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  Bilingual Couples in Conversation

  Silja Ang-Tschachtli

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  This book provides a detailed linguistic analysis of the communication between highly proficient bilingual couples, each consisting of a native speaker of English and of Swiss German. Combining the accounts of ten couples on their language use with an analysis of their actual linguistic behaviour, several areas of the partners' speech and interaction were closely examined. These include their language choice and language mixing, attitudes, expression of emotions, swearing, as well as their humour and laughter. In addition, the influence of the bilinguals' mother tongue and gender on their language use was explored. Thus, the study provides valuable insights into the language practices of established bilingual couples, while also contributing to the fields of fluent late bilingualism and gender research.

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  Ngā Kete Mātauranga - Māori...

  Jacinta Ruru, Linda Waimarie...

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  In this beautiful and transformative book, 24 Māori academics share their personal journeys, revealing what being Māori has meant for them in their work. Their perspectives provide insight for all New Zealanders into how mātauranga is positively influencing the Western-dominated disciplines of knowledge in the research sector. It is a shameful fact, says co-editor Jacinta Ruru in her introduction to Nga Kete Mātauranga, that in 2020, only about 5 percent of academic staff at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand are Māori. Tertiary institutions have for the most part been hostile places for Indigenous students and staff, and this book is an important call for action. ‘It is well past time that our country seriously commits to decolonising the tertiary workforce, curriculum and research agenda,’ writes Professor Ruru. 
  Edited By 
  Jacinta Ruru & Linda Waimare Nikoa 
  This audiobook is narrated by the authors, 
  Author List.Jacinta RuruMeihana DurieWendy LarnerMarama Muru-LanningTahu KukutaiShaun OgilvieShaun AwatereJoanna KidmanAlice Te Punga SomervilleJani WilsonNaomi SimmondsDan HikuroaNèpia MahuikaMarami StephensChellia SpillerRangi MatàmuaMorehu McDonaldSuzanne PitamaKrushil WateneOcean RipekaAnne - Marie JacksonMaria BarghJane KitsonSacha McMeekingLinda Waimarie NikoraLinda Tuhiwai Smith

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  Nobody Is Protected - How the...

  Reece Jones

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  Late one July night in 2020, armed men, identified only by the word POLICE written across their uniforms, began snatching supporters of Black Lives Matter off the street in Portland, Oregon, and placing them in unmarked vans. These mysterious actions were not carried out by local law enforcement or even right-wing terrorists, but by the US Border Patrol. Why was the Border Patrol operating so far from the boundaries of the United States? What were they doing at a protest that had nothing to do with immigration or the border? 
   
   
    
  Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States is the untold story of how, through a series of landmark but largely unknown decisions, the Supreme Court has dramatically curtailed the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution in service of policing borders. The Border Patrol exercises exceptional powers to conduct warrantless stops and interrogations within one hundred miles of land borders or coastlines, an area that includes nine of the ten largest cities and two thirds of the American population. 
   
   
    
  Mapping the Border Patrol's history from its bigoted and violent Wild West beginnings through the legal precedents that have unleashed today's militarized force, Reece Jones reveals the shocking true stories and characters behind its most dangerous policies.

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  D-DAY - The Epic Story of the...

  Days of History

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  D-DAY: The Epic Story of the Allied Invasion of Normandy is a gripping and compelling book that takes you on a journey through one of the most significant moments in history. This book is a comprehensive account of the events that took place on June 6, 1944, and the days leading up to it. 
  It tells the stories of the brave soldiers who fought and died on the beaches of Normandy and the civilians whose lives were forever changed by this historic day. 
  Not your typical history book. It goes beyond the textbook account and delves deep into the experiences of those who were there. This book paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be on the front lines of this pivotal moment in history. 
  In this book, you will learn about the planning and preparation that went into the largest seaborne invasion in history. You will gain insight into the strategy and tactics used by the Allied forces, as well as the obstacles they faced on the ground. 
  Whether you are a history buff or simply interested in learning more about one of the most important moments in modern history, This book is a must-read. 
  This book is a tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought and died for their country and a reminder of the human cost of war. 
  Don't miss out! Order your copy today and be transported back to a time when the fate of the world hung in the balance.

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  California - An American History

  John Mack Faragher

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  A concise and lively history of California, the most multicultural state in the nation 
    
  “Faragher takes the reader on a captivating journey through myriad twists and turns of California’s multicultural history, enlivened by stories of people who rarely penetrate our traditional state chronicles.”—Carlos E. Cortés, University of California, Riverside 
    
  California is the most multicultural state in the nation. As John Mack Faragher argues in this concise and lively history, that is nothing new. California's natural variety has always supported diversity, including Native peoples speaking dozens of distinct languages, Spanish and Mexican colonists, gold seekers from all corners of the globe, and successive migrant waves from the eastern states, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. 
    
  Beautifully crafted and elegantly written, Faragher tells the stories of a colorful cast of characters, some famous, others mostly unknown, including African American Archy Lee, who sued for his freedom; Sinkyone Indian woman Sally Bell, who survived genocide; and Jewish schoolgirl Marilyn Greene, who spoke up for her Japanese friends after Pearl Harbor. California's multicultural diversity often led to conflict, turmoil, and violence, but also to invention, improvisation, and a struggle for multicultural democracy.

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  Tangled in Terror - Uprooting...

  Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

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  'Lyrical and uncompromising - Suhaiymah writes to disrupt' - gal-dem 
  Islamophobia is everywhere. It is a narrative and history woven so deeply into our everyday lives that we don’t even notice it – in our education, how we travel, our healthcare, legal system and at work. Behind the scenes it affects the most vulnerable, at the border and in prisons. Despite this, the conversation about Islamophobia is relegated to microaggressions and slurs. 
  In this audiobook, beautifully narrated by the author, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan reveals how Islamophobia not only lives under the skin of those who it marks, but is an international political project designed to divide people in the name of security, in order to materially benefit global stakeholders. It can only be truly uprooted when we focus not on what it is but what it does. 
  Tangled in Terror shows that until the most marginalised Muslims are safe, nobody is safe.

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