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Beneath the Tamarind Tree

A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram

de Isha Sesay ...

"Sesay has given us a gift in this account of the Stolen Chibok Girls of Nigeria . . . it is equal parts memoir, thriller, and inspirational call to arms." —Meryl StreepIn the early morning of April fourteen, 2014, the militant Islamic group Boko Haram violently burst into the small town of Chibok, Nigeria, and abducted 276 girls from their school dorm rooms. From poor families, these girls were ... Leer más

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"Sesay has given us a gift in this account of the Stolen Chibok Girls of Nigeria . . . it is equal parts memoir, thriller, and inspirational call to arms." —Meryl StreepIn the early morning of April fourteen, 2014, the militant Islamic group Boko Haram violently burst into the small town of Chibok, Nigeria, and abducted 276 girls from their school dorm rooms. From poor families, these girls were
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Beneath the Tamarind Tree

A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram

de Isha Sesay ...

Narrado por Isha Sesay ...

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12 hora 17 minutos

The first definitive account of Boko Haram’s abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, their years in captivity, and why this story still matters - by celebrated international journalist Isha Sesay.The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014 made global headlines. From poor Nigerian families, these girls had defied the odds and pursued an education, but daring to dream resulted in one of ... Leer más

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The first definitive account of Boko Haram’s abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, their years in captivity, and why this story still matters - by celebrated international journalist Isha Sesay.The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014 made global headlines. From poor Nigerian families, these girls had defied the odds and pursued an education, but daring to dream resulted in one of
... Leer más

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The Words of My Father

Love and Pain in Palestine

de Yousef Bashir ...

Narrado por Yousef Bashir ...

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7 hora 29 minutos

A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear.Yousef Bashir’s story begins in Gaza, on a verdant ten-acre farm beside an Israeli settlement and ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear.Yousef Bashir’s story begins in Gaza, on a verdant ten-acre farm beside an Israeli settlement and
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Don't You Ever

My Mother and Her Secret Son

de Mary Carter Bishop ...

Narrado por Janet Metzger ...

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7 hora 11 minutos

From a prizewinning journalist, Mary Carter Bishop, a moving and beautifully rendered memoir about the half-brother she didn’t know existed that hauntingly explores family, class, secrets, and fate.Applying for a passport as an adult, Mary Carter Bishop made a shocking discovery. She had a secret half-brother. Her mother, a farm manager’s wife on a country estate, told Mary Carter the abandoned ... Leer más

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From a prizewinning journalist, Mary Carter Bishop, a moving and beautifully rendered memoir about the half-brother she didn’t know existed that hauntingly explores family, class, secrets, and fate.Applying for a passport as an adult, Mary Carter Bishop made a shocking discovery. She had a secret half-brother. Her mother, a farm manager’s wife on a country estate, told Mary Carter the abandoned
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Prisoner

My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison—Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out

de Jason Rezaian ...

Narrado por Jason Rezaian ...

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9 hora 34 minutos

The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for eighteen months and whose release—which almost didn’t happen—became a part of the Iran nuclear deal.In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian’s reporting was a mix of human interest ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for eighteen months and whose release—which almost didn’t happen—became a part of the Iran nuclear deal.In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian’s reporting was a mix of human interest
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The Desert and the Sea

977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast

de Michael Scott Moore ...

Narrado por Corey Snow ...

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12 hora 7 minutos

Michael Scott Moore, a journalist and the author of Sweetness and Blood, incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this profound and revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates—a riveting, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival.In January 2012, having covered a Somali ... Leer más

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Michael Scott Moore, a journalist and the author of Sweetness and Blood, incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this profound and revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates—a riveting, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival.In January 2012, having covered a Somali
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How to Forget

A Daughter's Memoir

de Kate Mulgrew ...

Narrado por Kate Mulgrew ...

