Book type: non-fiction (1077)


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Briefly Perfectly Human : Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End by Alua Arthur EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Ghana flag Ghana
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's most visible death doula. "A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd trust more to guide me through an understanding of death, and how it informs life." -- Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey and The Book of Two Ways "Briefly Perfectly Human is a beautiful, raw, light-bringing experience. Alua's v... continue

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British Indian Ocean Territory : 6x9 Travel Planner I Road Trip Planner I Dot Grid Journal I Travel Notebook I Travel Diary I Pocket Journal I Gift for Backpacker by British Indian Ocean Territo Publishing EN

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You're planning on going to BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY? Then this travel diary is just the right companion for your upcoming and unforgettable holiday with lots of adventure, fun and action. Record your experiences forever in this notebook and enjoy your trip to BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY.

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Britons Through Negro Spectacles by Merriman-Labor EN

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'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you will walk about the first City in the British Empire arm in arm with Merriman-Labor, you are sure to see Britons in merriment and at labour, by night and by day, in West and Central London.' In Britons Through Negro Spectacles Merriman-Labor takes us on a joyous, intoxicating tour of London at the turn of the 20th century. Slyly subverting the colonial gaze usually placed on Africa, he introduces us to the citizens, culture and cu... continue

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Brittle with Relics : A History of Wales, 1962-97 by Richard King EN

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Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people ofWales during a period of great national change.

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Brixton Beach by Roma Tearne EN

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Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
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London. On a bright July morning a series of bombs brings the capital to a halt. Simon Swann, a medic from one of the large teaching hospitals, is searching frantically amongst the chaos and the rubble. All around police sirens and ambulances are screaming but Simon does not hear. He is out of breath because he has been running, and he is distraught. But who is he looking for?

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Budapest: Between East and West by Victor Sebestyen EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Hungary flag Hungary
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A ‘biography’ of Budapest, from it’s founding to the fall of the Iron Curtain.

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burned alive by Souad EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Palestine flag Palestine
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Souad here relates how she survived an attempted 'honour killing' in her West Bank village for having had premarital sex. She calls for an end to the code of silence that allows this practice to continue in certain Islamic societies.

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee : An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown EN

Rating: 3.5 (5 votes)
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Documents and personal narratives record the experiences of Native Americans during the nineteenth century.

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Burying the Typewriter : A Memoir by Carmen Bugan EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Romania flag Romania
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Winner of the Bakeless Prize for Nonfiction, a childhood memoir of political oppression and persecution during Romania's Ceausescu years Carmen Bugan grew up amid the bounty of the Romanian countryside on her grandparent's farm where food and laughter were plentiful. But eventually her father's behavior was too disturbing to ignore. He wept when listening to Radio Free Europe, hid pamphlets in sacks of dried beans, and mysteriously buried and reburied a typewriter. When she discovered he was a political dissident she became anxious for him to conform. However, with her mother in the hospital a... continue

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Butterfly : From Refugee to Olympian, My Story of Rescue, Hope and Triumph by Yusra Mardini EN

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Country: Asia / Syria flag Syria
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"Being a refugee is not a choice. Our choice is to die at home or risk death trying to escape." - Yusra MardiniYusra Mardini fled her native Syria to the Turkish coast in 2015 and boarded a small dinghy full of refugees bound for Greece. When the small and overcrowded boat's engine cut out, it began to sink. Yusra, her sister and two others took to the water, pushing the boat for three and a half hours in open water until they eventually landed on Lesbos, saving the lives of the passengers aboard. This is the story of that remarkable woman, whose journey started in a war-torn suburb of Damascu... continue