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El Mago. La historia de Thomas Mann (Palabra En El Tiempo Ser.)
by Colm TóibínPor el ganador de los premios IMPAC, Costa Book y Forster, un retrato íntimo del siglo XX a través de la vida de Thomas Mann «El Mago no es una biografía: es una obra de arte».The Times «Un triunfo imaginativo: inmensamente ameno, erudito, sofisticado, inteligente: un logro perfecto».Richard Ford Uno de los mejores libros del año según The New York Times, The Times, NPR, The Washington Post, Vogue y The Wall Street Journal Esta novela épica narra la historia de un hombre célebre, suspicaz y reservado, cuya vida interior sufrió intensas contradicciones: Thomas Mann. Nacido en Lübeck en 1875, Mann creció ocultando a su padre sus aspiraciones artísticas y al mundo su orientación homosexual. Secasó con la hija menor de una de las familias judías más ricas y cultas de Múnich, Katia, una mujer fascinante con la que tuvo seis hijos. Pasó de defender un fervoroso patriotismo en la Primera Guerra Mundial a forjar una relación oscura y compleja con su tierra natal cuando, al llegar Hitler al poder, anticipó los horrores del nazismo. Exiliado en Francia, Suiza y Estados Unidos, luchó por mantener a los suyos a salvo y padeció los terribles estragos del suicidio de hermanos e hijos. Escribió algunas de las mejores obras de la literatura europea y ganó el Premio Nobel, pero no quiso volver a vivir en el país que las inspiró. Combinando asombrosamente investigación e imaginación, Tóibín capta el profundo conflicto personal de una vida pública y crea un retrato íntimo del siglo xx en «la mejor de sus muchas novelas verdaderamente extraordinarias» (Sunday Independent). La crítica ha dicho:«Un gran logro. Al propio Mann le habría encantado».John Banville «Tóibín ha escrito una epopeya».Lucy Hughes-Hallett, The Guardian «Se necesita a un escritor de la talla de Tóibín para comprender cómo los detalles aparentemente intrascendentes de la vida pueden transformarse en arte».The New York Times Book Review «Esto no es una vida entera en una novela: es un mundo entero —con todas sus maravillas, tragedias y sacrificios—. He disfrutado de cada página de este hermoso viaje por los entresijos de la mente del Mago».Katharina Volckmer «El Mago es la mejor de las muchas novelas verdaderamente extraordinarias de Tóibín».Sunday Independent «Esta novela sinfónica y conmovedora humaniza a Thomas Mann».Dwight Garner, The New York Times «Con El Mago Tóibín se ha superado a sí mismo».Publishers Weekly «Cada página es más convincente que la anterior».Mail on Sunday «El Mago está escrito con rigor y resulta irónicamente divertido».The Independent «Épico e íntimo, un retrato conmovedor de tres generaciones de vida familiar, tierna y revolucionaria que nos conquista».Financial Times «Una novela elegante en la que un genio retrata a otro de manera conmovedora e íntima: [...] un tributo impresionante a un gran hombre, una historia necesaria».Anna Funder «Una obra maestra, vasta y llena de luz».Tessa Hadley «Un estilo de prosa radicalmente austero en el que las epifanías, cuando llegan, son aún más poderosas tras tanta moderación. [...] Esta novela, exquisitamente sensible, brilla de una manera que rara vez se ve en una biografía».The Wall Street Journal «Un retrato inquietante y desgarradoramente íntimo. [...] Saborearás cada página.»Vogue
Magritte: A Life
by Alex DanchevThe first major biography of the pathbreaking, perpetually influential surrealist artist and iconoclast whose inspiration can be seen in everyone from Jasper Johns to Beyoncé—by the celebrated biographer of Cézanne and BraqueIn this thought-provoking life of René Magritte (1898‒1967), Alex Danchev makes a compelling case for Magritte as the single most significant purveyor of images to the modern world. Magritte&’s surreal sensibility, deadpan melodrama, and fine-tuned outrageousness have become an inescapable part of our visual landscape, through such legendary works as The Treachery of Images (Ceci n&’est pas une pipe), and his celebrated iterations of Man in a Bowler Hat. Danchev explores the path of this highly unconventional artist, from his middle-class Belgian beginnings to the years in which he led a small, brilliant band of surrealists (and famously clashed with André Breton) to his first major retrospective, which traveled to the United States in 1965 and gave rise to his international reputation. Using thirty-two pages of color images and more than 160 black-and-white illustrations throughout the text, Danchev delves deeply into Magritte&’s artistic development and the profound questions he raised in his work about the very nature of authenticity.
