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Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song
by Tyler ConroyListen up Swifties! Ten years ago, an unknown sixteen-year-old released a self-titled debut country album. A decade later, Taylor Swift has reached record-breaking, chart-topping heights. She's been hailed for her songwriting talent, crossed effortlessly from country to pop, and established herself as a musician who can surprise, delight, and inspire! Amazingly, after all these years, there is still no great, comprehensive book about Swift for her fans. This book will change that by collecting the best writing and images that have been produced about Taylor over the past decade in one gorgeous volume. Simon & Schuster asked fellow Swifties to be part of the book and fans around the world have entered competitions to choose the book's title, design its cover and become its honorary author! It also includes submissions from the likes of Tavi Gevinson and Chuck Klosterman. This is an oversized, beautifully illustrated scrapbook that tells the story of Swift's first ten years as an artist in intimate detail. Use the hashtag #SwiftFanBook to join the conversation online.
Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song
by Tyler ConroyA book about Taylor. Made with love. By fans. For fans.Ten years ago, an unknown sixteen-year-old released a self-titled debut country album. A decade later, Taylor Swift has reached record-breaking, chart-topping heights. A ten-time Grammy winner, Swift has been hailed for her songwriting talent, crossed effortlessly from country to pop, and established herself as a musician who can surprise, delight, and inspire, all while connecting with her fans in a way that only she can. Amazingly, after all these years, there is no great, comprehensive book about Swift for her fans. Until now. This book, a fan-generated celebration of Swift's first decade as an artist, collects the best writing and images from the past ten years in one gorgeous volume. From prefame interviews with Swift in local Pennsylvania newspapers to major profiles in The New Yorker and Rolling Stone; from album reviews by top critics such as Robert Christgau, Sasha Frere-Jones, and Ann Powers to essays by beloved novelists like Maggie Shipstead; from Tavi Gevinson's classic ode to Swift in The Believer to Q&As with Chuck Klosterman and humorous analysis from McSweeney's and The Hairpin; from album-themed crossword puzzles and adult coloring pages to profiles of Taylor's biggest fans; from an excerpt of the soon-to-be-published novel Taylor Swift: Girl Detective to a "book within a book" of Swift's most inspiring quotations titled (naturally) The Tao of Tay, this book is the vital collection of all things Taylor. Here, finally, is the must-have book for every Swiftie and every music lover. For, as Klosterman wrote in GQ, "If you don't take Swift seriously, you don't take contemporary music seriously." * This book is a tribute to Taylor Swift, but she was not involved in its creation. *
Taylor Swift: Wildest Dreams, A Biography
by Erica WainerA dazzling must-have picture book biography for the rabid Taylor Swift lover. Features illustrations of the pop icon, from childhood to fearless stardom, and the story of how she broke out to share her sparkle with the rest of the world.Since the release of her self-titled first album, Taylor Swift has enchanted the world again and again. The fearless singer-songwriter empowers her listeners to be confident, brave, and expressive. This gorgeous picture book biography follows the big star from her childhood to present day. Follow Taylor’s earliest performances, her musical inspirations, and—above all else—her passion for writing and storytelling. Sweeter than fiction, Taylor’s story is the perfect collectible for every bejeweled Swiftie. There’s only one question: Are you ready for it?
Tchaikovsky
by Edward GardenRevised to mark the centenary of Tchaikovsky's death and the recent upsurge of interest in his music, Edward Garden's study assesses the operas, ballets and other works against the background of the composer's eventful life: his ill-judged marriage, his curious pen-friendship with his patron Nadezhda von Meck, and his relationship with Balakirev and other Russian composers. Edward Garden also examines conflicting theories on the manner of Tchaikovsky's death.
Tchaikovsky Papers: Unlocking the Family Archive
by Marina Kostalevsky Stephen Pearl Polina E. VaidmanThis fascinating collection of letters, notes, and miscellanea from the archives of the Tchaikovsky State House-Museum sheds new light on the world of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Most of these documents have never before been available in English, and they reveal the composer’s daily concerns, private thoughts, and playful sense of humor. Often intimate and sometimes bawdy, these texts also offer a new perspective on Tchaikovsky’s upbringing, his relations with family members, his patriotism, and his homosexuality, collectively contributing to a greater understanding of a major artist who had a profound impact on Russian culture and society. This is an essential compendium for cultural and social historians as well as musicologists and music lovers.
Tchaikovsky in America
by Elkhonon YoffeBiography of the famous composer, including his trip to New York in 1891 to celebrate the opening of Carnegie Hall.
