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The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave
Par John Thompson. 2011
The unique narrative of a slave who fled to freedom and sailed aboard a whaling vessel. John Thompson was born…
into slavery on a Maryland plantation in 1812. Originally published in 1856, The Life of John Thompson, a Fugitive Slave chronicles his enslavement, his escape, and his life in the North, where he lived as a free man until fear of recapture drove him to flee once again-this time to sea aboard the Milwood, a whaling vessel. The only fugitive slave narrator to report a whaling voyage, Thompson crafted from his seafaring experience an allegorical sermon that caps his Life and renders it a kind of African American Pilgrim's Progress, as well as a narrative of struggle with, escape from, and triumph over American slavery. .Vivos Bajo Tierra
Par Manuel Pino Toro. 2011
Estuvieron 69 días atrapados bajo tierra en pleno desierto de Atacama, Chile. Las primeras semanas sobrevivieron con apenas dos cucharadas…
de atún cada 48 horas, soportando el calor endemoniado de una mina de cobre y oro que tras un derrumbe de rocas gigantes, los mantuvo soterrados 69 días, a casi 700 metros de profundidad. Pese a la gravedad de la tragedia, los 33 mineros de Atacama, consiguieron escapar de la muerte y hoy viven para contar sus historias. ?Estuve con Dios y estuve con el diablo. Se pelearon y ganó Dios, me agarré de la mejor mano?, relató el minero Mario Sepúlveda una vez rescatado, junto a sus 32 compañeros, desde las profundidades de la tierra. El periodista chileno Manuel Pino Toro acompañó de cerca el drama de estos trabajadores y sus familias, y participó de las vigilias eternas que se realizaron en el campamento ?Esperanza? instalado en la superficie de la mina San José. Manuel ha reunido testimonios claves de los propios mineros, ha entrevistado a decenas de personas y ahora presenta su obra VIVOS BAJO TIERRA. (Natalie Morales, corresponsal del programa TODAY Show): ?Es la historia que cautivó a millones de personas en todo el mundo, algunos dicen que hasta billones, que miraron cómo fueron saliendo cada unos de los 33 de las entrañas de la tierra. Lo que ocurrió a lo largo de esos 69 días fue retratado como una historia de unidad y valentía?la celebración de los héroes, los 33 mineros que sobrevivieron lo imposible al igual que los logros de toda una nación que trabajó al unísono para lograr el rescate más espectacular de todos los tiempo. Todos sabemos como terminó, por supuesto, pero eso no impide que tengamos curiosidad de saber qué sucedió exactamente con cada día que pasaba. ¿Cómo sobrevivieron esos primeros 17 días sin comunicación, sin comida y sin agua? ¿Quienes son los 33? ¿Qué se está guardando el gobierno chileno y por qué? ¿Hay algo en la historia de este rescate que no se haya contado? Es posible que nunca sepamos del todo lo que ocurrió en la mina San José en el desierto de Atacama, pero Vivos bajo tierra por el celebrado periodista chileno Manuel Pino Toro nos hace un recuento de cómo se desenvolvió la historia y cómo cada uno de esos 33 mineros jugó un papel fundamental en su supervivencia y su rescate. Afortunadamente yo también estaba entre los casi dos mil periodistas que estaban allí para presenciar aquel momento histórico porque de no haber sido así no sé si podría creer realmente lo que sucedió. Manuel Pino Toro relata cómo ocurrió el milagro y embarca al lector en un viaje de momentos tanto increíbles como dramáticos. Es una historia que no deja de fascinar y Pino, como uno de los periodistas más respetados de Chile, tiene una perspectiva única para contarla. ? .Now & Forevermore: The Story of Two Hearts Reunited to Write of Love
Par Denise Fecketter. 2012
Trial by Fire: One Man's Battle to End Corporate Greed and Save Lives
Par Josh Young, Alan Simpson, Mike Burg. 2016
In the face of corporate bullies, one lawyer's passion and persistence paid off.Bullied as a Jewish kid in the hardscrabble…
neighborhoods of Chicago, Mike Burg had to learn how to fight at a young age. As an adult who started his own law firm from scratch that fire-and understanding of the underdog-still burns and makes him one of America's top trial lawyers fighting for consumers' rights.In Trial by Fire: One Man's Battle to End Corporate Greed and Save Lives, read about Burg's unwavering personal constitution to stand up for the weary, the weak, and the downtrodden at all costs. Follow the justice as he takes on a negligent gas company and wins not only financial settlement for victims but dramatic changes to a city's pipelines to save thousands of lives. Cheer him on as he leads hundreds of individuals against companies shilling drugs such as Fen-Phen, Yaz, Zyprexa, and Pradaxa. Empathize with him as he fights an eight-year battle against UBS Warburg for knowingly selling risky mortgages to investors before collecting compensation. Root him on as he files a sweeping action against 28 California wineries to force them to stop selling toxic wine contaminated with arsenic.Representing everyone from the Little Rascals to Ralph Tamm in the first NFL steroid case, Burg has lived a thousand lives. Trial by Fire shows that, like with every victory in the courtroom, he doubles down for the next adventure. Performing stand-up comedy alongside Roseanne Barr, golfing with Michael Jordan, and attending President George W. Bush's inauguration with President Bush's father, Burg has a story to tell.His undeniably explosive personality and inspiring tale-complete with theatrics, eccentricities, excitement, humor, and maybe just a hint of craziness-will make you laugh, leave you in disbelief, and, most of all, inspire you.Biography of a Bird Dog: A Labrador Retriever in Wyoming
Par Garry Wallace. 2007
As you might expect, Biography of a Bird Dog is the story of a man and his dog. But it…
is more than that, it’s a memoir of not only a puppy’s first year of life, but of a middle-aged man’s appraisal of his own life and career in a small town in Wyoming. As Ebenezer, his bird dog, is nearing the end of his hunting career, the author decides to add a new puppy to the family, with the intention of using all he has learned to train her to achieve the full potential of her breed, a process that turns out to be filled with both joy and frustration. When tragedy strikes, he must re-evaluate his own plans along with his dog’s future.Tales of Troy
By Andrew Lang.
