Títulos em Cultural e Regional

My aim is to shed light on the transformative power of God's redemption through my own journey. While many understand the principles of redemption academically, confusion often arises when life's challenges confront believers. For those who've relinquished dreams to shame, I invite you into my journey—from earliest memories to ministry failure and eventual restoration, in hopes of offering solace and understanding to those who have lost their way. Let my experiences illuminate the path to understanding and embracing the transformative grace of God in every pitfall and setback life presents.

'Indian Genius is an essential work for understanding the story of modern America.' - Eric Schmidt, Former CEO & Chairman, Google It is virtually impossible to turn on CNN, read the Wall Street Journal, go to a hospital, attend a university, or browse a bookstore without encountering a sea of...

'The story of my cricketing life flows like a Hitchcock thriller: a little twist here, another there...' An iconic figure in the world of cricket in the 1970s and 1980s, Mohinder Amarnath started his career as a batsman who was found suspect against short-pitched fast bowling and finished it as...

Fiona Foley Provocateur provides insights into the life of one of Australia’s most influential urban Aboriginal and activist artists. From her beginnings in Hervey Bay, Queensland, it follows her young adult life in Sydney where she co-founded Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-Operative in 1986, to her rise through the art world and, most recently, into an academic life.

This personal memoir is brought to you by Tracie Keolalani, a true local girl tita ē. Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, she takes us on her journey of discovering the truth behind her homeland and her people. As a "brownish" local girl, she weaves in personal experiences of systemic racism, prejudice, and struggle. Honestly and wholeheartedly, she lets us peek into the sorrow, beauty, and humor of her world as she struggles to find her own identity and voice.

Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award One woman’s extraordinary journey from child bride to global changemaker At just 10 years old, Sonita Alizada was nearly sold into marriage. By the time she turned 16, her price was set at $9,000—a sum meant to buy her future for someone...

Mummy, why do you always have to leave for 17A… 17A Keong Saik Road recounts Charmaine Leung's growing-up years on Keong Saik Road in the 1970s when it was a prominent red-light precinct in Chinatown in Singapore. An interweaving of past and present narratives, 17A Keong Saik Road tells of...

Jenny’s dad “Grizz” was as large as his boisterous laugh and hailed as his daughter’s hero. High on acid, the father of four girls turned violent, triggering fear and unspeakable misery that sent the girls running. Jenny’s mom was an authentic 70's hippy who grew up on the streets and in the system. She worked her fingers to the bone to keep her family together, but the odds were against her. The idea of her girls living the same life she had lived, sent her mental health spiraling.

Profoundly honest and moving, Kihiani is the uplifting story of an Inuk artist’s journey to healing and self-discovery Born in Fort Churchill, Manitoba, but raised in Arviat, a predominantly Inuit community on the western edges of Hudson Bay, Susan and her six siblings grew up in a humble but...

A deeply personal account of a young Black woman who set out to shake up her life by moving abroad but got a lot more than she bargained for. Surviving Paris is not Emily in Paris. It’s not a story of moving to the City of Light, meeting a dashing Frenchman, and raising beret-wearing enfants...

Those Boys on the Hill is a biographical coming-of-age story about three inner-city, African American brothers growing up in a group home in a farming community in Pennsylvania. Elliott Glover uses a mix of humor, sadness, and raw situational honesty to share the harrowing experiences that shaped the men he and his brothers Jacque and Iszel have become.

Following a ski accident that left Clayton immobile for nearly six months, he grappled with severe depression, culminating in a life-changing moment at the Golden Gate Bridge. A voice in his head said, "There has got to be another way," which set him on a transformative journey, eventually leading to meditation. Through this practice, he began to view his past through a new lens, gaining profound insights into his childhood trauma and achieving rare states of consciousness akin to spiritual enlightenment that lasted for several years.

Dreams of a Lost Youth describes the story of the lives of several young passionate students, a playboy; a poet; four students with different ideologies; and a science student, in Tehran, Iran, before and after the revolution that toppled the Shah in 1979. It describes how they joined these various groups that opposed the Shah’s dictatorship and how they suffered after the revolution led by the Ayatollah Khomeini government.

"Resilience Across Borders: From Iran to America" encapsulates the riveting memoir, "SplendidVenus, A Dream," weaving a tapestry of courage, perseverance, and the pursuit of freedom. Across its expansive 89,000-word narrative, the author unveils a rich mosaic of life experiences set against the tumultuous backdrop of post-revolutionary Iran. Within this landscape of societal constraints and pervasive misogyny, the author embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery and resilience, ultimately charting a course towards the shores of America.

Sonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time. His seven-decade career has been well documented, but the backstage life of the man once called "the only jazz recluse" has gone largely untold—until now. Based on more than 200 interviews with Rollins himself, family members, friends, and collaborators, as well as Rollins' personal archive, Saxophone Colossus is the comprehensive portrait of this legendary saxophonist and composer, civil rights activist and environmentalist.

The Way My Life Turned Out by Jessica Platner is a heartfelt memoir that takes listeners through the journey of a woman navigating love, loss, resilience, and identity against the backdrop of Soviet-era Belarus and later Israel. Through vivid stories of family life, her father’s imprisonment, and the challenges of emigrating, Jessica weaves a deeply personal narrative that captures both the struggles and joys of her experience.

"That's What I Thought" is a coming-of-age memoir that transports listeners to a simpler time. Back to childhood, where lifelong bonds were forged with family, friends, and neighbors and where a foundation of values was built that lasts a lifetime. Set in rural southeastern Kentucky in the 1960's, it captures the nostalgia and charm of small town living through the eyes of the narrator. Growing up in a rural area in the 1960's was a remarkable experience that will be lost if not put to paper.

Following an obsessive mind trying (and failing) to find relief, The Black Pool is a gripping thrill-ride through violent, chaotic underworlds. Tracing the roots of an illness through the failures of youth and adolescence and finally back to childhood, it's about all the wrong places where addicts look for transcendence - from work, to relationships, to writing, to anger.

يسرد الكاتب وهو لواء سابق بوزارة الداخلية،يومياته المليئة بالأحداث المثيرة بالتحديات الكبيرة والتي تضمنت ماتعرض له فيها من قدرة على تحقيق انجازات تقارب...

"الصدمة العاطفية ليست كلها شرًا إن فيها جانب إيجابي. إنها تفتح العينين على الاختيار الخطأ والمشاعر المزيفة التي أدت الى الخديعة أو الخيانة. إنها تنبه الحواس وتفتح...