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Madness: A Bipolar Life (Text Only)
Madness: A Bipolar Life (Text Only)
Marya Hornbacher
¥72.30
A searing, unflinching and deeply moving account of Marya Hornbacher’s personal experience of living with bipolar disorder. From the age of six, Marya Hornbacher knew that something was terribly wrong with her, manifesting itself in anorexia and bulimia which she documented in her bestselling memoir ‘Wasted’. But it was only eighteen years later that she learned the true underlying reason for her distress: bipolar disorder. In this new, equally raw and frank account, Marya Hornbacher tells the story of her ongoing battle with this most pervasive and devastating of mental illnesses; how, as she puts it, ‘it crept over me like a vine, sending out tentative shoots in my childhood, taking deeper root in my adolescence, growing stronger in my early adulthood, eventually covering my body and face until I was unrecognizable, trapped, immobilized’. She recounts the soaring highs and obliterating lows of her condition; the savage moodswings and impossible strains it placed on her relationships; the physical danger it has occasionally put her in; the endless cycle of illness and recovery. She also tackles the paradoxical aspects of bipolar disorder – how it has been the drive behind some of her most creative work – and the reality of a life lived in limbo, ‘caught between the world of the mad and the world of the sane’. Yet for all the torment it documents, this is a book about survival, about living day to day with bipolar disorder – the constant round of therapy and medication – and managing it. As well as her own highly personal story, the book includes interviews with family, spouses and friends of sufferers, the people who help their loved ones carry on. Visceral and inspiring, lyrical and sometimes even funny, ‘Madness’ will take its place alongside other classics of the genre such as ‘An Unquiet Mind’ and ‘Girl, Interrupted’.
The Man Who Lives with Wolves
The Man Who Lives with Wolves
Shaun Ellis
¥72.30
To wolf expert, Shaun Ellis, wolves aren’t just his work, they’re also his family. An extraordinary man, Shaun has been fascinated by wolves all his life, even living as part of a wild pack for two years with no human contact. What he gained was a unique and fascinating insight into their world, and that of our very own domestic dogs. Shaun Ellis grew up in the Norfolk countryside with a passion for and understanding with animals from an early age. His early fascination with wolves, and determination to understand them, led to him spending years in the US with the Naz Paz Indian tribe, watching wolves, learning to understand their roles and behaviour in the pack and how to communicate with them. He even lived as part of a wild pack for two years, without any human contact. Bringing his knowledge back to the UK, he astonished wildlife experts with his knowledge and insight. He now lives, eats and sleeps with his two wolf packs at Combe Martin Wildlife Park. This is the story of Shaun’s determination to understand these extraordinary animals and how what he has learned can help others to understand their own domestic dogs.
I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau
I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau
Gary Kemp
¥72.30
I Know This Much – by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover – is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years. Gary's story begins in North London, where the Kemp family rented a home with no bathrooms and chickens in the yard. After a couple of failed attempts to kill his brother Martin, his parents gave him a guitar for Christmas. From schoolyard battles between the Bowie Boys and the Prog Rockers to Mrs Kemp's firm insistence on net curtains, from acting for the Children's Film Foundation to manning a fruit and veg stall on Saturdays, Gary brilliantly evokes an upbringing full of love, creativity and optimism. As the Thatcher years begin, Gary's account of the outrageous London club scene centred around the Blitz and Billy's is just sizzling. Out of this glamorous mayhem of kilt-wearing mascara'd peacocks would emerge Spandau Ballet - the band that would define the era, and hold high the victorious standard of the New Romantics. Gary's thrilling journey with Spandau Ballet would see them record worldwide hits such as True, Gold and Through the Barricades, play the biggest stadiums in the world, and take to the stage in togas when their luggage gets lost in flight. Stallions, supermodels and dwarves would be hired for video shoots, and through it all, Gary records the wonderful friendships, and the slowly-building tensions that would eventually see five old friends facing each other in court. I Know This Much tells the story of Spandau Ballet, but it's far more than a book about being in a band. Whether it's meeting Ronnie Kray before filming The Krays, sketching out the fashions and subcultures of the day, or hanging out with Princess Diana, this book offers a story on every page. And all the more so because it's all written – brilliantly – by Gary himself.
