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Philip Norman's family considered themselves genteel yet somehow became involved in the opportunistic world of seaside trade on the Isle of Wight. With masterly skill, Norman recreates his upbringing among this gallery of social misfits - his handsome but unstable father Clive, once a dashing RAF officer, now a reluctant showman at the end of Ryde Pier, his pub-owning Uncle Phil, who dresses as a woman every New Year's Eve, and his irresistible Grandma Norman who presides over her rock kiosk and rules the troubled family like a Mafia don. The year is 1953. While Britain celebrates the...

This is a story of a boy raised in an extreme ultra-strict Protestant family, members of “the Exclusive Brethren”. From an early age, James found he was at war with his family and the Brethren. Nothing that would be considered normal was acceptable. This book details his experiences growing up in this family, showing his struggles and confusions. It tells of the Brethren’s involvement in his love affair and how the family put an end to his marriage because he had slept with his fiancée. It outlines his escape from the Brethren while he was working in a large London hospital. The book...

Un líder del movimiento guerrilla en El Salvador, José Luis Merino, cuenta su historia en sus propias palabras.

Yibrán Jalil Yibrán, comúnmente conocido como Khalil Gibran, fue un pintor, poeta, novelista y ensayista libanés. Dedicó gran parte de su vida y obra a la resolución de conflictos sociales y culturales y desarrolló una conciencia universal capaz de trascender las barreras de Oriente y Occidente. Gibran reunía influencias muy diversas, desde Nietzsche hasta el cristianismo, el islam o poetas románticos como William Blake. No obstante, su obra también marcó a un gran número de personas y lo sigue haciendo a día de hoy. Cantantes como Jhon Lennon o David Bowie lo mencionan en...