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Concepcion
An Immigrant Family's Fortunes
2021
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**“Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror“If Concepcion were only about Samaha’s mother, it would already be wholly worthwhile. But she was one of eight children in the Concepcion family, whose ancestry Samaha traces in this. . . powerful book.” –The New York TimesA journalist's powerful and incisive account reframes how we comprehend the immigrant experience**
Never Ran, Never Will
Boyhood and Football in a Changing American Inner City
2018
EN
This uplifting story of a boys' football team shines light on the under-appreciated virtues that can bloom in impoverished neighborhoods, even as nearby communities exclude them from economic progress.Never Ran, Never Will tells the story of the working-class, mostly black neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn; its proud youth football team, the Mo Better Jaguars; and the young boys who are often at the center of both. Oomz, Gio, Hart, and their charismati...
Concepcion
An Immigrant Family's Fortunes
- Narrated by
- Albert Samaha
Unabridged
11 hours 25 min
2021
EN
**“Absolutely extraordinary...A landmark in the contemporary literature of the diaspora.” —Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror“If Concepcion were only about Samaha’s mother, it would already be wholly worthwhile. But she was one of eight children in the Concepcion family, whose ancestry Samaha traces in this. . . powerful book.” –The New York TimesA journalist's powerful and incisive account reframes how we comprehend the immigrant experience**
Never Ran, Never Will
Boyhood and Football in a Changing American Inner City
- Narrated by
- Albert Samaha
Unabridged
9 hours 11 min
2018
EN
This uplifting story of a boys' football team shines light on the under-appreciated virtues that can bloom in impoverished neighborhoods, even as nearby communities exclude them from economic progress.Never Ran, Never Will tells the story of the working-class, mostly black neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn; its proud youth football team, the Mo Better Jaguars; and the young boys who are often at the center of both. Oomz, Gio, Hart, and their charismati...
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