Títulos em Cultural e Regional

My Berlin Koffer is a time capsule of West Berlin between 1976 and 1986, a time when the city was literally an island of freedom in the middle of Eastern Europe, restricted by the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall. After a few years of teaching in England and in France, Mimi is looking for a change in her life. West Berlin in the 1970s offers affordable rents, a good university, part-time jobs, and an abundance of cultural events.

In Whatevs: A Texan’s Guide to Doing Dumb Stuff with Confidence, Michael J. Melton turns a lifetime of misadventures into a laugh-out-loud confession of faith, family, and foolishness. From melting toy cars in a space heater to accidentally starting a small-town legend, Michael has tripped, stumbled, and face-planted through life with more enthusiasm than coordination—and lived to tell the tale.

A River Is Made is a true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE to the United States, it traces the journey of an Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.

My Desire to Win is a raw, powerful testimony of survival, addiction, betrayal, and redemption. From the streets of Chicago to prison cells, from gang leadership to God’s healing hand—Sister Ruby walks listeners through the darkest chapters of her life with unflinching honesty and Spirit-filled hope. This isn’t just a story—it’s a war cry for every soul still fighting to be free. If you’ve ever felt too broken, too lost, or too far gone—this book is for you. You’re not alone. And your desire to win still lives.

The post-industrial city of Akron, Ohio is losing its trees. Politicians have been selling off the community’s greenspace instead of fixing up the areas in blight. However when a developer comes in with plans to destroy a forested wetland on White Pond Drive, a group of concerned citizens begin speaking up. One of the people involved is a biology teacher hoping to protect the frogs and other wildlife in the area before her memories of them are all that’s left.

In the mid-1800s, the Grant and McFarland families struggled to survive in Motherwell, Scotland's harsh, unforgiving landscape. Hard labor, loss, and poverty define their lives, but a dream of a better future pulls them forward—a future across the ocean in America.

In Hope for the Holler, a seasoned foster parent, Appalachia advocate, and social services professional takes listeners on a no-nonsense, insider’s journey through the foster care crisis in West Virginia. This is a book born of heartbreak, honesty, and hope. From funeral homes and pharmacies to family courtrooms and kitchen tables, the realities of the foster care system come to life—messy, broken, and urgent. What sets this book apart is its raw authenticity and unflinching voice: equal parts social commentary, investigative journalism, and policy proposal.

»So beginnt meine Geschichte. Als Tochter einer weißen Frau und eines Schwarzen Mannes. Zwischen Sange, Südtansania, und Gera, Thüringen. Zwischen kolonialer Vergangenheit und DDR-Diktatur.«Tupoka Ogette erzählt von der Suche nach Zugehörigkeit, vom Leben in der Gleichzeitigkeit, im Widerspruch, im Dazwischen. Vom Aufwachsen als Schwarzes Kind in der DDR, von Flucht, Verlust, Sexismus und Gewalt – aber auch von Liebe, Mutterschaft, Resilienz und Selbstermächtigung. Von Freundschaften, die sie schließt, und solchen, die sie verliert. Vom Neuanfang in der BRD.

Declaring that you would rather cut your own throat than meet with the Democratic machine boss to talk out your differences was not the usual way to become Mayor of Hoboken in New Jersey’s Hudson County of the 1890s. But that’s exactly what Lawrence Fagan did, prior to winning the job for the first time in 1893. A Democrat but independent in actions and views, Fagan served four consecutive terms during the city’s period of peak immigration and population growth.

Dans ce livre profondément humain, Alain Samson rend hommage à une génération bénie tout en tendant la main à celles qui suivent. Il y parle de reconnaissance, de transmission, de douceur et de paix intérieure. Il nous invite à dire merci au passé sans s’y enfermer, et à accueillir l’avenir avec empathie et confiance. Nous, les chanceux n’est pas un livre sur le passé : c’est une lettre d’amour au monde, un message d’espoir pour l’humanité qui continue.

Journalist Mitch Rubman explores cannabis dispensaries and lounges while discovering the subculture of cannabis, a subculture of 30 million users.

In a world that celebrates the loud and outgoing, how does an introverted daughter of an immigrant rise to leadership in global finance? Quiet Perseverance is the answer to that question. Victoria Liu, a former COO of a prestigious investment bank, shares thirty transformative lessons from her journey as an outsider who turned her perceived weaknesses into formidable strengths.

Los moriscos nunca vencieron su vulnerabilidad, angustia, mortalidad y siempre estuvieron cuestionándose qué hacer, quién ser, por qué luchar y a qué darle valor. Vivieron dentro de un mundo interior de negación debido al sufrimiento y trauma que tuvieron a lo largo de su vida sintiendo una constante lucha interna por extrañar lo que fueron o lo que hubieran querido ser cuestionándose cosas sin encontrar respuestas a las mismas. Fueron conscientes de una realidad donde llegaron a ser lo que no quisieron ser. Donde el pasado dejó de existir.

Born out of grief after the loss of her father, the author dives into family histories to search for answers and comfort. Bringing her ancestors to life, the author shares the stories of five immigrant Jewish families who shape Seattle's early years, its retail culture and its gilded age. In this delightful book, Karen Treiger places herself in the long arc of history and invites the listener to join her time travel. The story telling is masterful as she describes the origin of each family who emigrated to the United States from central and eastern Europe between 1874 and 1913.

Eine spannende Geschichte einer Kindheit die anders war. Mein Spielplatz war die Straße. Die Gegend in der das stattgefunden hat, war München. Nicht Schwabing oder in einem Teil von München wo es gesittet zuging. Es war ein Viertel das einzigartig war. Es war zwischen dem Hasenbergl, wo es damals die höchste Anzahl an Kinder gab und dem Straßenstrich. Grenzen gab es scheinbar keine. Tauchen Sie ein in eine Zeit von 1960 und 1980. Wo Sex noch tabu war, der Sperrbezirk sich noch mitten in München befand und wo es Sex noch nicht im Internet zu entdecken gab.

The Souls of Others is a powerful essay collection by American Book Award winner Shann Ray. Ray depicts the American west as both magnificent and destitute. The mountains are alive. The people are gritty and resilient. Nature offers its bounty but never gives it with ease. Ray, having spent part of his childhood on the Northern Cheyenne reservation, expertly paints a place of family, sorrow, and a connection to Mother Nature that so many Americans have lost.

Mountain Notes: A Nature Diary is a captivating, poetic journal that celebrates the rugged beauty of the Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland where the author returned home to live on her family farm in 2020. Maggie Doyle grew up on this small dairy farm and feels a deep, emotional connection to this landscape and the rhythms of the natural world. Following a thirty-year career in radio production at BBC Northern Ireland, she took early retirement in 2019.

In this deeply personal coming-of-age story, a young man journeys from the familiar nature of Northern Nigeria to the heart of the East, uncovering pieces of himself along the way. Through culture shocks, hard-earned skills, heartbreaks, and hidden caste systems, he learns to survive, adapt, and create.

In Jure Sanguinis: Reclaiming My Great-Grandfather’s Legacy, author Stephanie Frazer shares her personal and determined journey to obtain Italian dual citizenship through the bloodline of her great-grandfather. Guided by the legal principle of jure sanguinis—citizenship by right of blood—Stephanie embarks on a deeply emotional mission to trace her Italian lineage and reconnect with a heritage nearly lost to time.

Americans with African Roots Empowered (A’WA’RE™) offers a grounded and insightful exploration of the history and identity of the Hebrew Israelites, tracing their journey from biblical times through centuries of exile, colonization, and cultural erasure.