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Author: Pierpaolo Maiorano Publisher: Il Pierpo books ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 246
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A novel that deals with an extremely sensitive and topical issue: Teen prostitution, coercive or voluntary. It talks almost exclusively about the coercive form of the phenomenon; rightly so since it is the dramatic part and involves very young, unwitting victims, and must be opposed with all our might. However, we must not forget that there is also the voluntary aspect. A phenomenon that is much more widespread than we think among today's teenagers who, in order to get recharges, latest generation cell phones, rather than a designer dress or money, choose to sell their bodies... consciously. And not always, as in the case of the protagonist, driven by the family's precarious economic conditions. This is also to be countered, upstream. In the book, the two aspects intersect, proceeding in parallel, developing a dense, seamless, compelling plot. Asha is the third child of an Albanian immigrant family, in Italy for 20 years. Decent, honest, hard-working people, well integrated into the social fabric, but barely making ends meet. Seeing her friends dress well, have beautiful homes and everything they desire, while she is forced to wear shabby clothes and live in a dilapidated house, makes her feel envious. Drawn by a friend, blinded by the prospect of having what her parents cannot give her, she runs away and decides to sell her body to get them. This choice, however, while allowing her to fulfill all her desires, soon makes her regret not being able to have a life as a normal teenager, cultivating friendships, laughing, joking, falling in love. Sold to a criminal organization, segregated and forced to their will, she escapes several times, but is always found. Discovering that she is pregnant, unable to find the little boy with whom she conceived him, she attempts to make a middle-aged man, whom she met during one of her escapes, believe that he is the child's father. Having failed in this attempt as well, tired of running away with those criminals who give her no respite, she decides to end it all. The discovery of her suicide note, which she leaves on a coffee shop table, kicks off the story.
Author: Pierpaolo Maiorano Publisher: Il Pierpo books ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 246
Book Description
A novel that deals with an extremely sensitive and topical issue: Teen prostitution, coercive or voluntary. It talks almost exclusively about the coercive form of the phenomenon; rightly so since it is the dramatic part and involves very young, unwitting victims, and must be opposed with all our might. However, we must not forget that there is also the voluntary aspect. A phenomenon that is much more widespread than we think among today's teenagers who, in order to get recharges, latest generation cell phones, rather than a designer dress or money, choose to sell their bodies... consciously. And not always, as in the case of the protagonist, driven by the family's precarious economic conditions. This is also to be countered, upstream. In the book, the two aspects intersect, proceeding in parallel, developing a dense, seamless, compelling plot. Asha is the third child of an Albanian immigrant family, in Italy for 20 years. Decent, honest, hard-working people, well integrated into the social fabric, but barely making ends meet. Seeing her friends dress well, have beautiful homes and everything they desire, while she is forced to wear shabby clothes and live in a dilapidated house, makes her feel envious. Drawn by a friend, blinded by the prospect of having what her parents cannot give her, she runs away and decides to sell her body to get them. This choice, however, while allowing her to fulfill all her desires, soon makes her regret not being able to have a life as a normal teenager, cultivating friendships, laughing, joking, falling in love. Sold to a criminal organization, segregated and forced to their will, she escapes several times, but is always found. Discovering that she is pregnant, unable to find the little boy with whom she conceived him, she attempts to make a middle-aged man, whom she met during one of her escapes, believe that he is the child's father. Having failed in this attempt as well, tired of running away with those criminals who give her no respite, she decides to end it all. The discovery of her suicide note, which she leaves on a coffee shop table, kicks off the story.
Author: Alicia Fleming Hamilton Publisher: ASHA Press ISBN: 9781580411219 Category : Audiology Languages : en Pages : 304
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"ASHA's Multicultural Issues Board has compiled this collection of thought-provoking, guided scenarios for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. This personal workbook will expand upon the knowledge that you have about the relationships between culture, communication, language, and clinical practice, and it will challenge the ways you think about how culture impacts every aspect of your professional work."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Author: Krishna Shaarma Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1479755613 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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This novel tells the story of Dr. Anil Gupta, a young doctor who left India and came to the United States for advanced training. He promised his parents and girlfriend in India that he would return to India soon. However, he became mesmerized by the glory in the United States and decided to stay in the United States. Eventually he married a woman in the United States and was blessed with a daughter. What happens when Anils daughter decides to marry his ex-girlfriends son? Will Anils ex-girlfriend allow this marriage to happen?
Author: Mischa Hiller Publisher: Saqi ISBN: 1846591023 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 141
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Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book for Europe and South Asia. "A stunning, defiant debut."— Guardian "Hiller brings to his works not only a craftsman's skill but also a compassion for his characters that proves infectious."— Haaretz "A chilling rites-of-passage novel set in Beirut in 1982 during the killings in the camps."— The Economist It is the summer of 1982 and Beirut is under siege. Eighteen-year-old Ivan's parents have just been evacuated from the city with other members of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Ivan stays on, interpreting for international medical volunteers in Sabra refugee camp and working undercover for the PLO. Hoping to get closer to Eli, a Norwegian physiotherapist, he helps her treat Youssef, a camp orphan disabled by a cluster bomb. An unexpected friendship develops between the three and things begin to look up. But events take a nasty turn when the president-elect is assassinated. The Israeli army enters Beirut and surrounds the camp, with Eli and Youssef trapped inside. What happens next makes international headlines and leaves Ivan scrabbling to salvage something positive from the chaos. Mischa Hiller, of English–Palestinian descent, was born in England in 1962 and grew up in London, Dar es Salaam, and Beirut. Mischa won the 2009 European Independent Film Festival script competition for his adaptation of Sabra Zoo. He lives with his family in Cambridge, England.
