Memorias

VAMOS (PERICAY XAVIER)

Xavier Pericay dio el salto a la política representativa en 2015 al presentarse como candidato de Ciudadanos, partido del que es cofundador, a la Presidencia del Gobierno balear. Cuatro años más tarde renunció a todos sus cargos en el partido, empezando por el de miembro de su Comité Ejecutivo, en desacuerdo con el rumbo que estaba tomando la formación. Así nos relata el ejercicio despótico del poder; los efectos del fuego presuntamente amigo; el ensimismamiento suicida de un líder... Y acaso lo peor: la devastación, quién sabe si irremediable, de un proyecto de partido que había nacido de una imperiosa necesidad.

LOCA (ARCAN, NELLY)

Tres años después del deslumbrante éxito de su primer libro, Puta, que impulsó a Nelly Arcan a la vanguardia de la escena mediática y le valió sendas nominaciones a los premios Médicis y Femina, la joven autora canadiense escribió Loca, una desgarradora reflexión sobre el cuerpo femenino y su mercantilización, la pareja, los límites de la cordura y la maternidad. Profundamente herida tras vivir un romance con un periodista de origen francés, narcisista y consumidor de ciberpornografía, la protagonista de este demoledor texto escribe una larga carta al ser amado, a la que pone punto final el día antes de suicidarse. En ella relata con crudeza y todo lujo de detalles las diferentes etapas de la relación amorosa, desde el primer encuentro hasta el rapto pasional, pasando por el estancamiento, la distancia y, finalmente, la ruptura, incluido el trauma del aborto. Como en casi todos los libros de Nelly Arcan, el amor es siempre hipotético, no es más que una eventualidad, y cuando finalmente se presenta, solo lo hace por un momento, no perdura jamás.

BOCACCIO. DONDE OCURRÍA TODO . HISTORIAS Y ESTÉTICA DEL MÍTICO TEMPLO DE LA GAUCHE DIVINE (VALL, TONI)

Bocaccio, la mítica boîte de la calle Muntaner 505 abierta entre 1967 y 1985, forma parte de la historia de Barcelona, la historia de una época irrepetible, de las personalidades que frecuentaban el local, de los arquitectos, cantantes, actores, cineastas, editores, diseñadores, modelos y escritores que cada noche conversaban, bailaban, bebían y creaban allí. Una conjunción de creatividades, sí, eso era Bocaccio, el templo de la Gauche Divine. Algunas de estas personalidades aparecen en estas páginas gracias a la memoria exprimida, a una porción de su pasado que generosamente han transmitido a Toni Vall. Surgido de la imaginación y el afán emprendedor y desinteresado de Oriol Regàs, Bocaccio es además la historia de un éxito empresarial, de la creación de una marca muy reconocible y precursora del merchandising. Los objetos y los papeles que contienen la memoria de Bocaccio son también protagonistas de este libro. Oriol Bohigas, Beth Galí, José Ilario, Mónica Randall, Teresa Gimpera, Román Gubern, Joan de Sagarra, Toni Miserachs, Serena Vergano, Rosa Regàs, Enrique Vila-Matas, Joan Manuel Serrat, Oscar Tusquets, Guillermina Motta, Juan Marsé, Colita, Elisenda Nadal, Jesús Ulled, Georgina Regàs, Anna Maio, Jorge Herralde, Beatriz de Moura, Salvador Clotas y Gonzalo Herralde. Toni Vall (Barcelona, 1979) es periodista y profesor de periodismo de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Durante diez años ejerció la crítica cinematográfica y televisiva en el diario Avui. Actualmente habla de cine en las revistas Cinemanía y Sàpiens, y en el diario Ara escribe sobre crónica cultural, social y política. También realiza entrevistas y análisis televisivo en diversos programas de radio y televisión catalanas y en medios digitales, y ha sido jurado de numerosos premios y festivales de cine. Es autor del libro de entrevistas a periodistas Les veus de la influència [Las voces de la influencia] y del libro La meva vida en un clic [Mi vida en un clic], sobre el fotógrafo Horacio Seguí.

PORE FOLKS, POTLUCKS, AND PARABLES (CHAFFIN, ROBERT R.)

"This third book is a short story collection of regional happenings, remembrances of happiness, and recounting of life lessons that were learned in a family of love, a community of faith, and an era of peace and safety. It is designed to take one back to a simpler time and touch a cord in the readers own history. I hope you enjoy reading the work as much as I enjoyed creating it." Robert Rogers Chaffin

GATHER YOUR TRIBE (MOSBY, KATHY L.)

