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My Road from Damascus

A Memoir

de Jamal Saeed ...

Traducido por Catherine Cobham ...

Finalist for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction“A lyrical, extremely rich narrative of loss, memory, and trauma.” — STARRED review, Kirkus ReviewsAn extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling.” — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and ... Leer más

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Finalist for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction“A lyrical, extremely rich narrative of loss, memory, and trauma.” — STARRED review, Kirkus ReviewsAn extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling.” — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and
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Princess Nai and Other Stories

de Jamal Saeed ...

“At times heart-wrenching, but often delightful: a testament to the human spirit and the capacity to love.” — Kirkus ReviewsFrom award-winning author Jamal Saeed comes a collection of stories written in the dark of a Syrian prison. These gripping tales highlight his work as an activist, artist, and author, shedding light on Syria’s ongoing humanitarian crisis and the enduring power of hope.Jamal ... Leer más

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“At times heart-wrenching, but often delightful: a testament to the human spirit and the capacity to love.” — Kirkus ReviewsFrom award-winning author Jamal Saeed comes a collection of stories written in the dark of a Syrian prison. These gripping tales highlight his work as an activist, artist, and author, shedding light on Syria’s ongoing humanitarian crisis and the enduring power of hope.Jamal
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My Sister the Apple Tree

A Refugee Story of Hope and Resilience

de Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed ...

Ilustraciones de Zahra Marwan ...

In this moving picture book, inspired by the author’s experience as a Syrian refugee, a child's profound love for his family's apple tree gives him courage when he must flee his homeland.When a young boy asks his parents why he doesn’t have a brother or sister, his mother replies that on the day he was born, they planted an apple tree in their front yard. “The apple tree is your sister,” she says. ... Leer más

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In this moving picture book, inspired by the author’s experience as a Syrian refugee, a child's profound love for his family's apple tree gives him courage when he must flee his homeland.When a young boy asks his parents why he doesn’t have a brother or sister, his mother replies that on the day he was born, they planted an apple tree in their front yard. “The apple tree is your sister,” she says.
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My Road from Damascus

A Memoir

de Jamal Saeed ...

Narrado por Pasha Ebrahimi ...

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16 hora 33 minutos

An extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling.” — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and Remembering the BonesJamal Saeed arrived as a refugee in Canada in 2016. In his native Syria, as a young man, his writing pushed both social and political norms. For this ... Leer más

$31.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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An extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling.” — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and Remembering the BonesJamal Saeed arrived as a refugee in Canada in 2016. In his native Syria, as a young man, his writing pushed both social and political norms. For this
... Leer más

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My Sister the Apple Tree

A Refugee Story of Hope and Resilience

de Jordan Scott, Jamal Saeed ...

Narrado por Ali Nasser ...

Completo

13 minutos

In this moving audiobook, inspired by the author’s experience as a Syrian refugee, a child's profound love for his family's apple tree gives him courage when he must flee his homeland.When a young boy asks his parents why he doesn’t have a brother or sister, his mother replies that on the day he was born, they planted an apple tree in their front yard. “The apple tree is your sister,” she says. At ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

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In this moving audiobook, inspired by the author’s experience as a Syrian refugee, a child's profound love for his family's apple tree gives him courage when he must flee his homeland.When a young boy asks his parents why he doesn’t have a brother or sister, his mother replies that on the day he was born, they planted an apple tree in their front yard. “The apple tree is your sister,” she says. At
... Leer más

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I Am Still With You

A Reckoning with Silence, Inheritance, and History

de Emmanuel Iduma ...

Narrado por Emeka Emecheta ...

Completo

9 hora 47 minutos

“Powerful and transcendent" —Chigozie Obioma"Both epic and intimate" —Margo JeffersonA deeply moving, lyrical journey through the author’s homeland of Nigeria, in search of the truth about his disappeared uncle and the history of a war that shaped him, his family, and a nationIn inimitable, rhythmic prose, the author and winner of the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize Emmanuel Iduma tells the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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“Powerful and transcendent" —Chigozie Obioma"Both epic and intimate" —Margo JeffersonA deeply moving, lyrical journey through the author’s homeland of Nigeria, in search of the truth about his disappeared uncle and the history of a war that shaped him, his family, and a nationIn inimitable, rhythmic prose, the author and winner of the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize Emmanuel Iduma tells the
... Leer más

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Gray Areas

How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do to Fix It

de Adia Harvey Wingfield ...

