Títulos en Culturales y regionales

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.

Bloomsbury presents The Irish Americans: A History by Jay P. Dolan read by Jay O'Connell. Jay Dolan of Notre Dame University is one of America's most acclaimed scholars of immigration and ethnic history. In The Irish Americans, he caps his decades of writing and teaching with this magisterial...

Bloomsbury presents Writing Black Panther by Howard Rambsy II, read by Greg Lockett A timely look at contemporary African American creative works through the lens of Ta-Nehisi Coates's ground-breaking entry into the comic book industry. Writing Black Panther traces Ta-Nehisi Coates’s presence...

هذا الكتاب تنقيبٌ عن مناطق غير مألوفة في عقل أم كلثوم الناقد والمبتكر، وفي النص الشعري الذي غنّته على امتداد عمرها في الغناء. وهو كشفٌ عن قدرتها على الانتقاء والاختيار والتأليف، وعن طبيعة النصوص التي قدّمتها بوعي ورؤية واقتدار. تقول عن كاتبها المفضل: "الكاتب المفضل عندي هو طه حسين. فكتاباته فيها رقة الشعر وموسيقاه. وكلما قرأت كتابه "الأيام" أحسست أني أمام شاعر حساس موهوب؛ كلماته غنية بالأنغام؛ غنية بالأصالة الشعرية. وهو في حقيقته مجموعة من القصائد الجميلة البديعة. طه حسين هو الكاتب الشاعر". ويقول طه حسين عنها "أسهمت أم كلثوم عندما غنّت القصيدة في إثبات جمال العربية وطواعية موسيقاها، حتى في أصعب الكلمات لموسيقى الغناء. كان لصوتها فضل في انتشار الشعر العربي على ألسنة العامة والخاصة".

Brought to you by Penguin. A beautiful and fearless exploration of food and feelings – with bite – for fans of Crying in H Mart and Midnight Chicken. Eat bitter is a Chinese proverb meaning ‘endure hardship to taste sweetness.’ For Lydia Pang, it embodies the struggles of her Hakka...

‘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...

Zehn Jahre später fragt sich Annette Dittert, was aus dem Land geworden ist. Sie nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise über die Insel: Wir besuchen die Royal Albert Hall und das House of Lords, schwimmen mit der Frauengruppe »Blue Tits« im Meer an der Ostküste der Insel, plaudern mit Schotten, Priestern und Earls. Und sind bei der Autorin auf ihrem Narrowboat Emilia zu Gast, einem kleinen bunten Boot aus Stahl am Regent's Canal, mitten im Zentrum Londons.

A probing essay collection that chronicles one woman’s complicated quest to find home in a fractured America, from the award-winning author of Field Study “In Chet’la Sebree’s sensitive and tender hands, this book’s quest (and question) of home is captivating. An intimate rendering of...

My Russia is an autobiography that traces Jill Dougherty's fascination with Russia and shares the insights into the country, its people, and its leader she has gleaned through forty years of reporting. Listeners will see Russia's evolution through the eyes of the dedicated and compassionate woman they have watched on cable since 1983.

Coming Back to My Trees / Dod yn ôl at fy Nghoed is a lyrical memoir of loss, belonging and spiritual return. Rooted in hiraeth- a deep longing for home, it blends memory, myth and the sacred landscapes of Wales. Dedicated to those raised without a full understanding of Welsh culture or language, it is both a reclamation and a healing.

COMO NALGA DE MONJA es una reflexión ingeniosa, sincera y profundamente humana sobre la vida, la muerte, la fe y la extraña aventura de estar vivo. Con humor, ironía e historias personales, Nicolò Luca explora las preguntas que muchos se hacen en silencio: ¿Qué sucede después de la muerte? ¿Qué es lo que realmente importa en la vida? ¿Y por qué los seres humanos somos tan maravillosamente contradictorios?

Michael seemed like a typical New Yorker and in a lot of ways he was. He had a swagger and an accent that was unmistakable. That's what he wanted people to think about him. And he risked his life on 9/11 to come to the aid of his city. He was a hero-but that was not always the case throughout much of his life. Rescued from a life that was heading into crime and prostitution, Michael was reset on a road to become a responsible citizen.

On May 8, 2006, Congolese finance graduate Guy Goma turns up for a job interview at the BBC when his world suddenly explodes. Mistaken for a technology expert whose name was also Guy (and who was waiting in a different reception area), he’s ushered into a TV studio and interviewed live on air.

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.

Together, two friends with vastly different backgrounds share their vision for a reconciled country—one in which small, daily actions can make a monumental difference Derek Aronhie:nens Montour is an Indigenous man who grew up on the Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka Territory. Elin Sandberg...

A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = A PurposeFULL Life is an inspirational memoir/self-help book from the Grandmother of Juneteenth that will be a testament to the transformative power of resilience, faith, and love. In 2016, then-90-year-old Opal Lee began her Opal Walks 2 DC campaign...

American Immigrant What does it really mean to start over from nothing? To leave behind your country, your language, and everything familiar—and step into the unknown with more fear than certainty? American Immigrant is not just a story about moving to the United States. It’s a deeply personal memoir about rebuilding yourself when life strips everything away and forces you to confront who you truly are.

What happens when a girl named T and an AI named Sparky start having conversations? This isn’t just an audiobook—it’s an experiment in innovation, humor, and deep thought between human intuition and artificial intelligence. The topics are intentionally diverse, reflecting honest conversations on resilience, authenticity, and the ethics of AI—told through the lens of a digital marketer who values user experience above all. It’s a bold blend of self-reflection and lighthearted fun.