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WINNER OF THE JANET HEIGINGER KAFKA PRIZE FOR FICTION
"The novel showcases the humanity, tragedy, and complexity of life in the West Bank. . . . The characters' interwoven lives will stay with you long after the book's denouement." -Entertainment Weekly
"Sacks is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose intelligence, compassion and skill on both the sentence and tension level rise to meet her ambition. She keeps us constantly on edge. . . . City...
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Welcome to Arima, officially known as The Royal Chartered Borough of Arima-the easternmost and second-largest borough in Trinidad and Tobago.In 1887, the town, in a historic gesture celebrating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, petitioned for municipal status. Queen Victoria granted this request the following year, marking the official establishment of Arima as a Royal Borough on August 1, 1888.Nestled in the heart of Trinidad and Tobago, the Borough...
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Sexually abused as a young girl in a society that rendered children without a voice, Jawahara Saidullah drifted through life, certain the trauma she'd suffered as a child meant she wasn't worthy to take part in living. Through her identification of India's warrior queens, Jawahara eventually found the strength to face her trauma.Like these historical women who saved their thrones, lineage, and countries in male-dominated societies that considered...
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Peculiar Version of Primitive Proverbs: A Modern Reimagining of Timeless WisdomUnveil the dust-laden scrolls of ancient wisdom and witness their vibrant reinterpretation for the modern world in Peculiar Version of Primitive Proverbs. This captivating collection transcends the limitations of traditional sayings, offering a unique blend of the old and the new that challenges your perceptions and sparks thought-provoking interpretations.Forget one-size-fits-all...
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Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee mysteries volume 8
Leaphorn and Chee volume Book 8
Leaphorn and Chee volume 8
Leaphorn and Chee volume Book 8
Leaphorn and Chee volume 8
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When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the astonishing truth behind a mystifying series of horrific murders.
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Il est coutume de dire que l'Histoire est écrite par les vainqueurs, mais c'est oublier la partie de l'humanité qui engendre ces hommes. L'effondrement de l'empire d'Alexandre Le Grand va donner naissance à de multiples royautés disséminées sur le monde méditerranéen. Ces nouveaux mondes seront dirigés par des volontés hégémoniques, et les femmes n'en seront pas absentes. Le présent ouvrage dresse le portrait holistique et sans concessions...
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The AI Era & Humanities 2024 Bridgeing AI and Humans a delve into the deeps of today and essential tools and knowledge for the AI era 2024 Join us in embracing where AI meets humanities. Our innovative approach prepares people for the challenges and opportunities of the AI Era while nurturing their creativity and critical thinking. Building a great Moral Capacity. AI has no moral capacity. This is only implemented by humans.
8) Mrs Van Gogh
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"As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh painting…MRS VAN GOGH will stay with me for a long time." New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor "All the characters jump off the page…what we have here is a very fine novel." Historical Novel Society She's been painted out of history…until now Who tells her story? In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind. Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and...
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Histoire courtes écrites sur un bout de trottoir est un recueil de petits récits. Le lien qui les unit, et qui justifie cette compilation, est le monde fantastique.Qu'est le fantastique ? C'est ce qui commence au-delà du réel. Dès que le récit nous montre un fait qui ne peut pas exister, nous somme dans le monde fantastiqueLe monde fantastique peut être visible sans consistance réelle, une ombre existe, mais elle n'a aucune consistance, vous...
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Este libro, que fue un bestseller la primera vez que fue publicado hace 35 años, cuenta la historia de la familia Sandoval, una familia que huye a los Estados Unidos en busca de una mejor vida. Héctor, el patriarca de los Sandoval trabaja en el campo y lucha por alimentar a su familia mientras se enfrenta a la discriminación y la injusticia que encuentra esta nueva sociedad. De sus hijos, sólo Pete logra alcanzar una existencia un tanto más cómoda,...
