Biografías, diarios y hechos reales

Número de paginas: : 499 páginas ISBN-10: 107840075X ISBN13: 978-1078400756 Peso: 1.6 lb.

ISBN-10: 1426218346 ISBN13: 978-1426218347 Peso: 4.1 lb.

Número de paginas: : 288 páginas Editor: HarperOne; Edición: Reprint (3 de abril de 2001)ISBN-10: 0062516590 ISBN13: 978-0062516596 Peso: 11.4 oz.

Número de paginas: : 416 páginas Editor: Lexington Books; Edición: Reprint (11 de noviembre de 2002)ISBN-10: 0739104381 ISBN13: 978-0739104385 Peso: 1.2 lb.

Editor: Triangel; Edición: Revised (1 de septiembre de 2000)ISBN-10: 0970062699 ISBN13: 978-0970062697 Peso: 3 lb.

Número de paginas: : 100 páginas Editor: White House Historical Association; Edición: 12th ed. (1 de septiembre de 2009)ISBN-10: 9781931917056 ISBN13: 978-1931917056 Peso: 11.2 oz.

ISBN-10: 1556114672 ISBN13: 978-1556114670 Peso: 1.8 lb.

Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:Cleveland Plain Dealer If you enjoy good stories well told about interesting people and places, you should read this book. You will learn something about history -- and also about good historical writing.The New York Times Book Review McCullough's portrayals...are models of compression, perspective, and the discriminating use of detail, and of what the author calls "the possibilities for self-expression in writing narrative history."Dallas Morning News It will come as no surprise to the reader to learn that Mr. McCullough's first ambition was to be a portrait painter. He has supplied us with admirable portraits....All his subjects come alive.Sobre el autor:David McCullough has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, and The Wright Brothers. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

Opiniones editoriales:Opinión:“Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”— The Wall Street Journal “[A] one-in-a-billion story . . . designed to wrench from self-respecting critics all the blurby adjectives we normally try to avoid: It is amazing, unforgettable, gripping, harrowing, chilling, and inspiring.”— New York “Staggering . . . mesmerizing . . . Hillenbrand’s writing is so ferociously cinematic, the events she describes so incredible, you don’t dare take your eyes off the page.”— People “A meticulous, soaring and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life.”— The Washington Post “Ambitious and powerful . . . a startling narrative and an inspirational book.”— The New York Times Book Review “Marvelous . . . Unbroken is wonderful twice over, for the tale it tells and for the way it’s told. . . . It manages maximum velocity with no loss of subtlety.”— Newsweek “Moving and, yes, inspirational . . . [Laura] Hillenbrand’s unforgettable book . . . deserve[s] pride of place alongside the best works of literature that chart the complications and the hard-won triumphs of so-called ordinary Americans and their extraordinary time.”— Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air “Hillenbrand . . . tells [this] story with cool elegance but at a thrilling sprinter’s pace.”— Time “Unbroken is too much book to hope for: a hellride of a story in the grip of the one writer who can handle it. . . . When it comes to courage, charisma, and impossible adventure, few will ever match ‘the boy terror of Torrance,’ and few but the author of Seabiscuit could tell his tale with such humanity and dexterity. Hillenbrand has given us a new national treasure.”— Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run “Riveting . . . an exceptional portrait . . . So haunting and so beautifully written, those who fall under its spell will never again feel the same way about World War II and one of its previously unsung heroes.”— The Columbus Dispatch “Magnificent . . . incredible . . . [Hillenbrand] has crafted another masterful blend of sports, history and overcoming terrific odds; this is biography taken to the nth degree, a chronicle of a remarkable life lived through extraordinary times.”— The Dallas Morning News “No other author of narrative nonfiction chooses her subjects with greater discrimination or renders them with more discipline and commitment. If storytelling were an Olympic event, [Hillenbrand would] medal for sure.”— Salon“A celebration of gargantuan fortitude . . . full of unforgettable characters, multi-hanky moments and wild turns . . . Hillenbrand is a muscular, dynamic storyteller.”— The New York Times“[A] masterfully told true story . . . nothing less than a marvel.”— Washingtonian“Zamperini’s story is certainly one of the most remarkable survival tales ever recorded. What happened after that is equally remarkable.”— Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair“Irresistible . . . Hillenbrand demonstrates a dazzling ability— one Seabiscuit only hinted at— to make the tale leap off the page.”— Elle“A tale of triumph and redemption . . . astonishingly detailed.”— O: The Oprah Magazine“An astonishing testament to the superhuman power of tenacity.”— Entertainment Weekly“Intense . . . You better hold onto the reins.”— The Boston Globe“Incredible . . . Zamperini’s life is one of courage, heroism, humility and unflagging endurance.”— St. Louis Post Dispatch“Hillenbrand has once again brought to life the true story of a forgotten hero, and reminded us how lucky we are to have her, one of our best writers of narrative history. You don’t have to be a sports fan or a war-history buff to devour this book— you just have to love great storytelling.”— Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksSobre el autor:Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Seabiscuit: An American Legend, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hillenbrand’s New Yorker article, “A Sudden Illness,” won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award, the highest journalistic honor in Thoroughbred racing. She and actor Gary Sinise are the co-founders of Operation International Children, a charity that provides school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Número de paginas: : 352 páginas Editor: Penguin Books; Edición: Reprint (31 de mayo de 2005)ISBN-10: 0143035746 ISBN13: 978-0143035749 Peso: 8.8 oz.

