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The Last Island
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Author : Goodheart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-01-17
The Last Island written by Goodheart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-17 with History categories.
A journey to the coast of North Sentinel Island, home to a tribe believed to be the most isolated human community on earth. The Sentinelese people want to be left alone and will shoot deadly arrows at anyone who tries to come ashore. As the web of modernity draws ever closer, the island represents the last chapter in the Age of Discovery--the final holdout in a completely connected world In November 2018, a zealous American missionary was killed while attempting to visit an island he called "Satan's last stronghold," a small patch of land known as North Sentinel in the Andaman Islands, a remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean. News of the tragedy fascinated people around the world. Most were unaware such a place still existed in our time: an island unmolested by the advances of modern technology, where the natives go naked and hunt with bows and arrows Twenty years before the American missionary's ill-fated visit, a young American historian and journalist named Adam Goodheart also traveled to the waters off North Sentinel. During his time in the Andaman Islands he witnessed another isolated tribe emerge into modernity for the first time Now, Goodheart--a bestselling historian--has returned to the Andamans. The Last Island is a work of history as well as travel, a journey in time as well as place. It tells the stories of others drawn to North Sentinel's mystery through the centuries, from imperial adventurers to an eccentric Victorian photographer to modern-day anthropologists. It narrates the tragic stories of other Andaman tribes' encounters with the outside world. And it shows how the web of modernity is drawing ever closer to the island's shores The Last Island is a beautifully written meditation on the end of the Age of Discovery at the start of a new millennium. It is a book that will fascinate any reader interested in the limits--and dangers--of our modern, global society and its emphasis on ceaseless, unbroken connection
The Last Island
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Author : Zülfü Livaneli
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2022-06-21
The Last Island written by Zülfü Livaneli and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-21 with Fiction categories.
From the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet, a brilliant political allegory that vividly illustrates how capitalism and authoritarianism harm us and the environment. Having failed to hold onto power after an ironfisted first term, the former President moves to a secluded island and decides to rid it of what he sees as its “anarchic” components. The island, described by its close-knit community as a utopia, the last peaceful resort for humankind, morphs into dystopia when the President, in the hope of bringing order to island life, begins to act more and more like a dictator. The first ones to revolt against him are the seagulls. Originally written in 2008 as a condemnation of the authoritarian Turkish regime, The Last Island has only grown more relevant, foreshadowing the events and aftermath of Istanbul’s bloody Gezi Park/Taksim Square political protests of 2013, as well as the protest movements of our time.
The Last Island
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Author : Zülfü Livaneli
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2022-06-21
The Last Island written by Zülfü Livaneli and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-21 with Fiction categories.
From the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet, a brilliant political allegory that vividly illustrates how capitalism and authoritarianism harm us and the environment. Having failed to hold onto power after an ironfisted first term, the former President moves to a secluded island and decides to rid it of what he sees as its “anarchic” components. The island, described by its close-knit community as a utopia, the last peaceful resort for humankind, morphs into dystopia when the President, in the hope of bringing order to island life, begins to act more and more like a dictator. The first ones to revolt against him are the seagulls. Originally written in 2008 as a condemnation of the authoritarian Turkish regime, The Last Island has only grown more relevant, foreshadowing the events and aftermath of Istanbul’s bloody Gezi Park/Taksim Square political protests of 2013, as well as the protest movements of our time.
Napoleon S Last Island
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Author : Thomas Keneally
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-05-19
Napoleon S Last Island written by Thomas Keneally and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-19 with Fiction categories.
On the island of St Helena in the south Atlantic ocean, Napoleon spends his last years in exile. It is a hotbed of gossip and secret liaisons, where a blind eye is turned to relations between colonials and slaves. The disgraced emperor is subjected to vicious and petty treatment by his captors, but he forges an unexpected ally: a rebellious British girl, Betsy, who lives on the island with her family and becomes his unlikely friend. Based on fact, Napoleon's Last Island is the surprising story of one of history's most enigmatic figures and a British family who dared to associate with him. It is a tale of vengeance, duplicity and loyalty, and of a man whose charisma made him dangerous to the end.