Thanks, Johnners: An Affectionate Tribute to a Broadcasting Legend
Thanks, Johnners: An Affectionate Tribute to a Broadcasting Legend
Jonathan Agnew
¥72.30
Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm and witty tribute to Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special. The Test Match Special on-air incident, in which Jonathan Agnew's comment on Ian Botham's attempt to avoid stepping on his stumps – "He just couldn't quite get his leg over" provoking prolonged fits of giggles, most notably from Brian Johnston, has been voted the greatest piece of sporting commentary ever. The friendship between "Aggers" and "Johnners" became immortalised through that broadcasting classic, but there was a far deeper bond between the two men, as this fascinating book reveals. Jonathan Agnew had grown up to the sound of Johnston, Arlott, and a young Martin-Jenkins et al on TMS as he followed his father around on the family farm, ear glued to the transistor radio, but the two men met formally only when Agnew joined the BBC team at Headingley in 1991. Thus began a great working partnership which, fuelled by a mutual passion for the noble game, bridged the generation gap and ended only with Johnston's sudden death in 1994. As this book demonstrates so convincingly, Johnners's wit, warmth and sense of fun was a feature not only of his cricket commentaries, but also in the way he lived his life. His influence on "Aggers" is clearly recognisable in the same amiable and informal manner in which his successor presents Test Match Special today. Thanks, Johnners is a rich blend of biography and anecdote, of antics and dramas on and off the pitch, in and out of the commentary box, its pages filled with stories about the great names of cricket including Fred Trueman, Geoffrey Boycott, Vivian Richards, Michael Holding and Ian Botham. Just as TMS is the sound of summer, so Thanks, Johnners is the fresh breeze rippling the long grass of remembered pleasures.
How Starbucks Saved My Life
How Starbucks Saved My Life
Michael Gill
¥72.30
A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks. Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-connected. He had a creative and lucrative advertising job, which he loved and which he was good at, and a model family and home life. Then he loses it all. He is fired by a young exec whom he had mentored. He has an extramarital affair that destroys his family and results in a newborn son. Then he is diagnosed with brain cancer. He has no insurance, no income. One day he wanders into Starbucks and by chance signs up for a job interview. His would-be boss is a young black woman who gives him a job, and sets about training him and mentoring him. What follows is an inspirational eye-opener as Gill experiences a whole new world compared to his former life – with people from completely different ethnic and social backgrounds. ‘How Starbucks Saved My Life’ follows Gill's journey of discovery as gradually he is forced to question his ingrained assumptions, prejudices and habits. Gill emerges from his fall from grace with humility and gratitude. His new-found empathy teaches him how anyone who has lost their way, or made a mistake, can start again.
Mustaine: A Life in Metal
Mustaine: A Life in Metal
Dave Mustaine
¥72.30
Founding member of Megadeth and former Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine tells a never-before-heard story of the lifetime he has spent in rock ‘n’ roll. But this extraordinary tale, riddled with his own personal ups and downs, is also the inside account of two of the most influential heavy metal bands in the world. Here, for the first time ever, Dave Mustaine tells the tale of two of the biggest metal bands in history; a story yet to be told from the inside. Metallica, the pioneers of the thrash metal genre, rocketed to international fame in the 1980s, selling over 90 million records worldwide, making it the most successful band of its kind – ever. Megadeth, the second most successful thrash metal band ever, have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including six consecutive platinum albums. Despite their enormous success together, Dave and Metallica have bad blood by the bucket-load. In April of 1983, due in part to alcoholism and in part to personality clashes with founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, Dave was unceremoniously fired from the band, dumped at a Greyhound bus station in Rochester, NY with a single ticket back to LA. How did such an abrupt end come about? How did he pick himself back up, recover his dignity, and go on to send another band into the dizzying heights of rock stardom? The time has come to set the record straight. From the early, crazy days of Metallica to his split with the band, and to his glorious reign with Megadeth, Dave has seen and experienced life’s extremities. This startlingly candid, refreshingly in-your-face memoir tells it all.
Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
Telling Lies for Fun & Profit
Block, Lawrence
¥72.01
Characters refusing to talkPlot plodding alongWhere do good ideas come from anywayIn this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career. From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun & Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for anyone serious about writing or understanding how the process works.
