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Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro
by Sarah JacobyLove and Liberation reads the autobiographical and biographical writings of one of the few Tibetan Buddhist women to record the story of her life. Sera Khandro Künzang Dekyong Chönyi Wangmo (also called Dewé Dorjé, 1892–1940) was extraordinary not only for achieving religious mastery as a Tibetan Buddhist visionary and guru to many lamas, monastics, and laity in the Golok region of eastern Tibet, but also for her candor. This book listens to Sera Khandro's conversations with land deities, dakinis, bodhisattvas, lamas, and fellow religious community members whose voices interweave with her own to narrate what is a story of both love between Sera Khandro and her guru, Drimé Özer, and spiritual liberation. Sarah H. Jacoby's analysis focuses on the status of the female body in Sera Khandro's texts, the virtue of celibacy versus the expediency of sexuality for religious purposes, and the difference between profane lust and sacred love between male and female tantric partners. Her findings add new dimensions to our understanding of Tibetan Buddhist consort practices, complicating standard scriptural presentations of male subject and female aide. Sera Khandro depicts herself and Drimé Özer as inseparable embodiments of insight and method that together form the Vajrayana Buddhist vision of complete buddhahood. By advancing this complementary sacred partnership, Sera Khandro carved a place for herself as a female virtuoso in the male-dominated sphere of early twentieth-century Tibetan religion.
Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro
by Sarah H. JacobySarah H. Jacoby is assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Northwestern University. She is the coauthor of Buddhism: Introducing the Buddhist Experience and coeditor of Buddhism Beyond the Monastery: Tantric Practices and Their Performers in Tibet and the Himalayas.
The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought
by Susan Jacoby&“Jacoby writes with wit and vigor, affectionately resurrecting a man whose life and work are due for reconsideration&” (The Boston Globe). During the Gilded Age, which saw the dawn of America&’s enduring culture wars, Robert Green Ingersoll was known as &“the Great Agnostic.&” The nation&’s most famous orator, he raised his voice on behalf of Enlightenment reason, secularism, and the separation of church and state with a power unmatched since America&’s revolutionary generation. When he died in 1899, even his religious enemies acknowledged that he might have aspired to the US presidency had he been willing to mask his opposition to religion. To the question that retains its controversial power today—was the United States founded as a Christian nation?—Ingersoll answered an emphatic no. In this provocative biography, Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, restores Ingersoll to his rightful place in an American intellectual tradition extending from Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine to the current generation of &“new atheists.&” Jacoby illuminates the ways in which America&’s often-denigrated and forgotten secular history encompasses issues, ranging from women&’s rights to evolution, as potent and divisive today as they were in Ingersoll&’s time. Ingersoll emerges in this portrait as an indispensable public figure who devoted his life to that greatest secular idea of all—liberty of conscience belonging to the religious and nonreligious alike. &“Jacoby&’s goal of elucidating the life and work of Robert Ingersoll is admirably accomplished. She offers a host of well-chosen quotations from his work, and she deftly displays the effect he had on others. For instance: after a young Eugene V. Debs heard Ingersoll talk, Debs accompanied him to the train station and then—just so he could continue the conversation—bought himself a ticket and rode all the way from Terre Haute to Cincinnati. Readers today may well find Ingersoll&’s company equally entrancing.&” —Jennifer Michael Hecht, The New York Times Book Review
Half-Jew
by Susan JacobySince childhood, Susan Jacoby, the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of American Unreason, was sure that her father was keeping a secret. At age twenty, just before beginning her writing career as a reporter for the Washington Post, she learned the truth: Robert Jacoby, a Catholic convert with a Catholic wife, was also a Jew. In Half-Jew, Jacoby grapples with the hidden identity cloaked by the persona of a successful accountant and member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in East Lansing, Michigan--and with the secrets and lies that had marked her family's history for three generations on two continents. Beginning in 1849 when her great-grandfather arrived in America as a political refugee, Jacoby traces her lineage through the lives of her great-uncle Harold, the distinguished astronomer whose map of the constellations is etched on the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal; her uncle, the bridge champion Oswald Jacoby, her aunt Edith, also a Catholic convert and eventually a reformer within the church; and, of course her father himself. At the core of story is the psychic damage that accrues across generations when people conceal their true ethnic and religious origins. Featuring a new afterword, Half-Jew is a meticulously researched, emotionally poignant examination of the dark legacy of European and American anti-Semitism as well as a tender-hearted account of a daughter coming to understand her father, herself, and her family's true legacy.