Tchaikovsky's Empire: A New Life of Russia's Greatest Composer
by Simon MorrisonA thrilling new biography of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—composer of some of the world&’s most popular orchestral and theatrical music &“A lively, argumentative and thoughtful reflection on one of the 19th century&’s most important musical figures.&”—Michael O&’Donnell, Wall Street Journal Tchaikovsky is famous for all the wrong reasons. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire&’s worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage. In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky&’s complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan, decentred. Morrison reexamines the relationship between Tchaikovsky&’s music, personal life, and politics; his support of Tsars Alexander II and III; and his engagement with the cultures of the imperial margins, in Ukraine, Poland, and the Caucasus. Tchaikovsky&’s Empire unsettles everything we thought we knew—and gives us a vivid new appreciation of Russia&’s most popular composer.
Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed
by John SuchetA tortured genius, a sensitive soul, and a great composer burdened by the weight of his private desires, Tchaikovsky’s life is explored in full by the incomparable John Suchet. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most successful composers that Russia has ever produced, but his path to success was not an easy one. A shy, emotional child, intended for the civil service by his father, Tchaikovsky came late to composing as a career, and despite his success he was a troubled character. Doubting himself at every turn, he was keenly wounded by criticism. The death of his mother haunted him all his life and his incessant attempts to suppress his homosexuality took a huge toll. From Tchaikovsky’s disastrous marriage to his extraordinary relationship with his female patron, his many amorous liaisons, and his devotion to friends and family, Suchet shows us how the complexity of Tchaikovsky’s emotional life plays out in his music. A man who was by turns quick to laugh and to despair, his mercurial temperament found its outlet in some of the most emotionally intense music ever written.
Tchin the Storyteller (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Vocabulary Readers #Leveled Reader: Level: 4, Theme: 3.2)
by Caroline VidaA brief introduction to the famous Native American storyteller Tchin.
Te Maldigo con Alegría / I Curse You With Joy
by Tiffany HaddishFrom the author of The Coppersmith Farmhouse and The Lucky Heart comes another standalone novel in the Jamison Valley Series, perfect for fans of Helen Hardt, Kristen Ashley, and Linda Howard.Tiffany Haddish está de regreso con su nueva y muy esperada colección de ensayos, Te Maldigo con Alegría.La última vez que los lectores se sentaron con Tiffany Haddish fue con su exitoso debut El Ultimo Unicornio Negro. Desde entonces, se catapultó a la fama como estrella de Girls Trip. Desfiló por la alfombra roja de los Oscar, estrenó exitosas comedias en Showtime y Netflix y pasó a la historia como la primera comediante negra en presentar Saturday Night Live y Shark Week.Pero no todo ha sido una fiesta. En estos ensayos humorísticos y sentidos, Tiffany se enfrenta a los altibajos de la vida. Hubo una época en la que Tiffany no sabía del todo quién era Tiffany. Antes de descubrir su propio estilo, se presentaba en el escenario vestida como sus compañeras de trabajo en la aerolínea para contar insípidos chistes de pitos. Se hundió. Fue necesario un pene falso, la ayuda de algunos amigos y un poco de apoyo de Bob Saget para que Tiffany descubriera quién era Tiffany. En este libro, Tiffany se enfrenta a sus traumas de infancia, a los desafíos de ser mujer negra en la industria del entretenimiento y a su agridulce reencuentro con su padre después de casi veinte años.Te Maldigo con Alegría es Tiffany Haddish sin filtros, invitando al lector a su intimidad, donde la alegría, la honestidad, el amor y el corazón están a la orden del día. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONTiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy.It's been a minute. Readers last sat down with Tiffany in her bestselling debut The Last Black Unicorn. Since then, Haddish has catapulted to A-list fame as the breakout start of Girls Trip. She's walked the Oscars red carpet, released a hit stand-up special with Netflix, and made history as the first Black female comedian to host Saturday Night Live and Shark Week. But it hasn't been all VIP parties and free diving with apex predators. In these humorous and heartfelt essays, Tiffany gets real about the highs and lows of life. Believe it or not, there was a time when Tiffany didn't totally know who Tiffany was. Before she found her groove, she was on stage dressed like her snobby airline coworkers telling halfhearted dick jokes. She tanked. It took a fake penis, some help from friends, and a little encouragement from Bob Saget, but eventually Tiffany figured out Tiffany. I Curse You With Joy celebrates all the lessons she learned along the way--the joy and the pain. Tiffany reckons with the legacy of her childhood trauma, the challenges of being a Black woman in the entertainment industry, and her bittersweet reunion with her estranged father after twenty years apart. Don't worry, she's got plenty of advice to share, too. I Curse You With Joy is Tiffany Haddish unfiltered. (We know what you're thinking...how much more unfiltered can she get?) These essays lay it all bare, bringing readers into Tiffany's inner circle where joy, honesty, humor, and heart are the order of the day.
