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Conditional Citizens

Author : Laila Lalami
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 1524747165
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Conditional Citizens written by Laila Lalami and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Editors' Choice • Best Book of the Year: Time, NPR, Bookpage, L.A. Times What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize–finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration of American rights, liberties, and protections. "Sharp, bracingly clear essays."—Entertainment Weekly Tapping into history, politics, and literature, she elucidates how accidents of birth—such as national origin, race, and gender—that once determined the boundaries of Americanness still cast their shadows today. Lalami poignantly illustrates how white supremacy survives through adaptation and legislation, with the result that a caste system is maintained that keeps the modern equivalent of white male landowners at the top of the social hierarchy. Conditional citizens, she argues, are all the people with whom America embraces with one arm and pushes away with the other. Brilliantly argued and deeply personal, Conditional Citizens weaves together Lalami’s own experiences with explorations of the place of nonwhites in the broader American culture.

The Cookie Crumbles

Author : Tracy Badua
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063254603
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (632 download)

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Download or read book The Cookie Crumbles written by Tracy Badua and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great British Bake Off meets Knives Out in this fun and propulsive middle grade novel following two best friends who must solve the mystery behind a baking competition gone awry. Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day of kindergarten, and they've been inseparable ever since. But the summer before eighth grade, they find out that since they live on opposite sides of town, they’ll go to different high schools. Yuck! Then Laila’s invited to compete at the Golden Cookie competition, which awards its winner admission and a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, and it’s the perfect opportunity. Sunderland doesn’t just have an elite culinary program; it’s also home to an elite journalism track, if only newscaster-hopeful Lucy could build up a strong enough portfolio to impress the scholarship committee. But when one of the celebrity judges collapses after sampling Laila’s showpiece, rumors of foul play swirl, with Laila rising to the top of the suspect list. Even worse, a major storm has effectively cut off all access to the outside world. Can the girls find the real culprit and clear Laila’s name before it’s too late?

The Moor's Account

Author : Laila Lalami
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307911675
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Moor's Account written by Laila Lalami and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America—this "stunning [book] sheds light on all of the possible the New World exploration stories that didn’t make history” (Huffington Post). In these pages, Laila Lalami brings us the invented memoirs Mustafa al-Zamori, called Estebanico. The slave of a Spanish conquistador, Estebanico sails for the Americas with his master, Dorantes, as part of a danger-laden expedition to Florida. Within a year, Estebanico is one of only four crew members to survive. As he journeys across America with his Spanish companions, the Old World roles of slave and master fall away, and Estebanico remakes himself as an equal, a healer, and a remarkable storyteller. His tale illuminates the ways in which our narratives can transmigrate into history—and how storytelling can offer a chance at redemption and survival.

Runway

Author : Jan Moran
Publisher : Sunny Palms Press
ISBN 13 : 1647780829
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book Runway written by Jan Moran and published by Sunny Palms Press. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sabotaged fashion show. An Irish rock star. A missing bride. Can designer Fianna Fitzgerald survive her debut season? A fun, circle-of-friends series from a USA Today bestselling author. After Fianna Fitzgerald's debut runway show of her fashion designs, a walk on the Malibu beach with reclusive rock star Niall Finley nearly claims their lives when they get caught in high tides. Will the bond they form in those critical moments be enough to last a lifetime? When Fianna left Ireland for America to follow her dream of becoming a fashion designer, she was determined to leave her family's ancient past behind and start fresh in Beverly Hills. Fianna never imagined that her goal would jeopardize her and those who work for her. From the runways of Los Angeles to London, someone is trying to sabotage her debut season. As Fianna struggles between two vastly different worlds, her troubles mount, though her friends lend their support in her darkest hours. Is the terror linked to her family's ancient feudal past, or something else? Furthermore, can she leave Ireland with her heart intact or will she lose it to the only man she's ever loved? Runway is part of the Love California series of linked, stand-alone novels. Follow a group of smart, stylish friends as they navigate the turbulences of modern life and dating. Set in Southern California with international travel, this fun, heartfelt series features a group of best friends determined to live the lives of their dreams. Tasteful women's fiction. Visit Jan at www.JanMoran.com. "An engrossing view into the world of 'beautiful people' with an ending that will leave you wanting more." - New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melissa Foster THE LOVE CALIFORNIA SERIES FLAWLESS (Verena and Lance in Beverly Hills and Paris) BEAUTY MARK (Scarlett and Johnny in Beverly Hills and Spain) RUNWAY (Fianna and Niall in Malibu and Ireland) ESSENCE (Dahlia and Alain in Paris and Monaco) STYLE (Penelope and Stefan in New York and Copenhagen) SPARKLE (Elena and Jake in LA and Sydney)