Ramses: The Son of Light - Volume I (Ramses #1)
by Christian JacqHistorical fiction meets mythology as ancient Egypt comes alive in this monumental epic with over 2 million copies sold around the world.At fourteen, Ramses, the second son of the Pharaoh Seth, must begin to pass a series of royal tests designed to build his mental and physical prowess-or break him. Is Seth planning to leave the world's most powerful empire to Ramses, and not his corrupt brother, Shaanar? Before he knows it, the younger prince is surrounded by enemies and turning to his friends: Moses, the brilliant young Hebrew; Setau, the snake charmer and mage; Ahmeni; the frail scholar; and Set and Nefertari, the two beautiful women Ramses loves.And so begins the journey of the hero the world has yet to know... Let the saga begin.The first in Christian Jacque's bestselling Ramses series, recounting the thrilling story of Ramses, the legendary king who ruled Egypt for more than 60 years. Ramses sets into motion a tapestry of royal intrigue, treacherous plots, and romantic adventures that will keep readers spellbound and hungry for more.
Ramses: The Battle of Kadesh - Volume III (Ramses #3)
by Christian JacqThe powerful Hittites have declared war on Egypt, and Ramses must do the impossible: seize their impregnable fortress at Kadesh with his ragged army, even as his powerful bodyguard and right-hand man has been arrested, suspected of treason.
In the Name of Osama Bin Laden Global Terrorism and the Bin Laden Brotherhood
by Roland JacquardOne view of the Bin Laden Brotherhood.
Niña morena sueña
by JACQUELINE WOODSONNational Book Award Winner Coretta Scott King Award Winner Newbery Honor Book Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book ¿Qué significa crecer en dos lugares y no pertenecer completamente a ninguno? Jacqueline Woodson creció entre Carolina del Sur y Nueva York y siempre se sintió a medias en ambos. Estos poemas, conmovedores y poderosos, lo reflejan; así como reflejan la experiencia de ser una niña afroamericana en las décadas de 1960 y 1970, de una infancia vivida entre los residuos de las leyes de Jim Crow, de su aprendizaje constante sobre el movimiento de derechos civiles. Cada verso es una mirada al alma de alguien que, desde muy pequeña, busca su lugar en el mundo. Tal vez lo encontró en su propia voz al escribir. La elocuente poesía de Woodson es tambiénuna celebración de la escritura pues, a pesar de que tuvo dificultades con la lectura cuando era niña, su amor por las historias inspiró las primeras chispas de la talentosa escritora que es hoy. Este libro es resultado de eso. Es el universo de una niña morena que, contra todo y contra todos, se atrevió a soñar.
Trans
by Juliet Jacques Sheila HetiMoving memoir and insightful examination of transgender politics "Six weeks before sex reassignment surgery (SRS), I am obliged to stop taking my hormones. I suddenly feel very differently about my forthcoming operation."In July 2012, aged thirty, Juliet Jacques underwent sex reassignment surgery--a process she chronicled with unflinching honesty in a serialised national newspaper column. Trans tells of her life to the present moment: a story of growing up, of defining yourself, and of the rapidly changing world of gender politics.Fresh from university, eager to escape a dead-end job, she launches a career as a writer in a publishing culture dominated by London cliques and still figuring out the impact of the Internet. She navigates the treacherous waters of a world where, even in the liberal and feminist media, transgender identities go unacknowledged, misunderstood or worse. Yet through art, film, music, politics and football, Jacques starts to become the person she had only imagined, and begins the process of transition. Interweaving the personal with the political, her memoir is a powerful exploration of debates that comprise trans politics, issues which promise to redefine our understanding of what it means to be alive.Revealing, honest, humorous, and self-deprecating, Trans includes an epilogue with Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be?, in which Jacques and Heti discuss the cruxes of writing and identity.From the Hardcover edition.