I would consider my life fairly ?normal? and routine until 2014.? It?s as though three bombs dropped in the center of my life starting in January.? On January 9th, my sweet Mom passed away suddenly from a brain aneurism.? On February 8th, my neighbor?s dead tree fell on my house during a storm.? On March 11th, I was diagnosed with lymphoma.? The journey that followed is documented in my manuscript titled Gather Your Tribe.? When I was first diagnosed, one of my doctors said, ?Kathy, I know you?re used to being the Mom and taking care of everything, but now it?s time to gather your tribe and accept the help.?? So, ?gather my tribe? is precisely what I did!? I emailed my tribe regularly throughout my journey.? My first email was a heavy one.? I told them about my very deep, horrible fear of chemo.? I asked them for their honest opinion about what they believe they would do in my situation.? They made me realize that I, at least, needed to try it.? That helped me tremendously because I then realized that I always had the power to change my mind if it was too awful.? Much to my delighted surprise and relief, che

UNA EDUCACIÓ FRANCESA . O LES 7 VIDES D’EN BEZSONOFF (BEZSONOFF, JOAN-DANIEL)

Després del gran èxit de crítica i lectors del llibre Una educació francesa, L’Avenç publica una segona edició del llibre, amb 10 nous relats inèdits, que amplien el seu diccionari personal de joventut. En aquest llibre, pastat amb els seus records personals, l’autor ens conta la seva infància i la seva formació a l’escola francesa. A partir d’uns textos publicats a L’Avenç, ampliats i reelaborats, un Bezsonoff en plena maduresa literària ha reconstruït un itinerari alhora íntim i col•lectiu, que el porta per diverses ciutats franceses i que inclou una sèrie de retrats entre amistosos i malenconiosos, com una passejada per un passat irrecuperable. TEXT DE LA CONTRACOBERTA “Una educació francesa no és pas una autobiografia tot i que hi parli molt de mi mateix. Tampoc la consideri com un assaig etnològic on miri de descriure els costums, les olors, la bellesa d’un país desaparegut. Gràcies a la professió de mon pare i a la meua, he viscut set vides com un gat rus. De nin, vaig esquiar als Alps, vaig córrer a la vora del Rin, em vaig amagar als soterranis dels afores de París, vaig recollir petxines a les platges de la Mànega, vaig conèixer l’embalsament d’una llengua a les costes de la Provença. En aquell temps antediluvians sense Internet ni mòbils, els trens trigaven quinze hores per unir Perpinyà a París i calia esperar tres o quatre anys per tenir el telèfon a casa. Els cantants sabien cantar. Els actors pronunciaven admirablement el francès. El cinema feia somniar. Els gendarmes us demanaven la documentació amb la veu de Fernandel. Els cotxes tenien llums grocs, els carrers plaques blaves amb lletres blanques. Les vaques menjaven herba. La mainada creia en l’existència del Pare Noël. Els carters passaven dos cops al dia. El president de la República editava antologies poètiques, i tots els catalans parlaven català.” LA SEGONA EDICIÓ AMPLIADA L’Algèria francesa - L’anglès - El barracar – Biblioteques – Biologia – Briançon - La vergonya del padrí - La cançó - Les cantarelles - El castellà - Els castells - El català -El cinematògraf - Els diccionaris – Diaris - La dolçor de viure - Les meues escoles – Escoltisme – Espionatge – Festes - De philosophia – França - El francès - Els francòfons - Els gats - De Germania – Història – Jocs - La khâgne - De latina lingua - De libris - Les llengües de França - Les maries - Les matemàtiques - L’estiu a Mers – Migdia - Les minyones - Els ocells - L’opereta - L’ORTF - El permís de conduir - Pétain i De Gaulle - La política - De reditu - La religió - El romanès - El servei militar - Els supermercats – Tarascó - El teatre - El Tour – Valença - Retorn a Ítaca

A SIX VOLUME MICHAEL OVERLEAVES APPENDIX (DA BRGHA, ARVIN)

Michael Overleaves by authentic Michael channellers? who worked with original Michael group member or was a member of original Michael group of the first two Chelsea Quinn Yarbro books. More than 170 Michael overleaves with many not having been previously channelled.

KULTITJA (WELLS, LINDA)

The tin can school of a remote Aboriginal community in outback Central Australia; the earthy, stoic people of the desert; a young, bold adventurous woman from the south set free amidst it all. What could possibly go wrong?? With humour and warmth, Linda Wells captures the joy, the wonder and the hardships of life as a schoolteacher at Mount Allan community. She then describes the complexities of a cross-cultural desert relationship, complete with the good times and the bad, including alcoholism, domestic violence and co-dependency. They are all brought to life in this brave and heartfelt memoir.?Kultitja: memoir of an outback schoolteacher is an honest and poetic account of a young woman from suburban Melbourne who went to see what she could find amid the desert and the desert people in the centre of Australia and came face to face with herself.

