maitland sara how to be alone
Maitland Sara How to Be Alone
Our fast-paced society does not approve of solitude; being alone is literally anti-social and some even find it sinister. Why is this so when autonomy, personal freedom and individualism are more highly prized than ever before? Sara Maitland answers this question by exploring changing attitudes throughout history. Offering experiments and strategies for overturning our fear of solitude, she helps us to practise it without anxiety and encourages us to see the benefits of spending time by ourselves. By indulging in the experience of being alone, we can be inspired to find our own rewards and ultimately lead more enriched, fuller lives.
2435 Руб.
Franzen Jonathan How to be Alone
Passionate, independent-minded nonfiction from the international bestselling author of ‘The Corrections’. Jonathan Franzen's ‘Freedom’ was the literary sensation of 2010, whilst ‘The Corrections’ was the best-loved and most written-about novel the previous decade. ‘How to be Alone’, is a collection of the personal essays and painstaking, often humorous reportage that have earned Franzen a wide and loyal readership, including what has come to be known as 'The Harper's Essay', Franzen's controversial 1996 look at the fate of the novel. From the sex-advice industry to the way a supermax prison works, from his father's struggle with Alzheimer's disease to a rueful account of Franzen's brief tenure as an Oprah Winfrey author, each piece wrestles with Franzen's familiar themes: the erosion of civic life and private dignity, and the hidden persistence of loneliness, in postmodern imperial America. These collected essays record what Franzen calls 'a movement away from an angry and frightened isolation toward an acceptance – even a celebration – of being a reader and a writer.' They voice a wry distrust of the claims of technology and psychology, the love-hate relationship with consumerism, and the subversive belief in the tragic shape of the individual life that help make Franzen one of the sharpest, toughest-minded, and most entertaining social critics at work today.
1183 Руб.
Maitland Sara The Writer's Way. A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects
Recognizing that creative writing is an expression of identity as much as a craft that can be honed, Sara Maitland presents advice based on her own career as a novelist, non-fiction writer and teacher. Her guidance is accompanied by 40 exercises that aim to generate excitement about language, encourage an exploration of different styles, and help establish a regular writing habit.
1812 Руб.
Rose Matilda Starpuff
Princess Sara is scared of everything: storms, the dark and especially the Twinkleton Dragon. She's hoping her new pet Starpuff can protect her! But when cuddly, cute Starpuff turns out to be more afraid of everything than Sara is, Sara realises it's going to take a lot of work to train her to become brave and fearless. But how can Sara show Starpuff what courage looks like when she's scared of everything too? A magical picture book about overcoming your fears and joining in the fun, filled with friendship and adventure!
1865 Руб.
Meadows Daisy Sara the Party Games Fairy
No one knows how to throw a party like the Birthday Party Fairies! Join Rachel, Kirsty, Gracie and Khadijah on a magical birthday adventure. With the big celebration looming, can the fairy friends help Sara the Party Games Fairy to get her missing magical object back? The four friends have managed to get Niamh the Invitation Fairy's magical item back but now Sara the Party Games Fairy's object has gone missing! All birthday parties will be boring without fun games and guests might leave! The gang must help Sara to come up with new games before the big celebration or the party will be ruined!
1232 Руб.
Mikes George How to Be A Brit. The Classic Bestselling Guide
Born in Hungary, George Mikes eventually spent more than forty years in the Britain observing behaviours and misbehaviours of local and foreign Brits. With essential chapters such as "How to Avoid Travelling", "On Shopping", "In Praise of Television", "On Not Complaining" and "How to Panic Quietly", you'll get to know Britain like never before. Loved by readers and authors alike, How to Be a Brit contains Mikes's three major works -- How to be an Alien, How to be Inimitable and How to be Decadent. If you're British, you'll love it; if you're a foreigner, you'll appreciate it. Queuing: "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one." How to plan a town: "Street names should be painted clearly and distinctly on large boards. Then hide these boards carefully." Sex: "Continental people have sex lives: the English have hot water bottles." George Mikes's perceptive bestseller provides a complete guide to the British Way of Life.
2393 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Chet Baker - Chet (Coloured Vinyl LP)
Трек-лист: А1 Alone Together А2 How High The Moon А3 It Never Entered My Mind А4 'Tis Autumn В1 If You Could See Me Now В2 September Song В3 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To В4 Time On My Hands В5 You And The Night And The
2490 Руб.
Burnett Frances Hodgson A Little Princess
This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf. Sara Crewe's life is almost a fairy tale, and she is the fairy princess in it, happy and rich with a father who loves her dearly. But, in one horrible moment, that is all taken away. Sara is now alone at Miss Minchin's boarding school in London, orphaned and penniless. What she'd once been called in flattery is quickly whispered in mockery: Princess Sara. However, Sara will realise there is more to a princess than gowns and jewels. Even dressed in rags and tatters, she can be a princess inside. Anyone can. From the author of The Secret Garden comes a story brimming with heart and hope, beloved by generations of readers.
1613 Руб.
McGonigal Jane Imaginable. How to See the Future Coming and be Ready for Anything
World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and New York Times bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear. How can we be confident about making plans? How might we feel secure despite the future being unknown? How do we learn to feel at peace with the unexpected? Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures. By learning to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable you can better plan for a future you'd like to see. And by seeing what's coming faster, you can adapt to new challenges, reduce anxiety, and build hope and resilience.
3647 Руб.
Gliori Debi The Boy and the Moonimal
Moonimal and Boy are Always together. Until, one terrible day, Moonimal gets lost in the woods. How will he survive all alone in the wild? And will he ever find Boy again? Journey through dense forests, across rushing rivers and to the heights of snow-covered mountains to discover a bond that can never be broken.
2010 Руб.
Hobbs Roger Vanishing Games
I work alone. I may be the best thief in the world but no one will ever know a single thing about me. Well, almost no one. A lifetime ago I had a mentor, Angela. She taught me how to be a criminal, how to run a heist. And now, six years after she vanished and left me high and dry on a job in Kuala Lumpur, she’s sent me an SOS. Or at least I think it’s her. If it is, then I've got to go. I owe her that much. So soon I'll be on a plane to Macau, either to see a friend or walk into a trap. Or both. But that's the way I like it. Sometimes the only thing that makes me happy is risking my life. Time to go.
1693 Руб.
Dahl Roald Matilda
These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. Her parents have decided she is a waste of space. And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. But it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . .
2054 Руб.
Rentzenbrink Cathy A Manual for Heartache
When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In A Manual for Heartache she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again. She explores how to cope with life at its most difficult and overwhelming and how we can emerge from suffering forever changed, but filled with hope. This is a moving, warm and uplifting book that offers solidarity and comfort to anyone going through a painful time, whatever it might be. It's a book that will help to soothe an aching heart and assure its readers that they're not alone.
1973 Руб.
Burnett Frances Hodgson A Little Princess
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Whatever comes,' she said, 'cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside.''A Little Princess' tells the story of Sara Crewe, beloved daughter of the revered Captain Crewe. Sent to board at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, Sara is devastated when her adored father dies. Suddenly penniless, Sara is banished to an attic room where she is starved, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this exceptionally intelligent girl uses the only resources available to her, imagination and friendship, to overcome her situation and change her fortunes is at the centre of this enduring classic. First published in 1905, 'A Little Princess' is a heart-warming tale of hope, hardship and love set against a backdrop of Victorian England, and is one of the best-loved stories in all of children's literature.
357 Руб.
Laing O. The Lonely City. Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city’s most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.
1269 Руб.
Laing Olivia The Lonely City. Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city’s most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.
3149 Руб.