WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2020 WINNER OF THE WINDHAM-CAMPBELL PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2020 FINALIST FOR THE PEN / JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD 2020 'Profound and unforgettable' Sally Rooney 'A classic . . . I have long thought of Boyer as a genius' Patricia Lockwood 'An outraged, beautiful, and brilliant work of embodied critique' Ben Lerner 'Some of the most perceptive and beautiful writing about illness and pain that I have ever read' Hari Kunzru Blending memoir with critique, an award-winning poet and essayist's devastating exploration of sickness and health, cancer and the cancer industry, in the modern world A week after her 41st birthday, Anne Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. For a single mother living payslip to payslip, the condition was both a crisis and an initiation into new ideas about mortality and the gendered politics of illness. In The Undying - at once her harrowing memoir of survival, and a 21st-century Illness as Metaphor - Boyer draws on sources from ancient Roman dream diarists to cancer vloggers to explore the experience of illness. She investigates the quackeries, casualties and ecological costs of cancer under capitalism, and dives into the long line of women writing about their own illnesses and deaths, among them Audre Lorde, Kathy Acker and Susan Sontag. Genre-bending, devastating and profoundly humane, The Undying is an unmissably insightful meditation on cancer, the cancer industry and the sicknesses and glories of contemporary life.

Ein süßer Fratz: Der äußerst ernsthaften jungen Studentin Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) scheint nichts fremder zu sein als die schillernde Welt der Mode. Doch als der Fotograf Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) ausgerechnet ihr Gesicht für eine geplante Fotoserie in Paris entdeckt, sieht sie darin ihre Chance für eine ansonsten unerschwingliche Reise in die Hochburg der &#34,Emphaticalisten&#34,. Doch in der Stadt der Liebe und des Schicks kommt alles ganz anders, als Jo es sich hätte träumen lassen... Frühstück bei Tiffany: Holly ist ein zauberhaft-exzentrisches New Yorker Playgirl, das sich in den Kopf gesetzt hat, einen brasilianischen Millionär zu heiraten. George Peppard spielt ihren nächsten Nachbarn, einen Schriftsteller, der von der reichen Patricia Neal unterstützt, aber auch überanstrengt wird. Als sie ihre gegenseitigen Vorzüge und Fehler entdecken und sich über komische Verwicklungen näher kennen lernen, beginnt eine leidenschaftliche heitere Romanze. Ein Herz und eine Krone: Auf Staatsbesuch in Rom hat die junge Prinzessin Anne die dauernde Pflicht zum würdevollen Repräsentieren satt. Heimlich schleicht sie sich davon, um die &#34,Ewige Stadt&#34, und das wahre Leben kennen zu lernen. Am Abend schläft sie völlig erschöpft inmitten antiker Ruinen ein. Hier findet sie der amerikanische Journalist Joe Bradley und bringt sie zu sich nach Hause. Als er ihr am nächsten Tag die Stadt zeigt, beginnt eine zauberhafte Romanze... Krieg und Frieden: Leo Tolstoys literarisches Meisterwerk wird in diesem epischen Film-Klassiker zum Leben erweckt. Einige der größten Schauspieler aus Hollywoods Glanzzeit sind hier in den Hauptrollen zu bewundern: Audrey Hepburn (Natascha), Henry Fonda (Pierre) und Mel Ferret (Prinz Andrej). Krieg und Frieden ist ein beeindruckendes, oskarnominiertes Drama über die Verwicklungen des Krieges, spektakuläre Abenteuer, fesselnde Intrigen und tragische Liebe - und das alles vor dem mitreißenden Hintergrund von Napoleons Russland-Feldzug. Sabrina: Von ihrer Ausbildung in Paris kehrt Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) nach Long Island zurück, wo sie als Tochter des Chauffeurs auf dem stattlichen Anwesen der Millionärsfamilie Larrabee aufgewachsen ist. Inzwischen zu einer zauberhaften jungen Dame herangereift, hofft Sabrina, die Liebe von David Larrabee (William Holden)gewinnen zu können, den sie schon immer vergöttert hat. Doch auch dessen älterer Bruder Linus (Humphrey Bogart) kann dem Charme Sabrinas nicht lange widerstehen...