Mi ruido azul
by Marina JadeMarina Jade, la maravillosa exintegrante de Operación Triunfo, nos cuenta su vida. Me llamo Marina, mi nombre artístico es Marina Jade, y en estas páginas te voy a contar, en resumidas cuentas, mi vida. Desde mi infancia -cuando era «la gordita», «la empollona», «la de los brackets»- hasta que la música me salvó y se convirtió en mi felicidad. Aquí te explicaré lo importantes que son para mí mi familia y mis seres queridos, cómo salí del armario, lo que significa sufrir LGBTfobia y también cómo me sentí al cumplir el sueño de participar en Operación Triunfo. Bienvenida a mi libro. ¡Bienvenida a mi ruido azul!
Aamcha Baap Aan Aamhi: आमचा बाप आन् आम्ही
by Dr Narendra Jadhavही कथा आहे सामान्यातील एका असामान्याची. महत्पदावर चढलेल्या त्याच्या पुत्रांनी त्याच्या संबंधीच्या आठवणी - त्याच्याच शब्दात - ग्रथित केल्या आहेत. हे गृहस्थ पिताजी नव्हते. वडीलही नव्हते. तर सरळ, निर्मळ 'बाप' होते. बाप-मुलाच्या जिव्हाळ्याच्या नात्यावर प्रतिष्ठित शब्दांचे आवरण घालून त्यातील सहजतेचा गळा दाबणे त्यांना मान्य नव्हते. सहजता हेच खरोखर त्यांच्या व्यक्तिमत्त्वाचे, त्यांच्या स्वभावाचे आधारसूत्र होते. दलित समाजात जन्माला येऊनही त्यांचा आत्मविश्वास कधी ढळला नव्हता, अथवा त्यांच्या लढाऊ बाण्याला ढळ पोचला नव्हता. 'किसी को डरना मत' हा मंत्र त्यांनी आपल्या मुलांना दिला होता, आणि तोच त्यांचा जीवनधर्म होता. डॉ. आंबेडकरांच्या चळवळीने आणि विचारांनी ते प्रभावित झाले होते. त्यांनी जातीयतेची, लोकापवादाची, वरिष्ठांच्या अधिकारांची; आणि मुख्य म्हणजे दारिद्र्याचीही भीती कधी बाळगली नाही. त्यांचे जगणे काळोखावर मात करत पुढे जाणाऱ्या पेटलेल्या पलित्यासारखे होते. जिथे भयमुक्ती असते तेथे निरामय आनंदही असतो. सर्व प्रतिकुलावर मात करणाऱ्या अशा आनंदाची पेरणी आपल्या सुदाम्याच्या संसारात करीत ते जगत होते आणि सर्वांना जगवत होते. या आनंदाला सत्याचरणाची भक्कम बैठक होती. गोष्ट लहान असो वा मोठी, माणसाने खाटे-अप्रामाणिक वर्तन करता कामा नये हे त्यांचे ब्रीद होते. म्हणून त्यांनी लोकलमधून विनातिकिट प्रवास करू पाहणाऱ्या आपल्या मुलाला पाळत ठेवून पकडले आणि त्याला तिकिट काढायला लावले. अशा वातावरणात आणि संस्कारात, त्यांनी आपल्या मुलांना वाढवले. असा बाप मिळणे हे मुलांचे सद्भाग्य आणि अशी मुले मिळणे हे बापाचेही सद्भाग्य. सामाजिक सोपानाच्या अंतिम पायरीवर जन्मलेली मुले आज त्याच सोपानाच्या सर्वोच्च पायरीवर उभी आहेत. कोणत्याही क्षेत्रात जा, पण त्यात सर्वोच्च यश मिळवा ह्या त्यांच्या आदेशाचे त्यांनी पूर्णतः पालन केले आहे. त्यांनी अमेरिकेत संशोधन करणाऱ्या नरेंद्राला सांगितले होते, तुझ्या विद्वत्तेचा उपयोग रस्त्यातल्या सामान्य माणसाला झाला तर ते खरे, एरवी निरर्थक. असा हा बाप. प्रगतीसाठी मुलांना सतत प्रेरणा देणारा, त्यांची मने घडवणारा. मीपणाच्या बाह्यांगापासून दूर असलेला, आणि तरीही खूप मोठा असलेला. वेगवेगळ्या क्षेत्रांत उच्च पदावर असलेल्या त्याच्या पुत्रांनी त्यांच्या स्मृतीला वाहिलेली ही हृद्य श्रद्धांजली.
Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India
by Narendra JadhavEvery sixth human being in the world today is an Indian, and every sixth Indian is an untouchable. For thousands of years the untouchables, or Dalits, the people at the bottom of the Hindu caste system, have been treated as subhuman. Their story has rarely been told. This remarkable book achieves something altogether unprecedented: it gives voice to India's voiceless. In "Untouchables," Narendra Jadhav tells the awe-inspiring story of his family's struggle for equality and justice in India. While most Dalits had accepted their lowly position as fate, Jadhav's father rebelled against the oppressive caste system and fought against all odds to forge for his children a destiny that was never ordained. Based on his father's diaries and family stories, Jadhav has written the triumphant story of his parents -- their great love, unwavering courage, and eventual victory in the struggle to free themselves and their children from the caste system. Jadhav vividly brings his parents' world to light and unflinchingly documents the life of untouchables -- the hunger, the cruel humiliations, the perpetual fear and brutal abuse. Compelling and deeply compassionate, "Untouchables" is a son's tribute to his parents, an illuminating chronicle of one of the most important moments in Indian history, and an eye-opening work of nonfiction that gives readers access and insight into the lives of India's 165 million Dalits, whose struggle for equality continues even today.
Voz que escondi
by Carolina JadueRelato en primera persona de la noche en que El Tila, conocido como El psicópata de La Dehesa, atacó a una familia completa. Carolina Jadue sobrevivió a esa noche y al trauma que vino después. Hace veinte años, la familia Jadue Zaror vivó una pesadilla. La noche del 5 de junio de 2002, su departamento en Camino El Huinganal, La Dehesa, fue asaltado por Roberto Martínez Vásquez, un delincuente de 26 años conocido como El Tila. Tras años de residencia en el Sename, El Tila asoló Santiago ese año con una seguidilla de asaltos, violaciones y asesinatos. Carolina Jadue tenía 19 años cuando se convirtió en su víctima. Estuvo al borde de la muerte y en este libro describe, con crudeza y valentía, los pormenores de esa noche, el trauma posterior y el trabajo terapéutico que ha hecho desde entonces.
