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Pedo, the central character of "The Headhunter's Granddaughter", grew up deep in the jungles of Borneo, Malaysia. Her parents gave her away to her father's brother, a cruel man who used her for child labor, tapping rubber trees to make money. Her parents had too many mouths to feed, twelve children in all. Pedo wouldn't be missed. Her grandfather, the "Headhunter", cared for her by recruiting village women to breastfeed her and their children. During WWII, the Japanese invaded Borneo and tried to take over their village, and Pedo's grandfather practiced his 'skills' with a vengeance.

ביצוע מיוחד ע"י נכדתו של מחבר הספר, הדס קלדרון. קיץ 1944: לאחר שהטיסו השלטונות הסובייטיים, במבצע יוצא דופן, את המשורר אברהם סוצקבר ואת אשתו מן השטחים שבשליטת הנאצים אל החופש התמסר המשורר מיד למשימה לכתוב חיבור על השואה בווילנה עירו. זה היה בחודשים האחרונים של מלחמת העולם השנייה, וככל שהיא התקרבה לסיומה, כן הלכו והתבררו הממדים הבלתי נתפסים של רצח היהודים. זהו אחד החיבורים הראשונים המתעדים את זוועות הנאצים וגם את התנגדות היהודים על פניה השונות – המאמצים להבטיח את הקיום הפיזי בתנאים הקשים מנשוא של הגטו, הפעילות החינוכית והתרבותית, הקמת המחתרת היהודית.

L'historienne médiéviste Claude Gauvard nous invite à découvrir Christine de Pizan, une figure méconnue mais essentielle de la France médiévale. Écrivaine novatrice des xive et xve siècles, elle s'impose comme l'une des premières femmes de lettres professionnelles, excellant dans l'écriture poétique, l'analyse politique et la polémique. À travers son oeuvre foisonnante, écrite en langue vernaculaire, Christine de Pizan défend avec force la place des femmes dans la société.

I walked into the courtroom expecting justice. Instead, I found a system designed to silence me. Jhovanny Maxi returned from vacation in March 2023 to find his world turned upside down. Falsely accused. Misjudged. Stripped of his home. Standing in a courtroom where he was the only Black person—and the judge was white. The legal system was against him from the start. He was charged $1,500 for requesting a translator, offered $1,000 for a home worth over half a million, and ignored at every turn.

Selenny Espinal's compelling book, The Struggles That Shaped Me, recounts her struggle from a difficult upbringing in the Dominican Republic to a better life in the U.S. Selenny struggled with bullying, racism, and a troubled home life due to poverty and social expectations. Her story explores societal bias, adolescent parenthood, and independence. Selenny shows courage and determination as she struggles with violent relationships and single parenthood. This inspiring story shows her perseverance and determination to improve her family's future.

ಕುಂವಿಯವರ ಆತ್ಮಕಥನಾತ್ಮಕ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ. ಕುಂವೀ ಬರಹಗಳೇ ಹಾಗೆ. ಓದುತ್ತಾ ಓದುತ್ತಾ ಭಯ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿದರೂ ಕಥೆ ಮುಗಿಯುಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬಿಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಾಂಧ್ರ ಗಡಿ ಭಾಗವಾದ ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳ ಬದುಕನ್ನು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟುವಂತೆ ಕುಂವೀ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ನಕ್ಸಲೀಯರು, ಸದಾ ಹತ್ತನ್ನೆರಡು ಗನ್‌ಮ್ಯಾನ್‌ಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕುವ ಜಮೀನ್ದಾರರು, ಅಮಾಯಕ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನತೆ-ಇವರು ಹೀಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಬದುಕಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಎಂದು ಅಚ್ಚರಿಪಡುವಷ್ಟು ಅಪರಿಚಿತ ಬದುಕನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಎರೆಮಣ್ಣು ಮಳೆಗಿಂತ ರಕ್ತದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನೆನೆದಂತೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸುವ ಇವರ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಕಂಡು, ಖ್ಯಾತ ಲೇಖಕ ಪಿ. ಲಂಕೇಶರು ಹೀಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಇರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಎಂದು ಅಚ್ಚರಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತ ಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದುಂಟು.

It’s the early seventies in rural Zimbabwe. Three-year-old Mercy lives with her beloved grandma, helping tend the chickens and goats, learning the importance of growing the crops that will feed them throughout the year, and many other skills.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A glorious chronicle of a life like none other—enlightening, entertaining, surprising, empowering—and a testament to the world-changing power of Black motherhood “A beautiful and brave story of strong women, fierce mothering, and the power of...

