Book type: non-fiction (1990)
861.
Le vagabond américain en voie de disparition by Jack Kerouac FR
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Nouvelles extraites du recueil Le vagabond solitaire
862.
Learning True Love : Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War by Sister Chan Khong EN
VietnamDescription:
Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Chân Không, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century. It tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey, both in her homeland and in exile. Its anecdotal style presents an intensely personal portrait of a woman with astonishing courage, offering us a perspective on the suffering of the Vietnamese people. This unique autobiography tells the gripping story of a woman who not only lived but made history, and whose life of single-minded dedication to humanity can serve as an inspiration for us all. Sister Chân Không ... continue
863.
Lecciones de los maestros by George Steiner ES
FranceDescription:
El intenso encuentro personal entre maestro y disc pulo gu a la reflexi n de Steiner acerca de la infinita complejidad y la sutil interacci n de poder, confianza y pasi n en los g neros m s profundos de pedagog a. Basado en las Conferencias Norton sobre el arte y las tradiciones de la ense anza, el libro evoca a personajes ejemplares: S crates y Plat n, Jes s y sus disc pulos, Virgilio y Dante, Brahe y Kepler, Husserl y Heidegger, entre otros.
864.
Leer Lolita en Teheran by Azar Nafisi ES
IranDescription:
Leer Lolita en Teherán es, en el acto y en el título, una abierta manifestación de la libertad de la imaginación frente a las prohibiciones, políticas o de cualquier índole. También podría haberse llamado Leer Gatsby, o James, o incluso Austen, que son las partes en que se divide el libro (podría agregarse a Saúl Bellow).
Nafisi, es profesora de Literatura, y luego de su abandono de la Universidad, dictó durante dos años un taller para un grupo de jóvenes. El taller, y el libro dialogan con las obras li... continue
865.
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza EN
RwandaDescription:
Presents the true story of a woman who endures the murder of her family as a result of genocide in Rwanda and turns to prayer for strength, love, and forgiveness.
866.
Legends, Traditions and Tales of Nauru : A Transcript of a Series of Lectures Delivered by Native Teachers by Timothy Detudamo EN
NauruDescription:
In a fast globalizing world, group histories,traditions and memories, especially of smaller countries, are at risk of being lost. In 1938, Head Chief Detudamo had the foresight to transcribe and then translate, a series of lectures relating to the legends, customs and tales of Nauru, delivered by what he termed 'native teachers'. Seventy years later, in line with its aim of ensuring that the historic and contemporary 'voice' of the Pacific is heard on the world stage, IPS Publications is pleased to make them more widely available in this, THE LEGENDS, TRADITIONS AND TALES OF NAURU. This book i... continue
867.
Leiderschap in de stijl van de Heer by Ajith Fernando NL
Sri LankaDescription:
Dit is een boek voor christen-leiders. Mensen die proberen anderen te leiden, in de stijl zoals Jezus dat deed. En dus: dienende leiders.
868.
Lemona's Tale by Ken Saro-Wiwa EN
NigeriaDescription:
For a quarter of a century, Lemona has been held in a Nigerian prison, her crimes reflecting her passion and despair, her silence masking the truth. On the last day of her life she is visited by Ola, whose parents Lemona killed. To this woman Lemona recounts the events of her upbringing in poverty, the kindness of friends who took her in, and the abuse, corruption and betrayal by men which led to her downfall. though she is awaiting execution, Lemona's desire to understand the forces that shaped her life resonates throughout her story, leading Ola towards a new interpretation of her own histor... continue
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Leningrad : The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944 by Anna Reid EN
EnglandDescription:
On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler's brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The German siege was not lifted for two and a half years, by which time some three quarters of a million Leningraders had died of starvation. Stripping away decades of Soviet propaganda, and drawing on newly available diaries and government records, Anna Reid chronicles the Nazis' deliberate decision to starve Leningrad into surrender, the incompetence and cruelty of the Soviet war leadership, the horrors experienced by soldiers on the front lines, and, above all, the ordeal ... continue
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