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In this harrowing and hilarious memoir, Jennette McCurdy, star of the television series iCarly and Sam & Cat, recounts her struggles as a child actress -- eating disorders, addictions and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother -- and how she regained control of her life. This life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she first auditioned for her to act. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star and Jennette would have done anything to make her mother happy. So she did what her mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five...

Un divertido y perspicaz retrato de lugares y de gente encontrados en el camino del renombrado artista Brian Nissen. En este libro, el renombrado artista Brian Nissen cuenta sus andanzas en el mundo del arte. Un divertido y perspicaz retrato de lugares y de gente encontrados en su camino ...entre otros, deambulan personajes como Nicanor Parra, Rufino Tamayo, Octavio Paz, Leonora Carrington y Dore Ashton. Caleidoscopio también nos regala agudas observaciones del autor acerca del arte contemporáneo, así como ensayos sobre arte y ciencia y el arte erótico. Pintor y escultor, Nissen ha...

I was born into the family of William Julius and Emilie (Baudat) Gayle on August 30, 1919 They decided to name me Luella Celestine for my two grandmothers...Luella Love (Sanders) Gayle and Celestine (Pichon) Baudat. I did not like the name and was very happy that they decided to call me “Celeste.” At the time of my birth, my brother Milton was almost two, having been born September 2, 1917. Unfortunately, he died with Diphtheria on December 11, 1921, when I was only two. Mom and Dad had previously lost a son, Dalton, who died April 13, 1915 at the age of 16 months. He was born December 8, ...

Este libro es una biografía literaria que resulta del abordaje crítico de los textos de la gran escritora brasileña Clarice Lispector (1925-1977) por parte de una de las mayores especialistas en su obra. A lo largo de las novelas, cuentos, cartas, crónicas y anotaciones sueltas de Clarice se diseminan datos de carácter autobiográfico que Nádia Battella Gotlib despliega para dar a conocer a una escritora cautivante, en la búsqueda de develar los misterios que rodearon su vida. La imagen de Clarice que se muestra en este libro también surge a partir de declaraciones, artículos,...