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Marqués de Sade. Sexualidad, amor y tormento trata sobre el controvertido escritor, ensayista y filósofo francés cuya vida llena de depravación, escándalo y libertinaje lo llevó a ser encarcelado por décadas. Fue durante el encierro que escribió algunas de sus célebres y crudas obras en las que se adentra en la sexualidad, el amor, la perversión, la tortura y el tormento, mismas que representaban un claro desafío a la sociedad de su tiempo.

Step into the alluring world of "Food Science Unveiled," a fascinating exploration of the sensory science of food and its powerful impact on the industry. Imagine your curiosity being satiated as you delve into each chapter, carefully crafted to pull back the curtain on the hidden realm of food science. Kickstart your journey with an enlightening introduction to food science, leaving you with not just an overview but an all-encompassing understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a food scientist. Unveil the secrets behind the required educational background, key courses, internships...

Mastering the Art of Unleashing Your Full Potential Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards unlocking your true potential? Dive into the pages of "Mastering the Art of Unleashing Your Full Potential" by Phil Robert Lucky, a captivating guide that will empower you to break free from limitations and embrace a life of growth and success. Key Themes Covered in the Book: Personal Development: Discover the strategies and mindset shifts needed to unleash your full potential and become the best version of yourself. Overcoming Obstacles: Learn how to navigate challenges and turn ...

Mention the name "Betsey Johnson" and almost every woman from the age of 15 to 75 can rapturously recall a favorite dress or outfit. They may also know her as a renegade single mom who palled around with Edie Sedgwick, Twiggy, and The Velvet Underground, or even as a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Betsey will take the listener behind the tutu and delve deeply into what it took to go from a white picket fence childhood in Connecticut to becoming an internationally known force in a tough, competitive business.

In the opening of Holding Silvan: A Brief Life, Monica Wesolowska gives birth to her first child, a healthy-seeming boy who is taken from her arms for "observation" when he won't stop crying. Within days, Monica and her husband have been given the grimmest of prognoses for Silvan, and they must make a choice about his life. The story that follows is not a story of typical maternal heroism. There is no medical miracle here. Instead, we find the strangest of hopes.

Professional stage actors are expected to have ready knowledge of a multitude of unwritten yet well-established protocols. Traditionally, this knowledge was passed along from one generation of stage actors to the next via word of mouth, or were learned by having one’s missteps corrected—until now.

Field research, the collection of information outside a lab or workplace setting, requires skills and knowledge not typically taught in the classroom. Fieldwork demands exploratory inquisitiveness, empathy to encourage interviewees to trust the researcher, and sufficient aptitude to work professionally and return home safely. The Field Researcher's Handbook provides a practical guide to planning and executing fieldwork and presenting the results.

How to Stunt in Hollywood was designed to put the spotlight on the men and women who perform and design the fantastic feats and awe-inspiring stunts that you've come to love. Most importantly, the book will give you insight and advice to help motivate you in your life's continuing journey. This book is comprised of interviews from some of Hollywood’s top stunt professionals. All together, they have worked on some of the biggest films and TV shows of all time. They all come from different walks of life but share similar traits and characteristics that have helped them succeed.

Fans of Augusten Burroughs and Jo Ann Beard will enjoy this kaleidoscopic, universal memoir in which Elissa Altman explores the tradition, religion, family expectations, and the forbidden that were the fixed points in her Queens, New York, childhood. Spanning from 1940s wartime Brooklyn to 1970s Queens to present-day rural New England, Treyf captures the collision of youthful cravings and grown-up identities. It is a vivid tale of what it means to come to yourself both in spite and in honor to your past.

Descubre los secretos de los métodos de enseñanza más eficaces y comprende las teorías pedagógicas más influyentes. Tanto si eres un educador en formación como un profesional experimentado, este libro es un recurso inestimable para tu viaje en la educación.

