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A Free Man

Aman Sethi
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Author : Aman Sethi
Publisher : Random House
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781448130092

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Every morning in Sadar Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in Delhi, a gang of men gather looking for work in the building trade. For five years, Aman Sethi shared their lives, and in particular that of Mohammed Ashraf. Ashraf is a mazdoor, an itinerant house-painter, but he's not a typical labourer - he's studied biology in college, and after college learnt how to repair TV sets, cut suits, and slice chicken. He lived all over India, but now he finds himself in Delhi: the second most populous city in the country. The morning will bring hangovers, whisky breakfasts and possibly answers to the lingering questions that haunt Ashraf. How did he get here? Why is he the way he is? And is there a way back home? One of the very best young journalists in India, Aman Sethi brings Ashraf vividly alive and illuminates the lives of countless others like him. Wry, humorous and insightful, A Free Man is an unforgettable portrait of an invisible man in his invisible city, and an extraordinary human story.

FREE MAN WALKING

Andy Nieman
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Author : Andy Nieman
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781460235478

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The horror of loneliness. Over 10 years in prison. Hooked on heroin, cocaine and drugs for 23 years. A chronic alcoholic for 27. Homeless. Eating out of garbage bins. Born into a violent alcoholic home. Molested by a pedophile in a residential school for three years. Surviving on skid row for 10 years. Living with the constant threat of suicide. Now this same person has a University Degree, is a United Pentecostal Church Pastor, an Officer of the Legislative Assembly, a poet, husband and stepdad. This true story will give you a unique front-row look into a world few know about or experience. Once you read this book your heart will be overflowing with hope. You will be left with no other alternative because this story will touch you so deeply it will remain in your heart the rest of your life. If you know a chronic alcoholic or drug addict whose life appears to be totally hopeless, or have a family member living with one, this book is a book for you and for them. I could not stop drinking! I could not stop sticking that needle in my arm! No matter what I tried I always failed…until I learned the TRUTH!

Freeman

Leonard Pitts
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Author : Leonard Pitts
Publisher : Agate Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781572846999

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A former slave embarks on a hellish journey through the post-Civil War South to reunite with his wife, in this novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author. With the news of General Lee’s surrender, Sam, a runaway slave who served in the Union Army, decides to leave his refuge in Philadelphia. He sets out on foot on an almost-suicidal journey through the terrifying, war-torn South to Buford, Mississippi, to find Tilda, the wife he was sold away from fifteen years ago. He knows quite well that his chances are slim . . . Prudence Kent, meanwhile, is heading to Buford on a different mission. The headstrong, wealthy, white war widow is leaving her Boston home to honor her abolitionist father’s dying wish: to open a school for the emancipated slaves . . . And Tilda is headed elsewhere. Her owner, Jim McFarland, is holding her at gunpoint, forcing through the charred remains of his farm and off to Arkansas, in search of a haven that will still respect his entitlements as a slaveowner and Confederate officer . . . An epic, American love story and novel touching on issues we still wrestle with long after official end of the Civil War, Freeman is, as Howard Frank Mosher of the Washington Post writes, “an important addition to the literature of slavery and the Civil War, by a knowledgeable, compassionate and relentlessly truthful writer determined to explore both enslavement in all its malignancy and also what it truly means to be free.” Perfect for fans of Cold Mountain Praise for Freeman “Leonard Pitts has a passion for history and a gift for storytelling. Both shine in this story of love and redemption, which challenges everything we thought we knew about how our nation dealt with its most stubborn stain.” —Gwen Ifill, PBS, author of The Breakthrough “Columnist Leonard Pitts turns out a pretty powerful love story.” —Audie Cornish, All Things Considered “Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist Pitts once again demonstrates his gift for historical fiction . . . . In lyrical prose, Pitts unflinchingly and movingly portrays the period’s cruelties, and triumphs in capturing the spirit of the times through eminently-identifiable lead characters.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

A Free Man of Color

Barbara Hambly
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Author : Barbara Hambly
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307785275

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A lush and haunting novel of a city steeped in decadent pleasures . . . and of a man, proud and defiant, caught in a web of murder and betrayal. It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d'Orleans when the evenings festivities are interrupted—by murder. Ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who travels in the city's finest company, has been strangled to death. With the authorities reluctant to become involved, Ben begins his own inquiry, which will take him through the seamy haunts of riverboatmen and into the huts of voodoo-worshipping slaves. But soon the eyes of suspicion turn toward Ben—for, black as the slave who fathered him, this free man of color is still the perfect scapegoat. . . . Praise for A Free Man of Color “A smashing debut. Rich and exciting with both substance and spice.”—Star Tribune, Minneapolis “A sparkling gem.”—King Features Syndicate “An astonishing tour de force.”—Margaret Maron “Superb.”—Drood Review of Mystery “A darned good murder mystery.”—USA Today

Alone

Megan E. Freeman
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Author : Megan E. Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534467576

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Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Aladdin.

