Memoir Essays

AN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNFORGETTABLE NEW FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF D-DAY Seventy-five years ago, he hit Omaha Beach with the first wave. Now Ray Lambert, ninety-eight years old, delivers one of the most remarkable memoirs of our time, a tour-de-force of remembrance evoking his role as a decorated...

たとえ戦争から逃げても、夢からは逃げない。・テレビ朝日 報道ステーションで複数回単独特集、オンエア後問合せ殺到！

Grace is everywhere, all around us, all of the time. We only need the ears to hear it and the eyes to see it. It is much easier and perhaps more helpful to describe what grace feels like through stories and images that illustrate the varied ways grace is experienced when encountered in the wild...

アイダホの山奥で育ったタラ。狂信的なモルモン教原理主義者の父の方針で、学校へも通わせてもらえず、病院に行くのも禁じられていた。兄からは虐待も受けていた。

Andrew Sean Greer can’t wait to get home to San Francisco after a writer’s residency in Kansas. But when his mother, Sandra, decides to come along for the ride, he has a new goal: get her to crack a smile at every stop, whether breathtaking or breathtakingly kitschy. He’s always known his mother to be as efficient and serious as a chemist (which she happens to be), always in gray, eyebrow cocked, and handling challenges with grace. To mix things up, Andrew develops an elaborate itinerary of planned chaos.

From the author of A Product of Genetics (and Day Drinking) comes a rowdy and hilarious new collection of essays on life as an elder millennial, filled with life lessons on everything from marriage to parenting to rolling with the punches when Gen Z mocks your TikTok dances In Adulting for...

Chapters from My Autobiography is a collection of twenty-five pieces of autobiographical work published by American author Mark Twain in the North American Review between September 1906 and December 1907. Rather than following the standard form of an autobiography, they comprise a typically Twain-esque collection of rambling anecdotes and ruminations.

A tale of adventure, pushing limits, humanity and the transformative power of challenging expeditions to help us grow wiser, more compassionate and purposeful with our livesWild Wisdom recounts the story of social entrepreneur and philanthropist Christine Amour-Levar and the all-female...

Comedian, monologist, and storyteller Mike Albo takes listeners along on his quest for love in the digital age in this insightful, funny audio original. This program is read by the author and includes live performances and sound effects, creating an immersive and theatrical edge to this unique...

'Decline of the English Murder' analyses the kinds of murders depicted in popular media during Orwell's life and why society of the time was obsessed with these grizzly crimes. Tribune published it on 15th February 1946, and Secker and Warburg republished it after his death in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays in 1952.

Man's best friend. Through laughter, tears, and moments of reflection, listeners are invited to join Mann on a journey of love, loss, and the enduring bond between humans and dogs. Whether you're seeking insights into dog training tricks, easy-to-follow methods, or clicker training techniques, this easy dog training book is your comprehensive guide. Top dog training. Discover the joy of teaching your dog new tricks and strengthen your bond through simple yet effective training methods.

A personal story promising laughs, surprises, tears, and joy, and guaranteed to warm your heart! When a grandmother embarked on a two-week travel adventure to Italy with her eighteen-year-old twin granddaughters, Margie Miklas’s long-awaited dream became a reality. Excited to share her beloved Italia, she hoped to create a special experience they’d treasure for the rest of their lives.

Vinícius Dônola é a cara e a voz que o grande público conhece por suas reportagens de televisão, transmitidas pelas principais emissoras do país. Histórias das histórias que contei narra os bastidores de uma breve seleção das mais de mil matérias que o jornalista apresentou ao longo de sua carreira. No livro, Dônola relembra casos marcantes, como a premiada denúncia sobre a execução de um fugitivo pela polícia, à luz do dia, em frente a um movimentado shopping do Rio de Janeiro na década de 1990.

夢を叶えた瞬間からすべてが始まる 日本人として51年ぶりのショパン国際ピアノコンクール2位の快挙、自身のレーベル設立、日本初“株式会社"オーケストラの結成、クラシック界のDX化

Life on the Mississippi expresses the full range of Twain's literary personality. It remains the most vivid, boisterous, and provocative account of the cultural and societal history of the Mississippi Valley, from 'the golden age' of steamboating to the violence wrought by the Civil War.

Honduras no es Irak, pero cada año mueren asesinadas 85 personas por cada 100.000 habitantes, una cifra que supera a la de Irak. Honduras vive una de las guerras no declaradas menos contadas del mundo. Una guerra laberíntica de todos contra todos: el narco, que transporta a través del país el 90% de la cocaína colombiana y venezolana que llega a Estados Unidos; los pandilleros convertidos en soldados del narco y en extorsionadores; una policía sin medios que, en vez de detener criminales, prefiere ejecutarlos....

Pulling Down the Barn eloquently recalls author Anne-Marie Oomen's personal journey as she discovers herself an outsider on her family farm located in western Michigan's Oceana County, in the township of Elbridge - a couple hundred acres in the middle of rural America. Written as a series of heartfelt interlocking narratives, this collection of essays portrays the realities of farm life: haying, picking asparagus and cherries, the machinery of tractors and pickers.

Raven Kraft has changed the lives of thousands who have run with him - many of them hundreds of times. From all 50 states and dozens of countries, across all age groups and backgrounds, they come to run with Raven, and in the process find friendship, inspiration - and a nickname. Among them is author Laura Lee "White Lightning" Huttenbach, who has logged over 1,000 miles of Raven Runs. Here she explores the stories of dozens of others about why they started running with Raven - and why they keep coming back.

米原万里の絶筆となった連載エッセイ

「古典的な西部劇の巨匠」というレッテルからジョン・フォードを解き放ち、画面そのものを見つめる快楽へとひたすら誘う――『監督 小津安二郎』と双璧をなす著者集大成。