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Harry's Absence: Looking for My Father on the Mountain
by Jonathan ScottOn February 1, 1960, Harry Scott, conscientious objector, psychologist, and mountaineer, was killed while climbing Mt. Cook. Thirty-five years later, his son set out to look for him. Funny, moving, and beautifully written, this is the story of a father's absence, told partly through the rich and exciting mix of biography, autobiography, and intellectual and social history. HARRY'S ABSENCE is a passionately argued book about New Zealand, addressing the distinction between nationalism and love of country. Finally, it is a recovery, from death, of reasons for living.
Harry's Arctic Heroes: Walking with the Wounded on the Expedition of a Lifetime
by Mark McCrumIn April 2011, four soldiers - each a veteran of recent conflicts, who suffered devastating injuries in the line of duty - set out on an extraordinary challenge: a two-hundred mile trek, unsupported, to the North Pole.Joined by patron Prince Harry, the charity founders, a polar guide and a film crew, the team achieved their goal despite facing hurdles an able-bodied athlete would baulk at, and having seen their resilience tested to the limit. They returned with a story that proves strength of mind can be every bit as powerful as strength of body, and as an inspiration to us all.
Harry's Arctic Heroes: Walking with the Wounded on the Expedition of a Lifetime
by Mark McCrumIn April 2011, four soldiers - each a veteran of recent conflicts, who suffered devastating injuries in the line of duty - set out on an extraordinary challenge: a two-hundred mile trek, unsupported, to the North Pole.Joined by patron Prince Harry, the charity founders, a polar guide and a film crew, the team achieved their goal despite facing hurdles an able-bodied athlete would baulk at, and having seen their resilience tested to the limit. They returned with a story that proves strength of mind can be every bit as powerful as strength of body, and as an inspiration to us all.
Harry's Games, Wit and Wisdom: In Search Of England's Football Genius
by John CraceA FREE extended extract from the forthcoming biography of Harry Redknapp, including the Wit & Wisdom of the greatest football manager England never had (with apologies to Brian Clough).Who is Harry Redknapp? Football genius or football chancer? Master tactician or practical joker? How is it that even when he was facing court proceedings for tax evasion so many people were still seriously tipping him to be the next England manager? How can one man have two such diametrically opposed and incompatible career trajectories? Does the longing to have an English manager in charge of the national side warp people's thinking?'To Portsmouth fans, Redknapp was the man who walked on water and won them an FA Cup. To Southampton fans, he is still the devil incarnate who had them relegated before jumping ship to their arch rivals. Spurs fans weren't sure what he was, bit didn't care as long as he kept the team together and winning. Sometimes he's the Messiah, at others the clown. Whoever he is, Crace is determined to find out.
Harry's Games: Inside the Mind of Harry Redknapp
by John CraceWho is Harry Redknapp? Football genius or football chancer? Master tactician or practical joker? How is it that even when he was facing court proceedings for tax evasion so many people were still seriously tipping him to be the next England manager? How can one man have two such diametrically opposed and incompatible career trajectories? Does the longing to have an English manager in charge of the national side warp people's thinking?'To Portsmouth fans, Redknapp was the man who walked on water and won them an FA Cup. To Southampton fans, he is still the devil incarnate who had them relegated before jumping ship to their arch rivals. Spurs fans aren't sure what he is, bit don't care as long as he keeps the team together and winning. Sometimes he's the Messiah, at others the clown. Whoever he is, Crace is determined to find out.
Harry: A Biography Of A Prince
by Angela LevinAn eye-opening, monumental biography of Prince Harry by a veteran journalist on royal affairs who accompanied the prince on his royal duties for a year and was granted privileged access to his home in Kensington Palace. Once a reckless rebel and now a respected role model, Prince Harry is one of the world's most popular royals and the force behind giving the British royal family a twenty-first century makeover. How has he done it? This insightful new biography is a three-dimensional look at what Harry is really like as a person, both on and off royal duty. It is written by distinguished journalist and author Angela Levin, who accompanied Prince Harry on many of his engagements and had exclusive access to him at Kensington Palace. The book unwraps the real man behind the camera, and his own perceptive insights. It delves into his troubled childhood and the lasting effect of losing his adored mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, so young. It explores his rebellious teenage years and the key defining moments that have enabled him to face his demons and use this experience to help others who struggle with mental, emotional and physical pain. Angela Levin found a complex man who has inherited his late mother's extraordinary charisma and is determined to "make a difference." After finding the love of his life in Meghan Markle, and in anticipation of their marriage this year, this is an investigation into the real life of Prince Harry.