Te abraza con todo fervor revolucionario: Epistolario de un tiempo 1947-1967 (The Che Guevara Library)
by Ernesto Che GuevaraErnesto Che Guevara fue un viajero --y por lo tanto un escritor de cartas-- alo largo de su vida de adulto. Las cartas coleccionadas aquí incluyen un ampliorango, de cartas a sus padres durante su viaje en motocicleta a la extensivacarta a Fidel luego del éxito de la revolución cubana a comienzos de 1959, de lomás personal a lo intensamente político, revelando a alguien que no soloahondaba a través del pensamiento en todo lo que encontraba, pero para quienel proceso de transformación social fue un compañero constante desde sujuventud hasta poco antes de su muerte. Sus cartas nos dan al Che hijo, amigo,amante, guerrillero, líder político, filósofo y poeta. En estás cartas el Che esjuguetón, gracioso, a veces sarcástico y profundamente cariñoso. Su vida fuecorta, y estos veinte años, desde los 19 hasta días antes de su muerte,muestran que también fue increíblemente valiosa e intensa.Su hija Aleida Guevara, también doctora como su padre, escribe en el prólogo,"Cuando escribes un discurso, prestas atención al lenguaje, la puntuación ydemás. Pero cuando escribes una carta a un amigo o a un miembro de tufamilia, no te preocupan esas cosas. Eres tú quién habla, en tu voz autentica.Por eso me gustan estas cartas; muestran quien era realmente el Che y cómopensaba. Este es el verdadero testimonio político de mi padre."
Te buscaré mientras viva
by Paco LobatónTras 25 años de Quién sabe dónde Paco Lobatón sigue dando voz a los desaparecidos. Te buscaré mientras viva es un libro y un homenaje. En él se encuentran catorce testimonios que componen, en realidad, una única historia, la de aquellos familiares que han sufrido la desaparición de un ser querido. El relato de casos como los de Cristina Bergua, Yéremi Vargas, David Guerrero o la malograda historia de Diana Quer, entre otros, es un reconocimiento a quienes, frente al vacío que genera toda desaparición, resisten bajo una misma premisa: «Mientras no existe la evidencia de muerte, existe esperanza de vida». De la mano de Paco Lobatón nos adentramos en hogares donde el tiempo se ha detenido, en familias arrasadas por la incertidumbre, la angustia del no saber y el pulso cotidiano con un sufrimiento que no termina. A través del testimonio de sus familiares, buscadores incansables, este libro nos transmite la voz de los desaparecidos. Juntas, estas voces encarnan una autobiografía colectiva y un poderoso llamamiento a la sociedad para que no se les ignore ni se les condene a la doble desaparición que supondría el olvido. Son voces que nos recuerdan nuestro deber de solidaridad como ciudadanos y el deber de las instituciones como responsables de la seguridad de todos. Este libro es una expresa invitación a que acompañemos a quienes sobreviven a la incertidumbre con un impulso imparable que se resume en cuatro palabras: «Te buscaré mientras viva». Los derechos de autor obtenidos de la venta de este libro se destinan a la Fundación Europea por las Personas Desaparecidas QSDglobal, para el cumplimiento de sus objetivos de ayuda a las familias.
Te echo de menos, Becks: Una historia real de abuso infantil y desaparición
by David Noguera Jesamine JamesDespués de diez años preguntándose lo que le ha ocurrido a su amiga, Kayleigh abre su corazón y su mente para recordar el año anterior a la desaparición de Becks. Su esperanza es encontrar un cierre a la culpa con la que carga, debido a su pasividad del momento, y encontrarse más cerca de descubrir lo que ocurrió. El silencio de Becks acerca de su vida de secretos y abusos hacía que fuera difícil para Kayleigh juntar las piezas del rompecabezas de los hechos. Su mente está atormentada por los recuerdos y las posibilidades que imagina para darle sentido a su última llamada de teléfono.
