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Eddie Jaku, The Story Behind That Winsome Smile

Author : Oswald Eakins
Publisher : UB Tech
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eddie Jaku, The Story Behind That Winsome Smile written by Oswald Eakins and published by UB Tech. This book was released on with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eddie Jaku was an 18-year-old when he took a 9-hour ride home to see his family after 5 long years of separation, fatigued, famished, and above all hankering for his mother’s warmth, only to find the decrepit house abandoned and desolate. Devastated, Eddie slept on his childhood bed, with an empty stomach and a heart that was brimming with unspeakable agony. He woke up in the dead of the night to the brutal thrashings by ten-odd brown shirts, the moniker given to Hitler’s monster Nazis adorned in the Nazi uniform. They didn’t spare even the poor dog and had killed him with a bayonet. Eddie was arrested and deported to the notorious extermination camps that Hitler had raised throughout Europe with the sole intention of annihilating the “dirty” Jews. The night that went down history as the “night of broken glass” had been the greatest mistake in Eddie’s life. It marked the beginning of a grueling journey to the god-forsaken hell on earth. But Eddie survived, not once, but thrice. He was pulled out of the gas chambers thrice because of his valuable mechanical skills. Surviving Hitler’s Buchenwald and Auschwitz, the death march, and the heartbreaking loss of his family, and still managing to live 100 years to be the self-proclaimed happiest man on earth, is no ordinary feat. It required extraordinary chutzpah and resilience. With wife Flore, and children Michael, and Andre by his side, Eddie more than just survived. Have you read Anne Frank’s Diaries and felt the tugging pain inside as you read through the little girls’ diaries? Then Eddie Jaku’s story will touch you in a similar vein. It is a heart-wrenching and soul-stirring story of a man’s indomitable spirit and his courageous fight for survival. If books like Man’s Search for meaning by another Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl have found a place in your shelf and heart, then give Eddie Jaku a chance to tell his story too. Read this book on Eddie Jaku, the centenarian who transformed his life from being a stateless refugee to the happiest man on earth.

Eddie Jaku, the Story Behind That Winsome Smile

Author : Oswald Eakins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Eddie Jaku, the Story Behind That Winsome Smile written by Oswald Eakins and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eddie Jaku was an 18-year-old when he took a 9-hour ride home to see his family after 5 long years of separation, fatigued, famished, and above all hankering for his mother's warmth, only to find the decrepit house abandoned and desolate. Devastated, Eddie slept on his childhood bed, with an empty stomach and a heart that was brimming with unspeakable agony. He woke up in the dead of the night to the brutal thrashings by ten-odd brown shirts, the moniker given to Hitler's monster Nazis adorned in the Nazi uniform. They didn't spare even the poor dog and had killed him with a bayonet. Eddie was arrested and deported to the notorious extermination camps that Hitler had raised throughout Europe with the sole intention of annihilating the "dirty" Jews. The night that went down history as the "night of broken glass" had been the greatest mistake in Eddie's life. It marked the beginning of a grueling journey to the god-forsaken hell on earth. But Eddie survived, not once, but thrice. He was pulled out of the gas chambers thrice because of his valuable mechanical skills. Surviving Hitler's Buchenwald and Auschwitz, the death march, and the heartbreaking loss of his family, and managed to live 100 years to be the self-proclaimed happiest man on earth, is no ordinary feat. It required extraordinary chutzpah and resilience. With wife Flore, and children Michael, and Andre by his side, Eddie more than just survived. Have you read Anne Frank's Diaries and felt the tugging pain inside as you read through the little girls' diaries? Then Eddie Jaku's story will touch you in a similar vein. It is a heart-wrenching and soul-stirring story of a man's indomitable spirit and his courageous fight for survival. If books like Man's Search for meaning by another Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl have found a place in your shelf and heart, then give Eddie Jaku a chance to tell his story too. Buy this book on Eddie Jaku, the centenarian who transformed his life from being a stateless refugee to the happiest man on earth.

