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Miss Bangkok is a vivid, powerful and moving memoir of a life spent in prostitution in Thailand. Poor and uneducated, Bua Boonmee escaped an abusive marriage only to end up in the go-go bars of Patpong. There, in the notorious red-light district of Bangkok, she succumbed to prostitution in an effort to support her family.

Male, Female, Other? was created for a broader Christian audience, rather than a specifically Catholic one. It also includes a new introduction by activist and detransitioner Chloe Cole. In it, Jason addresses some of the most challenging questions surrounding the topics of gender theory and gender dysphoria.

So often trans and nonbinary people’s stories are told only through the lens of their struggles and challenges, including their political battles for legal rights, but trans and nonbinary people live rich and fulfilling lives full of joy and community too. Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families is a sweeping compilation of life stories and portraits of trans and nonbinary people, as well as their partners, parents, children, siblings, and chosen family members.

ببساطة الرجل يختلف عن المرأة .. كل منهما ينتهج أسلوب مختلف عند تعامله مع مستجدات الحياة، كل منهما له طريقة في التعامل مع الاضطرابات والمشاكل، تعبير كل طرف عن الحب يختلف عن الآخر، بل أن كلامهما وحديثهما ليس واحدًا!!

José Luis Alvite retrató recientemente a este autor del siguiente modo: "Desde luego ya no quedan muchos como él, que fue siempre eso que se llama un periodista de raza, es decir, un tipo eficaz en el trabajo y caótico en su biografía, uno de aquellos viejos reporteros acostumbrados a la ácida magia de volver a casa con las llaves de otra puerta y pillar dormido al reloj despertador.

காலங்கள்தோறும் பெண்ணின் நிலை எப்படி ஆணுக்குக் கீழானதாக ஆக்கப்பட்டு வந்திருக்கிறது என்பதை இந்திய வரலாற்றின் மதநூல்கள் தொடங்கி மேற்கத்திய ஆய்வுகள், அம்பேத்கரின் எழுத்துக்கள் மற்றும் சமகாலப் பெண்கள் பிரச்சினைகளிலிருந்து அணுகும் ஒரு சமூக ஆய்வு நூல். இது வேதங்கள், திருமணச் சடங்குகள், மந்திரங்கள், மத குருமார்கள் எப்படிப் பெண்ணை அடிமைத்தனம் எனும் 'பாசிக்குட்டையில்' பிணித்துவைத்திருக்கின்றனர் என்பதை ஆதாரங்களுடனும் அறச்சீற்றத்துடனும் முன்வைக்கும் கட்டுரைகளின் தொகுப்பு. கற்பு, குடும்பம், பதிதன்மை என அமைக்கப்பட்ட மரபுகளைக் கட்டுடைக்கும் பெண்ணிய ஆராய்ச்சி ஆயுதம்!

The Variable of Violence will review exactly that, the aggression, chaos, and tension that broils in and through us. Specifically, the seemingly endless battles we face in our journey to understand God, the purpose of work, those whom we associate with, and our own susceptibilities.

When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis became First Lady of the United States over sixty years ago, she stepped into the public spotlight. Although Jackie is perhaps best known for her two highly-publicized marriages, her legacy has endured beyond twentieth-century pop culture and she remains an object of public fascination today. Drawing on a range of sources—from articles penned for the women's pages of local newspapers, to esteemed national periodicals, to fan magazines, and film—Our Jackie evaluates how media coverage of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis changed over the course of her public life. J

In IN SEARCH OF MY SOCIETY: A BOOK ABOUT NAVIGATING SOCIETAL CHANGE FOR A BETTER WORLD, Joseph Alummoottil offers a powerful guide to understanding and addressing the challenges we face as a society. Through real stories and reflections, this book provides practical steps for creating positive change in your community and beyond.

The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns & Fairies is an extraordinary journey into the hidden folklore and mysticism of Scotland’s magical realms. Written by Reverend Robert Kirk in the late 17th century, this classic text dives into the secret lives of supernatural beings said to inhabit the Highlands—elves, fauns, fairies, and other mysterious entities that coexisted with humanity just beyond the visible world. Kirk’s observations capture the beliefs, sightings, and stories of these entities, revealing a world rich with wonder, superstition, and spiritual insights.

