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Millicent E. Brown's family home at 270 Ashley Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, was a center of civil rights activity. There Brown gained intimate knowledge of the struggle for racial justice, and those experiences set her on a life course dedicated to the civil rights struggle. Best known as the named plaintiff in the federal court case that, in 1963, forced the initial desegregation of public schools in South Carolina, her experiences as an activist range across years and well beyond her native state. Another Sojourner Looking for Truth is Brown's insightful reflection.

Der Autor überlebt mit Gelegenheitsjobs in Tokio, feiert Weihnachten in Rio und findet heraus, dass sehr dicke Frauen in Jamaika wie Göttinnen verehrt werden. In Maine lernt er wie man Hummer fängt, in Haiti muss er vor kriegsähnlichen Zuständen fliehen, und in Alaska berappt er 200 Dollar für eine Flasche Billig-Whisky.

Violette Ailhaud serait née en 1835 et serait morte en 1925 au Saule Mort, un hameau du village du Poil, dans les Basses Alpes (les Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Dans sa succession, il y aurait eu une enveloppe qui ne pouvait pas être ouverte par le notaire avant l’été de 1952. Après ouverture, la consigne indiquait que son contenu, un manuscrit, devait être confié à l’aîné des descendants de Violette, de sexe féminin exclusivement, ayant entre 15 et 30 ans.

An “intimate and searching” (Natasha Trethewey, New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial Drive) memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from “one of our country’s greatest historians” (Clint Smith, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of How the...

From award-winning author and creative writing professor at Tulane University comes an intimate and powerful memoir exploring inherited trauma, family secrets, and the enduring bonds of love between mothers and daughters. On her second birthday in 1967, Bernice McFadden died in a car crash near...

ഭാരതത്തിന്റെ തന്നെ ഏറെ പ്രശസ്തവും ആദരണീയവുമായ പരീക്ഷകളിൽ ഒന്നായ UPSC പരീക്ഷയെ സ്വന്തം നിശ്ചയദാർഡ്യവും കഠിനാദ്ധ്വാനവും ഒന്നു കൊണ്ടു മാത്രം കീഴടക്കിയ ഒരു ചെറുപ്പക്കാരൻ്റെ പ്രചോദനാന്മകമായ ജീവിത കഥയാണിത്. തൻ്റെ ബാല്യകാലത്തിൻ്റെ സിംഹഭാഗവും മുക്കം എന്ന സ്ഥലത്തെ ഒരു അനാഥാലയത്തിൽ ചിലവിടേണ്ടി വന്ന മുഹമ്മദ് ഷാഹിബ് എന്ന ചെറുപ്പക്കാരൻ, IAS പട്ടികയിൽ ഇടം നേടിയതിലൂടെ 2011 ലാണ് ആദ്യമായി ജനശ്രദ്ധയിലേയ്ക്ക് വരുന്നത്.

अविनाश धर्माधिकारी यांचे गाजलेले व्याख्यान "जय भारत जय जगत भाग १ - महासत्तांचे उदय अस्त आणि उदय"

This book, chronicles the journey of a young woman who began her professional life as a teacher, in a village in south Trinidad, during an era of change, a time when the status quo was being questioned and challenged internationally. It is written through the eyes of someone who was a child of the Black Power Revolution in Trinidad and Tobago which impacted the lives of many young people of that era.

The Big Book of Australian Yarns is master storyteller Jim Haynes's comprehensive collection of factual and fascinating stories and humour. The yarns range from the poignant to the hilarious, from the ridiculously Australian to the unexplained and spooky. There are heroic and inspiring characters, as well as larrikins and crooks, and everyday humorous events told with a refreshing understatement that vividly evokes a vanishing Australia.

This collection of letters from Henry M. Stanley published in 1898, present Henry's view of the then-current state of South Africa. It incorporates his views on the opportunities for the growing nation, highlights the bad management of its politicians, and the tension between the Dutch and English settlers.

For over a decade, I’ve been captivated by the idea of this book, which goes beyond profiling well-known locals in Orange County. It focuses on individuals who contribute significantly to the region’s culture and beyond, showcasing a diverse range of stories. Orange County isn’t just a location; it’s a hub of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation—from surf culture to tech giants.

This book takes listeners into the life and legacy of a man who became a symbol of resistance against imperialism. Through gripping narratives and accounts, it explores Albizu Campos's intellectual development, his influences from global anti-colonial movements, and his fiery leadership. The examination of his speeches, political actions, and the devastating consequences of his stance, such as the Ponce Massacre, captivates listeners with the emotional and political stakes involved.

ഐസിസിന്റെ ലൈംഗിക അടിമത്തത്തിന് വിധേയയാക്കപ്പെട്ടതിലൂടെ ഭാവനകള്ക്കപ്പുറത്തുള്ള ദുരന്തവും അപമാനവും സഹിക്കേണ്ടിവന്ന ധീരയായ യസീദി യുവതിയാണ് നാദിയ മുറാദ്. നാദിയയുടെ ആറ് സഹോദരന്മാര് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു, താമസിയാതെ അമ്മയും. അവരുടെ മൃതദേഹങ്ങള് കൂട്ടക്കുഴിമാടങ്ങളിലേക്ക് വലിച്ചെറിയപ്പെട്ടു. എങ്കിലും അവള് ചെറുത്തുനിന്നു. പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഈ ഓര്മ്മക്കുറിപ്പ് ഇറാക്കിലെ അവളുടെ സമാധാനപൂര്ണ്ണമായ ശൈശവജീവിതത്തിലൂടെ, പില്ക്കാല ജീവിതത്തിലെ നഷ്ടങ്ങളിലൂടെ, ക്രൂരാനുഭവങ്ങളിലൂടെ, ഒടുവില് ജര്മനിയിലെ സുരക്ഷിതത്വത്തിലൂടെ നമ്മെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു.

पु.ल देशपांडे यांनीआपल्या आपुलकीच्या माणसांबद्दल लिहिलेले शब्दचित्र!

Winner of the 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers Shortlisted for the 2025 Toronto Book Award From a queer Muslim woman and artist, a generous, heartfelt and insightful memoir about family and finding the path to one's truest self. The youngest of three daughters, and the only...

Northwestern Mexico is comprised of the Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), and the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, and Nayarit. The Sierra Madre Occidental, a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, runs northwest-southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. Summits mostly exceed elevations of six thousand feet (1,048 meters), and some peaks rise above ten thousand feet (three thousand meters).

What has happened to the dream of beloved community embraced by Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement of the early 1960s—the vision of a just, humane, and colorblind America, a nation of "black and white together" animated by mutual respect and strengthened by the bonds of brotherly love? As Adam Gussow shows, the dream, although pressured on every front, remains alive. At the heart of My Family and I is Gussow's determination to live out the meaning of America's creed.

In A Fire at the Center, Karen Van Fossan takes listeners behind the scenes of the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict, to penitentiaries where prisoners of war have carried the movement onward, to the jail cell where she was held for protesting Line 3, to a reimagining of decolonized family constellations, and to moments of collective hope and strength.

Set in a remote village in the wilds of the Kenyan bush, A Place Beyond Midnight chronicles the exciting and luminous stories from the journal of a young Peace Corps volunteer. Cody Hawks experiences the wonders, challenges, and personal injunctions in East Africa with friends bound together in noble purpose.

The witty and unpretentious narrator of this book shares with us a past that is tragic as well as humorous and reminds us of the hardships of growing up. Small-Town Browny is about a young man struggling to understand his turbulent past, his place in a family of farm workers, and his identity.