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Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher. Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world...

In 1956, Time magazine referred to Pollock as “Jack the Dripper.” His iconic paintings stretch out with the generosity and scale of the landscape of America's West where the artist grew up. The cathartic dribbled paint reflected Pollock's troubled mind. This book traces his career and discusses how his loose, individual style was used as a political weapon in the Cold War, representing America as a free, democratic nation. Illustrations simplify the theory and reveal the hidden meaning behind the mesh of painted lines.

La primera biografía autorizada de Carmen Balcells, la agente literaria que revolucionó el panorama editorial en español. Carmen Balcells fue mucho más que una agente, fue un mito. Una combinación afortunada de talento, inteligencia y ambición la convirtió en un referente internacional de la literatura en lengua española. Para escribir su biografía, Carme Riera, que la trató durante casi cuarenta años, ha tenido acceso al archivo de la agencia y ha entrevistado a familiares, amigos, autores, editores y agentes. El resultado es el brillante retrato de una figura querida y temida,...

A BOOK ABOUT THE INNER CONEXION WITH THE EARTH. IT IS ALSO A BRAVE AND HONEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR.