Book type: non-fiction (1081)
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Memoirs of a Wartime Interpreter: From the Battle for Moscow to Hitler's Bunker by Elena Rzhevskaya EN
BelarusDescription:
"By the will of fate I came to play a part in not letting Hitler achieve his final goal of disappearing and turning into a myth I managed to prevent Stalins dark and murky ambition from taking root his desire to hide from the world that we had found Hitlers corpse" - Elena Rzhevskaya"A telling reminder of the jealousy and rivalries that split the Allies even in their hour of victory, and foreshadowed the Cold War"- Tom Parfitt, The GuardianOn May 2,1945, Red Army soldiers broke into Hitlers bunker. Rzhevskaya, a young military interpreter, was with them. Almost accidentally the Soviet military... continue
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Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar EN
BelgiumDescription:
Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its first publication in France in 1951. In it, Marguerite Yourcenar reimagines the Emperor Hadrian's arduous boyhood, his triumphs and reversals, and finally, as emperor, his gradual reordering of a war-torn world, writing with the imaginative insight of a great writer of the twentieth century while crafting a prose style as elegant and precise as those of the Latin stylists of Hadrian's own era.
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Men Who Hate Women : From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All by Laura Bates EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A ground-breaking investigation into extreme misogyny.
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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother : Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran EN
ChinaDescription:
The stories of Chinese mothers whose daughters have been wrenched from them, and also brings us the voices of some adoptive mothers from different parts of the world. These are stories which Xinran could not bring herself to tell previously - because they were too painful and close to home.
France526.
Meu irmão, eu mesmo by João Silvério Trevisan PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Em 1992, João Silvério Trevisan descobriu-se infectado pelo vírus HIV, e acreditava que teria pouco tempo de vida. A tragédia, no entanto, atinge Cláudio, seu irmão mais novo. Vítima de um câncer linfático, ele falece aos 48 anos. Neste romance autobiográfico impactante, Trevisan aborda a intensa amizade entre ele e seu irmão, compondo um quadro de impressionante veracidade sobre a perda. Com uma narrativa poderosa e expressiva, Meu irmão, eu mesmo já nasce um livro fundamental de nossa literatura. Aqui, João Silvério Trevisan partilha com o público a experiência de amar e sobreviver até a últ... continue
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Mi gato Autícko by Bohumil Hrabal ES
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
En su casa de Kersko, cerca de Praga, Hrabal se recluye para escribir y cuidar de sus gatos, entre los cuales su favorito es Autícko. Los gatos marcan el ritmo cotidiano con sus juegos, su deseo de retozar, el horario de sus comidas. Y Hrabal se entrega a ellos con una ternura excepcional. Pero cuando los gatos empiezan a reproducirse en exceso, el autor ya no tiene tiempo para trabajar ni para dormir. Se ve obligado entonces a tomar medidas para preservar un equilibrio en la colonia, y es cuando sufre y se odia a sí mismo, pues sabe que a pesar de su amor por estos gatitos debe ... continue
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Mighty Be Our Powers : How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War by Leymah Gbowee EN
LiberiaDescription:
Recounts the experiences of a Liberian activist as she discusses how she united Christian and Muslim women to campaign for an end to war in her nation.
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Migratory Birds by Mariana Oliver EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
A sensitive, stunning debut on movement, migration, and loss, in the vein of Valeria Luiselli's Sidewalks.
530.
KenyaDescription:
The U.S. debut of internationally acclaimed poet and performance artist Shailja Patel, Migritude is a tour-de-force hybrid text that confounds categories and conventions. Part poetic memoir, part political history, Migritude weaves together family history, reportage and monologues to create an achingly beautiful portrait of women's lives and migrant journeys undertaken under the boot print of Empire. Patel, who was born in Kenya and educated in England and the U.S., honed her poetic skills in performances of this work that have received standing ovations throughout Europe, Africa and North Ame... continue