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  • Making It

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    A controversial memoir about American intellectual life and academia and the relationship between politics, money, and education.Norman Podhoretz, the son of Jewish immigrants, grew up in the tough Brownsville section of Brooklyn, attended Columbia University on a scholarship, and later received degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary and Cambridge University. Making It is his blistering ... En savoir plus

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  • Becoming Nicole

    The Transformation of an American Family

    par Amy Ellis Nutt ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inspiring true story of transgender actor and activist Nicole Maines, whose identical twin brother, Jonas, and ordinary American family join her on an extraordinary journey to understand, nurture, and celebrate the uniqueness in us all.Nicole appears as TV’s first transgender superhero on CW’s SupergirlWhen Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they ... En savoir plus

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  • You Must Set Forth at Dawn

    A Memoir

    par Wole Soyinka ...
    The first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, as well as a political activist of prodigious energies, Wole Soyinka now follows his modern classic Ake: The Years of Childhood with an equally important chronicle of his turbulent life as an adult in (and in exile from) his beloved, beleaguered homeland.In the tough, humane, and lyrical language that has typified his plays and novels, ... En savoir plus

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  • Bearing the Cross

    Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

    par David J. Garrow ...
    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: The definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr.In this monumental account of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., professor and historian David Garrow traces King's evolution from young pastor who spearheaded the 1955–56 bus boycott of Montgomery, Alabama, to inspirational leader of America's civil rights movement. Based on extensive research and more than seven ... En savoir plus

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  • Healing

    A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun

    This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge. There she gained a deep understanding of the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness forged in the fire of her own life experience. Ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh, who gave her the name "Dang Nghiem," (adornment ... En savoir plus

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  • Things That Can and Cannot Be Said

    Essays and Conversations

    An activist and an actor reflect on Edward Snowden and the surveillance state in this collection that "reads like a whistleblower's travel diary" ( Disorient).In late 2014, Arundhati Roy, John Cusack, and Daniel Ellsberg traveled to Moscow to meet with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The result was a series of essays and dialogues in which Roy and Cusack reflect on their conversations with ... En savoir plus

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  • Negro with a Hat: Marcus Garvey

    par Colin Grant ...
    Discover the definitive biography of Marcus Garvey'Grant is an accomplished storyteller and writes with an elegance leavened by wit and cynicism that makes this book eminently readable' GuardianAt one time during the first half of the twentieth century, Marcus Garvey was the most famous black man on the planet. Hailed as both the 'black Moses' and merely 'a Negro with a hat', he masterminded the ... En savoir plus

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  • Just Call Me Mike

    A Journey to Actor and Activist

    par Mike Farrell ...
    Los Angeles Times bestseller: A memoir by the M*A*S*H actor revealing his hardscrabble childhood, his life in Hollywood, and his passion for human rights.Best known for his eight years on M*A*S*H and his five seasons on Providence, Mike Farrell is also a writer, director, and producer—and a fiercely dedicated activist who has served on human rights and peace delegations to countries around the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Lucky Ones

    My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals

    par Jenny Brown ...
    Jonathan Safran Foer meets Jeffrey Moussaieff Mason in a poignant, provocative memoir of survival, compassion, and awakening to the reality of our food system.Jenny Brown was just ten years old when she lost a leg to bone cancer. Throughout the ordeal, her constant companion was a cat named Boogie. Years later, she would make the connection between her feline friend and the farm animals she ate, ... En savoir plus

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  • Welcome to the Bangkok Slaughterhouse

    The Battle for Human Dignity in Bangkok's Bleakest Slums

    100% of all proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the Human Development Fund in Bangkok, ThailandThe Reverend Joseph H. Maier, C.Ss.R., is a Redemptorist priest from the United States. He came to Thailand in 1967 as a missionary, serving in north Isan and then among the Hmong in Laos. In 1972, he established the Human Development Foundation in Bangkok's Klong Toey slum, where he has ... En savoir plus

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  • Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty

    An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother

    par Kate Hennessy ...
    “An intimate, revealing and sometimes wrenching family memoir of the journalist and social advocate who is now being considered for canonization” (The New York Times), told with illuminating detail by her granddaughter.Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a prominent Catholic, writer, social activist, and co-founder of a movement dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor. Her life has been documented ... En savoir plus

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  • Standing Up to the Madness

    Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times

    par Amy Goodman ...
    Standing Up to the Madness not only is a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America--everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they believe in--but also offers advice on what you can do to help.Where are the millions marching in the streets to defend human rights, civil liberties, and racial justice? Where is the mass revulsion against ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD