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Amour et courage: Mon histoire de famille et de résilience
By Jagmeet Singh. 2019
Le chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique du Canada, Jagmeet Singh, nous livre le récit fascinant et bouleversant de sa famille…
: une histoire de courage et de résilience face à l'adversité.En octobre 2017, Jagmeet Singh est devenu le premier membre d’une minorité visible à diriger un parti politique majeur au Canada. Cet événement marquant a été célébré à travers le pays. Un mois plus tôt, durant la course à la chefferie du NPD, Jagmeet a tenu des assemblées publiques partout au pays. Durant l’un de ces événements, une perturbatrice dans la foule l’a interrompu avec des accusations racistes. Jagmeet lui a répondu calmement, appelant les Canadiens et Canadiennes à répondre à la haine avec « l’amour et le courage ». Cette réponse est immédiatement devenue virale, et les gens à travers le pays sont devenus curieux. Qui est Jagmeet Singh? Et pourquoi « amour et courage » ? Dans ce récit personnel et touchant, Jagmeet répond à ces questions. Il nous invite à revivre avec lui son passage de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, alors qu’il apprend des leçons importantes et parfois traumatisantes sur les hauts et les bas de la vie, la dépendance, et l’impact de ne pas se sentir à sa place. Nous découvrons sa courageuse famille, notamment sa mère, qui lui enseigne que « nous ne faisons qu’un, nous sommes tous connectés », une leçon inestimable qui a considérablement influencé la personne qu’il est devenu. Il ne s’agit pas de mémoires politiques. C’est l’histoire d’une famille, un récit sur l’amour et le courage, un vibrant rappel que renforcer les liens qui nous unissent est la première étape dans l’édification d’un monde meilleur.The Black Panthers Speak
By Philip S. Foner - editor, Clayborne Carson - introduction, Barbara Ransby - foreword. 2020
From its founding in 1966 to contemporary attempts to censure its history and revise its significance, the Black Panther party…
has aroused fear, hope, pride, vilification, and government-sponsored oppression. The trials of Huey Newton, the Chicago Eight, and the Panther 21 made it enormously difficult for many Americans to distinguish the propaganda from the philosophy; the media's indifference to the Panthers' free breakfast programs, neighborhood clinics, and liberation schools only complicated the problem. This is the first and only collection of the most vital, representative writings of the party. Here are Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, David Hilliard, and Fred Hampton; Kathleen Cleaver and other Panther women; the party's court battles and acquittals; its positions on black separatism, the power structure, the police, violence, and education; as well as songs and poems. This book explains exactly what the Black Panthers stood for and what issues they confronted, almost all of which remain unresolved today.The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
By Malcolm X, Alex Haley. 2020
One of Time’s 10 most important nonfiction books of the 20th century. Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography…
as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless. It is essential for anyone who wants to understand the African American experience and America as a whole.The shadow president: the truth about Mike Pence
By Michael D'Antonio, Peter Eisner. 2018
The power broker: Robert Moses and the fall of New York (Urban Studies And Biography Ser.)
By Robert A. Caro. 1975
Biographical critique of Robert Moses (1888-1981) as the most powerful man in New York City for almost half a century.…
Behind the scenes he shaped the city's politics and physical structure. Pulitzer Prize. 1974The author of Isaac's Storm (RC 48811) traces the crimes of Dr. H.H. Holmes, a serial killer who preyed on…
young women during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair in the amazing landscape that architect Daniel H. Burnham created in a mere two years. Bestseller. 2003.Bestseller. 2003Alexander Hamilton
By Ron Chernow. 2004
Award-winning author chronicles the life of the foremost American founding father who never became president. Describes Hamilton (1757-1804) as self-pitying,…
cynically manipulative, yet compassionate. Documents his membership in the Constitutional Convention, service as Treasury secretary, and prolific authorship that helped shape U.S. political agendas and institutions. Bestseller. 2004Killing Kennedy: the end of Camelot (Bill O'Reilly's Killing)
By Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard. 2012
Political commentator O'Reilly and historian Dugard, coauthors of Killing Lincoln (DB 73850), chronicle the presidency of John F. Kennedy; the…
life of Lee Harvey Oswald, the former defector to the Soviet Union who killed Kennedy in 1963; and the events that led to the assassination. Bestseller. 2012Killing Lincoln: the shocking assassination that changed America forever (Bill O'Reilly's Killing)
By Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard. 2011
Political commentator O'Reilly and historian Dugard recount the last weeks of the Civil War in the spring of 1865. The…
authors follow actor John Wilkes Booth and his coconspirators as they plotted revenge for the South and assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14. Bestseller. 2011Narrative of the Great Plains, its native tribes, and America's western expansion. Highlights the story of nine-year-old settler Cynthia Ann…
Parker's 1836 kidnapping by Comanches and, later, her son Quanah's rise to chiefdom. Violence. Bestseller. 2010Killing Patton: the strange death of World War II's most audacious general (Bill O'Reilly's Killing)
By Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard. 2014
Political commentator O'Reilly and historian Dugard, authors of Killing Jesus (DB 77565), examine the last year and the death of…
General George S. Patton Jr. (1885-1945); theorize that Patton's death was not due to complications of injuries sustained in a car accident; and detail possible motives for assassination. Bestseller. 2014JFK
By Jonah Winter, A. G. Ford. 2013
An illustrated tribute to the 35th president's White House years, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination,…
offers insight into JFK's cultural significance to everyday Americans. For grades K-3. 2013Bobby Kennedy: a raging spirit
By Chris Matthews. 2017
Journalist and political commentator provides a celebration of the life and work of Robert Francis Kennedy. Discusses his time in…
the Navy, his role as attorney general in his brother's administration, his 1968 presidential campaign, and more. 2017The big picture: the fight for the future of movies
By Ben Fritz. 2018
A Wall Street Journal reporter looks at the state of the motion picture industry in the twenty-first century. Using the…
2014 hacked Sony emails as a jumping-off point, he examines trends like huge movie franchises, the place for lower budget films, and the growth of streaming content services. Bestseller. 2018Tiger Woods
By Jeff Benedict, Armen Keteyian. 2018
Two sports journalists present a portrait of professional golfer Woods. Covers his relationships with the parents who pushed him to…
succeed, his rise as a superstar athlete, his public life and marriage to a Swedish model, and the scandals that brought him low. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2018I'll be gone in the dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
By Michelle McNamara. 2018
The late author's lifelong interest in true crime culminated in investigating the never-identified serial-killing rapist who plagued California in the…
seventies and eighties, whom she dubbed the Golden State Killer. This detailed telling of what she learned was completed posthumously by her researcher. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2018Fuego y furia: dentro de la Casa Blanca de Trump
By Michael Wolff. 2018
Journalist examines the first nine months of President Trump's administration. Discusses--among other things--the White House staff's opinions of Trump, the…
reasons for FBI director James Comey's firing, and the state of White House strategies following Steve Bannon's departure. Strong language. Spanish language. 2018The clean 20: 20 foods, 20 days, total transformation
By Ian K. Smith. 2018
Fitness enthusiast and medical doctor provides a twenty-day meal plan drawn from twenty natural less-processed foods including vegetables, fruits, grains,…
fat, dairy, eggs, meat, and fish. Discusses the value of each of the foods, and includes shopping tips, recipes, and twenty-minute fitness workouts. Bestseller. 2018The list: a week-by-week reckoning of Trump's first year
By Amy Siskind. 2018
Compilation of weekly lists that the author maintained throughout the first year of Donald Trump's presidency. Tracks actions undertaken by…
the Trump administration that Siskind believes threaten democratic norms. Chronicles the behavior and decisions that made headlines as well as smaller acts. 2018War on peace: the end of diplomacy and the decline of American influence
By Ronan Farrow. 2018
Examination of the role of diplomacy in America's international affairs from the 1990s to the early twenty-first century. Discusses the…
impacts of deprioritizing diplomatic experience and efforts, increased militarization, and more. Draws on interviews with former secretaries of state, including Henry Kissinger, and others. Bestseller. 2018