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The conclusion to one of the most extraordinary and original literary projects in recent years, Summer once again intersperses short vividly descriptive essays with emotionally-raw diary entries addressed directly to Knausgaard's newborn daughter. Writing more expansively and, if it is possible, even more intimately and unguardedly than in the previous three volumes, he mines with new depth his difficult memories of his childhood and fraught relationship with his own father. Documenting his family's life in rural Sweden and reflecting on a characteristically eclectic array of...

This is the story and background of how an orphan Chinese boy, with Gods blessing, created the world-renowned Jade Pagoda and its priceless companion collection and how it was lost to not only 1.4 billion Chinese but also to the people of the United States and the world. The centerpiece of this jade collection is the Jade Pagoda that took the blood and sweat of 150 Chinese jade artisans over ten years to complete. It was carved from the largest jadeite boulder ever mined from a quarry in Northern Burma (Myanmar). These jade workers labored between 1922 and 1933 by hand-and-foot power, using...

Das 4. Buch in der Kurzgeschichtenreihe von Petra Stoppacher macht mit Begebenheiten und Errungenschaften der persönlichen Vergangenheit einen liebevollen Bogen um die Gegenwart, wie um dem immerwährenden Wehmut in aller Passivität die Stirn zu bieten. Vieles dreht sich um imaginäre Zäune, Bäume und Träume.

Andrew Carnegie era un inmigrante, un chico pobre que trabajaba en una fábrica de algodón, un hombre que amasó una gran fortuna como barón del acero y luego se convirtió en uno de los filántropos más generosos e influyentes que el mundo ha conocido. Su célebre sentencia, según la cual quien muere rico muere en desgracia, ha inspirado a filántropos y empresas filantrópicas durante generaciones. Durante su vida, puso en práctica sus ideas creando una familia de organizaciones que siguen trabajando para mejorar la condición humana, promover la paz internacional, fortalecer la...