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2020 WINNER OF THE WINDHAM-CAMPBELL PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2020 FINALIST FOR THE PEN / JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD 2020 'Profound and unforgettable' Sally Rooney 'A classic . . . I have long thought of Boyer as a genius' Patricia Lockwood 'An outraged, beautiful, and brilliant work of embodied critique' Ben Lerner 'Some of the most perceptive and beautiful writing about illness and pain that I have ever read' Hari Kunzru Blending memoir with critique, an award-winning poet and essayist's devastating exploration of sickness and health, cancer and the cancer industry, in the modern world A week after her 41st birthday, Anne Boyer was diagnosed with highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. For a single mother living payslip to payslip, the condition was both a crisis and an initiation into new ideas about mortality and the gendered politics of illness. In The Undying - at once her harrowing memoir of survival, and a 21st-century Illness as Metaphor - Boyer draws on sources from ancient Roman dream diarists to cancer vloggers to explore the experience of illness. She investigates the quackeries, casualties and ecological costs of cancer under capitalism, and dives into the long line of women writing about their own illnesses and deaths, among them Audre Lorde, Kathy Acker and Susan Sontag. Genre-bending, devastating and profoundly humane, The Undying is an unmissably insightful meditation on cancer, the cancer industry and the sicknesses and glories of contemporary life.

R.F. Kuang, Kate Elliott, Ken Liu, Todd McCaffrey, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, and other modern masters of fantasy and science fiction put their unique spin on the greatest of mythical beasts?the dragon?in never-before-seen works written exclusively for this fantasy anthology compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan and with art by Rovina Cai! Here there be dragons . . . From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today? Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, R.F. Kuang, Ann Leckie & Rachel Swirsky, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, Beth Cato, Zen Cho, C. S. E Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Elliott, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Seanan Maguire, Patricia A McKillip, K. J. Parker, Kelly Robson, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, Elle Katharine White, Jane Yolen, Kelly Barnhill, Brooke Bolander, Sarah Gailey, and J. Y. Yang?and illustrated by award-nominated artist Rovina Cai with black-and-white line drawings specific to each entry throughout, this extraordinary collection vividly breathes fire and life into one of our most captivating and feared magical creatures as never before and is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales.

After his very public fall from grace in 2013, renowned spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen vanished from view and underwent a dark night of the soul. After years of intense introspection and soul-searching, Cohen shares his insights into the failure of his organisation EnlightenNext, including his own responsibility for its downfall, as well as a new vision for modern spirituality based on the wisdom of the lessons he learned. The author details his spiritual initiation, his rapid rise to guruhood, the explosive growth of his spiritual community worldwide, and then--right at the height of its spiritual and creative emergence--its dramatic collapse, which left his students lost, bitter, angry, and confused. He shares his gripping spiritual odyssey from the heights of illumination, down into the existential ashes of failed aspirations, to the underworld of inner darkness, and back again into the light. Building upon the lessons he learned, including the need to deal thoroughly with one’s own shadow, Cohen explains the necessity of the guru in spiritual practice, while also exposing the dysfunctions of the traditional guru-disciple model. He shares insights from his discussions with spiritual leaders, including Ken Wilber, Diane Musho Hamilton, Doshin Roshi, Jeffrey Kripal, and Patricia Albere, revealing how the issues he faced are profoundly relevant to the spiritual community as a whole. He also shares how his teachings have evolved and sheds light on the art of communicating beyond ego and unleashing the co-creative power of our shared collective intelligence--the key to initiating enlightened change in this world in crisis.

