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By Rachel Lindsay. 2018
A graphic memoir about the treatment of mental illness, treating mental illness as a commodity, and the often unavoidable choice…
between sanity and happiness.In her early twenties in New York City, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Rachel Lindsay takes a job in advertising in order to secure healthcare coverage for her treatment. But work takes a strange turn when she is promoted onto the Pfizer account and suddenly finds herself on the other side of the curtain, developing ads for an antidepressant drug. She is the audience of the work she's been pouring over and it highlights just how unhappy and trapped she feels, stuck in an endless cycle of treatment, insurance and medication. Overwhelmed by the stress of her professional life and the self-scrutiny it inspires, she begins to destabilize and while in the midst of a crushing job search, her mania takes hold. Her altered mindset yields a simple solution: to quit her job and pursue life as an artist, an identity she had abandoned in exchange for medical treatment. When her parents intervene, she finds herself hospitalized against her will, and stripped of the control she felt she had finally reclaimed. Over the course of her two weeks in the ward, she struggles in the midst of doctors, nurses, patients and endless rules to find a path out of the hospital and this cycle of treatment. One where she can live the life she wants, finding freedom and autonomy, without sacrificing her dreams in order to stay well.By Charles Margerison. 2012
England, throughout its history, has been the birthplace of countless inspirational people. Some have become household names around the world.…
Many more deserve to be, but are as yet unsung heroes. In this unique story collection from The Amazing People Club®, take a journey through the lives of some of England's most amazing people. Meet Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, from the mid 19th Century! Learn the life events that propelled Shakespeare and Dickens to their literary pinnacles and subsequent fame. Find out how Thomas Newcomen invented the first practical steam engine, and how Francis Crick, the molecular biologist, became the co-founder of the structure of the DNA molecule, thus discovering 'the secret of life'! Join all these amazing people and many more as they tell their own stories through BioViews®. A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview, about an amazing person. These stories offer an inspirational way of learning about people who made major contributions to our world. The unique format and flow enables each person's story to come alive, as if it is being personally told to you, and reflects their interests, emotions and passions.By Charles Margerison. 2012
Meet, and be inspired by, Oskar Schindler; the great saviour of persecuted Jews, as he tells his own incredible story.…
Following a complicated early life full of unsuccessful business ventures and several changes of jobs during the Great Depression, a job as a spy for the Abwehr that led to Schindler joining the Nazi Party in 1939. Seeking to gain profit from the invasion of Poland, Oskar bought a repossessed enamel factory and with the help of Ithak Stern, his Jewish accountant, employed a 1000-strong workforce made up of Jewish forced labourers. Schindler's factory became a haven for Jewish workers away from the evil regime of the nearby concentration camp and Schindler himself became appalled at the killing of Jews in the camp. Through daring bravery, bribery and charm, Schindler managed to save 1200 Jews from certain death at great personal risk and at great personal cost. This audiobook is a unique way of learning from this amazing life.Oskar Schindler's story comes to life through BioViews® which are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. These inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.By Charles Margerison. 2011
Meet, and be inspired by, Dr Edward Jenner; the 'Father of Immunology', the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine and the…
man whose works have saved more lives than any other's as he reveals his own incredible story. Follow Dr Jenner's fascinating life journey from student to general practitioner and surgeon, to his astounding, innovative research into vaccination. This audiobook offers an accessible and unique way to discover his amazing life story.Dr Edward Jenner's story comes to life through BioViews®, which are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. These inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.By Charles Margerison. 2011
Meet Amelia Earhart, the fascinating aviation pioneer, who broke many speed and travel records and so inspired people around the…
world. Get a very personal insight into her amazing life and understand the physical challenges she faced as well as the very strong drive she felt to fly that enabled her to beat the realms of possibility. Be inspired by her amazing story as it comes to life through BioViews®. A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These inspirational stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions to our world.By Jacob Singer, Eva Romero. 2015
Brakenstroom. Jacob Singer Un libro de relatos cortos sobre gente que conocí en Potchefstroom, Sudáfrica. Brakenstroom es un libro de…
