Art & Literature

Disney experiences enthrall millions of guests around the world. How does it all become a reality? Find out in this action-packed narrative journey! Dream Chasing is a recounting by author Bob Weis of four decades of creating and seeing to completion challenging projects, leading teams from the top secret, high-tech corridors of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) to the highest levels of The Walt Disney Company.

This audiobook contains the strange, raw, and epiphany-filled stories that led to Read’s dramatic nine-month conversion from atheism to Catholicism. Focusing not only on Read’s life but also on the lives of others who, knowingly or unknowingly, encountered the Virgin, this literary memoir is a testimony of how a Mother patiently brought one child home to her Son—and slowly revealed her own heart.

Designer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is legendary for her decades of scholarship and advocacy, and as a touchstone and conscience for the design profession. In HERE: Where the Black Designers Are, Holmes-Miller documents the history of—and answers to—the question she has been asking for decades: “Where are the Black designers?” Holmes-Miller explores this essential question through the lens of her own development as a designer and leader, beginning with her own family and its rich multiethnic history.

The Hell’s Angels Letters: Hunter S. Thompson, Margaret Harrell and the Making of an American Classic is an important revelation in the legacy of Thompson, with letters that survived precarious shipping and travel over decades, cloaked away from the public. “If Hell’s Angels hadn’t happened I never would have been able to write Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or anything else . . . I felt like I got through a door just as it was closing,” Hunter told Paris Review.

In The Director Should've Shot You, Foster shares all the colorful stories behind his adaptations of films, TV shows, and video games. He had the honor of working on big-name properties like Star Trek, Terminator, and The Thing. He served as ghost writer for the novelization of the original Star Wars and got to write the sequel—sort of. And in between his work for Hollywood, he managed to become a hugely successful science fiction and fantasy author with series like the Adventures of Pip & Flinx and the Icerigger Trilogy.

La viva voce dell'intellettuale più lucida e appassionata del nostro tempo torna a visitarci per una formidabile resa dei conti sul potere, il femminismo, la fede, la letteratura. Ma soprattutto sulle dieci vite che ha vissuto con incantata sfacciataggine, senza paura, ripercorse oralmente nell'unica autobiografia organica possibile per una che ha attraversato il mondo correndo scalza, bruciando luminosamente ogni tappa. Alla vigilia di una morte che l'ha trovata gioiosa come una martire capace di cantare mentre avanza verso i leoni, Michela Murgia ha trascorso una settimana a raccontarsi a Beppe Cottafavi.

Книга "Достоевский. Мысли на каждый день" составлена из отрывков писем, дневников, записных книжек Фёдора Михайловича. Это уникальная возможность заглянуть в мысли и разделить чувства великого русского писателя. В этих записях читатель найдет размышления Достоевского о своем творчестве, о личной жизни, а также о событиях и людях, которые его окружали. Писатель откровенно делится своими переживаниями, разочарованиями и радостями, что позволяет нам лучше понять его как человека и как автора.

Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916 - November 23, 1990), born in Cardiff, Wales, was a novelist, poet, screenwriter, and short story author, as well as a fighter pilot and intelligent officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. Considered one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century, Dahl's classic works include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, The Twits and Matilda. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.

Remo Remotti racconta la propria vita alternando agli episodi buffi o disperati le piú celebri tra le sue poesie. E ne approfitta per dare il meglio, ovvero assolutamente il peggio, di sé. A cento anni dalla nascita del suo autore, un libro esilarante, acre, caustico, spudorato.

Christine Wirth erzählt vom Leben mit ihrer Mutter, die sie 2023 durch tragische Umstände verloren hat. Das Verhältnis innerhalb der kleinen Familie - bestehend aus den Eltern und Zwillingsschwestern - war geprägt von Liebe, Herzlichkeit und dem starken Glauben an Gott, der sie durch viele Schwierigkeiten getragen hat und ihnen zugleich unvergleichliche Momente der Freude und des Glücks schenkte. Shalom Mamele ist eine Verbeugung vor der Mutter der Autorin, humorvoll, nostalgisch, wehmütig und Mut machend zugleich. In dankbarer Erinnerung setzt Christine Wirth ihrem "Mamele" ein Denkmal.

