Resultados para "Adam" en Culturales y regionales

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.

Before Adam Farrer’s family relocated to Withernsea in 1992, he’d never heard of the Holderness coast. The move represented one thing to Adam: a chance to leave the insecurities of early adolescence behind. And he could do that anywhere. What he didn’t know was how much he’d grow to love the quirks and people of this faded Yorkshire resort, in spite of its dilapidated attractions and retreating clifftops. While Adam documents the minutiae of small-town life, he lays bare experiences that are universal.

In the era of Black Lives Matter, Frantz Fanon's shadow looms larger than ever. He was the intellectual activist of the postcolonial era, and his writings about race, revolution, and the psychology of power continue to shape radical movements across the world. In this searching biography, Adam Shatz tells the story of Fanon's stunning journey, which has all the twists of a Cold War-era thriller, and offers a dramatic reconstruction of Fanon's extraordinary life—and a guide to the books that underlie today's most vital efforts to challenge white supremacy and racial capitalism.

Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author’s six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Groupe des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers recounts the dangers and demands of military life, from the rigours of recruitment and operational training in the rugged mountains of France, to face-to-face combat in the grasslands of some of Africa’s most troubled nations.

Abdul is just seven years old when his parents are killed before his eyes. As a brutal war sweeps Sudan, Abdul and his three-year-old brother are forced to flee. Their gruelling journey across the Sahara to a refugee camp in Chad is fraught with danger, and every day is a struggle against hunger and disease. Until one day Abdul is offered a chance to escape. A chance that could save him, but will force him to make the most heartbreaking decision of his life. Abdul's death-defying flight leaves deep scars. 

They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans is the previously untold story of perhaps the oldest outsider settlement in America, an invisible community on the annually flooded shores of the Mississippi River. This community exists in the place between the normal high and low water line of the Mississippi River, a zone known in Louisiana as the batture. Until now, the stories of this way of life have existed only in the memories of those who have lived here.

What makes Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait unique? And what is it like to be a Torres Strait Islander in contemporary Australia? Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, compiled by poet and author Samantha Faulkner, showcases the distinct identity of Torres Strait Islanders through their diverse voices and journeys.

Catania, seconda metà del Novecento... La Sicilia, vista dagli occhi di una bambina, prima, e di una donna, poi. Ancor più della storia di una famiglia catanese, è un viaggio attraverso gli anni del boom economico fino ai nostri giorni. "Ripercorrere a ritroso i giorni della mia vita è stato ritrovare i "bei sogni ridenti" di un passato, fatto di luoghi, leggende, filastrocche, canzoni, dolci, feste, il "Corriere dei Piccoli", "Il Monello", i fotoromanzi... la magia della radio e della televisione, la contestazione studentesca"

Like Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun and Alexander Masters’ Stuart, this is a tour de force of narrative reportage - an intimate portrait of an invisible man. Mohammed Ashraf studied biology in college, and after college he learned how to repair television sets, cut suit lengths, and slice chicken. He has lived in Mumbai, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Surat, and Patna, but this evening he is stoned on a street in Sadar Bazaar, in North Delhi. The morning shall bring hangovers, whiskey breakfasts, and possibly answers to the lingering questions that haunt Ashraf.

Follow along as a brash new officer begins his career working at a small Michigan police department. Tales include life lessons he learned from his Chief, catching the notorious 'Candy Bar Bandits', investigating a fatal accident from the scene to the court room, hijinks with Halloween masks, a breaking and entering in a blizzard, federal court lawsuits, and trying to arrest a 500 pound hog. From firing shots at firemen, to defrauding senior citizens, a gun in a port-a-john and even a Tilt-a-Whirl, this book is a touching and hilarious look at life in a small town.

Black North is set in the Northern California backdrop where you have to do anything you can to survive. Street gangs and affiliates are dictating anyone who has someone among their societal ranks. You are either taught to embrace or run away from the lifestyle many envy but can never attain. Drugs and guns are orchestrating what rules get followed and who falls and lies down under them. The structure is quite clear: you either put in everything you got, or you don't put anything in at all. With the murder rate so high, there's no room for slacking off when you have to put in work.

How does a white kid from the New York suburbs, harmonica in hand, end up earning himself a busker's spot on the Harlem sidewalks next to Mr. Satan, a Mississippi-born legend? How did an interracial blues duo fare on the streets of New York during a turbulent, fractious time marked by racially-motivated murders in Howard Beach, Bensonhurst, and Crown Heights?

I'm living in the dream our great-grandparents envisioned for their grandchildren. Long-time Alice, Texas resident, my grandmother Abelina Ybarra Garcia and her niece Jesusa Ramirez Godines escaped the Mexican Revolution and the Cristero War. Grand uncle David Ramirez sacrificed his life for the safety of his sister and niece, Abelina and Jesusa, at the end of a 500-mile journey on foot from Ocampo Guanajuato, Mexico. My elderly uncles recall a great love story on how Genaro met Martina Lopez from Seguin, Texas.

*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, New Statesman, Air Mail, and more * Longlisted for the Chautauqua Prize * Recipient of a Whiting Grant* A “haunting and elegant” (The Wall Street Journal) story about love, faith, the search for utopia—and the...

The New York Times bestselling, authorized, “enormously entertaining and wide-ranging” (The Seattle Times) biography of the late, great Willie Mays. Willie Mays (1931–2024) was arguably the greatest player in baseball history, revered for the passion he brought to the game. He began as a...

In this joyous essay collection edited by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, celebrities and other alumni provide testimonials about their experience attending historically Black college universities–which shaped their lives and made them who they are today. With a diverse set of contributors, including...