After his very public fall from grace in 2013, renowned spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen vanished from view and underwent a dark night of the soul. After years of intense introspection and soul-searching, Cohen shares his insights into the failure of his organisation EnlightenNext, including his own responsibility for its downfall, as well as a new vision for modern spirituality based on the wisdom of the lessons he learned. The author details his spiritual initiation, his rapid rise to guruhood, the explosive growth of his spiritual community worldwide, and then--right at the height of its spiritual and creative emergence--its dramatic collapse, which left his students lost, bitter, angry, and confused. He shares his gripping spiritual odyssey from the heights of illumination, down into the existential ashes of failed aspirations, to the underworld of inner darkness, and back again into the light. Building upon the lessons he learned, including the need to deal thoroughly with one’s own shadow, Cohen explains the necessity of the guru in spiritual practice, while also exposing the dysfunctions of the traditional guru-disciple model. He shares insights from his discussions with spiritual leaders, including Ken Wilber, Diane Musho Hamilton, Doshin Roshi, Jeffrey Kripal, and Patricia Albere, revealing how the issues he faced are profoundly relevant to the spiritual community as a whole. He also shares how his teachings have evolved and sheds light on the art of communicating beyond ego and unleashing the co-creative power of our shared collective intelligence--the key to initiating enlightened change in this world in crisis.

Ein süßer Fratz:Der äußerst ernsthaften jungen Studentin Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) scheint nichts fremder zu sein als die schillernde Welt der Mode. Doch als der Fotograf Dick Avery (Fred Astaire) ausgerechnet ihr Gesicht für eine geplante Fotoserie in Paris entdeckt, sieht sie darin ihre Chance für eine ansonsten unerschwingliche Reise in die Hochburg der ""Emphaticalisten"". Doch in der Stadt der Liebe und des Schicks kommt alles ganz anders, als Jo es sich hätte träumen lassen ...Frühstück bei Tiffany:Die Namen von Audrey Hepburn und Holly Golightly sind synonym, seit Truman Capotes erfolgreicher Roman zu dieser sprühenden, romantischen Komödie umgestaltet wurde. Holly ist ein zauberhaft-exzentrisches New Yorker Playgirl, das sich in den Kopf gesetzt hat, einen brasilianischen Millionär zu heiraten. George Peppard spielt ihren nächsten Nachbarn, einen Schriftsteller, der von der reichen Patricia Neal unterstützt, aber auch überanstrengt wird. Als sie ihre gegenseitigen Vorzüge und Fehler entdecken und sich über komische Verwicklungen näher kennen lernen, beginnt eine leidenschaftliche heitere Romanze.Ein Herz und eine Krone:Auf Staatsbesuch in Rom hat die junge Prinzessin Anne die dauernde Pflicht zum würdevollen Repräsentieren satt. Heimlich schleicht sie sich davon, um die ""Ewige Stadt"" und das wahre Leben kennen zu lernen. Am Abend schläft sie völlig erschöpft inmitten antiker Ruinen ein. Hier findet sie der amerikanische Journalist Joe Bradley und bringt sie zu sich nach Hause. Als er ihr am nächsten Tag die Stadt zeigt, beginnt eine zauberhafte Romanze ...Krieg und Frieden:Leo Tolstoys literarisches Meisterwerk wird in diesem epischen Film-Klassiker zum Leben erweckt. Einige der größten Schauspieler aus Hollywoods Glanzzeit sind hier in den Hauptrollen zu bewundern: Audrey Hepburn (Natascha), Henry Fonda (Pierre) und Mel Ferret (Prinz Andrej). Krieg und Frieden ist ein beeindruckendes, oskarnominiertes Drama über die Verwicklungen des Krieges, spektakuläre Abenteuer, fesselnde Intrigen und tragische Liebe - und das alles vor dem mitreißenden Hintergrund von Napoleons Russland-Feldzug.Sabrina:Von ihrer Ausbildung in Paris kehrt Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) nach Long Island zurück, wo sie als Tochter des Chauffeurs auf dem stattlichen Anwesen der Millionärsfamilie Larrabee aufgewachsen ist. Inzwischen zu einer zauberhaften jungen Dame herangereift, hofft Sabrina, die Liebe von David Larrabee (William Holden) gewinnen zu können, den sie schon immer vergöttert hat. Doch auch dessen älterer Bruder Linus (Humphrey Bogart) kann dem Charme Sabrinas nicht lange widerstehen ...