Cunero 12: Cinco Meses en la UCI Neonatales
by Jenny JaeckelCunero 12, la apasionante biografía de caricaturas de Jenny Jaeckel, describe los intensos detalles de una madre, una recién nacida, y una estancia de cinco meses en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales (UCIN). Un rutinario examen prenatal revela un problema peligroso, y los padres se encuentran metidos en un mundo de los escapes por pelos, las noches sin sueño, y la crisis psicológica. Rodeados por discusiones, la muerte, las tensiones familiares y cuestiones de la fe, la madre lucha por mantener un estado de ánimo positivo.Dentro de la realidad mecánica y antiséptica de la UCIN, los dedicados profesionales de la salud se representan con amables (y a veces irónicos) animales. El Doctor Ojos y la enfermera Pañalsuave son dos de los profesionales que cuidan a la bebé Asa. Pero aun los mejores de los profesionales se equivocan, y Jaeckel y su esposo deben vigilar constantemente la situación. De vez en cuando luchan por no sentirse impotentes, pero su determinación, valentía, consciencia y conexión, en última instancia ayudan a mantener viva su pequeña. Spot 12 delivers the gritty details of a mother, a newborn, and a five-month stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in a visually gripping graphic memoir by Jenny Jaeckel. A routine prenatal exam reveals a dangerous problem, and first-time parents find themselves thrust into a world of close calls, sleepless nights, and psychological crisis. Surrounded by disagreements, deaths, extended family tensions, and questions of faith, the mother struggles to maintain a positive frame of mind. Against the antiseptic, mechanical reality of the NICU, the dedicated health professionals are drawn as sympathetic and wry animal characters. Doctor Eyes and Nurse Gentle Diaper are two of the care providers that do all they can to take care of Baby Asa. But even the best hospital staff make mistakes, and Jaeckel and her husband's vigilance must be acute. At times they battle feelings of helplessness, but their determination, insight, bravery, and connection ultimately helps keep their little one alive.
These Possible Lives
by Fleur Jaeggy Minna ProctorBrief in the way a razor’s slice is brief, remarkable essays by a peerless stylist <P><P> New Directions is proud to present Fleur Jaeggy’s strange and mesmerizing essays about the writers Thomas De Quincey, John Keats, and Marcel Schwob. A renowned stylist of hyper-brevity in fiction, Fleur Jaeggy proves herself an even more concise master of the essay form, albeit in a most peculiar and lapidary poetic vein. Of De Quincey’s early nineteenth-century world we hear of the habits of writers: Charles Lamb “spoke of ‘Lilliputian rabbits’ when eating frog fricassse”; Henry Fuseli “ate a diet of raw meat in order to obtain splendid dreams”; “Hazlitt was perceptive about musculature and boxers”; and “Wordsworth used a buttery knife to cut the pages of a first-edition Burke.” In a book of “blue devils” and night visions, the Keats essay opens: “In 1803, the guillotine was a common child’s toy.” And poor Schwob’s end comes as he feels “like a ‘dog cut open alive’”: “His face colored slightly, turning into a mask of gold. His eyes stayed open imperiously. No one could shut his eyelids. The room smoked of grief.” Fleur Jaeggy’s essays—or are they prose poems?—smoke of necessity: the pages are on fire.
Under the Same Sky: From Iran to Australia, an unforgettable story of seeking refuge, being torn apart by government detention and freed by love
by Milad Jafari Mojgan ShamsalipoorIn Iran a woman has no rights. After years of abuse, Mojgan Shamsalipoor was about to be married off to a much older man. She was seventeen years old. Her mother, who had been unable to protect her, urged her to seek refuge somewhere safe. Making their way to Indonesia, Mojgan and her brother Hossein paid people smugglers to help them find sanctuary. They were told Australia would help them.Years earlier, Milad Jafari and his family fled political persecution in Iran. They had also risked their lives to come to Australia by boat. It was before the tide turned on compassion towards refugees.Then Milad meet Mojgan. After time in Christmas Island, Darwin and Brisbane detention centres, Mojgan was allowed to go to school and live in the community. They fell in love and dreamed of making a life together in Australia. They married and made plans.Their dreams were shattered when Mojgan was sent back to detention. Her refugee status was denied and so was her chance to study. Mojgan and Hossein were locked away, and told they had to return to their country of origin. For them, that would mean prison, torture or death.For two years the Brisbane community fought for Mojgan's release. But the loudest voice was always Milad's. A campaign to Free Mojgan gained country-wide support and in September 2016, Mojgan was released. But there is still no certainty for her, and no guarantee that she will be allowed to stay. Their story, UNDER THE SAME SKY, shares Mojgan and Milad's powerful refugee experiences, reminding us that any compassion we give brings our country great rewards. Ultimately, it shows that love can find a way, no matter the obstacles.
Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpretation of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 50th Anniversary Edition
by Harry V. JaffaThis definitive analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates is &“one of the most influential works of American history and political philosophy ever published (National Review). In Crisis of the House Divided, noted conservative scholar and historian Harry V. Jaffa illuminates the political principles that guided Abraham Lincoln from his reentry into politics in 1854 through his Senate campaign against Stephen Douglas in 1858. Through critical analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Jaffa demonstrates that Lincoln&’s political career was grounded in his commitment to constitutionalism, the rule of law, and abolition. A landmark work of American history, it &“has shaped the thought of a generation of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War scholars." To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original publication, Jaffa has provided a new introduction (Civil War History). "A searching and provocative analysis of the issues confronted and the ideas expounded in the great debates…A book which displays such learning and insight that it cannot fail to excite the admiration even of scholars who disagree with its major arguments and conclusions."—D. E. Fehrenbacher, American Historical Review
The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army
by Greg Jaffe David CloudThey were four exceptional soldiers, a new generation asked to save an army that had been hollowed out after Vietnam. They survived the military's brutal winnowing to reach its top echelon. They became the Army's most influential generals in the crucible of Iraq. Collectively, their lives tell the story of the Army over the last four decades and illuminate the path it must travel to protect the nation over the next century. Theirs is a story of successes and failures, of ambitions achieved and thwarted, of the responsibilities and perils of command. The careers of this elite quartet show how the most powerful military force in the world entered a major war unprepared, and how the Army, drawing on a reservoir of talent that few thought it possessed, saved itself from crushing defeat against a ruthless, low-tech foe. In The Fourth Star, you'll follow:*Gen. John Abizaid, one of the Army's most brilliant minds. Fluent in Arabic, he forged an unconventional path in the military to make himself an expert on the Middle East, but this unique background made him skeptical of the war he found himself leading. *Gen. George Casey Jr., the son of the highest-ranking general to be killed in the Vietnam War. Casey had grown up in the Army and won praise for his common touch and skill as a soldier. He was determined not to repeat the mistakes of Vietnam but would take much of the blame as Iraq collapsed around him. *Gen. Peter Chiarelli, an emotional, take-charge leader who, more than any other senior officer, felt the sting of the Army's failures in Iraq. He drove his soldiers, the chain of command, and the U.S. government to rethink the occupation plans-yet rarely achieved the results he sought.*Gen. David Petraeus, a driven soldier-scholar. Determined to reach the Army's summit almost since the day he entered West Point, he sometimes alienated peers with his ambition and competitiveness. When he finally got his chance in Iraq, he-more than anyone-changed the Army's conception of what was possible. Masterfully written and richly reported, The Fourth Star ranges far beyond today's battlefields, evoking the Army's tumultuous history since Vietnam through these four captivating lives and ultimately revealing a fascinating irony: In an institution that prizes obedience, the most effective warriors are often those who dare to question the prevailing orthodoxy and in doing so redefine the American way of war.From the Hardcover edition.