ISBN-10: 9780679600213 ISBN13: 978-0679600213 Peso: 1 lb.

Número de paginas: : 333 páginas Editor: Harper Perennial; Edición: Revised (23 de agosto de 2016)ISBN-10: 9780061787423 ISBN13: 978-0061787423 Peso: 4.8 oz.

Número de paginas: : 229 páginas Editor: FSG Adult; Edición: 1st (5 de agosto de 2008)ISBN-10: 9780374531263 ISBN13: 978-0374531263 Peso: 9.6 oz.

com Opinión:"Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If all Truman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with the language and structure of literature--this "nonfiction novel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by two would-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experiment that has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more than that. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The images of this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old Nancy Clutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock's black '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreams of gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final "thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks.Opinión:"A masterpiece . . . a spellbinding work." — Life"A remarkable, tensely exciting, superbly written 'true account.' " — The New York Times "The best documentary account of an American crime ever written. . . . The book chills the blood and exercises the intelligence . . . harrowing." — The New York Review of BooksFrom the Inside FlapWith the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.Sobre el autor:Truman Capote was born September 30, 1924, in New Orleans. After his parents’ divorce, he was sent to live with relatives in Monroeville, Alabama. It was here he would meet his lifelong friend, the author Harper Lee. Capote rose to international prominence in 1948 with the publication of his debut novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms. Among his celebrated works are Breakfast at Tiffany’s, A Tree of Night, The Grass Harp, Summer Crossing, A Christmas Memory, and In Cold Blood, widely considered one of the greatest books of the twentieth century. Twice awarded the O. Henry Short Story Prize, Capote was also the recipient of a National Institute of Arts and Letters Creative Writing Award and an Edgar Award. He died August 25, 1984, shortly before his sixtieth birthday.

Número de paginas: : 180 páginas Editor: Penguin Classics; Edición: Reprint (31 de agosto de 2004)ISBN-10: 0143039024 ISBN13: 978-0143039020 Peso: 8.5 oz.

Mass Market PaperbackEditor: Dell; Edición: Reissue (28 de abril de 2015)ISBN-10: 9781101887486 ISBN13: 978-1101887486 Peso: 4.2 lb.

Número de paginas: : 332 páginas ISBN-10: 1503904911 ISBN13: 978-1503904910 Peso: 12 oz.

Número de paginas: : 448 páginas ISBN-10: 0525562621 ISBN13: 978-0525562627 Peso: 11.8 oz.

Editor: One World; Edición: First Edition (24 de septiembre de 2019)ISBN-10: 0399590595 ISBN13: 978-0399590597 Peso: 1.5 lb.

Número de paginas: : 576 páginas Editor: Random House Large Print; Edición: Large Print (24 de septiembre de 2019)ISBN-10: 0593168194 ISBN13: 978-0593168196 Peso: 1.4 lb.