Autobiography: historical, political and military Books
Otago University Press A Deserter's Adventures: The Autobiography of Dom
Book SynopsisDom Felice Vaggioli wrote this autobiography between 1909 and 1911, after the publication in Italy of his History of New Zealand and its Inhabitants. One of the first Benedictine monks to be sent to New Zealand, he arrived in 1879 and returned home in 1887, having worked in Gisbourne, Auckland and the Coromandel. A Deserter's Adventures is Vaggioli's title, as he was a concientious objector, or "draft-dodger," as a young monk and so termed himself "a deserter." This is typical of the individual who emerges from these pages: always questioning, and always applying a strong sense of justice and fine logic to the many dilemmas he found himself in as a missionary priest in New Zealand.
£19.76
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd A Chosen Path: From Moccasin Flats to Parliament
Book SynopsisIn A Chosen Path, Frank Oberle continues the amazing story of his remarkable rise from self-educated immigrant to national politician and Cabinet minister. The bestselling first volume of Frank''s autobiography, Finding Home, recounted his turbulent youth in Nazi-run Germany and his post-war immigration to Canada. After working for a year and a half--as a baker, logger and miner--he earned enough to bring his future wife, Joan, from their homeland. They eventually settled in the brand-new community of Chetwynd, BC, where he began his political life as a village councillor and later became mayor. In A Chosen Path, we travel with Frank to Ottawa after his election to the House of Commons in 1972 and follow his six-term political career, which culminated in his appointment to Cabinet in 1985--first as Minister of State for Science and Technology, then four years later as Minister of Forestry. On the way, we are treated to incisive, often witty, behind-the-scenes looks at the politicians and issues of the day, along with Frank''s straight-shooting assessments of our national leaders and the prime minister''s office. Now a thoughtful observer more than a decade removed from that maelstrom of machinations that is Canada''s capital, Frank sheds light on what is right and what is wrong in our political world.
£21.59
Granville Island Publishing Bogi Bjarnason: ... His Words
Book SynopsisGifted newspaperman Bogi Bjarnason fought in WWI, ran several prairie newspapers, flew airplanes and wrote poetry. His short story ''the Parson''s Dream'' was published in the company of literary work by renowned writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and W S Gilbert. This gem and a wide selection of other enduring pieces, including letters from the war, editorials, essays and poems, are brought together as an eloquent reminder of the events and issues that preoccupied a generation of Western Canadians whose dreams and sacrifices helped shape the nation''s future. From ''shuddery'' socialism to ''so-called'' Christianity, Bogi always got to the heart of a story and had fun along the way.
£17.99
Granville Island Publishing No Laughing Matter: Adventure, Activism &
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Caitlin Press Double or Nothing: The Flying Fur Buyer of Anahim
Book SynopsisLife has always been a bit of a gamble for Darcy Christensen. Born in Ocean Falls in 1929, he was raised in Bella Coola Valley and Anahim Lake on the Chilcotin Plateau. The Christensen family were among the earliest white settlers on the Central Coast and West Chilcotin and his maternal grandfather, John Clayton, was the Hudson''s Bay Company''s last trading post factor in Bella Coola. For over thirty years Darcy ran the general store in Anahim Lake that had been operated by his family for over a century. In the 1970s Christensen bought a plane and took some flying lessons. Using his bush plane equipped with skis he delivered groceries to people living in the outlying area and purchased furs from trappers as far north as Babine and Takla Lake. In no time, he gained acclaim as the "Flying Fur Buyer" of the Cariboo Chilcotin. Christensen says, "All anyone had to do was wave a mink pelt at me and I''d land and buy their fur". Whether it was playing poker as a youngster with the ranch hands on the Cless Pocket Ranch, doing stunts with his aeroplane, or flipping double or nothing with customers for a grocery order in his store, Darcy has always had a penchant for gambling. He says his jousts with Lady Luck helped break the boredom and monotony of life on the frontier. This is a journey into the West Chilcotin where Christensen describes his raw and adventurous life and his friendship and encounters with such legends as Pan Phillips, Lester Dorsey, Mickey Dorsey, Domas Squinas, Fred Engebretson and Clayton Mack.
