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My Life On The Road
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Author : Gloria Steinem
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-10-27
My Life On The Road written by Gloria Steinem and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Gloria Steinem—writer, activist, organizer, and inspiring leader—tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of her life as a traveler, a listener, and a catalyst for change. ONE OF O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE’S TEN FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Harper’s Bazaar • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Publishers Weekly When people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: Because I travel. Taking to the road—by which I mean letting the road take you—changed who I thought I was. The road is messy in the way that real life is messy. It leads us out of denial and into reality, out of theory and into practice, out of caution and into action, out of statistics and into stories—in short, out of our heads and into our hearts. Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. When she was a young girl, her father would pack the family in the car every fall and drive across country searching for adventure and trying to make a living. The seeds were planted: Gloria realized that growing up didn’t have to mean settling down. And so began a lifetime of travel, of activism and leadership, of listening to people whose voices and ideas would inspire change and revolution. My Life on the Road is the moving, funny, and profound story of Gloria’s growth and also the growth of a revolutionary movement for equality—and the story of how surprising encounters on the road shaped both. From her first experience of social activism among women in India to her work as a journalist in the 1960s; from the whirlwind of political campaigns to the founding of Ms. magazine; from the historic 1977 National Women’s Conference to her travels through Indian Country—a lifetime spent on the road allowed Gloria to listen and connect deeply with people, to understand that context is everything, and to become part of a movement that would change the world. In prose that is revealing and rich, Gloria reminds us that living in an open, observant, and “on the road” state of mind can make a difference in how we learn, what we do, and how we understand each other. Praise for My Life on the Road “This legendary feminist makes a compelling case for traveling as listening: a way of letting strangers’ stories flow, as she puts it, ‘out of our heads and into our hearts.’”—People “Like Steinem herself, [My Life on the Road] is thoughtful and astonishingly humble. It is also filled with a sense of the momentous while offering deeply personal insights into what shaped her.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “A lyrical meditation on restlessness and the quest for equity . . . Part of the appeal of My Life is how Steinem, with evocative, melodic prose, conveys the air of discovery and wonder she felt during so many of her journeys. . . . The lessons imparted in Life on the Road offer more than a reminiscence. They are a beacon of hope for the future.”—USA Today “A warmly companionable look back at nearly five decades as itinerant feminist organizer and standard-bearer. If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to sit down with Ms. Steinem for a casual dinner, this disarmingly intimate book gives a pretty good idea, mixing hard-won pragmatic lessons with more inspirational insights.”—The New York Times “Steinem rocks. My Life on the Road abounds with fresh insights and is as populist as can be.”—The Boston Globe
My Life On The Road
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Author : Nan Joyce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
My Life On The Road written by Nan Joyce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An account of the sorrows and joys of the life of an Irish Traveller.
Roadie
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Author : Matt McGinn
language : en
Publisher: Portico
Release Date : 2014-12-08
Roadie written by Matt McGinn and has been published by Portico this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-08 with Music categories.
'He's been part of the Coldplay family since day one, we love him.' COLDPLAY ‘A funny, honest, absorbing account from an unseen member of the World's biggest band.’ SIMON PEGG Longtime Coldplay roadie Matt has taken almost every step with the band over a decade of world tours and 40 million (and counting) record sales. In this, his first book, he reveals what life is like behind the scenes at the pinnacle of rock 'n' roll touring. As Coldplay move from club gigs to arenas and stadiums worldwide, Matt goes with them; faking it as a band member on US chat shows, flirting with Kylie, saving a life on a French motorway and even pitching in with the odd guitar riff in the studio. Roadie provides the definitive glimpse of backstage life. Tales of hurricanes and heatwaves, helicopter chases and private jets, plectrum hunters and projectiles all come together as Matt explains in his unique way - and regardless of the mountain (and gear) to move - that the show must always, always go on.