The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster
Par Brian W. Lavery. 1959
Winter 1968. Three Hull trawlers sink. One fishwife vows to change the law. A powerful story of death and survival.…
In the harsh Arctic seas of 1968, three trawlers from Hull's fleet sank in just three weeks. 58 men died. Lillian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, wrote a petition, and stormed into action. With her army of fishwives she took her battle to the docks and led a raid on Parliament. They changed the shipping laws, 'Big Lil' became an international celebrity. The lone survivor of the tragedies made headlines too. In a tight fishing community, it's dangerous to stand out.The Beekeeper: Saving The Stolen Women Of Iraq
Par Max Weiss, Dunya Mikhail. 2018
The true story of a beekeeper who risks his life to rescue enslaved women from Daesh Since 2014, Daesh (ISIS)…
has been brutalizing the Yazidi people of northern Iraq: sowing destruction, killing those who won’t convert to Islam, and enslaving young girls and women. The Beekeeper, by the acclaimed poet and journalist Dunya Mikhail, tells the harrowing stories of several women who managed to escape the clutches of Daesh. Mikhail extensively interviews these women—who’ve lost their families and loved ones, who’ve been sexually abused, psychologically tortured, and forced to manufacture chemical weapons—and as their tales unfold, an unlikely hero emerges: a beekeeper, who uses his knowledge of the local terrain, along with a wide network of transporters, helpers, and former cigarette smugglers, to bring these women, one by one, through the war-torn landscapes of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, back into safety. In the face of inhuman suffering, this powerful work of nonfiction offers a counterpoint to Daesh’s genocidal extremism: hope, as ordinary people risk their own lives to save those of others.Confucius: Great Chinese Philosopher
Par Anna Carew-Miller. 2014
Confucius was a teacher and philosopher living in fifth-century China. His ideas about the ways people should behave and treat…
each other are still part of Chinese culture and education, with Chinese students studying his ideas almost 2,500 years after his death. In the modern world, few philosophers are as well known or as often quoted as Confucius. Learn the story of one of the most important philosophers of all time in Confucius: Great Chinese Philosopher.Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage
Par Jeffrey Frank. 2013
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon had a political and private relationship that lasted nearly twenty years, a tie that…
survived hurtful slights, tense misunderstandings, and the distance between them in age and temperament. Yet the two men brought out the best and worst in each other, and their association had important consequences for their respective presidencies. In Ike and Dick, Jeffrey Frank rediscovers these two compelling figures with the sensitivity of a novelist and the discipline of a historian. He offers a fresh view of the younger Nixon as a striving tactician, as well as the ever more perplexing person that he became. He portrays Eisenhower, the legendary soldier, as a cold, even vain man with a warm smile whose sound instincts about war and peace far outpaced his understanding of the changes occurring in his own country. Eisenhower and Nixon shared striking characteristics: high intelligence, cunning, and an aversion to confrontation, especially with each other. Ike and Dick, informed by dozens of interviews and deep archival research, traces the path of their relationship in a dangerous world of recurring crises as Nixon's ambitions grew and Eisenhower was struck by a series of debilitating illnesses. And, as the 1968 election cycle approached and the war in Vietnam roiled the country, it shows why Eisenhower, mortally ill and despite his doubts, supported Nixon's final attempt to win the White House, a change influenced by a family matter: his grandson David's courtship of Nixon's daughter Julie--teenagers in love who understood the political stakes of their union.When the Whistle Blows: The Turk Greenough Story
Par Tom Ringley. 2008
The fascinating biography of a cowboy who became a bronc riding champion in the 1930s and who went on to…
marry the beautiful Sally Rand, the fan dancer, and to find his way into Western movies where he rubbed shoulders with the stars of the industry.W.E.B. Du Bois: Civil Rights Activist, Author, Historian
Par Jim Whiting. 2010
W..E.B. Du Bois's mother came from a long line of free blacks living in the North. His great-grandfather was a…