£14.39
Caitlin Press Passing Through Missing Pages: The Intriguing
Book SynopsisAnnie Garland Foster was born in Fredericton, NB, in 1875. She was an educator, nurse, politician, social reformer, journalist and biographer of Pauline Johnson. But she was also a bit of a mystery. In 1939, Annie wrote an autobiography titled Passing Through in which she described the challenges and adventures of her earlier life: as a co-ed at UNB in the 1890s, teaching in rural Saskatchewan and British Columbia, nursing the Great War''s wounded in Britain''s military hospitals, being elected to the City Council in Nelson, BC in 1920 and consorting with suffragettes. But despite her efforts to share her story, she was an intriguingly private person. Her memoir, peppered with pseudonyms and cryptic information, reveals more about the mysteriousness of her character than about the events of her life. Most frustrating of all is her deliberate removal of one of the most intriguing and critical chapters of her story. In this thoughtful and thorough biography, Frances Welwood begins her work where Foster abandons her tale. Welwood follows her elusive subject from Fredericton to Nelson, giving historical context to Annie''s insightful and cinematic prose. But most exciting of all, Welwood finally sheds light on the events described in the six pages excised from Passing Through: the circumstances connecting Annie to a 1926 murder trial.
£14.39
Caitlin Press Lorne Greenaway: From Horseback to the House of
Book SynopsisA proud son of Bella Coola''s Norwegian settlers, Lorne Greenaway grew up in the Okanagan in a time when kids left home after breakfast to face the day''s adventures (and misadventures) armed with only an uncomplicated faith in their own youthful immortality. When Lorne won a pony in the Red River Cereal contest, a lifelong love of animals was born. After graduating from high school, Lorne chose to pursue a career in veterinary medicine at Guelph University, where his inclination toward practical jokes helped to temper the long and gruelling studies of a veterinary student. In this intimate memoir Lorne describes the humour, tragedies and triumphs of a large-animal veterinary practice on the cattle ranches of BC''s Interior. Not long after he had established a thriving practice, circumstances conspired to take Lorne on an eclectic journey from teaching veterinary medicine, to ranching, to exporting cattle and finally into politics. Lorne''s ten years as a member of Parliament and his subsequent time in provincial politics paint a fascinating and heart-warming picture of what one lone backbencher from the boonies can -- and cannot -- do.
£14.39
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Harmon's Journal: 1810-1819
Book SynopsisThe first real look at the Canadian West Harmon''s Journal--the first published English-language journal written in B.C.-is a lively, engaging story that, unlike other early journals, captures the rough-and-tumble life of a fur trader and explorer in the western Canada of 200 years ago. Harmon''s descriptions of the cultures and customs of the people he met provide important observations of various First Nations almost before they were touched by European culture. He also details activities of the traders and explorers with whom he exchanged letters--such notable personalities as David Thompson, Simon Fraser and John Stuart. Harmon writes with honesty and often raw emotion in his accounts of his travels and adventures, and his reflections are often profound. Harmon''s Journal is the authentic 1957 edition of the journal edited by esteemed historian William Kaye Lamb.
£18.89
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd From Home to Home: Autumn Wanderings in the
Book SynopsisPeppered with lively stories, literary references and pithy observations on the emerging culture and future development of the Dominion of Canada, this 19th-century travelogue is a remarkable and authentic slice of history. In these accounts of his travels in North America, Alexander Staveley Hill weaves together details of Canadian and American history with practical advice on such matters as what to wear while ranching and considerations for British investors thinking about buying ranchland. English gentleman ranchers, outlaws and whisky traders, Native cowboys and guides, practical boarding-house landladies and cheery ranchers'' wives who fed hungry travellers and put them up on the parlour are just some of the colourful characters in From Home to Home.
£10.44
Bene Factum Publishing Ltd Mainstay: A Twentieth Century Life.