Harry: Life, Loss, And Love
by Katie NichollOn the eve of his wedding comes the most intimate and informative portrait yet of Prince Harry, from royal expert Katie Nicholl, author of the bestselling William and Harry and Kate.From his earliest public appearances as a mischievous redheaded toddler, Prince Harry has captured the hearts of royal enthusiasts around the world. In Harry, Britain's leading expert on the young royals offers an in-depth look at the wayward prince turned national treasure. Nicholl sheds new light on growing up royal, Harry's relationship with his mother, his troubled youth and early adulthood, and how his military service in Afghanistan inspired him to create his legacy, the Invictus Games.Harry: Life, Loss, and Love features interviews with friends, those who have worked with the prince, and former Palace aides. Nicholl explores Harry's relationship with his family, in particular, the Queen, his father, stepmother, and brother, and reveals his secret "second family" in Botswana. She uncovers new information about his former girlfriends and chronicles his romance and engagement to American actress Meghan Markle.Harry is a compelling portrait of one of the most popular members of the royal family, and reveals the inside story of the most intriguing royal romance in a decade.
Hart Crane and Yvor Winters: Their Literary Correspondence
by Thomas ParkinsonThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.
Harvard Rules: Lawrence Summers and the Battle for the World's Most Powerful University
by Richard BradleyIt is the richest, most influential, most powerful university in the world, but at the beginning of 2001, Harvard was in crisis. Students complained that a Harvard education had grown mediocre. Professors charged that the university cared more about money than about learning. Harvard may have possessed a $19 billion endowment, but had it lost its soul?The members of Harvard's governing board knew that they had to act. And so they made a bold pick for Harvard's twenty-seventh president: former Treasury Secretary and intellectual prodigy economist Lawrence Summers.Although famously brilliant, Summers was a high-stakes gamble. In the 1990s he had crafted American policies to stabilize the global economy, quietly becoming one of the world's most powerful men. But while many admired Summers, his critics called him elitist, imperialist, and arrogant beyond measure.Today Larry Summers sits atop a university in a state of upheaval, unsure of what it stands for and where it is going. At stake is not just the future of Harvard University but also the way in which Harvard students see the world -- and the manner in which they lead it. Written despite the university's official opposition, Harvard Rules uncovers what really goes on behind Harvard's storied walls -- the politics, sex, ambition, infighting, and intrigue that run rampant within the world's most important university.
Harvard Works Because We Do (First Edition)
by Greg HalpernFor two years before the April 2001 sit-in at Harvard on behalf of the blue-collar workers, Greg Halpern had been photographing them and recording their thoughts about their lives and work. The institution that didn't pay "living wages"--while collecting 5 million a day in interest on its endowment--had actually lowered the workers' pay in the months leading up to the confrontation. The personal accounts presented here are poignant and illuminating reminders of the wide disparity of circumstances that exist in this land of plenty.
Harvest Son: Planting Roots in American Soil
by David Mas MasumotoA Japanese-American farmer offers a tribute to family, farm and community. In prose of zen-like calm and clarity, Masumoto relates how he learned how to prune vines and survive a storm; to value the knowledge of old farmers and rusty tools; and to take on a leadership role in his Buddhist community.
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen KrullIn this Pura Belpre award–winning picture book, illustrated by Caldecott Honree Yuyi Morales, acclaimed author Kathleen Krull celebrates Latinx civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. An inspirational book about resistance and hope.When Cesar Chavez led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers.But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that—maybe—he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened.
Harvesting Hope: the Story of Cesar Chavaz
by Kathleen KrullCesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family slaved in the fields for barely enough money to survive. Cesar knew things had to change, and he thought that--maybe--he could help change them. So he took charge. He spoke up. And an entire country listened. An author's note provides historical context for the story of Cesar Chavez's life.
Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business
by Robert MondaviA true story of midlife transformation by the Napa Valley entrepreneur who put California&’s wine industry on the map. In 1965, after a notorious family feud, Robert Mondavi—then fifty-two years old—was thrown out of his family&’s winery. Far from defeated, Mondavi was dedicated to a vision of creating a superior wine. What has happened since that fateful day is one of the greatest success stories of American business. Today, the Robert Mondavi Winery is one of the most respected in the world, and Mondavi is the man who is most responsible for the worldwide recognition of American wine making, as well as changing America&’s palate for fine wine and food. In Harvests of Joy, Mondavi shares how his passion for excellence helped him to achieve this extraordinary position, one he reached not without pain and sacrifice. With invaluable insider tips on his approach to both wine making and running a business, Mondavi&’s inspirational story is &“a grand example of the fact that in America you can pretty much be, do, or accomplish, whatever you set out to&” (Ventura County Star).
Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death (Jewish Lives)
by Lillian FadermanHarvey Milk—eloquent, charismatic, and a smart-aleck—was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, but he had not even served a full year in office when he was shot by a homophobic fellow supervisor. Milk’s assassination at the age of forty-eight made him the most famous gay man in modern history; twenty years later Time magazine included him on its list of the hundred most influential individuals of the twentieth century. Before finding his calling as a politician, however, Harvey variously tried being a schoolteacher, a securities analyst on Wall Street, a supporter of Barry Goldwater, a Broadway theater assistant, a bead-wearing hippie, the operator of a camera store and organizer of the local business community in San Francisco. He rejected Judaism as a religion, but he was deeply influenced by the cultural values of his Jewish upbringing and his understanding of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. His early influences and his many personal and professional experiences finally came together when he decided to run for elective office as the forceful champion of gays, racial minorities, women, working people, the disabled, and senior citizens. In his last five years, he focused all of his tremendous energy on becoming a successful public figure with a distinct political voice.
Harvey Milk: No to Homophobia (They Said No)
by Safia AmorHere is the incredible story of Harvey Milk, one of the greatest fighters for gay rights.Called ""the most famous and most significantly open LGBT official ever elected in the United States," Harvey Milk fought against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In the 1970s when Harvey is elected into office in San Francisco, homosexual relations are still against the law in the United States, and homophobia is being stoked by outspoken conservatives and the religious right. Just ten months after being elected, Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone are assassinated by a homophobic former colleague. The killer finds sympathy from his jurors and gets a light sentence. Milk's death becomes a metaphor for the experience of gays in America and his legend as a fighter for gay rights is cemented.
Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf
by Kevin RobbinsThe first-ever biography of the iconic and beloved golf coach who caddied for Francis Ouimet, played with Ben Hogan, competed against Bobby Jones, shaped Ben Crenshaw, and distilled his golf wisdom into the Little Red Book, granting simplicity to a vexing yet beloved sport Millions of people were charmed by the homespun golf advice dispensed in Harvey Penick&’s Little Red Book, a sports classic that went on to become the best-selling sports book of all time. Yet, beyond the Texas golf courses where Penick happily toiled for the better part of eight decades, few people knew the self-made golf pro who coaxed the best out of countless greats — Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright — all champions who considered Penick their coach and lifelong friend. In Harvey Penick, Kevin Robbins tells the story of this legendary steward of the game. From his first job as a caddie at age eight to his ascendance to head golf pro at the esteemed Austin Country Club to his playing days when he competed with Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen to his mentorship of some of golf&’s finest players, Penick studied every nuance of the game. Along the way, he scribbled his observations and anecdotes, tips and tricks, and genuine love of the sport in his little red book, which ultimately became a gift to golfers everywhere. Part elegy to golf&’s greatest teacher, part inquiry into his simple, impactful teachings, part history of golf over the past century, Harvey Penick is an exquisitely written sports biography.
Has Anyone Seen My Pants?
by Sarah ColonnaNew York Times bestselling author of Life as I Blow It Sarah Colonna is back with a hilarious, honest look at life in her late thirties--in all its messy, pants-missing glory.How does a gal with a successful career, great friends, and a razor-sharp wit find herself wandering pants-less through the hallways of a casino hotel in Iowa on New Year's Eve?Ask Sarah Colonna.Has Anyone Seen My Pants? is a laugh-out-loud trip around America (and Mexico!) with Sarah as she braves crying in nail salons, mother-daughter road trips, Iowan casinos, and single-shaming resorts. From a fling-gone-wrong to friend breakups and a new romance, Sarah's signature wit and sharp observations take you on a journey at once so deviously funny and surprisingly compassionate that it might just steal your heart--not to mention your pants.a favorite ex-turned-emotional-crutch, Sarah's signature wit and sharp observations take you on a journey at once so deviously funny and surprisingly compassionate that it might just steal your heart--not to mention your pants.
Hash
by Wensley ClarksonFor millions of people across the world, lighting up a joint is no more controversial than having a cup of tea. But in Hash Wensley Clarkson explores the dark and sinister side of this multi-billion pound business: one fueled by a brutal underworld network of dealers, drug barons, bent cops and even terrorists. Sex, intimidation, bribery and murder are all employed in a quest for vast profits. Traveling from the lawless Rif mountains in Morocco to darkened warehouses in Spain, protected by heavily armed gangsters, this is a revelatory roller-coaster ride through the secret world of Hash.