relatos cortos sobre gente que conocí en la ciudad de Potchefstroom, Sudáfrica. En algunos de los relatos he combinado dos o tres historias. Algunas de las historias, como la de Tzippie, puede parecer extravagante e irreal, pero ocurrió realmente, exactamente como está escrita. El doctor de la institución mental era mi tío, quien nos contó la historia. La historia de las niñas prostitutas me fue relatada por un juez con el que jugaba a golf. La historia de los diamantes que desaparecían gracias al truco Houdini también fue real. Dasser era mi abuelo y, Meish, el padre de un amigo que me contó su historia mientras paseábamos por la playa de Muizenberg. Así que, leed el libro y disfrutad.By Marlayna Glynn Brown, Cinta Garcia de la Rosa. 2015
Siguiendo la aclamada y popular novela ganadora de premios Transparencia: El Cuento de la Vida de una Chica en Las…
Vegas en los Años Setenta, la autora continúa su increíble viaje en Ciudad de Ángeles, revelando el lado oscuro de una vida vivida en Los Ángeles en los años ochenta. Este mordaz y a menudo extravagante cuento de la adolescencia y la veintena de Marlayna revela la huida de la autora desde Las Vegas hasta el formidable mundo de la auto reinvención entre los ángeles y demonios que poblaban Los Ángeles durante los años ochenta. La autora engendra sin inmutarse una vida a partir de los más improbables comienzos, y ahora entrega una secuela que ilustra tanto el cielo como el infierno de su continuo viaje de autodescubrimiento. "Una increíble historia de una chica joven que llega a ser adulta con sólo retales de consejos de los adultos que la rodean. Éste es un libro muy bien escrito con prosa explícita del continuo viaje de Marlayna en busca de amor y aceptación. Ella cuenta esta historia tan personal de manera muy vívida. Había momentos en los que debía dejar de leer para absorber los eventos "destructores de vida" que Marlayna experimentó que habrían destrozado a muchos, y otros momentos en el libro que me hicieron reír a carcajadas." - Eileen Cahill MoalliBy Gabriel García Márquez. 2015
Las memorias de Gabriel García Márquez: un recorrido por los días de su infancia y juventud en los que se…
fundó el imaginario que se reflejaría después en sus obras. Vivir para contarla es, probablemente, el libro más esperado de la primera década del siglo, compendio y recreación de un tiempo crucial en la vida de Gabriel García Márquez. En este apasionante relato, el Nobel colombiano ofrece la memoria de sus años de infancia y juventud, aquellos en los que se fundaría el imaginario que, con el tiempo, daría lugar a algunos de los relatos y novelas fundamentales en la literatura en lengua española del siglo XX. Estamos ante la novela de una vida, a través de cuyas páginas García Márquez va descubriendo ecos de personajes e historias que han poblado obras como Cien años de soledad, El amor en los tiempos del cólera, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba o Crónica de una muerte anunciada y que convierten Vivir para contarla en una guía de lectura para toda su obra, en acompañante imprescindible para iluminar pasajes inolvidables que, tras la lectura de estas memorias, adquieren una nueva perspectiva. «Mi madre me pidió que la acompañara a vender la casa. Había llegado a Barranquilla esa mañana desde el pueblo distante donde vivía la familia y no tenía la menor idea de cómo encontrarme. Preguntando por aquí y por allá entre los conocidos, le indicaron que me buscara en la librería Mundo o en los cafés vecinos, donde iba dos veces al día a conversar con mis amigos escritores. El que se lo dijo le advirtió: "Vaya con cuidado porque son locos de remate". Llegó a las doce en punto. Se abrió paso con su andar ligero por entre las mesas de libros en exhibición, se me plantó enfrente, mirándome a los ojos con la sonrisa pícara de sus días mejores, y antes que yo pudiera reaccionar, me dijo: "Soy tu madre".» Carlos Fuentes dijo... «A los que un día le dirán: "Esto fuiste", "esto hiciste" o "esto imaginaste", Gabo se les adelanta y dice simplemente: soy, seré, imaginé. Esto recuerdo. Gracias por la memoria.»By Charles Margerison. 2011
His writings were "a river of gold," according to Cicero. Meet, and be inspired by, Aristotle, the great philosopher, as…
he tells his own incredible story. Teacher of Alexander the Great, student of Plato, and one of the most important founding figures of Western philosophy, Aristotle was born in 384 BC. After he completed his education at Plato's Academy, he went on to write extensively on subjects as diverse as physics, metaphysics, poetry, music, theatre, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology. Aristotle's writings have shaped Western philosophy and have had a profound effect on science and religion. This audiobook is a unique way to delve into an incredibly inspiring life.Aristotle's story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. These inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.By Charles Margerison. 2011
His writings were "a river of gold," according to Cicero. Meet, and be inspired by, Aristotle, the great philosopher, as…
he tells his own incredible story. Teacher of Alexander the Great, student of Plato, and one of the most important founding figures of Western philosophy, Aristotle was born in 384 BC. After he completed his education at Plato's Academy, he went on to write extensively on subjects as diverse as physics, metaphysics, poetry, music, theatre, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology and zoology. Aristotle's writings have shaped Western philosophy and have had a profound effect on science and religion. This audiobook is a unique way to delve into an incredibly inspiring life.Aristotle's story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. These inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.By Charles Margerison. 2011
