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Marrow Island

A Novel

de Alexis M. Smith ...

The award-winning novel that's "a foreboding, compelling story of humanity's uneasy relationship with nature and with each other . . . a gripping read" ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ).It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands—when the May Day Quake shattered thousands of lives; when Lucie's father disappeared in an explosion at the Marrow Island oil refinery, a tragedy that destroyed ... Leer más

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The award-winning novel that's "a foreboding, compelling story of humanity's uneasy relationship with nature and with each other . . . a gripping read" ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ).It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands—when the May Day Quake shattered thousands of lives; when Lucie's father disappeared in an explosion at the Marrow Island oil refinery, a tragedy that destroyed
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Glaciers

de Alexis M. Smith ...

**A Vulture Best Short BookA She Reads Indie Book Club Pick for Summer“Alexis Smith’s brilliant debut novel is filled with kaleidoscopic pleasures. Line by line, in and out of time, this is a haunted, joyful, beautiful book—a true gift.” —Karen Russell“Her story could be told in other people’s things. The postcards and the photographs. A garnet ring and a needlepoint of the homestead. The aprons ... Leer más

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**A Vulture Best Short BookA She Reads Indie Book Club Pick for Summer“Alexis Smith’s brilliant debut novel is filled with kaleidoscopic pleasures. Line by line, in and out of time, this is a haunted, joyful, beautiful book—a true gift.” —Karen Russell“Her story could be told in other people’s things. The postcards and the photographs. A garnet ring and a needlepoint of the homestead. The aprons
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Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Ghiacciai

de Alexis M. Smith, Viola Ardone ...

Traducido por Marcella Maffi ...

Series series Accento Acuto
Isabel ha poco più di vent'anni e un debole per quello che gli altri si sono lasciati alle spalle e che rischia di essere dimenticato. Si prende cura delle storie che incontra: salvando oggetti e vestiti nei negozi vintage o riparando libri danneggiati nella biblioteca in cui lavora. La sua passione per ciò che potrebbe scomparire viene da lontano. Ha avuto inizio con i ghiacciai in Alaska che ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Isabel ha poco più di vent'anni e un debole per quello che gli altri si sono lasciati alle spalle e che rischia di essere dimenticato. Si prende cura delle storie che incontra: salvando oggetti e vestiti nei negozi vintage o riparando libri danneggiati nella biblioteca in cui lavora. La sua passione per ciò che potrebbe scomparire viene da lontano. Ha avuto inizio con i ghiacciai in Alaska che
... Leer más
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Glaciers

de Alexis M. Smith ...

Narrado por Rebecca Lowman ...

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2 hora 35 minutos

Isabel is a single, twentysomething thrift-store shopper and collector of remnants, things cast off or left behind by others. Glaciers follows Isabel through a day in her life in which work with damaged books in the basement of a library, unrequited love for the former soldier who fixes her computer, and dreams of the perfect vintage dress move over a backdrop of deteriorating urban architecture ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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Isabel is a single, twentysomething thrift-store shopper and collector of remnants, things cast off or left behind by others. Glaciers follows Isabel through a day in her life in which work with damaged books in the basement of a library, unrequited love for the former soldier who fixes her computer, and dreams of the perfect vintage dress move over a backdrop of deteriorating urban architecture
... Leer más

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Marrow Island

de Alexis M. Smith ...

Narrado por Emily Rankin ...

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8 hora 42 minutos

What would you give to save the thing you love the most?It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands. Twenty years ago, the May Day Quake set loose catastrophic waves along the west coast, from Alaska to California, shattering thousands of lives. Twenty years ago, Lucie’s father disappeared in an explosion at the Marrow Island oil refinery, a tragedy that destroyed the island’s ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

What would you give to save the thing you love the most?It has been twenty years since Lucie Bowen left the islands. Twenty years ago, the May Day Quake set loose catastrophic waves along the west coast, from Alaska to California, shattering thousands of lives. Twenty years ago, Lucie’s father disappeared in an explosion at the Marrow Island oil refinery, a tragedy that destroyed the island’s
... Leer más

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Eyes on the Prize

America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965

de Juan Williams ...

