Diedrich Bader

Harpo Speaks! is a hilarious and authentic autobiography written by Harpo Marx, the best writer of the Marx Brothers, with the help of Rowland Barber. Despite his limited formal education, Harpo tells his story with humor and a sharp eye for detail. Highly recommended for anyone who loves a good laugh and an unpretentious memoir.

The author wickedly remembers and delectably recounts the scandals, gossip and glorious intimacies of the golden age of Hollywood....

Yeong-do, Corea, 1911 En una pequeña aldea de pescadores a la orilla del mar del Este, un hombre tullido se casa con una muchacha de quince años. La pareja tiene una hija, su adorada Sunja. Cuando Sunja se queda embarazada de un hombre casado, la familia se enfrenta a la ruina. Pero entonces Isak, un joven sacerdote cristiano, le ofrece una oportunidad de salvación: una nueva vida en Japón como su esposa. Tras seguir a un hombre al que apenas conoce hasta un país hostil donde no tiene amigos ni hogar, la salvación de Sunja no será más que el principio de su historia. A través de ocho décadas y cuatro generaciones, Pachinko es un relato épico de familia, identidad, amor, muerte y supervivencia. Novela finalista a los National Book Awards (EE.UU.) Top 10 Mejores Libros de 2017 para el New York Times Top 10 Libros del año para el USA Today Top 10 Amazon mejores libros de 2017 Literatura y Ficción

El clásico norteamericano sobre la infancia y juventud de una hija de inmigrantes en el Brooklyn de la década de 1920. Corren los años 20 del pasado siglo. Al abrir el libro, descubrimos a la pequeña Francie sentada en la escalera antiincendios de su casa, leyendo, a la sombra de un árbol. Poco a poco, la mirada se aleja de la chiquilla para abarcar a la estrafalaria familia Nolan, que malvive en el barrio de Brooklyn. Francie crece rodeada de los libros que tanto le gustan, y pronto empieza a pedirle a la vida algo más que un triste acomodo en la mediocridad. Un árbol crece en Brooklyn es una novela en la que los personajes son tan próximos que nos duelen sus dolores, y en la que el sueño americano cobra por fin peso y color.

This book delves into the issues of hyperpartisanship and political deadlock in Congress that are endangering the American democratic system. The authors identify how the two major political parties have become adversarial and how one party has become ideologically extreme, refusing compromise at any cost. The authors offer useful ideas for reform and call on the media and public to focus on the root causes of dysfunction. This book is an urgent call to action for voters to reward problem-solving and strategically punish obstruction to save American democracy from collapse.

Explore the fascinating journey of a creative and well-connected woman through the tumultuous period of the twentieth century, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to Hollywood. This autobiography is a rich and intimate panorama of dissolving civilizations, with memorable encounters with influential figures such as Kafka, Rilke, and Einstein. Painful years of war and migration are described with vividness, leading to a new chapter in Hollywood where Salka's house becomes a meeting point for artists, musicians, and writers. A must-read for anyone interested in the cultural and artistic aristocracies of the past century.

Finding home halfway across the world from their homeland, a family who were once at the heart of intellectual life in Weimar, Germany, must flee Europe after their work falls afoul of the Nazis. Los Angeles and New York aren't for them, but a chance stroll in a Vermont forest leads them to an eighteenth-century farm where they live for the next five years. From building chicken coops to refereeing fights between ducks, this family discovers the joys of farm life in America despite the endless work and brutal winters that trigger bouts of melancholy.