Joan: 2841 books

In Ruin Reconciled, A Memoir of Anglo-Ireland 1913-1959 ('that country of the mind'), tells the story of an orphan girl adopted by Anglo-Irish parents and brought to live in the Big House of Curragh Chase, Adare, Co. Limerick. Her solitary childhood among "elders and betters" during the...

Joan Didion erzählt von den Leitfiguren des American Dream wie Howard Hughes, Joan Baez oder John Wayne, vom Glanz Hollywoods und der Einsamkeit von Alcatraz, von der Aufbruchsstimmung der sechziger Jahre und der Ernüchterung, die ihr folgte. Dabei gelingt es ihr, die amerikanische Wirklichkeit in unvergessliche Bilder zu fassen.

"Ihr Scharfsinn ist gewohnt fein geschliffen und ihr Blick eiswasserklar... Didion hat die Stimmung in Amerika eingefangen." The New York Times Joan Didion gilt seit langem als eine der brillantesten Autorinnen der USA. Die in diesem Band versammelten Essays und Reportagen aus den Jahren 1982 bis...

Who could go past some of the world's Crooners to use in a book so in this book Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra all contributed some of their song titles to the story. In fact, a combined total of 2,916 song titles have been used to make...

In this book a total of 742 ABBA song titles have been used to make this story about three families from three different countries that all go to an Adventure Park in Europe for a holiday. They are brought together by their children playing in the playground. Join the families as they enjoy each others...

In this book "The Rat Pack" Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. have all contributed songs from the albums that they made together, in fact, a total of 1,337 song titles have been used to make the following story possible. Here is just a snippet about the story. Fred and Sylvia...

"...We are you, Joanie... we are of you in that we are of the higher energy of your being... your Higher Spirit, your Higher Self. And we harmonize with the energy of your Spiritual Counselor's Higher Spirit or Higher Self and with her use of her fingers. That is, we use her fingers to speak...

C’era una volta il mito della Miami patinata, di una metropoli dalle tinte pastello, evocata dagli spot pubblicitari o dalle corse sulla Ferrari bianca di Miami Vice. Era un miraggio di palme e cocaina, spiagge e grattacieli, che nascondeva una città spettacolarmente depressa in cui il Sud della...

Compiled by Joan Suval, “I hold the Lion's Paw” is a disciple’s collection of wise and powerful statements from letters of Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati, written to her between 1963 and 1970. Included are spiritual drawings by artist Blossom Folb, and practical, yet philosophical, responses...

"Joan Leegant writes stories that last, stories that take root in the soul."—Bret Lott, author of Jewel Joan Leegant's collection takes its title from the Yiddish proverb "Even an hour in Paradise is worthwhile." In settings from Jerusalem to Queens, from Hollywood's outskirts...

Childhood can be an exciting time, full of joyous exploration, new skills, friends, and imaginative play. It can also be very frightening, especially when children have experiences that threaten their feelings of safety and well-being. Even common traumatic childhood events can deeply affect children's...

¿España sin Cataluña? es un relato escrito en forma de dietario personal de lo sucedido entre la gran manifestación del Once de Septiembre de 2014 en Barcelona —que abrió el curso político catalán por tercer año consecutivo— y la votación del 9-N. El debate en el Parlament en el...

In the creation of this book, I have used 1,776 of Elton John's song titles to make this futuristic story possible. Earth is over populated so people are living on the moon and other surrounding planets but the crimes have changed and different Authorities on each planet need help to keep crime in...

Joan Luzzara, convencido de que la Estupidez es el problema más grave y devastador de la humanidad, piensa que todos somos capaces de cambiar esta directiva orientándonos conscientemente hacia la NOestupidez (no-estupidez), único camino viable para el progreso de la evolución y la perfectibilidad del ser humano.