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Lynch mobs, chain gangs, and popular views of black Southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow South are well known. We know less about the role of the urban North in shaping views of race and crime in American society. Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies.

Author Mona Khalil offers a collection of reflective poetry rooted in love and telling the story of her life, from childhood through present day. I Write Letters in my Thoughts is a synoptic view into one person's journey through love, life, and ultimately towards liberation. This book is a testament to the power of storytelling as a historic healing method for communities who are often told to be quiet and patient.

Khalil Gibran est un poète et artiste peintre libanais, il a séjourné en Europe et passé la majeure partie de sa vie aux États-Unis. Publié en 1923 et composé de vingt-six textes poétiques, son recueil "Le prophète" est devenu particulièrement populaire pendant les années 1960 dans le courant de la contre-culture et les mouvements New Age. Depuis qu'il a été publié, "Le prophète" n'a jamais été épuisé. Après avoir été traduit dans plus de vingt langues, il est devenu l'un des best-sellers des livres du XXe siècle aux États-Unis.

Kahlil Gibran (January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer whose inspiring works are still widely read and enjoyed throughout the world. The Forerunner, published in 1920, was written three years before Kahlil Gibran's best-known work, The Prophet, and is a book composed of his developing spiritual ideas of both poetry and prose.

Con il "Giardino", continuano le lezioni di vita del Profeta. In questo, come in altri scritti di Gibran, si parla di amore spirituale. Ecco una delle frasi più intense del libro: "La distanza che vi è tra voi e il vicino che non vi è amico è in verità più grande di quella che è tra voi e la persona che amate e che vive al di là delle sette terre e dei sette mari. Giacché nel ricordo non vi sono lontananze; e nell'oblio vi è un abisso che né la voce né l'occhio potranno mai accorciare."

El profeta da a todos los hombres, de acuerdo con las leyes de Dios, impulsos para reflexionar y respuesta sobre los sucesos y anomalías que tienen lugar en este mundo. Además habla también sobre su tarea y así también sobre sí mismo.

El profeta da a todos los hombres, de acuerdo con las leyes de Dios, impulsos para reflexionar y respuesta sobre los sucesos y anomalías que tienen lugar en este mundo. Además habla también sobre su tarea y así también sobre sí mismo.

Kahlil Gibrans klassiker "Profeten" har lige siden udgivelsen i 1923 berørt mennesker verden over og tillige vaeret en af det 20. århundredes mest citerede bøger. "Profeten" er et lyrisk vaerk, som på samme tid udtrykker et klarsyn og en dyb spiritualitet. Bogen fortaeller om menneskelivets store sandheder, erfaringer og følelser: kaerlighed, død, frihed, religion, fornuft og lidenskab, men også om mere jordbundne emner som love, forbrydelser og straf.

Ermutigend, weise und voller Kraft - Gibrans Vermächtnis für eine friedvollere Welt. Auf unnachahmliche Weise erschließt uns Khalil Gibran die Quellen des Friedens und erinnert uns mit eindrucksvoll poetischen Worten daran, dass es in den Händen jedes Einzelnen liegt, die Welt friedvoll zu gestalten. Ermutigende Texte und Gedanken für den Glauben an eine bessere Welt!

A Tear and a Smile is a collection of parables, poems, and short stories from the Lebanese writer and poet Khalil Gibran. Gibran immigrated to the United States with his family as a young man. He is renowned for his poetry in both Arabic and English.

Gibran fu un poeta e filosofo libanese. Di religione cristiano-maronita, di adozione statunitense, fu punto di riferimento per molti letterati arabi emigrati negli Stati Uniti. Le sue opere, che vogliono richiamare ad una spiritualità che trascende le religioni, furono tradotte in oltre venti lingue.

Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese poet, philosopher, artist, and writer, a genius of his age. His writing was revolutionary for his time. Rebellious Spirits is a collection of short stories that shake listeners out from the slumber of tradition and customs and incite them to rebellion against societal norms and earthly laws. These stories illustrate how the characters rebel against the laws and regulations imposed by authority to suppress the freedom of man.

El Profeta es uno de los libros mas importantes del siglo 20. El libro es la depedida de un sabio del pueblo que lo alojo por muchos anos. El sabio trata temas cotidianos e invita a quienes lo escuchan a pensar y analizar sus respuestas. Este es uno de los libros mas vendidos de la historia.

El Loco es la historia de un hombre que utiliza el apeativo que la gente le da para analizar la vida desde un punto de vista distinto. Es una historia corta, llena de metaforas que invita a cuestionar conceptos que asumimos como inamovibles. Es una de las grandes obras de Khalil Gibran.

Entdecken Sie mit dieser limitierten Sonderedition des Audible Stadtspaziergangs sechs der Austragungsstädte der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 2006. Lernen Sie begleitet durch Zeitzeugen und bekannte Persönlichkeiten die Orte kennen, welche die Geschichte der Städte prägten, in denen heute die Spiele der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 2006 ausgetragen werden.

Seit seinem Erscheinen ist "Der Prophet" ein Kultbuch über alle Generationen hinweg. Die Klarheit seiner Reden über die Liebe, die Freiheit, den Schmerz fasziniert noch heute. Karl Merkatz hat Gibrans Weisheiten einfühlsam, engagiert und mit warmer Stimme gelesen. Eingebettet in dezente Musik von Sayama.

Der Prophet al-Mustafa spricht in über all das, was Menschen bewegt...

Der Hörer wandert staunend durch diese Geschichten und Aphorismen, die gleichnishaft vom Leben erzählen...

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