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  • Vidyasagar

    The Life and After-life of an Eminent Indian

    Serier serie Pathfinders
    This book offers a new interpretation of the life and legacy of the Indian reformer and intellectual, Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–91).Drawing upon autobiography, biography, secondary criticism and a range of Vidyasagar’s original writings in Bengali, the book interrogates the role of history, memory and controversy, and emphasises the key challenge of pinning down the identity of an enigmatic ... Læs mere

    365,83 kr.

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    An Afghan Refugee Boy's Journey of Escape to A New Life in Britain

    The boy who fled Afghanistan and endured a terrifying journey in the hands of people smugglers is now a young man intent on changing the world. His story is a deeply harrowing and incredibly inspiring tale of our times.'To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?'Gulwali Passarlay was sent away from Afghanistan at the age of twelve, after his father was killed in a gun ... Læs mere

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  • Teach with Your Heart

    Lessons I Learned from the Freedom Writers

    af Erin Gruwell ...
    The extraordinary memoir of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Freedom Writers Diary, who’s beenhailed as “a true inspiration” (Hilary Swank) and “simply magical when it comes to inspiring people to action” (Los Angeles Times).Don’t miss the public television documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the HeartIn this passionate, poignant, and deeply personal memoir and call to arms, ... Læs mere

    42,41 kr.

  • The Silk Road - China and the Karakorum Highway

    A Travel Companion

    Stretching from the ancient Chinese capital of Xian across the expanses of Central Asia to Rome, the Silk Road was, for 1,500 years, a vibrant network of arteries that carried the lifeblood of nations across the world. Along a multitude of routes everything was exchanged: exotic goods, art, knowledge, religion, philosophy, disease and war. From the East came silk, precious stones, tea, jade, paper ... Læs mere

    180,40 kr.

  • The Author's Guide to Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story & We Rode the Orphan Trains, And the Common Core Standards

    af Andrea Warren ...
    Andrea Warren views her two non-fictions books about the orphan trains through the lens of the Common Core Standards, offering her insight as to how the books fulfill standards related to critical thinking, reading, speaking, and writing. She includes background history not in the books, and shares how she conducted research, interviewed the featured orphan train riders, found photos to illustrate ... Læs mere

    38,42 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • War in Korea

    The Report of a Woman Combat Correspondent

    Not since Ernie Pyle have the American people taken any reporter to their hearts as they have Marguerite Higgins—the photogenic young war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune. This brilliant woman reporter, greatly admired by the fighting men, has dodged bullets with troops on the line, has asked neither favor nor privilege for herself, and has been commended publicly for bravery in ... Læs mere

    25,76 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • 101 Amazing Facts About India

    Serier Bog 9 - Countries of the World
    In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the country of India. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Indian figures from history and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting India, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an ... Læs mere

    23,97 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Gandhi's Passion

    The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

    Mahatma Gandhi, through his indomitable will and selfless determination, transformed himself into a model of courage and integrity for India's people to emulate in their nonviolent struggle for political power. More than half a century after his death, Gandhi continues to inspire millions throughout the world. Yet modern India seems to have abandoned much of his nonviolent vision, joining the ... Læs mere

    176,31 kr.

  • Tamil Brahmans

    The Making of a Middle-Class Caste

    " An impressive biography. . . . [A] standard reference in the scholarship of Tamil Nadu and the conundrum of caste and class." — American AnthropologistA cruise along the streets of Chennai—or Silicon Valley—filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In the twenty-first century, Indians have acquired a global visibility of rapid economic advancement and ... Læs mere

    104,49 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Bridge to Brilliance

    How One Woman and One Community Are Inspiring the World

    Be inspired by the magnetic young principal who “stands on the front line of the fight to educate America's children." (Brandon Stanton, author of Humans of New York ) and the book that Essence calls "Essential reading."In 2010, Nadia Lopez started her middle-grade public school, Mott Hall Bridges Academy, in one of America’s poorest communities, in a record heat wave—and crime wave. Everything ... Læs mere

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  • As Bad as They Say?

    Three Decades of Teaching in the Bronx

    Rundown, vermin-infested buildings. Rigid, slow-to-react bureaucratic systems. Children from broken homes and declining communities. How can a teacher succeed? How does a student not only survive but also come to thrive? It can happen, and As Bad as They Say? tells the heroic stories of Janet Mayer’s students during her 33-year tenure as a Bronx high school teacher.In 1995, Janet Mayer’s students ... Læs mere

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  • Nepal and the Geo-Strategic Rivalry between China and India

    Serier serie Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
    The importance of the Himalayan state of Nepal has been obscured by the international campaign to free Tibet and the vicissitudes of the Sino-Indian rivalry. This book presents the history of Nepal’s domestic politics and foreign relations from ancient to modern times.Analysing newly declassified reports from the United States and Britain, published memoirs, oral recollections and interviews, the ... Læs mere

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