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  The Mestizo Augustine - A...

  Justo L. González

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  Few thinkers have been as influential as Augustine of Hippo. His writings, such as Confessions and City of God, have left an indelible mark on Western Christianity. He has become so synonymous with Christianity in the West that we easily forget he was a man of two cultures: African and Greco-Roman. The mixture of African Christianity and Greco-Roman rhetoric and philosophy gave his theology and ministry a unique potency in the cultural ferment of the late Roman empire. Augustine experienced what Latino/a theology calls mestizaje, which means being of a mixed background. Cuban American historian and theologian Justo González looks at the life and legacy of Augustine from the perspective of his own Latino heritage and finds in the bishop of Hippo a remarkable resource for the church today. The mestizo Augustine can serve as a lens by which to see afresh not only the history of Christianity but also our own culturally diverse world.

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  Summertime in Murdertown: How I...

  David Gunn

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  Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, David Gunn is proud to have grown up in a city facing constant adversity, and to represent a community whose government knowingly poisoned its citizens for years. Now, he pulls back the curtain on Flint―like only those born and raised there can do. His advice is poignant and timely, and urges readers to never stop working through the struggle. To not create a back-up plan, and to cross the bridge and burn it behind them. To define the things they want and run toward them.Like Laura Jane Grace's Tranny and Rob Rufus' Die Young With Me, Summertime in Murdertown is part memoir, part ethnography. It sheds light on what it means to grow up amid constant violence and poverty and serves as a voice to those struggling to survive as we navigate this unpredictable and often cruel world in search of inspiration.

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  Crear en peligro - El trabajo...

  Edwige Danticat

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  A mediados de los años sesenta, dos jóvenes haitianos fueron fusilados a las afueras del cementerio nacional de Puerto Príncipe frente a una multitud convocada por la dictadura de François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. La escritora haitiano-estadounidense Edwidge Danticat no recuerda cuándo escuchó por primera vez sobre esta ejecución convertida en espectáculo, pero sí que siempre la ha perseguido y obsesionado. Crear en peligro enlaza esta y otras historias que transcurren entre su país natal y Estados Unidos, su país adoptivo. Es un conjunto de ensayos literarios que exploran las vidas de artistas migrantes en momentos de crisis y diáspora, artistas que crean en peligro para gente que lee en peligro. Edwidge Danticat ha desarrollado una prosa nutrida de voces orales y cosmopolitas, de tradiciones narradas en inglés, creol y francés. Su originalidad la ha consolidado como una de las escritoras internacionales más celebradas y premiadas de su generación.

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  How I Found Livingstone

  Henry Morton Stanley

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  Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying "Dr Livingstone, i Presume?". Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United States at the age of 18, he eventually became an overseas correspondent for the New York Herald. In 1869 Stanley was told by James Gordon Bennett Jr to find Livingstone, a scottish missionary and explorer. When Stanley commented on the cost Bennett's reply was:"Well, I will tell you what you will do. Draw a thousand pounds now; and when you have gone through that, draw another thousand, and when that is spent, draw another thousand, and when you have finished that, draw another thousand, and so on; but, FIND LIVINGSTONE."How I Found Livingstone is Stanley's personnel account of his trip from Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika on this quest, including time spent exploring the area with Livingstone. 
  - Written by Lizzie Driver (Modified from Wikipedia)

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  Captain & Tennille

  Wink Martindale

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  In 1973, Captain & Tennille wrote and cut a record completely at their own expense. The product of that recording session, “The Way I Want to Touch You,” proved to be a regional hit and was the first step in their fascinating journey to major label success.The couple sat down with host Wink Martindale just as their first hit was climbing the charts. In this captivating interview, they discuss how they got started in music, the creation of their first album and their love of performing. Captain & Tennille put a tremendous amount of thought and emotion in not only their music, but their entire career.

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  Richard Nixon - The truth about...

  Susanne Monroe

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  Do you want to learn about Richard Nixon and his life?  
  Riсhаrd Nixon's presidency еndеd in роlitiсаl disgrace, but bеnеаth thе scandal wаѕ a dеерlу соmрlеx humаn ѕtоrу. Thiѕ lesson details thе mоѕt imроrtаnt aspects of Nixon's реrѕоnаlitу and hоw they ѕhареd hiѕ соntrоvеrѕiаl political саrееr.  
  In contemporary Amеriсаn politics, thе nаmе of Riсhаrd Nixоn, 37th Prеѕidеnt оf thе Unitеd States frоm 1969 tо 1974, hаѕ bесоmе ѕуnоnуmоuѕ with political scandal аnd boundless ambition. On Junе 17, 1972, burglars undеr thе еmрlоу оf Nixon аѕѕосiаtеѕ broke intо the Watergate Hotel in order tо рlаnt wiretaps in thе Democratic Nаtiоnаl Committee's headquarters. After twо years оf invеѕtigаtiоn, Nixоn resigned thе рrеѕidеnсу оn Auguѕt 9, 1974. Whilе thе Wаtеrgаtе scandal dеfinеd Nixon's рrеѕidеnсу аnd his public image, Nixon's реrѕоnаlitу rеflесtеd a fаr more соmрlеx man.  
  Nixоn came from a рооr fаrm fаmilу in California, mеаning that he hаd tо rely on hiѕ intеlligеnсе аnd hard wоrk to succeed in lifе. Hе еаrnеd excellent grаdеѕ throughout grаdе ѕсhооl аnd was highlу ѕuссеѕѕful in ѕtudеnt еlесtiоnѕ, but wаѕ forced tо turn dоwn a ѕсhоlаrѕhiр from Hаrvаrd bесаuѕе his family соuld not аffоrd to send him thеrе bу trаin. Inѕtеаd, hе ѕеttlеd for Whittiеr Cоllеgе аnd thеn attended Dukе Univеrѕitу Lаw Sсhооl. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Who was Richard Nixon аnd whаt hе did? Biographical аѕресtѕ of his lifеRichard Nixon’s Еduсаtiоn and Beginnings Philosophy abоut Роlitiсѕ and Militаrу Riѕing Роlitiсiаn Dеаth аnd Funеrаl Much,much more!

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