white plantation owner whose ancestors came from France. Long before the start of the Civil Rights movement, W.E.B. Du Bois worked tirelessly for black people in this country. He was a brilliant student and became the first black man to receive a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University, and later taught at several black colleges. He realized that teaching wasn't enough. For decades, he wrote, gave speeches, formed organizations, and worked hard toward the cause of social justice. W.E.B. became controversial in the last years of his life. He took political positions that many Americans--both black and white--didn't approve of. But he wouldn't back down or change what he believed in. He felt so strongly about his beliefs that in his old age he moved to the African nation of Ghana, whose people loved and admired him.Mr. Sam
Par Karen Blumenthal. 2011
Sam Walton grew up to become the founder of Wal-Mart, but he was born with practically nothing except a compulsive…
drive to win - at football, at becoming class president, at beating everyone no matter what the game. His eventual empire started as nothing more than a dingy one-room general store. He created Wal-Mart - and his massive wealth - one building at a time, one town at a time. This is not a history of his company, but the biography of an uncomplicated man who just wanted to beat the guy down the street. More than forty black-and-white photos illustrate the text. .My Town
Par Marty Gervais. 2006
My Town brings together more than 70 snapshots of the people and places that have called Windsor home. More than…
this, they have made Windsor, for better and for worse, the city it is today. Some of these faces you will recognize; others will have slipped beneath the radar. Marty has sought them out and made their stories his own.Autobiography and Selected Essays
By Thomas Henry Huxley.
More Mad For Miley: An Unauthorized Biography
Par Lauren Alexander. 2009
This follow-up to Mad for Miley is packed with all the latest on pop sensation and actress Miley Cyrus! Miley…
took the world by storm as Disney?s Hannah Montana. She just released Breakout, her first album singing as herself, in July 2008, and it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart! With her upcoming Hannah Montana Movie, which debuts in spring 2009, and hit single ?7 Things? heating up the charts, Miley is going to be bigger than ever before! We?ve got everything fans want in this extended biography with 8 pages of color photos! .Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist, Author, Editor, and Diplomat
Par Jim Whiting. 2010
Frederick Douglass never knew the identity of his father, though he was probably a white slave owner. His mother was…
a slave. Frederick was taken from her soon after his birth. He only saw her a few times before she died. It seemed likely that Frederick would live out his life as a slave. But from an early age, he was determined to become a free man. He escaped to the North when he was about 20. A few years later, he discovered that he was an outstanding public speaker. For the rest of his life, Frederick would courageously speak out about the issues that affected his fellow blacks. Sometimes his actions placed him in great danger. During his lifetime no other African American did as much for blacks as Frederick Douglass. Even today his memory continues to inspire many people to work for civil rights and racial justice.Hangin' with Jason Dolley: An Unauthorized Biography
Par Grace Norwich. 2009
Jason Dolley always makes an impression! With his surfer- boy good looks and adorable smile, ability to take on a…
variety of different roles, and genuinely sweet personality, it's no wonder he has so many devoted fans! This super-cute actor has been one of Disney Channel's hottest stars, and we have his complete story!Mein Leben und Streben
By Karl May.
Crazy Town
Par Robyn Doolittle. 2014
His drug and alcohol-fuelled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's personal…
and political troubles have occupied centre stage in North America's fourth largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the video and report on its contents in May 2013. Her dogged pursuit of the story has uncovered disturbing details about the mayor's past and embroiled the Toronto police, city councillors and ordinary citizens in a raucous debate about the future of the city. Even before those explosive events, Ford was a divisive figure. A populist and a successful city councillor, Ford was an underdog to become mayor in 2010. His politics and mercurial nature have split the amalgamated city in two. But there is far more to the story. the Ford family has a long, unhappy history of substance abuse and criminal behavior. Despite their troubles, they are also one of the most ambitious families in Canada. Those close to the Fords say they often compare themselves to the Kennedys and believe they were born to lead. and regardless of whether the mayor survives the current crack cocaine scandal, Doolittle argues, the Ford name will be on the ballot in the mayoralty election in 2014. Fast-paced and packed with shocking revelations, Crazy Town is a page-turning portrait of a troubled man, a formidable family and a city caught in an astonishing scandal.