Memoir genre books (432)
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Trinta segundos sem pensar no medo : Memórias de um leitor by Pedro Pacífico PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Em livro de estreia, Pedro Pacífico, o Bookster, entrelaça momentos cruciais de sua vida com os livros que o acompanharam na jornada de autoaceitação Como os livros podem nos ensinar sobre o mundo, as pessoas que estão à nossa volta e sobre nós mesmos? Como eles são capazes de nos resgatar de momentos difíceis? Ao combinar memórias pessoais e reflexões sobre suas leituras, Pedro Pacífico conta como os livros tiveram papel crucial na construção de sua identidade. Referência entre os produtores de conteúdo literário nas redes sociais, com quase meio milhão de seguidores no Instagram, Pedro, tamb... continue
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Triste não é ao certo a palavra by Gabriel Abreu PT
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Um mosaico que extrapola a forma narrativa para construir um retrato delicado mas feroz sobre legado, memória e amor na relação entre mãe e filho. Um diário, centenas de fotografias e sessenta e oito cartas é tudo que G. tem de sua mãe, além das lembranças de um passado comum. A caixa de papelão que contém todos esses elementos guarda também as expectativas e as angústias de um filho que tenta construir sua própria identidade e recuperar o contato que se faz ausente. Partindo em busca dessa mulher — de quem ela foi antes da maternidade, da mãe que nasceu com ele, dos mistérios da individualida... continue
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Romania394.
Twin Ambitions : My Autobiography by Mo Farah EN
SomaliaDescription:
The remarkable story of a boy from Somalia who came to Britain at the age of 8, leaving behind his twin brother, speaking only a few words of English, and with a yearning to play for Arsenal. Fortunately his PE teacher spotted his talent for speed on the pitch and began to steer this human cheetah towards the racetrack. Here, Mo reveals all the highs and lows of his life and sporting career to date.
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Un largo camino : Memorias de un niño soldado by Ishmael Beah ES
Country: Africa / 
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Description:
Así es como se libran ahora las guerras: con niños traumatizados, drogados y empuñando AK-47. Los niños se han convertido en los mejores soldados. En los más de cincuenta conflictos violentos que existen actualmente en el mundo, se cree que hay más de 300,000 niños soldado. Ishmael Beah fue uno de ellos.
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Unbearable Lightness : A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia de Rossi EN
AustraliaDescription:
“An unusually fresh and engrossing memoir of both Hollywood and modern womanhood.” —Los Angeles Times In this searing, unflinchingly honest memoir, actress Portia de Rossi shares the truth of her long battle to overcome anorexia and bulimia while living in the public eye, and details the new happiness and health she has found in recent years—including her coming out and her marriage to Ellen DeGeneres. In this groundbreaking memoir, Portia de Rossi reveals the pain and illness that haunted her for decades, from the time she was a twelve-year-old girl working as a model in Australia, through he... continue
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Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai EN
KenyaDescription:
Born in a rural Kenyan village in 1940, Wangari Maathai was already an iconoclast as a child, determined to get an education even though most African girls then were uneducated.
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Under a Red Sky : Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania by Haya Leah Molnar EN
Description:
The author shares her early memories of being a Jewish child living in postwar Bucharest, Romania, and the eccentric and opinionated adults who surrounded her and who would do anything to keep her safe while living in this communist country.
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Une histoire d'amour africaine by Daphné Sheldrick, Johan Frédérik Hel-Guedj FR
Description:
Daphné Sheldrick, celle qu’on surnommera « la mère des éléphants », voit le jour en juin 1934 dans une ferme de colons britanniques, au Kenya. Tout la prédestine à vivre au plus près de la nature, surtout son extraordinaire empathie envers les animaux. Mais rien n’annonce qu’elle se lancera à corps perdu dans la guerre contre les chasseurs d’ivoire, ni qu’elle consacrera sa vie aux bébés orphelins victimes du braconnage. Le récit de cette femme d’exception traverse le XXe siècle et rend compte des soubresauts de l’histoire : les guerres mondiales, la révolte mau-mau, l’indépendance kényane... ... continue
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Until We Are Free by Shirin Ebadi EN
IranDescription:
'POWERFUL AND SOMETIMES SHOCKING ...' SUNDAY TIMES In this powerful book, Dr Shirin Ebadi, Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, tells of her fight for reform inside Iran, and the devastating backlash she faced after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Having fought tirelessly for democracy, equality before the law and freedom of speech, Ebadi became a global voice of inspiration. Yet, inside her own country, her life has been plagued by surveillance, intimidation and violence. Until We Are Free tells shocking stories of how the Iranian authorities eventually forced her into exile. Her sister a... continue