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On the Line

A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union

de Daisy Pitkin ...

“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut.”—Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a RiverOn the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant ... Leer más

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“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut.”—Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a RiverOn the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant
... Leer más

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飛蛾撲火：兩個女人組織工會的故事

On the Line：A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union

de 黛西．皮特金, Daisy Pitkin ...

Traducido por 楊雅婷 ...

Series Libro 22 - 春山之巔
團結力量大，但「團結」到底是什麼？工人的權力，只能來自老闆嗎？這是一本來自美國工運組織者，從工會內部反省的非虛構寫作它不是「工會指導手冊」，而是呈現勞工運動的人性面貌野火燒不盡──星星之火，可以燎原**　　蛾和火，是書中緊緊相纏的隱喻。蛾是盲目追逐火焰，或者迎向光明？火是象徵希望還是危險？****　　蛾的毛蟲吐絲自纏，在繭中分泌酶來溶解自己，使自身「變性」，在破繭而出的最終階段，牠必須蛻去那層緊繃的乾皮，不然就會死。**　　作者黛西──一個上過大學的白人女性，來到亞利桑那州鳳凰城危險的洗衣廠，企圖組織一個充滿移民工的工會。工人們日復一日在沒有安全裝置的生產線上工作，從醫院飯店餐廳輸送來的骯髒布巾，包裹著針頭糞尿嘔吐物&hellip &hellip 。不需向他們解釋「階級」是什麼，看看疲憊的... ... Leer más

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團結力量大，但「團結」到底是什麼？工人的權力，只能來自老闆嗎？這是一本來自美國工運組織者，從工會內部反省的非虛構寫作它不是「工會指導手冊」，而是呈現勞工運動的人性面貌野火燒不盡──星星之火，可以燎原**　　蛾和火，是書中緊緊相纏的隱喻。蛾是盲目追逐火焰，或者迎向光明？火是象徵希望還是危險？****　　蛾的毛蟲吐絲自纏，在繭中分泌酶來溶解自己，使自身「變性」，在破繭而出的最終階段，牠必須蛻去那層緊繃的乾皮，不然就會死。**　　作者黛西──一個上過大學的白人女性，來到亞利桑那州鳳凰城危險的洗衣廠，企圖組織一個充滿移民工的工會。工人們日復一日在沒有安全裝置的生產線上工作，從醫院飯店餐廳輸送來的骯髒布巾，包裹著針頭糞尿嘔吐物&hellip &hellip 。不需向他們解釋「階級」是什麼，看看疲憊的...
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On the Line

A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union

de Daisy Pitkin ...

Narrado por Daisy Pitkin ...

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9 hora 2 minutos

“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut.”—Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a RiverOn the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut.”—Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a RiverOn the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant
... Leer más

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Neruda on the Park

A Novel

de Cleyvis Natera ...

Narrado por Imani Russell, Annette Amelia Oliveira, Alma Cuervo ...

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13 hora 33 minutos

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • An exhilarating debut novel following members of a Dominican family in New York City who take radically different paths when faced with encroaching gentrification“Strikes all the right notes—captivating characters, lyrical language, and a storyline that captures your imagination and refuses to let go . . . an unforgettable debut!”—Tayari Jones, New York Times ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • An exhilarating debut novel following members of a Dominican family in New York City who take radically different paths when faced with encroaching gentrification“Strikes all the right notes—captivating characters, lyrical language, and a storyline that captures your imagination and refuses to let go . . . an unforgettable debut!”—Tayari Jones, New York Times
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Go Back and Get It

A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing

de Dionne Ford ...

Narrado por Dionne Ford ...

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5 hora 39 minutos

An unexpected family photograph leads Dionne Ford to uncover the stories of her enslaved female ancestors, reclaim their power, and begin to healCountless Black Americans descended from slavery are related to the enslavers who bought and sold their ancestors. Among them is Dionne Ford, whose great grandmother was the last of six children born to a Louisiana cotton broker and the enslaved woman he ... Leer más

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An unexpected family photograph leads Dionne Ford to uncover the stories of her enslaved female ancestors, reclaim their power, and begin to healCountless Black Americans descended from slavery are related to the enslavers who bought and sold their ancestors. Among them is Dionne Ford, whose great grandmother was the last of six children born to a Louisiana cotton broker and the enslaved woman he
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Earth-Shattering

Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and Other Hazards to Life in Our Universe

de Bob Berman ...

