Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter personality reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living.

In the year 778 A.D., Charles the Great, King of the Franks, returned from a military expedition into Spain, whither he had been led by opportunities offered through dissensions among the Saracens who then dominated that country. On the 15th of August, while his army was marching through the passes of the Pyrenees, his rear-guard was attacked and annihilated by the Basque inhabitants of the mountains, in the valley of Roncesvaux. About this disaster...

Filled with practical information for those first days of sober living, this little book:* offers newcomers advice about the program, how long it takes, and what to look for in a sponsor* provides in-depth discussions of each of the Twelve Steps and related character defects* poses common questions about AA and helping others, identifying where to find answers in the Big Book* features non-sexist language.

Passed along for centuries through oral tradition by the followers of Buddhism, "The Dhammapada" is a collection of sayings by Buddha, which concisely presents the religion's core philosophies. Widely recognized as one of the most accessible works of all the Buddhist scriptures, the verses of the work describe events in the life of Buddha through, which the wisdom of Buddha's beliefs are revealed. Unlike the proscriptive nature of the scriptures of...

Colección de relatos orientales, cuya primera redacción en árabe se llevó a cabo durante los siglos VIII y IX. Aunque con muchos anacronismos históricos, la obra es un filón inagotable de información poética, etnográfica y folklórica.

El Lazarillo de Tormes es la primera novela picaresca de la literatura española y una de las más populares de su historia. El Lazarillo de Tormes, publicada en 1554, es un esbozo irónico y despiadado de la sociedad del momento, de la que se muestran sus vicios y actitudes hipócritas, sobre todo las de los clérigos y religiosos. El tema principal de El Lazarillo de Tormes es moral, y supone una crítica feroz al falso sentido del honor y a la...

Required by her cross-country coach to keep a food diary, an insecure teen finds that writing helps organize her thoughts, especially about issues that she, her best friend, and her mother face related to weight and eating.

The diary of a teenage girl whose social drinking and drug use turn into addictions that cause her to become involved in a bad crowd, skip school, and lose control of her life.

The Magna Carta, or "The Great Charter of the Liberties" is one of the most important historical documents in English history and serves as a philosophical basis for democratic monarchy and civil liberties. The charter was originally drafted in response to a political crisis during the reign of King John who faced opposition from the church and from a group of rebellious barons. The Magna Carta placed restrictions on the monarch and provided an important...

The Book On The Myth of Multitasking makes the case that the modern cult of "doing more at once" is vandalizing our ability to think clearly. Multitasking isn't parallel focus; it's rapid task-switching, and it burns cognitive fuel while degrading memory, accuracy, and depth. The result is a life lived in tabs, not pages.Built as part of The Deep Work Society trilogy, this book avoids productivity theater and cheap hacks. It explains how our environments...