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Didactics - English - Discussion and Essays, grade: 75.00, University of Birmingham, language: English, abstract: One of the most common and familiar terms today that we have all heard of is that ¿It¿s a Man¿s World¿ and frankly speaking, in my opinion this is the truth. This I will discuss in details later on. However, the fact or so in my opinion; no matter how empowered women have gotten in regards to equal rights and women now being considered as able as men to do whatever kind of jobs, tasks and the under-taking on of responsibilities; the world as we know it shall always be a man¿s world as no matter how independent and empowered a woman may be, she will always have to cope with the challenges and obstacles that she faces, given the nature of a woman being one part and the practicalities being the other. I find this to be a rather interesting paradox if I may term it that way. In the case of ¿Breathless¿ some of the key ideas of existentialism, for example stressing an individual¿s importance over society rules and the evident absurd confusion of life, lie at the core of the narrative. In my opinion the film shows how decisions that revolve around various aspects of life such as love, career and opportunity show our cowardliness, foreboding, betrayal and the thought of death on the prowl; on the difficulty of being who we pretend to be and even of knowing ourselves. In the void into which the youth of the times had fallen into, Godard could see only love to save them. This can be seen in the character Patricia who is a very independent woman yet she is scared of making decisions about her love life and her career. It is also very clear that despite her independence as a reporter and writer she is harassed by all the men she comes across in her life; the police, Michels¿ consistency to sleep with her and yet she struggles to decide whether or not he is the man who she wants to be with despite the fact that she knows the police is after him and he is a wanted felon for being involved in criminal activities, stealing cars and most importantly murdering a police officer. In fact at one point in the film she helps Michel steal a Cadillac to help him avert the detection of the police and also does not give away any information that might help the police catch him when she is questioned by the detective. Patricia is a very independent girl at the age of 20 and her exposure to the world due to her journalism really makes her a modern woman in terms of thought and knowledge. [...]

PERFECT HUSBAND. PERFECT FATHER. PERFECT LIAR? ‘You'll devour this terrific debut like the rest of us, skipping lunch, losing sleep, turning pages until the end.’ JOHN GRISHAM ‘Hold on tight! What a story, brilliantly told. A gripping espionage thriller with real psychological depth. More modern than tomorrow.’ TERRY HAYES Vivian Miller is a CIA analyst assigned to uncover Russian sleeper cells in the USA. After accessing the computer of a potential Russian spy, she stumbles on a secret dossier of deep-cover agents living in her own country. Five seemingly normal people living in plain sight. A few clicks later, everything that matters to Vivian is threatened - her job, her husband, even her four children . . . Vivian has vowed to defend her country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. But now she's facing impossible choices. Torn between loyalty and betrayal, allegiance and treason, love and suspicion, who can she trust? Will her next move be the right one? ‘Prediction: if you read chapter one, you’ll read chapter two. If you read chapter two, you’ll miss dinner, stay up far too late, and feel tired at work tomorrow. This is that kind of book. Superb.’ LEE CHILD ‘Karen Cleveland is the real deal – an exciting new voice in thrillers.’ PATRICIA CORNWELL ‘I raced through this gripping tale of domesticity and deceit. Cleveland deliciously ratchets up the tension at every turn . . . you won’t be able to put it down until the final, stunning page!’ SHARI LAPENA ‘Heart-poundingly suspenseful and heart-wrenchingly insightful, Need to Know hums with authentic detail, crisp storytelling, and characters that will long stay in your thoughts.’ J. P. DELANEY

The unforgettable, award-winning debut novel and modern classic from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Life After Life and Shrines of Gaiety. 'Delivers its jokes and its tragedies as efficiently as Dickens...outrageously funny...will dazzle readers for years to come' - HILARY MANTEL, bestselling author of Wolf Hall Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty and born while her father, George, was in the Dog and Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress and a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George, but here she was, stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster, with her children - sensible and sardonic Patricia aged five, greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored, and Ruby... In Behind the Scenes at the Museum, young Ruby tells the story of 'The Family', from the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice and her children, to the startling, witty, and memorable events of Ruby's own life. Praise for Behind the Scenes at the Museum, winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year: 'An astounding book...without doubt one of the finest novels I have read for years' The Times 'Little short of a masterpiece... Fizzing with wit and energy, Kate Atkinson's hilarious novel made me laugh and cry' Daily Mail 'A really gripping , emotionally satisfying family saga written with warmth and wit. I've re-read it countless times .' Red 'A debut novel of astonishing confidence and skill...Acutely observant, overflowing with good jokes, it is the work of an author who loves her characters and sets them playing with gleeful energy' Spectator ' Written so fluently and wittily that I sailed through it as though blown by an exhilarating wind... It lifted my spirits enormously. I loved it.' Margaret Forster

