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A Good Country

My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America

de Sofia Ali-Khan ...

A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she’s called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation.“At a time when many would rather ban or bury the truth, Ali-Khan bravely faces it in this bracing and necessary book.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland ElegiesSofia Ali-Khan’s parents ... Leer más

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A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she’s called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation.“At a time when many would rather ban or bury the truth, Ali-Khan bravely faces it in this bracing and necessary book.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland ElegiesSofia Ali-Khan’s parents
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A Good Country

My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America

de Sofia Ali-Khan ...

Narrado por Kelsey Jaffer ...

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16 hora 5 minutos

A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she’s called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation.“At a time when many would rather ban or bury the truth, Ali-Khan bravely faces it in this bracing and necessary book.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland ElegiesSofia Ali-Khan’s parents ... Leer más

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A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she’s called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation.“At a time when many would rather ban or bury the truth, Ali-Khan bravely faces it in this bracing and necessary book.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland ElegiesSofia Ali-Khan’s parents
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Improving water management in agriculture

Irrigation and food production

de Professor Jerry W. Knox, Dr Tim Foster, Dr C. D. Pérez-Blanco, Dr G. Schmidt, Dr Upali A. Amarasinghe, Dr Giriraj Amaranath, Dr Alok Sikka, Dr Samuel I. Haruna, Professor Stephen H. Anderson, Dr Henk Ritzema0, Dr Ian C. Dodd1, Dr Katharina Huntenburg2, Dr Juan Gabriel Pérez-Pérez3, Professor J. A. Rodríguez Díaz4, Dr A. Mérida García5, Dr R. González Perea6, Dr I. Fernández García7, Dr Muhammed Arif Watto8, Dr Maria Shabir9, Dr Ali Sher0, Dr Muhammad Awais Ali Khan1, Emeritus Professor Philip Woodhouse2, Professor Bruce Lankford3, Dr Matthew McCartney4, Dr Juliane Haensch5, Professor Sarah Ann Wheeler6, Dr Martin Burton7, Dr M. G. Shivakumar8, Dr Rahul Sen9, Dr Kuppannan Palanisami0, Dr Lance Gore1, Dr María F. Ortuño2, Dr Andrés Parra3, Dr Juan J. Alarcón4, Dr María J. Gómez-Bellot5, Dr Antonio Skarmeta6, Dr Manuel Mora7, Dr Rafael Marín8, Dr Nikolaos Katsoulas9, Dr Sofia Faliagka0, Dr Dimitris K. Papanastasiou1, Dr Mohammed Semiani2, Dr Farouk Eddine Belkhiri3, Dr Smadhi Dalila4, Dr Khouloud Boukadi5, Dr Rima Grati6, Dr Bassem Bouaziz7, Dr Andre Daccache8, Dr Tim M. Hess9, Dr Ray-Shyan Wu0, Dr Fiaz Hussain1, Dr Oscar Melo2, Dr Sadurní Vendrell3, Dr William Foster4 ...

Series Libro 138 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Provides a comprehensive overview of the interventions available to optimise water management in agriculture, including rainwater harvesting and farm reservoirsConsiders the development and application of alternative irrigation techniques which carry a reduced environmental impact, such as solar powered irrigationAddresses the importance of diversification and collaboration in securing water ... Leer más

$175.99 USD

Provides a comprehensive overview of the interventions available to optimise water management in agriculture, including rainwater harvesting and farm reservoirsConsiders the development and application of alternative irrigation techniques which carry a reduced environmental impact, such as solar powered irrigationAddresses the importance of diversification and collaboration in securing water
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A Crack in the Edge of the World

America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906

de Simon Winchester ...

Narrado por Simon Winchester ...

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7 hora 32 minutos

The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive ... Leer más

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The international bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and Krakatoa vividly brings to life the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes, the planet's most sudden and destructive
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Quitting: A Life Strategy

The Myth of Perseverance—and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free

de Julia Keller ...

Narrado por Hillary Huber ...