The Last Island
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Author : David Hogan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11-04
The Last Island written by David Hogan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-04 with Dolphins categories.
A universal tale of escape, love and redemption. A Boston fireman, in an attempt to flee personal and professional tragedy, accepts a job as a bartender on a Greek island. In an isolated cove, he meets Kerryn, an animal rights activist who believes dolphins possess consciousness, intelligence and souls. Kerryn enjoys an extraordinary and personal relationship with a dolphin and is waging a covert war to stop the local fishermen from using illegal nets that not only deplete the sea of fish but also take dolphins' lives. The fireman is pulled into this conflict as his relationship with Kerryn deepens. But Kerryn's passion and convictions lead her to make a fatal decision that changes the island and both their lives forever. The novel's emotional landscape and its themes of environmentalism, animal rights, and the costs of capitalism make The Last Island both timely and timeless.
Chita
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Author : Lafcadio Hearn
language : en
Publisher: The Floating Press
Release Date : 2012-06-01
Chita written by Lafcadio Hearn and has been published by The Floating Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with Fiction categories.
A traveler with insatiable wanderlust, journalist and ethnographer Lafcadio Hearn spent much of his life journeying to new and unfamiliar cultures. After spending some time in New Orleans, Hearn became interested in the fate of a barrier island off the Gulf Coast that had been destroyed by a tropical storm. It is this doomed island that forms the centerpiece of Hearn's engrossing novel Chita.
1861
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Author : Adam Goodheart
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2011-04-05
1861 written by Adam Goodheart and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-05 with History categories.
A gripping and original account of how the Civil War began and a second American revolution unfolded, setting Abraham Lincoln on the path to greatness and millions of slaves on the road to freedom. An epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields, 1861 introduces us to a heretofore little-known cast of Civil War heroes—among them an acrobatic militia colonel, an explorer’s wife, an idealistic band of German immigrants, a regiment of New York City firemen, a community of Virginia slaves, and a young college professor who would one day become president. Their stories take us from the corridors of the White House to the slums of Manhattan, from the waters of the Chesapeake to the deserts of Nevada, from Boston Common to Alcatraz Island, vividly evoking the Union at its moment of ultimate crisis and decision. Hailed as “exhilarating….Inspiring…Irresistible…” by The New York Times Book Review, Adam Goodheart’s bestseller 1861 is an important addition to the Civil War canon. Includes black-and-white photos and illustrations.
The Last Days Of Ellis Island
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Author : Gaëlle Josse
language : en
Publisher: World Editions
Release Date : 2020-11-24
The Last Days Of Ellis Island written by Gaëlle Josse and has been published by World Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-24 with Fiction categories.
New York, November 3, 1954: The last immigration officer of Ellis Island looks back at 45 years as gatekeeper to America.
The Last Tree On Easter Island
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-08-26
The Last Tree On Easter Island written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-26 with Nature categories.
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. This is Jared Diamond's haunting account of visiting the mysterious stone statues of Easter Island, showing how a remote civilization destroyed itself by exploiting its own natural resources - and why we must heed this warning. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.
Disquiet
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Author : Zülfü Livaneli
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2021-06-29
Disquiet written by Zülfü Livaneli and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-29 with Fiction categories.
World Literature Today: Notable Translation of the Year PopMatters: Best Book of the Year From the internationally bestselling author of Serenade for Nadia, a powerful story of love and faith amidst the atrocities committed by ISIS against the Yazidi people. Disquiet transports the reader to the contemporary Middle East through the stories of Meleknaz, a Yazidi Syrian refugee, and Hussein, a young man from the Turkish city of Mardin near the Syrian border. Passionate about helping others, Hussein begins visiting a refugee camp to tend to the thousands of poor and sick streaming into Turkey, fleeing ISIS. There, he falls in love with Meleknaz—whom his disapproving family will call “the devil” who seduced him—and their relationship sets further tragedy in motion. A nuanced meditation on the nature of being human and an empathetic, probing look at the past and present of these Mesopotamian lands, Disquiet gives voice to the peoples, faiths, histories, and stories that have swept through this region over centuries.