Under the searing sun, secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic, explosive new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick, Lie With Me. 'A real scorcher. You won't want to miss this one!' HARLAN COBEN 'Gloriously dark and wildly engrossing' LISA JEWELL 'Sun-drenched and dripping with suspense , this is the perfect summer read ' LUCY CLARKE ---------- Former journalist Matt Grimshaw's life is at a low ebb . He's been 'let go' by the paper where he's worked for years, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend has come unstuck. So when an invitation arrives from his two closest friends, Celia and Adam Murphy, to join them at their house in Greece, he jumps at it. It may be harsh and unwelcoming on the Mani Peninsula but Matt determines to stay there for the whole summer and to write his much put-off screen-play. But then the Murphys plus children arrive, and a wealthy newcomer to the area starts throwing loud and lavish parties in his big house across the bay. As the nights become hotter and the parties wilder, everyone's motivations darken. Envy rises, resentments grow - until a terrible accident stops the summer in its tracks. At least, it looks like an accident... Set over one blazing Mediterranean summer, Sabine Durrant's new thriller is tense, claustrophobic and utterly gripping. ---------- Praise for Dead Heat . . . 'Expertly constructed and guilefully written , it inevitably reminds you of Patricia Highsmith , but also of The Great Gatsby' Sunday Times ' No one writes suspense like Sabine Durrant . Dead Heat is perfection ' Clare Mackintosh, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Game of Lies 'An outstanding thriller' India Knight 'I loved this book . The descriptions are so beautiful that you almost don't notice the brilliance of the plotting ' Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of The Frozen People ' Better than every season of The White Lotus spun into one, and drenched with danger, sex, and revenge ' Sarah Hilary, author of Black Thorn ' Classy, cinematic and truly chilling , Dead Heat is a thriller it's going to be hard to beat this year. With shades of Patricia Highsmith , Sabine Durrant is an author in her prime ' Jennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things 'A deliciously dark, modern Greek Gatsby ' Julia Crouch, author of The Surprise Party ' Tense, clever and so vividly written ' Ruth Mancini, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge 'An unputdownable, unguessable, sun-drenched thriller ' Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said She Said ' Drenched in atmosphere and menace with a Greek setting to die for. Literally. ' Tammy Cohen, The Wedding Party ' Compelling, evocative and fiendishly smart , this unsettling literary thriller is a five-star triumph ' Isabelle Broom, author of The Orange House ' I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I loved it! ' Marika Cobbold, author of On Hampstead Heath 'A genius story of infatuation and twisted love , as brooding as a Greek heatwave' Jane Thynne, author of Midnight in Vienna ' Dangerously addictive ' Esther Freud, author of My Sister and Other Lovers 'An explosive ending' Woman & Home ' Intoxicating thriller ' Heat 'Slow-burn thriller gives White Lotus vibes ' Good Housekeeping 'Utterly irresistible ' RED ' Scorchingly good , whip-smart ' Fabulous Magazine

Under the searing sun, secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic, explosive new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick, Lie With Me. 'A real scorcher. You won't want to miss this one!' HARLAN COBEN 'Gloriously dark and wildly engrossing' LISA JEWELL 'Sun-drenched and dripping with suspense , this is the perfect summer read ' LUCY CLARKE ---------- Former journalist Matt Grimshaw's life is at a low ebb . He's been 'let go' by the paper where he's worked for years, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend has come unstuck. So when an invitation arrives from his two closest friends, Celia and Adam Murphy, to join them at their house in Greece, he jumps at it. It may be harsh and unwelcoming on the Mani Peninsula but Matt determines to stay there for the whole summer and to write his much put-off screen-play. But then the Murphys plus children arrive, and a wealthy newcomer to the area starts throwing loud and lavish parties in his big house across the bay. As the nights become hotter and the parties wilder, everyone's motivations darken. Envy rises, resentments grow - until a terrible accident stops the summer in its tracks. At least, it looks like an accident... Set over one blazing Mediterranean summer, Sabine Durrant's new thriller is tense, claustrophobic and utterly gripping. ---------- Praise for Dead Heat . . . 