Art Activism

Día 5: Lunes, 23 de julio de 2001.5:52 a.m. "El sol brilla a través de los barrotes de mi ventana en lo que debe de ser un glorioso día de verano. Llevo doce horas encerrado en una celda de cinco pasos por tres. No me dejarán salir hasta el mediodía; un total de dieciocho horas y media de aislamiento en solitario. En la celda justo debajo de la mía hay un chaval de diecisiete años a quien han encerrado por hurto. Es su primera falta, nunca lo habían condenado antes. No le permiten hablar con nadie.

Here's a remarkable, true story of love and war, of journalist Micah Garenheld hostage in Iraq, and the determined young woman, Marie-Helene Carleton, who fought and won his release.

1942. SALVARONO I LIBRI DALLA FURIA NAZISTA: LA STORIA VERA DI UN'EROICA BIBLIOTECARIA E DI UN LIBRAIO CON UN PERICOLOSO SEGRETO CHE CAMBIARONO IL FUTURO DELLA CONOSCENZA. È il 1942, e le sorti della guerra che sta scuotendo il mondo sono incerte. In quei giorni concitati, il presidente Roosevelt prende una decisione coraggiosa, dando il via a una missione che resterà unica nella Storia: un gruppo di bibliotecari viene inviato in Europa con il compito di salvare quel che resta di giornali, manoscritti, libri custoditi nelle biblioteche delle città neutrali.

Ihre Mission als Journalistin und politische Aktivistin: denen eine Stimme zu geben, die keine mehr hatten.

From renowned diplomat and musician András Simonyi - whom Stephen Colbert calls "the only ambassador I know who can shred a mean guitar!" - comes a timely and revealing memoir about growing up behind the Iron Curtain and longing for freedom while chasing the great power of rock and roll. In Rocking Toward a Free World, Simonyi charts the struggle of growing up in 1960s Hungary, a world in which listening to his favorite music was a powerful but furtive endeavor: records were black-market bootlegs, and concerts were held under strict control, even banned....

Nach über 30 Jahren kreativen Widerstands als Autorin und Aktivistin hat Bernardine Evaristo es geschafft, Geschichte zu schreiben. Als erste Schwarze Frau erhielt sie 2019 den Booker Prize und steht nun im Mittelpunkt der Literaturwelt. "Manifesto" ist ein Memoire über ihre Hingabe und Beharrlichkeit, Geschichten von Menschen zu erzählen, die meist unerzählt bleiben. Es ist das bewegende Zeugnis ihres einzigartigen Lebensweges.

An award-winning biography of one of the first undercover journalists - a pioneering Swedish woman who lived a fascinating life of adventure and forbidden love and who changed journalism forever.

Conventional wisdom holds that John F. Kennedy was the first celebrity president, in no small part because of his innate television savvy. But as Kathryn Brownell shows, Kennedy capitalized on a tradition and style rooted in California politics and the Hollywood studio system. Since the 1920s, politicians and professional showmen have developed relationships and built organizations institutionalizing Hollywood styles, structures, and personalities in the American political process.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, led the nation through one of its most challenging periods in history—the American Civil War. Born in a humble log cabin in Kentucky in 1809, Lincoln's journey from a self-educated lawyer to the leader of a divided nation is a testament to his determination, intellect, and moral compass. Lincoln's unwavering commitment to preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, and promoting equality left an enduring legacy that continues to shape the United States to this day.

Publié en France en 2017 par Actes Sud, le recueil "Le silence même n'est plus à toi" rassemble quelques-unes des chroniques d'Aslı Erdoğan parues dans le journal Özgür Gündem, où elle dénonçait les atteintes à la liberté d'opinion. Elle le fait avec une grande exigence poétique, mêlant lucidité et beauté de la langue.

How did a photographer who was a relentless playboy, an unashamed womaniser and a leather-clad motorcyclist marry the queen's sister and become the establishment figure Lord Snowdon? The brilliantly talented Antony Armstrong-Jones often humiliated Princess Margaret, yet he was compassionate to the causes he cared about. Since his death in 2017, Snowdon still hasn't escaped the limelight, as more and more is revealed about his wild and intriguing life.

Influyente intelectual y activista en pro de los Derechos Humanos y las reformas en la República Popular China, el reciente ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2010, es presidente del Centro Independiente Chino PEN desde 2003, pese a la detención sufrida por sus ideas en 2008, y su condena a 11 años de cárcel el 25 de diciembre.

Please note: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal gives the audience a comprehensive look at the author's life as a businessman. It is divided into three sections. The first section offers a detailed look at a single Trump workweek, the second section lists the business principles to which Trump adheres, and the third section contains Trump's autobiographical reflections on his early life and most notable business ventures.

En este audiolibro, escritas desde una memoria lúcida, aparecen anécdotas de artistas reconocidos, políticos como los Kennedy y los presidentes que ha tenido el Perú, su amistad con Mario Vargas Llosa o su matrimonio con la poeta Blanca Varela. En tono íntimo, habla también de sus ambiciones, fracasos, penas y amores. Son estas unas memorias llenas de vida, el autorretrato de un triunfador contra todo pronóstico, las palabras de un hombre libre.

As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels’ extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels’ rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on 20th-century politics.

Pintor, dibujante y activista político infatigable, José Clemente Orozco es sin duda el mayor de los tres grandes exponentes de la escuela muralista mexicana, aquella que con Siqueiros y Diego Rivera le diera tanta fama y gloria al país norteamericano. Él fue un metodista, un talento, un artista que llevaba a cabo sus pinturas a la manera antigua, con una mezcla de temple y óleo, de la misma manera que los pintores medievales.

Libre, passionnée, courageuse, dotée d'un franc-parler connu aussi bien au Canada qu'en France, Denise Bombardier n'est pas de ces journalistes et écrivains qui laissent indifférent. Femme de combats, d'engagements, parce qu'elle ne craint ni la polémique ni les débats d'idées, elle s'est tracé un sillon médiatique et littéraire où s'impose une ligne directrice rare : le refus des compromis et des compromissions. Une force de caractère qui lui vient de loin, comme ces mémoires le décrivent avec vigueur, chaleur, tendresse, colères et humour aussi.

Gegen das Vergessen: Dieses Hörbuch erinnert an den Schriftsteller und DDR-Regimekritiker Jürgen Fuchs (1950-1999). Schon früh erhält er Publikationsverbot, 1976 wird er verhaftet und ins Stasi-Gefängnis Berlin-Hohenschönhausen gebracht, 1977 nach West-Berlin abgeschoben. Dort engagiert er sich weiter, hält Kontakt zur Bürger- und Friedensbewegung in der DDR, setzt sich in seinen Werken mit seiner Verfolgung und der dogmatischen und inhumanen Gesellschaft auseinander. Damit steht er auch im Westen wie kaum ein anderer im Visier des MfS und ist zahlreichen "Zersetzungsmaßnahmen" ausgesetzt. Nach dem Mauerfall bemüht sich Fuchs um Aufklärung der Stasi-Verbrechen. 1999 stirbt er mit nur 48 Jahren an Leukämie.

Joseph Beuys, German artist legend and political activist: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Drawing on a host of recently declassified documents from the Reagan-Thatcher years, A Diplomatic Meeting provides an innovative framework for understanding the development and nature of the special relationship between British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and American President Ronald Reagan, who were known as "political soulmates". James Cooper boldly challenges the popular conflation of the leaders' platforms and proposes that Reagan and Thatcher's summitry highlighted unique features of domestic policy in their respective countries.