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Reading Lolita in Tehran High quality books Reading Lolita in Tehran By:Azar Nafisi Published on 2003-12-30 by Random House We all have dreams—things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; several had spent time in jail. They were shy and uncomfortable at first, unaccustomed to being asked to speak their minds, but soon they began to open up and to speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but also about themselves, their dreams and disappointments. Their stories intertwined with those they were reading—Pride and Prejudice, Washington Squa...

A Truck Full of Money High quality books A Truck Full of Money By:Tracy Kidder Published on 2016-09-20 by Random House “A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture.”—Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy—the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul English, the founder of Kayak.com and Lola. Tracy Kidder, the “master of the nonfiction narrative” (The Baltimore Sun) and author of the bestselling classic The Soul of a New Machine, now tells the story of Paul English, a kinetic and unconventional inventor and entrepreneur, who as a boy rebelled against authority. Growing up in working-class Boston, English discovers a medium for his talents the first time he sees a computer. As a young man, despite suffering from what would eventually be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, he begins his pilgrim’s journey through the ups and downs in the brave new world of c...

Another Planet High quality books Another Planet By:Tracey Thorn Published on 2019-02-07 by Canongate Books THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 'Tender, wise and funny' Sunday Express 'Beautifully observed, deadly funny' Max Porter Before becoming an acclaimed musician and writer, Tracey Thorn was a typical teenager: bored and cynical, despairing of her aspirational parents. Her only comfort came from house parties and the female pop icons who hinted at a new kind of living. Returning to the scene of her childhood, Thorn takes us beyond the bus shelters, the pub car parks and the weekly discos, to the parents who wanted so much for their children and the children who wanted none of it. With great wit and insight, Thorn reconsiders the Green Belt post-war dream so many artists have mocked, and yet so many artists have come from. This Book was ranked at 9 by Google Books for keyword Money burning. Book ID of Another Planet...

The Man Who Quit Money High quality books The Man Who Quit Money By:Mark Sundeen Published on 2012-03-06 by Penguin Grand Prize Winner of the 2015 Green Book Festival Mark Sundeen's new book, The Unsettlers, is coming in January 2017 from Riverhead Books In 2000, Daniel Suelo left his life savings-all thirty dollars of it-in a phone booth. He has lived without money-and with a newfound sense of freedom and security-ever since. The Man Who Quit Money is an account of how one man learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. Suelo doesn't pay taxes, or accept food stamps or welfare. He lives in caves in the Utah canyonlands, forages wild foods and gourmet discards. He no longer even carries an I.D. Yet he manages to amply fulfill not only the basic human needs-for shelter, food, and warmth-but, to an enviable degree, the universal desires for companionship, purpose, and spiritual engagement. In retracing the surprising path and guidin...

The KLF High quality books The KLF By:John Higgs Published on 2013-09-26 by Hachette UK 'By far the best book this year, brilliant, discursive and wise' BEN GOLDACRE. The strange tale of the death, life and legacy of the hugely successful band. They were the bestselling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial success and creative freedom. Then they deleted their records, erased themselves from musical history and burnt their last million pounds in a boathouse on the Isle of Jura. And they couldn't say why. This is not just the story of The KLF. It is a book about Carl Jung, Alan Moore, Robert Anton Wilson, Ken Campbell, Dada, Situationism, Discordianism, magic, chaos, punk, rave, the alchemical symbolism of Doctor Who and the special power of the number 23. Wildly unauthorised and unlike any other music biography, THE KLF is a trawl through chaos on the trail of a beautiful, accidental mythology. This Book was ranked at 17 by Google Books for k...

Becoming My Mother’s Daughter High quality books Becoming My Mother’s Daughter By:Erika Gottlieb Published on 2009-07-19 by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press Becoming My Mother’s Daughter: A Story of Survival and Renewal tells the story of three generations of a Jewish Hungarian family whose fate has been inextricably bound up with the turbulent history of Europe, from the First World War through the Holocaust and the communist takeover after World War II, to the family’s dramatic escape and emmigration to Canada. The emotional centre and narrative voice of the story belong to Eva, an artist, dreamer, and writer trying to work through her complex and deep relationship with her mother, whose portrait she cannot paint until she completes her journey through memory. The core of the book is Eva’s riveting recollection of the last months of World War II in Budapest, seen through a child’s eyes, and is reminiscent in its power of scenes in Joy Kogawa’s Obasan. Exploring the bond between generation...

