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'A memoir that doubles as a warning. Zahra Joya writes for the women the world abandoned to the Taliban's brutal gender apartheid - and refuses to let us forget them... [she] is one of the bravest journalists of our time' Malala Yousafzai 'Beautifully written and powerfully told. Joya's story...

‘Cinematic, suspenseful, totally immersive’ ZOË SCHLANGER ‘Explosive … fascinating’ RENI EDDO-LODGE ‘Riveting’ ERIC KLINENBERG The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who launched a clandestine battle to save the planet, and what their legacy illuminates about the...

Mashood Khan kennt die Sprache der Straße. Nicht aus Filmen, sondern aus eigener Erfahrung. Als Jugendlicher driftet er ab: Gewalt, Gangs, Knast. In diesem schonungslos ehrlichen Buch erzählt Mashood von seiner Lebenswende. Wie ausgerechnet der Tod seines Vaters ihn einen neuen Weg einschlagen ließ. Seine Geschichte zeigt, dass Integration möglich ist – durch Begegnung, Bildung und die leise Kraft der Liebe.

Wer war Leo Trotzki wirklich, Revolutionär, Weltbürger und Stalingegner, oder der brillante Organisator, der die Oktoberrevolution prägte und später selbst zum gejagten Gegner eines Systems wurde, das er mit aufgebaut hatte? Dieses Hörbuch führt mitten hinein in die dramatischen Jahre von Zarismus, Krieg, Umsturz und Bürgerkrieg und zeigt, warum Trotzki bis heute fasziniert, als politischer Stratege, Redner und Befehlshaber.

Zohran Mamdani - Wer ist New Yorks neuer Bürgermeister und was kann er in Trumps Amerika erreichen? Mit Leidenschaft, einem unerschütterlichen Gerechtigkeitssinn und viel Mut stellt ein junger Aktivist die Politik auf den Kopf. Kaum jemand glaubte an seinen Wahlsieg, denn Zohran Mamdani passt nicht in den Mainstream der Demokraten: Zu jung, zu links, zu unbekannt sagten die Skeptiker. Heute ist er Bürgermeister von New York, der erste Muslim in der Geschichte der Stadt, gewählt in einer Ära, in der Altbewährtes bröckelt.

Am Tag seines Erscheinens führte »Unorthodox« schlagartig die Bestsellerliste der New York Times an und war sofort ausverkauft. Wenige Monate später durchbrach die Auflage die Millionengrenze. In der chassidischen Satmar-Gemeinde in Williamsburg, New York, herrschen die strengsten Regeln einer ultraorthodoxen jüdischen Gruppe weltweit. Deborah Feldman führt uns bis an die Grenzen des Erträglichen, wenn sie von der strikten Unterwerfung unter die strengen Lebensgesetze erzählt, von Ausgrenzung, Armut, von der Unterdrückung der Frau, von ihrer Zwangsehe.

When did Russia lose its chance of freedom? This is the story of how a nation's dreams of democracy died. Drawing on buried archives and off-the-record interviews, exiled journalist Mikhail Fishman gives a gripping insider account of the tragedy of modern Russia, told through the many lives of Boris Nemtsov - activist, playboy, leader-in-waiting, dissident and, finally, victim.

Enes Kanter Freedom ist der geborene Basketball-Star. Aber er opfert seine Karriere, als er merkt, dass seine Stimme die Kraft hat, Menschenrechtsverstöße in aller Welt zu beenden. In the Name of Freedom erzählt die Geschichte, wie aus Enes Kanter, einem türkischen Jungen mit einem Traum, Enes Freedom wurde, ein amerikanischer Staatsbürger, Friedensnobelpreis-Kandidat und vehementer Fürsprecher für Menschenrechte – und es berichtet von dem hohen persönlichen Preis, den er für seinen Aktivismus bezahlen musste.

The outrageous, jaw-dropping true story of the man who took on a corporate giant – and won. A dedicated and experienced Amazon employee, Chris Smalls had begun to feel frustrated by the inner workings of the retail giant – he kept being passed over for promotion, with little to no...

In September 2024, Canadian influencer Lauren Southern suddenly found herself in the eye of a media storm, accused of spreading Russian propaganda. The US government had just alleged that the founders of the startup she’d been making videos for - Tenet Media - were working with Russian state media, in a $10 million Kremlin-backed operation. What exactly did Russia want with a group of YouTubers? And did they succeed? Who knew what was allegedly going on within Tenet Media, and when? And what does all of this say about where everyone gets their information?

Lidia Rauch was born at the crossroads of South Africa's past and present – the granddaughter of one of apartheid's longest-serving ministers, raised in a world constructed for her comfort, yet called to reckon with its cost. Her story moves between privilege and pain: from a childhood marked by fracture, to a career within the machinery of government, to the long, uneasy road of reckoning with what it means to be white, Afrikaans, and free in a country still carrying the weight of its past.

I Remember You: The Making of an Activist is a coming out story. It is a story of coming out from abuse, secrets and shame. Elaine writes about her miraculous healing and a life devoted to recovery and activism. Elaine’s story is rich with hope, illustrating the power of God’s steadfast love and the strength that comes from trusting God. The Audio version of I Remember You: The Making of an Activist has been narrated by the author, Elaine Blanchard. Elaine has acted on stage and has been a minister for many years.

You don't need a degree, a million dollars, or permission to make a difference. You just need the courage to start. The problems are real. The urgency is real. And the voice telling you to wait your turn and let the adults handle it? That voice is wrong. In this audiobook, you'll hear the gripping true stories of young changemakers who refused to stay silent and reshaped history. These teens did not wait for permission. They grabbed the microphone—and the world listened.

The son of the FBI's most wanted woman tells the electrifying story of a childhood on the run – and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in America We all grapple with a past that defines us: culture, religion, a family story. But what happens when you inherit a revolution? Zayd Ayers...

Violinist Vijay Gupta’s searing memoir of prodigy, ambition, collapse, and renewal reveals how music is not just performance but also survival, a lifeline of human connection—for readers of Jeremy Denk's Every Good Boy Does Fine, Hua Hsu's Stay True, and Patrick Bringley’s All the Beauty...

Den saudiarabiske prinsesse Sultana Al-Sa'ud har adgang til overdådige mansioner, privatfly og dyrebare smykker, men hendes tilværelse er langt fra en dans på roser, for hun har hverken frihed eller selvbestemmelse. Prinsessen styres med hård hånd af de omkringværende mænd – faren, ægtemanden, sønnerne og de patriarkalske magthavere i Saudi-Arabien. Men forfatterveninden Jean Sasson får lov at komme ind bag den overfladiske luksus og sløret, der normalt skjuler prinsessen fra top til tå.

"Não durou muito tempo essa viagem; foi apenas de um ano." Extraída do livro "Minha formação", a crônica Primeira viagem à Europa, de Joaquim Nabuco, traz para o leitor de hoje vislumbres tanto do pensamento do célebre abolicionista quanto de sua autobiografia.

La Légende n'est pas seulement le récit d'une détention. C'est l'histoire d'un homme que l'on a voulu effacer - et qui devient un symbole. Mon récit me permet de me réapproprier la légende, et rappelle ce qu'est une justice aux ordres, un pouvoir sans contrepoids, la peur quand elle s'installe dans la langue.

From one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class “With candor and fierce moral clarity...

"This was avoidable. These are unnecessary deaths. It's not a 'war'. This is a health crisis. This is systemic negligence." When Dr Meenal Viz, a heavily pregnant frontline NHS doctor, witnessed her colleagues die from the negligent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, she was determined to take a...