Narrado por Peter Ganim ...

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9 hora 43 minutos

A heart-pumping exploration of the biggest explosions in history, from the Big Bang to mysterious activity on Earth and everything in betweenThe overwhelming majority of celestial space is inactive and will remain forever unruffled. Similarly, more than 90 percent of the universe's 70 billion trillion suns had non-attention-getting births and are burning through their nuclear fuel in steady, ... Leer más

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A heart-pumping exploration of the biggest explosions in history, from the Big Bang to mysterious activity on Earth and everything in betweenThe overwhelming majority of celestial space is inactive and will remain forever unruffled. Similarly, more than 90 percent of the universe's 70 billion trillion suns had non-attention-getting births and are burning through their nuclear fuel in steady,
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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky

The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

de Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Judy A. Bernstein ...

Narrado por Murphy Applin, Suzanne Toren ...

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9 hora 35 minutos

**The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America.“A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.” —Los Angeles Times**1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of other young boys known as the Lost Boys, took flight from the ... Leer más

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**The gripping tale of three Sudanese boys who were driven from their homes by civil war and began an epic odyssey of survival, ultimately finding their way to a new life in America.“A moving, beautifully written account, by turns raw and tender.” —Los Angeles Times**1987 and 1989, Alepho, Benjamin, and Benson, like tens of thousands of other young boys known as the Lost Boys, took flight from the
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The Injustice of Place

Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

de Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer, Timothy J. Nelson ...

Narrado por Janina Edwards ...

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9 hora 55 minutos

A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.“This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)Three of the nation’s top scholars – known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.“This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light.” (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted)Three of the nation’s top scholars – known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their
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The Future of War

A History

de Lawrence Freedman ...

Narrado por Michael Page ...

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12 hora 59 minutos

In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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In 1912, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote a short story about a war fought from underwater submersibles that included the sinking of passenger ships. At the time, it was dismissed by the British generals and admirals of the day not because the idea of submarines was technically unfeasible, but because no one could imagine that any nation would be so depraved as to sink
... Leer más

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Rebuilding Earth

Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans

de Teresa Coady, Elizabeth May ...

Narrado por Lisa Lindsley ...

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10 hora 11 minutos

A revolutionary guide to designing humane, eco-conscious homes, buildings, and cities of the future.It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on our environment, deplete our natural resources, and lead to increases in anxiety and depression due to ... Leer más

$41.99 USD

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A revolutionary guide to designing humane, eco-conscious homes, buildings, and cities of the future.It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on our environment, deplete our natural resources, and lead to increases in anxiety and depression due to
... Leer más

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Code of Silence

Sexual Misconduct by Federal Judges, the Secret System That Protects Them, and the Women Who Blew the Whistle

de Lise Olsen ...

Narrado por Samara Naeymi ...

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9 hora 31 minutos

Winner of the 2021 IRE Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of NonfictionIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to upholdCode of Silence tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee ... Leer más

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Winner of the 2021 IRE Book AwardWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of NonfictionIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to upholdCode of Silence tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee
... Leer más

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Requiem for the Massacre

A Black History on the Conflict, Hope and Fallout of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

de R.J. Young ...

Narrado por R.J. Young ...

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14 hora 30 minutos

With journalistic skill, heart, and hope, Requiem for the Massacre reckons with the tension in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one hundred years after the most infamous act of racial violence in American historyMore than one hundred years ago, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, perpetrated a massacre against its Black residents. For generations, the true story was ignored, covered up, and diminished by those in power ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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With journalistic skill, heart, and hope, Requiem for the Massacre reckons with the tension in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one hundred years after the most infamous act of racial violence in American historyMore than one hundred years ago, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, perpetrated a massacre against its Black residents. For generations, the true story was ignored, covered up, and diminished by those in power
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