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So Much to Be Done: The Writings of Breast Cancer Activist Barbara Brenner
ISBN: 9780816699445 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "What kind of cancer is it?" was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His answer: "You don't need to know that." Wrong response. Brenner, who was already an activist, made knowing her business and spreading knowledge her mission. The power behind Breast Cancer Action(R) and its transformative Think Before You Pink campaign, Barbara Brenner brought an abundance of wit, courage, and clarity to the cause and forever changed the conversation. What had been construed as an individual crisis could now be seen for what it... "What kind of cancer is it?" was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His a... |
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94,57 zł |
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A Refugee from His Race: Albion W. Tourgée and His Fight against White Supremacy
ISBN: 9781469627953 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During one of the darkest periods of U.S. history, when white supremacy was entrenching itself throughout the nation, the white writer-jurist-activist Albion W. Tourgee (1838-1905) forged an extraordinary alliance with African Americans. Acclaimed by blacks as "one of the best friends of the Afro-American people this country has ever produced" and reviled by white Southerners as a race traitor, Tourgee offers an ideal lens through which to reexamine the often caricatured relations between progressive whites and African Americans. He collaborated closely with African Americans in founding an...
During one of the darkest periods of U.S. history, when white supremacy was entrenching itself throughout the nation, the white writer-jurist-activist...
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267,08 zł |
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The Strains of War
ISBN: 9781514259696 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Could Cannabis Be the Cure to Combat PTSD? The Strains of War Is the Provoking New TRUE STORY Release by a Veteran Struggling to Cultivate a Cure and Recover from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A solider going to war knows to expect the unexpected, and R.'Doc' Gage Amsler encountered a lot of expected and unexpected trauma during his time in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan working in/in support of the United States military forces. But he also stumbled upon a legendary cure hidden in the mountains along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan - the Hindu Kush. He'd heard plenty about this...
Could Cannabis Be the Cure to Combat PTSD? The Strains of War Is the Provoking New TRUE STORY Release by a Veteran Struggling to Cultivate a Cure and ...
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34,35 zł |
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Breaking Through Barriers: The Journey
ISBN: 9781517662929 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Have you ever felt like life was beating up on you because you dared to be different or tried to defend what you felt was right? This author describes the painful details from her childhood as she pioneered during the most challenging times of her life-the times when schools in the South were being desegregated. Although the challenges described in this book took place during the Civil Rights Movement, the experiences shared by the author are by no means limited to color barriers. The author shares her story to encourage anyone who may be perceived as different-no matter if they are young or...
Have you ever felt like life was beating up on you because you dared to be different or tried to defend what you felt was right? This author describes...
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51,01 zł |
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When Justice Just Is: Confessing Brokenness, Cultivating Joy, and Creating Space for Authenticity in the Justice Movement
ISBN: 9781512712711 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book will help keep generations of world-changers in the game, instead of tapping out because the struggle is too great." --Tim Coleman, Founder & Lead Pastor at Brown's Mill Church " A] refreshingly honest and an inspiring read." -- Idelette McVicker, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of SheLoves magazine.com "This book will] benefit those who run non-profits, those who work for them, and those who fund them." -- F. Volker Greifenhagen, Academic Dean at Luther College How do we reconcile joy and sorrow in a world that is both beautiful and... "This book will help keep generations of world-changers in the game, instead of tapping out because the struggle is too great." --Tim Colema... |
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120,73 zł |
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When Justice Just Is: Confessing Brokenness, Cultivating Joy, and Creating Space for Authenticity in the Justice Movement
ISBN: 9781512712728 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book will help keep generations of world-changers in the game, instead of tapping out because the struggle is too great." --Tim Coleman, Founder & Lead Pastor at Brown's Mill Church " A] refreshingly honest and an inspiring read." -- Idelette McVicker, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of SheLoves magazine.com "This book will] benefit those who run non-profits, those who work for them, and those who fund them." -- F. Volker Greifenhagen, Academic Dean at Luther College How do we reconcile joy and sorrow in a world that is both beautiful and... "This book will help keep generations of world-changers in the game, instead of tapping out because the struggle is too great." --Tim Colema... |
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199,64 zł |
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So Much to Be Done: The Writings of Breast Cancer Activist Barbara Brenner
ISBN: 9780816699438 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "What kind of cancer is it?" was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His answer: "You don't need to know that." Wrong response. Brenner, who was already an activist, made knowing her business and spreading knowledge her mission. The power behind Breast Cancer Action(R) and its transformative Think Before You Pink campaign, Barbara Brenner brought an abundance of wit, courage, and clarity to the cause and forever changed the conversation. What had been construed as an individual crisis could now be seen for what it... "What kind of cancer is it?" was the first question Barbara Brenner asked her doctor after hearing that the lump in her breast was malignant. His a... |
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352,21 zł |
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My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman's Journey from Prison to Power
ISBN: 9780295995557 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lu Hsiu-lien's journey is the story of Taiwan. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. The election in 2000 of Democratic Progressive Party leader Chen Shui-bian to the presidency, with Lu as his vice president, ended more than fifty years of rule by the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party). Taiwan's painful struggle for democratization is dramatized here in the life of Lu, a feminist leader and... Lu Hsiu-lien's journey is the story of Taiwan. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independen... |
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147,14 zł |
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Things Get Rearranged: How E. Dudley Parsons and His Passion for Justice Sent Me from Minnesota to Moscow
ISBN: 9781514210420 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a child, Janet Parsons Mackey witnessed her grandfather's passion for progressive politics, civil rights, and the Russian Revolution. Lively debates on justice and politics were commonplace. Then came the Red Scare and the oppressive paranoia of the McCarthy era. Silence replaced conversation and discussion for many in her family, distancing them from a grandfather who continued to express his views through meetings, speeches, and newspaper columns. E. Dudley Parsons was never complacent-and never silenced. "Things Get Rearranged" represents author Parsons Mackey's attempt to... As a child, Janet Parsons Mackey witnessed her grandfather's passion for progressive politics, civil rights, and the Russian Revolution. Lively deb... |
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69,39 zł |
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Explicit Notions of A Born Rebel
ISBN: 9781514713181 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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185,62 zł |
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Explicit Notions of A Born Rebel
ISBN: 9781514752609 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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92,83 zł |
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A Brief Biography of Susan B. Anthony
ISBN: 9781518868757 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1884 as a portion of "Our Famous Women: An Authorized Record of Their Lives and Deeds," this paperback edition describes the life and work of American woman suffrage leader and social reformer Susan B. Anthony.
