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  Yellow Rain - Poems

  Mai Der Vang

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  In this staggering work of documentary and poetry, Mai Der Vang reopens a wrongdoing that deserves a new reckoning. As the US abandoned them at the end of the Vietnam War, many Hmong refugees recounted stories of a mysterious substance that fell from planes during their escape from Laos in the mid-1970s. This substance, known as "yellow rain," caused severe illnesses and thousands of deaths. These reports prompted an investigation into allegations that a chemical biological weapon had been used against the Hmong in breach of international treaties. A Cold War scandal erupted, wrapped in partisan debate around chemical arms development versus control. American scientists argued that yellow rain was the feces of honeybees defecating en masse—still held as the widely accepted explanation. The truth of what happened to the Hmong, to those who experienced and suffered yellow rain, has been ignored and discredited. 
   
   
   
  Integrating archival research and declassified documents, Vang calls out the erasure of a history, the silencing of a people who at the time lacked the capacity and resources to defend and represent themselves. In poems that sing and lament, that contend and question, Vang restores a vital narrative in danger of being lost, and brilliantly explores what it means to have access to the truth and how marginalized groups are often forbidden that access.

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  If Cows Could Sing

  David Fluck

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  Ever heard a cow sing, or seen a three-legged pink flying sheep? Or wondered how a mighty oak tree, could ever have been a tiny trembling acorn? Well, welcome to a world where your fantasy and imagination can bring them all to life.

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  The Madman - His Parables and Poems

  Kahlil Gibran

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  Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz.
  
   
  The Madman: His Parables and Poems" by Kahlil Gibran is a poetic collection that delves into profound themes of identity, existence, and the nature of humanity, characteristic of Gibran's literary style in the early 20th century. This work reflects a philosophical exploration of the human condition through parables and poems, imbuing them with spiritual and metaphysical insights. Written during the early modern period, the book brings a unique blend of mystical thought and artistic expression. The content of "The Madman" is structured around the thoughts, musings, and experiences of a narrator who embodies the qualities of a madman, yet offers wisdom in his madness. He reflects on various aspects of life such as love, friendship, existence, and societal norms through engaging parables, like the tale of the scarecrow who finds joy in his loneliness and stories that reveal the darker complexities of the human psyche. Gibran addresses the struggle between individuality and societal expectations, exploring themes of conflict, love, and enlightenment as the madman navigates his own reality, ultimately portraying both the burdens and the liberating aspects of madness.

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  God Luv Us - An Achim Jeffers Novel

  Josiah Starr

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  Achim Jeffers faces his most challenging mission yet. He’s a black man caught in a deadly vice. One misstep, and hard prison time will be in his future. 
  His sworn adversaries in the FBI are in utter panic. They are begging Achim, a Counter-Racist hitman, to provide them with his expert assistance. The FBI has good reason to be so frightful. A twisted European assassin has been hired to take out a high value target in the United States. Infamous for his brutality and White Supremacist fervor, this faceless assassin is simply known as “The Tarpon”. Everything about the man and his deadly methods, are clouded in mystery. “The Tarpon” is intent on spilling blood in New Orleans. His goal is to serve the black citizens of the city, death on a cold plate. Aware of “The Tarpon’s” cruelty, yet weary of the FBI’s true intentions, Achim is forced to take a big risk in order to protect the Black Community he loves so much. He begrudgingly joins forces with the FBI and enters a global race to stop the crazed racist before he completes his grisly task. 
  Join the manhunt and experience the intense combat as Achim Jeffers and The Tarpon trade blows, in this sequel to Josiah Starr's underground hit novel “War of The Heart”.

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  High-Rise Boulevard

  Adrian Tanase

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  High-Rise Boulevard is another concept free-verse poetry book, in the "Timeless Adventures" series by Adrian Tanase, a Romanian writer. The book's concept revolves around a city with no name, where impressions of the city are described in their many aspects and facets, covering the life of the citizens experienced from an atemporal view.If you like the works of William Carlos Williams, Robert Hayden, Langston Hughes, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, E.E. Cummings, or Walt Whitman, then this audiobook is for you.Enjoy!

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  The Man with the Blue Guitar -...

  Wallace Stevens

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  Wallace James Stevens was born on October 2nd, 1879 in Reading, Pennsylvania. 
  His father, a lawyer, sent Wallace to Harvard as a non-degree special student, after which he moved to New York City and worked briefly as a journalist. 
  From there he attended New York Law School and graduated in 1903. On a trip home to Reading in 1904 Stevens met Elsie Viola Kachel, a saleswoman, milliner, and stenographer. 
  After working for several New York law firms he was hired in January 1908, as a lawyer for the American Bonding Company. 
  After a 6 year courtship Wallace and Elsie married in 1909 over the objections of his parents.  For Wallace it was a seismic event; he never spoke to his father again.  
  By 1914 Wallace had become the vice-president of the New York office of the Equitable Surety Company of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1916, he joined Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company and they moved to Hartford.  His work was full-time and time for his poetry writing was in short supply. 
  From January 1922 made several business several visits to Key West, Florida.  "The place is a paradise," he wrote to Elsie, "midsummer weather, the sky brilliantly clear and intensely blue, the sea blue and green beyond what you have ever seen." 
  In 1923 ‘Harmonium’ was published.  At last, at age 38, he was an overnight success.  His career was not prodigious in quantity but its quality was exceptional. 
  In March 1955 Wallace underwent various medical tests and an operation which resulted in a diagnosis of stomach cancer. 
  He travelled in early June to receive honorary Doctorates at Hartford and Yale. 
  Wallace was readmitted on July 21st to St. Francis Hospital where his condition deteriorated. Wallace Stevens died on the 2nd August 1955 at the age of 75.  
  He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems in 1955.

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