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Why Rebel
'If bravery itself could write, it would write like she does' John BergerWhy rebel?Because our footprint on the Earth has never mattered more than now. How we treat it, in the spirit of gift or of theft, has never been more important.Because we need a politics of kindness, but the very opposite is on the rise. Libertarian fascism, with its triumphal brutalism, its racism and misogyny - a politics that loathes the living world.Because nature is not a hobby. It is the life on which we depend, as Indigenous societies have never forgotten.Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars, and they are lining up now to write rebellion across the skies.From the author of Wild, this passionate, poetic manifesto for urgent rebellion is also a paean to the deep and extraordinary beauty of the natural world.'Jay's writing has reduced me to hot throbs of grief; through beauty and subtlety, to the depths of the hurt of these times . . . and what a liberation to express this, to free the space in my chest to feel the love that propels me forwards' Gail Bradbrook'Chewy, erudite, filled with swing: this is a dazzling book, urgent without ever being worthy, a book that crackles. Why Rebel is a Tardis, to read it is to enter the massive, a deep interior that hydrates vocation in a time of trouble' Martin Shaw'This short book is beautifully written, and packs a powerful emotional punch. I found myself welling up as I reached the end. At this desperate moment in human history, Why Rebel is surely part of the wake-up call we need' Prof. Rupert Read'There's a book called Life and Fate and in it, it says that when surrounded by death and destruction the most human thing to do is to engage in an act of kindness. Jay's book is such an act' Roger Hallam- Shop: buecher
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Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 502min
WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for FICTION Finalist for the Kirkus Prize Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal Publishers Weekly Top 10 of 2017 "The heart of Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing is story - the yearning for a narrative to help us understand ourselves, the pain of the gaps we'll never fill, the truths that are failed by words and must be translated through ritual and song...Ward's writing throbs with life, grief, and love, and this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it." (Buzzfeed) In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural 21st-century America. An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing journeys through Mississippi's past and present, examining the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds. Jojo is 13 years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. He doesn't lack in fathers to study, chief among them his black grandfather, Pop. But there are other men who complicate his understanding: his absent white father, Michael, who is being released from prison; his absent white grandfather, Big Joseph, who won't acknowledge his existence; and the memories of his dead uncle, Given, who died as a teenager. His mother, Leonie, is an inconsistent presence in his and his toddler sister's lives. She is an imperfect mother in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black, and her children's father is white. She wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. Simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high, Leonie is embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/008006/bk_sans_008006_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Housewive's Arena: Newbie , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 108min
In one night, my whole world changed. I stepped into the limelight with a different endgame. The money, the cars, and the clothes meant nothing. Being a housewife was never my dream, I had different motives. My main goal was to smile in your face and stab you in the back....Well that was my main goal. I couldn’t let love or friendships get in the way of that. I had things up my sleeve that you wouldn’t believe, and these women was no more than steppingstones. I wasn’t looking for love. I was looking for revenge, but I didn’t know it would come with such a heavy load. In the end, I had to make a choice. Take a look....When the heart has suffered for so long, it no longer throbs for what it wants. Before I met Romone, I lived life with no purpose. And now, I live a life full of lies all for the sake of justice with no regard to the people I hurt along the way. In the end, one can only hope for forgiveness for I was willing to burn more bridges than a wildfire. I am not who I was two years ago, I am not who I say I am today, but I am a force to be reckoned with. My purpose was much bigger than me. And sadly, it was the only thing keeping my feet planted on the ground. For the last five years, I have lived life selfishly. Though most of the time, I’d like to think that I was helping others more than myself. I needed to be honest and accept the fact that it was the furthest thing from the truth. Life was more than just a pencil to a pad with an exceptional eraser. No matter how much I tried to forget, it would forever be embedded in my mind. There was no right to my wrongs, but my refusal to bear it alone caused more cracks in an already broken home. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlotte Luxford. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/197904/bk_acx0_197904_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a "tour de force" (O, The Oprah Magazine) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic. Jesmyn Ward's historic second National Book Award-winner is "perfectly poised for the moment" (The New York Times), an intimate portrait of three generations of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle. "Ward's writing throbs with life, grief, and love… this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it" (Buzzfeed). Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. He doesn't lack in fathers to study, chief among them his Black grandfather, Pop. But there are other men who complicate his understanding: his absent White father, Michael, who is being released from prison; his absent White grandfather, Big Joseph, who won't acknowledge his existence; and the memories of his dead uncle, Given, who died as a teenager. His mother, Leonie, is an inconsistent presence in his and his toddler sister's lives. She is an imperfect mother in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is Black and her children's father is White. She wants to be a better mother but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. Simultaneously tormented and comforted by visions of her dead brother, which only come to her when she's high, Leonie is embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances. When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another thirteen-year-old boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a majestic and unforgettable family story and "an odyssey through rural Mississippi's past and present" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).- Shop: buecher
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Forces Sweethearts & Heart-throbs Of Wor
Forces' Sweethearts & Herat-Throbs of World War II- Shop: odax
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Celtic Love
Deep withing the Celtic heart throbs a bottomless pit of feeling, an emotional intensity so strong it sears the very soul. Love burns brightest as the most powerful emotion, and emerges in this achingly beautiful music with all the depth of passion you's expect of celtic Love.- Shop: odax
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