Book type: non-fiction (1994)
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Ich war Saddams Sohn : als Doppelgänger im Dienst des irakischen Diktators Hussein by Latif Yahia DE
IraqDescription:
„Fidai? Das Wort trifft mich wie ein Hammerschlag, denn ein Fidai ist mehr als nur ein Double. Ein Fidai ist alles: Doppelgänger, Kämpfer, Leibeigener. Ein Fidai muss bereit sein, für seinen Herrn zu sterben.“ Latif Yahia erzählt die unglaubliche, aber wahre Geschichte seines Lebens: Der junge Mann aus Bagdad und Sohn einer wohlhabenden Familie wurde fünf Jahre lang gezwungen, Odai Hussein, den gefürchteten Sohn des Diktators zu ‚doubeln‘. Yahia hatte engen Kontakt zur ganzen Familie Hussein und erlebte hautnah das absurde System von Mord, Folter, Korruption und exzessiv ausgelebtem Reichtum, ... continue
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If Everyone Cared Enough : Her Voice Reclaimed by Margaret Tucker EN
AustraliaDescription:
Margaret Tucker MBE (affectionately known as Aunty Marge) was a significant Aboriginal activist and one of the first Aboriginal women to publish for mainstream audiences. Aunty Marge's 1977 If Everyone Cared was a landmark publication. In that first edition, her tone and draft content were significantly altered to placate white readers who were substantially unfamiliar with Aboriginal cultures and ignorant about the outcomes of settler invasion from a First Nations perspective. Drawing on the handwritten manuscript held in the collections of the National Library of Australia, If Everyone Reall... continue
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If They Come for Us : Poems by Fatimah Asghar EN
PakistanDescription:
“A debut poetry collection showcasing both a fierce and tender new voice.”—Booklist “Elegant and playful . . . The poet invents new forms and updates classic ones.”—Elle “[Fatimah] Asghar interrogates divisions along lines of nationality, age, and gender, illuminating the forces by which identity is fixed or flexible.”—The New Yorker NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY • FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD an aunt teaches me how to tell an edible flower from a poisonous one. just in case, I hear her say, just in case. From a co-creator of the Emmy-nomin... continue
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If This Is a Woman : Inside Ravensbruck: Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women by Sarah Helm EN
GermanyDescription:
On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 800 women - housewives, doctors, opera singers, politicians, prostitutes - were marched through the woods fifty miles north of Berlin, driven on past a shining lake, then herded through giant gates. Whipping and kicking them were scores of German women guards. Their destination was Ravensbruck, a concentration camp designed specifically for women by Heinrich Himmler, prime architect of the Nazi genocide. For decades the story of Ravensbruck was hidden behind the Iron Curtain and today is still little known. Using testimony unearthed since the end of ... continue
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If You Can : How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by William J. Bernstein EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
William J. Bernstein promises to lay out an investment strategy that any seven year old could understand and will take just 15 minutes of work per year. He also promises it will beat 90% of finance professionals in the long run, but still make you a millionaire over time. Bernstein is addressing young Americans just embarking on their working careers. Bernstein advocates saving 15% of one's salary starting no later than age 25 into tax-sheltered savings plans (IRA or 401(k) in the U.S., RRSPs or Registered Pension Plans in Canada), and divvying up the money into just three mutual funds: a U.S.... continue
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Ik zal de wereld nooit meer zien : aantekeningen uit de gevangenis by Ahmet Altan NL
TurkeyDescription:
Persoonlijk relaas door de Turkse schrijver en journalist (1950) over zijn verblijf in de gevangenis als politieke gevangene na de mislukte coup van 2016.
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles EN
SpainDescription:
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 2 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE “Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai.” ―Business Insider “One of the unintended—yet positive—consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life.” ―Forbes Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days. “Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb According to the J... continue
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Il vento viene da Ovest by Sándor Márai IT
SlovakiaDescription:
Nel 1959 lo scrittore ungherese Sàndor Màrai intraprese un viaggio attraverso il vasto continente nordamericano, il Paese che lo aveva accolto come esule: quindicimila chilometri in aereo, bus, automobile e nave dall'elegante San Francisco, "dove finisce l'Ovest e inizia l'Est", giù per la costa californiana, fino al Messico "rumoroso e variopinto", e poi i deserti dell'Arizona e del New Mexico, la vastità del Texas, il carnevale di New Orleans, la Florida tropicale. In questo originale diario di viaggio Màrai descrive ... continue
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In a Rocket Made of Ice : Among the Children of Wat Opot by Gail Gutradt EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
An uplifting account of the author's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia describes her work with children who either have, or were orphaned by, HIV/AIDS; the stories of some of the remarkable youths she encountered; and their transformative impact on her life.