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7 hora 10 minutos

“Compelling,” (Cal Newport) “Liberating,” (Amy Dickinson) and “as entertaining as it is important” (Steven Levitt) — How to Do Nothing meets Think Again in this lively and inspiring exploration of how quitting is, counterintuitively, the key to success."If you’re thinking about quitting a job or leaving a marriage, don’t—at least not until you have read Quitting: A Life Strategy. It’s a thoughtful ... Leer más

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“Compelling,” (Cal Newport) “Liberating,” (Amy Dickinson) and “as entertaining as it is important” (Steven Levitt) — How to Do Nothing meets Think Again in this lively and inspiring exploration of how quitting is, counterintuitively, the key to success."If you’re thinking about quitting a job or leaving a marriage, don’t—at least not until you have read Quitting: A Life Strategy. It’s a thoughtful
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Don't Call Me Princess

Essays on Girls, Women, Sex, and Life

de Peggy Orenstein ...

Narrado por Peggy Orenstein ...

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10 hora 8 minutos

The New York Times bestselling author of Girls & Sex and Cinderella Ate My Daughter delivers her first ever collection of essays—funny, poignant, deeply personal and sharply observed pieces, drawn from three decades of writing, which trace girls’ and women’s progress (or lack thereof) in what Orenstein once called a “half-changed world.”Named one of the “40 women who changed the media business in ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

The New York Times bestselling author of Girls & Sex and Cinderella Ate My Daughter delivers her first ever collection of essays—funny, poignant, deeply personal and sharply observed pieces, drawn from three decades of writing, which trace girls’ and women’s progress (or lack thereof) in what Orenstein once called a “half-changed world.”Named one of the “40 women who changed the media business in
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The Conspiracy to End America

Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy

de Stuart Stevens ...

Narrado por Jeff Bottoms ...

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5 hora 53 minutos

Lincoln Project adviser and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie, Stuart Stevens offers an ominous warning that the GOP is dragging our country toward autocracy—and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well have been our last free and fair election.Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Lincoln Project adviser and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie, Stuart Stevens offers an ominous warning that the GOP is dragging our country toward autocracy—and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well have been our last free and fair election.Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement
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Dear Dolly

Collected Wisdom

de Dolly Alderton ...

Narrado por Dolly Alderton ...

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4 hora 48 minutos

From the author of Everything I Know About Love and longtime Sunday Times Style columnist comes advice and answers to your questions about dating, love, sex, family, friendship and more.“One of the foremost ‘it’ writers of our time. . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly.”—Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women“Nora Ephron for the millennial generation.”—Elizab... ... Leer más

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From the author of Everything I Know About Love and longtime Sunday Times Style columnist comes advice and answers to your questions about dating, love, sex, family, friendship and more.“One of the foremost ‘it’ writers of our time. . . . There is no writer quite like Dolly.”—Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women“Nora Ephron for the millennial generation.”—Elizab...
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The Cruelty Is the Point

Why Trump's America Endures

de Adam Serwer ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From an award-winning journalist at The Atlantic, these searing essays make a powerful case that “real hope lies not in a sunny nostalgia for American greatness but in seeing this history plain—in all of its brutality, unadorned by euphemism” (The New York Times).NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • “No writer better demonstrates how American dreams are so ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From an award-winning journalist at The Atlantic, these searing essays make a powerful case that “real hope lies not in a sunny nostalgia for American greatness but in seeing this history plain—in all of its brutality, unadorned by euphemism” (The New York Times).NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • “No writer better demonstrates how American dreams are so
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Stolen Focus

Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again

de Johann Hari ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again“Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet**WINNER ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.“The book the world needs in order to win the war on distraction.”—Adam Grant, author of Think Again“Read this book to save your mind.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet**WINNER
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How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

de Clint Smith ...

This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives.Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

This “important and timely” (Drew Faust, Harvard Magazine) #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives.Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an
... Leer más
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

de Rashid Khalidi ...

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family historyIn 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family historyIn 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at Theodore Herzl: the country had an indigenous people who would not easily
... Leer más

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