As citizens continue to evolve and diversify within the United States, the ingredients that make up each flavorful household are waiting to be discovered and devoured. In Colorful Palate, author Raj Tawney shares his coming-of-age memoir as a young man born into an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American family, his struggles with understanding his own identity, and the mouthwatering flavors of the melting pot from within his own childhood kitchen.

his book is about the memories that I have of growing up next to the beer joint. There were many men that made me laugh and there were a few that didn't. My Papaw, Marshall Millay, built the beer joint in 1942; he was curious to see what his old customers were up to... My Uncle, Stirman Millay, died at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. He wanted to go see what the dumbbutts were up to. He pestered the other ghosts until they agreed to go with him.

Die beliebte Moderatorin über ihre zweite Heimat. Der Libanon ist ein kleines Land voller Widersprüche: pulsierend, lebenslustig und gute Gerüche überall ... Auf der anderen Seite ein zerstörerischer Bürgerkrieg, dessen Narben auch noch immer deutlich sichtbar sind, Konflikte mit den Nachbarstaaten und Armut. Für Aline Abboud ist der Libanon ihre zweite Heimat: Geboren 1988 als Tochter eines Libanesen und einer Ostberlinerin verbrachte sie von klein auf ihre Sommerferien bei ihren Großeltern und ihren 15 Cousins und Cousinen im Libanon.

A Woman's Voice is a compelling collection of 12 short stories which talk of human relationships, courage, and endurance of the Ugandan Woman in the face of hardships and social injustices. The collection offers a variety of material based on real, if sometimes controversial and provocative, experiences.

"В моих мемуарах образ Дягилева остался живым и, как я смею думать, правдивым, но этот образ был слишком интимным: он был эскизом портрета Сергея Павловича Дягилева, а не С. П. Дягилева, великого человека, создателя новой художественной культуры, создателя новой эстетики, создателя "Мира искусства" и Русского балета. Я так живо представил себе это, что наедине с самим собой, перед самим собой густо покраснел и сейчас же откинул для себя возможность этого. Нет, все, что угодно, только не это — я никогда не стану "фаворитом"! Но что же тогда делать?

In questo libro unico nel suo genere, che offre riflessioni storiche, personali e spirituali - alcune mai condivise prima d'ora - Sua Santità il Dalai Lama racconta la storia completa della sua lotta con la Cina per salvare il Tibet e il suo popolo, da quasi settantacinque anni. Sua Santità il Dalai Lama ha dovuto combattere contro le autorità cinesi per quasi tutta la vita. Aveva solo 16 anni quando la Cina ha invaso il Tibet, nel 1950, appena 19 quando incontrò per la prima volta il Presidente Mao e 25 quando fu costretto a fuggire in esilio in India.

After the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in April of 1975, a young, innocent boy faces the unthinkable. Having been separated from his homeland, he left behind all that he knew and loved and escaped years of devastation and war to go on a journey into the unknown. The childhood memories that seemed insignificant years ago suddenly become lifelines that help him push through depression and the difficult, dark days of a refugee camp filled with fear and uncertainties.

The Southern Fault Line explores the under-appreciated division in the South between the oligarchic rule of plantation owners and industrialists on the one hand, and the more democratic mindset of the mountain-dwelling small farmers on the other. These two mindsets were in continual tension from the 1800s to the 1960s, when the adherents of the more democratic side of the struggle capitulated to the oligarchical side in response to the Civil Rights movement. Bryan Jones draws from his own family's centuries-old history in the region to explore the rise and fall of the "two minds" of the South.

Red Dog was dead... A legend, the talisman of the Pilbara... My responsibility... How did I come to be digging his grave. This book is where it began and how I came to be Red Dog's vet.

For those considering walking the Camino de Santiago or just interested in learning more about it, the author shares what led him to his pilgrimage, his initial concerns, the preparation and experiences while walking, the time and financial investment, and his reflections after the walk. He offers a look at the Camino journey that begins before you take your first step and does not end even after your last.

" لا أذكر بالضبط تاريخ موت شريفة مختار، تلك المرأة البيضاء الطويلة المنسقة إلى حد ما، التي كانت تعرج من قدمها اليمنى، وتتدلى من أذنيها حلقات فضية كبيرة، لكني أذكر...

"بعض الأشياء في هذا العالم لا يجب أن تُقال، لا لغبائها ولا لقلة أهميتها ولكن بسبب الخوف من ردة فعل الناس... مثل العسلاج عندما يبدأ بالنمو مخضراً، يبدو خجلاً لكن...