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- E-bokEngelska, 2020
259 kr
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A charming, sharply observed first novel from one of Australia's best writersFrom the bestselling author of Piano Lessons
Sometimes events occur as one might wish but sometimes they do not.
So says the ever-practical Ruby, always striving for what is right and proper, from the time we meet her as a striking soldier's fiancee through to the rather less steady years of her old age. With an eyebrow pencil in one hand and gardening shears in the other, Ruby navigates the intervening years doing her duty as a woman, allowing marriage and motherhood to fill her with purpose and pleasure - and only occasionally wondering, Is this all there is?
In her moving, captivating fiction debut, award-winning author Anna Goldsworthy recreates Adelaide and Melbourne of half a century ago, bringing a family to life as they move through the decades, challenging and caring for and loving one another, often in surprising ways. Charming and sharply observed, Melting Moments is, like Ruby herself, a gentle powerhouse.
Shortlisted, 2021 Colin Roderick Award
'A tender evocation of times past, and a subtle, elegant portrait of one woman's life and loves as she grows and adapts to a changing world.' —Ceridwen Dovey
'A delightful and beautifully written book, suffused with humour and enquiry into the domestic habits, social expectations and morals of a period and place.' —Joan London
- E-bokEngelska, 2026
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Humanity in the age of AIHow will we be changed by the rise of artificial intelligence? In this scintillating essay, Anna Goldsworthy argues that AI is a rupture that makes us confront what it is to be human what we do, and want. As it learns human ways, AI raises big questions about work, leisure and education. It brings new existential, social and ethical risks. Above all, it invites us to consider what is irreplaceable in us, starting with the body and the friction of others.The God We Made is a brilliant inquiry into identity and a transformed future. How can we learn to live with AI? And will AI be happy to live with us?The experts have spoken, but many of us remain curiously unprepared, burying our heads in the sand Look at its hallucinations! Its never going to be as smart as us! or imagining that the only issue is plagiarism. AI is not just another tool: it is a paradigm shift, a ceding of our superiority. Anna Goldsworthy, The God We MadePraise for The God We Made:Before the Pope turned to AI, Anna Goldsworthy got there first. This is one of the most important conversations we need to have, and Goldsworthy has it with her trademark grace, rigour and originality. The God We Made is that rare beast, writing that makes even the experts see their field anew. Toby Walsh, author of the forthcoming God AI: Boom or Doom? What to Expect When Machines Outsmart UsA humane and penetrating essay, grounded in the kind of convivial sensibility AI is pushing to the margins of our world. Richard King, author of Brave New Wild: Can Technology Really Save the Planet? - Häftad, Engelska, 2023
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2013
460 kr
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- Del 50 - Quarterly Essay
Unfinished Business: Sex, Freedom and Misogyny; Quarterly Essay 50
Häftad, Engelska, 2013224 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2020
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- E-bokEngelska, 2023
208 kr
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The award-winning, much-loved memoir of renowned author and musician Anna Goldsworthy about her first steps towards a life in music.
In this remarkable story, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her journey from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to a successful career as a concert pianist. As she discovers passion and ambition, and confronts doubt and disappointment, she learns about much more than technique.
Piano Lessons captures the hopes and uncertainties of youth, the fear and exhilaration of performing, and the complex bonds between teacher and student. An unforgettable cast of characters joins her: her family; her friends and rivals; and her teacher, Mrs Sivan, who inspires and challenges her in equal measure, and who transforms what seems an impossible dream into something real and sustaining.
This is a story of the getting of wisdom, tender and bittersweet.
