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Soy lo que soy
by Oswaldo CattoneLa autobiografía de uno de los hombres más queridos e influyentes del teatro peruano Cuando empezó la cuarentena sanitaria en 2020 y las salas de teatro se cerraron, Osvaldo Cattone se las ingenió para mantener encendido su espíritu creador. Durante ese año se dio a la tarea de compendiar sus recuerdos más entrañables. El resultado es esta apasionante autobiografía que cifra una existencia consagrada al mundo del espectáculo. Soy lo que soy es un aleccionador y ameno recuento de una vida tocada por el duende de la vocación artística. Un recorrido por los tres países que lo acogieron, formaron y aplaudieron —Argentina, Italia y Perú—, y donde Cattone desarrolló una destacada carrera como actor, director, productor y empresario. Décadas de entrega profesional que hoy constituyen uno de los capítulos esenciales en la historia del teatro peruano. En estas ejemplares memorias, escritas a sus 87 años, Cattone celebra y agradece su vida, al tiempo que se despide de ella con la alegría y la lucidez que siempre lo acompañaron
Soy tu hombre. La vida de Leonard Cohen
by Sylvie Simmons«Si queremos expresar la derrota común, procuremos hacerlo dentro de los límites estrictos de la dignidad y la belleza.»Leonard Cohen Cuando aún era un adolescente, Leonard Cohen se asomó un día al balcón de su casa en Montreal y oyó unos acordes de guitarra. El chico sentado en la hierba tocaba flamenco y durante unos días se convirtió en el primer maestro de Leonard. Desde entonces, paso a paso, Leonard Cohen fue forjando una carrera en la que los momentos estelares se alternaron con épocas oscuras, y en la que la música fue fiel aliada de la escritura. Canciones como «Suzane», «So Long, Marianne» o «Chelsea Hotel» nos acompañaron a lo largo del siglo XX y los poemas de Libro del anhelo resumen en pocas líneas emociones que no tienen fecha de caducidad. Muchos veneran a ese hombre que en 2011 fue galardonado con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias y que, hasta el día de su muerte, el 7 de noviembre de 2016, siguió dando la vuelta al mundo para estar cerca de su público. Cuando alguien le tachaba de pesimista, Cohen sonreía y soltaba una de sus frases memorables, que constituyen una lección de vida. Revisando estas palabras, entrevistando a la gente que le era próxima y reuniendo datos inéditos que el propio autor le proporcionó sobre su trayectoria personal y profesional, Sylvie Simmons reunió las piezas que componían al hombre y al artista y ahora, tras la muerte de Cohen, lo ha completado hasta lograr su mejor retrato.
Soy un bipolar que se ha curado: La ciencia de la mente es la espiritualidad y no la psiquiatría
by Benjamin NemopodeEste libro breve, que puede verse como un ensayo, debe considerarse tanto una introducción como un epílogo de mi bestseller Otra mirada sobre la bipolaridad – No hay que avergonzarse por elegir la felicidad. Otra mirada sobre la bipolaridad ha sido el libro en francés más vendido sobre el tema durante más de 10 años. Algo de lo que me alegro enormemente. Ese libro ha conseguido su objetivo, que consistía en contar mi historia con total transparencia, pero también, y sobre todo, hacer que muchos enfermos, y familiares de enfermos, pudieran encontrar en él una mayor comprensión de este trastorno y una ayuda para atravesarlo. A lo largo de los años, la lectura de los numerosos comentarios de los lectores me ha demostrado hasta qué punto el objetivo ha sido alcanzado, por lo que os invito encarecidamente a que vayáis a la página del libro y la naveguéis para constatarlo. Cuando terminé de escribirlo, a los 37 años, no sabía cómo continuaría mi historia y Otra mirada sobre la bipolaridad terminaba con ese gran interrogante. Años después, este ensayo lo responde y creo que también será de interés para todos aquellos que se hayan hecho esa pregunta, y espero que les dé muchas ganas de ir a leer, o releer, mi historia autobiográfica impregnada de una esperanza superadora. La curación es posible, leedlo y vedlo, como yo lo veo porque lo estoy viviendo. Coraje, fuerza, comprensión, esperanza, y fe. Estoy seguro de que un día este trastorno se verá de una manera completamente diferente, y espero que mi testimonio haya servido para conseguirlo.
