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I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition
by Lucy SanteFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Slate&“Reading this book is a joy . . . much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a standard for those in need of guidance. &” —The Washington Post&“Sante&’s bold devotion to complexity and clarity makes this an exemplary memoir. It is a clarion call to live one&’s most authentic life.&” —The Boston Globe&“Not to be missed, I Heard Her Call My Name is a powerful example of self-reflection and a vibrant exploration of the modern dynamics of gender and identity.&” —Lit Hub&’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024An iconic writer&’s lapidary memoir of a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really wasFor a long time, Lucy Sante felt unsure of her place. Born in Belgium, the only child of conservative working-class Catholic parents who transplanted their little family to the United States, she felt at home only when she moved to New York City in the early 1970s and found her people among a band of fellow bohemians. Some would die young, from drugs and AIDS, and some would become jarringly famous. Sante flirted with both fates on her way to building an estimable career as a writer. But she still felt like her life was a performance. She was presenting a facade, even to herself.Sante&’s memoir braids together two threads of personal narrative: the arc of her life, and her recent step-by-step transition to a place of inner and outer alignment. Sante brings a loving irony to her account of her unsteady first steps; there was much she found she still needed to learn about being a woman after some sixty years cloaked in a man&’s identity, in a man&’s world. A marvel of grace and empathy, I Heard Her Call My Name parses with great sensitivity many issues that touch our lives deeply, of gender identity and far beyond.
I Heard My Country Calling: A Memoir
by James WebbIn this brilliantly received memoir, former senator James Webb has outdone himself. It is rare in America that one individual is recognized for the highest levels of combat valor, as a respected member of the literary and journalistic world, and as a blunt-spoken leader in national politics. In this extraordinary memoir, Webb writes vividly about the early years that shaped such a remarkable personal journey.Webb’s mother grew up in the poverty-stricken cotton fields of East Arkansas. His father and lifetime hero was the first in many generations of Webbs, whose roots are in Appalachia, to finish high school. He flew bombers in World War II and cargo planes in the Berlin Airlift, graduated from college in middle age, and became an expert in the nation’s most advanced weaponry. Webb’s account of his childhood is a tremendous American saga as the family endures the constant moves and challenges of the rarely examined post–World War II military, with a stern but emotionally invested father, a loving mother who had borne four children by the age of twenty-four, a granite-like grandmother who held the family together during his father’s frequent deployments, and a rich assortment of aunts, siblings, and cousins. Webb tells of his four years at Annapolis in a voice that is painfully honest but in the end triumphant. His description of Vietnam’s most brutal battlefields breaks new literary ground. One of the most highly decorated combat Marines of that war, he is a respected expert on the history and conduct of the war. Webb’s novelist’s eyes and ears invest this work with remarkable power, whether he is describing the resiliency that grew from constant relocations during his childhood, the longing for his absent father, his poignant good-bye to his parents as he leaves for Vietnam, his role as a twenty-three-year-old lieutenant through months of constant combat, or his election to the Senate, where he was a leader on national defense, foreign policy, and economic fairness. This is a life that could happen only in America.
