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Higher Purpose: Heroic Story of the First Disabled Man to Conquer Everest
by Johnny Dodd Tom WhittakerAs Tom Whittaker struggled to keep conscious the night of 27 November 1979, his thoughts focused on a singular plea: Please, don't let them take my legs. Earlier that evening, a drunk driver struck Tom's VW van on an isolated, snow-covered road in Idaho and shattered his legs -- and his dreams. When he awoke from emergency surgery, the 31-year-old mountaineer's right leg had been amputated at mid-shin and his right kneecap removed. Devastated, he pondered suicide. Finally it occurred to him: you don't need your lower leg to kayak. Seven months after the accident, Tom hobbled down to the south fork of the Payette River, and began paddling. In the years since then, Tom has not only taken his life back, he's taken his family, his fellow sportsmen, and hundreds of thousands of disabled and able-bodied people to the top of the world. In May 1998, Tom became the first amputee to summit Mount Everest. The climb and his inspirational story, as well as his work on behalf of disabled people around the world, have earned him the recognition as one of America's most courageous heroes.
Higher than Everest: Tendi Sherpa: A Lifetime of Climbing the World
by Flore DusseyA biography of the life and extraordinary summits of a professional Nepalese mountaineer.Higher than Everest paints an uncompromising portrait of Tendi Sherpa, who has successfully climbed twenty-one mountains over 8,000m, including fourteen ascents of Everest. This young father, part of the elite group of Nepalese guides, embodies the new generation of Sherpas who are taking their destiny into their own hands. In the numerous conferences he holds throughout the world, he never hesitates to denounce the amateurism and obsession of certain people determined to climb Everest, as well as the over-crowding of the sacred Himalayan mountains. As a child, the man who would go on to save many lives on the Roof of the World once dreamed of becoming a monk, and from his years at the monastery, he still retains a deep attachment to Buddhism and its many rituals. Resolutely looking towards the future, but also concerned about respecting the environment and traditions, Tendi regularly returns to the secluded valley of Khembalung, the land of his ancestors, never forgetting where it is he has come from.
Higher, Steeper, Faster: The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies
by Lawrence GoldstoneDiscover the daring aviation pioneers who made the dream of powered flight a reality, forever changing the course of history. Aviator Lincoln Beachey broke countless records: he looped-the-loop, flew upside down and in corkscrews, and was the first to pull his aircraft out of what was a typically fatal tailspin. As Beachey and other aviators took to the skies in death-defying acts in the early twentieth century, these innovative daredevils not only wowed crowds, but also redefined the frontiers of powered flight. Higher, Steeper, Faster takes readers inside the world of the brave men and women who popularized flying through their deadly stunts and paved the way for modern aviation. With heart-stopping accounts of the action-packed race to conquer the skies, plus photographs and fascinating archival documents, this book will exhilarate readers as they fly through the pages.
Higher: 100 Years of Boeing
by Russ BanhamOver the course of a century, the Boeing Company has grown from a small outfit operating out of a converted boathouse--producing a single pontoon plane made from canvas and wood--into the world's largest aerospace company. The thrilling story of the celebrated organization is one filled with ambition, ingenuity, and a passion to exceed expectations. In this lavishly illustrated book, published to coincide with Boeing's 100th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Russ Banham recounts the tale of a company and an industry like no other--one that has put men on the moon, defended the free world, and changed the way we live.
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
by Jeffrey Zaslow Chesley B. SullenbergerIn this inspirational autobiography, Captain "Sully" Sullenberger, the airline pilot whose emergency landing on the Hudson River earned the world's admiration, tells his life story and talks about the essential qualities that he believes have been so vital to his success. In January 2009, the world witnessed one of the most remarkable emergency landings in history when Captain Sullenberger brought a crippled US Airways flight onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all of the passengers and crew aboard. The successful outcome was the result of effective teamwork, Sully's dedication to airline safety, his belief that a pilot's judgment must go hand-in-hand with-- and can never be replaced by-- technology, and forty years of careful practice and training. From his earliest memories of learning to fly as a teenager in a crop duster's single-engine plane in the skies above rural Texas to his years in the United States Air Force at the controls of a powerful F-4 Phantom, Sully describes the experiences that have helped make him a better leader, particularly the importance of taking responsibility for everyone in his care. And he talks about what he believes is at the heart of America's "can do" spirit: the very human drive to prepare for the unexpected and to meet it with optimism and courage. His wife, Lorrie, has been a pillar of support through all the highs and lows that life has offered, from the challenges of commercial flying to the birth of their two daughters, from financial struggles to the event of January 15, 2009. Though the world may remember Sully as the hero of Flight 1549, the legacy he desires even more is that of a loving husband and father. Highest Duty is the intimate story of a man who has grown up to embrace what we think of as quintessential American values-- leadership, responsibility, commitment to hard work, and service to others. And it is a narrative that reminds us that cultivating seemingly ordinary virtues can prepare us to perform extraordinary acts. 31 pages of photo captions are included at the end.