Soñadores
by Yuyi MoralesYuyi Morales, artista galardonada con la Mención de Honor Caldecott y cinco veces ganadora del Premio Pura Belpré, cuenta su historia como inmigrante en este libro ilustrado tributo al poder transformador de la esperanza... y de la lectura. En 1994, Yuyi Morales dejó su hogar en Xalapa, México, para emigrar a Estados Unidos con su hijo pequeño. Aunque dejó atrás casi todas sus pertenencias, no llegó con las manos vacías.Trajo consigo su fortaleza, su trabajo, su pasión, sus esperanzas y sueños... y sus historias. El nuevo y magnífico libro de Yuyi Morales, Soñadores, se centra en la búsqueda por encontrar un hogar en un nuevo lugar. El trayecto de Yuyi y su hijo Kelly no fue fácil, ya que ella no hablaba inglés en esa época. Pero, juntos, descubrieron un lugar desconocido e increíble: la biblioteca pública. Allí, libro a libro, descifraron la lengua de esta nueva tierra y formaron en ella su hogar.Soñadores es un homenaje a los migrantes y a todo lo que traen con ellos, y aportan, cuando dejan sus países. Es una historia de familia. Una historia que nos recuerda que todos somos soñadores que llevamos nuestros propios regalos donde quiera que vayamos. Bella y poderosa en todo momento, pero especialmente de una urgente premura hoy en día en que el futuro de los dreamers es incierto, esta es una historia actual y eterna.El poético texto se complementa con unas espléndidas ilustraciones llenas de detalle y simbolismo. Incluye un ensayo autobiográfico sobre la experiencia de Yuyi, una bibliografía de los libros que la han inspirado (y la siguen inspirando) y una descripción de las bellas imágenes, texturas y recuerdos que utilizó para la creación de este libro.También disponible la edición en inglés, Dreamers.
Soñar con Alegría
by Ignacio Jasiel Hernández MayaDivertirme y divertir. Ayudarme y ayudar. Amarme y amar. Acompañar con Alegría. <P><P> La obra relata la historia de Acompañar con Alegría IAP, una institución de asistencia privada, sin fines de lucro, conformada por jóvenes voluntarias y voluntarios, quienes acuden a Hospitales, Casas Hogar, Asilos de ancianos y realizan Sueños a pacientes del área de pediatría, muchos de ellos, enfermos de cáncer. <P><P>Aunque el camino está lleno de obstáculos logran superarlos con la misión de ayudar a quien lo necesita. En un mundo lleno de egoísmo, descubren que lo más hermoso de la vida es dar, ayudar a quien ha sufrido una pérdida.
Soñar en grande
by Lorena OchoaLorena Ochoa es, además de la más grande golfista que ha dado Mexico, una atleta capaz de competir al más alto nivel pero, ante todo un ser humano íntegro, que vive a cabalidad sus valores. Ésta es la historia de lo que sucede cuando se sueña en grande. Un libro que te inspirará y te mostrará cómo se pueden lograr los objetivos que marques en tu vida. "Cuando llegué al campo de golf por la mañana sentí esa buena vibra que siempre sentía cuando ganaba. Mi propósito era disfrutar todos los tiros buenos y no tan buenos, los hoyos, el cariño de mi gente, del público que tanto me apoyó a lo largo de mi carrera... Recuerdo cómo me presentaron: 'De Guadalajara, México, jugadora número uno del mundo: Lorena Ochoa'. Entonces levanté la cara, le di las gracias al público y, como acostumbraba, me persigné, coloqué mi bastón en posición y di mi primer tiro con lágrimas en los ojos. En ese momento sentí que mis piernas flaqueaban; busqué a mi caddie, le di mi driver y le dije llorando: 'Vamos a disfrutar este día'." Lorena Ochoa se encontraba en una inigualable situación cuando anunció su retiro de la Ladies Professional Golf Association. Vivía el sueño que imaginó desde pequeña: convertirse en la mejor golfista del mundo. Gracias a su entereza y tenacidad, logró una carrera exitosa que continúa hoy día y que ha completado a nivel personal con la familia propia que también siempre soñó. En este libro Lorena comparte por primera vez su experiencia, llena de satisfacciones y sacrificios, demostrando que el talento no es suficiente para alcanzar nuestras metas: se requieren disciplina, ética, apoyo de los seres queridos y mucho esfuerzo para afrontar los desafíos y triunfar. Un testimonio de lucha y éxito donde Lorena Ochoa, jugadora profesional de golf número uno del mundo, nos cuenta su vida, desde la infancia hasta alcanzar la cima del éxito.