Author: Rostam Pooladi-Darvish Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 23
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This is a story of a juvenile crow, Asha, who lives in the beautiful Palani Hills of South India. She realizes that she is missing joy in her life and isn't sure why. One day, she comes across a flock of colorful parrots and decides she wants to look like them. She thinks that if she changes her appearance, she will find joy. The events of the story lead her to that end. She is able to look colorful and is even temporarily accepted by the parrot flock but soon realizes she is not a parrot in essence as she can't fly (do the same flight maneuvers) or even enjoy the same diet as the parrots do. She is left isolated once again. This time she is joined by a wise old owl whose companionship and advice lead her to discover he true self, which is beyond any sadness. There, she discovers joy and is repatriated with her crow murder. She not only is a changed crow from the inside but has priceless wisdom to impart to the other juvenile crows. Her story is passed on through the generations by crows and, some even say, the parrots of the Palani Hills of Tamil Nadu, South India!
Author: Anita Samantaray Gavartin Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0988419971 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 99
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"Mazel Tov!!" A HinJew is born. In this book, we explore the stories of a HinJew couple. HinJew couples face the same issues as every couple, in addition to those related to their different ethnic backgrounds. This is a story that illuminates the true spirit of love, which reaches beyond cultural differences and shows us just how similar we are. We live in an integrated world: When there is unrest in the Middle East, global oil prices rise. When Silicon Valley downsizes, engineers in India lose their jobs. Multicultural families face similar challenges; they must balance multiple moving variables to keep the peace.
Author: Carlos Andres Gomez Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101595035 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 322
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Inspired by the award-winning poet and actor’s acclaimed one-man play, a powerful coming-of-age memoir that reimagines masculinity for the twenty-first-century male. Award-winning poet, actor, and writer Carlos Andrés Gómez is a supremely gifted storyteller with a captivating voice whose power resonates equally on the live stage and on the page. In one of his most moving spoken-word poems, Gómez recounts a confrontation he once had after accidentally bumping into another man at a club. Just as they were about to fight, Gómez experienced an unexplainable surge of emotion that made his eyes well up with tears. Everyone at the scene jumped back, as if crying, or showing vulnerability, was the most insane thing that Gómez could possibly have done. Like many men in our society, Gómez grew up believing that he had to be ready to fight at all times, treat women as objects, and close off his emotional self. It wasn’t until he discovered acting that he began to see the true cost of squelching one’s emotions—and how aggression dominates everything that young males are taught. Statistics on graduation rates, employment, and teen and young-adult suicide make it clear that the young males in our society are at a crisis point, but Gómez seeks to reverse these ominous trends by sharing the lessons that he has learned. Like Hill Harper’s Letters to a Young Brother, Man Up will be an agent for positive change, galvanizing men—but also mothers, girlfriends, wives, and sisters—to rethink and reimagine the way all men interact with women, deal with violence, handle fear, and express emotion.
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What happens when a ‘father’ appears to take his ‘daughter’ home from the orphanage one day? What happens when a blind Hindu girl falls in love with a Muslim man? What happens when a little girl in Delhi reads the diary of another young girl in Germany and decides that she will make sure that every person lives with dignity and rights? What if a woman discovers that the coveted job in a foreign land actually had her trafficked? What if a Dalit woman has to choose between making a personal sacrifice and remaining an inspiration to the girls in her little village? What if a woman refuses to be rescued? This book tells us stories of 108 women from the heart of Delhi – stories of courage, rebellion, survival, resilience, resistance, and victories. Stories of women you may have met or passed by in your home, neighborhood, workplace, or in your city. In the 108th year of Delhi as the nation’s capital, this book is a big shout-out to all women who inspire.
Author: Viera Masih Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1450269516 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 249
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Mahima: A Memoir tells the story of an Indian-born woman and narrates firsthand the effects of religious and cultural norms, conventions and expectations. In this memoir, author Viera Masih relates Mahimas story providing insight into the narrowly prescribed cultural and religious norms of the society in which she was born. Her story captures the manner in which these norms and conventions led to her victimization. Born into a large family with six sisters and one brother, Mahima lived and studied in India for twenty-four years before traveling to the United States to pursue graduate school. Here she met and fell in love with Vivek, a Hindu boy, even though as a Christian girl, she was aware of the barriers that would make it difficult for the two of them to marry outside of their respective religious traditions. Forsaking love for tradition, Mahima accepted an arranged marriage to a man approved by her family. Even before she and Ateet were married, and then throughout their marriage she suffered abuse; however, she felt trapped as divorce was not a part of her familys moral world-view. This memoir shares Mahimas emotions as she navigates through an arranged marriage dictated by societal traditions. Her story is one of pain and redemption, a tortuous journey from darkness to light.
Author: Pierpaolo Maiorano
Author: Pierpaolo Maiorano
Author: Alicia Fleming Hamilton
Author: Krishna Shaarma
Author: Mischa Hiller
Author: Rostam Pooladi-Darvish
Author: Anita Samantaray Gavartin
Author: Ramananda Chatterjee
Author: Carlos Andres Gomez
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Author: Viera Masih