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Bene Factum Publishing Ltd War Of Shadows
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Nine Elms Books Send For Levene
Book SynopsisFrom his early days in establishing United Scientific Holdings PLC as a multi-million pound listed company to his sudden transformation into a senior civil servant as Chief of Defence Procurement at the invitation of Michael Heseltine the then Minister of Defence, followed by a move into investment banking and unexpected appointments to act as Prime Minister John Major’s Efficiency Advisor and then run the Docklands Light Railway before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive of the troubled Canary Wharf development, Peter’s career has uniquely straddled both the public and private sectors at the highest levels, invariably in troubled times. In parallel, he worked his way up the City of London’s civic hierarchy, becoming a Common Councilman, Alderman, Sheriff and finally Lord Mayor of London which gave him the opportunity to promote the image and services of the City across the globe. On return to the commercial world, he resumed his post at Deutsche Bank and subsequently joined the boards of Sainsbury’s, Deutsche Borse, IFSL, Eurotunnel, China Construction Bank and Haymarket Media Group. Breaking with insurance industry tradition, he was appointed as `an outsider’ to the Chairmanship of Lloyd’s of London. Whilst there, he was invited by Liam Fox to chair the newly formed `Defence Reform Group’ which introduced a series of important changes in the structure and workings of the MOD which became known as the `Levene Reforms’. Currently he is Chairman of the Starr Insurance Group in London and continues with a number of other directorships as well as his involvement in several charitable and philanthropic activities.Table of ContentsPreface by Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine ch pc Introduction 1. Family, Childhood and Adolescence 2. United Scientific Holdings 3. Adviser to Michael Heseltine 4. Getting stuck in at the Ministry of Defence 5. Hard Graft at the Ministry of Defence 6. Adviser to the Prime Minister 7. Canary Wharf 8. Alderman and other appointments 9. Lord Mayor of London 10. Chairman of Lloyd’s 11. Director and Chairman 12. Reflections on a Busy Life Acknowledgements Index
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Transworld Publishers Ltd A Purposeful Life: What I’ve Learned About
Book Synopsis'Dawn Butler is a history-making, game-changing, ceiling-smashing politician.This powerful book offers a fascinating insight into both the personal and political sides of her journey.'Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London'When I was younger my parents taught me to be resilient and my brothers told me to be resistant, and now I think it's time for a revolution. Let's complete the power of three.'As the third Black woman ever to be elected as an MP, and the first elected African-Caribbean woman to become a Government Minister, Dawn Butler is a true pioneer. Famously ejected from the House of Commons for calling Boris Johnson a liar, her tireless campaigning to eradicate injustice - from the NHS to the Metropolitan Police - has changed lives. Until now, she's never talked openly about what has inspired and motivated her to persevere in the face of oppression.Drawing on lessons from her own life, Dawn shows how traditional routes to power are outdated and reveals that it's easier than we think to disrupt a broken system. From her early life to the Palace of Westminster, she shares the values, people, places and beliefs that have helped her to forge her own authentic path to power.Now she is on a mission to give others the courage and conviction to dream big and make positive change, even when everything feels broken around us.Trade ReviewA funny, lively authorial voice. There are truths here that indisputably needed telling, and an irrepressibly bouncy confidence that inspires. An unexpectedly warm and uplifting read -- Gaby Hinsliff * The Observer *Dawn Butler is a history-making, game-changing, ceiling-smashing politician whose passionate campaigning has transformed the lives of thousands. As the first Black woman to speak at the despatch box in Parliament, Dawn has inspired many others to blaze their own paths. This warm, witty and powerful book offers a fascinating insight into both the personal and political sides of her journey. * Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London *Dawn's story is testimony to her extraordinary abundance of bravery and commitment to seeking and telling the truth in every circumstance.She constantly fills those around her with hope and encouragement. I am continually inspired by Dawn's positivity and dedication to lifting her community with boldness and unwavering honesty. * Emeli Sandé *Dawn Butler writes like she lives: direct, clear, engaged, empathic, funny, principled, outspoken. She is an inspiration: her book is a triumph. * Gary Younge, author of Dispatches from the Diaspora *Dawn Butler's book is a testament to her strength and resilience. A rallying cry to rise above adversity and embrace your innate power, it's a source of inspiration and a call to action for people from all walks of life. * Kanya King, CEO & Founder of the MOBO Awards *Dawn Butler is a trailblazing politician who leads by example: the woman who first christened Boris Johnson a liar whilst others stood back, a great ally to the LGBTQIA community, and she puts that capital D into Diversity, this book is a must-read and will be an inspiration to so many. * Linda Riley, Publisher and Editor of Diva magazine *The Labour movement is where working class people do extraordinary things. None more so than Dawn, whose incredible journey is testimony to the power of solidarity in transforming lives. She has never forgotten where she comes from. * Gary Smith, General Secretary, GMB *Dawn Butler's story is one worthy of telling. How a child of the Windrush generation in a life of activism in the Trade Union movement and the wider community became an MP and Britain's first elected Black woman minister. Her courageous battle against cancer adds to a story marked by a determination to overcome all obstacles. This book deserves to be read. * The Rt Hon. the Lord Boateng CVO DL, Britain's first Black Cabinet Minister *