Mahakavi Ulloor
by Sukumar AzhicodeSukumar Azhicode, residing in Thrissur, is known for his poems in Malayalam.
Mahalia Jackson: Young Gospel Singer (Childhood of Famous Americans Series)
by Montrew DunhamBiography of the great gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson.
Mahalia Jackson: The Voice of Gospel and Civil Rights
by Barbara KramerBiography of African-American singer Mahalia Jackson.
Maharashtrache Shilpkar Nana Patil: महाराष्ट्राचे शिल्पकार नाना पाटील
by Bharat Patankar"महाराष्ट्राचे शिल्पकार नाना पाटील" हे भारत पाटणकर लिखित पुस्तक महाराष्ट्राच्या इतिहासातील एक महत्वाचे व्यक्तिमत्त्व नाना पाटील यांच्या जीवनावर आधारित आहे. नाना पाटील, ज्यांना "आझाद" म्हणुनही ओळखले जाते, त्यांनी भारताच्या स्वातंत्र्यलढ्यात महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका बजावली होती. पुस्तकाची कथा त्यांच्या जीवनातील प्रमुख घटना, त्यांच्या कार्याची तत्त्वे, आणि त्यांनी केलेल्या संघर्षांवर प्रकाश टाकते. विशेषत: १९४२ च्या चलेजाव चळवळीच्या दरम्यान त्यांनी प्रतिनिधी सरकार (Parallel Government) स्थापन करण्याचे धाडस केले होते. या सरकारने ब्रिटिश राजवटीविरुद्ध संघर्ष करताना स्थानिक प्रशासन, न्यायव्यवस्था आणि शिक्षणाच्या क्षेत्रात महत्वपूर्ण काम केले. पुस्तकात नाना पाटील यांच्या क्रांतिकारी विचारधारांची आणि त्यांच्या नेतृत्वाची सविस्तर माहिती दिली आहे. त्यांच्या कार्याची महत्ता, त्यांनी अनुभवलेल्या अडचणी आणि त्यांनी केलेले त्याग यांची चर्चा या पुस्तकात केली आहे. त्यांनी स्थानिक लोकांमध्ये जागरूकता आणि स्वातंत्र्याची प्रेरणा कशी निर्माण केली, याचे वर्णनही पुस्तकात समाविष्ट आहे. या पुस्तकातून नाना पाटील यांची प्रेरणादायक जीवनकथा समजते आणि महाराष्ट्राच्या स्वतंत्रता संग्रामातील त्यांच्या योगदानाची सखोल माहिती मिळते. त्यांच्या संघर्षमय जीवनाचा अभ्यास करताना, वाचकांना त्यांच्या धैर्य, संकल्प आणि नेतृत्वाचे दर्शन घडते.
Maharashtrache Shilpkar Vasantdada: महाराष्ट्राचे शिल्पकार वसंतदादा
by Raja Maneवसंतदादांचा जीवनकार्यकाल हा देशाच्या सामाजिक, राजकीय आणि आर्थिक क्षेत्रांतील परिवर्तनाचा काळ होता. त्या परिवर्तनाला सामोरे जाताना समाजहित आणि बदलत्या काळाची मागणी यांची अचूक सांगड घालून भविष्याचा वेध घेणे, हे खूप मोठे आव्हान होते. हे आव्हान पेलण्यात ते यशस्वी झाले आणि म्हणूनच लोकांच्या हृदयसिंहासनावर ‘दादा’ ही उपाधी प्राप्त करून ते राज्य करू शकले.