Hashish
by Henry De MonfreidNobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account ‘a rich, restless, magnificent life’ as one of the great travellers of his or any age. Infamous as well as famous, his name is inextricably linked to the Red Sea and the raffish ports between Suez and Aden in the early years of the twentieth century. This is a compelling account of how de Monfried seeks his fortune by becoming a collector and merchant of the fabled Gulf pearls, then is drawn into the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, smuggling and drugs. Hashish was the drug of choice, and de Monfried writes of sailing to Suez with illegal cargos, dodging blockades and pirates.
Hassie Calhoun
by Pamela CoryHASSIE CALHOUN, the first book of a trilogy, is a modern bildungsroman about a lovely, determined and talented teenager from the late 1950s/early 60s rural Texas, who flees a difficult family situation to seek fame and fortune as an entertainer in Las Vegas. Her beauty opens doors immediately, but leads only to a sybaritic lifestyle controlled by her brooding and dangerous lover, Jake, as well as drawing the attention of the powerful Frank Sinatra. Like the goddess Persephone, Hassie finds herself drawn alternately to the darkness and the light, finding joy and pain in both realms. When the road to stardom requires making some unacceptable compromises, Hassie must make the toughest decision of her life. The trilogy follows a good-hearted woman through her naive and mistake-ridden youth and culminates in a surprising old age in New York City and London.
Hasta Martes
by Luis Carlos MontalvánEL BESTSELLER EN THE NEW YORK TIMES Un capitán condecorado en el ejército estadounidense, Luis Montalván nunca se achicó ante un desafío durante sus dos períodos de servicio en Iraq. Sin embargo al regresar a casa después del combate, las presiones de sus heridas físicas, su traumática lesión cerebral, y el trastorno de estrés post-traumático empezaron a pasar factura. Atormentado por la guerra y en el dolor físico constante, pronto se vio incapaz de subir un simple tramo de escaleras o hacer frente a un viaje en autobús hasta el hospital de veteranos. Bebía, discutía y terminó por desconectarse de las personas que amaba. Alienado y solo, sin poder dormir ni agacharse sin sentir dolor, comenzó a preguntarse si algún día lograría recuperarse. Fue entonces que Luis conoció a Martes, un golden retriever hermoso y sensible, entrenado para ayudar a los discapacitados. Martes había vivido entre presos y en un hogar para niños con problemas, bendiciendo muchas vidas: podía encender las luces, abrir puertas y detectar cuando alguien iba a sufrir un ataque de ansiedad o de flashbacks. Pero debido a un carácter delicado y a una situación única de entrenamiento a Martes le resultaba difícil confiar en o conectar con un ser humano, hasta que llegó Luis. Hasta Martes es la historia de cómo dos soldados heridos que lo habían dado tanto y sufrido las consecuencias, se encuentran y se salvan mutuamente. Es una historia sobre la guerra y la paz, la lesión y la recuperación, las heridas psicológicas y la sanación espiritual. Pero más que eso, Hasta Martes es una historia de amor entre un hombre y un perro y cómo se sanaron las almas el uno al otro.
Hasta ahora te creo
by Maribel Abello BanfiUno de los relatos literarios y periodísticos más bellos y mejor logrados sobre algunas de las mujeres colombianas más representativas del caribe colombiano. Durante veinte años, la reconocida periodista y actriz Maribel Abello, se dedicó a investigar y rescatar la vida, logros y sufrimientos de 10 mujeres colombianas que dejaron huella en medio de un territorio machista y con el viento en contra, como lo ha sido la región Caribe. Este libro es un maravilloso relato, pintado de inmigración, de historia, de lucha y folclor colombianos. La autora escribe de espíritus libres, que cumplieron con el deber de ser 'mujer', pero que además no pasaron en vano. La premisa del libro es la herida kármica que la mujer ha tenido durante siglos por el simple hecho de ser mujer. Ese ha sido y sigue siendo su gran impedimento. La primera historia es sobre Clarita Cortizoss de Strauss, hija de un prominente judío que fundó hace 100 años, junto a sus socios alemanes, la segunda aerolínea del mundo: SCADTA que despues sería AVIANCA. Ella narra sobre la muerte de su padre, y de cómo, mientras estaba de luto, se enamoró y casó con un hijo de inmigrantes alemanes que seguían a Hitler. Durante la segunda guerra mundial, la pareja tuvo que enfrentar la xenofobia en su propia ciudad de origen cuando fueron incluidos en la lista negra que el consulado americano estableció en Barranquilla. Una historia de amor y resiliencia. También incluye la historia de vida de Meira Delmar, una de las poetas colombianas más importantes del siglo XX, quien fuera amiga cercana de Gabriel García Márquez. La última crónica es la propia historia de la autora, Maribel Abello, ciudadana del mundo (Americana, Italiana y Colombiana) y de cómo emigró a los Estados Unidos por "amor". Llegó a Virginia y se quedó a vivir en Charlottesville con su hijo después de una desafortunada relación, llena de ira y abuso psicológico, que los llevó al divorcio. El libro cierra en el momento en que el hijo de la autora y ella presencian en pleno centro, aquel evento histórico cuando neonazis y supremacistas blancos, venidos de todas partes del país, se tomaron la ciudad en Agosto de 2017.
