raw reading notes - September 1
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Sanja ima trideset osam godina. Kauč i plafon. Senilnu tetku. I cveće.
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Snažna, iskrena, poetična, ali nikako i patetična knjiga koja rasvetljava kompleksne sisteme manipulacije i njihovu suptilnost
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Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that have created modern Bangladesh.
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The City is the epicentre of the world’s financial markets, an elite cultural hub, and a place to hide one’s wealth. Rowland Atkinson tells the story of eager developers, sovereign wealth, and grasping politicians, all of which paved the way for the plutocratic colonisation of the cityscape.
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Tariq Ali recounts a counter-history of the '60s rocked by the Prague Spring, student protests on the streets of Europe and America, the effects of the Vietnam war, and the aftermath of the revolutionary insurgencies led by Che Guevara. He takes us from Paris and Prague to Hanoi and Bolivia.
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Except for Palestine argues that progressives and liberals who oppose regressive policies on immigration, racial justice, gender equality, LGBTQ rights, and other issues must extend these core principles to the oppression of Palestinians.
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A caper, social satire, and love story rolled into one, How to Kidnap the Rich is a wild ride told by a mesmerizing new talent with an electric voice.
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With a secondhand motorcycle, the support of a few loyal tribesmen and the CIA, Hamid Karzai willed himself to power in post Taliban Afghanistan in 2001. Bette Dam chronicles the astonishing rise of Hamid Karzai from relative obscurity to presidency, revealing political opportunism at its finest.
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Pričajući naoko jednostavnu priču o ljudima jednog pokoljenja kome je bilo suđeno da živi u vrlo dramatičnom vremenu, opisujući trenutke u kojima oni osećaju kako životna radost iz njih prosto čili, Danilo Nikolić je ostao veran svom osnovnom načelu – roman treba da bude niz priča koje će povezati likovi
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Oni Su Ostali je kompleksna priča o rušenju svetova i stvaranju novih iz tih ruševina. Roman prati psihološka previranja Gospodina Zet i njegov izlaz iz depresije nametnute svakodnevicom uz pomoć malih stvari koje pružaju nadu u bolje sutra.
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Knjiga o Milutinu je kultna knjiga srpske književnosti, izdata u periodu rastućih nacionalističkih podela koji su doveli do krvavog raspada Jugoslavije. Kao takva ona je proizvod svoje epohe kojoj je i doprinela svojom tematikom i idejama koje Popović zastupa u njoj.
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This remarkable novel fills in a forgotten chapter in the history of World War I. Blending oral storytelling traditions with the gritty, day-to-day, journalistic horror of life in the trenches, David Diop's At Night All Blood is Black is a dazzling tale of a man’s descent into madness.
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An accessible guide for activists, educators, and all who are interested in understanding how the prison system oppresses communities and harms individuals.
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This polemic treatise attempts to prove that Chile's post-Allende neoliberal experiment cannot and should not be considered a 'miracle.' It contains a frontal attack against the free market, privatization, and trade liberalization principles of Chile's neoliberal paradigm
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In this series of electrifying essays, Arundhati Roy challenges us to reflect on the meaning of freedom in a world of growing authoritarianism.
MoreU Srbiji je opet pokrenuta debata o uvođenju obaveznog služenja vojnog roka. Gostujući na jednoj televiziji ministar odbrane Stefanović je izjavio da se o vojnom roku „ozbiljno razmišlja“.
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