The Beauty of What Remains

Author : Steve Leder
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 059342137X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Beauty of What Remains written by Steve Leder and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national bestseller From the author of the bestselling More Beautiful Than Before comes an inspiring book about loss based on his most popular sermon. As the senior rabbi of one of the largest synagogues in the world, Steve Leder has learned over and over again the many ways death teaches us how to live and love more deeply by showing us not only what is gone but also the beauty of what remains. This inspiring and comforting book takes us on a journey through the experience of loss that is fundamental to everyone. Yet even after having sat beside thousands of deathbeds, Steve Leder the rabbi was not fully prepared for the loss of his own father. It was only then that Steve Leder the son truly learned how loss makes life beautiful by giving it meaning and touching us with love that we had not felt before. Enriched by Rabbi Leder's irreverence, vulnerability, and wicked sense of humor, this heartfelt narrative is filled with laughter and tears, the wisdom of millennia and modernity, and, most of all, an unfolding of the profound and simple truth that in loss we gain more than we ever imagined.

The Gift of Years

Author : Joan Chittister
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933346335
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book The Gift of Years written by Joan Chittister and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the many dimensions of aging and considers the joys of this special stage of life as well as the rewards of being open to new experiences and new relationships.

The Soul of Baseball

Author : Joe Posnanski
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060854030
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Soul of Baseball written by Joe Posnanski and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-02-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked sports columnist Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, Posnanski had to think about it. From that question was born the idea behind BASEBALL AND JAZZ. Posnanski and the 94 year old O'Neil decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country in hopes of stirring up the love that first drew them to the game. This book is just as much the story of Buck O'Neil as it is the story of baseball. In a time when disillusioned, steroid–shooting, money hungry athletes define the sport, Buck O'Neil stands out as a man that truly played for the love of the game. Posnanski writes about that love and the one thing that O'Neil loved almost as much as baseball: jazz. BASEBALL AND JAZZ is an endearing step back in time to the days when the crack of a bat and the smoky notes of a midnight jam session were the sounds that brought the most joy to a man's heart.

Letters at 3am

Author : Michael Ventura
Publisher : Spring Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Letters at 3am written by Michael Ventura and published by Spring Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'd rather have one or two of his whiplashing essays in my hands than almost any tome of philosophy". -- Thomas Moore

Bush in Babylon

Author : Tariq Ali
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1789609755
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Bush in Babylon written by Tariq Ali and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assault and capture of Iraq-and the resistance it has provoked-will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. In this passionate and provocative book, Tariq Ali provides a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new, and argues against the view that sees imperialist occupation as the only viable solution to bring about regime-change in corrupt and dictatorial states. Like the author's previous work, The Clash of Fundamentalisms, this book presents a magnificent cultural history. Detailing the longstanding imperial ambitions of key figures in the Bush administration and how war profiteers close to Bush are cashing in, Bush in Babylon is unique in moving beyond the corporate looting by the US military government to offer the reader an expert and in-depth analysis of the extent of resistance to the US occupation in Iraq. On 15 February 2003, eight million people marched on the streets of five continents against a war that had not yet begun. A historically unprecedented number of people rejected official justifications for war that the secular Ba'ath Party of Iraq was connected to al-Qaeda or that "weapons of mass destruction" existed in the region, outside of Israel. More people than ever are convinced that the greatest threat to peace comes from the center of the American empire and its satrapies, with Blair and Sharon as lieutenants to the Commander-in-Chief. Examining how countries from Japan to France eventually rushed to support US aims, as well as the futile UN resistance, Tariq Ali proposes a re-founding of Mark Twain's mammoth American Anti-Imperialist League (which included William James, W.E.B. DuBois, William Dean Howells, and John Dewey) to carry forward the antiwar movement. Meanwhile, as Iraqis show unexpected hostility and independence, rather than gratitude, for "liberation," Ali is unique is uncovering the depth of the resistance now occurring inside occupied Iraq.

