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David Payne

    David Payne explores the intricate landscape of family dynamics, navigating the space between love and necessity, truth and myth. His writing powerfully evokes a bygone era while capturing a timeless state of boyhood. Payne's prose is celebrated for its depth and its ability to delve into the very essence of human experience.

    Bekenntnisse eines Taoisten an der Wall Street
    Aufbruch vor dem Tanz
    Panorama der biblischen Geschichte
    Le phare d'un monde flottant
    Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street
    Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo´s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
    • An explosive oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FALL OUT BOY, PARAMORE, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, JIMMY EAT WORLD, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, AND MANY MORE If Meet Me in the Bathroom traced New York City's early 2000's rock scene, Where Are Your Boys Tonight? gives the inside story of the turn-of-the-millennium emo subculture that became bigger than anyone thought possible. There was Pete Wentz, the Fall Out Boy leader who launched a litany of scene-stealing bands and preposterous side-hustles, and Gerard Way, the wizard behind My Chemical Romance and The Black Parade. Panic! At the Disco and Paramore emerged soon after--a pair of intrepid outsiders who got massive playing by their own rules. As they ascended, MySpace took over the internet and the age of influencers dawned, with emo its choice aesthetic. Music journalist Chris Payne experienced emo's mainstream takeover from sweaty crowds and mosh pits growing up in New Jersey. In Where Are Your Boys Tonight? he offers an authoritative, impassioned, and occasionally absurd account told through interviews with more than 150 people, from the scene's biggest bands, producers, and managers to the teenage fans who helped redefine American music culture.

      Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo´s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
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    • Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street

      • 858 pages
      • 31 hours of reading

      From the tranquillity of an Oriental monastery to the tumult of the New York Stock Exchange, the hero of this amazing novel embarks on a quest for a father, a fortune, and the ultimate essence of the universe. The illegitimate son of a Chinese woman and an American officer, he was reared as an orphan by Taoist monks. When he learns that his father may be a wealthy Wall Street entrepreneur, he feels compelled to go to New York. His efforts to reconcile his two lives -- to find the Tao in the Dow -- make a story rich in character, wit, and insight

      Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street
    • Die Geschichte des Tao-Priesters Sun I, der - auf der Suche nach seinem amerikanischen Vater - an der Wallstreet Karriere macht, weil er scheinbar unschlagbare 'taoistische' Börsenstrategie besitzt

      Bekenntnisse eines Taoisten an der Wall Street
    • Immense fresque romanesque, incroyable odyssée d'un jeune héros lancé dans une rocambolesque quête à rebours de la sagesse et de l'harmonie, " Le Dragon et le Tigre : Confessions d'un taoïste à Wall Street " se déroule en Chine et à Manhattan au début des années soixante-dix. Fils illégitime d'une Chinoise et d'un pilote américain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Sun I a grandi dans un monastère du Szu-ch'uan et se destine à la vie humble d'un sage taoïste. Le jour de ses vingt et un ans, son oncle Hsiao lui révèle que son père - Eddie Love - était un caïd de Wall Street. Bouleversé, le jeune homme décide aussitôt de partir pour New York, sur les traces du mythique homme d'affaires. Au terme d'un hallucinant périple semé d'épreuves, le voilà émigré clandestin à Manhattan. Et si le Dow (Jones) n'était que le démoniaque jumeau capitaliste du tao ? Et si la puissance de l'Occident et la spiritualité de l'Orient n'étaient que le yang et le yin de l'ultime sagesse ? Guidé par les oracles du " Yi king ", et sous la houlette de l'agent de change Aaron Khan - un des nombreux personnages hauts en couleur de ce livre, Sun I va plonger tête baissée dans les vertiges de la Bourse, et, en jonglant avec la corruption et l'innocence, tenter de résoudre l'équation " fric-bonheur ". Au péril de son âme...

      Confessions d'un taoïste à Wall Street Le Dragon et le Tigre