I Heart Jennifer Coolidge: A Celebration of Your Favorite Pop Culture Icon
by Lauren Emily WhalenAn adoring, celebratory tribute to the one, the only, Jennifer Coolidge, that all-at-once captures her unique personality, engaging life story, smart and sassy life lessons, and special brand of humor that's quickly made JC one of America's most beloved stars and pop culture icons. Whether we remember Jennifer Coolidge as the hilariously ditzy manicurist Paulette Bonafonté in Legally Blonde, as the seductress Stifler&’s Mom from American Pie, or as the totally unaware and fragile basket case Tanya McQuoid in The White Lotus, these scene-stealing performances have shown her many dimensions as a comic actor and her craft is palpable—Jennifer has finally reached the pop culture stardom she so rightly deserves. To say the comedy legend is having a comeback would be an understatement. Jennifer has been well known to her fans for decades since her performances in American Pie, Legally Blonde, and numerous appearances in Christopher Guest mockumentaries (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), but it was her recent roles in The White Lotus and The Watcher that made people stand up and take notice of this hilarious actor and all-around amazing talent. Her fearless and entertaining characters have earned her an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics' Choice Award, and she has been lovingly parodied by Chloe Fineman in two SNL sketches.I Heart Jennifer Coolidge is a loving tribute to an incredible icon that recounts Jennifer&’s engaging life story, her numerous roles, guest star appearances, small screen success stories, and, of course, sage wisdom and sassy advice we can all learn from this iconic actor. It&’s a lively, illustrated love letter to JC that&’s part biography, part words of wisdom, part life lessons, that highlights this national treasure with confidence, personality, and all the humor.
I Heart Jonas Brothers (I Heart Ser.)
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations, write about her idols, and hang out at the hippest places. Her friends pop in and offer advice on the latest fashions, beauty tips, music, celeb sightings, and how to deal with parents, school, crushes, and friends.Harlee' s latest assignment is getting the inside scoop on the Jonas Brothers— Nick, Joe, and Kevin– who starred in the Disney movie Camp Rock and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. The brothers also produced the top ten singles “ Burnin' Up” and “ Tonight” as well as number one albums A Little Bit Longer and Lines, Vines, and Trying Times.In this fun-filled book, Harlee shares gossipy facts about the brothers and the songs and movies that made them famous. Get all the details about this trio, including their thoughts on dating, their likes and dislikes, and their quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end of the book to find out how much you really know about Joe, Kevin, and Nick!
I Heart Justin Bieber
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations, write about her idols, and hang out at the hippest places. Her friends pop in and offer advice on the latest fashions, beauty tips, music, celeb sightings, and how to deal with parents, school, crushes, and friends.Harlee' s latest assignment is getting the inside scoop on Justin Bieber, who was the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Justin achieved international success with his debut album, My World and wrote and performed worldwide hits "Baby” and “ Boyfriend.” Justin also had number one albums My World 2.0 and Never Say Never. In this fun-filled book, Harlee shares gossipy facts about Justin and the songs that made him famous. Get all the details about Justin, including his thoughts on dating, his likes and dislikes, and his quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end of the book to find out how much a Belieber you really are!
I Heart Robert Pattinson
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations, write about her idols, and hang out at the hippest places. Her friends pop in and offer advice on the latest fashions, beauty tips, music, celeb sightings, and how to deal with parents, school, crushes, and friends.Harlee' s latest assignment is getting the inside scoop on Robert Pattinson, who shot to fame playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight films!In this fun-filled book, Harlee shares gossipy facts about Robert and the movies that made him famous— long before he became Batman! Get all the details about Robert, including his thoughts on dating, his likes and dislikes, and his quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end and find out how much you really know about Robert Pattinson!
I Heart Selena Gomez
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations, write about her idols, and hang out at the hippest places. Her friends pop in and offer advice on the latest fashions, beauty tips, music, celeb sightings, and advice on how to deal with parents, school, crushes, and friends.Harlee' s latest assignment is getting the inside scoop on Selena Gomez, a multi-talented Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated singer and actress who rose to fame in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place. With her band “ Selena Gomez & the Scene," she also released her first album, Kiss and Tell, which reached the top ten on the Billboard album charts.In this fun-filled book, Harlee shares gossipy facts about Selena and the shows and music that made her famous— long before her acclaimed series Only Murders in the Building. Get all the details about Selena, including her thoughts on dating, her likes and dislikes, and her quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end and find out how much you and Selena are alike!