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
by Jeffrey Zaslow Chesley B. SullenbergerThe inspirational autobiography of the hero pilot who landed a crippled flight in New York’s Hudson River—now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks.On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director/producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart.Sully’s story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life’s challenges can be met if we’re ready for them.“His fascinating and deservedly praised memoir reflects on his childhood love for planes and an outstanding 42-year career as a pilot—as well as how he and his family coped with the onslaught of sudden celebrity.” —Publishers Weekly
Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated
by HRH The Prince of Wales Bunny GuinnessHIGHGROVE: A GARDEN CELEBRATED is a commemoration of the beautiful, mature gardens planned and planted by The Prince of Wales over thirty years ago. The gardens at Highgrove evoke intense emotion. In January, the dramatic light and early snowdrops of the Stumpery are exquisite; the glistening emerald lawns and tree blossoms in Spring lift the spirits with a promise of what is to come; in Summer, the longed-for delphiniums in the Sundial Garden stand proudly to attention and dramatic leaf colours welcome Autumn to the Arboretum as the harvesting in the Kitchen Garden begins. In Winter the structural elements of the garden have their moment of glory as the year comes to a close and the cycle of the seasons continues.Lavishly illustrated with photographs that capture both the light and detail of this magisterial space, this beautiful book will delight and inspire gardeners of every level. It is an exquisite celebration of garden design, passion and inspiration.
Highland Homespun
by Margaret LeighIn the beloved Scottish author&’s classic memoir, she recounts a year in the life of a small traditional farm in the Western Highlands. In 1933, Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the isle of Skye. In this unsentimental yet exquisitely written book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in April to haymaking and harvesting in September. Rich in the details of day-to-day life—such as a visit to the smithy, the arrival of some new bulls, and the annual journey of the cows to the summer shielings—Highland Homespun provide fascinating insights into the farming life in the north of Scotland before the arrival of hydro-electric power. Local characters and customs add another rich dimension to this reflective and poignant memoir of a world now vanished.
Highland Shepherd
by Alan WilsonIn 1786, the Reverend James MacGregor (1759-1830) was dispatched across the North Atlantic to establish a dissenting Presbyterian church in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The decision dismayed MacGregor, who had hoped for a post in the Scottish Highlands. Yet it led to a remarkable career in what was still the backwoods of colonial North America. Industrious and erudite, MacGregor established the progressive Pictou Academy, opposed slavery, and promoted scientific education, agriculture, and industry. Poet and translator, fluent in nine languages, he encouraged the preservation of the Gaelic language and promoted Scottish culture in Nova Scotia.Highland Shepherd finally bestows on MacGregor the recognition that he so richly deserves. Alan Wilson brings MacGregor and his surroundings to life, detailing his numerous achievements and establishing his importance to the social, religious, and intellectual history of the Maritimes.
Highly Desirable: Tales of London’s super-prime property from the Secret Agent
by AnonymousA professional confessional like no other, The Secret Agent plunges us into the face-paced, high-stakes and glamorous world of London's super-prime property business.Spanning the course of a year, Max - the alias of London's most exclusive property agent - guides us through the unimaginable highs and bank-breaking lows of his business, where houses sell for up to £170 million and discretion is key.With a client list that includes a Booker Prize winner, several Oscar nominees, a stadium-filling musician, an HRH, two national treasures, a supermodel, a Duke, a Duchess, and untold FTSE board members and titans of business, there is never a dull moment for Max and his team - John, Damien and Nicola - as they negotiate both huge property deals in the office, and their complex personal lives outside of it.Offering an insider's view into the hidden machinations of this exclusive market, The Secret Agent sees Max attempt to balance his team, his own needs and, of course, the books against his ever-demanding clients, as he showcases the good, the bad, and the downright bizarre nature of the real-estate market of the super-rich.(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Highly Desirable: Tales of London’s super-prime property from the Secret Agent
by AnonymousSpanning the course of a year, Max - the alias of London's most exclusive property agent - guides us through the unimaginable highs and bank-breaking lows of his business, where houses sell for up to £170 million and discretion is key.With a client list that includes a Booker Prize winner, several Oscar nominees, a stadium-filling musician, an HRH, two national treasures, a supermodel, a Duke, a Duchess, and untold FTSE board members and titans of business, there is never a dull moment for Max and his team - John, Damien and Natasha - as they negotiate both huge property deals in the office, and their complex personal lives outside of it.Offering an insider's view into the hidden machinations of this exclusive market, Highly Desirable sees Max attempt to balance his team, his own needs and, of course, the books against his ever-demanding clients, as he showcases the good, the bad, and the downright bizarre nature of the real-estate market of the super-rich.