'Expertly constructed and guilefully written , it inevitably reminds you of Patricia Highsmith , but also of The Great Gatsby' Sunday Times ' No one writes suspense like Sabine Durrant . Dead Heat is perfection ' Clare Mackintosh, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Game of Lies 'An outstanding thriller' India Knight 'I loved this book . The descriptions are so beautiful that you almost don't notice the brilliance of the plotting ' Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of The Frozen People ' Better than every season of The White Lotus spun into one, and drenched with danger, sex, and revenge ' Sarah Hilary, author of Black Thorn ' Classy, cinematic and truly chilling , Dead Heat is a thriller it's going to be hard to beat this year. With shades of Patricia Highsmith , Sabine Durrant is an author in her prime ' Jennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things 'A deliciously dark, modern Greek Gatsby ' Julia Crouch, author of The Surprise Party ' Tense, clever and so vividly written ' Ruth Mancini, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Woman on the Ledge 'An unputdownable, unguessable, sun-drenched thriller ' Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said She Said ' Drenched in atmosphere and menace with a Greek setting to die for. Literally. ' Tammy Cohen, The Wedding Party ' Compelling, evocative and fiendishly smart , this unsettling literary thriller is a five-star triumph ' Isabelle Broom, author of The Orange House ' I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I loved it! ' Marika Cobbold, author of On Hampstead Heath 'A genius story of infatuation and twisted love , as brooding as a Greek heatwave' Jane Thynne, author of Midnight in Vienna ' Dangerously addictive ' Esther Freud, author of My Sister and Other Lovers 'An explosive ending' Woman & Home ' Intoxicating thriller ' Heat 'Slow-burn thriller gives White Lotus vibes ' Good Housekeeping 'Utterly irresistible ' RED ' Scorchingly good , whip-smart ' Fabulous Magazine

The German-American artist Winold Reiss (1886-1953)—painter; designer, teacher—has been characterized as “a modern Cellini;” defying instant categorization and labels. To this day, he remains something of an enigma to art critics. Winold Reiss stands at the beginning of a new American Modernism approach to depicting the vitality of African American culture. In 1920, while struggling through a creative and personal crisis, he went on a two-month-long trip through Mexico. His diary offers a unique glimpse into the artist’s mind and heart. Reading it in conjunction with his drawings helps us better understand the function of Mexican art, folklore, religiosity and the history of mestizaje in the context of the stylizations of the cultural space which James Weldon Johnson called “Black Manhattan.” The Mexico Diary makes Reiss's text available in the original German as well as in English and Spanish translations and interlinks it with his sketches and paintings. The book also features an audio CD with key parts of the diary set to music and performed by Jens Barnieck and Frank Mehring. Winold Reiss's Mexico diary is a remarkable soliloquy of America's little known but hugely influential transnational visual artist. We see him traversing borders and breaking free of American materialism to a nature-based vision of New World spirituality. But we also learn that this premier multiculturalist was more successful embracing the New Negro and the New Mexico than the New Woman. In that, he reminds us of the breakthroughs and bugaboos of twentieth century modernism. -Jeffrey C. Stewart Professor & Chair at the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara Frank Mehring is at the forefront of scholars re-writing the history of American art by focusing on those artists who championed the racial diversity of the New World. In his Mexico Diary, Winold Reiss can be seen as a romantic and a realist: romantic in his rejection of European/American commercialism and realist in his understanding that native peoples have been profoundly influenced by values, religions, and markets that are both European and indigenous. –Patricia Hills Professor Emerita, Boston University

“[A] gossipy, but surprisingly deep, look at the women who help and sometimes overshadow their powerful husbands.” — USA Today From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making group biography of the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama. One of the most underestimated—and challenging—positions in the world, the First Lady of the United States must be many things: an inspiring leader with a forward-thinking agenda of her own; a savvy politician, skilled at navigating the treacherous rapids of Washington; a wife and mother operating under constant scrutiny; and an able CEO responsible for the smooth operation of countless services and special events at the White House. As she did in her smash #1 bestseller The Residence, former White House correspondent Kate Andersen Brower draws on a wide array of untapped, candid sources—from residence staff and social secretaries to friends and political advisers—to tell the stories of the ten remarkable women who have defined that role since 1960. Brower offers new insights and untold stories about this privileged group of remarkable women, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Patricia Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama. The stories she shares range from the heartwarming to the shocking and tragic, exploring everything from the first ladies’ political crusades as powerful women in politics to their rivalries with Washington figures; from their