Elizabeth Gilbert

One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia

Eat, Pray, Love

Explores attitudes, approaches, and habits needed to live a creative life.

Creative Living Beyond Fear

Big Magic

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person. "A spellbinding novel about love, freedom, and finding your own happiness." - PopSugar "Intimate and richly sensual, razzle-dazzle with a hint of danger." -USA Today "Pairs well with a cocktail...or two." -TheSkimm "Life is both fleeting and dangerous, and there is no point in denying yourself pleasure, or being anything other than what you are." Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest. Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life - and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time," she muses. "After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is." Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other.

City of Girls

The best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love traces the multi-generational saga of the Whittaker family, whose progenitor makes a fortune in the quinine trade before his daughter, a gifted botanist, researches the mysteries of evolution while falling in love with an utopian artist against a backdrop of the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

The Signature of All Things

A cultural examination of the modern American male explores the meaning of manhood in all of its contradictions and challenges.

The Last American Man

إمرأة تبحث عن كل شيء

طعام, صلاة, حب

At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe - a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who - after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing - gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to discover (through historical research, interviews and much personal reflection) what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. The result is Committed - a witty and intelligent contemplation of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood. Gilbert's memoir - destined to become a cherished handbook for any thinking person hovering on the verge of marriage - is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love, with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.

A Sceptic Makes Peace With Marriage

Committed

"La mayoría de los humanos tenemos una faceta creativa en nuestras mentes que casi nunca conseguimos o queremos desarrollar por motivos prácticos o personales. Gilbert defiende la necesidad de explorar la faceta creativa para alcanzar una existencia plena, superando el miedo (a la vergüenza, a hacer el ridículo, a perder el tiempo, a no ser tomado en serio) y abrazando la parte mística e intangible de la inspiración. La autora explica cómo tener una relación positiva con la creatividad propia, cómo ser disciplinado pero no tomárselo demasiado en serio, cómo no albergar grandes expectativas pero no dejarse desanimar y cómo cada pequeño acto cotidiano, sea un dibujo, decorar la casa o hacer patinaje artístico, alimenta esa parte creativa de los humanos y no solo puede, sino que debe formar parte orgánica de nuestras vidas. Al mismo tiempo desmitifica totalmente la figura del artista atormentado, defendiendo una actitud abierta, receptiva y positiva en busca de la inspiración como resultado de una curiosidad sana, una disciplina y una determinación que mantengan el ego a raya y permitan sobrellevar decepciones y fracasos."--Amazon.

Libera Tu Magia / Big Magic

Bestseller n.o 1 do The New York Times A brilhante autora de Comer, Orar, Amar volta com uma história de amor única, cheia de glamour, humor e paixão pela vida. «De qualquer maneira, há uma altura em que uma mulher simplesmente se cansa de passar a vida envergonhada. Depois disso, é livre de se tornar quem realmente é.» No Verão de 1940, aos 19 anos, empurrada pelo desespero dos pais, Vivian Morris chega a Manhattan levando consigo apenas uma mala e uma máquina de costura. Embora pouco apreciados na prestigiada Faculdade de Vassar, o seu especial talento com as agulhas e a sua dedicação para lograr o penteado perfeito acabaram por transformá-la na estilista estrela de Lily Playhouse, o decadente teatro de variedades da sua nada convencional tia Peg. Apesar da guerra, os dias em Nova Iorque são tudo menos aborrecidos. Nesta cidade das mulheres, Vivian e as suas amigas tentam ser livres e beber a vida até à última gota. Mas ela também descobrirá que tem lições para aprender e amargos erros para cometer e que, para viver a vida que verdadeiramente deseja, terá de se reinventar a cada passo. Os elogios da crítica: «Ferozmente feminista, além de repleto de verdades inspiradoras sobre o amor e a liberdade, este romance é um banquete para os sentidos e um bálsamo para a alma.» Esquire.com «Gilbert desenha um perfil fascinante das aventuras da jovem Vivian, abordando temas intemporais e muito oportunos, como a liberdade, a responsabilidade e o empoderamento.» Time «Um romance glamouroso, sexy, fascinante e divertido. Uma história viciante com personagens femininas cheias de intensidade e traçadas sem pudor. Radical e refrescante.» Sunday Times «Perfeito. Um romance absorvente e sincero, com uma mensagem poderosa sobre a realização pessoal e a felicidade.» Publishers Weekly «Uma celebração gloriosa, complexa e emocionalmente inteligente do que significa ser mulher.» The Guardian «Graças às suas personagens vívidas, diálogos engenhosos, tramas engraçadas mas emocionais, cenas verdadeiramente eróticas, inteligência sexual, suspense e verdades incisivas, ler A Cidade das Mulheres é pura delícia.» Booklist «Vívido, sexy e inteligente.» People Magazine «Delicioso. Personagens fantásticas, vestidos esplêndidos, frases incrivelmente engenhosas, uma sugestiva atmosfera de guerra e excelentes descrições de sexo.» Kirkus Reviews «Os engenhosos diálogos de Elizabeth Gilbert brilham como diamantes no champanhe.» The Washington Post «As raparigas e as mulheres do livro não sobrevivem: elas prosperam, dançam, vivem.» OprahMag.com «Íntimo e ricamente sensual, deslumbrante, com uma pitada de perigo.» USA Today

A cidade das mulheres

Marito, soldi, carriera. A trent’anni Elizabeth Gilbert ha tutto quanto una donna possa desiderare. Ma una notte si ritrova in ginocchio sul pavimento del bagno, con la faccia inondata di lacrime e una domanda semplice e terribile a morderle il cuore - 'Che cosa hai veramente voglia di fare, Elizabeth?'. La risposta trascinerà Liz molto lontano. Attraverso tre continenti, oltre un divorzio, un conto in rosso e un nuovo amore sbagliato. Lontano dalla famiglia e dagli amici, dal suo lavoro e dalle sue certezze ogni giorno un po’ più incerte. Verso l’aria dolce e dorata di un autunno romano, poi verso l’India, e ancora a Bali, alla ricerca di nuove occasioni e di desideri ancora più nuovi.