Discover the secrets of the secret alliances that America made during the Obama era with Arab and Islamic regimes? How did it fight its battles against organizations in the Middle East, and how did it deal with the rise of Russian influence? Get ready to reveal secrets that may change your view of many major political events!

This is book is written from a woman’s lens and perspective to be utilized as a basic formula to ignite and kick start men to rise and become their best selves mind, body and spirit.

Norma Herrera y Mariana Rivera, madresposas y amas de casa por convicción, muchas veces, con uno que otro secreto de su pasado, nos muestran porque el matrimonio y la maternidad también es una manera de ejercer la libertad de una mujer. Muchas veces se piensa que una mujer libre no es ni madre ni esposa. Nada más alejado de la realidad.

Sin maletas. Historias de refugiados desde el exilio es la primera investigación periodística sobre refugiados en el mundo nacida en América Latina. Busca crear conciencia sobre la migración forzada como un problema mundial y reconoce las contribuciones que los refugiados aportan a las sociedades en las que conviven. Con estas crónicas se quiere promover la tolerancia y la diversidad, así como conocer si los valores fundamentales de la protección de la vida y la defensa de los derechos humanos pueden librarse de los prejuicios cuando tocan a tu puerta.

Matar al macho es un libro necesario, de intervenciones sobre un campo problemático, a través de tres ejes fundamentales: la deconstrucción, el feminismo y las nuevas misoginias. Algunos de los autores lo hacen a partir de las alarmantes cifras de femicidio, otros desde espacios particulares y tan locales como lo es el tango, también está quien se atreve a pensarlo desde y hacia la esfera política o de puertas adentro en la crianza, en la vida familiar, en la calle, en la escuela. En cualquier caso, lo que prima es el afán de polemizar sin bajar línea.

¿Cómo narrar el final de uno de los procesos políticos más relevantes ocurridos en Latinoamérica? ¿Qué registrar cuando se visita una isla donde se cede lentamente el paso a la modernización? Ambas preguntas remiten a una cuestión innegable: un capítulo en la historia contemporánea está terminando.

Nada hay más cómico que alguien convencido de salirse con la suya cuando está siendo embaucado. Entre las tragedias que se siguen de la codiciosa comedia puesta en práctica como Desarrollo está el desplazamiento de la riqueza desde el ser al tener. La riqueza que se tiene nunca desbordará un marco de herramientas y adornos, que podemos perder o ganar a golpes de pura aleatoriedad, mientras permanecemos asustados, mezquinos y débiles, valga decir rigurosamente pobres.

¿De verdad el vídeo mató a la estrella de la radio, como sentenciaba la canción de los Buggles? No, simplemente la desplazó a otro lugar. Este libro reivindica la radio como compañía, como inspiración, como ventana al mundo que combina lo íntimo y lo universal. La radio que ponemos cada mañana para aterrizar en la realidad mientras preparamos el café; la radio que fue el único contacto con el exterior de Ana Frank y su familia mientras permanecían ocultos; la radio que Walter Benjamin vislumbró como patria común imaginaria, hecha de multitud de voces y silencios.

Immerse yourself in the heart-pounding narratives of high-profile cases, including the intensity of the Broadwater Farm riots, the relentless pursuit of serial murderers, the cloak-and-dagger world of undercover operations, and the delicate art of negotiations during harrowing kidnappings. With a detective's keen eye for detail, O'Leary deftly weaves together the intricate threads of investigations, offering listeners a front-row seat to the pulse-quickening realities of policing.

We are a nation of immigrants, and we have always been concerned about immigration. As early as 1645, the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to prohibit the entry of "paupers." Today, however, the notion that immigration is universally beneficial has become pervasive. To many modern economists, immigrants are a trove of much-needed workers who can fill predetermined slots along the proverbial assembly line. But this view of immigration's impact is overly simplified, explains George J. Borjas, a Cuban American, Harvard labor economist.