Highsmith
by Marijane MeakerPatricia Highsmith, author of classics such as The Talented Mr. Ripley and The Price of Salt, was a lesbian who defied categorization during the postwar period. Her dynamic, often difficult life coupled with her sinister crime stories and upbeat lesbian pulp fiction challenged popular stereotypes about homosexuality as well as women writers. To aspiring young novelist Marijane Meaker, however, Highsmith was more than a role model. During their two-year romance amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary crowd of the Hamptons, the pair navigated the underground lesbian bar scene, lunched with literary stars like Janet Flanner, shared intimacies, gossiped with abandon, and maintained a steady routine of writing and heavy drinking. Written with wit and brassy candor, this is a rare and revealing look at the life and loves of a controversial icon of popular American fiction.
Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950s
by Marijane MeakerPatricia Highsmith, author of such classics as The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, was a writer who defied simple categorization. Gore Vidal called her: "One of the greatest modernist writers." The Cleveland Plain Dealer rightly commented: "Patricia Highsmith is often called a mystery or crime writer, which is a bit like calling Picasso a draftsman." To young novelist Marijane Meaker, however, Highsmith was more than a role model. Shortly after the two met in a New York City lesbian bar, they became lovers and embarked on a two year romance amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary crowd of Fire Island. There, the pair navigated the underground lesbian scene, lunched with literary stars like Janet Flanner, shared intimacies, and gossiped with abandon. Written with wit and brassy candor, Highsmith: A Romance of 1950s is a revealing look at the controversial icon of popular American fiction.
Highway to the Sky: An Aviator's Journey
by Lola Reid AllinWith females making up just 5% of the world&’s pilots, this memoir crosses genres to combine aviation history, the author&’s journey from unwanted child to successful pilot, and the feminist experience, and will appeal to multiple aviation communities.&“Don&’t be silly! Girls can&’t fly,&” seven-year-old Lola&’s father admonishes her as they fly across Canada on a commercial flight in 1962. She is crushed—but decides he must be right. She&’s only ever seen male pilots, after all. Highway to the Sky begins during the empty zone of women in aviation, a three-decade drought following WWII when men reclaimed the jobs that had been performed by women during the war and forced women back to diapers and dishes, where they &“belonged.&” Despite Lola&’s childhood desire to avoid the straitjacket of traditional female roles and become a pilot, her desperate need for unconditional affection after a lonesome childhood sways her determination. At age twenty, she leaps into marriage and motherhood. Four years, one toxic relationship, and one private pilot license later, she leaves her husband, even though she knows she&’ll be censured by friends, family, and 1970s society at large. Lola&’s head-on battle with tradition continues as the lone female pilot in her advanced flight training program and on the job as a flight instructor, bush pilot, charter pilot, and commuter airline pilot between 1979 and 1993. Flying is challenging at times, yes—but her true obstacles are the hostility, sabotage, and discrimination she faces in her industry. She perseveres, however. Ultimately, flying is what gives her the courage to regain control of her life—and helps her find personal happiness.
