Shaun Usher, creador del popular blog Letters of Note, profundiza en el mundo de la correspondencia humana. Su fascinación por las cartas es particularmente interesante dadas sus propias dificultades para responder a los mensajes de amigos y familiares. A través de su obra, explora cómo las cartas revelan facetas únicas de la experiencia y la comunicación humanas. Su colección resalta la importancia perdurable de la palabra escrita en la era digital.
"Lists of Note" presenta 125 entradas de listas fascinantes, que incluyen razones de antiguos egipcios por faltar al trabajo y las demandas de Einstein a su esposa. Estas listas, raramente destinadas al público, revelan esperanzas y prioridades de manera entretenida y cautivadora.
An updated edition of this compulsive collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com US Bookscan sales of 43,000.
A collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name, an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people -- Source other then Library of Congress
In Letters of Note: Space, Shaun Usher brings together fascinating correspondence about the universe beyond our planet, with hopeful thoughts expressed about the future of space travel, awestruck messages penned about the world beyond our own, fearful warnings given of the same and celebrations of the human ingenuity that has facilitated our understanding of the cosmos. Includes letters by: Buzz Aldrin, Isaac Asimov Marion Carpenter, Yuri Gagarin Mae Jemison, Stanley Kubrick Nikola Tesla, Neil DeGrasse Tyson & many more.
The follow-up to the international bestseller and publishing phenomenon Letters of Note.
Another mailbag stuffed with funny, heartbreaking and passionate letters . . . engaging, eclectic, geekily and gleefully enthusiastic and laugh-out-loud funny The Times
In Letters of Note: Grief, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about grief, from the heart-wrenching pain of losing a loved one to reliving fond memories of those who have passed on.Includes letters by Audre Lorde, Robert Frost, Nick Cave, Rainer Maria Rilke, Colette, Virginia Woolf, Kahlil Gibran, Edith Wharton, Helen Keller, Albert Einstein, Seungsahn Haengwon, & many more.
Featuring 80 captivating speeches from a diverse array of influential figures, this illustrated collection highlights profound and lesser-known moments in history. Readers will encounter powerful voices like Winston Churchill, Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, and Abraham Lincoln, alongside the wit of Groucho Marx and Tina Fey. Each speech reflects the unique perspectives and contexts of its speaker, offering insights into the human experience and the art of rhetoric.
In Letters of Note: Mothers, Shaun Usher gathers together exceptional missives by and to mothers, celebrating the joy and grief, humour and frustration, wisdom and sacrifice the role brings to both parent and child. Includes letters by:Caitlin Moran, Sylvia Plath,Martin Luther King Jr., George Bernard Shaw,E.B. White, Laura Dern, Louisa May Alcott,Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bette Davis,Richard Wagner, Martha Gellhorn& many more
In Letters of Note: Dogs, Shaun Usher brings together a delightful collection of correspondence on canines, featuring affectionate accounts of pups' playful misdemeanours, heartfelt tributes to loyal fidos and shared tales of remarkable hounds.Includes letters by:Clara Bow, Bob HopeCharles Lamb, Sue Perkins,Marcel Proust, Dodie SmithGertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf& many more.