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In late 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, he realized he could no longer walk. He could do nothing without the help of others and required constant care in a hospital. So began a yearlong odyssey through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of somehow being able to return home to his house in London.

Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was a former slave who became a social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. One of the most prominent figures in the anti-slavery movement, Douglass emerged as a national leader of the abolitionist movement, speaking and writing widely on behalf of the cause. In this classic work, Douglass gives a firsthand account of his life from birth through his time spent in slavery, his escape to freedom in 1838, and his transition from bondage to liberty.

Tess Chakkalakal gives listeners the first comprehensive biography of Charles W. Chesnutt. A complex and talented man, Chesnutt was born in 1858 in Cleveland to parents who were considered "mixed race." Though light-skinned, Chesnutt remained a member of the black community throughout his life. He studied among students at the State Colored Normal School who were formerly enslaved. He became a teacher in rural North Carolina during Reconstruction. His life in the South of those years, the issue of race, and how he himself identified as Black informed much of his later writing.

In 2018, poverty and domestic violence cast Evelyn and her children into the urban wilderness of Los Angeles, where she avoids the family crisis network that offers no clear pathway for her children to remain together and in a decent school. For the next five years, Evelyn works full time as a waitress yet remains unable to afford legitimate housing or qualify for government aid. All the while she strives to provide stability, education, loving memories, and college aspirations for her children even as they sleep in motels and in her car.

After being born into an evangelical religious cult that evolved into an abusive communal life, Deborah and her twin sister Esther experienced vastly different outcomes. Control issues for one, impulsivity for the other. Both attempted to self-heal by healing others. Deb spent thirty-four years in emergency nursing, Esther, sixteen years as an ER Tech. Esther's subsequent death in 2013, led Deb to write The Serpent's Tail, a memoir-in-verse detailing their first fourteen years in the cult and the devastating aftermath. She left the emergency to work with veterans in recovery.

Venture into a world marked by two World Wars, where familial bonds and resilient spirits are tested against the challenging tapestry of time. ‘Echoes of Resilience: A Tale of Two Grandmothers’ is a captivating compilation of two autobiographical sketches written by Gertrude Jacobson Hult and Gertrud Beer Trobisch, two women born at the twilight of the 19th century in very different corners of the globe. Their narratives intersect when a divine calling to African missions and an unexpected romance join their families together as Walter, Gertrud Trobisch's son and a former soldier in ...

The Saga Of The USSS PC 470 In WWII is a personal memoir from a member of the Greatest Generation. In vivid detail W. Neil Mc Bride describes both the homefront and the naval battlefront during WWII. His three years and eight months of service covers the multiple duties of a quartermaster aboard Patrol Craft USS PC 470, a new type of Subchaser introduced by the Navy early in 1942.

10 women social reformers who fought to bring change in India

Bruce and Karen Gowen are facing a retirement that neither one wants. Bruce can’t imagine life without employment. Karen wants change, adventure, a chance to spread her wings and fly away after thirty years of raising their large family. Their opportunity comes in a way they can both support: helping their daughter and son-in-law with a hotel project in Panajachel, Guatemala. Never ones to do anything halfway, the Gowens sell everything, including one of their businesses. What they can’t sell, they give away.

لولا تجاربنا لما تعلمنا! تجعلنا تجارب حياتنا نرى الدنيا من زوايا مختلفة، فنكتشف ما لم نكن نراه في السابق، وأحيانًا نرغب في إعادة ما مررنا به لنصحح الأوضاع ونطبق ما تعلمناه. لكننا قد لا نكون مضطرين إلى أن نعيش مرتين إذا تعرفنا وعايشنا تجارب الآخرين!

Since they were first published, James Herriot’s memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Things Wise and Wonderful is a heartwarming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain’s best-loved authors.

'Chinese' or 'Any other Asian'. The boxes that people of vastly varied East and South East Asian heritage have to tick when declaring their ethnicity on many forms in the UK. For the first time, author Anna Sulan Masing addresses these issues in a comprehensive way. She explores what it means to be East and South East Asian in Britain today, and celebrates the multiple elements and varied experiences that make up ESEA identity. Powerful, moving and illuminating, this will be a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the make-up of our multicultural society.