Non è solo il nuovo romanzo di Pennac, è tutto Pennac in un romanzo... Nonnino, che diventerà il formidabile malfattore di Capolinea Malaussène, ha solo quattordici anni quando prepara il primo colpo della sua magistrale carriera di ricattatore e criminale. Nel seguirne i primi passi, Pennac intreccia invenzioni letterarie e autobiografia rivelando il suo modo di lavorare e le sue fonti di ispirazione per creare un personaggio. “La maggior parte dei miei amici diventano personaggi dei miei romanzi. Ma questo assassino che immaginavo senza conoscerlo, il mio terribile assassino, da dove viene?

A book that explores the great American novelist and playwright Edna Ferber, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Ficton, whose work was made into many Academy Award-winning movies; the writing of her controversial, international best-selling novel about Texas, and the making of George Stevens’ Academy Award winning epic film of the same name, Giant.

In a world saturated with success stories and overnight sensations, author Steven E. Wedel takes a refreshingly honest and humorous approach to navigating the tumultuous waters of the writing life. In "How to Fail as an Author," Wedel shares his personal journey from aspiring writer to seasoned author, highlighting the inevitable failures, setbacks, and unexpected detours along the way.

Questa è la storia di un ragazzo che sentiva di non trovarsi nel posto giusto. E così è andato a cercarsene un altro. In famiglia c'erano pochi soldi: quando si andava in pizzeria si sceglieva il piatto che costava meno, non quello che piaceva davvero. Il suo destino sembrava già segnato. Non aveva un talento particolare a cui affidarsi né un grande sogno da inseguire, e ogni volta che cercava di esprimere un desiderio trovava qualcuno che gli diceva che non era per lui. Così si era convinto che certi pensieri non se li poteva permettere.

Urchin on the Beat is the captivating second volume of Uwe Siemon-Netto's memoir series, detailing his tumultuous teenage years in post-war Germany. The story picks up in 1947, where young Uwe endures daily persecution in the Soviet-controlled zone, targeted by his Communist teacher for being a Christian. Desperate for freedom, he escapes to West Germany, leaving behind his beloved grandmother, who had protected him from Nazi indoctrination.

Die Straße im Kopf. "Für manche klingen zwanzig Quadratmeter klein. Für mich ist es unmöglich, diesen Raum zu füllen. Ich habe einen Tisch, an dem ich schreiben kann, und eine Matratze. Ich habe keinen Kleiderschrank. Alles, was ich habe, trage ich seit einem Jahrzehnt in meiner schwarzen Tasche. Ich habe eine Wohnung, aber kein Zuhause. Ich bin kein Straßenjunge mehr. Meine Geschichte ist weitergegangen. Mit meinem Aufbruch in eine neue Wohnung kam auch der Durchbruch. Plötzlich nicht mehr Straße, sondern Spiegel-Bestsellerautor.Für mich sind Türen aufgegangen, viele in eine ganz neue Welt.

Welcome my attempt with peculiar words as a treasure for your future. My hands can’t hold them too much longer. I want to hand them your way.

Un viaggio appassionato e travolgente nella vita di ventuno personaggi straordinari, uomini e donne fuori dal comune per talento, fragilità, spregiudicatezza. Storie intense e incandescenti, raccontate con la maestria di chi sa andare oltre la superficie: storie che, se non facessero capo a eventi storici ben delineati, farebbero pensare al dominio del romanzo e della finzione, più che alla realtà. La tragica poesia di Marina Cvetaeva, la vita tormentata di Edgar Allan Poe, l'arte dirompente e oscura di Picasso, vampiro di anime.

Un legado invaluable que nos invita a seguir leyendo, escribiendo y soñando Este libro constituye un acto de gratitud intelectual, una muestra de deslumbramiento —producto de una fervorosa lectura de sus libros—, pero sobre todo es una invitación a acercarse al autor latinoamericano más universal. Escribió Jorge Luis Borges que él se sentía más orgulloso de las obras que había leído que de las que había escrito. Orgullo que comparte con uno de sus mejores lectores: José Emilio Pacheco.

Maria Rose shares her deeply personal journey of overcoming adversity, discovering inner strength, and reshaping her destiny. Her memoir explores how resilience and determination can transform even the most daunting circumstances into powerful catalysts for personal growth and success.