Highways and Heartaches: How Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Children of the New South Saved the Soul of Country Music
by Michael StreissguthIn this enlightening and entertaining book, experience the evolution of country music, from the rural routes of 1970s Appalachia to the 1980s country music boom that paved the way for modern Americana. In a dim clearing off a county road in Kentucky sits a sagging outdoor stage buried in moss and dead leaves. It used to be the centerpiece of carnival-like Sunday afternoons where local guitarists, fiddlers and mandolin players hammered out old mountain ballads and legends from the dawn of country music performed their classic hits. Most of the musicians who showed up have long since passed, but Nashville stars Ricky Skaggs and Marty Stuart survive. They were barely teenagers in the early 1970s when they visited this stage in the care of legends Ralph Stanley and Lester Flatt, respectively. Skaggs and Stuart followed their bosses to dozens of stages throughout Appalachia and deeper into the American southland. They were the children, absorbing the wondrous music and strange dramas around them as they became innovators and living symbols of country music.Highways and Heartaches takes readers on the rural circuit Skaggs and Stuart traveled, where an acoustic sound first assembled by masters such as Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, and Mother Maybelle Carter ruled the day. The young men were heirs to a bluegrass tradition transmitted to them early in life. One part mountain soul and another African American–influenced rhythm, the music they received was alternately celebrated and neglected in the more than fifty years after the two met in 1971, but since then it has never stopped evolving and influencing the wider American culture thanks to Skaggs and Stuart and other actors in this book, such as Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Keith Whitley, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt. Riveting portraits of Johnny Cash, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt and other heartland-born figures emerge, too. Molded by forces in postwar southern culture such as racial conflict, fringe politics, evangelicalism, growing federal government influence, and stubborn patterns of Appalachian living and thinking, Skaggs and Stuart injected the spirit of bluegrass into their hard-wrought experiments in mainstream country music later in life, fueling the profitability and credibility of the fabled genre. Skaggs&’s new traditionalism of the 1980s, integrating mountain instruments with elements of contemporary country music, created a new sound for the masses and placed him in the vanguard of Nashville&’s recording artists while Stuart embraced seminal influences and attitudes from the riches of American culture to produce a catalog of significant recordings. Skaggs and Stuart&’s friendship took years to jell, but their similar pathways reveal a shared dedication to the soul of country music and highlight the curious day-to-day experiences of two lads growing up on the demanding rural route in bluegrass culture. Their journeys—populated by grizzled mentors, fearsome undertows, and cultural upheaval—influenced their creativity and, ultimately, cut life-giving tributaries in the ungainly, eternal story of country music.
Hija de Dios: No es el Diego, es mi papá
by Dalma MaradonaUn libro cálido y divertido, escrito desde el amor de una hija que hasabido construir su vida y, sobre todo, ha sabido deconstruir al mitoMaradona, al ídolo, para ponerlo en el lugar de papá. «Hija de Dios» esbiografía, catarsis, ensayo y reflexión. Dalma Maradona nació el 2 de abril de 1987. Un año antes de sunacimiento, luego de la victoria argentina en el Mundial de fútbolMéxico 86, una encuesta arrojó como resultado que Diego Maradona era másfamoso que Jesús.¿Cómo es haber nacido hija del hombre más conocido del mundo? ¿Cómo esese vínculo padre-hija? Todos creemos conocer la historia de losMaradona. Todos vimos nacer y crecer a Dalma. Pero este libro nos revelalo poco que sabemos. Dalma Maradona cuenta en primera persona, con tonointimista y muchísimo humor, cómo vivió cada momento célebre para supadre. Como lectores, seremos testigos del detrás de escena de esassituaciones y de fotos del álbum familiar.
