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Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who...

Francesco è il primo italiano perché è fondamentale nel costruire l'identità italiana. Perché scrive la prima, splendida poesia in italiano: il Cantico delle Creature. Perché percorre l'Italia, dalle grandi città alla campagna, e inventa il presepe. Cazzullo racconta la vita straordinaria di Francesco, la giovinezza piena di ideali cavallereschi, la rottura con il padre, la spoliazione, l'incontro con il Papa, fino al grande mistero: le stimmate.

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his...

Here is the gritty, powerful story of Thomas Sowell's life-long education in the school of hard knocks, a journey that took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.

»So beginnt meine Geschichte. Als Tochter einer weißen Frau und eines Schwarzen Mannes. Zwischen Sange, Südtansania, und Gera, Thüringen. Zwischen kolonialer Vergangenheit und DDR-Diktatur.«Tupoka Ogette erzählt von der Suche nach Zugehörigkeit, vom Leben in der Gleichzeitigkeit, im Widerspruch, im Dazwischen. Vom Aufwachsen als Schwarzes Kind in der DDR, von Flucht, Verlust, Sexismus und Gewalt – aber auch von Liebe, Mutterschaft, Resilienz und Selbstermächtigung. Von Freundschaften, die sie schließt, und solchen, die sie verliert. Vom Neuanfang in der BRD.

Moidl ist eine der Töchter des Hohenhauserbauern in Hintertux im Zillertal. Die enge Bindung an ihre Familie und ihren Hof ist ihr Lebenselixier und wird nur noch stärker, als verschiedene Schicksalsschläge die Hohenhauser treffen. Sie bleibt ledig und arbeitet tagtäglich von früh bis spät auf dem Hof. Auf einem Markt begegnet sie Hermann, der mit nur zwölf Jahren nach einer Arbeitsstelle sucht, um zu überleben; der Waisenknabe wird gehandelt wie ein Stück Vieh.

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published in 1845; it is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by the famous author and former slave Frederick Douglass. The book includes two introductions by well-known abolitionists: a preface by William Lloyd Garrison, and a letter by Wendell Phillips, both confirming the veracity of the account and the literacy of its author. It is generally considered to be the most famous of a number of abolition narratives written by former slaves in the same era.

Plantas Abuelas es una serie de encuentros con personas en diferentes regiones de México que tienen una identidad ligada a la tierra, con modos diferentes de vivir y habitar el mundo. Es gente que camina su territorio a otro ritmo y con otra mirada; que encuentra en las plantas una compañía, una inspiración y una afinidad que permea en su relación con lo que les rodea. A través de sus historias, leyendas, territorios, desafíos, saberes y aprendizajes descubrimos posibilidades para las generaciones futuras.

The renowned political speechwriter and New York Times bestselling author of As a Jew rediscovers Judaism, finding timeless wisdom and spiritual connection in its age-old practices and traditions. “Sarah Hurwitz was Michelle Obama’s head speechwriter, and with this book she becomes...

From one of Canada's most beloved and celebrated Newfoundlanders comes a rollicking insider's guide to the province, told as only Alan Doyle can tell it. Few Canadian musicians are as synonymous with their home province as Alan Doyle is to his—and even fewer once worked as tour guides. In The...

Macht Selbstversorgung unabhängig? Wie und warum wird man eigentlich zum Selbstversorger? Wie renoviert man mit wenig Geld einen Resthof? Warum hat man plötzlich Ziegen, Hühner, Schweine und Enten, wenn man doch eigentlich nur seine Pferde hinter dem Haus haben wollte? Julian und Nadine Haertl schildern in diesem Erfahrungsbericht ihren Weg vom Auszug aus dem chaotischen Mietshaus über die Entdeckung des grünen Daumens und die Erfahrungen mit verschiedenen Tieren im ersten Eigenheim bis hin zum Kauf ihres zweiten Resthofes.

“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...

Growing up Amish and leaving the fold, Emma Gingerich left her Amish community in Eagleville, Missouri, at the age of 18. Her memoir Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape captivates even the timid listener. Disagreeing with the beliefs of Amish traditions and upbringing, the pressure became too much for her to bear. Forced to make a personal decision, Emma found the courage to leave the only life she had ever known. She had no idea the emotional turmoil she'd inflict on her family and friends.

Vom Leben und Schreiben in Ostfriesland... Für die Nordwest-Zeitung, die Emder Zeitung, den Harlinger und für Moin Ostfriesland schreibt der Schriftsteller Klaus-Peter Wolf wöchentlich eine Kolumne. Sie handeln von Land und Leuten in diesem Landstrich, von Bräuchen und Festen, vom Leben und Schreiben in Ostfriesland, vom Genießen und Wohlfühlen und - wie immer in Klaus-Peter Wolfs Texten - von der majestätischen Schönheit der Landschaft. Auf dieser Hörbuch-Produktion werden 50 ausgewählte Kolumnen von Klaus-Peter Wolf zu Gehör gebracht.

Aikau's legendary life and legacy, a pipeline into the exhilarating world of surfing, and an important chronicle of the Hawaiian Renaissance and the emergence of modern Hawaii. In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman."

My Berlin Koffer is a time capsule of West Berlin between 1976 and 1986, a time when the city was literally an island of freedom in the middle of Eastern Europe, restricted by the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall. After a few years of teaching in England and in France, Mimi is looking for a change in her life. West Berlin in the 1970s offers affordable rents, a good university, part-time jobs, and an abundance of cultural events.

FLORIAN KIRNER, auch bekannt als PRINZ CHAOS II. , erzählt mit Charme und Finesse, wie er ohne Geld zur Rettung eines schwer sanierungsbedürftigen Schlosses in Südthüringen antrat: eine spektakuläre Geschichte über die Integration und Sturheit eines Bayern in Ostdeutschland - vollgestopft mit saukomischen und hochdramatischen Begebenheiten. Ein Buch über Denkmalpflege und Verwaltungslogik, zwischenmenschliche Schönheiten und Abgründe, wilde Schlossfeste, Wandergesellen, Neonazis, Paradiesvögel und die Absurditäten der Corona-Politik im ländlichen Raum.

Miles to Go is a frank and intimate exploration of Miles Davis' eccentric working life, drug habits, paranoia, depression, and subsequent recovery. Murphy explores Davis' troubled relationship with his children and the controversial role Cicely Tyson played in his life. The book also delves into the dynamics that made Davis' band work so well together, placing Davis' work in a historic, literary, and musical framework.

The New York Times bestselling story from the author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction. Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride...

Brutally Honest, Honestly Brutal. Skinhead Diaries is a record of 20th century social history when young people aligned themselves with youth cults. There were punks, rockabillies, rockers, teds, new romantics, mods, scooter boys, heavy metallers, hippies and goths. At the age of twelve Paul Burnley followed his older brother into the ranks of London skinheads. It was a path that lead to violence, under age drinking, police cells, family abandonment, hard core oi music and far right fantatisism. Written from the viewpoint and reckless attitude of the time, the author pulls no punches.