og fængslende fortælling rejser journalisten Elizabeth Gilbert jorden rundt i et år og besøger Italien, Indien og Indonesien. Heldigvis kan alt det, hun lærer, let overføres til os som læsere.” – MARIE CLAIRE ”Alle kvinder burde læse den.” – ELLE MACPHERSON, DAILY TELE GRAPH ”Jeg kunne ikke lægge den fra mig.” – BRITNEY SPEARS, GLAMOUR ”En uimodståelig bog.” – JENNIFER EGAN, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

The blazingly brilliant new novel from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the international bestseller Eat Pray Love: a glittering coming-of-age epic stitched across the fabric of a lost New York ... It is the summer of 1940. Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in New York with her suitcase and sewing machine, exiled by her despairing parents. Although her quicksilver talents with a needle and commitment to mastering the perfect hair roll have been deemed insufficient for her to pass into her sophomore year of Vassar, she soon finds gainful employment as the self-appointed seamstress at the Lily Playhouse, her unconventional Aunt Peg's charmingly disreputable Manhattan revue theatre. There, Vivian quickly becomes the toast of the showgirls, transforming the trash and tinsel only fit for the cheap seats into creations for goddesses. Exile in New York is no exile at all: here in this strange wartime city of girls, Vivian and her girlfriends mean to be free, to get up to no good, to drink the heady highball of life itself to the last drop. And when the legendary English actress Edna Watson comes to the Lily to star in the company's most ambitious show ever, Vivian is entranced by the magic that follows in the wake of this true, true star. But there are hard lessons to be learned, and bitterly regrettable mistakes to be made. Vivian learns that to live the life she wants, she must live many lives, ceaselessly and ingeniously making them new. `At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is,' she confides. And so Vivian sets forth her story, and that of the women around her - women who have lived as they truly are, out of step with a century that could never quite keep up with them.

Fitness and playing tennis is a way of life in sun-drenched Southern California. Some games are played on court while others are played on crisp satin sheets or on thick plush carpeting.Passion erupts, marriages unravel, and the steamier side of threesomes is explored as we follow the lives of three female athletes. There is always a price to be paid and a trophy to strive for. These women must risk all as they attempt to score goals and navigate the penalty boxes life offers.