You Are Not a Rock

Mark Freeman
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Author : Mark Freeman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780525504511

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Mental health is . . . being yourself. A prescriptive and positive guide, illustrated with line drawings, making the case that mental well-being, like physical health, can be strengthened over time and with specific techniques We all want to feel less anxiety, guilt, anger and sadness. We want to obsess less and be less lonely, free ourselves from our demons, compulsive habits, and stress. But as humans (unlike rocks) we experience all of these. And paradoxically, trying to avoid and control them only makes things worse. Having struggled with serious mental illness for many years himself, Mark Freeman has become a dedicated mental-health advocate and coach. He makes the case that instead of trying to feel less and avoid pain and stress, we need to build emotional fitness, especially our capacity for strength, balance and focus. With wit, compassion, and depth of experience and anecdotes, he shows that we can recover from many mental disorders, from mild to very serious, at all ages and stages of life, and even if other methods have failed. Freeman's innovative approach makes use of a range of therapeutic techniques, mindfulness training, peer support, humor, and common sense.

Life Among the Qallunaat

Mini Aodla Freeman
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Author : Mini Aodla Freeman
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780887554902

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Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman’s experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humourous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit woman’s movement between worlds and ways of understanding. It also provides a clear-eyed record of the changes that swept through Inuit communities in the 1940s and 1950s. Mini Aodla Freeman was born in 1936 on Cape Hope Island in James Bay. At the age of sixteen, she began nurse's training at Ste. Therese School in Fort George, Quebec, and in 1957 she moved to Ottawa to work as a translator for the then Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources. Her memoir, Life Among the Qallunaat, was published in 1978 and has been translated into French, German, and Greenlandic. Life Among the Qallunaat is the third book in the First Voices, First Texts series, which publishes lost or under appreciated texts by Indigenous writers. This reissue of Mini Aodla Freeman’s path-breaking work includes new material, an interview with the author, and an afterword by Keavy Martin and Julie Rak, with Norma Dunning.

A Free Man of Color

John Guare
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Author : John Guare
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822227601

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Before law and order took hold, New Orleans was boisterous; before class, racial and political lines were drawn, it was a parade of beautiful women and good-looking men, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is Jacques Cornet, who commands the men, seduces the women, preens like a peacock, and cuts a wide swath through the city and the province. But, it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is about to be redrawn. The Louisiana Purchase will bring American rule to New Orleans, challenging the chaotic, colorful world of Jacques Cornet and all that he represents.

Freeman - a Novella in Screenplay Form

Brian McDonald
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Author : Brian McDonald
Publisher : Booktrope Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Freed persons
ISBN : 1935961217

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Freeman, an original screenplay, is western about a former slave, living out West with his wife and child, building a new life. Accused of stealing, he is forced to become a fugitive. To evade the posse on his trail, he finds himself using the same tricks he used as a runaway slave. Problem is, Freeman's also being hunted by an expert tracker by the name of Cage who's a former profession? Slave-catcher. And he knows all the tricks. This taut page-turner is followed by the author's insightful notes on the screenplay's construction. This book will help authors navigate the maze that is story construction as well as teaching how to affect one's audience deeply.

A Free Man: A True Story of Life and Death in Delhi

Aman Sethi
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Author : Aman Sethi
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780393089721

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"A deeply moving, funny, and brilliantly written account from one of India’s most original new voices." —Katherine Boo Like Dave Eggers’s Zeitoun and Alexander Masters’s Stuart, this is a tour de force of narrative reportage. Mohammed Ashraf studied biology, became a butcher, a tailor, and an electrician’s apprentice; now he is a homeless day laborer in the heart of old Delhi. How did he end up this way? In an astonishing debut, Aman Sethi brings him and his indelible group of friends to life through their adventures and misfortunes in the Old Delhi Railway Station, the harrowing wards of a tuberculosis hospital, an illegal bar made of cardboard and plywood, and into Beggars Court and back onto the streets. In a time of global economic strain, this is an unforgettable evocation of persistence in the face of poverty in one of the world’s largest cities. Sethi recounts Ashraf’s surprising life story with wit, candor, and verve, and A Free Man becomes a moving story of the many ways a man can be free.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Colin Freeman
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Author : Colin Freeman
Publisher : Icon Books
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785787034