HansjÖrg Wyss grew up in a working-class family in Switzerland. As a college student in the 1950s, he traveled to the United States for a summer job in Colorado. It was there that he first experienced the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the American West, which forever changed him. As a business leader, Wyss pioneered a medical device company that transformed orthopedic surgery to the benefit of both doctors and patients. It was in business that Wyss developed a groundbreaking approach to problem-solving to create maximum impact.

In the novel Little Women, Mr. March goes off to war. But in real life, it was Jo March (Louisa May Alcott herself, an avowed abolitionist) who traveled to Washington to nurse Northern soldiers. This is Alcott’s memoir but she chose to use the pseudonym “Tribulation Periwinkle” to tell her story. Despite the subject matter, her account is full of amusing anecdotes as she makes her way alone from Concord, Massachusetts to DC, trying to finagle a free ticket and convinced she will drown during the journey.

During a 30-year boom period in France between the end of World War II and the 1974 oil crisis, Paris was not only the world's most delicious, stylish, and exciting tourist destination; it was also the world capital of gastronomic genius and innovation. The Gourmands' Way explores the lives and writings of six Americans who chronicled the food and wine of this era, paying particular attention to their individual struggles as writers, to their life circumstances, and to their particular genius at sharing awareness of French food with mainstream American audiences.

From the bestselling author of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse comes the first biography of the passionate gastronome and troubled genius who became the most powerful force in the history of American food - the founding father of the American food revolution.

Creator of the mysteries starring the beloved English barrister, Horace Rumpole, John Mortimer paints a spirited portrait of his own colorful life in his quirky autobiography, Clinging to the Wreckage. With wit and style, he takes you from his austere childhood in a 1930s British boarding school to his successful dual career in law and writing during the 1980s. Raised on his barrister father’s sordid tales of divorce cases, young John Mortimer grew up to view the world with an acute sense for the absurd.

Success story #1 du New York Times ! "Un rappel honnête et rafraîchissant de ce à quoi ressemble vraiment le chemin de la réussite commerciale", selon Bill Gates ! La biographie incroyable du fondateur de la marque au swoosh, Phil Knight, est la preuve que le rêve américain existe bel et bien. Un jour, ce gamin d'Oregon prend la courageuse décision de suivre son Idée Folle : il lance son entreprise avec 50 dollars de son père.

"The Art of Stress: A Guide for Creative Minds" is a comprehensive e-book designed to help individuals in the creative field effectively manage stress and find balance in their lives. Drawing upon a combination of research-backed strategies and practical techniques, this book offers valuable insights and actionable advice for managing stress, enhancing creativity, and fostering overall well-being. Whether you're an artist, writer, musician, or any other creative professional, this guide will provide you with the tools and mindset needed to navigate the pressures of the creative industry and...

In researching his acclaimed true-crime books, Philip Carlo interviewed some of the most infamous criminals and killers of our times in prisons and on death rows throughout the country. He was able to forge trusting relationships with his subjects, enabling him to extract the facts behind their monstrous acts and identify what motivated them to commit their horrific crimes.

Nice women never wore makeup. Even the word was taboo in polite society—until Max Factor entered the scene. Born in Poland in 1877, Factor worked as a beautician for the Russian royal family, the Romanovs. In 1904, he fled to America, where he opened a cosmetics store in Los Angeles. Creating makeup originally for silent films, then the talkies, and, ultimately, color motion pictures, Factor designed looks for Katharine Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Bette Davis, and countless other beauties of the day. Soon women everywhere wanted to look like their favorite glamorous stars, and Factor was there to help, bringing his innovative cosmetics to the general public.

Harry Cohn was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures, which he ran from the 1930s through the 1950s. Cohn—who abhorred personal publicity—left no writings, made no speeches, and rarely submitted to interviews. Despite this, acclaimed biographer Bob Thomas brilliantly illuminates the life of the powerful but elusive studio head in King Cohn: The Life and Times of Hollywood Mogul Harry Cohn. Thomas details the studio head's rise from a New York City song-plugger to a Poverty Row impresario, highlighting his reign as one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.