Автор: Mayall Philippa Название: Phoenix: A Memoir ISBN: 061581820X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615818207 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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"This powerful memoir immediately establishes itself as the work of a highly talented young writer. In a voice that is strong, unsparing, never judgmental, Mayall traces her years-long journey as a young woman to find escape out of the entrapping mean streets of Los Angeles, a separated world invisible to all but its denizens. She does this with unflinching honesty and authenticity. She knows what it's like to wake up into the harsh sunlight in a Venice Beach parking lot, cramped in an old car with other outcasts. She conveys the urgency for chemical surcease that leads her into dangerous streets, dark alleys; surcease no matter if bought by a sordid paid encounter. A punishing dawn at times finds her still searching for that illusive escape.
Through all this, Mayall is able to find poignancy and humor. She finds it in the drug recovery meetings she haunts in search of vagrant camaraderie. She finds it-and introduces the reader to a cast of memorable fellow exiles--in a rigidly ruled rehabilitation institution.
This is a memorable book--beautifully and even lyrically written. At times it is melancholy, at times hopeful, at times shocking, but it is always moving. At times it is even exuberant with the sense of a life lived determined to survive."
John Rechy, author of CITY OF NIGHT
"...This is a real, a serious, no kidding writer...With this fierce memoir, Phoenix, Philippa Mayall comes roaring into the literary world; her sharp and angry Manchester, England, voice barges into the pale and tidy tea room of L.A. literature like a Harley with Drone power." Jill Robinson, HUFFINGTON POST
Set in Manchester, UK, Los Angeles, and the center of the narrator's mind, PHOENIX is a compelling memoir that takes the reader through an odyssey of escape. The writing is as raw as the emotions of the narrator named Flip, and the story as gritty as the northern UK city where she was raised. The book begins with a tragic night when a house fire destroys her life as she knows it. Flip flees the scene, devoured by guilt and drowning in self-loathing. She leaps into a synthetic existence of mind-altering drugs and alcohol, but before long her pain starts to bleed into her psyche once again. Her desperate urge to escape takes her six thousand miles from home to L.A. Flip is distraught to discover her feelings came with her, and she soothes them with even more potent drugs offered to her by a new friend. This becomes the axis of self-destruction and self-discovery. She ends up homeless, living in a car with two other people and two cats, and a new flame is ignited within her. After a violent confrontation with her friends, Flip is forced to enter a drug rehab so she isn't sleeping on the streets. This is the beginning of her real and most courageous escape.
Автор: Simon, Mayall Kbe Cb, Sir Название: Soldier in the sand ISBN: 1526798379 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781526798374 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2691.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A clear and concise explanation of the complex historical, religious, political and military factors involved.
Автор: Mark Searby, Searby Название: Rik mayall ISBN: 0995793123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780995793125 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Llewellyn Brown Название: Beckett, Lacan and the Gaze ISBN: 3838212398 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783838212395 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 11798.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Forming a pair with the voice, the gaze is a central structuring element of Samuel Beckett`s creation. This study systematically examines these essential aspects of the visual in Beckett`s creation.
Описание: Serving as a dynamic figure in the monastic school, Dorotheos of Gaza transformed the traditional understanding of healing in the spiritual life. Gazan monastic teachers, Isaiah of Scetis, Barsanuphius, John, and Dorotheos, utilized this discourse of healing to instruct and guide their followers in the monastic life. As a predominant part of human existence, sickness and suffering were sought to be understood and interpreted. For some teachers, healing was purely a metaphor for spiritual renewal brought about through illness and pain. For others, physical distress was instructive for renewed endurance and trust. Driven by a new distinction, Dorotheos pursued the concept of healing as an extension beyond the metaphor and into the physical reality experienced in the body. Encouraging his followers to pursue this idea, he further developed the importance of healing in his tradition by emphasizing the significance of physical and spiritual well-being. The life of healing he envisioned was a life full of virtue, carefully navigating all disruptions of life, and strengthening the soul and the body.
Автор: Grantley Bernard, Lindsay Gaze Название: Gaze: The Man. The Player. The Coach ISBN: 1925927504 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781925927504 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 4288.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The name Gaze brings to mind one of Australias most successful sporting families. For decades Lindsay Gaze has been an integral part of Australian basketball, from player to coach, from rookie to seven Olympic Games campaigns. For the first time in Gaze, discover the man, the player and the coach -- in a memoir that reads as a tribute to the people, the basketball community, the local, national and global fans that supported Lindsay through the years. From his childhood, raised by a devoted mother who instilled in him an incredible work ethic and sense of duty, to a rebellious stint in the army, to his lifetime association with the Melbourne Tigers basketball team as a player and coach, including two National Basketball League titles in 1993 and 1997.
Описание: Gaza Writes Back is a compelling anthology of short stories from fifteen young writers in Gaza, members of a generation that has suffered immensely under Israels siege and blockade. Their experiences, especially during and following Israels 2008-2009 offensive known as "Operation Cast Lead", have fundamentally impacted their lives and their writing. Their words take us into the homes and hearts of moms, dads, students, children, and elders striving to live lives of dignity, compassion, and meaning in one of the worlds most embattled communities. Readers will be moved by the struggles big and small that emerge from the well-crafted writing by these young people, and by the hope and courage that radiate from the authors biographies.
Автор: El-Haddad Laila, Schmitt Maggie Название: The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey ISBN: 1682570967 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682570968 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 5360.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This new edition of an award-winning cookbook shares with readers the little-known but distinctive cuisine of the Gaza region of Palestine, presenting 130 recipes collected by the authors from Gaza. Cooks will find great, kitchen-tested recipes for spicy stews, piquant dips, fragrantly flavored fish dishes, and honey-drenched desserts. They will also be entranced by the hundreds of beautiful photos of Gazan cooks, farmers, and fresh-produce merchants at work, and by the numerous in-kitchen interviews in which these women and men tell the stories of their food, their heritage, and their families. Anthony Bourdain, Claudia Roden, and Yotam Ottolenghi are among the many culinary figures who have embraced The Gaza Kitchen. This second edition features tantalizing new stories and recipes, a fresh new design in a beautiful paperback volume, new photos, and an updated index.
Автор: Hekmat Al-Taweel Название: Come My Children ISBN: 1772126764 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781772126761 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 4288.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Hekmat Al-Taweel (1922-2008) was a native Palestinian Christian from Gaza City whose narrative unearths a version of history long excluded from mainstream discourse and provides an unfamiliar perspective on Muslim-Christian relationships. Her stories about life in Gaza highlight shared history, vibrant culture, and cherished traditions. Al-Taweel continued her education after marriage, sought community volunteer work, worked as a teacher and supervisor, and committed to activism throughout her life, all of which contradicts widespread Western orientalized stereotypes of Arab women. She also shares insights into life in Gaza during the British Mandate period as well as the 1948 Nakba and its aftermath. This is the third book in the Womens Voices from Gaza Series, which honours womens unique and underrepresented perspectives on the social, material, and political realities of Palestinian life.
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