I Heart Shania Twain: A Celebration of the Queen of Country Pop
by Courtney SheaThe Queen of Country Pop is still &“The One,&” and her greatest hits, incredible life, bold style, and chart-topping songs are celebrated in this officially licensed gift book. Includes an exclusive interview with Shania Twain for this book! A stylish celebration of the beloved music icon, I Heart Shania Twain covers all the reasons we love the country star, and in doing so spotlights the greatest hits of her music career as well as her complicated but inspiring off-stage life. Every chapter is a &“Because.&” Longer essays detail big topics like &“Because country music was never the same,&” while shorter sidebars cover interesting life and career facts. And there are plenty of features on her most memorable live performances, music videos, songwriting, bold fashions, and style. Best of all, I Heart Shania Twain features an all-new, intriguing interview with Shania discussing country music, womanhood, dreams for the future, and more. Featuring a mix of full-color photos and illustrations and designed to match the audacious aesthetic of the music superstar, the book is almost as stunningly eye-catching as its subject.
I Heart Taylor Lautner
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations and hang out at the hippest places. And her friends offer advice on the latest fashions, music, celeb sightings, and how to deal with parents, school, and friends. But Harlee is freaking out: Her high school crush is rumored to be dating someone! On top of that, she has no idea which celeb to choose for her next column— until, that is, she hears that Hollywood hottie Taylor Lautner has been spotted working out at a new, nearby gym.... Happily, Harlee' s latest assignment is to get the inside scoop on Lautner, who played the iconic role of werewolf hunk Jacob Black in the blockbuster Twilight series. Harlee's column is overflowing with fun facts about Taylor and the movie that made him famous, Twilight. Find out all the details about his mind-blowing martial arts skills, thoughts on dating, and quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end and find out: Are you Taylor's dream girl?
I Heart Taylor Swift
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations, write about her idols, and hang out at the hippest places. Her friends pop in and offer advice on the latest fashions, beauty tips, music, celeb sightings, and how to deal with parents, school, crushes, and friends.Harlee' s latest assignment is getting the inside scoop on Taylor Swift, the multi-Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter of such hits as “ Love Story” and “ You Belong with Me,” as well as titles songs to her number one albums Fearless and Speak Now. In this fun-filled book, Harlee shares gossipy facts about Taylor and the music that made her famous. Get all the details about Taylor, including her thoughts on dating, her likes and dislikes, and her quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end and find out if you and Taylor are besties!
I Heart Zac Efron
by Harlee HarteHarlee Harte writes the celebrity column for her high school newspaper where she gets to meet and greet the hottest teen sensations, write about her idols, and hang out at the hippest places. Her friends pop in and offer advice on the latest fashions, beauty tips, music, celeb sightings, and how to deal with parents, school, crushes, and friends.Harlee' s latest assignment is getting the inside scoop on Zac Efron, a multi-award-winning actor best known for the Disney Channel movie High School Musical and its sequel, High School Musical 2, which broke viewership records (17.5 million!) for a cable film.In this fun-filled book, Harlee shares gossipy facts about Zac and the films that made him famous. Get all the details about Zac, including his thoughts on dating, his likes and dislikes, and his quick rise to fame. Then, take the quizzes at the end and find out if you and Zac could be together forever!
I Hope There's Pie
by Tony EndelmanTony Endelman is not a rockstar, an athlete, an actor, or a hero of any kind. He's a twenty-something guy, living in the Midwest, stumbling through life like many of us do and hoping to learn something along the way. I Hope There's Pie is a collection of eleven personal essays in which Endelman recounts experiences with family, friendship, depression, failure, work, sex, and drugs - and does so with such affecting honesty and utter hilarity that, by the last page, it's impossible not to feel like you've been hanging out with him for years. With a knack for turning the seemingly mundane into the vastly amusing, Tony Endelman just might be one of the next great comedic voices.
