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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story

Brought to you by Penguin. LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision Milad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a journey to learn Milad's fate, navigating a maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must face as a Palestinian. Interwoven with Abed's odyssey are the stories of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and pasts unexpectedly converge: a kindergarten teacher and a mechanic who rescue children from the burning bus; an Israeli army commander and a Palestinian official who confront the aftermath at the scene of the crash; a settler paramedic; ultra-Orthodox emergency service workers; and two mothers who each hope to claim one severely injured boy. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama is a deeply immersive, stunningly detailed portrait of life in Israel and Palestine, and an illumination of the reality of one of the most contested places on earth. 'A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank' The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Financial Times 'Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this … when facts have become weapons in this seemingly endless conflict, this is a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history' Observer ©2024 Nathan Thrall (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Nathan Thrall (Author), Peter Ganim (Narrator)

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Neurosultan Volume 2: 100 Sonnets of Naskar

An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself. The volume contains selected sonnets from: - Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022 - Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022 - Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022 - Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament, 2022 - Ingan Impossible: Handbook of Hatebusting, 2022 - Girl Over God: The Novel, 2021 - Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability, 2022 - Bulldozer on Duty, 2022 - High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination, 2022

Abhijit Naskar (Author), Abhijit Naskar (Narrator)

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[German] - Pulverfass Balkan - Wie Diktaturen Einfluss in Europa nehmen (Ungekürzt)

Der nächste Brandherd vor unserer Haustür? Vor über hundert Jahren entzündete sich auf dem westlichen Balkan der Erste Weltkrieg. Verantwortlich dafür waren die Großmächte, die ihr Ringen um Vormacht in der Region austrugen. Heute baut China dort Straßen, Russland spornt Nationalisten an, die Türkei und die Golfstaaten investieren in Moscheen und Hotels. Sie alle sehen darin einen Weg, Einfluss auf Europa zu nehmen. Wiederholt sich die Geschichte? Florian Bieber, einer der besten Kenner des Balkans, schildert die explosive Gemengelage in der Region. Sie ist Schauplatz des neuen globalen Konflikts zwischen dem Westen und der autokratischen Internationale. Zugleich verfolgen die Akteure vor Ort ihre ganz eigene Agenda. Das Hörbuch ist ein Weckruf an Europa, endlich aktiv zu werden. Denn in der Region könnte sich seine Zukunft entscheiden. 'Florian Bieber ist ein großer Balkan-Kenner, der den gegenwärtigen Blick auf Europas Krisen kunstvoll und kenntnisreich weitet. Ein sehr erhellendes Buch!' Jagoda Marinić 'Souverän dekonstruiert Bieber pseudohistorische Mythen und Halbwahrheiten.' Michael Martens, FAZ

Florian Bieber (Author), Nils Nelleßen (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El país de uno: Reflexiones para entender y cambiar a México

Denise Dresser, una de las politólogas más reconocidas de México, hace un análisis de la situación actual del país y denuncia a las figuras políticas que lo han afectado. Libro bestseller, escrito por Denise Dresser, una de las analistas políticas más críticas y respetadas en México. Un diagnóstico demoledor sobre la situación política y social de México. Denise Dresser, la politóloga más severa de México entrega en este libro un diagnóstico audaz y demoledor de la situación política y social que impera en nuestro país, denuncia la corrupción de nuestras instituciones, la voracidad de los monopolios, la nociva parcialidad de las televisoras con el manejo de la información, y las componendas oscuras de líderes sindicales y de partidos. El país de uno es una denuncia valiente a los Salinas y sus pactos siniestros; a los Romero Deschamps que exhiben su riqueza con cinismo; a los Montiel que pasean su impunidad por el mundo; a La Maestra y su ejercicio cuestionable del poder; a los Fox con su enorme presunción de ineptitud; a los Kamel Nacif y sus cómplices de la barbarie; a los políticos que encubren a pederastas, a los legisladores que mienten sin escrúpulos. Lo que han dicho los lectores: 'Un texto que debemos leer todos aquellos mexicanos inconformes que queremos un país mejor'. -Rafael Resendiz. 'El país de uno lo veo como la actualización de El Laberinto de la soledad pero con acciones concretas para cambiar el país'. -Claudio Hernández. 'Es un libro que todos los mexicanos debemos leer si realmente queremos cambiar a México'. -Cristina De Fematt.

Denise Dresser (Author), Luciana González De León (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Pikoletos: La derrota de la ETA y la élite de la Guardia Civil (The Downfall of ETA and

A finales de los años 70 la ETA había impuesto su ley de hierro en las provincias vascas y Navarra, especialmente en las zonas rurales. Sus continuos y feroces atentados estremecían al país y abrumaban al Estado. Y las fuerzas de seguridad (junto a los militares, sus dianas preferidas) se veían impotentes para contrarrestar la embestida criminal. En febrero de 1980, tras el atentado en Ispáster que acabó con la vida de seis guardias, comienza su actividad una nueva unidad de élite de la Guardia Civil: el Grupo Antiterrorista Rural (GAR) cuyos objetivos eran reconquistar el espacio público, dar seguridad a personas e instituciones, luchar contra la banda con nuevos métodos y llegar hasta el último rincón de las provincias vascas para sentar las bases de la información antiterrorista. En definitiva, acosar a la ETA y su entorno hasta su última madriguera. Treinta años después, invertidas las tornas, la ETA fue derrotada, aunque nunca lo reconociera. De la mano de Juan José Mateos, veterano de la unidad y víctima de la ETA, esta es la historia de su peor pesadilla y una de las causas principales de su desaparición: el GAR, a quien debemos gran parte de la victoria de la democracia contra la barbarie.

Juan José Mateos (Author), José María Agulló (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Biografías breves - Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King (hijo) sigue siendo un faro en la lucha por la igualdad y contra el racismo. Se había formado como pastor metodista, había estudiado sociología y teología, pero iba a dejar su huella como uno de los líderes más notorios del movimiento por los derechos civiles, el movimiento que buscaba terminar con la brutal discriminación impuesta a la gente negra en Estados Unidos. Inclinado a una visión no violenta de la desobediencia civil, el Reverendo King tuvo un rol crucial en varios pasajes de esa historia: el boicot a los autobuses segregados, el famosísimo (y tergiversado) discurso 'yo tengo un sueño...', sus polémicas y acercamientos con Malcolm X, su oposición a la guerra de Vietnam que le valió amenazas y persecuciones. Martin Luther King fue asesinado en 1968 mientras organizaba la llamada Campaña de los Pobres, bajo circunstancias que todavía generan controversia,. Su vida sigue inspirando a multitud de personas que bregan por la justicia alrededor de mundo. Este audiolibro está narrado en español latino - -

Luis Machado (Author), Varios Narradores (Narrator)

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Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law

Nonie Darwish lived for thirty years in a majority Muslim nation. Everything about her life?family, sexuality, hygiene, business, banking, contracts, economics, politics, social issues, everything?was dictated by the Islamic law code known as Sharia. But Sharia isn't staying in majority Muslim nations. Darwish now lives in the West and brings a warning; the goal of radical Islam is to bring Sharia law to your country. If that happens, the fabric of Western law and liberty will be ripped in two. Under Sharia law: - A woman can be beaten for talking to men who are not her relatives and flogged for not wearing a headdress - Daughters, sisters, and wives can be legally killed by the men in their family - Non-Muslims can be beheaded, and their Muslim killers will not receive the death penalty - Certain kinds of child molestation are allowed - The husband of a 'rebellious' wife can deny her medical care or place her under house arrest Think it can't happen? In 2008, England?once the seat of Western liberty and now the home of many Muslim immigrants?declared that Sharia courts in Britain have the force of law. When Muslim populations reach as little as 1 or 2 percent, says Darwish, they begin making demands of the larger community, such as foot-level faucets for washing before praying in public schools, businesses, and airports. 'Airports in Kansas City, Phoenix, and Indianapolis are among those who have already installed foot baths for Muslim cab drivers,' writes Darwish. These demands test how far Westerners will go in accommodating the Muslim minority. How far will they push? The Organization of the Islamic Conference works to Islamize international human rights laws and apply Sharia 'standards' for blasphemy to all nations. The penalty for blasphemy? Death. Weaving personal experience together with extensive documentation and research, Darwish exposes the facts and reveals the global threat posed by Sharia law. Anyone concerned about Western rights and liberties ignores her warning and analysis at their peril.

Nonie Darwish (Author), Carol Jacobanis (Narrator)

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Strong Girls, Strong World: A Practical Guide to Helping Them Soar--and Creating a Better Future for

You Can Make a Global Impact―One Girl at a Time In Strong Girls, Strong World, Dale Hanson Bourke draws on her international leadership and reporting experience to offer personal insights we can all use as a road map to understanding the issues girls face―and the tangible ways we can each make a difference. Filled with personal stories, hope-filled examples, and specific opportunities, readers will discover - how investing in girls changes communities and entire countries - eight areas that create high-impact investments for girls - what leading organizations are doing to change the lives of girls, and - dozens of specific and practical ways you can make a difference today. Investing in the life of a girl can bring about global change. In Strong Girls, Strong World, you'll find out how to take the first steps.

