Book type: non-fiction (1975)
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England42.
A Game for Swallows : To Die, to Leave, to Return by Zeina Abirached EN
LebanonDescription:
Living in the midst of civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, Zeina and her brother face an evening of apprehension when their parents do not return from a visit to the other side of the city.
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A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão by Ana Suy PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Amor, solidão e psicanálise para os dias atuais. Podemos ler que o amor contém a solidão em seu interior, pois no coração do amor está sempre a solidão, e por isso quem não suporta a solidão também não suporta o amor." Escrito a partir de diálogos, A gente mira no amor e acerta na solidão, surgiu de experiências vividas pela autora em salas de aula, em sessões de análise (enquanto analisante ou analista), com amigos, em leituras de pesquisas teóricas. Neste livro, a psicanalista e professora Ana Suy quer, acima de tudo, continuar essa conversa contigo, leitor, sem a pretensão, no entanto, de s... continue
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A Guest in My Own Country: A Hungarian Life by George Konrad EN
HungaryDescription:
Winner of the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Biography, Autobiography & Memoir A powerful memoir of war, politics, literature, and family life by one of Europe's leading intellectuals. When George Konrad was a child of eleven, he, his sister, and two cousins managed to flee to Budapest from the Hungarian countryside the day before deportations swept through his home town. Ultimately, they were the only Jewish children of the town to survive the Holocaust. A Guest in My Own Country recalls the life of one of Eastern Europe's most accomplished modern writers, beginning with h... continue
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A Guest of the Reich : The Story of American Heiress Gertrude Legendre's Dramatic Captivity and Escape from Nazi Germany by Peter Finn EN
IrelandDescription:
Gertrude "Gertie" Legendre was a society heiress from South Carolina who lived a charmed life during the 1920s and 1930s. But the attack on Pearl Harbor gave her a different focus and she joined the OSS (the predecessor to the CIA). First in Washington and then in London, some of the most closely-held government secrets passed through her hands. As the Allies advanced into France in September 1944, she was ordered to Paris. Headstrong and eager "to smell the fighting," she fell into Nazi hands. Subjected to repeated interrogations, including by the SS, she held to the fiction that she was mere... continue
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A Higher Loyalty by James Comey EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and t... continue
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China48.
A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout, Sara Corbett EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
The spectacularly dramatic memoir of a woman whose curiosity about the world led her from rural Canada to imperiled and dangerous countries on every continent, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity in Somalia—a story of courage, resilience, and extraordinary grace. The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity—an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a viole... continue
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A House Without Windows by Marc Ellison EN
ScotlandDescription:
By the delicate hand of Didier Kassaï (Storm Over Bangui) comes a comic book documentary about the street children of Bangui, told in a style that mixes photos and illustrations. In the Central African Republic, children grow up in a state of insecurity, poverty, and malnutrition. The 2013 conflict only exacerbated this situation. The Central African Republic has become what many call "a house without windows." Through illustrations, photos and videos (activated via QR codes), this comic takes you into the heart of this "forgotten crisis." With Central African artist Didier Kassai and British ... continue
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A Hundred Wayside Chapels of Malta & Gozo by Kilin EN
MaltaDescription:
The small churches of the Maltese Islands, which are such an essential feature of their urban and rural topography has stimulated greater interest in their preservation and continued existence.