Soñar es poder.La historia y las claves del éxito del español que consiguió acompañar al presidente Obama hasta la Casa
by Juan VerdeLa autobiografía personal y profesional del hombre que codirigió la campaña internacional de reelección de Obama en su camino a la Casa Blanca, un libro necesario e inspiracional con el mensaje claro de que no hay imposibles y de que tú sí puedes conseguir tus sueños. ¿Cómo un joven español de familia humilde puede convertirse en un empresario y asesor de éxito y llegar a trabajar con Bill y Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Ted Kennedy, entre otros, y llegar a convertirse una pieza clave dentro del Gobierno de Barack Obama? ¿Cuáles son las claves de su éxito? En Soñar es poder el asesor del presidente Obama Juan Verde escribe en primera persona las peripecias que lo llevaron a Estados Unidos y cómo allí descubrió cuál era su sueño y cómo luchó para conseguirlo. Una historia plagada de entusiasmo y de lucha, de convicción y de valentía, un guion que comienza en una pequeña localidad de Gran Canaria y que termina en Washingtonen la Casa Blanca. Juan Verde te habla en esta obra de la importancia de creer en un sueño, de sentir pasión por lo que haces, de lo importante que es asumir riesgos y de ponerte siempre al servicio del otro. Estos tres últimos son para él no sólo los tres pilares sobre los que se construye una carrera de éxito, sino que constituyen su propia filosofía de vida.
Soñar lo imposible
by Paula MorenoEstas historias de vida inspiradoras nos enseñarán cómo podemos desafiar lo imposible y transformar nuestra realidad. En esta memoria de memorias, Paula Moreno nos cuenta la historia de líderes sociales que han cambiado el país e impactado positivamente a la sociedad, aunque su liderazgo sea invisible a los ojos de muchos. Paula reconstruye sus testimonios para demostrarnos que los procesos de empoderamiento sí ayudan a reducir la desigualdad y que, cuando somos conscientes de nuestro poder, logramos romper paradigmas y convertirnos en agentes de cambio a diferentes escalas. Estas historias de vida inspiradoras nos enseñarán a desafiar lo imposible y a transformar nuestra realidad.
Space Below My Feet
by Gwen MoffatA classic mountaineering memoir by one of the UK's foremost female climbers.'A story of climbing and compulsive love of mountains ... magnificent' OBSERVERIn 1945, when Gwen Moffat was in her twenties, she deserted from her post as a driver and dispatch rider in the Army and went to live rough in Wales and Cornwall, climbing and living on practically nothing. She hitch-hiked her way around, travelling from Skye to Chamonix and many places in between, with all her possessions on her back, although these amounted to little more than a rope and a sleeping bag.When the money ran out, she worked as a forester, went winkle-picking on the Isle of Skye, acted as the helmsman of a schooner and did a stint as an artist's model. And always there were the mountains, drawing her away from a 'proper' job.Throughout this unique story, there are acutely observed accounts of mountaineering exploits as Moffat tackles the toughest climbs and goes on to become Britain's leading female climber - and the first woman to qualify as a mountain guide.