Picasso famously said, "Everything you can imagine is real." Meet, and be inspired by, Pablo Picasso; world-famous artist and pioneer…
of the Cubist movement, as he tells his own amazing story.BioViews® are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. These inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.By Amandititita. 2015
Un libro que va m s all de un diario personal o de una libreta de apuntes…
ntimos es una obra literaria de la imaginaci n y la vivencia Trece latas de at n es el primer libro de la cantante Amandititita Amanda ha tenido siempre una mirada aguda e ir nica acerca de s misma y de quienes la rodean sabe estar sola y acompa ada Sin embargo en este libro nos revela dos aspectos de su ser menos conocido su destreza informal para la fabulaci n sabe relatar historias breves por medio de un ritmo m s seductor que acosador Y por otra parte abandona la guerra cotidiana que libra a cada momento de su vida como artista popular y nos propone a un ser menos glamuroso pero m s humano Este conjunto de relatos biogr ficos ficciones y trazos literarios no necesitan la definici n del g nero est n aqu para ser le dos como quien se asoma a una ventana y se da cuenta de que la aparente sencillez de las cosas que nos rodean y de las que formamos parte se halla contenida en la diversidad de sus dramas y de sus tribulaciones Trece latas de at n no es un libro gratuito porque posee un valor inusual en estos tiempos de penuria y comercio salvaje ha sido escrito con desgarbo humor y perspicacia No es una construcci n artificial y s la consecuencia de una pelea y destrucci n constante y animada Guillermo FadanelliBy Marlayna Brown, Iran Cardenas. 2015
Ambientada en la glamorosa ciudad de Las Vegas de 1970, Suerte a Favor es la historia de lucha para alcanzar…
la madurez de una niña fuerte nacida en un continuo ciclo de alcoholismo y abandono. Marlayna desarrolla un poderoso sentido de autopreservación en contraste con los derrotados adultos encargados de su cuidado. Su profunda historia explora los personajes y eventos que pueblan su vida mientras se muda de casa en casa, de un padre al otro, de familia en familia, quedándose finalmente sin hogar a la edad de catorce. De los recursos de su extraordinaria infancia emerge una fuerza interna que encantará y cautivará a los lectores y permanecerá en sus consciencias mucho después de haber dado vuelta a la última página. *Ganadora del Next Generation Indie Book Award en 2013.By Valerie Hockert, Carla J. Scotta. 2017
Mientras Jack pesca sentado a la orilla de uno de los diez mil lagos de Minnesota, se cuestiona cosas y,…
entonces, su mente viaja con cada pez que atrapa El lucio come dos veces al día: a la mañana y al atardecer. Nunca se le había ocurrido eso antes, aunque no suele ir a pescar solo, pero todos sus amigos tenían otras cosas que hacer hoy. Comer por la mañana. Desayuno. Sí, hay que desayunar. Esto es lo curioso: cuando desayuna, como esos raros domingos en que va a desayunar con la familia después de la primera misa del día, se siente satisfecho y entonces no vuelve a comer hasta el final del día, y entonces, come algo liviano, como una ensalada de pechuga de pollo. Quizás debiera comer así todos los días y bajaría la barriga cervecera. Hablando de barrigas cerveceras. Son puras mentiras. Y de mentiras pasamos al crappie: ¿de dónde proviene ese nombre? Aunque casi todos los que conoce lo pronuncian “cropi”. Los crappies se alimentan de piscardos, de otros peces pequeños y de insectos que tienen aspecto de excremento (que, en inglés, se dice “crap”). Quizás por eso le pusieron ese nombre. Como el grandote Bill que asusta bastante con sus modos hoscos… quizás la gente piensa que se los va a comer. Aunque podría hacerlo, y luego escupirlos si tuviera la oportunidad. Como el devorador morado. Hablando de eso, es cierto que usa muchas camisetas de color morado (camisetas morado oscuro y camisas morado claro). Y verde. Jack continúa comparando a cada una de las personas importantes de su vida con los peces del agua, y al hacerlo tiene una revelación…By Charles Margerison. 2011
Meet and be inspired by a musical genius, as Johann Sebastian Bach tells his own incredible story in this fascinating…
eStory from The Amazing People Club®. Born into a musical family, he was taught by his father and his uncle using a huge variety of instruments. Johann became a brilliant multi-instrumentalist and a highly respected organist and teacher of music. Though his compositions were not given the respect they were due in his lifetime, Bach's work was an enormous inspiration for the great composers who followed him. Beethoven described Johann Sebastian Bach as 'the original father of harmony'. Follow Bach's incredible life journey and learn how he came to change the face of music forever. Johann Sebastian Bach's story comes to life through BioViews® which are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. These inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.By Carla Scotta. 2017
Mientras Jack pesca sentado a la orilla de uno de los diez mil lagos de Minnesota se cuestiona cosas…