The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison

Author : Meredith Jaffe
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 146071363X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison written by Meredith Jaffe and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims? The Full Monty meets Orange is the New Black in a poignantly comic story about a men's prison sewing circle. 'This is a deft and unlikely story in an uncommon setting about an estranged daughter, her jailed father and a very bad idea about a dress. It all makes for a warm, funny union of foes and a lovely encounter with what matters.' Rosalie Ham Derek's daughter, Debbie, is getting married. He's desperate to be there, but he's banged up in Yarrandarrah Correctional Centre for embezzling funds from the golf club, and, thanks to his ex-wife, Lorraine, he hasn't spoken to Debbie in years. He wants to make a grand gesture - to show her how much he loves her. But what? Inspiration strikes while he's embroidering a cushion at his weekly prison sewing circle - he'll make her a wedding dress. His fellow stitchers rally around and soon this motley gang of crims is immersed in a joyous whirl of silks, satins and covered buttons. But as time runs out and tensions rise both inside and outside the prison, the wedding dress project takes on greater significance. With lives at stake, Derek feels his chance to reconcile with Debbie is slipping through his fingers ... A funny, dark and moving novel about finding humanity, friendship and redemption in unexpected places. 'Overflowing with humour and heart. If you like a story about misfits making good, but with the added lustre of silk and satin, then this book is for you.' Natasha Lester 'This deliciously original, immersive and darkly funny novel is full of hope and heart. A refreshing take on the theme of redemption and second chances from an assured writer.' Joanna Nell 'Funny and moving' Sun-Herald 'Funny, heartfelt, and gorgeously written, The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison is a highly original and extremely enjoyable read' Better Reading

News of the Weird

Author : Chuck Shepherd
Publisher : Plume Books
ISBN 13 : 9780452263116
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book News of the Weird written by Chuck Shepherd and published by Plume Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For news junkies and fans of the bizarre-but-true, here is an outrageous collection of all-real, all-weird news stories culled from the nation's mainstream newspapers. Line art throughout.

The Wife and the Widow

Author : Christian White
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1250194385
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Wife and the Widow written by Christian White and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of The Nowhere Child, Christian White. Set against the backdrop of an eerie island town in the dead of winter, The Wife and The Widow is an unsettling thriller told from two perspectives: Kate, a widow whose grief is compounded by what she learns about her dead husband’s secret life; and Abby, an island local whose world is turned upside when she’s forced to confront the evidence of her husband’s guilt. But nothing on this island is quite as it seems, and only when these women come together can they discover the whole story about the men in their lives. Brilliant and beguiling, The Wife and The Widow takes you to a cliff edge and asks the question: how well do we really know the people we love?

How to Be Lost

Author : Amanda Eyre Ward
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0812988396
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book How to Be Lost written by Amanda Eyre Ward and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters . . . Years ago, five-year-old Ellie disappeared. But then her sister finds her photograph in the pages of a magazine, leading her to ask: Was Ellie ever really missing? “Invites comparison to The Lovely Bones . . . Ward’s depiction of family, with its attendant love and guilt, will keep you turning pages.”—People Joseph and Isabelle Winters seem to have it all: a grand home in Holt, New York, a trio of radiant daughters, and a sense that they are safe in their affluent corner of America. But when five-year-old Ellie disappears, the fault lines within the family are exposed: Joseph, once a successful businessman, succumbs to his demons; Isabelle retreats into memories of her debutante days in Savannah; and Ellie’s bereft sisters grow apart—Madeline reluctantly stays home, while Caroline runs away. Fifteen years later, Caroline, now a New Orleans cocktail waitress, sees a photograph of a woman in a magazine. Convinced that it is Ellie all grown up, Caroline embarks on a search for her missing sister. Armed with copies of the photo, an amateur detective guide, and a cooler of Dixie beer, Caroline travels through the New Mexico desert, the mountains of Colorado, and the smoky underworld of Montana, determined to salvage her broken family.