I Hope This Reaches You: An American Soldier’s Account of World War I (Great Lakes Books Series)
by Hilary ConnorI Hope This Reaches You: An American Soldier’s Account of World War I begins in May 1917 with Byron Fiske Field (1897–1968) boarding a morning train bound for Detroit with one objective in mind: to help the United States win the war against Germany. A pacifist at heart, Field had just finished his freshman year at Albion College where he was studying to be a Methodist missionary. Although he found the idea of killing another human to be at odds with his Christian beliefs, like other Americans he was convinced of the righteousness of World War I—the war to end all wars—and he was determined to do his part. In recounting Field’s story, Hilary Connor relied on four principal sources of information found in a footlocker issued to Field as a member of the 168th Ambulance Company in the 42nd Division—or as it was more famously known, the Rainbow Division. The first of these sources is a handwritten diary kept by Byron from February 1918 to July 1919. The second cache of firsthand information is contained in two books that were co-authored by Field and other select Company members in the late winter and early spring of 1919, recounting events and personal experiences of the war—The History of Ambulance Company 168 and Iodine and Gasoline. The third and perhaps most extraordinary source is a collection of over three hundred letters written by Field during the war to his parents and college girlfriend. Included in many of the letters are mementos ranging from the petals of regional flowers in bloom to Red Cross notices to church service programs and other pieces of everyday life that proved invaluable in helping to create a broader and richer historical context. The last category of material is a voluminous collection of personal papers, including academic articles, speech notes, and opinion pieces, written by Field in the decades following the war. The breadth of materials is only further enhanced by the benefit of one hundred years hindsight, lending itself to a more thorough understanding of many of the momentous events that occurred during those years. I Hope This Reaches You is a tapestry of human experience woven from the narrative threads of love, loss, loyalty, sacrifice, triumph, and tragedy that will call to any reader of historical memoirs.
I Hope You Fail: Ten Hater Statements Holding You Back from Getting Everything You Want
by Pinky ColePinky Cole—founder of the wildly successful restaurant chain Slutty Vegan—takes you back to your moments that seemed hopeless to help you discover how filled with possibility they really were.We've all been told we can't do it. That we're not enough. That we grew up in the wrong neighborhood or had the wrong parents or made the wrong choices. That we can't be anything but a failure. . .What they don't tell you is that every obstacle and mess-up in your life has only prepared you for success.Pinky has spent her life dreaming of financial security. After a fire destroyed the New York City restaurant she put everything into building, she was back to square one, working hard for someone else's dream. Her life has been a series of lessons that have given her the tools to build a business that drew the attention of some of the world's top investors.In I Hope You Fail, Pinky tells her own story to empower you in yours. She'll share her ten counter-intuitive hopes for you, including:I hope you don't believe in yourself. . .because the journey to discovering who you truly are is the key to unlocking the life you want.I hope you don't get that raise. . .because money doesn't equal respect, but it can show you how much you are truly valued at work.I hope the customers don't show up. . .so you can have the feedback you need to reevaluate your approach and find one that works.Filled with practical advice and motivational gut-punches, I Hope You Fail will teach you how to learn from your WTF moments and find fuel in your losses.