Te invito a creer: historias y encuentros para construir otra realidad
by Manuel LozanoCuando la sensación térmica baja hasta los cero grados, ahí donde losgobiernos no tienen más contención para ofrecer, sale un grupo devoluntarios de la Red Solidaria comandados por Manuel. «Extender la mano para ayudar a aquellos que olvidaron lo que significacaminar, ser la voz de los que no la tienen, ofrecer sonrisas donde solohay lágrimas, viajar miles de kilómetros para llevar comida, ropa osimplemente para abrazar, contener, escuchar. Manuel es eso». GastónPauls«Cuando la sensación térmica baja hasta los cero grados, ahí donde losgobiernos no tienen más contención para ofrecer, sale un grupo devoluntarios de la Red Solidaria comandados por Manuel. Su misión es lade dar un plato de sopa, un té, un alfajor a aquellos que por algunarazón se quedaron en la calle en esos días helados. Lo que llama laatención no es la iniciativa de salir una vez, como yo mismo lo hicejunto a él, para dar ese plato de comida. Lo que me llena de orgullo yadmiración es la voluntad de salir todos los días. Lunes, martes,miércoles, jueves, fines de semana, feriados, todos los días a la mismahora estar para los demás. Porque ser solidario 24 horas es la tarea yel compromiso de Manu.Lamentablemente nuestra Argentina tiene mucho trabajo para aquellaspersonas que quieren ayudar. El rol del Estado es procurar quitarle esetrabajo a tipos como Manuel e ir emparejando las desigualdades entre losque más tienen y los que no tienen nada. Mientras tanto, cuantas máspersonas con conciencia social, solidaridad y ganas de hacer algo porlos demás existan, mucho más equitativa será la sociedad. Serán pequeñasbatallas, día a día, para llevarnos al triunfo de una utopía de esas queno son imposibles: la de un país un poco más justo». Andy Kusnetzoff«Anécdotas que nos acercan a una realidad muchas veces ignorada.Palabras y hechos simples, llenos de amor». Soledad Pastorutti
Tea & Antipathy: An American Family in Swinging London
by Anita MillerTea & Antipathy is a delightfully hilarious and true account of one American family's summer in the posh London neighborhood of Knightsbridge in 1965. Capturing the helpless feeling that living in a foreign city often brings, the book recounts how the Millers met a wide variety of memorable characters from all social classes, including Mrs. Grail the Irish cleaning woman, who was convinced that their home was haunted and who hated the English; Basil Goldbrick, a businessman from Manchester; and Basil's clever wife Daisy, who resented Americans. Told in a gently sardonic tone, this story provides insight on what London was like during the Swinging Sixties and what it was like to uproot a family for an adventurous summer abroad.
Tea By The Nursery Fire: A Children's Nanny at the Turn of the Century (Virago Modern Classics #355)
by Noel StreatfeildEmily Huckwell spent almost her entire life working for one family. Born in a tiny Sussex village in the 1870s, she went into domestic service in the Burton household before she was twelve, earning £5 a year. She began as a nursery maid, progressing to under nurse and then head nanny, looking after two generations of children. One of the children in her care was the father of Noel Streatfeild, the author of Ballet Shoes and one of the best-loved children's writers of the 20th century. Basing her story on fact and family legend, Noel Streatfeild here tells Emily's story, and with her characteristic warmth and intimacy creates a fascinating portrait of Victorian and Edwardian life above and below stairs.
Tea By The Nursery Fire: A Children's Nanny at the Turn of the Century (Vmc Ser. #697)
by Noel StreatfeildEmily Huckwell spent almost her entire life working for one family. Born in a tiny Sussex village in the 1870s, she went into domestic service in the Burton household before she was twelve, earning £5 a year. She began as a nursery maid, progressing to under nurse and then head nanny, looking after two generations of children. One of the children in her care was the father of Noel Streatfeild, the author of Ballet Shoes and one of the best-loved children's writers of the 20th century. Basing her story on fact and family legend, Noel Streatfeild here tells Emily's story, and with her characteristic warmth and intimacy creates a fascinating portrait of Victorian and Edwardian life above and below stairs.
Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir
by Evelyn Doyle[From the dust jacket:] "In the slums of Dublin in 1953, Evelyn Doyle's mother ran off with a lover, abandoning her family and leaving Evelyn's father to care for six children. Already struggling to support his children as a painter and decorator, Desmond Doyle faced the fact that he would have to turn them over to church-run industrial schools while he went to England, where he could earn higher wages and save money to support them without state assistance. He believed the placement was temporary. However, upon his return to Dublin several months later, he discovered that the Irish state had assumed custody of the children and refused to release them. Tea and Green Ribbons is the astonishing, heart-wrenching tale of Desmond's dramatic quest to get his children back, told in gripping fashion by his daughter, Evelyn. In the ensuing years after losing his children, Desmond devoted himself to working with some of Ireland's foremost legal experts to fight both the Church and the government. Meanwhile Evelyn, his eldest child, discovered the crisp, clean joys and lonely sorrows of life in the care of nuns. After two years the Irish Supreme Court finally made an unprecedented decision--which, for the first time in Irish legal history, took into account the children's wishes--and Desmond, his daughter, and his sons began their lives again. Evelyn Doyle has crafted a jewel-like chronicle of a major turning point in Irish mores and culture. Uplifting, gritty, and emotionally compelling, this stunning memoir is an unforgettable celebration of the Irish spirit."
