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‘Beautiful, thought-provoking, and compelling' SUSIE DENT 'An extremely moving, passionate plea' CAL FLYN ________________________________ As Sophia Smith Galer’s Nonna lay dying, she realised it wasn’t just a beloved grandmother she was losing – it was the language she spoke, too. From...

'A book to underline endlessly, to dog-ear, to carry around until battered, and then to tell all your friends to buy because you're too reluctant to give up your own copy. A wonder’ Polly Barton ‘Dazzling … one fine day, you open a book by an unknown writer, and a charge of pure talent...

Begleite Maisha, wie sie Arztbesuche meistert, Fasching kennenlernt und den Alltag in der deutschen Hauptstadt entdeckt. Mit klarer Sprache, Humor und vielen kulturellen Einblicken eignet sich dieses Hörbuch perfekt für Deutschlernende ab Niveau B1.

Over recent years, Sri Lanka has seen a marked rise in labor migration, a trend intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the more recent economic crisis. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, in the first quarter of 2024 alone, total departures for foreign employment amounted to 75,175, with a monthly average of around 25,000 departures, making Sri Lanka one of South Asia’s largest labor-sending nations. However, many migrant workers remain unaware of safe migration practices, often risking their lives by engaging in unsafe labor pathways. This podcast explores Sri Lanka's ...

Jan Kammann unterrichtet Englisch und Geographie in einer internationalen Vorbereitungsklasse in Hamburg. Im Klassenraum kommen Schüler aus über zwanzig Nationen zusammen - aus Lebenswelten, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Eines Tages ist ihm klar: Er will mehr über ihre Herkunft wissen und kennenlernen, was für sie bis vor Kurzem ihre Heimat war. Kammann nimmt sich ein Sabbatjahr und zieht los; im Gepäck jede Menge Tipps, Adressen und Reiseempfehlungen seiner Schüler.

Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns is truly a labor of love. It took 15 years to research and write, as she interviewed over 1,200 people. Wilkerson tracked down her subjects at churches, quilting clubs, funerals, family reunions, and others. After preliminary rounds of interviews, she narrowed her search down to 30 people, and then chose the three main subjects who appear in the book.