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Il racconto in presa diretta di un italiano che si trova a lavorare in Unione Sovietica dagli anni Settanta sino ai Novanta, agli albori della nuova Russia. L'esperienza del protagonista si intreccia con la vita quotidiana delle donne e degli uomini che incontra nelle fabbriche e nelle case del Caucaso e dell'Ucraina, nelle strade e negli uffici di Mosca. Anno dopo anno, tra sofferenze e amicizie, paradossi e fatiche, l'interprete di questa singolare avventura tiene traccia di una vita al tempo stesso ordinaria e straordinaria.

Una piccola colonia di autori residenti all'estero racconta una Monaco fatta di entusiasmo e frustrazione, amore e lavoro, passione per la Germania e nostalgia dell'Italia.

La terra di Cesare Borgia, Benito Mussolini e Federico Fellini, narrata da Barbara Garlaschelli, Giampiero Rigosi, Gabriella Kuruvilla e altri sette. Un affresco sulla Romagna, sulle sue atmosfere languidi e forti, di questa parte d'Italia crocevia di strade e culture.

Dieci scrittori raccontano la loro amata regione: la Calabria, punta dello stivale, italiana e orientale, terra di amori e conflitti affacciati sui mari.

As a young college student in Atlanta, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man’s post-luncheon siestas, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. “Vernon can read!” the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly...

Children of concentration camp survivors are also known as "memorial candles" because they are usually named after a relative who was killed in the Holocaust. This is the autobiography of someone who counts the children of Holocaust victims and perpetrators among his best friends. A son of concentration camp survivors, an immigrant from Eastern Europe, a refugee from communism, a systems engineer, an American with many German friends, and some commentary on education, career, politics, some history, some travel, and some personal vignettes.

The Mighty Cross Gospel Singers have maintained a strong presence. The founder, Felton L. Holmes, steered the ship through the tumultuous early 1960s. This era was defined by some of the most contentious periods in American history—a time marked by the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, protests, and the emergence of a generation gap. It was within these challenging times that the need for inspiration was paramount in sustaining weary hearts.

This is a compelling story about child molestation and emotional distress in the Kelly family, from rags to riches, stardom, and fame, and the relentlessness of a mother who battled with poverty and dealt with many stressors. She tried to raise her children to the best of her ability and made many sacrifices to give her kids a fighting chance in this life, in order to overcome all of the wrong hands in the deck of cards that we were dealt as children. Even now, she is still teaching us right from wrong as a strong Black woman who keeps her faith in God.

Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quizzing mastermind and a happily married husband. But it hasn't always been this way. As a boy, Paul struggled to find his place in a world where he didn't quite fit. Who was he? A smart young man with the world's knowledge at his fingertips? A traditional Bengali son, destined for a career in medicine that he didn't want? A gay man who couldn't quite come out? A man on a self-destruct mission? Amid life's chaos, it was general knowledge that kept Paul sane, even as he struggled into a new life as a stand-up comedian.

Once a week, Monroe County Reporter (Georgia) columnist Steve Reece surprises thousands of readers with his insight into a wide range of subjects reflective of the culture, history, and diversity of the South and America in general.

Jay Ellis, star of HBO’s Insecure, tells the story of growing up with an imaginary best friend you will never forget—part Dwayne Wayne from A Different World, part Will Smith from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air—in this hilarious, vulnerable memoir. “So funny, poignant, and personal. I loved...

If David Goethel were a cat, he would be in the market for more lives. But David is a small boat fisherman, an endangered species, who works tirelessly for himself and others like him to survive. Follow along on that journey with sea stories and autobiography mixed with twists and turns of science and management as David and his family work relentlessly to feed America sustainable seafood.

The mockery invented by Philip’s father, because he was badminton-mad and useless (said father) at all else, lingered with him through school in Malaysia. It travelled with him on an Aeroflot to England in 1970, aged 18, functioning on adrenaline. It stuck through his navigation of parochial middle England—washing backsides in a mental hospital, law practice, sports, and professional and personal relationships.

From the acclaimed author of Foreskin’s Lament, a memoir of the author’s attempt to escape the biblical story he’d been raised on and his struggle to construct a new story for himself and his family Shalom Auslander was raised like a veal in a dysfunctional family in the Orthodox community...

Ve své druhé knize se laureát ceny Magnesia Litera vyznává z hluboké náklonnosti k Izraeli, Palestině a jejich obyvatelům. Skrze výrazné životní příběhy a vlastní čtvrtstoletí trvající orientální zkušenost usiluje o nabourání leckdy schematického vnímání neklidného regionu. Audiokniha v podání Vasila Fridricha odhaluje autorovo vlastní hluboké pouto k Blízkému východu, k exotické, a přece blízké oblasti, jejím lidem, historii, kultuře a přírodě.

One of the most important figures in the Scots revival of the late 20th and early 21st centuries is Billy Kay. Through radio, television, plays, creative writing and especially his hugely influential book Scots The Mither Tongue, Kay’s work helped change people’s negative perception of Scots and paved the way for its acceptance as a key element in Scottish cultural identity.

Kwan Kew Lai met her first Punjabi woman doctor while lying in a hospital bed with a severe kidney infection at the age of fourteen. Watching the woman walk away down the hall, Kwan Kew was convinced she could, and would, carve out her own destiny. In The Girl Who Taught Herself to Fly, the author weaves in her family’s story of joy, sorrow, loss, love, and endless struggles with poverty and hunger. This poignant memoir, with universal and timeless themes, will leave you in awe.

The story of a farmer and pilot raised in colonial Kenya who went on to play an active role in Mozambican politics whilst leading Lonrho’s foreign investment in that country. This unique memoir describes life during Mozambique’s transition from communism to democracy, from poverty to an investor’s choice. It has been a life creating farms, gold mining, and operating hotels through war and peace. Then supporting peasant farmers and developing the conservation of a private tropical island.

A carefree memoir of growing up during the golden age of VHS and video rental stores in the 1980s. This humorous nostalgia trip rewinds to an era of chunky plastic tapes, horror movie sleepovers, and rewinding woes. Relive the magic of discovering cinema through the blurry analogue footage, cheesy effects, and garish cover art of the VHS generation.

Dr. Fernando Kuehnel went from a deprived boyhood in an orphanage to life on the streets of Manila, searching the trash for food and scrap metal before being adopted along with his two brothers by an American couple. Culture shock, heartbreak, isolation, and grief await the boys in their new home. It was not a dream come true, and the three boys found themselves abandoned again before being adopted a second time. Mercifully, their third set of parents is sensitive and prepared.