Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family's Story of Slavery (Renton Alex)(Pevná vazba)

Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family's Story of Slavery (Renton Alex)(Pevná vazba)

Through the story of his own family's history as slave and plantation owners, Alex Renton looks at how we owe it to the present to understand the legacy of the past. When the transatlantic slave trade was abolished across most of the British Empire in 1833, it was not the newly liberated who

Trial (Kafka Franz)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the mysterious indictment, trial and reckoning forced upon Kafka's Joseph K. By rendering the absurd and the terrifying with scrupulous factual accuracy and evenness of tone, Kafka presents the world we recognize in a gripping narrative which is also a revelation of its hidden

Story of Windrush (Chimbiri K. N.)(Pevná vazba)

A book to celebrate the inspiring legacy of the Windrush

Counting Descent (Smith Clint)(Paperback)

From the author of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America* Winner, 2017 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award * Finalist, 2017 NAACP Image Awards * One Book One New Orleans 2017 Book Selection * Published in The New Yorker, The New

Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance, and Empire (McNally David)(Paperback)

Blood and Money tells the story of money as a history of violence and human

The Removed (Hobson Brandon)(Paperback)

'A haunted work, full of voices old and new. It is about a family's reckoning with loss and injustice, and it is about a people trying for the same. The journey of this family's way home is full--in equal measure--of melancholy and love.'--Tommy Orange, author of There ThereA RECOMMENDED BOOK

Alex and Alex (Hanaor Ziggy)(Pevná vazba)

A simple, engaging story introducing ideas of non-binary identities, tolerance and acceptance to very young readers, from the writer of the critically acclaimed picture book, The Pocket Chaotic.''A simple yet inclusive story that is likely to build tolerance, insight, and healthy relationships

Freedom Bound (Pleece Warren)(Pevná vazba)

Freedom Bound, explores Scotland's uncomfortable connections with the history of slavery. We follow the interconnected stories of three enslaved people seeking freedom in Scotland in the decades before the legal case which decided that Scots Law could not tolerate slavery. Freedom Bound is the

High Wind (Misra Tilottoma)(Pevná vazba)

Jeumon has a complicated story stuck in her head: her family's. In the newly-drawn boundaries of Assam and Meghalaya in 1972 India, young Jeumon wonders how she should define herself. Is she Assamese, like her father, or Khasi, like her mother? As a researcher and writer, she speaks with passion of

Exodus, Reckoning, Sacrifice - Three Meanings of Brexit (Nicolaidis Kalypso)(Pevná vazba)

Kololo Hill (Shah Neema)(Pevná vazba)

Set in Uganda in 1972, an extraordinarily moving debut that tells the story of one family's escape, when Amin forces them to leave: a story of loss and separation, but also ultimately of

Reckoning with Rebellion: War and Sovereignty in the Nineteenth Century (Sheehan-Dean Aaron)(Pevná vazba)

Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas Blind Tom Wiggins (Armand Glenda)(Pevná vazba)

A celebration of a remarkable, overlooked musical great.Born blind into a life of slavery, Thomas Wiggins was dismissed as a 'useless burden.' But through the loving protection of his family, he went on to become one of the greatest musicians of his time. From Tom's childhood on a plantation to his

The Symmetry of Stars (Myers Alex)(Pevná vazba)

From the author of 2020's astonishing The Story of Silence comes another retelling of a chivalric legend, full of magic, myth and self-discovery. 'Utterly enchanting'Publishers WeeklyBeyond the stars, two gods vie for rule of the world.One stands for Nature - the belief that everything is stamped

I Can Make This Promise (Day Christine)(Pevná vazba)

In her debut middle grade novel--inspired by her family's history--Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family's secrets--and finds her own Native American identity. All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be

Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure (Kaiser Menachem)(Pevná vazba)

From a gifted young writer, the story of his quest to reclaim his family's apartment building in Poland--and of the astonishing entanglement with Nazi treasure hunters that follows

Dinner with Edward - A Story of an Unexpected Friendship (Vincent Isabel)(Pevná vazba)

British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society 1838-1956 - A History (Heartfield James)(Pevná vazba)

History of British and Foreign Anti-Slavery

Alexa Hampton: The Language of Interior Design (Hampton Alexa)(Pevná vazba)

Blood in the Water (Flynn Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Blood in the Water is a gripping Boston thriller set on the icy waters of the Boston harbour, with international terrorism at its core and a family at its

Legacy of Light (Ward Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

Legacy of Light is the spectacular conclusion to Matthew Ward's acclaimed Legacy series - an unmissable tale of war and intrigue that combines the imagination of George R. R. Martin with the gritty realism of Bernard

A Funny Kind of Paradise (Owens Jo)(Paperback)

A poignant, uplifting, brilliantly insightful story of one woman's end-of-life reckoning with her past, her lost daughter and herself, for readers of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Still Alice and Elizabeth Is Missing. When her husband left her with a baby, a toddler and a fledgling

Daughter of No Worlds (Broadbent Carissa)(Pevná vazba)

A life in slavery taught Tisaanah how to survive with nothing but a sharp eye, a quick mind, and a touch of magic. But the night she tried to buy her freedom, she nearly paid with her life. Instead, she murdered the most powerful man in Threll. Forced to flee, she has only one chance at saving

Modern Slavery: A Global Perspective (Kara Siddharth)(Pevná vazba)

Siddharth Kara is a tireless chronicler of the human cost of slavery around the world. He has documented the realities of human trafficking and forced labor in order to reveal the degrading and dehumanizing system that strips people of their dignity for the sake of profit--and to link the suffering