Gulliver's Wife

Author : Lauren Chater
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1925596397
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Gulliver's Wife written by Lauren Chater and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birth. Death. Wonder … One woman’s journey to the edge of love and loyalty from the bestselling author of The Lace Weaver London, 1702. When her husband is lost at sea, Mary Burton Gulliver, midwife and herbalist, is forced to rebuild her life without him. But three years later when Lemuel Gulliver is brought home, fevered and communicating only in riddles, her ordered world is turned upside down. In a climate of desperate poverty and violence, Mary is caught in a crossfire of suspicion and fear driven by her husband’s outlandish claims, and it is up to her to navigate a passage to safety for herself and her daughter, and the vulnerable women in her care. When a fellow sailor, a dangerous man with nothing to lose, appears to hold sway over her husband, Mary’s world descends deeper into chaos, and she must set out on her own journey to discover the truth of Gulliver’s travels . . . and the landscape of her own heart. Praise for Gulliver’s Wife 'An absolutely gripping read, with a powerful and ultimately hopeful story to tell' Booktopia ‘Gulliver’s Wife is utterly spellbinding. Lauren Chater is a master of story-weaving and exquisite detail. I adored this book.’ Melissa Ashley, bestselling author of The Birdman’s Wife ‘Lauren Chater’s Mary Gulliver is an extraordinary character – a performer of everyday miracles, a woman of quiet strength and compassion in a world where nothing can be relied on, least of all her flamboyant fantasist of a husband. Set in a fictional past, this superbly written story of love, loss, motherhood, and letting go is highly relevant to the issues we face today. Do not miss it.’ Meg Keneally, author of Fled ‘Bold, evocative and brave – Gulliver’s Wife is a revelation in story-telling. I am in awe of Lauren Chater’s talent. Gulliver’s Wife had my heart from the opening line and didn’t let go until long after I finished the final page. An exquisitely told tale of love, loss and the magic of life.’ Tess Woods, author of Love and Other Battles ‘An imaginative tour-de-force!’ Bestselling author Kate Forsyth ‘The most impressive aspect of this novel is the finely tuned and nuanced treatment of the relationship between a mother and her rebellious teenage daughter.’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘A heartfelt tale of female solidarity.’ Daily Telegraph

The Life to Come

Author : Michelle De Kretser
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1936787830
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The Life to Come written by Michelle De Kretser and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award Shortlisted for the Stella Prize Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award “For a novel concerned with dislocation, there's a lot of grounding humor in The Life to Come. Most of it comes at the expense of Pippa and her ilk, but de Kretser's observations are so spot on, you'll forgive her even as you cringe.”—Amelia Lester, New York Times Book Review Set in Australia, France, and Sri Lanka, The Life to Come is about the stories we tell and don’t tell ourselves as individuals, as societies, and as nations. Driven by a vivid cast of characters, it explores necessary emigration, the art of fiction, and ethnic and class conflict. Pippa is a writer who longs for success and eventually comes to fear that she “missed everything important.” Celeste tries to convince herself that her feelings for her married lover are reciprocated. Ash makes strategic use of his childhood in Sri Lanka, but blots out the memory of a tragedy from that time. Sri Lankan Christabel endures her dull job and envisions a brighter future that “rose, glittered, and sank back,” while she neglects the love close at hand. The stand–alone yet connected worlds of The Life to Come offer meditations on intimacy, loneliness, and our flawed perception of reality. Enormously moving, gorgeously observant of physical detail, and often very funny, this new novel by Michelle de Kretser reveals how the shadows cast by both the past and the future can transform and distort the present. It is teeming with life and earned wisdom—exhilaratingly contemporary, with the feel of a classic.

