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This Spanish nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at Congressman and activist John Lewis, who inspired important change in America with his fight for equal justice. Perfect for young readers, the book also includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. With an extension activity and other helpful features, this book teaches students that one person can make a difference in their community-and their country. Explore the...
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Get the Summary of Bono's Surrender in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Surrender" by Bono is a memoir that intertwines the U2 frontman's medical challenges, such as his unique heart condition and extraordinary lung capacity, with a tapestry of personal memories and reflections on his life and career. Bono delves into his upbringing in 1970s Dublin, marked by the loss of his mother, Iris, and the influence of punk...
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Get the Summary of Sinéad O'Connor's Rememberings in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Rememberings" is the memoir of Sinéad O'Connor, tracing her tumultuous life from a challenging childhood to her rise as a renowned musician. Born to separated parents, O'Connor faced behavioral issues and abuse, leading to her stay at a rehabilitation center. Her mother's death coincided with the start of her music career in...
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Get the Summary of Jonathan Eig's King in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Jonathan Eig's "King" provides a comprehensive look at the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his family's legacy. It begins with the struggles of his parents, Delia and Jim King, as sharecroppers in Georgia, facing racial oppression and poverty. Martin Luther King Sr., influenced by his parents' resilience, pursued a ministry career, eventually...
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Navudaan, beyond being a mere publication, is an emotional journey. It encapsulates the essence of success, the warmth of pride, and the resilience of never giving up. At Navudaan, we present the narratives of changemakers, individuals sculpting a better world. Each story possesses the belief that every effort, no matter how small, contributes to the positive change.In the spirit of love and benevolence, inspired by the altruistic ideals of Mother...
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From Cleveland to all over the world, the life story of a former priest who spoke out against U.S. involvement in Guatemala and fought for peace.
In the wake of the Second Vatican Council 1962-1965 many religious people, especially those serving in Latin America, began to understand a spirituality that transcended sectarianism. Having come from an upwardly mobile Italian American family marked by southern Italian anti-clericalism, Blase was accustomed...
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History Hub presents a complete biography of Anne Frank from start to end, whose remarkable story inspires us even today. On June 12, 1929, Annelies Marie Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Her parents were Edith and Otto Frank. When Hitler became Germany's leader, the family decided to move to Amsterdam. When Germany invaded the Netherlands, the family hid in the office building's secret annex. On August 4, 1944, the German police received a tip...
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From one of the world's most celebrated and admired public figures, Eleanor Roosevelt, a collection of her most treasured sayings-the perfect gift for Mother's Day, graduation, and a new generation of feminists.
With a foreword by Speaker Nancy Pelosi
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. We've all heard this powerful Eleanor Roosevelt adage-it is, perhaps, one of her best known. A wise leader, she knew the power of words, and...
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The author takes the reader on a journey from the sheltered suburban life of a white girl-through trying marijuana and dancing to Janis Joplin during the Summer of Love in San Francisco, having a spiritual epiphany about the Oneness of the Universe while on an entomology camping expedition across Africa, and then returning to realize that the Flower Children she'd left behind had somehow shared her epiphany. Carol is shocked to realize the depths...
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Kate by Claudia Joseph, is a true-life fairy tale: the biography of Kate Middleton, Princess-in-Waiting, who is quite possibly poised to be the next Queen of England. The extraordinary Cinderella story of the beautiful, charming, sophisticated young woman who has snagged Britain's most eligible bachelor, Prince William, Kate is a must-read for all the many followers of the lives, loves, and remarkable turns of the royal family of Great Britain.
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Although much less well known than some other nineteenth century female campaigners, such as Florence Nightingale or Emmeline Pankhurst, Dorothea Beale is nonetheless deserving of wide recognition for her pioneering, and at times radical, ideas. Dorothea's work for the education of girls made just as significant an impact on the liberation of women as did that of Florence Nightingale in ennobling the nursing profession or Emmeline Pankhurst in drawing...
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History Hub presents a complete biography of Karl Marx from start to end, whose remarkable story inspires us even today. Karl Heinrich Marx had a very rough life from having his works outlawed to his children and wife's death and poverty. Even though he conceived of brilliant economic and political ideologies, he ultimately felt like a failure. Marx is well-known as an influential revolutionary, rather than a philosopher whose works influenced and...
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A biography of Harvard's first female faculty member-a pioneer in public health and worker safety.
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Alice Hamilton graduated from medical school in 1893, and after completing internships at hospitals in Minneapolis and Boston, she rejected private practice and began dedicating herself to public health. Focusing on the investigation of the health and safety measures-or rather lack thereof-in the nation's factories...
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Raising Fences tells the story of a man whose youth was spent committing petty crimes, experimenting with sex, and developing a mortal fear of police. Like many young black men, Michael Datcher's childhood was marked by the gaping hole left by an absent father. Out of that absence grew the desire to fulfill a dream that seemed almost a fantasy: to leave the streets behind, build a family, and become what he had wanted so badly-a good father. Moving...
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Presents the life of the animal activist, describing his work in nineteenth-century New York to bring attention to the cruel treatment of animals, the intial opposition that he faced from the public, and his founding of the ASPCA in 1866.
16) However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
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In However Long the Night, Aimee Molloy tells the unlikely and inspiring story of Molly Melching, an American woman whose experience as an exchange student in Senegal led her to found Tostan and dedicate almost four decades of her life to the girls and women of Africa.
This moving biography details Melching's beginnings at the University of Dakar and follows her journey of 40 years in Africa, where she became a social entrepreneur and one of humanity's...
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"Robert Tressell and Ragged Trousers" is an exploration into the life of Robert Tressell, a mysterious figure behind the revolutionary novel "The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists." Delving into Tressell's life, early influences, and his journey to becoming a writer, this book unravels the enigmatic author's motivations, struggles, and the societal context that shaped his literary masterpiece.Set against the backdrop of late 19th and early 20th-century...
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Sometimes the best way to tell a story is to take you there. A union carpenter holds her own on the job until she gets hurt. While recovering from an injury, she digs into a mysterious medical situation from her past and old issues resurface. She then learns that she is part of a community who has been systemically duped and erased for not measuring up.Esther is a semi-retired carpenter, and medical sociologist with a background in public health data...
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