£17.09
Meredith Victory Reflections From Prison: 20 Years and 20 Days as
Book SynopsisTHE ALL-TIME KOREAN CLASSIC OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD, +100 REPRINTS Reflections from Prison is the collected letters and essays written by renowned Korean thinker Shin Young-Bok during his 20 years and 20 days as a political prisoner on a life tariff under Korea's military dictatorships. His time in prison symbolizes Korea's long period of suffering before becoming the flower of Asian democracy. The letters range from postcards, to tiny characters squeezed onto his daily ration of two sheets of toilet paper. When they were discovered by his friends and published in the Peace Newspaper, the peaceful message born out of the most painful times resonated in many hearts aching for freedom across the country. A year after its first newspaper appearance, he was released under a special pardon and his letters were published as a book in 1988. It has since sold over a million copies and become a Korean classic. The writings themselves are not overtly political since all the letters went through censorships Yet he does not hide the harshness of prison life at the rock bottom of society. They provide a window onto his personal suffering during imprisonment a life sentence, and how he pulled from it crystal-clear reflections on Korean society, history, and human relationships; finding beauty and hope in adversity. Common themes include his observations of nature, prison life , human relationships, Korean & Chinese ancient philosophical literature, poetry, calligraphy, self-cultivation, and history. Since its publication in 1987, a year before Shin's release, Reflections from Prison, has been a steady-seller in Korea. Now well-settled as a Korean classic, it still enjoys its status as a book of healing, insight, teaching and changing people through its inspiration and wisdom. With this translation, we share with readers abroad the precious experience of illumination and awakening that millions of Korean readers have enjoyed.Trade Review"The thinker I admire the most" - Moon Jae-In, President of South Korea "A thinker, a voice of his times, an opponent of mindless intrusive bureaucracy, of the rigidity of capitalism and of social inequalities" - Roger Richardson
£12.99
ATF Press Clever Man: The Life of Paddy Compass Namadbara
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Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc. Can't Swap Jokes with the Angel of Death
Book SynopsisAn amazing story of survival against all odds and a great achievement for the writer who was a teenager during World War 2, 1939-1945. This is the personal story of a family torn apart, always on the run from country to country, hiding, hoping not to be discovered and praying to survive. Lili Rebecca Kahan grew up trying to stay alive and helping others do the same. She survived dangers as a member of the underground in Budapest, often thanks to her knowledge of languages including German. There, under the Germans noses, she also helped other Jews by giving them new identities in order to escape death. Today, when survivors are leaving this world, she wants to honor the silent command of those who perished -- remember and never forget. We, the last survivors, have a solemn obligation to testify, in the name of the dead and the living, that what we endured was a gruesome reality but also a permanent warning to mankind of horrors that might still lie ahead. Former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy so aptly put it when he said, The tragedy of the Holocaust should be etched onto our consciousness as it is onto our hearts.
£9.45
Georg Olms Verlag AG Escape from Baghdad
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. One Life is not Enough: An Autobiography
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£27.96
Deep & Deep Publications Autobiographical Writings of Mahatma Gandhi
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Upendra Nath Banerjee: Memoirs Of A Revolutionary
Book SynopsisWithin the pages of this book lie the forgotten chapters of Bengal''s revolutionary history; the stories of those unsung heroes of our freedom struggle, whose legacies have been lost in the elusive shadows of time. What remains are their names etched on unfamiliar roadssilent reminders that are rarely acknowledged or retained in the memories of those who pass. Amidst the vibrant streets of Kolkata, there is an Upendra Nath Banerjee Road, a tribute to a fearless revolutionary and thinker and his immense contribution to our freedom movement, but few may appreciate the sacrifices of the person it honours. Memoirs of a Revolutionary, a translation of the Bengali classic, Nirbasiter Atmakatha, Upendra Nath Banerjee wrote himself.