The Other Americans

Author : Laila Lalami
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1524747157
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book The Other Americans written by Laila Lalami and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*** Winner of the Arab American Book Award in Fiction Finalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction Finalist for the California Book Award Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize A Los Angeles Times bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time, NPR, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dallas Morning News, The Guardian, Variety, and Kirkus Reviews Late one spring night in California, Driss Guerraoui—father, husband, business owner, Moroccan immigrant—is hit and killed by a speeding car. The aftermath of his death brings together a diverse cast of characters: Guerraoui's daughter Nora, a jazz composer returning to the small town in the Mojave she thought she'd left for good; her mother, Maryam, who still pines for her life in the old country; Efraín, an undocumented witness whose fear of deportation prevents him from coming forward; Jeremy, an old friend of Nora’s and an Iraqi War veteran; Coleman, a detective who is slowly discovering her son’s secrets; Anderson, a neighbor trying to reconnect with his family; and the murdered man himself. As the characters—deeply divided by race, religion, and class—tell their stories, each in their own voice, connections among them emerge. Driss’s family confronts its secrets, a town faces its hypocrisies, and love—messy and unpredictable—is born. Timely, riveting, and unforgettable, The Other Americans is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture.

Born Expatriated

Author : Sara S. Villarreal Bishop
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615201652
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Born Expatriated written by Sara S. Villarreal Bishop and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-04-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American expatriate's primer for being pregnant overseas in an Embassy environment and the return to the U.S. for birth. Plus thoughts and ideas regarding raising your American child in a foreign environment, sometimes with unusual circumstances or situations (like visiting foreign diplomats). Hints and help for how to balance all of this by making informed choices. Travel tips, packing tips, organization and hints to help survive this huge change to your expatriated existence!

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

Author : Laila Lalami
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 156512751X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits written by Laila Lalami and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2005-10-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A dream of a debut, by turns troubling and glorious, angry and wise.” —Junot Diaz Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, the debut of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Laila Lalami, evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four Moroccans illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain.What has driven them to risk their lives? And will the rewards prove to be worth the danger? There’s Murad, a gentle, unemployed man who’s been reduced to hustling tourists around Tangier; Halima, who’s fleeing her drunken husband and the slums of Casablanca; Aziz, who must leave behind his devoted wife in hope of securing work in Spain; and Faten, a student and religious fanatic whose faith is at odds with an influential man determined to destroy her future. Sensitively written with beauty and boldness, this is a gripping book about what propels people to risk their lives in search of a better future.

Lippincott's Monthly Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Lippincott's Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Finding Laila

Author : T.K. Rapp
Publisher : T.K. Rapp
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Laila written by T.K. Rapp and published by T.K. Rapp. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joey, Cole, Haden and Braxton have been a constant in my life since I was five, and I have loved being one of the guys. I've been cheerleader. I've been study partner. I've been listener. When we're young, we don't realize the profound impact certain people will have on our lives. I had no idea twelve years ago I'd meet four boys who would turn out to be my best friends, my soul mates - my barmy. Now school is almost done, our last summer together is drawing closer, and I'm trying to hold on to what we have while I still can. After this we'll have to say goodbye to each other, as our choices will take our lives in different directions. But I don't know if our friendship can survive once secrets and surprises begin revealing themselves to us at every turn. When it's all said and done, will our friendships remain unbreakable? Or will our once strong bond prove to be weaker than we anticipated? Letting go is harder than I thought, but some changes are necessary. And finding Laila...finding myself...may be the greatest journey of all.

