Nowhere to Be Home
Title | Nowhere to Be Home PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Lemere |
Publisher | Haymarket Books |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2023-06-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1642595543 |
Decades of military oppression in Burma have led to the systematic destruction of thousands of ethnic minority villages, a standing army with one of the world’s highest number of child soldiers, and the displacement of millions of people. Nowhere to Be Home is an eye-opening collection of oral histories exposing the realities of life under military rule. In their own words, men and women from Burma describe their lives in the country that Human Rights Watch has called “the textbook example of a police state.”
Home from Nowhere
Title | Home from Nowhere PDF eBook |
Author | James Howard Kunstler |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 1998-03-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0684837374 |
In his landmark book The Geography of Nowhere James Howard Kunstler visited the "tragic sprawlscape of cartoon architecture, junked cities, and ravaged countryside" America had become and declared that the deteriorating environment was not merely a symptom of a troubled culture, but one of the primary causes of our discontent. In Home from Nowhere Kunstler not only shows that the original American Dream -- the desire for peaceful, pleasant places in which to work and live -- still has a strong hold on our imaginations, but also offers innovative, eminently practical ways to make that dream a reality. Citing examples from around the country, he calls for the restoration of traditional architecture, the introduction of enduring design principles in urban planning, and the development of public spaces that acknowledge our need to interact comfortable with one another.
Nowhere to Call Home: Volume Two
Title | Nowhere to Call Home: Volume Two PDF eBook |
Author | Leah Denbok |
Publisher | FriesenPress |
Pages | 109 |
Release | 2018-08-28 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1999391616 |
This book continues where my first book left off—with forty photographs and stories of people experiencing homelessness. It is a part of my ongoing mission, begun with volume one, to change the general public’s perception of those experiencing homelessness. So often, as I stated in my first book, they are viewed as subhuman creatures, or a lower order of being than human. Through my photographs and stories I am trying to humanize them, to help the general public see that, apart from the unfortunate circumstances in which these people find themselves, they are no different than you and I. I am heartened that, judging from the comments that my first book has received from people around the world, my work seems to be having this effect. All royalties from this book will be given to Home Horizon: Transitional Support Program.
Nowhere to Call Home
Title | Nowhere to Call Home PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia C. DeFelice |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2001-05-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0380733064 |
When her father kills himself after losing his money in the stock market crash of 1929, twelve-year-old Frances, now a penniless orphan decides to hop abroad a freight train and live the life of a hobo.
Home is a Place Called Nowhere
Title | Home is a Place Called Nowhere PDF eBook |
Author | Leon Rosselson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780192725868 |
Amina was found by Auntie Vickie in a cardboard box on her doorstep and has lived with her ever since. When she is bullied by Vickie's son she can't stand it any longer, so she runs away. She then makes friends with Paul, an older teenager. Paul tries to help her find out about her real mother and become reconciled with Auntie Vickie.
Nowhere but Home
Title | Nowhere but Home PDF eBook |
Author | Liza Palmer |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2013-04-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 006210148X |
Bestselling author Liza Palmer carries readers to North Star, Texas, in the amusing and poignant Nowhere But Home. After Queenie Wake is dismissed from her restaurant job, she returns to North Star to cook meals for death row inmates. Hopeful that the bad memories of her late mother and promiscuous sister (now the mother of the captain of the high school football team) have been forgotten by the locals, Queenie discovers that some people can’t be forgotten—heartbreaker Everett Coburn—her old high-school sweetheart. When secrets from the past emerge, will Queenie be able to stick by her family or will she leave home again? Liz Palmer’s Nowhere But Home is a funny and touching story of food, football, and fooling around.
Nowhere Boy
Title | Nowhere Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Katherine Marsh |
Publisher | Roaring Brook Press |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2018-08-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1250307589 |
"A resistance novel for our time." - The New York Times "A hopeful story about recovery, empathy, and the bravery of young people." - Booklist "This well-crafted and suspenseful novel touches on the topics of refugees and immigrant integration, terrorism, Islam, Islamophobia, and the Syrian war with sensitivity and grace." - Kirkus, Starred Review Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is stuck in a city that wants nothing to do with him. Newly arrived in Brussels, Belgium, Ahmed fled a life of uncertainty and suffering in Aleppo, Syria, only to lose his father on the perilous journey to the shores of Europe. Now Ahmed’s struggling to get by on his own, but with no one left to trust and nowhere to go, he’s starting to lose hope. Then he meets Max, a thirteen-year-old American boy from Washington, D.C. Lonely and homesick, Max is struggling at his new school and just can’t seem to do anything right. But with one startling discovery, Max and Ahmed’s lives collide and a friendship begins to grow. Together, Max and Ahmed will defy the odds, learning from each other what it means to be brave and how hope can change your destiny. Set against the backdrop of the Syrian refugee crisis, award-winning author of Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Katherine Marsh delivers a gripping, heartwarming story of resilience, friendship and everyday heroes. Barbara O'Connor, author of Wish and Wonderland, says "Move Nowhere Boy to the top of your to-be-read pile immediately."