Hasta que se me acaben las palabras: Recuerdos de un gallego que se enamoró de la radio
by Pepe Domingo CastañoPRÓLOGO DE JULIO IGLESIAS «Pepe Domingo Castaño es una institución que se ha mantenido viva y llena de emociones ayer, hoy y siempre». Los emocionantes recuerdos y vivencias de un hombre hecho a sí mismo. La historia de un gallego de Padrón que luchó por perseguir sus sueños para convertirse en la voz más querida y reconocida de la radio deportiva española. Pepe Domingo Castaño, leyenda viva del periodismo actual, es indudablemente una de las figuras clave para entender la historia de la radio en España en los últimos cincuenta años. En estas páginas desgrana, con gran emoción y una prosa directa, sincera y sin filtros, todos sus recuerdos. Desde aquel niño al que una emisora de radio le abrió la mente y le hizo querer conquistar el mundo más allá de Padrón, hasta el periodista que es hoy, nos invita a acompañarle en un paseo por la vida y las experiencias de un profesional que decidió no estancarse para probar con valentía distintos caminos laborales, como la televisión o la música, y que se erigió como un referente de las ondas. Memoria viva de la radio, a través de sus capítulos conoceremos no solo su intrahistoria vital sino también las transformaciones que ha vivido este apasionante medio en su historia reciente. Un libro cautivador, rico en anécdotas y nombres propios del mundo del periodismo y de la sociedad de nuestro país. La vida de Pepe Domingo Castaño es la de un hombre sencillo que tiene la grandeza de alguien que nunca se ha creído más que nadie, un hombre que se ha apoyado en los pilares de la familia, el amor y la amistad para, sin quererlo ni pretenderlo, acabar siendo un auténtico referente de nuestro país. La voz que ha acompañado a distintas generaciones de radioyentes a lo largo de las últimas décadas. «Este libro es mucho la vida, las aventuras, las anécdotas de un personaje con una voz y un estilo inconfundibles. Pepe Domingo Castaño es una institución que se ha mantenido viva y llena de emociones ayer, hoy y siempre. Él continúa trabajando a tope, ahora convirtiendo en número uno de audiencia en España el programa deportivo Tiempo de juego en la Cadena COPE. Y, según él mismo me ha comentado, tiene cuerda para rato. Todos nos preguntamos hasta cuándo. Como dice el título del libro: "Hasta que se me acaben las palabras"».JULIO IGLESIAS
Hasta siempre, Hamburgo
by Dieter RudolphUna perspectiva refrescante y nueva sobre la Alemania devastada por la guerra tal como la experimenta y cuenta un joven alemán de Hamburgo. El lector puede revivir las experiencias de los altibajos de la vida durante la destrucción de la Tormenta de Fuego de Hamburgo en 1943. La familia recibió la devastadora noticia de que su padre está desaparecido en acción en el Frente Oriental y es dado por muerto muerto, ya que los informes indican que la División Panzer ha sido totalmente destruida. Después, afortunadamente, la guerra terminó. La madre pudo hacerse amiga de un soldado británico; este galés que trabajaba en las cocinas del ejército británico pudo «suministrar» los alimentos necesarios para evitar que esta familia pasara hambre, a menudo a través de medios difíciles y extraordinarios para garantizar que su propia posición no se viera dañada. Todo esto se cuenta en una historia desgarradora y nos lleva en el viaje desde la destrucción de Hamburgo hasta tiempos de paz en la costa de Gales. Como ocurre con todas las buenas historias, hay un giro en la trama, que nuevamente ve más trastornos emocionales. Pero con la mano siempre guía de su hermano mayor, es capaz de afrontar todas las pruebas que la guerra les había arrojado y la total devastación que sintió un niño en una tierra extraña, cuando la familia se mudó a Gales. Ese sentimiento de aislamiento, al no poder hablar el idioma, lleva al lector a través de las aventuras en este país extraño y muestra la resistencia de los jóvenes.