Diary Biography

Matt Woodcock's frank, funny real-life diaries reveal what it was like for him to train as a vicar while struggling against all odds to become a father. In them he lays bare his joys and struggles as he attempts to reconcile his calling as a vicar with his life as a party-loving journalist, footie-freak, and incorrigible extrovert.

Matt Woodcock returns with this sequel to the best-selling Becoming Reverend. Follow Matt’s journey as he starts work at one of Hull’s oldest, biggest, and emptiest churches. It’s a shadow of its former self, with a small congregation and huge bills to pay. Adding the entrepreneurial (and somewhat excitable) Matt to their clergy line-up is the last throw of the dice for this 700-year-old institution.

From Portland to Pakistan, Colombia to the Caribbean, Fredericks was working hard and playing harder, ripping and running, buying drugs undercover, driving fast cars, arresting felons and fugitives, busting redneck meth labs in remote Oregon sites, raiding clandestine cocaine labs in dense Colombian jungles, training with US Army special forces, investigating heroin traffickers in Pakistan, and working internationally to dismantle worldwide drug distribution organizations.

Prisoner FF8282 gazes out from confinement on what he deems must be a glorious summer’s day, rays of sunlight bursting through the barred windows of his cell. Within the thick prison walls separating society from its dangerous criminals, a multitude of harrowing fates unfold, seldomly explored by the public. First-time offenders thrown in cells with hardened criminals, several inmates becoming heroin addicts and a system riddled with flaws. However, even in prison the sunlight cannot be kept out.

Anne Frank was one of the children who experienced the dreadful period of the Holocaust. But unlike those children whose names are only recorded in history, Anne Frank made a dent because of her diary. She wrote about her experiences, and her writings helped shed light on the cruelties the Jewish people experienced under Hitler’s rule.

This diary covers the period between 1999 and 2001 and discusses science, philosophy and religion via the lens of surfing. Penned by David Christopher Lane, a longtime professor known for his critical books on cults, this book takes a very personal look at the deep questions of human existence coupled with seasoned (and at times humorous) observations of day to day life. Lane uses surfing as the guiding metaphor throughout the text.

Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Doonesbury, there was Art Buchwald. For more than fifty years, from 1949 to 2006, Art Buchwald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning column of political satire and biting wit made him one of the most widely read American humorists and a popular player in the Washington world of Ethel and Ted Kennedy, Ben Bradlee, and Katharine Graham. Dean Acheson, former U.S. Secretary of State, called Buchwald the “greatest satirist in the English language since Pope and Swift.”

This book includes a timeline of John Muir's life, providing historical context for his spiritual views and writings.

من وحي أيام المرض التي قضاها الشاعر الراحل أمل دنقل في الغرفة رقم 8 في مستشفى قصر العيني في القاهرة في عام 1983، جاءت مذكرات صديقة فهمي عبد السلام بعد 34 عاماً من الرحيل، لتجدد الأحزان وتثير الشجون حول مسيرة شاعر الرفض ومحنة مرضه العضال، الذي سكن جسده وأنهى حياته وهو في أوج مجده وعطائه وصلابته..

In the public imagination, Ernest Hemingway looms larger than life. But the actual person behind the legend has long remained elusive. Now, his son Patrick shares the letters they exchanged over two decades, offering a glimpse into how one of America’s most iconic writers interacted with his children. These letters reveal a father who wished for his children to share his interests—hunting, fishing, travel—and a son who was receptive to the experiences his father offered.

أيضًا سنجد بين هذه الصفحات حكايات مثيرة وغنية بالمعلومات التي أثارت أزمة بعد النشر في الوسط السياسي عن علاقة ماجدة بالرؤساء ناصر والسادات ومبارك، ورأيها في كل منهم بمنتهى الصراحة، وكلامها الحقيقي عن أزمتها مع النقاد والصحافة والمفكرين والروائيين.

The Momster Diaries shines the light on riveting and compelling survival stories with intimacy and candor.

يسرد الكاتب وهو لواء سابق بوزارة الداخلية،يومياته المليئة بالأحداث المثيرة بالتحديات الكبيرة والتي تضمنت ماتعرض له فيها من قدرة على تحقيق انجازات تقارب المعجزات،فيتناول الكتاب الأحداث الشائقة الممزوجة بروح الأنسانية والدعابة والممزوجة أيضاً بالجهد والعطاء وحسن التصرف في أصعب الظروف وأشد الصعوبات.ويورد الشاعرسعيد سويلم حكاياته مع وزراء الداخلية مثل ممدوح سالم،والنبوي إسماعيل،وأحمد رشدي،وحسن أبو باشا الذي كان قريباً منه هو وأسطورة الداخلية

This is a story of a strong woman who raised her children, held a full time job, and kept her "secret" from everyone! When faced with an underemployed husband and her own temporary job loss, this "Girl Next Door" discovered the world of "Sugar Daddy." The character Dora was a devoted wife, mother, daughter and respected professional woman - who had a secret.

During her more than 30 years of performing in the United States, Lillie Langtry came into contact with numerous men and women who are now legends. She was the mistress of Edward Albert, Prince of Wales and future King of England, then turned her talents to acting, her ultimate triumph. At first people came to see her out of curiosity, but she quickly won them over with her beauty, charm and personality if not her acting talent.

Following up his critically acclaimed memoir, Do Stand So Close: My Improbable Adventure as Sting’s Guitarist, Jeffrey Lee Campbell takes a closer look at the story behind the story (or more accurately, the story around the story). Part prequel, part sequel—The Fuzzbox Diaries examines the circuitous journey that led to Jeffrey’s amazing rocket ship ride with Sting…and the challenges he faced navigating the jungle gym of success after falling back to earth. The Fuzzbox Diaries surveys the hits, the misses, and the bullets dodged.

Kurt Vonnegut’s eldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning out her mother’s attic when she stumbled upon a dusty, aged box. Inside, she discovered an unexpected treasure: more than 200 love letters written by Kurt to Jane, spanning the early years of their relationship.

A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. More than 100 of Cronkite's letters from 1943-45 (plus a few earlier letters) survive. They reveal surprising and little-known facts about this storied public figure in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation". They chronicle both a great love story and a great war story.

In his gripping narrative, we meet General Tommy Franks, who bridles at CIA control of "his" war; General "Jafar Amin", a gruff Pakistani intelligence officer who saves Grenier from committing career suicide; Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan's brilliant ambassador to the US, who tries to warn her government of the al-Qaeda threat; "Mark", the CIA operator who guides GulAgha Shirzai to bloody victory over the Taliban.

Editor in chief Alexandra Shulman kept a diary of British Vogue's centenary year. And what a year. She reveals the emotional and logistical minefield of producing the 100th anniversary issue (that Duchess of Cambridge cover surprise), organising the star-studded Vogue 100 Gala and working with designers from Victoria Beckham to Karl Lagerfeld and contributors from David Bailey to Alexa Chung, all under the continual scrutiny of a television documentary crew.