The Naughty List
The Naughty List
Fry, Michael
¥71.94
When Bobbie's hilariously bumbling efforts to save her brother's Christmas actually land him on Santa's Naughty List, she must travel to the North Pole to make things right again and save Christmas. Bobbie suddenly finds herself on an epic holiday adventure complete with rogue elves, dysfunctional reindeer, a lazy Santa, and more.Fans of the Big Nate and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will love this laugh-out-loud funny Christmas adventure packed with comic illustrations.
S?tétség délben
S?tétség délben
Arthur Koestler
¥71.94
S?tétség délben
A múlt titkai
A múlt titkai
Barbara Taylor Bradford
¥71.78
A múlt titkai
Tiszta ?r?m: A rendteremtés m?vészete - képes útmutatóval
Tiszta ?r?m: A rendteremtés m?vészete - képes útmutatóval
Marie Kondo
¥71.69
Tiszta ?r?m: A rendteremtés m?vészete - képes útmutatóval
Egy igaz férfi: Clifton-krónika 7.
Egy igaz férfi: Clifton-krónika 7.
Jeffrey Archer
¥71.69
Egy igaz férfi: Clifton-krónika 7.
Már egyáltalán nem szorongok, de teljesen be vagyok...
Már egyáltalán nem szorongok, de teljesen be vagyok...
Réz András
¥71.69
Már egyáltalán nem szorongok, de teljesen be vagyok...
A n? élete
A n? élete
Szendi Gábor
¥71.69
Bihari Péternek láthatóan az a szándéka, hogy ?személyes t?rténeteken” keresztül mondja el, milyen is volt a világháború. Tudja és érti, hogy a háború t?rténete nem csak hadt?rténet, hanem társadalomt?rténet. Ezért nagyon sok oldalról ad pillanatfelvételeket a háborús létr?l – arról, hogyan élte meg az emberiség egy bizonyos része a háború állapotát.
A Rendezvény-szervezés ABC-je
A Rendezvény-szervezés ABC-je
Köves Tamás
¥71.69
A Rendezvény-szervezés ABC-je
Morzsás csendélet
Morzsás csendélet
Anna Quindlen
¥71.69
Morzsás csendélet
Az ajtó
Az ajtó
Szabó Magda
¥71.69
Comentariile lui Cristian ?opescu ?mpletite cu turneul final de vis al na?ionalei Rom?niei m-au f?cut s? vreau un singur lucru: s? ajung ?i eu comentator ?i s? pot tr?i pe viu meciuri de neuitat. A?a am absolvit ?coala Superioar? de Jurnalistic? ?n 2003, an ?n care mi-am realizat ?i un prim vis: acela de a comenta un meci de fotbal ?n direct. Se ?nt?mpla la TV Sport, actualul sport.ro. Partida, Arsenal – Everton 2-0. De atunci p?n? ?n prezent am adunat peste 1700 de meciuri comentate, fie din studio, fie de pe stadion. Printre ele, dou? finale de Champions League, c?teva dintre cele mai a?teptate derby-uri din Europa, Barcelona – Real Madrid, AC Milan – Inter sau Arsenal – Manchester United, precum ?i Clasicul Rom?niei, Steaua – Dinamo. Inevitabil, c?nd e?ti ?ntr-o asemenea situa?ie, trebuie s? ?nfrun?i ?i criticile ?i cele mai grobiene ?njur?turi. ?tiu c? stilul meu vulcanic, mai sud-american, nu este pe placul tuturor, ?ns? eu cred c? mi se potrive?te cel mai bine. Consider c? un comentator trebuie s? transmit? emo?ia ?i pasiunea din timpul unui meci tocmai pentru a-l face pe telespectator s? se simt? ca ?i cum ar fi pe stadion. Cert este c? pe nimeni nu las? indiferente comentariile mele. Ori plac, ori ba!
A bosszúálló
A bosszúálló
Anne Stuart
¥71.45
A bosszúálló
Az ígéret
Az ígéret
Brenda Joyce
¥71.45
Az ígéret
Kívánj csodát
Kívánj csodát
David Badacci, David Baldacci
¥71.29
Kívánj csodát
A recria??o da comédia romana no teatro português
A recria??o da comédia romana no teatro português
Edvard Vasconcellos
¥71.29
A recria??o da comédia romana no teatro português