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Bajo un relato que es crónica, diario, epistolario y soliloquio, un hombre escribe, desde la soledad del recuerdo, la organización y ejecución de la operación de rescate en helicóptero -desde la Cárcel de Alta Seguridad- de un grupo de presos pertenecientes al Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez. El hecho ocurrió el 30 de diciembre de 1996, siendo calificado por la prensa como "la fuga del siglo". El acontecimiento remeció al país, demostrando...
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In the sixties and seventies, the United States was at war with Vietnam, and riots were going on. The youth were finding themselves. This story follows the youth as they found out they were not alone. Every state had more young people, and we all knew we had a way to change things for the better. Music was the connector. So, take the journey and enjoy the memories.
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Get the Summary of Sinéad O'Connor's Rememberings in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Rememberings" is the memoir of Sinéad O'Connor, tracing her tumultuous life from a challenging childhood to her rise as a renowned musician. Born to separated parents, O'Connor faced behavioral issues and abuse, leading to her stay at a rehabilitation center. Her mother's death coincided with the start of her music career in...
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The summary of this book is present in the title, Nonviolence or Nonexistence. I grew up knowing closely the violence of my father. He was violent with me and also with my stepmother (after my mother's early death). As a boy, I thought this was the life for men. I was living a lie. But I soon learned about nonviolence from Martin Luther King and, with much more detail, from Mohandas Gandhi of India. Later, I read the works of Gene Sharp of Harvard,...
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Kate Herring Highsmith (1880-1966), journalist and club woman, was an indefatigable Raleigh activist on behalf of the health and welfare of all North Carolinians. Writing principally for the state Health Bulletin and Sunday newspapers, she covered subjects from tuberculosis to marijuana, incarceration to maternity and infant care, libraries to art museums. This collection of some 250 of her essays and press releases is presented by her grandson, D....
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On November 4th, 2011, in Port Townsend, Washington, Anna Nasset was creating a window display after hours at the art gallery she proudly called her own. When a man appeared before her with a painting under his arm, Anna experienced the briefest moment of hesitation before opening her door-and her world-to a man who would stop at nothing in his attempts to tear her life apart from that moment forward. That is, until Anna decided to stand up and fight...
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Get the Summary of Bono's Surrender in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Surrender" by Bono is a memoir that intertwines the U2 frontman's medical challenges, such as his unique heart condition and extraordinary lung capacity, with a tapestry of personal memories and reflections on his life and career. Bono delves into his upbringing in 1970s Dublin, marked by the loss of his mother, Iris, and the influence of punk...
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El hombre que luchó por una causa.
Si eres afroamericano, si participaste en el movimiento por los derechos civiles o si solo deseas conocer más sobre esta figura histórica, carismática a la vez que enigmática, siente la nostalgia de recordar a Malcolm X.
La razón es simple: este es un libro informativo, comprensivo y entretenido sobre la vida de un hombre que vivió sin miedo, un líder del movimiento por los derechos civiles que lucho...
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Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential and admired statesmen. Charting his development from remote rural roots to city lawyer, freedom fighter, and then political leader, Peter Hain takes an in-depth look at Mandela's rise through the ranks of the African National Congress (ANC) and subsequent 27 years imprisonment on Robben Island, as increasingly vocal protests against the injustices...
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Apartheid isn't over-so Malaika Wa Azania boldly argues in Memoirs of a Born Free, her account of growing up black in modern-day South Africa. Malaika was born in late 1991, as the white minority government was on its way out, making her a "Born Free"-the name given to the generation born after the end of apartheid. But Malaika's experience with institutionalized racism offers a view of South Africa that contradicts the implied racial liberation of...
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The forbidden fruit.
Yes, it's just as it sounds. The journey was looked at by many as esoteric.
Meaning, many could or would not understand my journey that it was weird and out of the norm.
I so very much wanted to be normal and, like as they say, popular. But instead, I lived in those shadows till I realized that, hey, others had a life and could and did make their choices. So why couldn't I? I bit down on that forbidden fruit and never looked...
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Set in the tumultuous aftermath of the Iranian revolution in 1979, Remembering Akbar weaves together the stories of a group of characters who share a crowded death row cell in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. A teeming world is evoked vividly through the relationships, memories, and inner lives of these political prisoners, many of whom were eventually executed. Told through a series of linked memories by the narrator, Akbar, whose striking candor...
73) Sara
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La Decena Trágica que dio pie a la Revolución Mexicana, vista desde la angustia del Sara Pérez, esposa de Francisco I. Madero, que aguardaba en el Castillo del Bosque de Chapultepec día y noche noticias de su marido, a quien escribía cartas, respuestas, para quien indagaba como espía entre las amistades y la servidumbre. Plegarias, cartas, pensamientos, un Diario que se convertiría en receptáculo de su angustia durante esos diez días, al...
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Eig's King in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Jonathan Eig's "King" provides a comprehensive look at the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his family's legacy. It begins with the struggles of his parents, Delia and Jim King, as sharecroppers in Georgia, facing racial oppression and poverty. Martin Luther King Sr., influenced by his parents' resilience, pursued a ministry career, eventually...
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"Bestselling author Reverend Al Sharpton brings to light the stories of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement, drawing on his unique perspective in the history of the fight for social justice in America "This is the time. We won't stop until we change the whole system of justice."--Rev. Al Sharpton While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance...
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"Based on new and revelatory material from Brando's own private archives, an award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive portrait of the greatest movie actor of the twentieth century, the elusive Marlon Brando, bringing his extraordinarily complex life into view as never before." --
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"Beginning with Norman Borlaug and going back to those who influenced him directly or indirectly, shows how one ordinary boy came to develop "super plants" that helped save billions of people from starvation"--Provided by publisher.
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"From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the "me too" movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful words-me too-and how she brought empathy back to an entire generation in one of the largest cultural events in American history. Tarana didn't always have the courage to say "me too." As a child, she reeled...
79) BRAVE
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - As featured in Ronan Farrow's CATCH AND KILL and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's SHE SAID
"BRAVE works beautifully as a manifesto. It’s a call to arms—not just against the specific men who mistreated McGowan and the men and women who enabled that mistreatment, but against an industry."—The Boston Globe
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This nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at Congressman and activist John Lewis, who inspired important change in America with his fight for equal justice. Perfect for young readers, the book also includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. With an extension activity and other helpful features, this book teaches students that one person can make a difference in their community-and their country. Explore the life...
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