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Journalist Alison Owings slips behind the cold statistics and sensationalism surrounding San Francisco’s Tenderloin to reveal a harrowing and life-affirming account of Del Seymour—whose addiction led him into eighteen years of homelessness, pimping, and drug dealing. Once sober, he started Tenderloin Walking Tours and later Code Tenderloin, the remarkable organization teaching homeless, recovering addicts, sex workers, dealers, ex-felons, and other marginalized people how to get and keep a job.

Charlo Greene presents her rules for life in her must-hear memoir, from her childhood as one of seven first-generation Nigerian American siblings in Alaska to her fight to the top in the broadcasting industry and her historic achievement of legalizing cannabis in her home state. Greene shamelessly puts her life on display, from her childhood traumas and family betrayals to her journey through sexual assault, eating disorders, and stripping her way through college, as well as the events leading up to the viral “F--k it, I quit” moment viewed more than 100 million times worldwide.

In The Good Fight, Harry Garside, Australia’s ballet dancing boxing star, offers a raw account of his journey through sport, unexpected challenges and personal growth. Harry opens up about his remarkable journey with wit and wisdom, and offers a refreshing perspective on masculinity, sharing his struggles, triumphs, and moments of profound self-discovery.

Inspired by Malcolm X, Russell Shoatz became a lifelong crusader for justice, a soldier in the most militant units of the Black Liberation Army. Shoatz was convicted to life in prison following a coordinated attack on a park police station that left one guard dead.The prison walls, however, could not deter Shoatz’s battle for personal and collective freedom. He escaped state prisons twice, making him a living legend, and endowed him with the moniker “Maroon,” once used to honor runaway slaves from plantations.

സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ചെറുത്തുനില്‍പുകളില്‍ ഏറ്റവും പഴക്കമവകാശപ്പെടാവുന്ന കേരളം ദേശീയ നേതാക്കന്മാരുടെ കീഴില്‍ ദേശീയ പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളോട് അണിചേര്‍ന്നു പ്രവര്‍ത്തിച്ചതിന്റെ കഥ. ആദ്യകാല ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് ആധിപത്യം മുതല്‍ വൈക്കം സത്യാഗ്രഹം, കേരളത്തിലെ ഉപ്പുസത്യാഗ്രഹം, നിസ്സഹകരണപ്രസ്ഥാനം എന്നിങ്ങനെ കേരളസംസ്ഥാനം രൂപംകൊള്ളുന്നതുവരെയുള്ള രാഷ്ട്രീയ വിമോചനചരിത്രം.

આ મનીષ મેહતા ના અવાજ માં મહાત્મા ગાંધી ની પુસ્તક રોજનીશી ની ઓડિયો બુક છે

Biography of Mahatma Gandhi.

In 1894, a remarkably self-possessed American woman, with no formal education to speak of, stood before a British court seeking damages for libel from the trustees of the British Museum. It was yet another stop along the unpredictable route that was Victoria Woodhull’s life. Born dirt-poor in an obscure Ohio settlement, Woodhull was the daughter of an illiterate mother entranced by the fad of Mesmerism—a therapeutic pseudoscience—and a swindler father whose cons exploited his two daughters.

Blackwildgirl begins her life as a queen superpower. When she is still a child, however, her parents strike a bargain that leads to her dethronement—and sets her on a forty-five-year journey to become the warrior she was born to be: Blackwildgoddess. Join an interactive adventure exploring the private life and journals of a young Black girl, beginning at the age of eight, as she struggles and evolves from a tennis player, musician, and college student to become a wife, mother, lawyer, scholar, and writer.

“Cindy, you asked me to warn you if anyone ever came looking for you. Now might be a good time to get lost,” starts the astonishing new self-love memoir, Memory Mansion by best-selling author, philosopher, and mystic Shaman Isis, who pens a powerful and inspiring story of resilience, healing, and transformation.

They hide in plain sight. They survive on free school breakfasts and lunches, join school sports teams in order to shower, sleep on friends’ couches, in parks, or on the streets. Their official designation is “unaccompanied homeless youth”—they are not "runaways" breaking free from strict parenting; these are kids seeking safety. They have escaped abusive parents, have been abandoned, or have never had a home to begin with.

In Tough Mind, Tender Heart: Reflections on a Black Woman’s Activist Journey, Sandra Barnhill shares her four-decade journey as a frontline activist, offering a candid and personal reflection on the challenges and rewards of working for social change. This book is not a blueprint but a testament to the resilience required to fight for justice, especially in the “deep end,” where victories are few and struggles are many.

Discover the life of Som Tamang, a true hero of the Himalayas, and be inspired by his incredible journey of triumph against all odds. Penned by award-winning former ABC journalist Kirsty Nancarrow, Som's life is a testament to the incredible strength of the human spirit, and the enduring power of hope and a singular purpose - to protect girls in Nepal from trafficking and child marriage.

Known as the "Father of Abolitionism," Reverend John Rankin is one of the greatest heroes previously lost to history. Sitting high above the small community of Ripley, Ohio, a lantern shone in the front window of a small, red brick home at night. It was a signal to slaves in Kentucky—a beacon of liberty in the darkness—just across the Ohio River. Anyone fleeing bondage could look to Reverend John Rankin's home for hope. To the slaveholders they fled from, Rankin's activities as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad invoked rage.

ഇത് ഒരു നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ വെളിച്ചം. കലാപകലുഷിതകാലത്തെ ലാവണ്യമന്ത്രം. മനുഷ്യരാശിയുടെ സനാതന വിമോചനമാർഗ്ഗം. സത്യവുംനീതിയും ധർമ്മവും ശാന്തിയും അഹിംസയും സമവായവും സഹിഷ്ണുതയും മോഹൻദാസ് കരംചന്ദ് ഗാന്ധി എന്ന ഈ മഹാത്മാവിൽ സന്ധിക്കുന്നു. ഭാരതത്തിന്റെ ഈ കെടാവിളക്ക് കോടാനുകോടികൾക്ക് ആശയും ആവേശവുമായിരുന്നു.

കേരളീയ പൊതുമണ്ഡലത്തില്‍ ദലിതുകളുടെയും കീഴാള വിഭാഗങ്ങളുടെയും അവകാശങ്ങള്‍ക്കും നിലനില്‍പ്പുകള്‍ക്കും വേണ്ടി നിരന്തരം എഴുതുകയും ശബ്ദമുയര്‍ത്തുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന കെ.കെ. കൊച്ചിന്റെ അസാധാരണമായ ആത്മകഥ.

This biography of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, tells the wild and unlikely story of a British aristocrat who became an American Communist, bringing her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious, account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.

Join Annie Temple as she takes you on an uncensored journey. Intimacy & Connection Coach Annie Temple invites you to dive into a world more intriguing than you ever imagined. This touching, candid, and often hilarious memoir takes you from her beginnings as an exotic dancer and sex worker to her rise as a public figure and beloved entertainer.

Using artificial intelligence to compile and organize publicly available information, this biography offers a structured and in-depth analysis of Zelensky's childhood, education, rise, and the challenges that define his journey.

കേരളത്തിലെ സാമൂഹിക നവോത്ഥാനരംഗത്ത് വ്യക്തിമുദ്രപതിപ്പിച്ച ജീവിതങ്ങള്‍. സാമൂഹിക പുരോഗതിക്കുവേണ്ടി ജീവിതം സമര്‍പ്പിച്ച മഹാത്മാക്കള്‍. 25 നവോത്ഥാന നായകരുടെ ജീവചരിത്രമാണ് ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിന്റെ ഉള്ളടക്കം.