My Life On The Run
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Author : Bart Yasso
language : en
Publisher: Rodale Books
Release Date : 2009-05-12
My Life On The Run written by Bart Yasso and has been published by Rodale Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
With My Life on the Run, Bart Yasso--an icon of one of the most enduringly popular recreational sports in the United States--offers a touching and humorous memoir about the rewards and challenges of running. Recounting his adventures in locales like Antarctica, Africa, and Chitwan National Park in Nepal (where he was chased by an angry rhino), Yasso recommends the best marathons on foreign terrain and tells runners what they need to know to navigate the logistics of running in an unfamiliar country. He also offers practical guidance for beginning, intermediate, and advanced runners, such as 5-K, half marathon, and marathon training schedules, as well as advice on how to become a runner for life, ever-ready to draw joy from the sport and embrace the adventure that each race may offer
My Life On The Road
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Author : Faith Nomathemba (Tete) Msomi
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2014-02-12
My Life On The Road written by Faith Nomathemba (Tete) Msomi and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
My Life on the Road: The Journey Continues by Ms. Faith Nomathemba (Tete) Msomi MY LIFE ON THE ROAD - The Journey Continues shares the story of Nomathemba Msomi's journey from South Africa to the United States as she longed to join a Work Away program and see the East Coast. We follow Msomi from Boca Raton, Florida, to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, as she details the trials and tribulations surrounding resort work for international employees. Msomi highlights the racial tensions of South Africa and offers an insider's view of harsh working conditions that can exist for hospitality workers worldwide. About the Author Ms. Faith Nomathemba (Tete) Msomi was born in Lamontville, near Durban, South Africa. After losing her parents at an early age and growing up under the care of her sister and uncle, she set her sights on a culinary education and a life working abroad. Relying on her strong faith in God, Msomi saw her dreams come true as she traveled around the world to work in the hospitality industry. She remains in the United States, working in Florida, viewing every day and every adventure as a learning opportunity.
Summary Of Gloria Steinem S My Life On The Road
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-05-13T22:59:00Z
Summary Of Gloria Steinem S My Life On The Road written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13T22:59:00Z with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I have spent half my life on the road. I have never tried to write about this way of life, not even when I was reporting on people and events along the way. It just seemed to have no category. I was a journalist following stories, then a worker in political campaigns and movements, and most consistently an itinerant feminist organizer. #2 The first reason I wrote this book was to share the most important, longest-running, yet least visible part of my life: traveling. #3 Traveling, or even living for a few days where you are, in an on-the-road state of mind is important. It can begin the moment you leave your door. #4 My third hope is to share stories. For millennia, we have passed down knowledge through story and song. The magic of people telling their own stories to groups of strangers is as if attentive people create a magnetic force field for stories they didn’t know they had within them.
Home Before Daylight
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Author : Steve Parish
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2004-10-01
Home Before Daylight written by Steve Parish and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-01 with Music categories.
The untold story of life on the road with the Grateful Dead, written by an insider who lived it from the early days to today. Steve Parish was never one to walk the straight-and-narrow, even during his childhood growing up in Flushing Meadow, Queens. Busted as a teenager for selling acid in the summer of 1968, Parish landed in Riker's Island. The experience changed him and after getting out he did his best to stay out of trouble, securing a job moving music equipment at the New York State Pavilion. The first show he worked was a Grateful Dead concert in July of 1969 and Parish was captivated by the music. A life seemingly headed nowhere had suddenly found its calling as he fell in quickly with a band of likeminded misfits who formed the nucleus of what would be the greatest road crew in rock 'n' roll history. Parish traveled to California where his apprenticeship began. Working for the band for free and learning his craft, Parish got to know Jerry, Bobby, Phil, Billy and Mickey and through the years their relationships forged an unbreakable bond. He became very close with Garcia in particular, acting as his personal roadie and later manager for his solo performances and Garcia Band shows. He was there during times of trouble (like when a pimp held Garcia hostage at gunpoint in a New York hotel room), spending hours by his bedside when Garcia was in a coma in 1986, and performing the duties of best man at his wedding. He was also the last friend to see Garcia alive. Throughout the Dead's historic run, there were parties of biblical proportion and celebrity run-ins with everybody from Bob Dylan to Frank Sinatra--but there was a dark side to life on the road and tragedy didn't just strike the musicians. But Home Before Daylight is a story of friendship, of music and redemption. It is a piece of music history, one that reflects the American spirit of adventure and brotherhood. Seen through Steve Parish's eyes and experiences, The Grateful Dead's wild ride has never been so revealing.
