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Libro: Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land (978-1-5247-4850-0) de Mikanowski, Jacob (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed, from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communismilluminating the remarkable cultural significance and richness of a place perpetually lost to the margins of history. "Eastern Europe" has gone out of fashion since the fall of the Soviet Union. Ask someone today, and they might tell you that Estonia is in the Baltics or Scandinavia, that Slovakia is in Central Europe, and that Croatia is in the eastern Adriatic or the Balkans. In fact, Eastern Europe is a place that barely exists at all, except in cultural memory. Yet it remains a powerful marker of identity for many, with a fragmented and wide-ranging history defined by texts, myths, and memories of centuries of hardship and suffering. Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a masterful narrative about a place that has survived being forgotten. Beginning with long-lost accounts of early pagan life, Mikanowski offers a kaleidoscopic tour of the various peoples who made Eastern Europe their home over the centuries, including the Roma, Jews, and Muslims; the great kingdoms of the medieval period; the rise and fall of the Ottoman, Habsburg, and Russian empires; the dawn of the modern era; the ravages of fascism and Communism; the birth of the modern nation-state and beyond. A student of literature, history, and the ghosts of his own familys past, Mikanowski paints a magisterial portrait of a place united by diversity and eclecticism, and of people with the shared story of being the dominated rather than the dominating. The result is a loving and ebullient celebration of the distinctive and vibrant cultures that stubbornly persisted at the margins of Western Europe and Russia, and a powerful corrective that re-centers not only our understanding of how the modern Western world took shape but also the ways in which Eastern Europe has evolved throughout history to become what it is today. 0
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Libro: Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation (978-1-101-87179-9) de Frank, Anne (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. A timeless story rediscovered by each new generation, The Diary of a Young Girl stands without peer. This graphic editionremains faithful to the original, while the stunning illustrations interpret and add layers of visual meaning and immediacy to this classic work of Holocaust literature. For both young readers and adults The Diary continues to capture the remarkable spirit of Anne Frank, who for a time survived the worst horror the modern world has seenand who remained triumphantly and heartbreakingly human throughout her ordeal. Includes extensive quotations directly from the definitive edition; adapted by Ari Folman, illustrated by David Polonsky, and authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel. 0
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Libro: No Exit, and Three Other Plays (978-0-679-72516-9) de Sartre, Jean-Paul (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known play, as well as three other brilliant, thought-provoking works: the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict, and an arresting attack on American racism. 0
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Libro: Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions (978-0-385-55044-4) de Grisham, John (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. In John Grisham's first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man , "the master of the legal thriller" (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, "the godfather of the innocence movement" ( Texas Monthly ), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. "Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage. But these are more than just gripping true stories--they are a clarion call for reforming the tragic flaws in our criminal justice system."--David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it's his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you. 0
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Libro: In Cold Blood (978-0-679-74558-7) de Capote, Truman (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Otros Idiomas .Novela y Narrativa en Inglés .. NATIONAL BESTSELLER The most famous true crime novel of all time "c hills the blood and exercises the intelligence" ( The New York Review of Books ) and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. In one of the first non-fiction novels ever written,Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, generating both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence. 0
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Libro: Gulag: A History (978-1-4000-3409-3) de Applebaum, Anne (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER This magisterial and acclaimed history offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin, to its collapse in the era of glasnost. A tragic testimony to how evil ideologically inspired dictatorships can be. The New York Times The Gulaga vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisonerswas a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism.Applebaum intimately re-creates what life was like in the camps and links them to the larger history of the Soviet Union. Immediately recognized as a landmark and long-overdue work of scholarship, Gulag is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century. 0
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Libro: The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) (978-0-385-53924-1) de Atwood, Margaret (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. The stunning graphic novel adaptation A must-read and collectors item for fans of the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction ( New York Times ). Look for The Testaments ,the sequel to The Handmaids Tale In Margaret Atwoods dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gileads commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. Provocative, startling, prophetic, The Handmaids Tale has long been a global phenomenon. With this beautiful graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwoods modern classic, beautifully realized by artist Rene Nault, the terrifying reality of Gilead has been brought to vivid life like never before. 0