Bollywood’s New Woman

Author : Megha Anwer
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978814461
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book Bollywood’s New Woman written by Megha Anwer and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bollywood’s New Woman examines Bollywood’s construction and presentation of the Indian Woman since the 1990s. The groundbreaking collection illuminates the contexts and contours of this contemporary figure that has been identified in sociological and historical discourses as the “New Woman.” On the one hand, this figure is a variant of the fin de siècle phenomenon of the “New Woman” in the United Kingdom and the United States. In the Indian context, the New Woman is a distinct articulation resulting from the nation’s tryst with neoliberal reform, consolidation of the middle class, and the ascendency of aggressive Hindu Right politics.

You Truly Assumed

Author : Laila Sabreen
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369705653
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book You Truly Assumed written by Laila Sabreen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You Truly Assumed is a beautiful portrayal of the multitude of ways to be Black and Muslim while navigating our contemporary world. A must-read for everyone."—Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country and anti-Islamic sentiment stirs, three Black Muslim girls create a space where they can shatter assumptions and share truths. Sabriya has her whole summer planned out in color-coded glory, but those plans go out the window after a terrorist attack near her home. When the terrorist is assumed to be Muslim and Islamophobia grows, Sabriya turns to her online journal for comfort. You Truly Assumed was never meant to be anything more than an outlet, but the blog goes viral as fellow Muslim teens around the country flock to it and find solace and a sense of community. Soon two more teens, Zakat and Farah, join Bri to run You Truly Assumed and the three quickly form a strong friendship. But as the blog’s popularity grows, so do the pushback and hateful comments. When one of them is threatened, the search to find out who is behind it all begins, and their friendship is put to the test when all three must decide whether to shut down the blog and lose what they’ve worked for…or take a stand and risk everything to make their voices heard. “I reached the ending with tears in my eyes—tears cued not by sadness but hope and elation.” —S. K. Ali, New York Times bestselling author of The Proudest Blue and Love from A to Z

Lost Touch Series

Author : Amy Tolnitch
Publisher : Medallion Media Group
ISBN 13 : 1605426792
Total Pages : 1506 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Lost Touch Series written by Amy Tolnitch and published by Medallion Media Group. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 1506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Lost Touch of Bliss Cain Veuxfort, Earl of Hawksdown, followed duty and broke Amice de Monceaux’s heart five years ago. But now he needs her. Amice is a Spirit Goddess, able to help restless souls move on, and Cain needs a ghost to leave his castle. When Cain offers Amice an Italian villa on the sea, Amice agrees to help. But there is more going on at Castle Falcon’s Craig than a simple haunting and more than one tragic tale of unrequited love. Yet to set things right for both the living and the dead, Cain and Amice must move beyond their past. A Lost Touch of Paradise Lugh MacKeir, Laird of Tunvegan, finds himself in a battle he cannot win. His precious daughter is dying of the same illness that claimed his wife. The Isle of Parraba is a whispered legend, a place rumored to be ruled by a sorceress, an isle no one can reach. Yet legend speaks of a powerful healer as well. Lugh MacKeir, desperate, determines he will find Parraba and face its mysterious ruler. Iosobal is the Lady of Parraba, mystical and magical, a woman apart from the world around her, but the child’s illness defies Iosobal’s skill. The secret to saving Lugh’s daughter lies in Iosobal’s ability to open her heart to a brash warrior who has invaded her tranquil sanctuary. A Lost Touch of Innocence Piers Veuxfort touched a magic crystal and freed the essence of wicked Fin Man, who now resides within Piers. A surprise for Piers arrives at Falcon’s Craig Castle: a bride who was raised to be a nun and views him as something just short of the devil. What can he do but send her back? Condemned for her “sight,” Giselle St. Germain’s is thrown out of the nunnery. Piers is devoted to his pleasures and increasingly displays a dark side. What’s a girl to do but cling more tightly to what she knows? A Lost Touch of Magic Paroseea dwells hidden within the stone walls of a medieval fortress, Castle MacCoinneach. Yet danger has escaped paradise and stalks the halls seeking vengeance. Padruig MacCoinneach will do anything to save his clan. He never expected he would have to marry his ally’s daughter, whom he deems both a reckless child and a potent temptation. Aimili de Grantham has long admired Padruig, but a dismissive stranger has replaced the golden man of her dreams. Worse, the fey part of her senses that evil lurks in the shadows of Castle MacCoinneach, and she has nowhere to turn.

