Essay genre books (152)
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A Call for Revolution by Dalai Lama EN
ChinaDescription:
A small book with a very large message. In this impassioned, eloquent manifesto for the future of the world, the Dalai Lama appeals to us to rethink the way we live: * Become 'elite athletes of compassion' * Support each other to solve economic and social injustice * Women, take up the special role that's yours * Love the earth by sharing - not destroying - it. * Encourage peace both within, and all around, you Bringing his wisdom and experience to the complex problems he sees all around, the Dalai Lama challenges us to solve them through nothing less than a radical revolution.
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A Confession by Leo Tolstoy EN
RussiaDescription:
"A Confession" -- an essay by Leo Tolstoy on his religious thoughts -- shows the great author in process of looking for answers to profound questions that trouble all who take them on: "What will come of my life?" and "What is the meaning of life?": these are questions whose answers were an absolute requirement for Tolstoy. In the course of the essay, Tolstoy shows different attempts to find answers on the examples of science, philosophy, eastern wisdom and the opinions of his fellow novelists. . . . finding no workable solution in any of these, Tolstoy recognizes the deep religious conviction... continue
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A construção da personagem by Constantin Stanislavski PT
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Constantin Stanislavski, mestre do teatro russo, disseca todo o trabalho que um ator deve executar para esquecer sua própria individualidade e assumir aquela à qual vai dar vida no palco. Continuação de A preparação do ator, A construção da personagem transcende o interesse estrito dos profissionais ou amantes do teatro. Na verdade, é o romance da fascinante aventura do homem em busca de um conhecimento maior de si mesmo e de seu semelhante. A ênfase da obra recai na atuação como arte e na arte como a expressão mais alta da natureza humana.
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A New World Order : Essays by Caryl Phillips EN
Country: North America / 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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The Africa of his ancestry, the Caribbean of his birth, the Britain of his upbringing, and the United States where he now lives are the focal points of award-winning writer Caryl Phillips’ profound inquiry into evolving notions of home, identity, and belonging in an increasingly international society. At once deeply reflective and coolly prescient, A New World Order charts the psychological frontiers of our ever-changing world. Through personal and literary encounters, Phillips probes the meaning of cultural dislocation, measuring the distinguishing features of our identities–geographic, racia... continue
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A preparação do ator by Constantin Stanislavski PT
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Coube a Stanislavski a importante tarefa de sistematizar os conhecimentosintuitivos dos grandes atores do passado e de explicação ao ator contemporâneo como agir no momento da criação ou da realização. O seu sistema não é uma continuação das ideias expostas nos velhos manuais. É antes uma quebra da tradicional maneira de ensinar. O trabalho do ator, segundo o sistema de Stanislavski, não equivale a um estilo de representação. É, como qualquer técnica, um meio e não uma finalidade. É o próprio Stanislavski quem diz: "Ele (seu sistema) só tem utilidade quando se transforma numa segunda natureza ... continue
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf EN
EnglandDescription:
Woolf's celebrated essay based on the thesis that "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
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A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid EN
Country: North America / 
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
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Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, this memoir is a brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua, by the author of "Annie John."
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