Narrado por Lynnette R. Freeman ...

Completo

10 hora 6 minutos

A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today’s multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actional solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today’s multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actional solutions for creating a truly equitable, multiracial future.Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and
... Leer más

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Redeeming Justice

From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System

de Jarrett Adams ...

Narrado por Jarrett Adams ...

Completo

11 hora 32 minutos

**“A moving and beautifully crafted memoir.”—SCOTT TUROW“A daring act of justified defiance.”—SHAKA SENGHOR“Nothing less than heroic.”—JOHN GRISHAMHe was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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**“A moving and beautifully crafted memoir.”—SCOTT TUROW“A daring act of justified defiance.”—SHAKA SENGHOR“Nothing less than heroic.”—JOHN GRISHAMHe was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal
... Leer más

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A Darker Shade of Blue

A Police Officer's Memoir

de Keith Merith ...

Narrado por Bill Andrew Quinn ...

Completo

11 hora 14 minutos

When sixteen-year-old Keith Merith finds himself pulled over, berated, and degraded by a white police officer, he's outraged. He's done nothing wrong. But the officer has the power, and he doesn't. From that day on, he vows to join a police service and effect change from within.Twelve years and a multitude of infuriating applications later, Merith is finally hired by York Regional Police. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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When sixteen-year-old Keith Merith finds himself pulled over, berated, and degraded by a white police officer, he's outraged. He's done nothing wrong. But the officer has the power, and he doesn't. From that day on, he vows to join a police service and effect change from within.Twelve years and a multitude of infuriating applications later, Merith is finally hired by York Regional Police.
... Leer más

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Letters to a Writer of Color

de Madeleine Thien, Tiphanie Yanique, Xiaolu Guo ...

Narrado por Deepa Anappara, Taymour Soomro, Full Cast ...

Completo

8 hora 12 minutos

**A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work“Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once.”—Laila Lalami, author of Conditional ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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**A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color, sharing the experiences, cultural traditions, and convictions that have shaped them and their work“Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once.”—Laila Lalami, author of Conditional
... Leer más

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The Rye Bread Marriage

How I Found Happiness with a Partner I'll Never Understand

de Michaele Weissman ...

Narrado por Barrie Kreinik ...

Completo

7 hora 21 minutos

Experience a beautiful, humorous, universal love story with this memoir about learning to live with another human being and how every relationship is a mystery—and a miracle.When they first meet, John, a dashing European, a Latvian refugee, a physics PhD, is hoping to settle down. Michaele, a fast-talking American college student, is hungry for an independent life as a writer and historian. When ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Experience a beautiful, humorous, universal love story with this memoir about learning to live with another human being and how every relationship is a mystery—and a miracle.When they first meet, John, a dashing European, a Latvian refugee, a physics PhD, is hoping to settle down. Michaele, a fast-talking American college student, is hungry for an independent life as a writer and historian. When
... Leer más

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Alien Nation

36 True Tales of Immigration

de Sofija Stefanovic ...

Narrado por Emily Woo Zeller, Feodor Chin ...

Completo

7 hora 38 minutos

A collection of 36 extraordinary stories originally told on stage, featuring work by writers, entertainers, thinkers, and community leaders. Spanning comedy and tragedy, Alien Nation brilliantly illuminates what it’s like to be an immigrant in America.America would not be America without its immigrants. This anthology, adapted from storytelling event “This Alien Nation,” captures firsthand the ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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A collection of 36 extraordinary stories originally told on stage, featuring work by writers, entertainers, thinkers, and community leaders. Spanning comedy and tragedy, Alien Nation brilliantly illuminates what it’s like to be an immigrant in America.America would not be America without its immigrants. This anthology, adapted from storytelling event “This Alien Nation,” captures firsthand the
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