y entonces su mente viaja con cada pez que atrapa El lucio come dos veces al d a a la ma ana y al atardecer Nunca se le hab a ocurrido eso antes aunque no suele ir a pescar solo pero todos sus amigos ten an otras cosas que hacer hoy Comer por la ma ana Desayuno S hay que desayunar Esto es lo curioso cuando desayuna como esos raros domingos en que va a desayunar con la familia despu s de la primera misa del d a se siente satisfecho y entonces no vuelve a comer hasta el final del d a y entonces come algo liviano como una ensalada de pechuga de pollo Quiz s debiera comer as todos los d as y bajar a la barriga cervecera Hablando de barrigas cerveceras Son puras mentiras Y de mentiras pasamos al crappie de d nde proviene ese nombre Aunque casi todos los que conoce lo pronuncian cropi Los crappies se alimentan de piscardos de otros peces peque os y de insectos que tienen aspecto de excremento que en ingl s se dice crap Quiz s por eso le pusieron ese nombre Como el grandote Bill que asusta bastante con sus modos hoscos quiz s la gente piensa que se los va a comer Aunque podr a hacerlo y luego escupirlos si tuviera la oportunidad Como el devorador morado Hablando de eso es cierto que usa muchas camisetas de color morado camisetas morado oscuro y camisas morado claro Y verde Jack contin a comparando a cada una de las personas importantes de su vida con los peces del agua y al hacerlo tiene una revelaci nBy Zane Grey. 2016
They are just about as bad and evil as outlaw gangs come. But in the end, they finally go straight.Skyhorse…
Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns-books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians-are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.By Max Brand. 2017
“Thunder and Lightning” is the story of two men, Soapy Almayer and Jimmy Clarges. When they go to work in…
a lumber camp, their extraordinary strength and the speed that they work leads to their being called Thunder and Lightning. Then one man, afraid to fight either, is crafty enough to use Rosita Alvarado to cause them to fight each other … to the death.“Legend of the Golden Coyote” is the story of a wild coyote, known far and wide for his unusual golden coat. Crafty and ferocious, he will confront even a timber wolf. But he also has a special relationship with a man and his daughter: the girl loves him and the man has spared his life when he might have killed him. When a terrible forest fire threatens them all, the golden coyote faces the painful choice between saving one of his own offspring and leading the human to safety.By Johnny D. Boggs. 2012
"Boggs is among the best Western writers at work today. He writes with depth, flavor, and color.” -BooklistYoung Comanches Daniel…
Killstraight and Charles Flint have been called to Texas. Captain Pratt will be giving a talk on the transformations brought about by the Carlisle Industrial School, of which Killstraight and Flint are shining examples. They’ll be joining a Comanche delegation led by Quanah Parker, who will be negotiating grasslands leases-until blown-out gas lamps in Quanah Parker’s room kill a Comanche chief and put Parker in a coma.But the question of who tried to murder Quanah Parker is not an easy one. He had many enemies among both native and white men. Daniel attempts to unravel the mystery while fulfilling his original purpose in Texas-to support Captain Pratt’s talk. But he doesn’t know who to trust, especially as the list of suspects begins to dwindle.Will Killstraight figure out who is after Quanah Parker? Can the land disputes of the People be resolved? And will justice be served by the anti-Indian townspeople? Find out in Johnny D. Boggs’s novel Kill the Indian.By Johnny D. Boggs. 2015
"Boggs is among the best Western writers at work today. He writes with depth, flavor, and color.” -Booklist"Boggs' narrative voice…
captures the old-fashioned style of the past.”-Publishers WeeklyAfter visiting his late mother's people on the Mescalero reservation, Comanche tribal policeman Daniel Killstraight waits to catch a train home when local cowboys bring disturbing news: an Chiricahua Apache has brutally murdered a teenage girl in the railroad town of Deming-and a bunch of locals plan on lynching him.Killstraight has no jurisdiction in this territory. He knows nothing about Deming, the murdered girl, or the accused killer; and he doesn't really care much for Apaches anyway. Yet, still heartbroken over the death of his beloved Rain Shower, he is in no hurry to return home. So he hops on a train to Deming to help a fellow Indian.However, once he arrives Killstraight learns that the man in jail isn’t really an Apache. Francis Groves, is a brooding, embittered, binge-drinking white man who had lived with the Chiricahuas and was known as "Walking Man." He had once been an excellent tracker who scouted and interpreted for the Army during the last of the Apache wars, but has had nothing to live for sinceh is wife and daughter were murdered by Mexican scalp hunters. Killstraight sets out to prove Groves innocent-in a town that hates Indians and where he has few allies and many enemies-all the while with this thought in the back of his mind: What if Groves is really guilty?Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns-books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians-are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L’Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.