friendships with other first ladies to their public and private relationships with their husbands. She also offers insight as to what Melania Trump might hope to accomplish as First Lady. Candid and illuminating, this compelling work of White House history provides a revealing look at life upstairs and downstairs at the world’s most powerful address. This sweeping work of American political history reveals the untold stories of the ten remarkable women who have defined the role of the modern First Lady: A Secret Sisterhood: Explore the surprising friendships, quiet rivalries, and private correspondence that connected First Ladies across party lines, from Jackie Kennedy’s guidance to Hillary Clinton to the unexpected bond between Laura Bush and Michelle Obama. East Wing vs. West Wing: Go behind the scenes of the constant battle for influence between the First Lady’s female-led staff and the president’s powerful, male-dominated advisors—a conflict that defined Pat Nixon’s tenure and continues to this day. Behind-the-Scenes Influence: Discover how these women acted as their husbands’ most trusted confidantes, shaping policy, vetting staff, and wielding immense power, from Rosalynn Carter sitting in on Cabinet meetings to Nancy Reagan’s control over the West Wing. Private Struggles, Public Lives: Witness their personal courage in the face of tragedy, from raising children under intense scrutiny to navigating shocking health crises and political scandals on the world stage.

Japanese Farm Food, now available in paperback, offers a unique look into life on a Japanese farm through 165 simple, clear-flavored recipes along with personal stories and over 350 stunning photographs. It is a book about love, community, and life in rural Japan. Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner, Best Japanese Cuisine Book Japanese Farm Food, now available in paperback, offers a unique look into life on a Japanese farm through 165 simple, clear-flavored recipes along with personal stories and over 350 stunning photographs. It is a book about love, community, and life in rural Japan. Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner, Best Japanese Cuisine Book "Our life centers on the farm and the field. We eat what we grow." --Nancy Singleton Hachisu Japanese Farm Food offers a unique window into life on a Japanese farm through the simple, clear-flavored recipes cooked from family crops and other local, organic products. The multitude of vibrant images by Kenji Miura of green fields, a traditional farmhouse, antique baskets, and ceramic bowls filled with beautiful, simple dishes are interwoven with Japanese indigo fabrics to convey an intimate, authentic portrait of life and food on a Japanese farm. With a focus on fresh and thoughtfully sourced ingredients, the recipes in Japanese Farm Food are perfect for fans of farmers' markets, and for home cooks looking for accessible Japanese dishes. Personal stories about family and farm life complete this incredible volume. American born and raised, Nancy Singleton Hachisu lives with her husband and teenage sons on a rural Japanese farm, where they prepare these 165 bright, seasonal dishes. The recipes are organized logically with the intention of reassuring you how easy it is to cook Japanese food. Not just a book about Japanese food, Japanese Farm Food is a book about love, life on the farm, and community. Covering everything from pickles and soups to noodles, rice, and dipping sauces, with a special emphasis on vegetables, Hachisu demystifies the rural Japanese kitchen, laying bare the essential ingredients, equipment, and techniques needed for Japanese home cooking. "Nancy Hachisu is...intrepid. Outrageously creative. Intensely passionate. Committed. True and real. I urge you to cook from this book with abandon, but first read it like a memoir, chapter by chapter, and you will share in the story of a modern-day family, a totally unique and extraordinary one." --Patricia Wells "This book is both an intimate portrait of Nancy's life on the farm, and an important work that shows the universality of an authentic food culture." --Alice Waters "The modest title Japanese Farm Food turns out to be large, embracing and perhaps surprising. Unlike the farm-to-table life as we know it here, where precious farm foods are cooked with recipes, often with some elaboration, real farm food means eating the same thing day after day when it's plentiful, putting it up for when it's not, and cooking it very, very simply because the farm demands so much more time in the field than in the kitchen. This beautiful, touching, and ultimately common sense book is about a life that's balanced between the idea that a life chooses you and that you in turn choose it and then live it wholeheartedly and largely. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your rich, intentional and truly inspiring life." --Deborah Madison "Nancy Hachisu's amazing depth of knowledge of Japanese food and culture shines through in every part of this book. You will feel as if you live next door to her...savoring and learning her down-to-earth approach to cooking and to loving food." --Hiroko Shimbo "Taking a peek into Nancy Hachisu's stunning Japanese Farm Food is like entering a magical world. It's a Japan that used to be, not the modern Japan defined by the busyness of Tokyo, but a more timeless place, a place whose rhythms are set by seasons and traditions and the work of the farm. Japanese Farm Food is so much more than a cookbook.