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Manohar Publishers and Distributors Serving India: A Political Biography of Subimat
Book SynopsisThis is the first academic biography of Subimal Dutt, best known as India's longest serving Foreign Secretary, covering the nearly nine eventful decades of his life. It tells the story how a Bengali village boy without any connections had one of the most distinguished careers of his generation without ever forgetting his roots. Struggling all his life between professional ambition and deep spirituality, Dutt never transformed into one of those brown Englishmen' so typical of South Asia's civil servants, but remained a strictly impartial, straightforward and incorruptible officer of as he formulated it himself the vernacular type'. Intellect and discipline brought him into the Indian Civil Service and soon to Delhi, where he excelled as an outstanding administrator and moved into the field of foreign relations.
£59.84
HarperCollins India Turning Points:: A Journey Through Challenges
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£8.09
Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited Never Tell Them we are the Same people: Notes on
Book SynopsisSo while the army was now led by non-fanatical professional, religious fundamentalists with little electoral clout could still openly hurl obscenities about Benazir at a PPP rally.
£14.99
HarperCollins India My Life in Indian Politics
Book SynopsisIn this candid account of her life, Kidwai assesses not just her own contribution to public life, but also provides an honest appraisal of the turn in fortunes of the political party she has remained a loyal member of. The reader is treated to rare glimpses into the homes, lives and the hurly-burly of election campaigns over the decades.
£20.42
Om Publications The Story of My Experiments with Truth an Autobiography
Book SynopsisIdentification with everything that lives is impossible without self-purification; without self-purification, the observance of the law of Ahimsa must remain an empty dream; God can never be realised by one who is not pure of heart. Self-purification, therefore, must mean purification in all walks of life. And purification being highly infectious, purification of oneself necessarily leads to the purification of one''s surroundings. But the path to self-purification is hard and steep. To attain perfect purity, one has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action; to rise above the opposing currents of love and hatred, attachment and repulsion. I know that I have not in me as yet the triple purity, in spite of constant ceaseless striving for it. That is why the world''s praise fails to move me; indeed it very often stings me. To conquer the subtle passions seems to me far harder than the physical conquest of the world by the force of arms. Ever since my return to India, I have had experiences of the dormant passions lying hidden within me. The knowledge of them has made me feel humiliated though not defeated. The experiences and experiments have sustained me and given me great joy. But I know I still have before me a difficult path to traverse. I must reduce myself to zero. So long as a man does not of his own free will put himself last among his fellow creatures, there is no salvation for him. Ahimsa is the farthest limit of humility.
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Pentagon Press When People Doubted My Ability to Walk I Decided
Book SynopsisThe very existence of everything in this world is from absolute nothing. You need darkness to feel the presence of light!As I sat down in the chaotic Mumbai suburbs trying to fathom limitless sea of human population around me, it made me realise that there is no limit to the limitlessness. For all who have spent even a little of their time in Mumbai would understand what the city teaches them.... to celebrate humanity. Humanity in all its manifestations; Good, bad, ugly, it doesn’t matter.Born in these very bylanes of the `city limitless` was a child who decided to fly when people doubted his ability to walk!
