The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I
Book description
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born in Venice in 1725 to actress Zanetta Farussi, wife of actor and dancer Gaetano Giuseppe Casanova. Giacomo was the first of six children, being followed by Francesco Giuseppe (1727–1803), Giovanni Battista (1730–1795), Faustina Maddalena (1731–1736), Maria Maddalena Antonia Stella (1732–1800), and Gaetano Alvise (1734–1783). At…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was psychiatrically diagnosed as a successful prosocial psychopath. After being notified of this and giving a TED Talk on this in 2009 Literary agent Jane Dystel contacted me with a deal to write a memoir. So I first searched out other memoirs written by a successful prosocial psychopath and the granddaddy of all whacky true life bad boys was the first. As his full memoir volumes are 3,500 delicious pages in length, the 2,500 truncated version will do just fine.
From James' list on philosophies.
If you love The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I...
Tap Dancing on Everest
Tap Dancing on Everest, part coming-of-age memoir, part true-survival adventure story, is about a young medical student, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor raised in N.Y.C., who battles self-doubt to serve as the doctor—and only woman—on a remote Everest climb in Tibet.
The team attempts a new route up…
Want books like The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 85 books like The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I.
Browse books like The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,885
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I, you might also like...
The Mobile Life
How do you create a happy life when you move away from home for the first time; or move to a new city or country for work or studies or love; or retire somewhere new? The Mobile Life guides you through the challenge of making new friends and inventing new…
Adventures in the Radio Trade
Adventures in the Radio Trade documents a life in radio, largely at Canada's public broadcaster. It's for people who love CBC Radio, those interested in the history of Canadian Broadcasting, and those who want to hear about close encounters with numerous luminaries such as Margaret Atwood, J. Michael Straczynski, Stuart…
