Book type: non-fiction (1983)


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Sobre la grama : poemas by Gioconda Belli ES

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Sobre la Grama fue un desvelo de novedad poética en la Nicaragua de 1972. Una joven autora, Gioconda Belli, se desnudaba en blanco y negro con una fresca naturalidad y honestidad. Una revolución poética para su país dentro de en un contexto con una significativa presencia de otras poetas profundamente implicadas en la causa nacional y revolucionaria. Este libro fue merecedor del premio de poesía nicaragüense Mariano Fiallos Gil. Belli se recrea en la expresión de la feminidad y la pasión. Juega con el arte de rebuscar entre las profundidade... continue


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Soil and Soul: People versus Corporate Power by Alastair McIntosh EN

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Country: Europe / Scotland flag Scotland
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It is easy to feel helpless in the face of the torrent of information about environmental catastrophes taking place all over the world. In this powerful and provocative book, Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious. As a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust, McIntosh helped the beleaguered residents of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to clear their laird from his own estate. And plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a superquarry were ov... continue

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Sold : A Story of Modern-day Slavery by Zana Muhsen EN

Rating: 4.5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North Yemen, she jumped at the chance. Aged 15 and 13 respectively, Zana and her sister discovered that they had been literally sold into marriage, and that on their arrival they were virtually prisoners. They had to adapt to a completely alien way of life, with no running water, dung-plastered walls, frequent beatings, and the ordeal of childbirth on bare floors with only old women in attendance. After eight years of misery and humiliation Zana succeeded in esca... continue

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Soldados de Perón : historia crítica sobre los Montoneros

Soldados de Perón : historia crítica sobre los Montoneros by Richard Gillespie ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
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El profesor ingles Richard Gillespie nacido en Wigan Lancashire en 1952 residió en la Argentina desde junio de 1975 hasta octubre de 1976 mientras reunía material sobre la izquierda peronista con vistas a su doctorado que recibió en 1979. Fue Junior Research Fellow de Ciencias Políticas del St. John s College adscrito a la Universidad de Oxford y profesor de esta materia en la Universidad de Warwick.

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Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling by Jason De León EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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WINNER OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION A TIME 10 Best Nonfiction Book of 2024 • An NPR Book We Love 2024 • A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 • A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 “A work of extraordinary reportage and compassion...[it] will shock you, move you, and leave you changed.” —Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Evicted and Poverty, by America “An enlightening, frightening, unforgettable read.” —Sandra Cisneros, bestselling author of The House on Mango Street An intense, intimate and first-of-its-kind look at the world of hu... continue

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Solitary. Alone we are Nothing by Gladys Ambort EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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As a young student and activist for a different social order, Gladys Ambort fell victim to political repression in the Argentina of the 1970s. Denounced by her college professor, she was incarcerated for three years, during part of which she underwent solitary confinement in a small, isolated cell. Solitary is her account of this era of her life, including her battles with alienation, truth, reality and uncertainty. She also describes the ‘nothingness’ to which her captors reduced her, which lingered for decades as she rebuilt her life in exile — sounding a warning to others: ‘Never again’. Th... continue

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Solito (Spanish Edition) by Javier Zamora ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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RECOMENDADO POR JENNA BUSH EN SU CLUB DE LECTURA DEL TODAY SHOW «En esta conmovedora autobiografía que no podrás soltar, un joven poeta relata la inolvidable historia de su desgarradora migración hacia Estados Unidos desde El Salvador a los nueve años, considerada 'el viaje mítico de nuestra era'.» —Sandra Cisneros Viaje. Mis padres empezaron a usar esa palabra hace más o menos un año: “un día vas a hacer un viaje para estar con nosotros. Como una aventura”. La aventura de Javier es una travesía de tres mil millas desde su pequeño pueblo en El Salvador, a través de Guatemala y México, hacia la... continue


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Some People Need Killing : A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
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TIME’S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A “riveting” (The Atlantic) account of the Philippines’ state-sanctioned killings of its citizens under President Rodrigo Duterte, hailed as “a journalistic masterpiece” (The New Yorker) “Tragic, elegant, vital . . . Evangelista risked her life to tell this story.”—Tara Westover, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Educated LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Economist, Chicago Public Library, CrimeReads, The Mary Sue “My job is... continue