The Covered Wife

Author : Lisa Emanuel
Publisher : Pantera Press
ISBN 13 : 0648748928
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Covered Wife written by Lisa Emanuel and published by Pantera Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah is a smart, young lawyer living in Bondi when she falls head over heels. Daniel is handsome, passionate and is part of the kind of large, chaotically loving family Sarah longed for as an only child. When Daniel introduces her to a charismatic young couple, rabbi Menachem Lev and his wife, Chani, despite herself, Sarah is drawn in by the vibrant community at the beachside synagogue. By the time the couple move to the Jamison Valley, where Menachem and Chani have established a community of believers, Sarah can't imagine life without the joy, purpose and love she's discovered. Four years on, youthful passion has given way to something darker. The community will celebrate its first wedding, between the beautiful convert, Avital, and a much older divorcee, but no one seems to be able to give a clear explanation of where Rebecca, his wife, has gone. In the lead up to the wedding a series of terrifying truths emerges that rock Sarah's world and cause her to question everything - her faith, her marriage, and her future.

The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant

Author : Kayte Nunn
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062970593
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant written by Kayte Nunn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cache of unsent love letters from the 1950s is found in a suitcase on a remote island in this mysterious love story in the tradition of the novels by Kate Morton and Elizabeth Gilbert. 1951. Esther Durrant, a young mother, is committed to an isolated mental asylum by her husband. Run by a pioneering psychiatrist, the hospital is at first Esther’s prison but soon surprisingly becomes her refuge. 2018. Free-spirited marine scientist Rachel Parker embarks on a research posting in the Isles of Scilly, off the Cornish coast. When a violent storm forces her to take shelter on a far-flung island, she discovers a collection of hidden love letters. Captivated by their passion and tenderness, Rachel determines to track down the intended recipient. But she has no idea of the far-reaching consequences her decision will bring. Meanwhile, in London, Eve is helping her grandmother, a renowned mountaineer, write her memoirs. When she is contacted by Rachel, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to reveal secrets kept buried for more than sixty years. With an arresting dual narrative that immediately captivates the reader, The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant is an inspirational story of the sacrifices made for love.

The Sixteen Trees of the Somme

Author : Lars Mytting
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1647007100
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Sixteen Trees of the Somme written by Lars Mytting and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engrossing literary novel about a family mystery, revenge, and forgiveness by the bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and The Bell in the Lake The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is an intricately plotted and enthralling novel by the award-winning author of Norwegian Wood and The Bell in the Lake. An international bestseller and longlisted for the Dublin Literary Prize, it tells the story of Edvard and starts at his family’s tree farm in Norway, where he was raised by his grandfather. The death of Edvard’s parents when he was three has always been a mystery but he knows that the fate of his grandfather’s brother, Einar, is somehow connected. One day a coffin is delivered to the farm for his grandfather, long before the grandfather’s death––a meticulous, beautiful, and unique piece of craftsmanship with the hallmarks of a certain master craftsman––raising the thought that Einar isn’t dead after all. Edvard is now driven to unravel the mystery of his parents’ death. Following a trail of clues from Norway to the Shetland Islands to the battlefields of France and sixteen ancient walnut trees colored by poison gas in World War I, Edvard ultimately discovers a very unusual inheritance. Spanning a century and masterfully navigating themes of revenge and forgiveness, love and loneliness, The Sixteen Trees of the Somme displays the rich talents of Lars Mytting––whose novels have sold over a million copies worldwide––in a story that is utterly compelling and unforgettable.

The Arsonist

Author : Chloe Hooper
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1644210010
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book The Arsonist written by Chloe Hooper and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of one of the most devastating wildfires in Australian history and the search for the man who started it. On the scorching February day in 2009, a man lit two fires in the Australian state of Victoria, then sat on the roof of his house to watch the inferno. What came to be known as the Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people and injured hundreds more, making them among the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in Australian history. As communities reeling from unspeakable loss demanded answers, detectives scrambled to piece together what really happened. They soon began to suspect the fires had been deliverately set by an arsonist. The Arsonist takes readers on the hunt for this man, and inside the puzzle of his mind. But this book is also the story of fire in the Anthropocene. The command of fire has defined and sustained us as a species, and now, as climate change normalizes devastating wildfires worldwide, we must contend with the forces of inequality, and desperate yearning for power, that can lead to such destruction. Written with Chloe Hooper’s trademark lyric detail and nuance, The Arsonist is a reminder that in the age of fire, all of us are gatekeepers.