Hija de inmigrantes
by Safia El AaddamLa primera novela de una de las voces más influyentes del movimiento antirracista en España. «No vas a llorar Lunja, no vas a llorar -me decía para mis adentros mientras aplicaba mi técnica antilloro-. ¿No dice tu familia que eres la leona Lunja?», me preguntaba para envalentonarme. Lunja es valiente. Una guerrera. Nacida en un pequeño pueblo de Cataluña siendo de origen amazigh, etnia índigena autóctona del norte de África, se enfrenta desde muy niña al racismo, a la pobreza e incluso, a veces, a su propia cultura.Capítulo a capítulo de esta historia, Lunja irá creciendo en edad y fortaleza. Viajaremos con ella para, desde el despacho de su psicóloga, descubrir el origen de sus problemas mentales. Con cada palabra, irá reconciliándose con su identidad y encarando las dificultades que la marcaron de niña para que otros no tengan que revivir su historia.La de tantas y tantos hijos de inmigrantes.Con esta novela, la autora pone sobre la mesa la salud mental y cómo se agrava por su condición de hija de inmigrantes y racializada de origen africano. Hija de inmigrantes relata la historia de una niña que crece en un pequeño pueblo de Cataluña, siendo hija y parte de una de las pocas, únicas, familias migrantes de la zona.Llegados de Azgangan, de la zona del Atlas en el norte de Marruecos, esta es la novela de una niña de origen amazigh que debe ser adulta antes de tiempo, y para quién el descubrimiento de su propia identidad va de la mano del racismo y la pobreza.La novela empieza situada en una habitación en la que se encuentra Lunja, la protagonista, con una psicóloga a la que le cuenta cómo se siente. En medio de esos relatos Lunja vuelve a recordar episodios dolorosos de su infancia. La historia de Lunja es la historia de tantas, tantísimas familias migrantes que llegan en busca de una vida mejor. De padres pobres y analfabetos y ajenos a una lengua y a una cultura, es ella quién ya de pequeña debe lidiar con la burocracia de los servicios sociales, los insultos racistas y un sistema educativo que excluye a quien no se puede pagar los libros, bolígrafos y libretas. Una niña nacida entre dos mundos que, al crecer, empieza odiar su cultura de origen, su lengua materna, su pelo rizado, y hace lo imposible por amalgamarse en una vida que no es la suya.Pero crecer es también encontrarse a una misma. Y a entender la fuerza que tiene por ser quien es: hija de inmigrantes. Y será en este camino en el que aprenderá que el rechazo es fruto del racismo de la sociedad y su empoderamiento que le da pertenecer a dos culturas, a pensar en lenguas distintas. Desde las memorias en un piso en el que conviven más de diez personas a su graduación en la universidad hay toda una vida. La vida de Lunja.
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir
by Lamya HA queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from stories in the Quran in this &“raw and relatable memoir that challenges societal norms and expectations&” (Linah Mohammad, NPR).&“A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart.&”—Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of UntamedAN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK • WINNER: The Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize, the Stonewall Book Award, the Israel Fishman Nonfiction AwardA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, Autostraddle, Book Riot, BookPage, Harper&’s Bazaar, Electric Lit, She ReadsWhen fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacher—her female teacher—she covers up her attraction, an attraction she can&’t yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown. Born in South Asia, she moved to the Middle East at a young age and has spent years feeling out of place, like her own desires and dreams don&’t matter, and it&’s easier to hide in plain sight. To disappear. But one day in Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam that changes everything: When Maryam learned that she was pregnant, she insisted no man had touched her. Could Maryam, uninterested in men, be . . . like Lamya? From that moment on, Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her own—ultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant. This searingly intimate memoir in essays, spanning Lamya&’s childhood to her arrival in the United States for college through early-adult life in New York City, tells a universal story of courage, trust, and love, celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of one&’s own life.
Hijam Anganghal Singh
by E. Dinamani SinghA monograph of Hijam Anganghal Singh, a remarkable contributor who enriched Indian mainstream literature by adding the aesthetic experience of Manipuri cultural heritage to it.
Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh
by Bruce BairdHijikata Tatsumi's explosive 1959 debut Forbidden Colors sparked a new genre of performance in Japan - butoh: an art form of contrasts, by turns shocking and serene. Since then, though interest has grown exponentially, and people all over the world are drawn to butoh's ability to enact paradox and contradiction, audiences are less knowledgeable about the contributions and innovations of the founder of butoh. Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh traces the rollicking history of the creation and initial maturation of butoh, and locates Hijikata's performances within the intellectual, cultural, and economic ferment of Japan from the sixties to the eighties.
Hijo de Hamás: Un apasionante relato de terror, traición, intriga política y dilemas inconcebibles
by Mosab Hassan YousefHijo de Hamás es la conmovedora historia verdadera de un miembro del movimiento Hamás que rechazó su violento destino y ahora lo arriesga todo al exponer los secretos de la organización extremista islámica para mostrarle al mundo un camino hacia la paz. Mosab Hassan Yousef conoce este devastador grupo terrorista internamente desde que era un niño pequeño. Como hijo mayor de Sheikh Hassan Yousef, miembro fundador y el más famoso líder de Hamás, el joven Mosab ayudó a su padre por años en sus actividades políticas mientras era preparado para asumir su legado, ideología, estatus y poder. Pero todo cambió cuando Mosab dio la espalda al terror y a la violencia, y acogió en su lugar las enseñanzas de otro famoso líder del Medio Oriente. En Hijo de Hamás, Mosab Hassan Yousef, ahora con el nombre de "Joseph", da a conocer nueva información sobre la organización terrorista más peligrosa del mundo y revela la verdad sobre su propio papel, la dolorosa separación de su familia y de su tierra natal, la peligrosa decisión de hacer pública su nueva fe, y su creencia de que el mandato cristiano de "amar a tus enemigos" es el único camino hacia la paz en el Medio Oriente.