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Ayant vécu une période nazie, Charles Boucaud a développé des sentiments peu nobles à l'endroit des Allemands. Plus tard, ctoyant ces derniers, notamment comme employeur et amis, l'auteur, enrichi d'une certaine philosophie et d'un humour certain, a reconsidéré sa vision de la vie. Ceux qui ont pratiqué l'esclavage sont morts et leurs familles n'en sont pas responsables. Dans ce monde nouveau, le dialogue a été instauré. Cet ouvrage est...
12) Wild Fires
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The only things Cassandra knows about her family are the stories she's heard in snatches over the years: about the aunt and cousin she never got to meet, about the man from the folded-up photograph in one of her aunt's drawers, and of course about her cousin Chevy, and his troubled past — but no one utters a word about them anymore. When a call from one of her sisters brings Cassandra news of Chevy's death, she has to return home for the funeral....
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In Amreekiya, author Lena Mahmoud deftly juggles two storylines, alternating between Isra's youth and her current life as a married twentysomething who is torn between cultures and trying to define herself. The chapters chronicle various moments in Isra's narrative, including the volatile relationship of her parents and the trials and joys of forging a partnership with Yusef. Mahmoud also examines Isra's first visit to Palestine, the effects of sexism,...
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Gripping at times, heartrending at others, What We All Long For is an ode to a generation of longing and identity, and to the rhythms and pulses of a city and its burgeoning, questioning youth.
Dionne Brand's multicultural infusion follows the stories of a close circle of twenty-something second-generations living in downtown Toronto-and the secrets they hide from their families.
Tuyen is a lesbian avant-garde artist and the daughter of Vietnamese...
15) Broken Windows
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★★★★★ "The first chapter will grab you right away and you won't be able to read fast enough to find out what happens." MIKKY IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LIFE CAN'T STAY THE SAME. NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.Buckle up – this rollercoaster of a thriller will leave you breathless! Mikky's task is simple. Find out who owns the valuable dagger, the talisman and symbol for a cult-like group in London's underworld – a drugs gang led by...
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Love and Life Behind the Purdah (1901) is a collection of short stories by Indian writer, lawyer, and social reformer Cornelia Sorabji. Raised by Christian missionaries, Sorabji trained as a lawyer at Oxford University before returning to India to work with women and orphans across the country. Her fictional work illustrates a creative imagination and well-rounded sense of the diverse political and religious identities that make up the population...
17) Shanga
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Des années 80 aux années 2000, la pratique de mariages mixtes est une évidence, entre afro-européens, en Europe et particulièrement en Suisse. Ce phénomène naturel lié à la nature humaine, fait fi des origines natales et de la couleur de peau. Des enfants métis naissent des conjoints mixtes ou binationaux ; de l'union entre un Noir et une Blanche ; entre un Blanc et une Noire. L'ère est à la fusion ; celle du métissage qui permet aux...
18) Shana
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Deux femmes, deux époques, deux continents. D'un cté, Marie, une domestique lyonnaise confrontée aux injustices sociales de la France du XIXe siècle. De l'autre, Shana, une institutrice de la tribu des Métis qui se bat pour son identité culturelle dans le Manitoba des années 1990. Pendant plus d'un siècle, les destins des familles de Marie et Shana, façonnés par les bouleversements de l'Histoire et porteurs d'une histoire commune, vont se...
19) Coyote waits
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Another superior mystery involving American Indian policemen Chee and Leaphorn and the murder of another policeman. Annotation. The master's newest Chee-Leaphorn mystery with the usual informative Navajo anthropology.
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Avec son idée d'attrape-rêves électronique, Bertrand Nef est la cible des railleries de ses condisciples. Étudiant à l'École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, il est pourtant persuadé de tenir, avec cette machine capable d'enregistrer puis de restituer les rêves en vidéo, l'idée du siècle. Lorsque deux français s'installent par hasard à sa table un midi, faisant preuve d'un intérêt inespéré, notre narrateur suisse s'empresse de...
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