Maharishi & Me: Seeking Enlightenment with the Beatles' Guru
by Susan ShumskySusan Shumsky is a successful author in the human potential field. But in the 1970s, in India, the Swiss Alps, and elsewhere, she served on the personal staff of the most famous guru of the 20th century—Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Maharishi died in 2008 at age ninety, but his influence endures through the spiritual movement he founded: TM (Transcendental Meditation). Other books have been written about him, but this spellbinding page-turner offers a rare insider's view of life with the guru, including the time the Beatles studied at his feet in Rishikesh, India, and wrote dozens of songs under his influence. Both inspirational and disturbing, Maharishi and Me illuminates Susan's two decades living in Maharishi's ashrams, where she grew from a painfully shy teenage seeker into a spiritually aware teacher and author. It features behind-the-scenes, myth-busting stories, and over 100 photos of Maharishi and his celebrity disciples (the Beatles, Deepak Chopra, Mia Farrow, Beach Boys, and many more). Susan's candid, honest portrayal draws back the curtain on her shattering, extreme emotional seesaws of heaven and hell at her guru's hands. This compelling, haunting memoir will continue to challenge readers long after they turn its last page. It dismantles all previous beliefs about the spiritual path and how spiritual masters are supposed to behave. Susan shares: “Merely by being in his presence, we disciples entered an utterly timeless place and rapturous feeling, and, at the same time, realized the utter futility and insanity of the mundane world.” Susan's heartfelt masterwork blends her experiences, exacting research, artistically descriptive and humorous writing, emotional intelligence, and intensely personal inner exploration into a feast for thought and contemplation. Neither starry-eyed nor antagonistic, it captures, from a balanced viewpoint, the essence of life in an ashram.
Maharshi Vinoba Bhave
by Mira Bhattમહર્ષિ વિનોબા ભાવે એ નવજીવન દ્વારા પ્રકાશિત સંતવાણી ગ્રંથાવલિનું આઠમું પુસ્તક છે. સંતવાણી ગ્રંથાવલિ એ ભારતના મહાનુભાવોના જીવન અને વિચારને વાચક સુધી પહોંચાડવાનો નવજીવન ટ્રસ્ટનો નમ્ર પ્રયાસ છે.
Mahatma Gandhi
by Mira Bhattમહાત્મા ગાંધીજી એ નવજીવન દ્વારા પ્રકાશિત સંતવાણી ગ્રંથાવલિનું છઠ્ઠું પુસ્તક છે. સંતવાણી ગ્રંથાવલિ એ ભારતના મહાનુભાવોના જીવન અને વિચારને વાચક સુધી પહોંચાડવાનો નવજીવન ટ્રસ્ટનો નમ્ર પ્રયાસ છે.
Mahatma Gandhi: Nonviolent Power in Action (Bibliographies And Indexes In World History #No. 42)
by Dennis DaltonDennis Dalton's classic account of Gandhi's political and intellectual development focuses on the leader's two signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement (or salt satyagraha) of 1930 and the Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton clearly demonstrates how Gandhi's lifelong career in national politics gave him the opportunity to develop and refine his ideals. He then concludes with a comparison of Gandhi's methods and the strategies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, drawing a fascinating juxtaposition that enriches the biography of all three figures and asserts Gandhi's relevance to the study of race and political leadership in America. Dalton situates Gandhi within the "clash of civilizations" debate, identifying the implications of his work on continuing nonviolent protests. He also extensively reviews Gandhian studies and adds a detailed chronology of events in Gandhi's life.
Mahatma Gandhi: The Essential Writings
by Mahatma Gandhi Judith M. BrownA collection of Gandhi's most important and poignant works.
Mahatma Gandhi: Proponent of Peace (Essential Lives)
by Sue Vander HookEssential Lives introduces the people who have shaped the world, impacted humanity, and changed the course of history. Mahatma Gandhi is a biography of a freedom fighter of India who was leading the Freedom Movement to get rid of British Rule. His name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, but people all over the world called him Mahatma--the "Great Soul." To his followers in India, he was Bapu--"Father" or "Father of the Nation."
