Memoir genre books (768)
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Federico Sánchez se despide de ustedes by Jorge Semprún ES
SpainDescription:
«Federico Sánchez», que vivió en la clandestinidad la obediencia férrea a un partido granítico como el comunista, y Jorge Semprún, que frecuentó las altas esferas del poder democrático desde la total independencia de partidos y criterios, se funden definitivamente aquí para evocar juntos, con la conciencia de que la memoria es casi siempre testigo de cargo en los procesos de la Historia, esas vidas múltiples, paradójicas, que les tocó en suerte vivir. Desde la infancia acomodada en el madrileño barrio de los Austrias hasta el despacho de un ministerio, desde el campo de concentración de Buchen... continue
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Finding Gobi : A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart by Dion Leonard, Craig Borlase EN
AustraliaDescription:
Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, crossed paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup, who would later earn the name Gobi, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan Mountains, across massive sand dunes, through yurt villages and the black sands of the Gobi Desert, keeping pace with him for 77 miles. As Dion witnessed the incredible determination and heart of this small animal, he found his own heart undergoing a change as well. Where... continue
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Finding Manana : A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus by Mirta Ojito EN
Country: North America / 
Cuba
Cuba
Description:
A vibrant, moving memoir of prizewinning journalist and New York Times reporter Mirta Ojito and her departure from Cuba in the Mariel boatlift—an enduring story of a family caught up in the tumultuous politics of the twentieth century. Mirta Ojito was one teenager among more than a hundred thousand fellow refugees who traveled to Miami during the unprecedented events of the Mariel boatlift. Growing up, Ojito was eager to fit in and join Castro’s Young Pioneers, but as she grew older and began to understand the darker side of the Cuban revolution, she and her family began to aspire to a safer, ... continue
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Finding Me : A Memoir by Viola Davis EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Much-anticipated, emotionally-charged debut memoir from award-winning actor and icon Viola Davis"--
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Finding the Mother Tree : Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery “Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The book] carries the stories of trees, fungi, soil and bears--and of a human being listening in on the conversation. The interplay of personal narrative, scientific insights and the amazing revelations about the life of the forest make a compelling story.”—R... continue
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung EN
CambodiaDescription:
One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed. Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet mir... continue
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Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry EN
FranceDescription:
The World War II aviator and author of The Little Prince tells his true story of flying a reconnaissance plane during the Battle of France in 1940. When the Germans first invaded France in May of 1940, the French Air Force had a mere fifty reconnaissance crews, twenty-three of which served in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Group II/33. After only a few days, seventeen of the crews in Saint-Exupéry’s unit had already perished. Flight to Arras is the harrowing story of a single mission over the French town of Arras, an endeavor Saint-Exupéry realized the futility of even as he witnessed it unfolding... continue
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Follow the Rabbit-proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington EN
Description:
Three mixed-race Australian girls, having been taken from their Aboriginal families, escape and return home on foot, without supplies or gear, while trying to evade recapture, in an account based on a true story.
209.
For a House Made of Stone : Gina's Story by Gina French, Andrew Crofts EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
Description:
All Gina wanted was to help support her family and protect them from the elements with a house made of stone. This is the true story of a girl from the Philippines who wanted to repay her family for the trouble she'd caused them and ended up on trial for murder in the UK in 2001.
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For Joshua: One Ojibway Father Teaches His Son by Richard Wagamese EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
“An expansive work about healing, resilience, humanity, respect, inheritance, Indigenous teachings, and most of all, love” from the author of Indian Horse (Literary Hub). “We may not relight the fires that used to burn in our villages, but we can carry the embers from those fires in our hearts and learn to light new fires in a new world.” Ojibwe tradition calls for fathers to walk their children through the world, sharing the ancient understanding “that we are all, animate and inanimate alike, living on the one pure breath with which the Creator gave life to the Universe.” In this intimate ser... continue