Japanese Farm Food, now available in paperback, offers a unique look into life on a Japanese farm through 165 simple, clear-flavored recipes along with personal stories and over 350 stunning photographs. It is a book about love, community, and life in rural Japan. Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner, Best Japanese Cuisine Book Japanese Farm Food, now available in paperback, offers a unique look into life on a Japanese farm through 165 simple, clear-flavored recipes along with personal stories and over 350 stunning photographs. It is a book about love, community, and life in rural Japan. Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2012: USA Winner, Best Japanese Cuisine Book "Our life centers on the farm and the field. We eat what we grow." --Nancy Singleton Hachisu Japanese Farm Food offers a unique window into life on a Japanese farm through the simple, clear-flavored recipes cooked from family crops and other local, organic products. The multitude of vibrant images by Kenji Miura of green fields, a traditional farmhouse, antique baskets, and ceramic bowls filled with beautiful, simple dishes are interwoven with Japanese indigo fabrics to convey an intimate, authentic portrait of life and food on a Japanese farm. With a focus on fresh and thoughtfully sourced ingredients, the recipes in Japanese Farm Food are perfect for fans of farmers' markets, and for home cooks looking for accessible Japanese dishes. Personal stories about family and farm life complete this incredible volume. American born and raised, Nancy Singleton Hachisu lives with her husband and teenage sons on a rural Japanese farm, where they prepare these 165 bright, seasonal dishes. The recipes are organized logically with the intention of reassuring you how easy it is to cook Japanese food. Not just a book about Japanese food, Japanese Farm Food is a book about love, life on the farm, and community. Covering everything from pickles and soups to noodles, rice, and dipping sauces, with a special emphasis on vegetables, Hachisu demystifies the rural Japanese kitchen, laying bare the essential ingredients, equipment, and techniques needed for Japanese home cooking. "Nancy Hachisu is...intrepid. Outrageously creative. Intensely passionate. Committed. True and real. I urge you to cook from this book with abandon, but first read it like a memoir, chapter by chapter, and you will share in the story of a modern-day family, a totally unique and extraordinary one." --Patricia Wells "This book is both an intimate portrait of Nancy's life on the farm, and an important work that shows the universality of an authentic food culture." --Alice Waters "The modest title Japanese Farm Food turns out to be large, embracing and perhaps surprising. Unlike the farm-to-table life as we know it here, where precious farm foods are cooked with recipes, often with some elaboration, real farm food means eating the same thing day after day when it's plentiful, putting it up for when it's not, and cooking it very, very simply because the farm demands so much more time in the field than in the kitchen. This beautiful, touching, and ultimately common sense book is about a life that's balanced between the idea that a life chooses you and that you in turn choose it and then live it wholeheartedly and largely. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your rich, intentional and truly inspiring life." --Deborah Madison "Nancy Hachisu's amazing depth of knowledge of Japanese food and culture shines through in every part of this book. You will feel as if you live next door to her...savoring and learning her down-to-earth approach to cooking and to loving food." --Hiroko Shimbo "Taking a peek into Nancy Hachisu's stunning Japanese Farm Food is like entering a magical world. It's a Japan that used to be, not the modern Japan defined by the busyness of Tokyo, but a more timeless place, a place whose rhythms are set by seasons and traditions and the work of the farm. Japanese Farm Food is so much more than a cookbook.