SEEKING NEW KNOWLEDGE (BORNET, VAUGHN DAVIS)

Part memoir, part tales of effort that paid off, ?Seeking New Knowledge: A Research Historian?s Rewarding Career? (2017) documents the author?s career and work history over a lifetime of academic, research and think-tank employment, with glimpses into workplace politics and relationships. This innovative book includes a compendium of book titles, research papers and projects, and opinion articles that Vaughn Davis Bornet published under his own name, his employer?s name, and edited or contributed to other authors? work. Long retired in Ashland, Oregon and still writing, Dr. Bornet has completed what many of us contemplate doing, but never accomplish, in this listing of his impressive literary output. This book complements his memoir, ?An Independent Scholar in Twentieth Century America? (1995) by providing a robust explanation of his work. Although nearing his 100th birthday, the lists in this effort will never be complete as he continues to write and publish on the internet. ?

BECOMING FARGO (HOMUTH, DON;CEGLA, KATHY;DE CELLE, MARC)

From the Foreword: This is my second book about what it was like for a boy to grow up in Fargo from 1953 to 1980.? Make no mistake ? the idea of writing these is Not so readers will come to know Me personally.? My life isn't all that notable.? I just tell stories.? In this book, I am somewhat more reflective than narrative ? it isn't so much What happened that's interesting, but what lessons could be derived. That era ? 1950-1980 ? is too often overlooked down on the Personal level.? Yeah ? everyone has heard about the Big Historical Things, but few actually experienced most of those.? As one of my high school classmates (whose name is Very well-known in Fargo to this day) confided in a recent email, "I guess I assumed I was the only kid with an inner life." She wasn't.? We all had Inner Lives.? We all experienced them in our own way, figuring that there was some sort of Unique thing going on that wasn't anything like the lives we saw publicized on television.? We saw the Ozzie and Harriet fantasy, where Moms and Dads were always just 100% appropriate, Fine Upstanding People in their communities, with ha

CONVERSATIONS WITH TIBOR (MCVITTIE, BRODY DREW)

Tibor Gyorgy Fidler sits across the coffee shop table from me, and his eyes sayBoy, have I got a story to tell youbefore he parts his robust lips to say"Boy, have I got a story to tell you."?Over the course of my bi-weekly encounters with Tibor, I'm to learn of a life fully-realized.? Fully-realized and fantastical, and, to a writer, vivid in both the recounting of adventures too bold for a writer's imagination, and, quite frankly, vivid beyond this writer's humble hopes of completely recounting.Here then, in the pages to follow, are my interpretations of the life and adventures of one Tibor Fidler--a phenomenal man full of life...life earned and reflected in the luster of the words he parts his lips to tell me.?

ANUARI DE DADES METEOROLÒGIQUES 1997 (CUNILLERA I GRAÑÓ , JORDI)

Recull de la informació obtinguda al llarg de l'any en les estacions de la Xarxa Meteorològica de Catalunya, que ofereix variables com la velocitat i direcció d el vent, la temperatura, la humitat, la pressió atmosfèrica, les precipitacions i la radiació solar.

THE WIDOW WORE PINK (DYKSTRA, ROBYN)

In an instant, everything changed?? ? Robyn Dykstra spent years as a Playboy Bunny, oblivious to God?s master plan for her life. But she escaped a life of drugs, alcohol, and promiscuity for a fresh start with Jesus. Cleaned up and happy, with a handsome husband, a nice house, and two wonderful children, her life seemed perfect. Then, the unthinkable: ? ? In an instant, everything changed. That one moment triggered a chain reaction of unwanted challenges, and her life would never be the same.? ? Can you relate? In an instant...? ? ? the marriage is over,? ? the job ends,? ? the car?s wrecked,? ? the money?s gone,? ? the diagnosis is pronounced...? ? ... and your dreams are crushed. All you can do is cry, ?Why?? You long for the lost to be found, for the broken to be fixed, for the stolen to be returned. You want your life back!? ? In The Widow Wore Pink, you?ll discover that the God who was faithful to Robyn will also be faithful to you. Learn to face the unwelcome changes in your life by knowing and trusting the promises of God for yourself.? ? Robyn Dykstra is an author, speaker, and Bible teacher who love