Why Bernie Sanders Matters
by Harry JaffeMissionary. Radical. Hippy. Revolutionary. Red Mayor. Pragmatist. Socialist. Hot from the campaign trail, a vivid new biography that goes inside Bernie Sanders's contradictions, his unusual life, and his electrifying quest to make the American dream a reality for all. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be the least political person in politics--a brusque, unpolished, Jewish Socialist from Brooklyn with deep-seated convictions and distaste for small talk. He is also, at seventy-four, the rising star of the Democratic party, whose underdog bid for the presidential nomination has hit the marks of a serious contender: He's competitive with, and in some cases leading, Hillary Clinton in early state polls. He's closed the fundraising gap, and is drawing crowds of thousands to campaign rallies. Why? Because where most candidates are calculating and rehearsed, Sanders is frank, authentic, and impassioned. For thirty years, he has spoken out against income inequality, environmental injustice, and privatized healthcare. Now--amid an ever-widening chasm between the rich and the rest, and growing voter disenchantment--the country is listening. With reporting from inside the campaign, personal relationships with Sanders's friends and colleagues, and meticulous research, noted reporter Harry Jaffe offers an engaging, insightful portrait of the ultimate outsider candidate, charting Sanders's course from Brooklyn to Burlington, and now to Des Moines and beyond. Within the untold narrative of Sanders's origins and political development, he also examines the growth of the progressive movement, and the recent developments--including the Occupy movement, the Great Recession, and the rise of the millennial generation--that have shifted Sanders's views from fringe to focal point. At once a captivating biography, and a thought-provoking window into the contemporary political landscape, this will become the defining account of a pivotal moment in American history.
The Cherry in the Martini
by Rona JaffeRona Jaffe's memoir is abundant with personal insights on the joys and challenges of childhood and youth. Written in short autobiographical essays, Jaffe shares vivid memories of her first experiences of love and loss in her search to find her voice as both a woman and writer. Straightforward and unsentimental, Rona Jaffe's memoir explores the complex emotions of adolescence into adulthood with an honesty that all readers will find welcoming and relatable.
Climbing the Mango Trees
by Madhur JaffreyWhether acclaimed food writer Madhur Jaffrey was climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard in Delhi or picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint, tucked into freshly baked spiced pooris, today these childhood pleasures evoke for her the tastes and textures of growing up. This memoir is both an enormously appealing account of an unusual childhood and a testament to the power of food to prompt memory, vividly bringing to life a lost time and place. Included here are recipes for more than thirty delicious dishes that are recovered from Jaffrey’s childhood.
Tandoori Chicken in Delhi
by Madhur JaffreyA Vintage Shorts Travel Selection Before she was a seven-time James Beard Award-winning cookbook author, or a Berlinale star, Madhur Jaffrey was a little girl growing up in an India in transition. In this selection from her acclaimed autobiography, Climbing the Mango Trees, she shares her food memories from one of the most turbulent times in modern history. As Partition split her country in half, everything changed for young Madhur Jaffrey. Here she recounts what it was like to live through this time of immense upheaval, from independence from Britain to the tragic death of Mahatma Gandhi. In spite of all that was happening around her, Jaffrey's great passion--food--remained the center of her life. Here, in mouthwatering detail, she remembers the koftas and karhi, the paneer and pooris that defined these years for her every bit as much as the dramatic events that shook the subcontinent. An eBook short.
