Títulos en Culturales y regionales

Always Something To Do is a novel built from primary sources — the handwritten memoir of Naomi Roberts Ledbetter, an interview recorded in her own words at the age of eighty, and historic documents spanning her lifetime. Travel along with her and her story. A girl from a rural farm in Alabama...

Fishing in the Farther Streams continues the story of the author's becoming a husband, father, and teacher begun in Eden across the Street and Other Formative Places (Palmetto 2020). The most important places in this second memoir are Jefferson, Maine; 508 Beau Street; Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania; and Cambridge, England. The author invites you to watch him stride, stumble, and maybe catch his balance.

Deep in the American South, poverty was rarely temporary. For many families, it was inherited. In the cotton mill towns of the American South, generations of families lived in a world defined by lint dust, mill whistles, and long days of exhausting labor. Poverty was not simply a hardship. It was a system that shaped communities, reputations, and the expectations placed on entire bloodlines. Families like these were often labeled with a single dismissive word: lintheads.

"L'amicizia è una religione senza Dio né Giudizio finale. E non c'è neppure il diavolo. Una religione che non è estranea all'amore. Ma un amore dove la guerra e l'odio sono proscritti, dove il silenzio è possibile." L'amicizia, occasionale o fedele, è un sentimento che non tollera alcuna mancanza. È un atto di fede totale nell'altro, al punto che il suo tradimento è vissuto come una forma silenziosa di assassinio. Tahar Ben Jelloun esplora questo giardino segreto, le sue meraviglie e le sue ferite, e per farlo racconta di sé: dall'infanzia a oggi.

In this slim memoir, Theodor Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe - from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification - and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece. Kallifatides offers an eloquent, thought-provoking meditation on the writing life, and an author’s place in a changing world.

El 2 de mayo de 1973, la integrante de los Panteras Negras Assata Shakur se hallaba en el hospital en estado crítico y esposada a la cama, mientras las autoridades locales y la policía federal trataban de interrogarla acerca del tiroteo en una autopista de Nueva Jersey que costó la vida a un policía blanco. Objetivo durante mucho tiempo de la campaña de Edgar Hoover para difamar, sabotear y criminalizar las organizaciones nacionalistas negras y a sus líderes, Shakur pasó cuatro años en la cárcel antes de su condena en 1977, sustentada en pruebas poco sólidas.

Booker T. Washington fought his way out of slavery to become an educator, statesman, political shaper, and proponent of the "do-it-yourself" idea. In his autobiography, he describes his early life as a slave on a Virginia plantation, his steady rise during the Civil War, his struggle for education, his schooling at the Hampton Institute, and his years as founder and president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, which was devoted to helping minorities learn useful, marketable skills.

“The finest, most moving and powerful memoir I have ever read.”—MAYIM BIALIK Rising young comedian Moshe Kasher is lucky to be alive. He started using drugs when he was just 12. At that point, he had already been in psychoanlysis for 8 years. By the time he was 15, he had been in and out...

Born in West Africa in the early 1950s, Somé was kidnapped at age four by a French Jesuit missionary to be trained as a priest, for the next 15 years enduring the harsh regimen of a seminary where his native language and tribal traditions were systematically suppressed. At age 20 he escaped, but when he returned to his Dugara people in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) they rejected him as an outsider. To reconnect with his native culture, Somé underwent a month-long initiation into shamanism.

Retratos de Mim não é apenas uma autobiografia. É a história de um homem comum confrontado com circunstâncias pouco comuns — e da forma como decidiu construir-se por dentro enquanto construía o mundo à sua volta. Entre Portugal e Londres, entre a obra e o estudo, entre quedas e recomeços, este livro acompanha um percurso de transformação: da sobrevivência à consciência.

Mandi Fugate Sheffel was born in the heart of rural small-town America, in a place where "wild teaberry grows," with creeks "as clear and cold as nature would allow." As a curious, sensitive child raised in a challenging environment, she formed a deep bond with her cousin Eric. As the pair grew up together, they sought a sense of belonging, and drugs and alcohol provided a temporary escape from the harsh realities of their lives. Everything shifted when Purdue Pharma launched aggressive marketing campaigns for OxyContin in central Appalachia.

In a world bound by fear, I chose to break free with faith. The words of this audiobook do more than just narrate my story; they serve as a tribute to the California Inmate Firefighter Program and the countless men and women who, for over seven decades, have illustrated unshakable courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

‘Deeply moving and necessary’ ANNE ENRIGHT ‘A must-read’ iPAPER ‘Original and heart-warming’ LINDSEY HILSUM ‘Remarkable … the perfect antidote to our times’ CHRISTINA LAMB From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned comes a powerful account of human...

One of the first personal narratives written by an ex-slave, this is also one of the few written by a woman. Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) was enslaved, along with her family, in North Carolina under a ruthless master who sexually harassed her. After several failed escape attempts, and several years of hiding, she finally made her way North to freedom, where she was eventually reunited with her children. The book was published in 1861.

From the Streets to a Man – Part Two is a raw continuation of a real-life journey through survival, pressure, and transformation. Growing up in North Philadelphia, L navigates a world where violence, loyalty, and money shaped everyday life. As the stakes rise and fatherhood enters the picture, the mindset begins to shift from reacting to building, from chaos to control.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In "Biden's Corruption and War: The True Story of the 1 Billion Dollar Prosecutor," Viktor Shokin gives an autobiographical account for his brief time as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (2015-2016), which was abruptly ended through pressure by then U...

Part memoir, part biography, this is a journey of change and transformation. This memoir offers a collection of Dan's life learnings and challenges, and her ride on the emotional rollercoaster called life. It demonstrates that life is not linear, and when we overcome its challenges we face everything and rise. We build our resilience and come out stronger and wiser. Some days it may not feel as though we are strong, but it's step by step, day by day moving forward; even small steps in the right direction are still progress.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. «Si culpas a otros, tienes un largo camino por recorrer. Si te culpas a ti mismo, estás a la mitad del camino. Si no culpas a nadie, has llegado». Llevo toda mi vida con la firme sospecha de haber nacido en la era equivocada. Siempre desfasado en...

On cold, damp Dublin day, Padraig enters Ryan’s of Parkgate Street in a dark and despairing mood – and meets the man. From this moment nothing is the same as he begins a journey in which he discovers his ability to truly lead and, in so doing, turns around a faltering business. This metaphorical journey is paralleled by a real one through various Dublin pubs, and the extraordinary people who can be met in these establishments. Pints of stout are consumed, profound conversations are had, and odd coincidences occur as the tale unfolds.

Vom Kotti in die Welt - Die wahre Geschichte der 36 Boys: Kreuzberg, in den späten 80ern. Hier, zwischen Mauer und Abrisshäusern, gründen Kreuzberger Jungs die 36 Boys, viele von ihnen „Gastarbeiter"-Kinder. Ihre Geschichte handelt von Armut und Ausgrenzung, aber auch von Freundschaft und Zusammenhalt. Paul Christoph Gäbler erzählt ihre Geschichte basierend auf Gesprächen mit ehemaligen Mitgliedern der Gang, aus der unter anderem Kickbox-Weltmeister Muzaffer „Muci" Tosun, Rapper Killa Hakan und Sternekoch Tim Raue hervorgingen.