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Hollywood Blackout

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood

par Ben Arogundade ...

On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time, ... En savoir plus

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On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time,
... En savoir plus

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Convergence Problems

par Wole Talabi ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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10 heure 28 min

From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.In “An Arc of Electric Skin,” a roadside mechanic seeking justice ... En savoir plus

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From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.In “An Arc of Electric Skin,” a roadside mechanic seeking justice
... En savoir plus

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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

par Wole Talabi ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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10 heure 4 min

The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning, Nebula-nominated Nigerian authorA mythic tale of disgruntled gods, revenge, and a heist across two worlds, perfect for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Neil Gaiman, Marlon James, and Karen LordShigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering prayers ofhis few remaining believers to maintain his ... En savoir plus

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The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning, Nebula-nominated Nigerian authorA mythic tale of disgruntled gods, revenge, and a heist across two worlds, perfect for fans of Nnedi Okorafor, Neil Gaiman, Marlon James, and Karen LordShigidi is a disgruntled and demotivated nightmare god in the Orisha spirit company, reluctantly answering prayers ofhis few remaining believers to maintain his
... En savoir plus

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The Search Party

You won’t believe the twist in this compulsive new Top Ten ebook bestseller from the ‘Stephen King-like’ Simon Lelic

par Simon Lelic ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade, Jack Rowan, Joe Gaminara, Nicole Davies, Fiona Button, Sacha Dhawan ...

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9 heure 55 min

Brought to you by Penguin.'HUGELY GRIPPING' Mark Billingham'HEART-STOPPING' Elly Griffiths'CLEVER AND ATMOSPHERIC' Mark Edwards16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing.Five friends set out into the woods to find her.But they're not just friends...THEY'RE SUSPECTS.You see, this was never a search party.It's a witch hunt.And not everyone will ... ... En savoir plus

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Brought to you by Penguin.'HUGELY GRIPPING' Mark Billingham'HEART-STOPPING' Elly Griffiths'CLEVER AND ATMOSPHERIC' Mark Edwards16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing.Five friends set out into the woods to find her.But they're not just friends...THEY'RE SUSPECTS.You see, this was never a search party.It's a witch hunt.And not everyone will ...
... En savoir plus

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Essays

Penguin Modern Classics

par George Orwell ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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24 heure 57 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The articles collected in George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art.This outstanding collection brings together Orwell's longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', ... En savoir plus

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Brought to you by Penguin.The articles collected in George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who elevated political writing to an art.This outstanding collection brings together Orwell's longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder',
... En savoir plus
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A Good Life: The Perception OF Perfection (Revised Edition)

An Autobiography

par Karl Lorenz Willett ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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13 heure 7 min

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, personal ... En savoir plus

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What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, personal
... En savoir plus
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Good Life, A: The Perception OF Perfection (Revised Edition)

An Autobiography

par Karl Lorenz Willett ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

Collections Livre audio : 2 - The Memoir of a Schizopenic (Revised Version)
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13 heure 7 min

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, – do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness, ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

What happens next? After the diagnosis? After the medication? After you learn to live with it, – do you ever?Following on from The Memoir of a Schizophrenic, this is a raw and honest second memoir by Karl Lorenz Willett, which continues to explore life managing schizophrenia while growing older. In a unique style that reflects Karl’s thoughts, A Good Life concentrates on his mental illness,
... En savoir plus
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On the Origin of Species

Penguin Classics

par Charles Darwin ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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19 heure 9 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by accomplished voice actor Ben Arogundade who is known for his voice work in Doctor Who and Horizons. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by William Bynum and the cover design is by Damien Hirst.The Origin of Species is one of the most important and influential books of its time and remains one of the most significant ... En savoir plus

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**Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by accomplished voice actor Ben Arogundade who is known for his voice work in Doctor Who and Horizons. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by William Bynum and the cover design is by Damien Hirst.The Origin of Species is one of the most important and influential books of its time and remains one of the most significant
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Muscle

par Alan Trotter ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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8 heure 15 min

In a hard-boiled city of crooks, grifts and rackets lurk a pair of toughs: Box and _____. They're the kind of men capable of extracting apologies and reparations, of teaching you a chilling lesson. They seldom think twice, and ask very few questions.Until one night over the poker table, they encounter a pulp writer with wild ideas and an unscrupulous private detective, leading them into what is ... En savoir plus

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In a hard-boiled city of crooks, grifts and rackets lurk a pair of toughs: Box and _____. They're the kind of men capable of extracting apologies and reparations, of teaching you a chilling lesson. They seldom think twice, and ask very few questions.Until one night over the poker table, they encounter a pulp writer with wild ideas and an unscrupulous private detective, leading them into what is
... En savoir plus

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Daring to Be Free

Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World

par Sudhir Hazareesingh ...

Lu par Sudhir Hazareesingh, Ben Arogundade ...

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19 heure 25 min

A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic world and beyond.In the 1720s, the West African chief Tomba was abducted for organizing the local resistance against slave raiders and imprisoned on a British ship, where he promptly led a revolt using a smuggled hammer. In the early nineteenth century, a pregnant woman named Solitude rallied laborers ... En savoir plus

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A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance and self-emancipation, across the Atlantic world and beyond.In the 1720s, the West African chief Tomba was abducted for organizing the local resistance against slave raiders and imprisoned on a British ship, where he promptly led a revolt using a smuggled hammer. In the early nineteenth century, a pregnant woman named Solitude rallied laborers
... En savoir plus

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Hollywood Blackout

The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood

par Ben Arogundade ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

Version Longue

11 heure 30 min

On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time, ... En savoir plus

$43.99 CAD

Aussi disponible en : eBook

On 29 February 1940, African American actor Hattie McDaniel became the first person of colour, and the first Black woman, to win an Academy Award. The moment marked the beginning of Hollywood's reluctant move toward diversity and inclusion.Since then, minorities and women have struggled to attain Academy Awards recognition within a system designed to discriminate against them. For the first time,
... En savoir plus

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Black Spartacus

The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

par Sudhir Hazareesingh ...

Lu par Ben Arogundade ...

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17 heure 35 min

Winner of the 2021 Wolfson History Prize“Black Spartacus is a tour de force: by far the most complete, authoritative and persuasive biography of Toussaint that we are likely to have for a long time . . . An extraordinarily gripping read.” —David A. Bell, The GuardianA new interpretation of the life of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint LouvertureAmong the defining figures of the Age of Revolution ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the 2021 Wolfson History Prize“Black Spartacus is a tour de force: by far the most complete, authoritative and persuasive biography of Toussaint that we are likely to have for a long time . . . An extraordinarily gripping read.” —David A. Bell, The GuardianA new interpretation of the life of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint LouvertureAmong the defining figures of the Age of Revolution
... En savoir plus

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