Nirvana A Tour Diary My Life On The Road With One Of The Greatest Bands Of All Time
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Author : Andy Bollen
language : en
Publisher: Metro Publishing
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Nirvana A Tour Diary My Life On The Road With One Of The Greatest Bands Of All Time written by Andy Bollen and has been published by Metro Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When Nirvana first exploded onto the music scene in 1991 with the anthemic 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', few people could've predicted their subsequent global impact. No one knew then that Nevermind would become one of the seminal albums of the decade, selling over 30 million copies worldwide and spearheading a whole new 'grunge' movement. In so doing, the band's lead singer Kurt Cobain was transformed into one of music's most enduring and iconic figures.As drummer for the British group Captain America - one of the two support bands on Nirvana's Nevermind UK tour - Andy Bollen had a ringside seat at the exact moment that Nirvana went massive. Afforded the sort of access a journalist could only dream of, Andy Bollen wrote up his own personal diary in Nirvana's dressing room. Here, he spoke candidly to Cobain: from his fears of losing original fans to his love of the Bay City Rollers. He saw firsthand how Nirvana worked, the relationships that made them tick and the dynamic that made them one of the great bands.Nirvana - A Tour Diary is a warm, affectionate, funny and, at times, brutally honest account, written by a guy on the periphery, waiting in the wings, a mixture of Woody Allen's Zelig and Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. Drawing on diaries kept at the time, the book brings to life a pivotal moment in rock history making it a must-read for the many millions of Nirvana fans and lovers of iconic rock stories everywhere. If you ever wanted to know what it was like to be there, backstage, at the start of the Nirvana phenomenon, then read on ...
My Life In Middlemarch
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Author : Rebecca Mead
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2014-01-28
My Life In Middlemarch written by Rebecca Mead and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A New Yorker writer revisits the seminal book of her youth--Middlemarch--and fashions a singular, involving story of how a passionate attachment to a great work of literature can shape our lives and help us to read our own histories. Rebecca Mead was a young woman in an English coastal town when she first read George Eliot's Middlemarch, regarded by many as the greatest English novel. After gaining admission to Oxford, and moving to the United States to become a journalist, through several love affairs, then marriage and family, Mead read and reread Middlemarch. The novel, which Virginia Woolf famously described as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people," offered Mead something that modern life and literature did not. In this wise and revealing work of biography, reporting, and memoir, Rebecca Mead leads us into the life that the book made for her, as well as the many lives the novel has led since it was written. Employing a structure that deftly mirrors that of the novel, My Life in Middlemarch takes the themes of Eliot's masterpiece--the complexity of love, the meaning of marriage, the foundations of morality, and the drama of aspiration and failure--and brings them into our world. Offering both a fascinating reading of Eliot's biography and an exploration of the way aspects of Mead's life uncannily echo that of Eliot herself, My Life in Middlemarch is for every ardent lover of literature who cares about why we read books, and how they read us.
My Life On The Road
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Author : Gloria Steinem
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
My Life On The Road written by Gloria Steinem and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY categories.
"Gloria Steinem had an itinerant childhood. Every fall, her father would pack the family into the car and they would drive across the country, in search of their next adventure. The seeds were planted: Steinem would spend much of her life on the road, as a journalist, organizer, activist, and speaker. In vivid stories that span an entire career, Steinem writes about her time on the campaign trail, from Bobby Kennedy to Hillary Clinton; her early exposure to social activism in India, and the decades spent organizing ground-up movements in America; the taxi drivers who were "vectors of modern myths" and the airline stewardesses who embraced the feminist revolution; and the infinite, surprising contrasts, the "surrealism in everyday life" that Steinem encountered as she traveled back and forth across the country. With the unique perspective of one of the greatest feminist icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, here is an inspiring, profound, enlightening memoir of one woman's life-long journey"--