Book type: non-fiction (2019)


2001.

Yes, Chef : A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson, Veronica Chambers EN

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Country: Africa / Ethiopia flag Ethiopia
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JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations. Yes, Chef chr... continue

2002.

Yesterday I Was the Moon by Noor Unnahar EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Pakistan flag Pakistan
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yesterday i was the moon is a collection of poetry by noor unnahar - it explores courage, self-love, culture and the struggles of making peace with your heart and art. It contains black & white photographs paired with poetry pieces; giving it a photo diary feels.

2003.

Yo no quería ser madre by TRIFONIA MELIBEA OBONO ES

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Treinta mujeres guineanas toman la voz en este libro para denunciar la situación de las personas LGTB en Guinea Ecuatorial. Yo tenía que haber nacido hombre para ser feliz. Creo que los hombres son felices. Y yo no lo soy. Soy una mujer». «Mi familia y yo estamos unidas por el dinero de mi pareja y de la calle que sigo haciendo. Soy como el cordón umbilical que lxs une a mi vagina, de la que esperaron dinero toda la vida». Trifonia Melibea Obono tiene un decidido compromiso feminista que pone de manifiesto las desigualdades e injusticias contra las mujeres, especialmente las lesbianas, bisexua... continue

2004.

Yo recordaré por ustedes by Juan Forn ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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El testamento literario de un escritor y editor imprescindible. Un recorrido por el siglo XX a través de los perdedores y los genios olvidados por la historia. El origen de Yo recordaré por ustedes está en las ya inmortales columnas que Juan Forn publicó cada viernes, durante años, en el diario Página/12 y que se marcaron a fuego en la memoria de varias generaciones de lectores. Fascinado por sacar a la luz las historias desconocidas de personajes anónimos, perdedores y genios en las sombras, muchos de ellos olvidados o borrados por la Historia,... continue

2005.

You Don't Know What War Is : The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine by Yeva Skalietska EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
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An important, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful memoir about the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war as told through the diary entries of a young Ukrainian girl. Yeva Skalietska's story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby. Ten days later, the only life she'd ever known was shattered. On February 24, 2022, her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine. Yeva and her grandmother ran to a basement bunker, where she began writing this diary. She describes the bombings they endured while s... continue

2006.

You Sound Like a White Girl : The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by Julissa Arce EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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AN INDIE BESTSELLER Most Anticipated by ELLE • Bustle • Bloomberg • Kirkus • HipLatina • SheReads • BookPage • The Millions • The Mujerista • Ms. Magazine • and more “Unflinching” —Ms. Magazine • “Phenomenal” —BookRiot • "An essential read" —Kirkus, starred review • "Necessary" —Library Journal • "Powerful" —Joaquin Castro • "Illuminating" —Reyna Grande • "A love letter to our people" —José Olivarez • "I have been waiting for this book all my life" —Paul Ortiz Bestselling author Julissa Arce calls for a celebration of our uniqueness, our origins, our heritage, and the beauty of the differences... continue

2007.

You Will Not Have My Hate by Antoine Leiris EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "On Friday night you stole the life of an exceptional person, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hate." On November 13, 2015, Antoine Leiris’s wife, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, was killed by terrorists while attending a rock concert at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, in the deadliest attack on France since World War II. Three days later, Leiris wrote an open letter addressed directly to his wife’s killers, which he posted on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his seventeen-month-old son’s life be defined by Hélène’s murder. He refused... continue

2008.

You've Changed : Fake Accents, Feminism, and Other Comedies from Myanmar by Pyae Moe Thet War EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Myanmar flag Myanmar
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In this electric debut essay collection, a Myanmar millennial playfully challenges us to examine the knots and complications of immigration status, eating habits, Western feminism in an Asian home, and more, guiding us toward an expansive idea of what it means to be a Myanmar woman today What does it mean to be a Myanmar person—a baker, swimmer, writer and woman—on your own terms rather than those of the colonizer? These irreverent yet vulnerable essays ask that question by tracing the journey of a woman who spent her young adulthood in the US and UK before returning to her hometown of Yangon,... continue

2009.

Your personal leadership guide by Ntangeki Nshala EN

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Country: Africa / Tanzania flag Tanzania
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This book is for YOUTH. Those in Secondary school or College. While our YOUTH are schools they are taught in curriculum that prepares them to become skilled to perform certain professional tasks. ..like being a Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, Accountant..etc. very few schools focus their efforts to shape the character of these YOUTH to grow up into responsible people who can use their knowledge, skills and energy for the general benefit of their families and community at large. In this book I talk to YOUTH about habits that need to be developed and which will be useful as they grow up and navigate t... continue

2010.

Zealot : The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan EN

Rating: 3 (3 votes)
Country: Asia / Iran flag Iran
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A lucid, intelligent page-turner” (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the “Kingdom of God.” The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most eni... continue