Originally published in 1884 as a portion of "Our Famous Women: An Authorized Record of Their Lives and Deeds," this paperback edition describes the l...
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27,80 zł |
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Seven Slave Narratives, seven books including: Narrative of the Life Of Frederick Douglass An American Slave; My Bondage and My Freedom; Twelve Years A Slave; The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
ISBN: 9781781395479 / Angielski / Twarda / 1056 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In one volume there are seven slave narratives, compelling, harrowing at times and beautiful stories of hope in the midst of deep adversity. 1. Narrative of the Life Of Frederick Douglass An American Slave. Frederick Douglass's eloquently written first autobiography was one of the most persuasive forces for emancipation, as well as for the enlistment of black soldiers in the Union army. It is written beautifully and the story flies past - a dazzling and awful account of slavery. 2. My Bondage and My Freedom. This is Frederick Douglass's second autobiography written ten years after his...
In one volume there are seven slave narratives, compelling, harrowing at times and beautiful stories of hope in the midst of deep adversity. 1. Narrat...
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411,50 zł |
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This Woman's Work: The Writing and Activism of Bebe Moore Campbell
ISBN: 9781496807588 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Woman's Work presents a social history and critical biography based on the life of award-winning writer Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006). It offers the personal story of a popular novelist, journalist, and mental health advocate. This book examines Campbell's life and activism in two periods: first, as a student at the University of Pittsburgh during the 1960s black student movement and, second, as a mental health advocate near the end of her life in 2006. It describes Campbell's activism within the Black Action Society from 1967 to 1971 and her negotiation of the Black... This Woman's Work presents a social history and critical biography based on the life of award-winning writer Bebe Moore Campbell (1950-2006)... |
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408,57 zł |
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Histoire d'un homme du peuple
ISBN: 9781519537188 / Francuski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Resume L' Homme du peuple est un ouvrier de Saverne, Jean-Pierre Clavel, orphelin eleve par une brave marchande des quatre saisons, la mere Balais, pauvre mais genereuse, qui a fait de lui un bon artisan et l'a envoye a Paris pour se perfectionner dans son etat de menuisier. A Paris, Jean-Pierre se loge dans le quartier des Ecoles, ou il retrouve Emmanuel, un de ses anciens camarades, etudiant en droit, qui lui fait decouvrir la capitale. Il est embauche dans l'atelier de menuiserie Braconneau dont le principal ouvrier, le pere Perrignon, lui fait petit a petit partager ses idees...
Resume L' Homme du peuple est un ouvrier de Saverne, Jean-Pierre Clavel, orphelin eleve par une brave marchande des quatre saisons, la mere Balais, pa...
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100,49 zł |
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Turning Times: Stories of People Who Serve
ISBN: 9781519652942 / Angielski / Miękka / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We are living in troubled times. At least, that is what we are constantly being told: times that are uncertain and frightening, threatening, dangerous, often even deadly. We need, though, to think about what we mean when we say that. For one thing, the point has been made so often-a commonplace now of political or social conversations - that it is in danger of losing its force and becoming little more than a way to get attention. In any case there is nothing new being said by the observation. Times have always been troubled for some people somewhere, while being not so difficult, or even...
We are living in troubled times. At least, that is what we are constantly being told: times that are uncertain and frightening, threatening, dangerous...
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69,63 zł |
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A Model of Prevention: Life Lessons
ISBN: 9781612059266 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An autobiography of a ground-breaking medical doctor. Dr. David A. Hamburg started as a medical student with interest in stress disorders, paying special attention to the propensity toward violence, including the evolution of human aggression. This lead him on a path to becoming one of the most highly celebrated doctors in America - he was a member of President Clinton's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest civilian award of the United States). Most recently, he chaired committees at the United Nations and European...
An autobiography of a ground-breaking medical doctor. Dr. David A. Hamburg started as a medical student with interest in stress disorders, paying spec...
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252,27 zł |
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Some See the Stars: A Mad Journey
ISBN: 9789352067503 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This book is a first person narrative non-fiction that chronicles the lives of institutionalised children and traces the evolution of an organization called Make A Difference (MAD) that works with them.
In 2006, MAD was founded to ensure equitable outcomes for institutionalised children. 2006 was also the year that Archana Rao-D'Cruz moved to Kochi, joined MAD as a volunteer teacher and began working at a street shelter for boys called Sneha Children's Home. Working with the young MAD volunteers gave her an insight into the making of the current generation of Indians. It was inspiring... "This book is a first person narrative non-fiction that chronicles the lives of institutionalised children and traces the evolution of an organization...
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60,29 zł |
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Living Under Terror: A Woman who stood up to a Dictator
ISBN: 9781517055356 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,16 zł |
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Out of Cuba: Memoir of a Journey
ISBN: 9781517118631 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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74,21 zł |
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