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12 hora 6 minutos

In this profoundly honest and examined memoir about returning to Iowa to care for her ailing parents, the star of Orange Is the New Black and bestselling author of Born with Teeth takes us on an unexpected journey of loss, betrayal, and the transcendent nature of a daughter’s love for her parents.They say you can’t go home again. But when her father is diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer and her ... Leer más

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In this profoundly honest and examined memoir about returning to Iowa to care for her ailing parents, the star of Orange Is the New Black and bestselling author of Born with Teeth takes us on an unexpected journey of loss, betrayal, and the transcendent nature of a daughter’s love for her parents.They say you can’t go home again. But when her father is diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer and her
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No Happy Endings

A Memoir

de Nora McInerny ...

Narrado por Nora McInerny ...

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7 hora 58 minutos

The author of It’s Okay to Laugh and host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking—interviews that are “a gift to be able to listen [to]” (New York Times)—returns with more hilarious meditations on her messy, wonderful, bittersweet, and unconventional life.Life has a million different ways to kick you right in the chops. We lose love, lose jobs, lose our sense of self. For Nora McInerny, ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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The author of It’s Okay to Laugh and host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking—interviews that are “a gift to be able to listen [to]” (New York Times)—returns with more hilarious meditations on her messy, wonderful, bittersweet, and unconventional life.Life has a million different ways to kick you right in the chops. We lose love, lose jobs, lose our sense of self. For Nora McInerny,
... Leer más

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Goodbye, Sweet Girl

A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival

de Kelly Sundberg ...

Narrado por Andi Arndt ...

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6 hora 18 minutos

In this brave and beautiful memoir, written with the raw honesty and devastating openness of The Glass Castle and The Liar’s Club, a woman chronicles how her marriage devolved from a love story into a shocking tale of abuse—examining the tenderness and violence entwined in the relationship, why she endured years of physical and emotional pain, and how she eventually broke free.""You made me hit ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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In this brave and beautiful memoir, written with the raw honesty and devastating openness of The Glass Castle and The Liar’s Club, a woman chronicles how her marriage devolved from a love story into a shocking tale of abuse—examining the tenderness and violence entwined in the relationship, why she endured years of physical and emotional pain, and how she eventually broke free.""You made me hit
... Leer más

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The Words of My Father

Love and Pain in Palestine

de Yousef Bashir ...

A Palestinian American recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada and how he made a commitment to peace in this transformative memoir.In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, fourteen-year-old Yousef Bashir was preoccupied with soccer, school pranks, and meeting his father's impossibly high standards. Dignified and empathetic, kind yet strict, Yousef ... Leer más

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A Palestinian American recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada and how he made a commitment to peace in this transformative memoir.In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, fourteen-year-old Yousef Bashir was preoccupied with soccer, school pranks, and meeting his father's impossibly high standards. Dignified and empathetic, kind yet strict, Yousef
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Prisoner

My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison--Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out

de Jason Rezaian ...

An Iranian American journalist recounts his headline-making captivity in Tehran in "a memoir that reads like a thriller" ( The New York Times Book Review).In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian's reporting was a mix of human interest stories and political analysis. He had even ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Disponible también en: Audiolibro

An Iranian American journalist recounts his headline-making captivity in Tehran in "a memoir that reads like a thriller" ( The New York Times Book Review).In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian's reporting was a mix of human interest stories and political analysis. He had even
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
How to Forget

A Daughter’s Memoir

de Kate Mulgrew ...

“This is a masterfully crafted memoir, an elegant tour deforce that firmly establishes Mulgrew as a writer of significant literaryendowment. The soulmate to Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes, How to Forget, despite the promise of its title, cannot beforgotten or ignored.” —Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors and Toil& TroubleIn this profoundly honest and examined memoir about retur... ... Leer más

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“This is a masterfully crafted memoir, an elegant tour deforce that firmly establishes Mulgrew as a writer of significant literaryendowment. The soulmate to Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes, How to Forget, despite the promise of its title, cannot beforgotten or ignored.” —Augusten Burroughs, author of Running with Scissors and Toil& TroubleIn this profoundly honest and examined memoir about retur...
... Leer más

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