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin High quality books Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin By:Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin,Katherine Haramundanis Published on 1996-03-21 by Cambridge University Press Scientific and personal autobiography of the greatest woman astronomer of all time. The most famous graduate from Newnham College. This Book was ranked at 16 by Google Books for keyword Cambridge equation. Book ID of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's Books is LYh6hZaMqZcC, Book which was written byCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin,Katherine Haramundanishave ETAG "hQvGkiqY9NE" Book which was published by Cambridge University Press since 1996-03-21 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780521483902 and ISBN 10 Code is 0521483905 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "277 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryBiography and Autobiography This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Bo...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave High quality books Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave By:Frederick Douglass Published on 2019-06-12 by Lulu.com Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave Frederick Douglass during his time in Lynn, Massachusetts. It is generally held to be the most famous of a number of narratives written by former slaves during the same period. In factual detail, the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass encompasses eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man. This Book was ranked at 12 by Google Books for keyword Money burning. Book ID of Narrative of the Life of Frederick D...

Trauma: The Story of My Life High quality books Trauma: The Story of My Life By:COLONEL I. B. CHAOS Published on 2011-07-14 by AuthorHouse Trauma: The Story of My Life. This is a true story that I hope will amuse you. It chronicles the trials and tribulations from birth to present retirement. Along the way, you will find many stories of crazy and near crazy adventures I have had and want to share with you. The book is ddeicated to The Three Amigos, Doctor, Lawyer, and Indian Chief who have shared many of these adventures from kindergarten to senility. Names have been fictionalized to protect the innocent; enjoy. This Book was ranked at 20 by Google Books for keyword Money burning. Book ID of Trauma: The Story of My Life's Books is Z6mILb6wdkoC, Book which was written byCOLONEL I. B. CHAOShave ETAG "ZmnSzQW6pR0" Book which was published by AuthorHouse since 2011-07-14 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781463428440 and ISBN 10 Code is 1463428448 Reading Mode in Text Status is ...

The Man Who Knew Infinity High quality books The Man Who Knew Infinity By:Robert Kanigel Published on 2016-04-26 by Simon and Schuster A biography of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The book gives a detailed account of his upbringing in India, his mathematical achievements, and his mathematical collaboration with English mathematician G. H. Hardy. The book also reviews the life of Hardy and the academic culture of Cambridge University during the early twentieth century. This Book was ranked at 6 by Google Books for keyword Cambridge equation. Book ID of The Man Who Knew Infinity's Books is m08ADAAAQBAJ, Book which was written byRobert Kanigelhave ETAG "H5WD1tJIpoM" Book which was published by Simon and Schuster since 2016-04-26 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781476763491 and ISBN 10 Code is 1476763496 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "464 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryBiography...

A Long Strange Trip High quality books A Long Strange Trip By:Dennis McNally Published on 2007-12-18 by Three Rivers Press The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicist–a must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s’ counterculture. From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture. The creative synchronicity among Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan exploded out of the artistic ferment of the early sixties’ roots and folk scene, providing the soundtrack for the Dionysian revels of the counterculture. To those in the know, the Dead was an ongoing tour de force: a band whose constant commitment to exploring new realms lay at the center of a thirty-year journey through an ever-shifting array of musical, cultural, ...

The Accountant's Story High quality books The Accountant's Story By:Roberto Escobar Published on 2009-02-25 by Hachette UK |I have many scars. Some of them are physical, but many more are scars on my soul. A bomb sent to kill me while I was in a maximum security prison has made me blind, yet now I see the world more clearly than I have ever seen it before. I have lived an incredible adventure. I watched as my brother, Pablo Escobar, became the most successful criminal in history, but also a hero to many of the people of Colombia. My brother was loved and he was feared. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in his funeral procession, and certainly as many people celebrated his death.| These are the words of Roberto Escobar-the top accountant for the notorious and deadly Medellín Cartel, and brother of Pablo Escobar, the most famous drug lord in history. At the height of his reign, Pablo's multibillion-dollar operation smuggled tons of cocaine each week into countries all o...

Gunfights & Gunfighters High quality books Gunfights & Gunfighters By:Gordon A. Hunsaker Published on 2010-03-02 by iUniverse Amid the backdrop of World War II, race riots, and police corruption, a white police officer in Phoenix, Arizona, guns down an on-duty, black cop from his same department. The community’s residents pick sides, and while the second trial ends in an acquittal, the battle isn’t over. The detective, “Frenchy” Navarre, returns to duty but is shot dead when he encounters Officer Joe Davis, the slain officer’s partner. This is just one of the fascinating tales told by Gordon A. Hunsaker, who also recalls: Surviving his youth on the streets of Los Angeles Fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War A series of stories that cops normally only tell each other Piloting helicopters and airplanes while on the job Battling his toughest opponent – cancer And much more! This compilation of musings, observations, and police lore is insightful, though...