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OM Books International Escape from Pakistan: A War Hero's Chronicle
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£17.58
Gefen Publishing House Portrait of a Holocaust Child: Memories &
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£14.39
Gefen Publishing House From the Holocaust to a New Dawn
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£22.09
Gefen Publishing House Theodor Herzl: A New Reading
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£26.34
Gefen Publishing House On the Wings of Faith
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£27.89
Gefen Publishing House A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal: An Israeli Navy
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£17.09
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong Confidential: Life as a Subversive
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£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers WHICKERS WAR
Book SynopsisAlan Whicker is quite simply a legend. A visionary and master of his craft, his television shows from the fifties to the nineties almost single handed invented the language of travel television and earned him the status of one of the most foremost of British media icons.Trade Review'a vivid warm-hearted record of his experiences as a leading member of the Army Film and Photo Unit in Italy during the second world … Whicker's prose is such a natural expression of his ebullient personality … that reading it one seems to hear that laconic humour and to realize that he is as dapper and jaunty as he was in 1943.'Sunday Times ‘Riveting – a marathon television series, now a compulsive and fascinating book…’Radio 4 'My bookshelf would certainly be poorer without this written record. Inspired…and inspiring.'Manchester Evening News 'It almost doesn't seem like a book at all, for so familiar is the Whicker economy of language and word rhythms that it is impossible to look over the opening paragraphs without hearing the Whicker voice reading the words out loud inside your head.'Jean Moir, Daily Telegraph 'One of the outstanding broadcasters of the age and a reporter with notable gifts. Surrounded by carnage, corpses and the memory of lost friends, his familiar voice was as lilting and playful as ever, but laced with elegy…It was beautifully written and delivered with such assurance that even the pauses were eloquent.'Stephen Pile, Daily Telegraph
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HarperCollins Publishers Stanley I Presume
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HarperCollins Publishers Curfewed Night A Frontline Memoir of Life Love and War in Kashmir
Book SynopsisLonglisted for the Guardian First Book Award and Winner of the Crossword Prize for Non-fictionCurfewed Night is a passionate and important book a brave and brilliant report from a conflict the world has chosen to ignore.'' Salman RushdieBasharat Peer was a teenager when the separatist movement exploded in Kashmir in 1989. Over the following years countless young men, fuelled by feelings of injustice, crossed over the Line of Control' to train in Pakistani army camps. Peer was sent off to boarding school in Aligarh to keep out of trouble. He finished college and became a journalist in Delhi. But Kashmir angrier, more violent, more hopeless was never far away.In 2003 Peer, now a young journalist, left his job and returned to his homeland. Drawing a harrowing portrait of Kashmir and her people a mother forced to watch her son hold an exploding bomb, politicians living in refurbished torture chambers, picturesque villages riddled with landmines this is above all, a story of what it reTrade Review'A passionate and important book – a brave and brilliant report from a conflict the world has chosen to ignore.' Salman Rushdie ‘One of the finest books I’ve read this year…Basharat Peer’s memoir reminds us why peace in Kashmir is important, not just to India and Pakistan, but to the world.’ Hari Kunzru, Guardian '’”Curfewed Night” is the finest book I have read on the contemporary Kashmir conflict – literary, humane, clear-eyed and reliable. Basharat Peer has given voice, unforgettably, to a generation of Kashmiris who have never been heard, but who should be.' Steve Coll ‘An extraordinary memoir that does a great deal to bring the Kashmir conflict out of the realm of political rhetoric between India and Pakistan…one of the great achievements of “Curfewed Night” is its seamless mingling of memoir and reportage…It is a formidable challenge to tell the stories of Kashmir's suffering without numbing the readers' senses, and that Peer is able to do so is testament to his gifts and and sensitivity as a writer’ Guardian ‘Fresh and poignant…Peer's tone is non–judgmental…”Curfewed Night” has made his own valuable contribution to Orwell's mission making the political writing an art’ The Economist
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HarperCollins Publishers The Third Man Life at the Heart of New Labour
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HarperCollins Publishers The Dream Shall Never Die
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Unbelievable
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Prisoner My 544 Days in an Iranian PrisonSolitary
