My Day : The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962

Recently named "Woman of the Century" in a survey conducted by the National Women's Hall of Fame, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote her hugely popular syndicated column "My Day" for over a quarter of that century, from 1936 to 1962. This collection brings together for the first time in a single volume the most memorable of those columns, written with singular wit, elegance, compassion, and insight—ever…

A Woman among Warlords

Saya sedang mengajar di salah satu kamar di dalam ruang bawah tanah milik sebuah keluarga, ketika salah seorang wanita di rumah itu berteriak panik. Taliban datang! Saya meminta para murid bertiarap di lantai dan melarang mereka bersuara. Lampu pun dimatikan. Dalam kegelapan, terdengarkan suara langkah kaki di atas kepala kami. Negara tragedi itu bernama Afghanistan. Selama puluhan tahun,…

Coming of Age in Mississippi

Anne Moody’s autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, follows Anne throughout the stages in her life from childhood, to high school, then to college, and ends with her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout the novel, the reader has the pleasure of seeing Anne tell us her story through events, conversations, and internal, emotional struggles. In comparison to others that f…

Kaffir Boy : The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid Sou…

Mark Mathabane was born into a poverty-stricken family during the apartheid years in the township of Alexandra. Throughout childhood, he witnesses and suffers from hunger, violence, and racial stereotypes, learning to hate and fear whites. At his mother’s insistence, Mathabane starts school and learns to love it, rising to the top of his class in spite of frequent punishments due to his fa…

Acting My Life : the Autobiography

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9780552151078

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man : James Joyce

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Centennial Edition

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9780451530158

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Matilda

Matilda Wormwood's Father Is A Mean Crooked Crook. And Her Mother's Just Plain Stupid. They Think Matilda Is A Nuisance Who Should Watch More TV And Read Fewer Books!

Blackbeard

The year is 1717. It is a bad time to be the captain of a ship in the Caribbean because of pirates. The most frightening pirate on the sea is Edward Teach, or 'Blackbeard'. 'The Governor of Virginia wants us all dead!' Blackbeard thinks. 'But can he kill me - the most famous pirate in the Caribbean? No!' This is his story...

Going Solo

Daring deeds and fantastic adventures, this book is the second part of Roald Dahl's autobiography, creates a world as bizzare and unnerving as any you will find in his fiction.