Tea and Me: A Memoir of Planting Life
by E. S. J. DavidarInterweaving history, lore and wonderfully evocative descriptions of life on the plantations this book brings to life the romance of tea. Davidar, after a short stint in Indian Army became a tea planter 1953 in Peermade, in Travancore-Cochin State.
Tea with Arwa: A Memoir of Family, Faith and Finding a Home in Australia
by Arwa El MasriArwa El Masri is a child of many countries. She was born in Saudi Arabia, lived in America for a time, and yet, as the daughter of Palestinian migrants, Arwa did not have a country that she could call home. Her parents came to Australia to give all their daughters the greatest gift they could, somewhere they could belong. It took a teenage Arwa time to find her way in her new country and to reconcile her Muslim faith with her life as a young woman in western Sydney. But slowly Australia got under her skin . . . and into her heart. She lost her accent and stopped being startled when kookaburras laughed. She met her future husband, Hazem El Masri, in the most unlikely way. But he was not who she thought she should marry. Getting to know him made Arwa look at her own prejudice, reassess what was important to her and how she wanted to live her life. Her grandmother?s wisdom helped guide her. When she was twenty-three and newly married, this Aussie girl who loved John Farnham and Vegemite decided it was time for her to wear the veil. The first time she went out in public with it on she was shocked. Many assumed she did not speak English or that her husband had told her what to wear. Both were incorrect. Through telling her story, Arwa shows the importance of belonging for everyone and how alike we all are. Regardless of faith, we are all looking for the same things: safety, love, and a sense of home . . .
Teach Me To Pray
by Andrew Murray Nancy RenichIn 31 short, readable chapters, the Christian is led through a study of prayer which is designed to develop, strengthen, and maintain a rich prayer life. The book also includes a chapter about the life and work of George Muller, a well-known 19th century preacher.
Teach Me to Love Myself: Memoir of a Pioneering Deaf Therapist
by Holly ElliottHolly Elliott was probably the first professionally trained deaf counselor-therapist in the US. Her memoir focuses on accepting her deafness and her retraining that eventually led to a distinguished professional career.
Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing
by Tim ParksTeach Us to Sit Still is the visceral, thought-provoking, and inexplicably entertaining story of how Tim Parks found himself in serious pain, how doctors failed to help, and the quest he took to find his own way out.Overwhelmed by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, Parks follows a fruitless journey through the conventional medical system only to find relief in the most unexpected place: a breathing exercise that eventually leads him to take up meditation. This was the very last place Parks anticipated finding answers; he was about as far from New Age as you can get.As everything that he once held true is called into question, Parks confronts the relationship between his mind and body, the hectic modern world that seems to demand all our focus, and his chosen life as an intellectual and writer. He is drawn to consider the effects of illness on the work of other writers, the role of religion in shaping our sense of self, and the influence of sports and art on our attitudes toward health and well-being. Most of us will fall ill at some point; few will describe that journey with the same verve, insight, and radiant intelligence as Tim Parks. Captivating and inspiring Teach Us to Sit Still is an intensely personal—and brutally honest—story for our times.
Teach Yourself Marx
by Gill HandsUnderstand Marx inside and out. Groundbreaking and far-reaching as they are, the theories and ideas of Karl Marx are often confusing. Teach Yourself Marx, however, makes clear sense of them all, providing you with easy-to-understand explanations of Marx's views on philosophy, materialism, economics, revolution, and the class struggle. You will be up to speed on the father of communism's ideas and influence in no time at all.
Teach a Woman to Fish
by Ritu SharmaAs the old axiom goes: "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." But teach a woman to fish, and everyone eats for a lifetime. In this firsthand account, Ritu Sharma shares how women can, and are, overcoming the forces that keep them in poverty. She chronicles her travels through four countries--Sri Lanka, Burkina Faso, Honduras, and Nicaragua--and the intimate interactions she had with the women living there. Sharma's story not only details her experiences, but also looks at the broader systems that prevent women from leaving poverty behind. From lack of property rights and government corruption to the scarcity of basic infrastructure like roads, these women are restricted by the external limitations placed upon them. Sharma draws from her experiences to frame a larger exploration of how Americans can be instrumental in helping women break free of restrictive systems and begin to facilitate women's upward mobility. Written in her engaging personal voice, Teach a Woman to Fish provides an insider's look at women in poverty, how Washington works, and how change really happens--from the United States to the rest of the world.