Kruisverband
by Louzewies De JagerDe roman ‘Kruisverband’ laat op de achtergrond zien hoe in de Nederlandse samenleving de sociale verhoudingen de laatste zestig jaar radicaal gewijzigd zijn. Dit egodocument is daardoor meer dan een literaire vingeroefening. De vrouwelijke hoofdpersoon moet om haar ambities waar te maken vele keuzes maken die raken aan actuele thema’s zoals #metoo-situaties, luizenmoederperikelen of graaiculturen. Dit belet De Jager niet om de verhaallijn met een filmische dynamiek neer te zetten en de aandacht vast te houden. Deze vlot geschreven, autobiografische vertelling voelt daarom aan als een tijdreis in sneltreinvaart.Bèta-vrouw als buitenbeentje De vrouwelijke hoofdpersoon wordt gevolgd in haar levenslange zoektocht om zich binnen verschillende mannenbolwerken te kunnen handhaven. De onorthodoxe keuzes tijdens haar loopbaan worden afgewisseld met persoonlijke avonturen en intieme inkijkjes in seksuele verhoudingen. De persoonlijke gevolgen van maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen worden beschreven vanaf de benepen zestiger jaren tot aan de verwarring in het losgeslagen heden. De hiervoor typerende situaties worden anekdotisch beschreven vanuit een Hollands stedelijk perspectief. De verteltrant wisselt van beschouwend filosofisch naar cabaretesk, en is bij wijlen hilarisch.Een leven lang leren Naast prettig leesbare avonturen biedt de roman praktische handvaten over hoe om te gaan met bedrijfsmatige dilemma’s. Het streven naar flexibiliteit en onafhankelijkheid zijn volgens De Jager daarvoor de meeste kansrijke uitgangspunten. De hoofdpersoon is niet wars de gebaande paden te verlaten om nieuwe kennis op te kunnen doen. Daardoor is zij in staat de verschillen tussen managementculturen in het bedrijfsleven en publieke instellingen - zoals de zorg en het onderwijs - raak te typeren. Onderwijl wordt dit streven persoonlijk ingevuld door schelmenstreken en reisverhalen met klassieke automobielen. Het boek is daarom geschikt voor iedereen met brede interesses die zich graag door het onalledaagse laat verrassen. Kortom, in deze roman worden veel kruisverbanden gelegd, maar wordt ondertussen niet nagelaten om de lezer te amuseren met een ongebruikelijke levenswandel en treffende karakterschetsen.
Sprouting Wings: The True Story of James Herman Banning, the First African American Pilot to Fly Across the United States
by Louisa Jaggar Shari BeckerThe inspirational and true story of James Herman Banning, the first African American pilot to fly across the country, comes to life in this picture book biography perfect for fans of Hidden Figures and Little Leaders. Includes art from a Coretta Scott King award-winning illustrator.James Herman Banning always dreamed of touching the sky. But how could a farm boy from Oklahoma find a plane? And how would he learn to fly it? None of the other pilots looked like him. Despite the challenges and prejudices that stood in his way, James knew he belonged above the clouds.In a journey that would span 3,300 miles, take twenty-one days, and inspire a nation, James Herman Banning proved that you can't put barriers on dreams. Louisa Jaggar incorporates over seven years of research, including Banning's own writings and an interview with the aviator's great-nephew. She teams up with cowriter Shari Becker and award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper to capture Banning's historic flight across the United States. "A pathos-filled picture book that celebrates the life of a figure in American history who hasn't been featured often." -School Library Journal, Starred Review
Escorting the Monarch
by Chris JaggerEscorting the Monarch is as close to an official history of the Metropolitan Police's 'Special Escort Group' (SEG) as one could hope for.You may have seen the team at work; as the combination of motorcycles and cars pass you by, they glide elegantly and seemingly effortlessly through busy traffic. Developing a dedicated and diligent team culture, they are masters of their trade. They hold a well-earned reputation for excellence amongst their peers; delivering their passengers (and cargo) on time, safely, in a great deal of style, and without fuss or mishap. Professional and precise in the execution of their operations, they are neither shaken nor stirred.Although the work of the SEG demands exquisitely high levels of presentation there is little room for gloss or glitter. The individuals and property they are charged to protect are assessed by government to need the highest possible levels of protection. From queens, kings, presidents and emperors, to priceless works of art, terrorists and high risk prisoners, the group escort them all.Written by the son of a retired SEG officer who himself served in the British Government's security and intelligence community, Escorting the Monarch is told, in part, through first hand stories and anecdotes gleaned from former officers of the group. The insights offered are unique, privileged and first of their kind. Chris Jagger unfolds a collection of fascinating and never before told stories built on high profile events, such as the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, and the visit of Nelson Mandela.Now the SEG have honed their skills for over 6 decades. Through a carefully constructed description of a changing security and political environment across the decades, and an insightful analysis of the ingenuity of those who have severed with the SEG, _Escorting the Monarch_ explains the events that made the group who they are today.