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Andrea Kott thought of herself as “the welfare Jew.” The daughter of a single mother whose depression and drinking pitched them into poverty, her stormy life looked nothing like that of the Jewish kids she knew: It defied every stereotype she associated with being Jewish—having an intact family and material wealth, and becoming a bat mitzvah. Alienated and ashamed, Kott felt ineligible to be Jewish, yet hungered for connection to the tradition and to God. It took a near-fatal accident, her mother’s death, marriage and motherhood, and losing a beloved brother for her to find her Jewish home.

Moidl ist eine der Töchter des Hohenhauserbauern in Hintertux im Zillertal. Die enge Bindung an ihre Familie und ihren Hof ist ihr Lebenselixier und wird nur noch stärker, als verschiedene Schicksalsschläge die Hohenhauser treffen. Sie bleibt ledig und arbeitet tagtäglich von früh bis spät auf dem Hof. Auf einem Markt begegnet sie Hermann, der mit nur zwölf Jahren nach einer Arbeitsstelle sucht, um zu überleben; der Waisenknabe wird gehandelt wie ein Stück Vieh.

Like a compelling painting rich with color, Christine Sabado's intimate memoir illustrates her love for all things Molokai; her life, the culture, and her soon-to-be husband and his family. Written in descriptions as lush as the island itself, the author takes a highly personal voyage as she is seduced by the ways of her adopted Filipino lifestyle on a pineapple plantation.

பொன்னியின் புதல்வர் கல்கி கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தியின் வாழ்வையும் பணிகளையும் சுவையாகவும் எளிமையாகவும் அறிமுகப்படுத்தும் முக்கியமான நூல். ஓர் ஆளுமை குறித்த சித்திரமாக மட்டுமின்றி அவர் இயங்கிய காலத்தைப் படம்பிடித்துக் காட்டும் ஓர் ஆவணமாகவும் இந்நூல் திகழ்வது அதன் சிறப்பு.

The much-anticipated and inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offering clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family - and advance women - in the 21st century. For more than a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman, person of colour and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company, Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence and a deep sense of purpose.

As the US occupation of Iraq rages, novelist Mortada Gzar, a student at the University of Baghdad, has a chance encounter with Morise, an African American soldier. It’s love at first sight, a threat to them both, and a moment of self-discovery. Challenged by society’s rejection and Morise’s return to the US, Mortada takes to the page to understand himself. In his affecting memoir, Mortada interweaves tales of his childhood work as a scrap-metal collector in a war zone and the indignities faced by openly gay artists in Iraq with his impossible love story and journey to the US.

This beautifully honest account of survival and restoration carries the potency to revitalize each of us. This book holds inspiration for worldwide compassionate action and celebrates what Loving Bravely truly means.

Desde que mi madre murió, lloro en H Mart. H Mart es una cadena de supermercados especializada en comida asiática. La H es por han ah reum, una frase en coreano que podría traducirse como ‘un brazo lleno de comestibles’. Mi madre expresaba su amor por medio de la comida. Por muy crítica o cruel que pudiera parecer no dejaba de presionarme para que colmara sus utópicas expectativas, yo siempre sentía que su afecto irradiaba de los platos que me preparaba exactamente como a mí me gustaban.

"Ich bin in Tokio mittlerweile so sehr vereinsamt, dass die Waschmaschine meine einzige verlässliche Konversationspartnerin ist. Immerhin treffe ich morgen diese Dolmetscherin. Nicht, dass das ein Date wäre ..." Drei Jahre später sind Andreas und Junko verheiratet, vier Jahre später ist Nachwuchs im Anmarsch und fünf Jahre später schreiben sie auf, wie das alles passieren konnte. Eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen Tokio, München und Bremen-Vegesack, im Spannungsfeld von Dirndl und Kimono, von Schweinshaxn und Reisbällchen, deutscher Korrektheit und japanischer Überkorrektheit.

Larissa was born in northern Russia, the daughter of a Soviet army officer from a noble family who survived the siege of Leningrad by eating cats’ tails and being evacuated over the ice. Francis was the grandson of an Iraqi Jew, forever feeling out of place in his adopted country of England. How they could meet and instantly understand each other so profoundly that both were prepared to risk heartbreak, and in her case, retribution, to be together is the story of this book.

"If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V. C.) Bird is the prime minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a prime minister would want an airport named after him - why not a school, why not a hospital, why not some great public monument. You are a tourist and you have not yet seen..." So begins Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay, which shows us what we have not yet seen of the 10-by-12-mile island in the British West Indies.

I grew up in Raleigh county, in a little town called Beaver, in the state of West Virginia. I lived on a 100-acre farm in a family of ordinary means. When I look back to my childhood I realize how fortunate I was to have clean air, clean water, vegetables from a thoroughly organic garden, fresh cow's milk, butter, and buttermilk—fresh every day. We gave the hogs what was left from each day so we raised great pork. Recycling was a part of life, not something you had to work into your habit.

『그렇게 몽땅 떠났습니다』는 오랜 시간 투병하던 저자의 어머니가 세상을 떠나자 저자와 그의 아버지, 또 저자의 여섯 살 아들까지 함께 떠난 미국 서부 여행기를 담은 책이다. 언뜻 그저 평범해 보이는 이 '삼대'는 우연인 듯 필연처럼 훌쩍 떠나며 여행사의 도움 없이 오롯이 가족을 위한 일정을 구상했다. 그토록 뜨거운 미국 서부 사막보다 더욱 뜨거운 시간을 함께 보낸 뒤 다시 현실로 돌아온 그들만의 이야기는 그러나 전혀 범상치 않다. 한 번 더 경험할 수 있을까 싶은, 그 마법 같은 시간에 대한 기록. 가장 소중한 사람을 잘 잊기 위하여, 그리고 남은 가족들이 보다 잘 살아내기 위하여 떠난 여행. 그 여행에서 얻고 또 잃게 된 것들에 대한 이야기가 미소를 짓게 될 만큼 유쾌하다. 또한 그 이야기는 바로 우리가 경험하게 될 또 다른 여행에 대한 질문이기도 하다.

Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement. Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist, John Carlos.

In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations.

This is the story of Condoleezza Rice that has never been told, not that of an ultra-accomplished world leader, but of a little girl - and a young woman - trying to find her place in a sometimes hostile world, and of two exceptional parents, and an extended family and community, that made all the difference.

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.

In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore.

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball - hitting nothing but net. But for all his greatness, this scion of a complex family from North Carolina's Coastal Plain has a darker side: He's a ruthless competitor and a lover of high stakes. There's never been a biography that encompassed the dual nature of his character and looked so deeply at Jordan on and off the court - until now.

In 1938 sculptor Karl Duldig, his wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig—inventor of the modern foldable umbrella—and their baby daughter Eva, left their home in Vienna for an uncertain future. They found a brief refuge in Singapore before arriving in Sydney on 25 September 1940. Australia was at war: they were classified as enemy aliens and interned in an isolated camp in northern Victoria.