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We live in an era of low expectations. In fact, we tend to celebrate low expectations. The way in which we choose to live and work today is a far cry from the purposeful living of our parents. Have we reached the point in our society where it is more important to look good rather than be good? This book reacquaints listeners with the wisdom - the common sense that was practiced simply and unwittingly by those who represent a generation gone by: a generation that worked hard without complaining; a generation that did whatever was necessary to support their families....

Writer John Howard Griffin (1920-1980) decided to perform an experiment in order to learn from the inside out how one race could withstand the second class citizenship imposed on it by another race. Through medication, he dyed his skin dark and left his family and home in Texas to find out.

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net. But for all his greatness, this scion of a complex family from North Carolina's Coastal Plain has a darker side: He's a ruthless competitor and a lover of high stakes. There's never been a biography that encompassed the dual nature of his character and looked so deeply at Jordan on and off the court - until now.

The late Grammy-winning founder of the legendary pop/R&B/soul/funk/disco group tells his story and charts the rise of his legendary band in this sincere memoir that captures the heart and soul of an artist whose groundbreaking sound continues to influence music today. With a foreword by David Foster.

In this often violent but always introspective memoir, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy tells his much anticipated story of struggle, survival, and hope down the mean streets of New York City. For the first time, he gives an intimate look at his family background, his battles with drugs, his life of crime, his relentless suffering with sickle-cell anemia, and much more.

On the surface, Arce's story sounds like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret.

On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang began publishing an online diary. In the days and weeks that followed, Fang Fang’s nightly postings gave voice to the fears, frustrations, anger, and hope of millions of her fellow citizens, reflecting on the psychological impact of forced isolation, the role of the internet as both community lifeline and source of misinformation, and most tragically, the lives of neighbors and friends taken by the deadly virus.

Richard Wright's powerful and eloquent memoir of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. At once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, Black Boy is a poignant record of struggle and endurance - a seminal literary work that illuminates our own time. The once controversial, now classic American autobiography measures the brutality and rawness of the Jim Crow South against the sheer desperate will it took to survive as a Black boy. Seventy-five years later, his words continue to reverberate.

In this now classic text, Martha Beckwith skillfully navigated an expansive collection of books, articles, and manuscripts to compile the definitive collection of mythological narratives of the native Hawaiian peoples. In addition to its importance for Hawaiian folklore and ethnology proper, Beckwith situates these stories within their broader regional context, offering comparisons to the traditions of Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and other island nations.

『그렇게 몽땅 떠났습니다』는 오랜 시간 투병하던 저자의 어머니가 세상을 떠나자 저자와 그의 아버지, 또 저자의 여섯 살 아들까지 함께 떠난 미국 서부 여행기를 담은 책이다. 언뜻 그저 평범해 보이는 이 '삼대'는 우연인 듯 필연처럼 훌쩍 떠나며 여행사의 도움 없이 오롯이 가족을 위한 일정을 구상했다. 그토록 뜨거운 미국 서부 사막보다 더욱 뜨거운 시간을 함께 보낸 뒤 다시 현실로 돌아온 그들만의 이야기는 그러나 전혀 범상치 않다. 한 번 더 경험할 수 있을까 싶은, 그 마법 같은 시간에 대한 기록. 가장 소중한 사람을 잘 잊기 위하여, 그리고 남은 가족들이 보다 잘 살아내기 위하여 떠난 여행. 그 여행에서 얻고 또 잃게 된 것들에 대한 이야기가 미소를 짓게 될 만큼 유쾌하다. 또한 그 이야기는 바로 우리가 경험하게 될 또 다른 여행에 대한 질문이기도 하다.

In Exit Wounds, Peter Godwin considers the life of migrants, exiles and refugees, and grieves the many losses that make life both magnificent and unbearable. With generations of history behind him, he brings us into the spaces which make us question, suffer and celebrate the lives we have among family and friends, and the healing of our own scars.

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.

Morar em um novo país, aprender uma nova língua, fazer novos amigos... Foram esses os desafios enfrentados por Sebastien, que veio do Haiti, por Rimas, nascida na Líbia, e pelas outras dez crianças que você irá conhecer neste livro. Todas elas precisaram deixar a sua terra natal por diferentes motivos, como guerra civil, conflitos políticos, desastre natural ou crise econômica. Seja como refugiadas ou imigrantes, essas crianças estão aqui, reconstruindo uma nova vida no Brasil.

Designer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is legendary for her decades of scholarship and advocacy, and as a touchstone and conscience for the design profession. In HERE: Where the Black Designers Are, Holmes-Miller documents the history of—and answers to—the question she has been asking for decades: “Where are the Black designers?” Holmes-Miller explores this essential question through the lens of her own development as a designer and leader, beginning with her own family and its rich multiethnic history.

Doaa Al Zamel was once an average Syrian girl growing up in a crowded house in a bustling city near the Jordanian border. But in 2011 her life was upended. Inspired by the events of the Arab Spring, Syrians began to stand up against their own oppressive regime. When the army was sent to take control of Doaa's hometown, strict curfews, power outages, water shortages, air raids, and violence disrupted everyday life.

When his mother passed away at the age of 78, Sherman Alexie responded the only way he knew how: He wrote. The result is this stunning memoir. Featuring 78 poems and 78 essays, Alexie shares raw, angry, funny, profane, tender memories of a childhood few can imagine - growing up dirt poor on an Indian reservation, one of four children raised by alcoholic parents. Throughout, a portrait emerges of his mother as a beautiful, mercurial, abusive, intelligent, complicated woman.

Both a love story and a coming-of-age tale that spans countries and continents, Fire in Every Direction balances humor and loss, nostalgia and hope, as it takes us from the Middle East to London, and from 1948 to the present. Tareq Baconi crafts a deeply intimate, unforgettable portrait of how a political consciousness—desire and resistance—is passed down through generations.