Dale Hanson Bourke (Author), Dale Hanson Bourke (Narrator)

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Tyranny of the Minority: How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All

Brought to you by Penguin. An urgent follow-up to international bestseller How Democracies Die, by two world-leading experts on democracy In this razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw on their combined expertise of over 40 years to offer a dire warning about right-wing efforts to undermine multiracial democracy. Exploring the 2024 American election and the Capitol riots, as well as global examples from history including post-1945 Germany and Brazil and Chile during the '60s and '70s, the authors show how ossified political conventions can be pernicious enablers of minority rule, creating a situation in which partisan minorities can consistently thwart and even rule over popular majorities. With its urgent call for a radical reform of our antiquated institutions for the benefit of the majority, and a citizens' movement to put enough pressure on lawmakers to act before it's too late, Tyranny of the Minority is a must-read for every participant in the emerging democratic reform movement. ©2023 Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky (Author), Fred Sanders (Narrator)

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Mao's America: A Survivor's Warning

An inspiring survivor of Mao's Cultural Revolution in China makes a passionate case that history is eerily repeating itself as the Woke Revolution spreads across America. Xi Van Fleet lived through the horrors of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a schoolgirl. Forced to the countryside with other young Chinese for re-education after high school, she later escaped communism and found freedom and new a life in America. But more than 30 years later, Xi disturbingly sees signs of the same Cultural Marxism that ravaged her birth country of China threatening to destroy the America she now calls home. This is her dire warning to the United States. Xi compellingly tells the story of two Cultural Revolutions: one driven by Mao and the Chinese Communist Party during her childhood and the one unfolding in today's America from the progressive left. With captivating personal stories and extensive historic research, Xi reveals the stunning similarities of these two revolutions. This fascinating book shows readers that both revolutions: - Use Marxist tactics of division, indoctrination, deception, coercion, cancelation, subversion and violence. - Aim to destroy the foundation of the traditional culture to replace it with Marxist ideologies. - Weaponize youth, using them as their means to an end. - Share the same goal of achieving absolute power at the expense of the people. - Lead to the same ending: loss of freedom and totalitarian rule. Readers will be captivated by the riveting personal story of a Chinese immigrant to the United States who overcame fear and reluctance to get involved in the movement to save America. Her political activism begins with a school board speech in 2021 against Critical Race Theory in Loudoun County, Virginia that unexpectedly goes viral and ignites national media attention. Xi now devotes her life to educating the American public on the shocking parallels between these two revolutions. Because only when Americans understand what is really happening will they rise up and resist the communist takeover of America.

Xi Van Fleet (Author), Ava Wong, James Lindsay, Xi Van Fleet (Narrator)

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The Canceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and

Brought to you by Penguin. A new way of thinking about cancel culture and the much-needed antidote for our dangerous and divisive times Cancel culture isn't just a moral panic: it erodes our ability to argue productively, listen generously and to be civil when we disagree. Whether on university campuses, in the workplace or on social media, it is a dysfunctional part of how individuals battle for power, status, and dominance. It's just one symptom of a much larger problem: why bother refuting your opponents, when you can just take away their platform or career? In this book, Lukianoff and Shlott analyze the pervasive effects of cancel culture, drawing on original research and data, along with hundreds of new examples showing how the left and the right both work to silence their enemies in different ways. Eye-opening, urgent and transformative, The Canceling of the American Mind offers concrete steps towards reclaiming a culture of free speech, with materials specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders and all those who use social media. It shows how we can all harness intellectual humility to become more resilient and open minded. ©2023 Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Greg Lukianoff, Rikki Schlott (Author), Rikki Schlott (Narrator)

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[German] - Chinesisches Roulette: Ein Ex-Mitglied der roten Milliardärskaste packt aus

Der SPIEGEL-Bestseller, von dem die chinesische Regierung nicht will, dass wir ihn hören: Money, Macht und Willkür in China Wann ist man wirklich mächtig? Wenn auf dem Konto eine Milliarde liegt? Wenn die Ehefrau mit der Frau des Premiers beim Shoppen große Geschäfte macht?Desmond Shum wächst in Shanghai und Hongkong auf. Nach dem Studium in den USA stürzt er sich ins Beijinger Businessleben mit dem Blickwinkel eines Outsiders und den richtigen Connections. Er scheffelt mit Immobilientransaktionen Geld. Ehefrau Whitney pflegt Beziehungen zu Ehefrauen wichtiger politischer Akteure. Und doch sind Desmond Shum die Hände gebunden, als Whitney, Multimilliardärin wie er, spurlos verschwindet. Wem aber konnte Whitney Duan gefährlich werden? Was wusste sie über Staatspräsident Xi Jinping - oder was außer Ärger mit der Staatsführung könnte hinter ihrem plötzlichen Verschwinden sonst stecken?Ein brisanter Augenzeugenbericht aus der neureichen Wirtschaftselite Chinas: Die Hintergründe der 'Explosion' des chinesischen Kapitalismus in den 2000er Jahren, erzählt von einem, der mit verstrickt war und mitverdient hat.Selten hat es jemand gewagt, so offen über das zu schreiben, was in China Macht bedeutet. Ein aufsehenerregender Blick auf die chinesische Elite, exzessive Bereicherung und den Widerstreit von Kapitalismus und kommunistischer Partei.-

Desmond Shum (Author), Johannes Steck (Narrator)

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