Book type: non-fiction (1990)
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Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams EN
EnglandDescription:
New York Times bestselling author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. Join them as they encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but loveable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Hilarious and poignant—as only Douglas Adams can be—Last Chance to See is an entertaining and arresting odyssey through the Earth’s magn... continue
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Last Witnesses : Unchildlike Stories by Svetlana Alexievich EN
UkraineDescription:
Selected as a Book of the Year 2019 by The Times and Telegraph 'Astonishing. . . Like the great Russian novels, these testimonials ring with emotional truth' - Caroline Moorehead, Guardian Extraordinary stories about what it was like to be a Soviet child during the upheaval and horror of the Second World War, from Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich What did it mean to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Second World War? In the late 1970s, Svetlana Alexievich started interviewing people who had experienced war as children, the generation that survived and had to live with the trauma that wo... continue
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Last Witnesses : Unchildlike Stories by Svetlana Alexievich EN
BelarusDescription:
Selected as a Book of the Year 2019 by The Times and Telegraph 'Astonishing. . . Like the great Russian novels, these testimonials ring with emotional truth' - Caroline Moorehead, Guardian Extraordinary stories about what it was like to be a Soviet child during the upheaval and horror of the Second World War, from Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich What did it mean to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Second World War? In the late 1970s, Svetlana Alexievich started interviewing people who had experienced war as children, the generation that survived and had to live with the trauma that wo... continue
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Lasu, tātad esmu by Miha Kovāčs LV
SloveniaDescription:
Vai digitālajā laikmetā joprojām ir jēga lasīt grāmatas? Kāpēc gan urbties cauri bieziem tekstu sējumiem, ja varam skatīties seriālus, klejot tīmeklī vai arī aizpildīt laiku ar gluži citām nodarbēm? Šī grāmata ar desmit vienkārši izklāstītiem piemēriem pierāda, ka grāmatu lasīšanai ir milzīga pozitīva ietekme. Lasot mēs paplašinām savu vārdu krājumu, uzlabojam spēju domāt daudzšķautņaini, attīstām un padziļinām empātiju – tas viss mums ļauj ne tikai domāt pašiem ar savu galvu, bet arī būt veiksmīgākiem un laimīgākiem.
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Latvian Folktales by Astrida Barbins-Stahnke EN
LatviaDescription:
42 Latvian folktales were chosen for their didactic quality and re-told in dramatic, delightful manner to be enjoyed by readers of all ages and ethnic origins. In symbolic undertones the illustrations, like a guiding light, hint at the wealth of universal tried and true wisdom.
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Laughing Without an Accent : Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad by Firoozeh Dumas EN
IranDescription:
The author continues the story of her Iranian-American family and their experiences at home and abroad, from dealing with her French husband's Christmas traditions to taking fifty-one Iranian family members on a cruise to Alaska.
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Le consentement by Vanessa Springora FR
FranceDescription:
À treize ans, dans un dîner, V. rencontre G., un écrivain. Omniprésent, passionné, G. parvient à la rassurer : il l'aime et ne lui fera aucun mal. Alors qu'elle vient d'avoir quatorze ans, V. s'offre à lui corps et âme. La désillusion est terrible quand V. comprend que G. collectionne depuis toujours les amours avec des adolescentes, et pratique le tourisme sexuel dans des pays où les mineurs sont vulnérables.
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Le piano oriental by Zeina Abirached FR
LebanonDescription:
Le récit de la vie de l'inventeur d'un instrument de musique dans le Beyrouth des années 1960 : un piano ayant pour but de rapprocher les traditions musicales d'Orient et d'Occident. Un exemplaire aura vu le jour, avant la guerre civile.
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Le riz et l'eau : Vary sy rano by Brigitte Mangeol-Razafindranaly FR
Country: Africa / 
Madagascar
Madagascar
Description:
La grande histoire a réuni les destins de Madagascar et de la France, notamment à travers la période coloniale (1896-1960). Cette communauté de trajectoire a évidemment, et en profondeur, influé sur la vie de toutes les familles malgaches.La narratrice, née d'une mère métisse et d'un père autochtone, explique comment les méandres de l'histoire malgache l'ont conduite à ancrer sa vie en France. Au fil des souvenirs et des anecdotes, des allers-retours entre l'enfance et l'âge adulte, elle entraîne le lecteur à la découverte de son pays natal et de sa culture, ainsi que de sa grande famille, le ... continue
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Canada