Narrado por Sean Crisden ...

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11 hora 5 minutos

From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma–Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize.From leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., to lesser-known figures such as Barbara Rose John and Jim Zwerg, each man and woman made the decision that something had to be done to ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the Selma–Montgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who participated in the American civil rights movement; their stories are told in Eyes on the Prize.From leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., to lesser-known figures such as Barbara Rose John and Jim Zwerg, each man and woman made the decision that something had to be done to
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Storm World

Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming

de Chris Mooney ...

Narrado por Lloyd James ...

Completo

10 hora 37 minutos

Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science and one of the leading young environmental journalists and bloggers working today, immerses readers in the world of those who study hurricanes. What was once an arcane branch of meteorology (itself an arcane science) has become embroiled in one of the most politicized and hotly contested debates in American science: whether or not the recent ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science and one of the leading young environmental journalists and bloggers working today, immerses readers in the world of those who study hurricanes. What was once an arcane branch of meteorology (itself an arcane science) has become embroiled in one of the most politicized and hotly contested debates in American science: whether or not the recent
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Bound for Canaan

The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America

de Fergus Bordewich ...

Narrado por Fergus Bordewich ...

Abreviado

5 hora 29 minutos

An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change.The true story of the Underground Railroad is much more morally complex and politically divisive than even the myths suggest. Against a backdrop of the country's westward expansion arose a clash of values that evolved into a fierce fight for nothing less than the country's soul. ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change.The true story of the Underground Railroad is much more morally complex and politically divisive than even the myths suggest. Against a backdrop of the country's westward expansion arose a clash of values that evolved into a fierce fight for nothing less than the country's soul.
... Leer más
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Everywhere You Don't Belong

de Gabriel Bump ...

Narrado por Korey Jackson ...

Completo

7 hora 15 minutos

"This book is astonishing. You'll be smiling even as your heart is breaking, and you'll tip willingly into this world Bump offers you, because what appears again and again are spectacular beams of light also called love, also called hope, also called family. Gabriel Bump has established himself as a stunning talent to be reckoned with." -Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze In this ... Leer más

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"This book is astonishing. You'll be smiling even as your heart is breaking, and you'll tip willingly into this world Bump offers you, because what appears again and again are spectacular beams of light also called love, also called hope, also called family. Gabriel Bump has established himself as a stunning talent to be reckoned with." -Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze In this
... Leer más

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The Black Presidency

Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America

de Michael Eric Dyson ...

Narrado por Michael Eric Dyson ...

Completo

9 hora 58 minutos

A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice**“A brilliant and complicated portrait of a brilliant and complicated president.”—**SalonMichael Eric Dyson dives deep into the true meaning of Barack Obama’s historic presidency and its effects on the changing landscape of race and blackness in America. How has race shaped Obama’s identity, career, and presidency? What can we learn from his maj... ... Leer más

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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice**“A brilliant and complicated portrait of a brilliant and complicated president.”—**SalonMichael Eric Dyson dives deep into the true meaning of Barack Obama’s historic presidency and its effects on the changing landscape of race and blackness in America. How has race shaped Obama’s identity, career, and presidency? What can we learn from his maj...
... Leer más

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The Mother of All Questions

de Rebecca Solnit ...

Narrado por Tanya Eby ...

Completo

5 hora 26 minutos

In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national bestseller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers sharp commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more.In her characteristic style, Solnit mixes humor, keen analysis, and sharp insight in these eleven ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

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In a timely and incisive follow-up to her national bestseller Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit offers sharp commentary on women who refuse to be silenced, misogynistic violence, the fragile masculinity of the literary canon, the gender binary, the recent history of rape jokes, and much more.In her characteristic style, Solnit mixes humor, keen analysis, and sharp insight in these eleven
... Leer más

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Bury the Chains

Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves

de Adam Hochschild ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

Completo

13 hora 45 minutos

From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history—the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire. In early 1787, twelve men—a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery—came together in a London printing shop and began a remarkable grass ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

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From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history—the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire. In early 1787, twelve men—a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery—came together in a London printing shop and began a remarkable grass
... Leer más

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