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Book SynopsisWidowed at 34, Tre Miller Rodriguez finds New York life difficult to bear, so she sets off to travel the world, her husband's ashes in hand. This spontaneous act becomes a self-searching journey,one that ultimately brings Rodriguez to reunite with the daughter she gave up for adoption at 18.Trade Review“Story of a woman turning grief into courage...Blogospheric immediacy charges the book's pages. At once touching and shockingly stark...Gripping, real.” —Publishers Weekly “No other book entangles romance and grief in such an urgent and beautiful way. Tré Miller Rodríguez writes as she lives: with breathless poise, unmatched style and fierce bravery.” —Claire Bidwell Smith, author of The Rules of Inheritance “Splitting the Difference is a story of love and loss told with flair, ballsy bravado and unflinching honesty.” —Susan Shapiro, author of 5 Men Who Broke My HeartTable of Contents Contents Sunday Mourning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Dumb Sh*% People Say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 I'm the White Elephant in the Room? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Ring on the Right Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 The Cruelest Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Meltdowns & Melanoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Fight or Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Travel as Prozac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 (Not) Home for the Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Lost & Found in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Thanks for the Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Striped Shirts & Epitaphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Waking Up in Havana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Heart-Shaped Gratitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

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Book SynopsisThe book, My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions'' is theife story of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, India''s famous scientist and former President. Written with a powerful narrative styleaden with significant experiences, Dr. Kalam has filled this book with the details that matter. This inspirational book has been published by Rupa Publications India in the year 2013. The book reveals the famous story of how a simple child from Rameshwaram became the President of the world''sargest democracy. It is an extraordinary tale of India''s most celebrated scientist who along with his research found time for his fellow people and worked hard towards their development. In this book, Dr. Kalam shedsight on several personal aspectsike the people who he was very close to and their influence on him. He also speaks in detail about theife and the atmosphere at Rameshwaram. He talks about his upbringing and family as well and the various pangs and toils he had to go through. Aarge part of this book deals with Dr.Kalam''s work in India''s space program. He talks about the difficulties they had to face while developing India''s first space vehicle. Written in a candid manner, you can now go through the nitty-gritty details of theife of Dr. Kalam as told by the former President himself. About the Author A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is one of the most famous and respected names in India. A visionary scientist, honest politician and a true Indian, Dr. Kalam stood for the best of human values. He served as the President of India from 2002 to 2007 and is often regarded as the ''Missile man of India'', having acted as a catalyst towards the substantial growth of India''s space program. In 1954, he completed his graduation in Physics from Saint Joseph''s college, Tiruchirappalli which was then associated with the University of Madras. He then went on to study Aerospace Engineering from the highly reputed Madras Institute of Technology. Overall, he has received honorary doctorates from over 40 universities. He won the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society and Hoover Medal from ASME Foundation, USA. Government of India conferred him Bharat Ratna in 1997. Some of his famous books are Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity, Wings of Fire and Envisioning an Empowered Nation. The book, My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions'' is full of inspiration and reveals theife of Dr, Kalam. This book is easily available online for convenient shopping. You can bag this book from A today by following a few easy steps.

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Book SynopsisBhagat Singh's life and beliefs are examined in Kuldip Nayar's book, shedding light on his use of violence in the freedom struggle, the betrayal by Hans Raj Vohra, and the loyalty of Sukhdev. The book challenges Gandhi's non-violent approach and explores the complexities of India's fight for independence.

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Book SynopsisThis book is about Jock Campbell’s role in the shaping of British Guiana (Guyana) towards the end of Empire. Campbell, the head of the Booker Company which owned most of the sugar plantations in colonial Guyana was a reformer whose Fabian social beliefs drove him to secure major benifits for sugar workers in teh 1950s and 1960s. Clem Seecharan explores the fascinating interplay between Campbell’s programme of reforms and the doctrinaire Marxism of Guyana’s charismatic politician, Cheddi Jagan. Fed by his notion of `bitter sugar’ and an unrelenting hostility to Booker, Jagan exploited the loyalty of Indian sugar workers to foment instability on the plantations and thus undermined Campbell’s mission to alleviate the colony’s bitter plantation legacy. Seecharan provides a rigorous analysis of Campbell – a complex, progressive contradictory and passionate man – and his work in turbulent British Guiana, marked by nationalist stirrings, mobilisation doe decolonisation, the fragmenting of Jagan’s nationalist coalition and descent into racial hatred and violence.

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Book SynopsisIn a life that spanned a little over half a century, Trinidadian George Padmore, the militant revolutionary, political thinker and anti-colonial champion, contributed significantly to laying the foundation of a movement which would act as a catalyst for the independence of states across Africa and the Caribbean. Coming out of a 2003 conference marking the centenary of Padmore’s birth, the articles in this collection highlight and explore in unique ways, the varying facets of Padmore. His development from student activist to political figure under the watchful eye of C.L.R. James, his role as journalist and organizer and the friendships formed on the path to black liberation, all come under examination. In studying Padmore, the contributions in this volume go further than the individual by contextualizing the struggle of which he was a part and dedicated his life to.

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