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'Captivating, a John le Carre-esque yarn' Telegraph 'A thoroughly good read' Michael Portillo, author of Portillo's Hidden History of Britain and presenter of Great British Railway Journeys 'A compelling story of courage, determination and skill' Terry Waite CBE, author of Taken on Trust The true story of a retired British army officer's private Somali-hostage rescue mission During the peak of the Somali piracy crisis, three ships - from Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan - were hijacked and then abandoned to their fate by their employers, who lacked the money to pay ransoms. All would still be there, were it not for Colonel John Steed, a retired British military attaché, who launched his own private mission to free them. At 65, Colonel Steed was hardly an ideal saviour. With no experience in hostage negotiations and no money behind him, he had to raise the ransom cash from scratch, running the operation from his spare room and ferrying million-dollar ransom payments around in the boot of his car. Drawing on first-hand interviews, former chief foreign correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph, Colin Freeman, who has himself spent time held hostage by Somali pirates, takes readers on an inside track into the world of hostage negotiation and one man's heroic rescue mission.

When I Was Me

Hilary Freeman
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Author : Hilary Freeman
Publisher : Hot Key Books
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781848124226

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One girl, two lives. Which is real? When Ella wakes up one Monday morning, she discovers that she is not herself and that her life is not her own. She looks different, her friends are no longer her friends and her existence has been erased from the internet. Even worse, years of her history appear to have been rewritten overnight. And yet, nobody else thinks that anything weird has happened. Desperate to cling on to her identity and to piece her life back together, Ella attempts to uncover what has happened to her. Does she have amnesia? Is she losing her mind? Or is she the victim of something more sinister? A tense and dark psychological thriller full of unexpected twists and turns about the random events and decisions that make us who we are. If you can't trust your own memories, then who can you trust?

The Park

John Freeman
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Author : John Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1556595956

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John Freeman explores how parks--tiny microcosims of the world--are simultaneously natural and constructed, exclusionary and open, welcome and threatening.

A Million Little Ways

Emily P. Freeman
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Author : Emily P. Freeman
Publisher : Revell
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441244734

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The majority of us would not necessarily define ourselves as artists. We're parents, students, businesspeople, friends. We're working hard, trying to make ends meet, and often longing for a little more--more time, more love, more security, more of a sense that there is more out there. The truth? We need not look around so much. God is within us and he wants to shine through us in a million little ways. A Million Little Ways uncovers the creative, personal imprint of God on every individual. It invites the discouraged parent, the bored Christian, the exhausted executive to look at their lives differently by approaching their critics, their jobs, and the kids around their table the same way an artist approaches the canvas--with wonder, bravery, and hope. In her gentle, compelling style, Emily Freeman encourages readers to turn down the volume on their inner critic and move into the world with the courage to be who they most deeply are. She invites regular people to see the artistic potential in words, gestures, attitudes, and relationships. Readers will discover the art in a quiet word, a hot dinner, a made bed, a grace-filled glance, and a million other ways of showing God to the world through the simple human acts of listening, waiting, creating, and showing up.

Midnight on Main

Daniel Freeman
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Author : Daniel Freeman
Publisher : Hatje Cantz Verlag
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9783775748179

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Die Nacht hatte schon immer besonderen Einfluss auf diejenigen, die versuchen die Welt in einem anderen Licht zu betrachten. Wenn alles zur Ruhe gekommen ist, wenn das Licht ausgeschaltet, die Telefone auf stumm geschaltet und die Türen verriegelt werden, dann übernimmt eine Parallelwelt aus Dunkelheit und Stille. Diese Faszination, wie die Dinge nachts erscheinen, ist tief in Daniel Freemans Fotografie verankert und findet ihren Weg in Midnight on Main zusammen mit dem zweitgrößten Einfluss des Fotografen, der amerikanischen Populärkultur. Abseits der Hektik der schlaflosen Großstädte erkundet Daniel Freeman als nächtlicher Flaneur die ruhigere Seite der amerikanischen Nacht und porträtiert den Charme der Kleinstädte der Vereinigten Staaten sowie eines weniger gezeigten Amerikas. Ergänzt durch Sterne, Nebel und Mondschein, folgt er dem, was vom amerikanischen Traum noch übrig geblieben ist, und zeichnet die besondere Art des amerikanischen Ruhmes nach, der seit seiner Erfindung nicht an Faszination verloren hat. Midnight on Main dokumentiert die stille Anmut und erleuchtete Schönheit, die ausgedehnten und friedlichen Zwischenspiele der Ruhe, die sich zwischen Dämmerung und Morgengrauen erstrecken. Urbane Landschaft von ihrer besten Seite.