'I loved this book. Anna Goldsworthy's memoir left me awed, inspired and humbled.' --Alice Pung
'Marvellous. Enlightenment and joy on every page' --Helen Garner
'An expertly spun narrative, told with wry, self-effacing charm, elegant economy and the genuine love of a student for her teacher' The Australian
'A brilliant memoir ... Goldsworthy is a fine writer.' Big Issue
Winner of Newcomer of the Year in the 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards
Shortlisted for the Melbourne Prize for Best Writing
Shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Award
Shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards
- E-bokEngelska, 2013
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On the surface, it seems the best time ever to be a woman in Australia. The prime minister, governor-general and the richest person are all female; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard's misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve. Why?In the fiftieth Quarterly Essay, Anna Goldsworthy examines life for women after the gains made by feminism. From Facebook to Fifty Shades of Grey, from Girls to gonzo porn, what are young women being told about work and equality, about sex and their bodies? Why do many reject the feminist label? And why does pop culture wink at us with storylines featuring submissive women?Unfinished Business is an original look at role models and available options in the age of social media and sexual frankness. Goldsworthy finds that progress for women has provoked a backlash from some, who wield misogyny as a weapon, whether in parliament, on talkback radio or as internet trolls. With piercing insight and sharp humour, she lays bare the dilemmas of being female today and asks how women can truly become free subjects. There is a charmed zone for a girl, shortly before she is ambushed by puberty. At eleven or twelve, she is usually taller than her male peers; more articulate; and more confident than she will be for years. She probably spends a lot of time in front of a screen, words and images flickering in her eyes. Facebook, SlutWalks, Lady Gaga, Girls, Mad Men, gonzo porn, Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey. What messages are being broadcast to her, and what messages is she hearing? Are they going to make her bigger, or smaller? Anna Goldsworthy, Unfinished Business - E-bokEngelska, 2014
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When classical pianist Anna Goldsworthy falls pregnant with her first child, she is both excited and anxious about what lies ahead. Should she indulge her craving for sausage after sixteen years without meat? Will her birth plan involve Enya or hypnosis, or neither? And just how worried should she be about her baby falling into a composting toilet? This delightful memoir reveals the love that binds families together. Welcome to Your New Life captures the shock of leaving behind the life that you know and the thrill of starting the great adventure that is parenthood. ‘This book does what great literature should: it tries to get a grip on life – the making of it, the living-and-loving it, the leaving it. Goldsworthy’s writing is so beautiful, so laser-acute and funny and moving that you feel you are living more vividly. Welcome to Your New Life seems essential to me now. I laughed and I cried and I absolutely loved it.’ —Anna Funder‘A keen-eyed, funny, tender, wonderful book.’ —Chloe Hooper‘Warm, funny and candid.’ —Books+Publishing‘… there are few books that have made me howl with laughter as this one has … she has an exquisite ability to recast the banal into another sphere … a deliciously subversive read.’ —Melbourne ReviewAnna Goldsworthy is the author of Piano Lessons and Welcome to Your New Life. Anna''s writing has appeared in the Monthly, the Age, the Adelaide Review and Best Australian Essays. - E-bokTyska, 2018
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Anna Goldsworthy ist neun Jahre alt, als die aus Russland emigrierte Klavierlehrerin Eleonora Sivan sie in den Kreis ihrer Schüler aufnimmt. Schon bald bemerkt Anna, dass Mrs. Sivan eine ganz besondere Lehrerin ist. Sie begleitet Anna im Laufe der Jahre nicht nur durch die Sternstunden und Tiefpunkte einer musikalischen Laufbahn, sondern lehrt sie auch die unendliche Weisheit, die in der Musik verborgen liegt.Offen und humorvoll beschreibt die australische Pianistin Anna Goldsworthy die Hoffnungen und Ungewissheiten ihrer eigenen Jugend, immer das Ziel vor Augen, eine große Pianistin zu werden. Piano Lessons ist ein faszinierender Beleg dafür, wie ein außergewöhnlicher Lehrer ein Leben vollkommen verändern kann. Ein Buch, das alle Musikliebhaber und jeden, der jemals eine Musikstunde gehabt hat, tief berühren wird.Piano Lessons ist eine liebevolle Huldigung an eine großartige Lehrerin und das Wunder der Musik.