I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford
by Richard SnowFrom the acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who “writes with verve and a keen eye” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a fresh and entertaining account of Henry Ford and his invention of the Model T—the ugly, cranky, invincible machine that defined twentieth-century America. Every century or so, our republic has been remade by a new technology: 170 years ago the railroad changed Americans’ conception of space and time; in our era, the microprocessor revolutionized how humans communicate. But in the early twentieth century the agent of creative destruction was the gasoline engine, as put to work by an unknown and relentlessly industrious young man named Henry Ford. Born the same year as the battle of Gettysburg, Ford died two years after the atomic bombs fell, and his life personified the tremendous technological changes achieved in that span. Growing up as a Michigan farm boy with a bone-deep loathing of farming, Ford intuitively saw the advantages of internal combustion. Resourceful and fearless, he built his first gasoline engine out of scavenged industrial scraps. It was the size of a sewing machine. From there, scene by scene, Richard Snow vividly shows Ford using his innate mechanical abilities, hard work, and radical imagination as he transformed American industry. In many ways, of course, Ford’s story is well known; in many more ways, it is not. Richard Snow masterfully weaves together a fascinating narrative of Ford’s rise to fame through his greatest invention, the Model T. When Ford first unveiled this car, it took twelve and a half hours to build one. A little more than a decade later, it took exactly one minute. In making his car so quickly and so cheaply that his own workers could easily afford it, Ford created the cycle of consumerism that we still inhabit. Our country changed in a mere decade, and Ford became a national hero. But then he soured, and the benevolent side of his character went into an ever-deepening eclipse, even as the America he had remade evolved beyond all imagining into a global power capable of producing on a vast scale not only cars, but airplanes, ships, machinery, and an infinity of household devices. A highly pleasurable read, filled with scenes and incidents from Ford’s life, particularly during the intense phase of his secretive competition with other early car manufacturers, I Invented the Modern Age shows Richard Snow at the height of his powers as a popular historian and reclaims from history Henry Ford, the remarkable man who, indeed, invented the modern world as we know it.
I Just Haven't Met You Yet: Finding Empowerment in Dating, Love, and Life
by Tracy StraussA Modern-Day Bridget Jones’s Diary Meets Eat, Pray, Love, One of Bustle’s “Writers to Watch” Offers Advice, Life Lessons, and Lots of HeartI Just Haven’t Met You Yet details Tracy Strauss’s dating history and her journey to dismantle the effects and stigmas of an abusive past, break free of destructive relationship patterns, and ultimately conquer her fear of truly being seen by the world, flaws and all. The author shares the transformative lessons she learned and self-empowerment she achieved while passing each hurdle along the way to finding the love of her life. Tracy Strauss helps readers empower themselves by taking a challenging look at the ways the negative events of their lives, including sexual harassment and abuse, have shaped their self-perception and created obstacles to personal success, and how readers can change that troubled self-image along with their (love) lives. I Just Haven’t Met You Yet is a modern-day journey of the heart. It is a story about taking big risks, changing old habits and beliefs about dating, and speaking back to the naysayers, especially that internal critic, the inner love saboteur. It is a prime mover and the only epistolary memoir cum dating/relationship essay book of its kind.
I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays
by Nell Irvin PainterFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The History of White People and Old in Art School, a finalist for the NBCC Award, comes a comprehensive new collection of essays spanning art, politics, and the legacy of racism that shapes American history as we know it.Throughout her prolific writing career, Nell Painter has published works on such luminaries as Sojourner Truth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Malcolm X. Her unique vantage on American history pushes the boundaries of personal narrative and academic authorship. Led by an unbridled curiosity for her subjects, Painter asks readers to reconsider ideas of race, politics, and identity. I Just Keep Talking assembles her writing for the first time into a single volume, displaying the breadth and depth of Painter&’s decades-long historical inquiry and the evolution of Black political thought—and includes a dazzling introduction and coda being published for the first time in this collection. From her mining of figures like Carrie Buck and Martin Delaney for their resonance today, to a deep dive into the history of exclusion through the work of Toni Morrison, to a discussion of the American political landscape after the 2016 election, Painter nimbly portrays the trials of a country frequently at war with itself.Along with Painter&’s writing, this collection offers her original artwork, threaded throughout the book as counterpoint and emphasis. Her visual art shows a deft mind turning toward the tragedy and humor of her subjects; pulling from newspapers, personal records, and original sketches, Painter&’s artwork testifies to the dialectic of tremendous change and stasis that continues to shape American history.These essays resist easy answers in favor of complexity, the inescapable sense of our country&’s potential thwarted by its failures. This collection will surely solidify Painter&’s place among the finest critics and writers of the last half century.