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Libro: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography (978-0-385-54694-2) de Carlin, Peter Ames (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Tiempo Libre .Música .. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation--and reasserted the power of rock and roll "[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display." --Michael Chabon In the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world - with smash records like Out of Time , Automatic for the People , Monster and Green . Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.'s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound. In this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends - Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry - who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, The Name of This Band is R.E.M. paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock. 0
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Libro: Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021 (978-0-385-54748-2) de Atwood, Margaret (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Otros Idiomas .Novela y Narrativa en Inglés .. In this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from whether or not The Handmaids Tale is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granolaand seeks answers to Burning Questions such as... Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? Including thoughts on the writing of The Handmaids Tale, The Testaments, Oryx Crake , and her other beloved works. How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? How can we live on our planet? Is it true? And is it fair? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to Atwoods views on the climate crisis, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe. 0
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Libro: The Year of Magical Thinking (978-1-4000-7843-1) de Didion, Joan (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Otros Idiomas .Novela y Narrativa en Inglés .. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER From one of Americas iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriageand a life, in good times and badthat will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. One of The New York Times s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then pneumonia, then complete septic shock. She was put into an induced coma and placed on life support. Days laterthe night before New Years Evethe Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John Gregory Dunne suffered a massive and fatal coronary. In a second, this close, symbiotic partnership of forty years was over. Four weeks later, their daughter pulled through. Two months after that, arriving at LAX, she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery at UCLA Medical Center to relieve a massive hematoma. This powerful book is Didion s attempt to make sense of the weeks and then months that cut loose any fixed idea I ever had about death, about illness ... about marriage and children and memory ... about the shallowness of sanity, about life itself . 0
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Libro: The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners (978-0-593-47061-9) de Amor Towles (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Inglés .. A diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed. Library Journal (starred review) The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by Kate DiCamillo, Jess Walter, Dave Eggers, Allegra Goodman, Jai Chakrabarti, Francisco Gonzalez, and more. Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Amor Towles has brought his own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices. The winning stories are accompanied by an introduction by Towles, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines that publish short fiction. THE WINNING STORIES Roy, Emma Binder The Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz, Michele Mar i (translated from the Italian by Brian Robert Moore) Orphans, Brad Felver The Home Visit, Morris Collins The Import, Jai Chakrabarti Didi, Amber Caron Serranos, Francisco Gonzlez Hiding Spot, Caroline Kim Junior, Katherine D. Stutzman My Good Friend, Juliana Leite ( translated from the Portuguese by Zo Perry) "The Castle of Rose Tellin, Kate DiCamillo "Rain, Colin Barrett Marital Problems, Robin Romm The Last Grownup, Allegra Goodman The Honor of Your Presence, Dave Eggers The Paper Artist, E.K. Ota The Room-Service Waiter, Tom Crewe Seeing Through Maps, Madeline ffitch The Dark, Jess Walter Mobilization, Allegra Hyde 0
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Libro: Camino Ghosts (978-0-385-54599-0) de Grisham, John (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ) Comprar Libros de Literatura .Literatura en Otros Idiomas .Novela y Narrativa en Inglés .. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Escape to Camino Island, where bookseller Bruce Cable and novelist Mercer Mann always manage to find trouble in paradise. Don't miss John Grisham's upcoming Framed, his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man ! Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one. The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave. That last descendant is Lovely Jackson, elderly now, who loves her birthplace and its remarkable history. But now Tidal Breeze, a huge, ruthless corporate developer, wants to build a resort and casino on the island, which Lovely knows, deep down, is rightfully hers. Mercer befriends Lovely, and they plunge into an enormous fight over who owns Dark Isle, taking on Tidal Breeze Corporation, its lawyers, lobbyists, and powerful Florida politicians. But Lovely knows something about the island that could seriously cloud the dollar signs in the developer's eyes: the island is cursed. It has remained uninhabited for nearly a century for some very real and very troubling reasons. The deep secrets of the past are about to collide with the enormous ambitions of the present, and the fate of Dark Isle--and Camino Island, too--hangs in the balance. Look for all of John Grisham's rollicking Camino novels: Camino Island Camino Winds Camino Ghosts 0
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