Mahatma Gandhi
by Anne SchraffBiography of the famous Indian leader who preached non-violence. Guided by Time Magazine's list of 100 most influential people, this biography series focuses on the leaders, scientists, and icons who shaped our world. Each biography includes a glossary, timeline, and illustrations.
Mahatma Gandhi: महात्मा गांधी
by Ravindranath Thakurमहात्मा गांधी यांच्यावर गुरूदेव रविंद्रनाथ टागोर यांनी बंगालीत वेळोवेळी केलेल्या चिंतनावर आधारित लेखांचे मराठी पुस्तक साहित्य संस्कृती मंडळाने प्रकाशित केले. या पुस्तकामधील गुरूदेवांच्या चिंतनामधून महात्मा गांधी यांच्या व्यक्तिमत्वाच्या विविध पैलू आणि वैशिष्ट्यांबद्दल आपणांस माहिती मिळते. हा एक वेगळा आणि मनस्वी अनुभव आहे. रविंद्रनाथांसारख्या श्रेष्ठ साहित्यिकांकडून महात्मा गांधींसारख्या श्रेष्ठ व्यक्तीबद्दल व्यक्त झालेले चिंतन हा भारतीय साहित्यसृष्टीचा अमोल ठेवा आहे. रवीन्द्रनाथांसारख्या रसिक कविवर्याला गांधीजींबद्दल काय वाटत असेल हे या लहानशा पुस्तिकेतून कळणार असल्यामुळे या पुस्तिकेचे विशेष महत्त्व आहे.
Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Ved MehtaVed Mehta's brilliant Mahatma Gandhi and his Apostles provides an unparalleled portrait of the man who lead India out of its colonial past and into its modern form. Travelling all over India and the rest of the world, Mehta gives a nuanced and complex, yet vividly alive, portrait of Gandhi and of those men and women who were inspired by his actions.
Mahatma Gandhi and India's Independence in World History
by Ann MalaspinaThe In World History series is a unique combination of biography and history. <BR>Each title in the series depicts a significant, fascinating historical event or era in dramatic detail while featuring a person of that event or era.
Mahatma Gandhi Kolai Vazhakku
by N. ChokkanMahatma Gandhi was the Father of Nation of India who followed the principle of “Ahimsa” (non-violence) throughout his life. His path of non-violence in the freedom struggle was appreciated and followed by the majority of the Indian people. This book deals with the history of the assassination case of Mahatma Gandhi who was killed while he was in the prayer meeting at Birla Mandir.
Mahatma Gandhi (Trailblazers of the Modern World)
by Ann HeinrichsStraight from the pages of the Noted Personalities section of The World Almanac -- the most frequently referenced information in the most popular reference book of all time -- comes this refreshingly original series of biographies. Chronicling the lives of the most important people of the 20th century, these books give student readers a powerful resource for understanding how their world came to be what it is today. Enriched with historic photos of the life and times of the people being profiled, and with excerpts from primary source documents, this series will inspire critical thinking, further research, and additional reading. Each book is more than just the story of an individual. It is a powerful social history of the world one person was born into, and how that person was affected by and, in turn, changed that world forever.
Mahler's Forgotten Conductor: Heinz Unger and his Search for Jewish Meaning, 1895–1965
by Hernan Tesler-MabéThe orchestral conductor Heinz Unger (1895–1965) was born in Berlin, Germany and was reared from a young age to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a lawyer. In 1915, he heard a Munich performance of Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (“The Song of the Earth”) conducted by Bruno Walter and thereafter devoted the rest of his life to music and particularly to the dissemination of Gustav Mahler’s music. This microhistorical engagement explores how the strands of German Jewish identity converge and were negotiated by a musician who spent the majority of his life trying to grasp who he was. Critical to this understanding was Gustav Mahler’s music – a music that Unger endowed with exceptional meaning and that was central to his Jewish identity. This book sets this exploration of Unger’s “performative ritual” within a biographical tale of a life lived travelling the world in search of a home, from the musician’s native Germany, to the Soviet Union, England, Spain, and finally, Canada.
