Cultural & Regional

Throughout Zarna’s whole childhood in India, everyone called her “so American” just for reading the newspaper, having deep thoughts, and talking back to anyone over the age of thirty. When Zarna’s dad tried to marry her off at age fourteen, Zarna fled—first to the streets of Mumbai and ultimately to the glittering paradise of Akron, Ohio, where she got to become American for real.

Every Monument Will Fall offers an urgent reappraisal of how we think about culture, and how to find hope, remembrance and reconciliation in the fragments of an unfinished violent past. Refusing to choose between pulling down every statue, or living in a past that we can never change, the book makes the case for allowing monuments to fall once in a while, even those that are hard to see as monuments, rebuilding a memory culture that is in step with our times.

In questo libro unico nel suo genere, che offre riflessioni storiche, personali e spirituali - alcune mai condivise prima d'ora - Sua Santità il Dalai Lama racconta la storia completa della sua lotta con la Cina per salvare il Tibet e il suo popolo, da quasi settantacinque anni. Sua Santità il Dalai Lama ha dovuto combattere contro le autorità cinesi per quasi tutta la vita. Aveva solo 16 anni quando la Cina ha invaso il Tibet, nel 1950, appena 19 quando incontrò per la prima volta il Presidente Mao e 25 quando fu costretto a fuggire in esilio in India.

After the fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in April of 1975, a young, innocent boy faces the unthinkable. Having been separated from his homeland, he left behind all that he knew and loved and escaped years of devastation and war to go on a journey into the unknown. The childhood memories that seemed insignificant years ago suddenly become lifelines that help him push through depression and the difficult, dark days of a refugee camp filled with fear and uncertainties.

"В моих мемуарах образ Дягилева остался живым и, как я смею думать, правдивым, но этот образ был слишком интимным: он был эскизом портрета Сергея Павловича Дягилева, а не С. П. Дягилева, великого человека, создателя новой художественной культуры, создателя новой эстетики, создателя "Мира искусства" и Русского балета. Я так живо представил себе это, что наедине с самим собой, перед самим собой густо покраснел и сейчас же откинул для себя возможность этого. Нет, все, что угодно, только не это — я никогда не стану "фаворитом"! Но что же тогда делать?

Dive into the tumultuous journey of one of the 21st century's most controversial figures in Yedolph Hitler 2: Ye's Descent into Darkness. This in-depth expose by C.D. Scott chronicles the rise and dramatic fall of Kanye West, exploring his transformation from a cultural icon to a polarizing celebrity known for his antisemitic rhetoric and hate speech.

A Story of Courage, Faith, and the Power of Love Against All Odds. Heroes aren’t born; they are shaped by adversity. In the midst of racial tension and societal challenges of the 1970s, Pat and BJ Magley defied the odds. Their love—once condemned by family, society, and even the law—became the foundation of a mission far greater than themselves. Pat, a white man with dreams of playing in the NBA, and BJ, a Black woman with an unshakable spirit, fought against the racism that sought to keep them apart.

Книга "Пазолини. Умереть за идеи" исследует творчество Пьера Паоло Пазолини от поэзии до художественной литературы, от театра до кино, от журналистики до литературной критики, предлагая читателю взгляд на его работы как на единое целое. Автор Роберто Карнеро анализирует различные фазы творчества Пазолини, пересекая их в постоянно меняющемся творческом дискурсе. Книга выделяет великие "пазолинские" темы, такие как молодость, отношения с религией и политикой, ностальгия по прошлому и апокалиптическая фаза последних лет.

The Southern Fault Line explores the under-appreciated division in the South between the oligarchic rule of plantation owners and industrialists on the one hand, and the more democratic mindset of the mountain-dwelling small farmers on the other. These two mindsets were in continual tension from the 1800s to the 1960s, when the adherents of the more democratic side of the struggle capitulated to the oligarchical side in response to the Civil Rights movement. Bryan Jones draws from his own family's centuries-old history in the region to explore the rise and fall of the "two minds" of the South.

As citizens continue to evolve and diversify within the United States, the ingredients that make up each flavorful household are waiting to be discovered and devoured. In Colorful Palate, author Raj Tawney shares his coming-of-age memoir as a young man born into an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American family, his struggles with understanding his own identity, and the mouthwatering flavors of the melting pot from within his own childhood kitchen.

Rebecca Makonnen a toujours su que sa situation familiale était hors du commun. En fouillant ses origines, elle met pourtant au jour une histoire encore plus improbable. De secrets dévoilés en révélations inattendues, elle livre un récit ­déconstruit et troublant. Comme si on la suivait dans le passé, dans son sang, en temps réel. Un témoignage haletant et bouleversant, porté par une plume sensible, qui se lit comme un roman.

Lasse Berghagen har inte bara Stockholm i sitt hjärta, utan i högsta grad även Dalarna. Här växte han upp under sommarloven, hit har han återvänt och nu tagit över släktgården i Svärdsjö. Ända sedan barndomen har hans dröm varit att äga en flakmoped. Och nu står den där! Gården är full av minnen från det evigt soliga sommarlovet – med abborrmete, kräftfiske, auktioner och mormors kloka och kärleksfulla omtankar. Om dessa minnen berättar Lasse Berghagen, liksom om flakmopedisten Hubbe Åkesson.

his book is about the memories that I have of growing up next to the beer joint. There were many men that made me laugh and there were a few that didn't. My Papaw, Marshall Millay, built the beer joint in 1942; he was curious to see what his old customers were up to... My Uncle, Stirman Millay, died at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. He wanted to go see what the dumbbutts were up to. He pestered the other ghosts until they agreed to go with him.

Die beliebte Moderatorin über ihre zweite Heimat. Der Libanon ist ein kleines Land voller Widersprüche: pulsierend, lebenslustig und gute Gerüche überall ... Auf der anderen Seite ein zerstörerischer Bürgerkrieg, dessen Narben auch noch immer deutlich sichtbar sind, Konflikte mit den Nachbarstaaten und Armut. Für Aline Abboud ist der Libanon ihre zweite Heimat: Geboren 1988 als Tochter eines Libanesen und einer Ostberlinerin verbrachte sie von klein auf ihre Sommerferien bei ihren Großeltern und ihren 15 Cousins und Cousinen im Libanon.

It’s the early seventies in rural Zimbabwe. Three-year-old Mercy lives with her beloved grandma, helping tend the chickens and goats, learning the importance of growing the crops that will feed them throughout the year, and many other skills.