{"title":"Fiction--Biographical","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"james-baldwin-early-novels-stories-loa-97-go-tell-it-on-the-mountain-giovannis-room-another-country-going-to-meet-the-man","title":"James Baldwin: Early Novels \u0026 Stories (Loa #97): Go Tell It on the Mountain \/ Giovanni's Room \/ Another Country \/ Going to Meet the Man","description":"Here, in a Library of America volume edited by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, is the fiction that established James Baldwin's reputation as a writer who fused unblinking realism and rare verbal eloquence. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), tells the story, rooted in Baldwin's own experience, of a preacher's son coming of age in 1930's Harlem. Ten years in the writing, its exploration of religious, sexual, and generational conflicts was described by Baldwin as \"an attempt to exorcise something, to find out what happened to my father, what happened to all of us.\" \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room \u003c\/i\u003e(1956) is a searching, and in its day controversial, treatment of the tragic self-delusions of a young American expatriate at war with his own homosexuality. \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e (1962), a wide-ranging exploration of America's racial and sexual boundaries, depicts the suicide of a gifted jazz musician and its ripple effect on those who knew him. Complex in structure and turbulent in mood, it is in many ways Baldwin's most ambitious novel. \u003ci\u003eGoing to Meet the Man \u003c\/i\u003e(1965) collects Baldwin's short fiction, including the masterful \"Sonny's Blues,\" the unforgettable portrait of a jazz musician struggling with drug addiction in which Baldwin came closest to defining his goal as a writer: \"For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. 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Reluctantly she agrees to teach Sang Ly and does so with the same harshness she applied to her collection duties until they both learn how literacy has the power to instill hope and transcend circumstance.Based on a true story, set in the abject poverty of Cambodia against the backdrop of political oppression and the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1609077059\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781609077051\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Wright, Camron\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Shadow Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shadow Mountain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Oct 2013)","offer_id":46081217953989,"sku":"9781609077051","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781609077051.jpg?v=1776044045"},{"product_id":"the-women-of-the-copper-country","title":"The Women of the Copper Country","description":"From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes \"historical fiction that feels uncomfortably relevant today\" (Kirkus Reviews) about \"America's Joan of Arc\"--the courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world.In July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements has seen enough of the world to know that it's unfair. She's spent her whole life in the mining town of Calumet, Michigan, where men risk their lives for meager salaries--and have barely enough to put food on the table for their families. The women labor in the houses of the elite, and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day, dreading the fateful call of the company man telling them their loved ones aren't coming home. So, when Annie decides to stand up for the entire town of Calumet, nearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle. Yet as Annie struggles to improve the future of her town, her husband becomes increasingly frustrated with her growing independence. She faces the threat of prison while also discovering a forbidden love. On her fierce quest for justice, Annie will see just how much she is willing to sacrifice for the families of Calumet. From one of the most versatile writers in contemporary fiction, this novel is an authentic and moving historical portrait of the lives of the crucial men and women of the early labor movement \"with an important message that will resonate with contemporary readers\" (Booklist).\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1982109599\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781982109592\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Russell, Mary Doria\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jul 2020)","offer_id":46081300463813,"sku":"9781982109592","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781982109592.jpg?v=1776044824"},{"product_id":"hang-the-moon","title":"Hang the Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A rollicking tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e *\"Propulsive.\" --Associated Press * \"Wild, smart, energetic.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e * \"Brilliant and effervescent.\" --NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller a \"rip-roaring, action-packed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about an indomitable young woman in prohibition-era Virginia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her father's daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mother's son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. That's a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House, navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You'll fall in love with Sallie on the very first page and keep rooting for her all the way through to the last\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e) in this thrilling read that \"goes down easy...like the forbidden whisky that defines the life of Sallie Kincaid\" (Associated Press).\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1501117300\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781501117305\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Walls, Jeannette\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2024)","offer_id":46081805320389,"sku":"9781501117305","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781501117305.jpg?v=1776049602"},{"product_id":"total-praise-the-autobiography-richard-smallwood","title":"Total Praise The Autobiography Richard Smallwood","description":"Richard Smallwood is a legend in his own time. After over three decades as one of the most popular inspirational artists in the music business, with classic tunes such as \"Total Praise\", \"Center of My Joy\" and \"I Love the Lord\" to his credit, the Grammy nominated, Stellar and Dove Award winner songwriter and musician continues to enjoy worldwide popularity and influence. With Smallwood's vast accomplishments, it would be easy to rest on his laurels, but that's not his style. Born in Atlanta Georgia and raised in Washington DC, he has been driven since childhood. His stepfather, CL Smallwood, founding pastor of DC's historic Union Temple Baptist Church and other churches all over the country was a tough taskmaster, and his mother Mabel encouraged his early love of music. He began to play by ear at the age of five. By seven, he was taking formal lessons and by eleven had formed his own gospel group made up of neighborhood children. Total Praise: the Autobiography of Richard Smallwood not only chronicles his life as a musician and skillful writer, but it also tells the story of loss, love, grief, mental illness, and victory. Once you begin this book, you won't be able to put it down. 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Die Unruhen waren Folge eines schwachen Königtums und religiöser Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Katholiken und Hugenotten, die intensive Gewalterfahrung für Generationen zum Alltag machten, was Montaignes grundlegenden Skeptizismus verstärkt haben mag.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1546346295\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781546346296\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Zweig, Stefan\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Apr 2017)","offer_id":46099842007237,"sku":"9781546346296","price":6.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781546346296.jpg?v=1776645818"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/fiction-biographical.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}