Mahoma: La historia del último profeta
by Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra nos ofrece la apasionante biografía de uno de los más grandes profetas: Mahoma. Esposo y padre de familia, Dios le habla a través de arcángel Gabriel para encomendarle una peligrosa tarea: convencer a su pueblo de que renuncie a sus ídolos ancestrales y a la veneración de múltiples dioses para confiar en un dios único. Huérfano desde los seis años, Mahoma creció en una enorme familia, convirtiéndose en un excelente comerciante. Si bien Mahoma no se consideraba el hijo de un Dios ni un iluminado, esta magnífica novela da cuenta de la vida de un ser humano ordinario, al que le ocurrió algo totalmente extraordinario que dio origen a una nueva religión, el islam, la segunda en importancia hoy en todo el mundo. Partiendo de detalles históricos, Deepak Chopra hace vivir al profeta a través de los ojos de quienes lo rodeaban. Cada voz, cada capítulo nos ofrece la vida de Mahoma y la creación del islam bajo una nueva luz. Es la historia poco conocida de un hombre y un momento histórico que cambiaron el mundo para siempre. Reseñas:«Estoy agradecido porque Deepak Chopra, en vez de agregar una inútil biografía más de Mahoma, ha creado en cambio una absorbente novela basada en la vida de Mahoma. Los lectores van a estar mejor informados tanto sobre el profeta como sobre el islam, la segunda religión más grande del mundo.»Harvey Cox, profesor de Teología de la Universidad de Hardvard «El libro ofrece al lector una lección de historia que refleja la actual relación entre el islam y el resto del mundo... Contada de manera atrayente, también ayuda, especialmente a los no musulmanes, a entender mejor las complejidades y contradicciones que rodean al islam.»Booklist «Una de las biografías de Mahoma más imaginativas y emocionantes.»Publishers Weekly
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc
by Kimberly CutterA &“stunning&” novel of Joan of Arc, the fifteenth century teenage visionary who led an army and saved France (Publishers Weekly, starred review). The tumultuous Hundred Years&’ War rages on and France is under siege. English soldiers tear through the countryside destroying all who cross their paths, and Charles VII, the uncrowned king, has neither the strength nor the will to rally his army. Meanwhile, in the quiet of her parents&’ garden in Domrémy, a seventeen-year-old peasant girl has a mystical vision and hears a powerful voice speak her name: Jehanne. The story of Jehanne d&’Arc, who believed she had been chosen by God to lead an army and save her country, has captivated our imaginations for centuries. But the story of a girl whose sister was murdered by the English; who sought an escape from a violent father and a forced marriage; who taught herself to ride and fight; and who somehow found the courage to persuade thousands to follow her—is at once thrilling, surprising, and heartbreaking. &“Impressive . . . Cutter evokes the novel&’s medieval world with striking details.&” —The New York Times Book Review &“Cutter&’s portrait of &‘Jehanne&’ as a strange, gritty teenage tomboy and true believer is compelling.&” —USA Today &“Cutter strips away the romanticism in favor of a more complex portrayal that raises some provocative questions.&” —O, The Oprah Magazine
Maid: A Barack Obama Summer Reading Pick and an upcoming Netflix series!
by Stephanie LandBARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING PICK, 2019. BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK.Educated meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid. A beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in the western world. Includes a foreword by international bestelling author Barbara Ehrenreich. 'My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter.'As a struggling single mum, determined to keep a roof over her daughter's head, Stephanie Land worked for years as a maid, working long hours in order to provide for her small family. In Maid, she reveals the dark truth of what it takes to survive and thrive in today's inequitable society. As she worked hard to climb her way out of poverty as a single parent, scrubbing the toilets of the wealthy, navigating domestic labour jobs as a cleaner whilst also juggling higher education, assisted housing, and a tangled web of government assistance, Stephanie wrote. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told. The stories of the overworked and underpaid. Written in honest, heart-rending prose and with great insight, Maid explores the underbelly of the upper-middle classes and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them. 'I'd become a nameless ghost,' Stephanie writes. With this book, she gives voice to the 'servant' worker, those who fight daily to scramble and scrape by for their own lives and the lives of their children.