Space Below My Feet
by Gwen MoffatA classic mountaineering memoir by one of the UK's foremost female climbers, now the subject of the acclaimed film documentary Operation Moffat.In 1945, when Gwen Moffat was in her twenties, she deserted from her post as a driver and dispatch rider in the Army and went to live rough in Wales and Cornwall, climbing and living on practically nothing. She hitch-hiked her way around, travelling from Skye to Chamonix and many places in between, with all her possessions on her back, although these amounted to little more than a rope and a sleeping bag.When the money ran out, she worked as a forester, went winkle-picking on the Isle of Skye, acted as the helmsman of a schooner and did a stint as an artist's model. And always there were the mountains, drawing her away from a 'proper' job.Throughout this unique story, there are acutely observed accounts of mountaineering exploits as Moffat tackles the toughest climbs and goes on to become Britain's leading female climber - and the first woman to qualify as a mountain guide.
Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart
by Deborah SantanaDeborah Santana is best known for her marriage to music icon Carlos Santana–a thirty-year bond that endures to this day. But as a girl growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s, daughter of a white mother and a black father–the legendary blues guitarist Saunders King–her life was charged with its own drama long before she married. In this beautiful, haunting memoir, Deborah Santana shares for the first time her early experiences with racial intolerance, her romantic involvement with musician Sly Stone and the suffering she endured in that relationship, and her adventures in the freewheeling 1960s. Yet it is her spiritual awakening that is the core of this story. The civil rights movement was the foundation of her growth, the Woodstock era the backdrop of her love with Carlos. The couple was drawn indelibly together by a search for truth and spirituality, but while yearning to be filled with God’s light, they were pulled dangerously toward a manipulative cult. They eventually disengage themselves from the guru and reclaim control of their lives, putting their love for each other before the cult’s increasingly strenuous demands. Space Between the Starsis a moving account of self-discovery, rendered in raw, beautiful prose, by a woman whose heart has remained pure even in times of despair. As Deborah Santana talks frankly about her lifelong fight against racial injustice and her deep-seated loyalty to her family, ultimately it is the struggle to remain a spiritual and artistic force in her own right, in the shadow of one of the world’s most revered musicians, that shines through as her most indomitable pursuit. From the Hardcover edition.
Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity
by Nico TortorellaYounger star and LGTBQIA+ advocate Nico Tortorella investigates love, sex, gender, addiction, family, fame, and fluidity through their personal story and the lens of their nonbinary identity “Nico Tortorella embodies the twenty-first-century human.”—RuPaulNico Tortorella is a seeker. Raised on a steady regimen of Ram Dass and raw food, they have always been interested in the more spiritual aspects of life. That is, until the desire for fame and fortune eclipsed their journey toward enlightenment and sent them into a downward spiral of addiction and self-destructive behavior. It wasn’t until Nico dug deep and began to examine the fluidity of both their sexuality and gender identity that they became more comfortable in their own skin, got sober from alcohol, entered into an unconventional marriage with the love of their life, and fully embraced a queer lifestyle that afforded them the opportunity to explore the world outside the gender binary. It was precisely in that space between that Nico encountered the diverse community of open-minded, supportive peers they’d always dreamed of having. Expanding on themes explored on their popular podcast, The Love Bomb, Nico shares the intimate details of their romantic partnerships, the dysfunction of their loud but loving Italian family, and the mingling of their feminine and masculine identities into one multidimensional, sexually fluid, nonbinary individual. Nico has become a leading voice of the fluidity movement by encouraging open dialogue and universal acceptance. Space Between is at once an education for readers, a manifesto for both the labeled and label-free generations, and a personal memoir of love, identity, and acceptance.Praise for Space Between“In an industry that thrives on artifice, Nico Tortorella’s candid soul-searching is precious and invigorating. As with the best truth-telling, it gives language to a thirst we had forgotten, while also quenching it. This is a book about addiction, familial trauma, and gender—yes—but more so it is about living. Living is an art form that Nico does well, and this book is an argument for making meaning from the messiness that surrounds us rather than simply muting it. Nico’s distinct and relatable prose tangos us past binaries, toward an intimacy beyond language.”—Alok Vaid-Menon
Space Is the Place
by John F. SzwedAlways riveting, Space Is the Place is the definitive biography of "one of the great big-band leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz" (New York Times)--unparalleled for his purposeful outlandishness, a man who exerted a powerful influence over a vast array of artists.Sun Ra--a/k/a Herman Poole "Sonny Blount--was born in Alabama on May 22, 1914. But like Father Divine and Elijah Muhammad, he made a lifelong effort to obscure many of the facts of his early life. After years as a rehearsal pianist for nightclub revues and in blues and swing bands, including Wynonie Harris's and Fletcher Henderson's, Sun Ra set out in the 1950s to find a way to impart his views about the galaxy, black people, and spiritual matters through the various incarnations of the Intergalactic Arkestra. His repertoire ranging from boogie-woogie, swing, and bebop to free form, fusion, and whatever, Sun Ra was above all a paragon of contradictions: profundity and vaudeville; technical pianistic virtuosity and irony; assiduous attention to arrangements and encouragement of collective improvisation; respect for tradition and celebration of the fresh.Some might have been bemused by his Afro-Platonic neo-hermeticism; others might have laughed at his egregious excesses. But Sun Ra was at once one of the great avant-gardists of the latter half of the twentieth century and a black cultural nationalist who extended Afrocentrism from ancient Egypt to the heavens.
Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra
by John SzwedConsidered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion and free jazz. John Szwed's Space is the Place is the definitive biography of this musical polymath, who was one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde artists and intellectuals. Charting the whole of Sun Ra's life and career, Szwed outlines how after years in Chicago as a blues and swing band pianist, Sun Ra set out in the 1950s to impart his views about the galaxy, black people, and spiritual matters by performing music with the Arkestra that was as vital and innovative as it was mercurial and confounding. Szwed's readers—whether they are just discovering Sun Ra or are among the legion of poets, artists, intellectuals, and musicians who consider him a spiritual godfather—will find that, indeed, space is the place.
Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
by Michael BensonThe definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke—&“a tremendous explication of a tremendous film….Breathtaking&” (The Washington Post).Fifty years ago a strikingly original film had its premiere. Still acclaimed as one of the most remarkable and important motion pictures ever made, 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted the first contacts between humanity and extraterrestrial intelligence. The movie was the product of a singular collaboration between Stanley Kubrick and science fiction visionary Arthur C. Clarke. Fresh off the success of his cold war satire Dr. Strangelove, Kubrick wanted to make the first truly first-rate science fiction film. Drawing from Clarke&’s ideas and with one of the author&’s short stories as the initial inspiration, their bold vision benefited from pioneering special effects that still look extraordinary today, even in an age of computer-generated images. In Space Odyssey, author, artist, and award-winning filmmaker Michael Benson &“delivers expert inside stuff&” (San Francisco Chronicle) from his extensive research of Kubrick&’s and Clarke&’s archives. He has had the cooperation of Kubrick&’s widow, Christiane, and interviewed most of the key people still alive who worked on the film. Drawing also from other previously unpublished interviews, Space Odyssey provides a 360-degree view of the film from its genesis to its legacy, including many previously untold stories. And it features dozens of photos from the making of the film, most never previously published. &“At last! The dense, intense, detailed, and authoritative saga of the making of the greatest motion picture I&’ve ever seen…Michael Benson has done the Cosmos a great service&” (Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks).
Space: A Memoir
by Jesse Lee KerchevalKercheval remembers her days growing up in Florida, her mother addicted to Valium and her father turning into a workaholic.