Hijos del carbón
by Noemí SabugalEsta es la historia del fin de un modo de vida.Esta es la historia del final de una cultura.Una obra única y emocionante sobre las historias ocultastras el cierre de la minería del carbón en España. «Nos mancharemos las manos y la cara de carbón y caminaremos por una senda que está a punto de quedar borrada.» Hijos del carbón es un libro que se va a leer durante años y, por ello, solo se podía haber escrito ahora. En esta obra tan singular, mezcla de autobiografía, memoria, ensayo y reportaje, Noemí Sabugal narra sus recuerdos de infancia ligados a las minas de carbón y se embarca en un viaje por los principales entornos mineros de España: Galicia, Asturias, León, Palencia, Córdoba o Teruel. En cada una de las etapas conversa con trabajadores de los pozos, con políticos, con vecinos o con comerciantes, todos ellos afectados por una transición energética que conlleva el fin deuna cultura y de una forma de comprender el mundo. Las implicaciones económicas y sociales del cierre de las minas tendrán su correlato en las vidas de todos los «hijos del carbón», que ahora buscan un futuro nuevo y una nueva energía con la que poder ponerse de nuevo en pie. Reseñas:«Este es uno de esos libros que todos estábamos esperando, es una historia de España escrita desde un ángulo inédito: una crónica de la minería que traslada al lector emoción y justicia. Un libro comprometido. Una crónica literaria levantada en armas contra el olvido de los trabajadores de la minería española.»Manuel Vilas «Noemí Sabugal nos abre los ojos a la verdadera España negra, la de las minas: la impresionante crónica de un país que nadie había escrito aún.»Sergio del Molino «No sé cómo, pero este libro consigue ser una novela de aventuras. El carbón tuvo tantos usos que casi nos olvidamos de su literatura.»Juan Tallón «Riguroso y ameno, [...] este libro salda la deuda emocional de la autora con los habitantes de esas cuencas mineras, al tiempo que acerca esa realidad aquellos lectores que, ajenos a esa vida, apenas conocen el tema de forma superficial. [...] La minería española contada desde dentro.»Eduardo Bravo, GQ «Una emocionante historia de historias [...] que pasa de lo personal a lo colectivo -sólo así la vivencia se hace literatura-, [...] un buen puñado de testimonios que nos hablan de grisú y muerte, pero también de una potente cultura de clase.»Juan Losa, Público «El relato de una memoria familiar, [...] siempre con el poder absoluto de las compañías, la sombra constante de la muerte, la conciencia social y la lucha obrera, también la de las mujeres por bajar a los pozos. Además, esta crónica sentimental nos descubre la profundidad de una crisis sin remedio que asuela las grandes zonas productoras.»Manuel Sollo, Biblioteca Pública (RTVE) «Hayvidas, culturas, universos enteros que no suelen reflejar las frías ecuaciones de los economistas. Si la dilatada historia de la minería española necesitaba urgentemente un merecido epitafio, aquí lo tiene. [...] Un libro poderoso.»El Confidencial «Un recorrido personal, convincente y conmovedor que no lacrimógeno ni victimista, por todos los lugares de España productores dcarbón. [...] Un libro que se convierte en referencia obligada para quienes quieran adentrarse, ahora y cuando pasen los siglos, en las entrañas de un paisaje y un paisanaje ya sin retorno.»Fernando Aller, Diario de Burgos «Un viaje literario crucial en su carrera. Una travesía por lo propio, por la vivencia, apoyándose en las tripas pero luchando para que éstas no le alejen de una realidad dura, de contrastes. [...] Noemí Sabugal conduce el tren en un conmovedor viaje a las cuencas mineras españolas, en el que el billete sólo es de ida. Es imposible volver igual que cuando
Hijos del poder
by Adriana BalaguerNacer y crecer en la tapa de los diarios Si todos los hijos llevan marcas de quienes fueron sus padres, los que han heredado un apellido influyente suman una dificultad: deben aprender a vivir en público, frente a millones de personas que los ven crecer y tomar decisiones, y que fácilmente les transfieren los prejuicios y sentimientos que les han provocado sus padres, antes de que los herederos puedan confirmarlos o desmentirlos. El hijo del empresario exitoso, del futbolista idolatrado, del sindicalista próspero, del político mediático o del presidente de la Nación puede usar el poder paterno como trampolín para su propia carrera, imitar a sus padres hasta casi transformarse en ellos, tomar distancia para pasar desapercibido, protagonizar frívolos escándalos mediáticos o tratar de inmortalizar su legado. Puede llevar el apellido como una bendición o como un estigma, pero nunca sólo como una marca de identidad. Hijos del poder recorre las vidas privadas de Máximo y Florencia Kirchner, Matías Garfunkel, Claudia Rucci, Ricardo Alfonsín, Pablo Moyano, Tomás Costantini, Dalma Maradona, Antonio y Fernando #Aíto# de la Rúa, Carlos Nair Menem y los hijos de Eduardo Duhalde. Son diez retratos que enlazan anécdotas y detalles íntimos y poco conocidos, y logran per_les reveladores de personajes cuyos padres marcaron la historia argentina reciente. Por eso, este libro puede leerse también como el relato del modo en que se construye, se mantiene y se pierde el poder en la Argentina.
Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love
by Sydney WilliamsTurn your pain into power. Part inspirational memoir, part practical guide, Hiking Your Feelings offers a toolkit to unpack your &“trauma pack&” and step into the best version of yourself.Join wellness and wilderness enthusiast Sydney Williams as she shares her healing journey from eating and drinking her feelings to hiking her feelings. When Sydney unexpectedly found herself diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, while grappling with grief and unresolved trauma built up over a decade, she set out on a quest to turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and eighty miles later, she learned to disconnect from distractions and reconnect with herself, all through the power of nature. Now, she&’s encouraging others to get outside and blaze their own trail to self-love, turning buried traumas into healthy coping mechanisms. With affirmations, prompts, and reflection exercises throughout—all presented from Sydney&’s supportive and self-effacing perspective—Hiking Your Feelings offers a toolkit to unpack your &“trauma pack&” and step into the best version of yourself. INSPIRATIONAL & INSIGHTFUL: Follow Sydney as she reflects on her own journey from buried traumas and poor body image to acceptance, healthy coping mechanisms, and self-love. RELATABLE & UNIVERSAL: Touches on themes and problems that many struggle with, including grief and loss, sexual assault, poor body image, career stress, and the stigma of diabetes, all presented from Sydney&’s supportive and self-effacing perspective. HEALING POWER OF NATURE: Discover how getting outside—even just for a walk around the block—can help you tune into your body better. HIKE YOUR OWN HIKE: Learn to love yourself as you are now. Go from eating, drinking, working, or spending your feelings to hiking your feelings. UNPACK YOUR TRAUMA PACK: Identify new activities and rituals that will allow you to choose love over fear and lift the invisible weight from your shoulders. PROMPTS, ACTIVITIES & EXERCISES: Apply the lessons Sydney has learned to your own life, through thoughtful tasks at the end of each chapter.
Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
by John KaagOne of Lit Hub's 15 Books You Should Read in SeptemberA revelatory Alpine journey in the spirit of the great Romantic thinker Friedrich NietzscheHiking with Nietzsche: Becoming Who You Are is a tale of two philosophical journeys—one made by John Kaag as an introspective young man of nineteen, the other seventeen years later, in radically different circumstances: he is now a husband and father, and his wife and small child are in tow. Kaag sets off for the Swiss peaks above Sils Maria where Nietzsche wrote his landmark work Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Both of Kaag’s journeys are made in search of the wisdom at the core of Nietzsche’s philosophy, yet they deliver him to radically different interpretations and, more crucially, revelations about the human condition.Just as Kaag’s acclaimed debut, American Philosophy: A Love Story, seamlessly wove together his philosophical discoveries with his search for meaning, Hiking with Nietzsche is a fascinating exploration not only of Nietzsche’s ideals but of how his experience of living relates to us as individuals in the twenty-first century. Bold, intimate, and rich with insight, Hiking with Nietzsche is about defeating complacency, balancing sanity and madness, and coming to grips with the unobtainable. As Kaag hikes, alone or with his family, but always with Nietzsche, he recognizes that even slipping can be instructive. It is in the process of climbing, and through the inevitable missteps, that one has the chance, in Nietzsche’s words, to “become who you are."