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'De prijs die we betalen' schetst in elf korte essays de (voor)geschiedenis van 7 oktober als een serie van desastreuze beslissingen van een nationalistische en alleen op machtsbehoud gefocuste regering, voor wie taal, cultuur en de vrijheid van het denken geen onbetwistbare waarden meer zijn. Is er onder deze deplorabele toestanden überhaupt nog een perspectief van een 'naast elkaar' denkbaar?

An electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey—from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom—and how she emerged with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced. Keri Blakinger always lived life at full throttle. Growing up...

Like so many American women, Shauna M. Ahern spent decades feeling not good enough about her body, about money, and about her worth in this culture. For a decade, with the help of her husband, she ran a successful food blog, wrote award-winning cookbooks, and raised two children. In the midst of this, at age 48, she suffered a mini-stroke. Tests revealed she would recover fully, but when her doctor impressed upon her that emotional stress can cause physical damage, she dove deep inside herself to understand and let go of a lifetime of damaging patterns of thought.  

From a prize-winning historian, a new portrait of an extraordinary activist and the turbulent age in which she lived Goddess of Anarchy recounts the formidable life of the militant writer, orator, and agitator Lucy Parsons. Born to an enslaved woman in Virginia in 1851 and raised in Texas-where...

Becoming Us is the inspiring and at times heart-breaking memoir of Jake and Hannah Graf, the UK's most visible transgender couple and family. We follow their extraordinary paths towards the 'normality' they have always longed for, as they navigate the many challenges and pitfalls along the way.

Pidgeon Pagonis always felt like their life was a constant attempt to fit in with other girls—a feeling that was only exacerbated when puberty failed to hit. They never understood why…until they uncovered the secret that had haunted their childhood. Bouncing between their Chicago home and the city’s children’s hospital, Pidgeon weathered a series of traumatic surgeries, fabrications, and misdirections. It wasn’t until college that Pidgeon pieced together the puzzle of their identity.

Eddie Ndopu was born in 1990 with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare degenerative motor-neuron disease, and told that he wouldn't live beyond age five. Now, thirty-one years old and stronger than ever, he continues to celebrate each turn around the sun as an existential defiance of the odds. Gay, Black and a wheelchair user, he is now an eminent thought-leader and holds positions at two of the most important organizations on the planet. Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw is Eddie's odds-obliterating story that illustrates what true leadership can look like.

Am 25. Mai 2020 ging ein Video um die Welt, das den Mord an George Floyd zufällig festhielt: Ein Polizist kniet neun Minuten und 29 Sekunden auf Floyds Hals und lässt auch nicht davon ab, als Floyd mehrmals ruft: "I can’t breathe" – "Ich kann nicht atmen!" Der Mord an George Floyd hat die Welt erschüttert und globale Black-Lives-Matter-Proteste gegen Rassismus und Polizeigewalt ausgelöst. In der ersten Biographie Floyds rekonstruieren die preisgekrönten Reporter Robert Samuels und Toluse Olorunnipa von der Washington Post die großen Zusammenhänge.

Born in 1962, Alexandra Billings grew up in a decade in which being herself was illegal. When she started transitioning in 1980, the word “Transgender” didn’t exist. With no Trans role models and no path to follow, Alexandra did what her family, teachers, and even friends said was impossible: Alexandra forged ahead. Spanning five decades, from profound lows to exhilarating highs, This Time for Me captures the events of a pioneering life.

In this classic autobiography, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi recounts the story of his life, entwining memories of his childhood, marriage, experiences in South Africa and later with the freedom movement with his constant struggle to attain absolute truth and his quest to be one with God. Narrated in Gandhi's simplistic prose, Satya ke Saath Mere Prayog: Ek Atmakathaa is a glimpse into the life and mind of the man who would lead his country to freedom and be hailed as the greatest figure of the 20th century.

Butterfly is an inspiring audiobook about how one woman saved fellow refugees from drowning—and how she went on to become an Olympic swimmer. When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no...

Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR This inspirational memoir serves as a call to action from prison reform activist Yusef Salaam, of the Exonerated Five, to turn our stories into tools for change in the pursuit of racial justice. They didn't know who they had. So begins Yusef Salaam telling his...

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.

"Never-before-heard stories of the much-missed national treasure." Daily Express He was a campaigner, a political advocate, and a trailblazer. But most of all, he was a friend. And I’d like to share that person with you. It’s more than two years since the much-loved entertainer, broadcaster...

Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor. One of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, he is also a fearless activist, grassroots philanthropist, and organizer. Bennett, a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, has gained international recognition for his public support for the Black Lives Matter movement and women's rights. 

Robert Hoge was born with a giant tumour on his forehead, severely distorted facial features and legs that were twisted and useless. His mother refused to look at her son, let alone bring him home. But home he went, to a life that, against the odds, was filled with joy, optimism and boyhood...

I valori più semplici e umani della Resistenza restano per sempre impressi in un grande classico della memorialistica storica italiana, "I miei sette figli", un audiolibro che, attraverso l'emozionante voce narrante del papà Alcide, ripercorre la tragica vicenda dei sette fratelli Cervi, fucilati per la loro attività antifascista al Poligono di Reggio Emilia il 28 dicembre 1943.

Südliches Mittelmeer, Juni 2018. 235 Menschen drohen auf offener See zu ertrinken - ihr viel zu kleines Schlauchboot ist leck geschlagen und verliert seit Stunden an Luft. Claus-Peter Reisch, Kapitän des Schiffes Lifeline, handelt sofort und rettet mit seiner Crew den verzweifelten Flüchtlingen das Leben. Doch seinem Schiff wird überall die Landung verwehrt. Kein europäischer Staat will die Schutzsuchenden aufnehmen. Erst nach fünf langen Tagen, in denen Europa einmal mehr über die Verantwortlichkeiten streitet, darf Reisch endlich in Malta anlegen.

When Ohio newspapers published the story of Alice Chenoweth's affair with a married man, she changed her name to Helen Hamilton Gardener, moved to New York, and devoted her life to championing women's rights and decrying the sexual double standard. She became one of the most sought-after speakers on the 19th-century lecture circuit, published seven books and countless essays, supported herself, hobnobbed with the most interesting thinkers of her era, visited 22 countries, and was celebrated for her audacious ideas and keen wit.