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A deeply personal account of one journalist’s determination to find and report the truth, his fervent commitment to a free press, and his even more profound love for the family from whom he was separated.” — John F. Kerry, 68th Secretary of State “An important story. Harrowing, and suspenseful, yes—but it’s also a deep dive into a complex and egregiously misunderstood country with two very different faces. There is no better time to know more about Iran—and Jason Rezaian has seen both of those faces.” — Anthony Bourdain “Reading this book opened my eyes to how unfairly he had been treated by the Iranian government and how love, humor and resilience got him through. This book is a reminder of the people who sacrifice their freedoms and their lives to bring us the truth.” — Maz Jobrani “Jason Rezaian is an American hero. For lots of reasons. For always using his work to speak truth to power. For speaking truth to power even when it compromises his safety and well being. And for going through everything he has gone through and still being able to unspool his tale in such a way that you feel like you just sat next to the most interesting guy in the bar. Prisoner is a primer on Iran, American politics, journalism, and hope, when we as a country need all those things in maximum doses.” — W. Kamau Bell "Rezaian’s conversational prose makes this a fast and intense narrative." — Publishers Weekly "...As powerful and memorable a memoir as you’ll read this year." — Crimereads.com "...More than just a memoir that reads like a thriller. It's also an intimate family history, an anguished love letter to an ancient and broken homeland, and a spirited defense of journalism and truth at a time when both are under attack almost everywhere." — New York Times Book Review "It is Rezaian’s descriptions of the way the Iranian regime operates at the working level — its twisted logic and paranoia — that make the book so worthwhile." — Washington Post "Prisoner is Rezaian's story of his arrest, imprisonment, trial and eventual release after 15 months. It's also a revealing account of his childhood, family and marriage. Perhaps mirroring how he was left to his thoughts in prison, the narrative is digressive, jumping back and forth to different periods of his life. And it works...Rezaian is unsparingly intimate throughout." — NPR.org
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY PETER FARRELLY, STARRING ZAC EFRON AND RUSSELL CROWE!Instant New York Times BestsellerInstant USA Today Bestseller“Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a hilarious quest laced with sorrow, but never dull. You will laugh and cry, but you will not be sorry that you read this rollicking story.”—Malachy McCourtA wildly entertaining, feel-good memoir of an Irish-American New Yorker and former U.S. marine who embarked on a courageous, hare-brained scheme to deliver beer to his pals serving Vietnam in the late 1960s.One night in 1967, twenty-six-year-old John Donohue—known as Chick—was out with friends, drinking in a New York City bar. The friends gathered there had lost loved ones in Vietnam. Now they watched as anti-war protesters turned on the troops themselves.One neig
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Happiest Man on Earth
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Art of Intelligence Lessons from a Life in
Book Synopsis“A lively account . . . combines the derring-do of old-fashioned spycraft with thoughtful meditations on the future of warfare and intelligence work. It deserves to be read.” —The Washington Post“Offer[s] an exceptionally deep glimpse into the CIA’s counterterrorism operations in the last decade of the twentieth century.” —Harper’sA legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed careerRevelatory and groundbreaking, The Art of Intelligence will change the way people view the CIA, domestic and foreign intelligence, and international terrorism. Henry A. “Hank” Crumpton, a twenty-four-year veteran of the CIA’s Clandestine Service, offers a thrilling account that delivers profound lessons about what it means to serve as an honorable spy. From CIA recruiting missions in Africa to pioneerin
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Tellwell Talent This Faithful Book A Diary from World War Two in the Netherlands
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Yale University Press The StalinKaganovich Correspondence 193136
Book SynopsisFrom 1931 to 1936, Stalin vacationed at his Black Sea residence for two to three months each year, relying on his subordinates to send him information. This volume publishes translations of 180 letters and coded telegrams exchanged during this time between Stalin and his deputy, Lazar Kaganovich.Trade Review"These documents are of singular importance to an understanding of Soviet politics, foreign policy, and economic development of the 1930s. There simply is no more illuminating source on Stalin as politician in the first half of the 1930s than these letters." Sheila Fitzpatrick, University of Chicago
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Mariner Books American Ramble
Book Synopsis“American Ramble is a dazzling mixture of travelogue, memoir, and history. At times profound, funny, and heartbreaking, this is the story of a traveler intoxicated by life. I couldn’t put it down.” — Nathaniel PhilbrickA stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City—an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of America across some of our oldest common ground. Neil King Jr.’s desire to walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City began as a whim and soon became an obsession. By the spring of 2021, events had intervened that gave his desire greater urgency. His neighborhood still reeled from the January 6th insurrection. Covid lockdowns and a rancorous election had deepened America’s divides. Neil himself bore the imprints of a long battle with cancer.Determined to rediscover what matters in life and to see our national story with new eyes, Neil turned north with a small satchel on his back and one mission in mind: To pay close attention to the land he crossed and the people he met.What followed is an extraordinary 26-day journey through historic battlefields and cemeteries, over the Mason-Dixon line, past Quaker and Amish farms, along Valley Forge stream beds, atop a New Jersey trash mound, across New York Harbor, and finally, to his ultimate destination: the Ramble, where a tangle of pathways converges in Central Park. The journey travels deep into America’s past and present, uncovering forgotten pockets and overlooked people. At a time of mounting disunity, the trip reveals the profound power of our shared ground.By turns amusing, inspiring, and sublime, American Ramble offers an exquisite account of personal and national renewal—an indelible study of our country as we’ve never seen it before.
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Sarah Crichton Books No Wall Too High
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iUniverse Where Is My Home A Refugee Journey
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