I Just Lately Started Buying Wings: Missives from the Other Side of Silence
by Kim Dana KuppermanI Just Lately Started Buying Wings is a finely crafted debut, winner of the 2009 Bakeless Nonfiction PrizeKim Dana Kupperman's essays plumb the emotional and spiritual depths of a transitory life. Her episodic "missives" cover territory from the chaos of a frenetic childhood to love affairs, failed and otherwise, to the Chernobyl nuclear accident, to an ocean-crossing search for her Eastern European roots. In confident, lyrical prose, Kupperman leads the reader through a winding gallery—a collection of still lifes and portraits, landscapes of loneliness and love.
I Just Wanted to Save My Family
by Stéphan PélissierThe timely, powerful memoir of a man unjustly charged with a crime for helping his relatives, refugees from Syria. For trying to save his in-laws, who were fleeing certain death in Syria, Stéphan Pélissier was threatened with fifteen years in prison by the Greek justice system, which accused him of human smuggling. His crime? Having gone to search for the parents, brother, and sister of his wife, Zéna, in Greece rather than leaving them to undertake a treacherous journey by boat to Italy. Their joy on finding each other quickly turned into a nightmare: Pélissier was arrested as a result of a missing car registration and thrown into prison. Although his relatives were ultimately able to seek asylum—legally—in France, Pélissier had to fight to prove his innocence, and to uphold the values of common humanity and solidarity in which he so strongly believes. I Just Wanted to Save My Family offers a heartrending window into the lives of those displaced by the Syrian civil war and a scathing critique of the often absurd, unfeeling bureaucracies that determine their fates.
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love
by Ivan MaiselIn this deeply emotional memoir, a longtime ESPN writer reflects on the suicide of his son Max and delves into how their complicated relationship led him to see grief as love.In February 2015, Ivan Maisel received a call that would alter his life forever: his son Max's car had been found abandoned in a parking next to Lake Ontario. Two months later, Max's body would be found in the lake. There&’d been no note or obvious indication that Max wanted to harm himself; he&’d signed up for a year-long subscription to a dating service; he&’d spent the day he disappeared doing photography work for school. And this uncertainty became part of his father&’s grief. I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye explores with grace, depth, and refinement the tragically transformative reality of losing a child. But it also tells the deeply human and deeply empathetic story of a father&’s relationship with his son, of its complications, and of Max and Ivan&’s struggle—as is the case for so many parents and their children—to connect.I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye is a stunning, poignant exploration of the father and son relationship, of how our tendency to overlook men&’s mental health can have devastating consequences, and how ultimately letting those who grieve do so openly and freely can lead to greater healing.
I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comics
by Rich Shydner Mark SchiffThe biggest names in standup comedy reveal the howlingly funny, completely shocking, and disturbingly bizarre moments they've experienced on the road.
I Kiss Your Hands Many Times: Hearts, Souls, and Wars in Hungary
by Marianne Szegedy-MaszakA magnificent wartime love story about the forces that brought the author's parents together and those that nearly drove them apart Marianne Szegedy-Maszák's parents, Hanna and Aladár, met and fell in love in Budapest in 1940. He was a rising star in the foreign ministry--a vocal anti-Fascist who was in talks with the Allies when he was arrested and sent to Dachau. She was the granddaughter of Manfred Weiss, the industrialist patriarch of an aristocratic Jewish family that owned factories, were patrons of intellectuals and artists, and entertained dignitaries at their baronial estates. Though many in the family had converted to Catholicism decades earlier, when the Germans invaded Hungary in March 1944, they were forced into hiding. In a secret and controversial deal brokered with Heinrich Himmler, the family turned over their vast holdings in exchange for their safe passage to Portugal. Aladár survived Dachau, a fragile and anxious version of himself. After nearly two years without contact, he located Hanna and wrote her a letter that warned that he was not the man she'd last seen, but he was still in love with her. After months of waiting for visas and transit, she finally arrived in a devastated Budapest in December 1945, where at last they were wed. Framed by a cache of letters written between 1940 and 1947, Szegedy-Maszák's family memoir tells the story, at once intimate and epic, of the complicated relationship Hungary had with its Jewish population--the moments of glorious humanism that stood apart from its history of anti-Semitism--and with the rest of the world. She resurrects in riveting detail a lost world of splendor and carefully limns the moral struggles that history exacted--from a country and its individuals. Praise for I Kiss Your Hands Many Times "I Kiss Your Hand Many Times is the sweeping story of Marianne Szegedy-Maszák's family in pre- and post-World War II Europe, capturing the many ways the struggles of that period shaped her family for years to come. But most of all it is a beautiful love story, charting her parents' devotion in one of history's darkest hours."--Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, the Huffington Post Media Group "In this panoramic and gripping narrative of a vanished world of great wealth and power, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák restores an important missing chapter of European, Hungarian, and Holocaust history."--Kati Marton, author of Paris: A Love Story and Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America"How many times can a heart be broken? Hungarians know, Marianne Szegedy-Maszák's family more than most. History has broken theirs again and again. This is the story of that violence, told by the daughter of an extraordinary man and extraordinary woman who refused to surrender to it. Every perfectly chosen word is as it happened. So brace yourself. Truth can break hearts, too."--Robert Sam Anson, author of War News: A Young Reporter in Indochina"This family memoir is everything you could wish for in the genre: the story of a fascinating family that illuminates the historical time it lived through. . . . Informative and fascinating in every way, [I Kiss Your Hands Many Times] is a great introduction to World War II Hungary and a moving tale of personal relationships in a time of great duress."--Booklist (starred review)
I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms
by Nancy ShearA vivid personal account of a Golden Age in classical music—the second half of the 20th century—providing a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of a top symphony orchestra.Nancy Shear was only fifteen when she began sneaking into Philadelphia Orchestra concerts through the stage door, and seventeen when she was hired as a member of the orchestra&’s library staff to help prepare the music; one year later, she became Leopold Stokowski&’s musical assistant. Being young and female, she was a pioneer in both positions. I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms takes readers into the homes, studios, and minds of legendary artists with whom Shear shared close personal relationships, including Stokowski, Mstislav Rostropovich, Eugene Ormandy, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Many of these brilliant and talented artists were also outrageous, egocentric, and tyrannical. Throughout this book, Shear topples more than a few revered musicians from their podiums and their pedestals. A literary welcome mat to the beautiful world of classical music, this memoir is accessible and engaging for all. It brings readers into rehearsals and concert halls, revealing the choices musicians must consider, and what conductors, players, and composers really do. A heartwarming story about passion, determination, and survival, I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms explores music at its core. No reader will ever listen to music the same way again.
I Knew a Phoenix: Sketches for an Autobiography
by May SartonSarton's memoir begins with her roots in a Belgian childhood and describes her youth and education in Cambridge, Massachusetts, her coming-of-age years, and the people who influenced her life as a writer.
I Knew a Phoenix: Sketches for an Autobiography
by May SartonMay Sarton&’s first memoir: A lyrical and enchanting look at her formative years from the onset of the First World War through the beginning of the Second Author of a dozen memoirs, May Sarton had a unique talent for capturing the wonder and beauty of nature, love, aging, and art. Throughout her prolific career, she penned many journals examining the different stages of her life, and in this, her first memoir, she laid the foundation for what would become one of the most beloved autobiographical oeuvres in modern literature. Sarton writes of her early childhood in Belgium in the years before World War I, her time in Boston while her father taught at Harvard, and her schooling in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she fell in love with poetry and theater. She describes her first meetings and fast friendships with such notable figures as Virginia Woolf, Julian Huxley, James Stephens, and S. S. Koteliansky, many of whom would later come to populate her critically acclaimed journals. With sharp insights and captivating prose, I Knew a Phoenix introduces a generation of readers to one of the twentieth century&’s most cherished writers.