Spaceman (Adapted for Young Readers): The True Story of a Young Boy's Journey to Becoming an Astronaut
by Mike MassiminoAn astronaut who completed spacewalks on two Hubble missions tells his inspiring story in this middle grade adaptation of the bestselling adult memoir, Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe.From the time he was seven-years-old and saw Apollo 11 land on the moon, Mike Massimino dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Long Island is a long way from space. Kids like him, growing up in working-class families, seldom left the neighborhood. But with the encouragement of teachers and mentors, Mike ventured down on a path that took him to Columbia University and to MIT. It wasn't easy. There were academic setbacks and disappointments aplenty--and NASA turned him down three times. Still, Mike never gave up. He rose to each challenge and forged ahead, inching closer to realizing his boyhood dream. His love of science and space, along with his indomitable spirit and sense of teamwork eventually got him assigned to two missions to fix the Hubble Space Telescope--as a spacewalker. Spaceman takes readers on Mike's unlikely ride from Earth to space, showing the breathtaking wonder of science and technology along the way."Mike Massimino is a spaceman through and through. In this edition for young people, he tells us how hard work can take you out of this world. He believes in teamwork, and he never gives up. Prepare to be inspired." --BILL NYE, SCIENCE GUY and CEO, THE PLANETARY SOCIETY
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
by Tanner Colby Mike MassiminoMike Massimino's compelling memoir takes us on a brilliant journey where the nerdiest science meets the most thrilling adventure to reveal what 'the right stuff' truly is. Many children dream of becoming an astronaut when they grow up, but when NASA rejected him, he kept on trying. Even being told his poor eyesigh would mean he could never make it didn't stop him; he simply trained his eyes to be better. Finally, at the third time of asking, NASA accepted him. So began Massimino's 18-year career as an astronaut, and the extraordinary lengths he went to to get accepted was only the beginning. In this awe-inspiring memoir, he reveals the hard work, camaraderie and sheer guts involved in the life of an astronaut; he vividly describes what it is like to strap yourself into the Space Shuttle and blast off into space, or the sensation of walking in space, as he did when he embarked on an emergency repair of the Hubble telescope. He also talks movingly about the Columbia tragedy, and how it felt to step into the Space Shuttle again in the aftermath of that disaster. Massimino was inspired by the film The Right Stuff, and this book is not only a tribute to those fellow astronauts he worked with, but also a stunning example of someone who had exactly those attributes himself.
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
by Mike MassiminoNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NASA astronaut Mike Massimino shares incredible true stories from space—a rare, wonderful world where science meets the most thrilling adventure. &“Mike is a spaceman through and through; he tells how hard work can take you out of this world.&”—Bill Nye the Science Guy Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that&’s about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you&’re about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind&’s chance to unlock the universe&’s secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit, with all the zip and buoyancy of life in microgravity.Massimino&’s childhood space dreams were born the day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Growing up in a working-class Long Island family, he catapulted himself to Columbia and then MIT, only to flunk his first doctoral exam and be rejected three times by NASA before making it through the final round of astronaut selection.Taking us through the surreal wonder and beauty of his first spacewalk, the tragedy of losing friends in the Columbia shuttle accident, and the development of his enduring love for the Hubble Telescope—which he and his fellow astronauts were tasked with saving on his final mission—Massimino has written an ode to never giving up, revealing just what having &“the right stuff&” really means.
Spaces for Nostalgia: Difficult Memories and Material Consolations (Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict)
by Mario PanicoHow is nostalgia expressed through space? Studies of nostalgia have long illustrated the emotional dynamics which condition our desire to go back to a time and a space that belong to the past. This book addresses this condition from an innovative perspective, by over-exposing the spatial dimension of nostalgia. Doing so unveils alternative and complementary ways of thinking through how this emotion is activated: in particular, how space – unlike time – can be recreated in the present, even in a different location, with the deliberate aim of consoling this bittersweet sensation. The volume defines this re-creation as a “space for nostalgia”. In this book, this concept is applied within the context of cultural heritage and difficult memories. As a further step, then, the volume questions the modalities through which nostalgia can interact with and permeate a space of memory, therefore influencing collective understandings and the emotional re-writings of our shared pasts. Through case studies relating to challenging nostalgias for troubled pasts in Western Europe, the book examines how the furnishing and use of space, the discourses that surround it, and the objects that become synecdoche of it provide a terrain where even unlikely or troubling forms of nostalgia can grow and blossom.
Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai, Mayhem and Misspent Youth
by Stuart BraithwaiteBorn the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a life of psychedelic adventuring on the furthest frontiers of noise in MOGWAI, one of the best loved and most ground-breaking post-rock bands of the past three decades.Modestly delinquent at school, Stuart developed an early appetite for 'alternative' music in what might arguably be described as its halcyon days, the late '80s. Discovering bands like Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and Jesus and Mary Chain, and attending seminal gigs (often incongruously incognito as a young girl with long hair to compensate for his babyface features) by The Cure and Nirvana, Stuart compensated for his indifference to school work with a dedication to rock and roll . . . and of course the fledgling hedonism that comes with it.Spaceships Over Glasgow is a love song to live rock and roll; to the passionate abandon we've all felt in the crowd (and some of us, if lucky enough, from the stage) at a truly incendiary gig. It is also the story of a life lived on the edge; of the high-times and hazardous pit-stops of international touring with a band of misfits and miscreants.
Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai, Mayhem and Misspent Youth
by Stuart BraithwaiteBorn the son of Scotland's last telescope-maker, Stuart Braithwaite was perhaps always destined for a life of psychedelic adventuring on the furthest frontiers of noise in MOGWAI, one of the best loved and most ground-breaking post-rock bands of the past three decades.Modestly delinquent at school, Stuart developed an early appetite for 'alternative' music in what might arguably be described as its halcyon days, the late '80s. Discovering bands like Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and Jesus and Mary Chain, and attending seminal gigs (often incongruously incognito as a young girl with long hair to compensate for his babyface features) by The Cure and Nirvana, Stuart compensated for his indifference to school work with a dedication to rock and roll . . . and of course the fledgling hedonism that comes with it.Spaceships Over Glasgow is a love song to live rock and roll; to the passionate abandon we've all felt in the crowd (and some of us, if lucky enough, from the stage) at a truly incendiary gig. It is also the story of a life lived on the edge; of the high-times and hazardous pit-stops of international touring with a band of misfits and miscreants.
Spain for the Sovereigns (Isabella and Ferdinand Trilogy #2)
by Jean PlaidyMarried to Ferdinand after continual fears and disappointments, Isabella triumphed over every danger, convinced of her true destiny. With the might of Portugal humbled, the Court of the Sovereigns saw the rise of Torquemada, the establishment of the dreaded Inquisition, and the coming of Columbus, who left the woman he loved to make a dream reality. Ambitious and unfaithful, Ferdinand longed to lead his troops against the Moorish strongholds. Isabella knew a united Spain and a glorious future could be theirs, but they must only share it together. . .
Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie
by Andrew P. SykesMeet Andrew: French teacher, writer and long-distance cyclist. Now, meet Reggie, his bike. With two European cycling adventures already under his belt, Andrew was ready for a new challenge. Exchanging his job as a teacher in Oxfordshire for an expedition on Reggie the bike, he set off on his most daring trip yet: a journey from Tarifa in Spain to Nordkapp in Norway – from Europe’s geographical south to its northernmost point. Join the duo as they take on an epic journey across nearly 8000 km of Europe, through mountains, valleys, forests and the open road, proving that no matter where you’re headed, life on two wheels is full of surprises.
Spanian: The Unfiltered Hood Life
by SpanianBy the time he was twelve, Spanian knew he would follow his family's footsteps to become a career criminal. What followed was a decade-long string of brazen crimes and brutal violence: stabbings, ram-raids, drug runs and a notorious high school siege. Throughout the Sydney social housing enclaves of Redfern, Waterloo and Woolloomooloo, Spanian earned a reputation as one of the city's most flagrant crooks; armed with a boxcutter in one hand, and a syringe in the other.But it all came at a damning price: in the throes of heroin addiction and thirteen years wasted behind bars, Spanian became a longstanding resident of jails across New South Wales. There, he was embroiled in racial divisions, prison politics, and a vicious vortex of self-destruction, until music and books became an unlikely lifeline. Reading and rapping became new rituals, and a glistening light at the end of the tunnel. Released from Bathurst Correctional Centre in 2017 with newfound purpose, Spanian has since found viral fame and a sprawling, worldwide audience through hip-hop and his magnetic social media presence.This is the powerful, unflinching and high-octane memoir of how a young inner-city kid became Spanian. It gives unapologetic insight into the gritty socio-economic underbelly of Sydney city, the criminal justice system, and the correctional system. The story of Spanian provides hope that even the most stubborn cycles can be broken, and new dreams made.