Tagebücher & Memoiren

Bergens Guttehjem (Boy''s home)The author of these memoirs, Olof A. Eriksen, was born in Norway 1936. In 1952 he moved to Karlskrona, Sweden to study Mechanical Engineering, and 1956 he immigrated to the United States. This book is his diary containing his true life memories. "A fascinating, unbelievable, and heart-rending story that will make you shake your head in disbelief."One publisher wrote: "If your accomplishments were not so well documented, readers would want to characterize your writings as a fictitious tale of adventure, filled with exaggeration and fantasy. But we are more amazed to know that this is not fiction, but rather an autobiographical account of, how through determination, creativity and sheer genius, you successfully overcame seemingly insurmountable odds, to live a life so special, most of us can only dream of or see in the movies. This extraordinary book deserves a wide audience, indeed."One Professional writer, Nina M. Sherwood wrote: "Olof''s life is riveting and inspiring. It is hard to imagine that one person could have gone through so much and still come out a "winner"! This definitely is a story that movies and dreams are made from."

In 1969, Jane Mixer, a first-year law student at the University of Michigan, posted a note on a student noticeboard to share a lift back to her hometown of Muskegon for spring break. She never made it: she was brutally murdered. In this book, the author gives an account of her aunt Jane's death, and the trial that took place 35 years afterward.

Winner of the Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, this book is about a journey undertaken by the author that begins in the dusty city of Jingdezhen in China and travels on to Venice, Versailles, Dublin, Dresden, the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina and the hills of Cornwall to tell the history of porcelain.

An inspiring, deeply affecting posthumous collection of award-winning essays and stories from a young author who has become an icon for her generation

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post and one of the most influential women in the world, has written a passionate call to arms, looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today s world.She likens our drive for money and power to two legs of a three-legged stool. It may hold us up temporarily, but sooner or later we re going to topple over. We need a third leg a Third Metric for defining success in order to live a healthy, productive, and meaningful life.In this deeply personal book, Arianna talks candidly about her own challenges with managing time and prioritising the demands of a career and two daughters. Drawing on the latest groundbreaking research and scientific findings in the fields of psychology, sports, sleep and physiology that show the profound and transformative effects of meditation, mindfulness, unplugging and giving, Arianna shows us the way to a revolution in our culture, our thinking, our workplaces, and our lives.

You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed... In Levels of Life Julian Barnes gives us Nadar, the pioneer balloonist and aerial photographer; then, finally, he gives us the story of his own grief, unflinchingly observed. This is a book of intense honesty and insight;

Jeff Bridges is one of the world's most popular actors and his unforgettable performance as The Dude in Coen Brothers film, The Big Lebowski, made him a cult hero. Away from the spotlight, Bridges is a dedicated practitioner of Zen Buddhism and for more than a decade has been close friends with Zen leader Bernie Glassman.

In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin's night scene and his route to sexual liberation.

*WINNER British Sports Book Awards SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*'I have this one term for the kind of woman my mother raised me not to be, and I call it a 'Do-Nothing B-tch'.

Together for the first time in one volume: the bestselling Love Letters of Great Men and Love Letters of Great Women

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Moab is My Washpot is in turns funny, shocking, tender, delicious, sad, lyrical, bruisingly frank and addictively readable.

"Drengeår og knøsekår" er en fortsættelse af de erindringer, som Jeppe Aakjær begyndte i bogen "Fra min bitte-tid". Den begynder i 1879, da han kun havde et års tid tilbage i skolen og slutter med et højskoleophold på Askov i 1887, som bestemt ikke får en rosende omtale. Blandt bogens hovedpunkter er et ophold på Blaagaard Seminarium 1884-86, hvor han tog en præliminæreksamen, som kostede faderen 1500 kr. Beretningen indeholder mange gode detaljer om datidens københavnerliv, for Aakjær var en interesseret ung mand, der opsøgte begivenhederne. I den forbindelse er der f.eks. fine beskrivelser af Georg Brandes, og hvis vi går i en hel anden retning, får han selv et gevaldigt nakkedrag under en politisk demonstration i 1885. Endnu fyldigere er dog omtalen af Estrups forsøg på at knægte ytringsfriheden ved at fængsle politiske modstandere. Her blev Aakjær således varetægtsfængslet 17 dage under kummerlige forhold i Viborg i 1887, anklaget for at have afholdt et revolutionært foredrag. Og så var forklaringen endda, at foredraget kun havde omhandlet Den franske Revolution i 1789.

"Fra min bitte tid" er Jeppe Aakjærs barndomserindringer, der i detaljer beskriver dagliglivet i 1870erne i en ganske almindelig bondefamilie. Helt konkret foregår det i en landsby syd for Skive, men forholdene var de samme i resten af Danmark. Vi møder børnene, moderen, faderen, tjenestefolkene og aftægtsmanden, den gamle, sure Jeppe. Både de daglige, men også de mere specielle arbejdsopgaver i en af datidens stort set selvforsynende bondefamilier ruller frem som perler på en snor. Desuden er der levende beskrivelser af bygningernes indretning, børneopdragelse, skolegang m.m. Det er kulturhistorie, når det er bedst!

'Et liv som Hee-man' er en hudløst ærlig beretning om en enkelt mands personlige udvikling gennem 50 år. En spændende rejse præget af en utrættelig kamp mod den danske jantelov, mod familiens arv og indimellem sig selv. Det er et karrieremæssigt eventyr, der begynder i 1978 hos det prestigefyldte BMW i England og slutter i 1990 midt i kampen om den mest magtfulde position i Toyota Danmark. Det er også beretningen om det klassiske sprængfelt mellem far og søn, og der er ikke sparet på følelserne, når Lars fortæller om sine succeser og skuffelser og om at lande på benene igen. Tilnavnet Hee-man og analogien til 80ernes tegneseriefigur bliver utilsigtet den røde tråd. Trods status som universets hersker, er der alligevel en ting den virkelige He-man frygter; sin fars manglende respekt.