Mangia prega ama

La autora de Come, reza, ama vuelve con unadeliciosa novela llena de aventuras, glamur y pasión por la vida sobre una joven que descubre que no hay que ser una buena chica para ser una buena persona. En el verano de 1940, Vivian Morris llega a Manhattan tan solo con una maleta y una máquina de coser. Su especial talento la convertirá en la modista estrella del Lily Playhouse, el teatro de variedades de dudosa reputación de su tía Peg. Los días en Nueva York son de todo menos aburridos a pesar de la guerra. En esta ciudad de mujeres, Vivian y sus amigas buscan ser libres y beberse la vida hasta la última gota. Pero Vivian también descubrirá que le quedan lecciones que aprender y errores que cometer, y que para vivir la vida que desea tendrá que reinventarsea cada paso. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by Oprah.com, Real Simple, Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, GoodReads, PureWow, Vulture, The Millions and more. "Life is both fleeting and dangerous, and there is no point in denying yourself pleasure, or being anything other than what you are." Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance. Her affluent parents send her to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, who owns a flamboyant, crumbling midtown theater called the Lily Playhouse. There Vivian is introduced to an entire cosmos of unconventional and charismatic characters, from the fun-chasing showgirls to a sexy male actor, a grand-dame actress, a lady-killer writer, and no-nonsense stage manager. But when Vivian makes a personal mistake that results in professional scandal, it turns her new world upside down in ways that it will take her years to fully understand. Ultimately, though, it leads her to a new understanding of the kind of life she craves - and the kind of freedom it takes to pursue it. It will also lead to the love of her life, a love that stands out from all the rest. Now eighty-nine years old and telling her story at last, Vivian recalls how the events of those years altered the course of her life - and the gusto and autonomy with which she approached it. "At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time," she muses. "After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is". Written with a powerful wisdom about human desire and connection, City of Girls is a love story like no other.

Ciudad de Mujeres / City of Girls

bir kadının, İtalya, Hindistan ve Endonezya Boyunca Devam Eden İçsel Yolculuğu

Ye, dua et, sev

Pilgrims

Ruth Thomas, a spunky young woman born into the midst of a feud between two factions of Maine lobstermen, manages to negotiate an end to the conflict. A first novel. Reprint.

Stern Men

Margaret Yardley Potter

The best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love republishes the newly discovered cookbook and travelogue written by her great-grandmother.

A Cookbook

At Home on the Range

A trente et un ans, Elizabeth Gilbert possède tout ce dont une Américaine ambitieuse peut rêver : un mari dévoué, une belle maison, une carrière prometteuse. Elle devrait nager dans le bonheur, pourtant elle est rongée par l'angoisse, le doute, l'insatisfaction... S'ensuivent un divorce, une dépression et une liaison désastreuse qui la laissent exsangue et encore plus désemparée. Elle décide de tout plaquer pour partir seule à travers le monde. À elle de se construire la vie qu'elle s'est choisie ! En Italie, elle goûte aux délices de la dolce vita et prend les "douze kilos les plus heureux de sa vie", en Inde, ashram et rigueur ascétique l'aident à discipliner son esprit (lever à 4 heures du matin, méditation et nettoyage des sols !) et en Indonésie, elle cherche à réconcilier son corps et son âme pour trouver l'équilibre qu'on appelle le bonheur... Elizabeth Gilbert nous invite à un voyage vers l'inconnu joyeux et émouvant, libéré des mascarades et faux-semblants. À travers une mosaïque d'émotions et d'expériences culturelles, elle a su conquérir le coeur de millions de lectrices qui ont aimé pleurer et rire avec elle. Et qui rêvent de changer de vie, elles aussi...

changer de vie, on en a tous rêvé-- elle a osé!

Mange, prie, aime

Het hart van alle dingen is een grootse roman over een grootse eeuw. Laat je meevoeren van Londen naar Peru, van Philadelphia via Tahiti naar Amsterdam, in een verhaal vol buitengewone personages: missionarissen, vrijheidsstrijders, avonturiers, astronomen, zeekapiteins, en bovenal Alma Whittaker, de heldin van dit verhaal, een vrouw die haar tijd een stap vooruit was. Alma wordt geboren in een bekende familie van botanisten en groeit op tot een onafhankelijk meisje met een grote honger naar kennis. Het duurt dan ook niet lang voor zij haar eigen onderzoeksproject start. Maar terwijl haar studie haar meetrekt in de mysteries van de evolutie, wijst de man van wie ze houdt haar een tegengestelde richting. Een verhaal vol avontuur, passie, verovering, natuur én liefde, in de typische warme stijl van de auteur van Eten, bidden, beminnen.

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