Strong Like Water

Author : Laila Tarraf
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1647420237
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Strong Like Water written by Laila Tarraf and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laila Tarraf was the Chief People Officer for Peet’s Coffee and Tea, the iconic Berkeley coffee roaster that launched the craft coffee movement in America, but she had a secret: she was failing in the most important relationships in her life. Yes, she was a strong and effective business leader, the successful daughter of immigrants, and the mother of a toddler; but she was also disconnected from her own feelings and had little patience for the feelings of others. All that changed when life handed her a trifecta of losses: her husband died of an accidental drug overdose, and her parents' deaths followed in quick succession. Laila had spent her life leading from the head, convinced that any display of vulnerability would make her soft. What she didn’t expect was that soft would turn out to be strong. As she reconnected to her heart, one painful step at a time, something remarkable happened: she became a better leader, a better mother, and a better person. Her heart turned out to be the true source of her power, at home and at work. This is a book about healing, about waking up, about learning who you are—who you really, truly are at the core—and reclaiming and embracing all the pieces of yourself you long ago abandoned in the name of survival. Women longing for balance will discover a path to infusing our leadership and relationships with love, compassion, and authenticity.

Conscience Point

Author : Erica Abeel
Publisher : Unbridled Books
ISBN 13 : 1932961704
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Conscience Point written by Erica Abeel and published by Unbridled Books. This book was released on 2009-10-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madeleine Shaye has a successful dual career as a concert pianist and TV arts correspondent, a great relationship with her grown daughter, and a love affair that is the envy of friends. She believes she has all the luck. But her blissful life suddenly unravels in this genre-bending novel about a mysterious love with two faces, a shocking betrayal, and the passion to reclaim old dreams.

The Indian Journal of English Studies

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Indian Journal of English Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Love, California Box Set (Books 1-3)

Author : Jan Moran
Publisher : Sunny Palms Press
ISBN 13 : 1942073577
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book The Love, California Box Set (Books 1-3) written by Jan Moran and published by Sunny Palms Press. This book was released on with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Broken

Author : Travis Thrasher
Publisher : FaithWords
ISBN 13 : 0446569801
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Broken written by Travis Thrasher and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laila had it all--love, family, wealth, and faith. But when her faith crumbles, her world falls apart and Laila finds herself living an empty, dangerous life as a call girl in Chicago. When she is threatened, Laila shoots and kills a client in self-defense, sending herself into a spiral of guilt and emptiness. Six months later, she is trying to move on, but she's haunted by the past. She hasn't told anyone about the man she killed, and she's still estranged from her family. When she is approached by a stranger who says he knows what she did, Laila has no choice but to run. But the stranger stays close behind, and Laila begins having visions of the man she killed. Little does she know she's being hounded by something not of this world, something that knows her deepest, darkest secret. Scared and wandering, will Laila regain her trust in God to protect her from these demons? Or will her plea for salvation come too late?