Download or read book I Refuse written by Per Petterson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the international bestseller Out Stealing Horses I refuse to compromise. I refuse to forgive. I refuse to forget. Tommy’s mother has gone. She walked out into the snow one night, leaving him and his sisters with their violent father. Without his best friend Jim, Tommy would be in trouble. But Jim has challenges of his own which will disrupt their precious friendship. A TLS and Guardian Book of the Year
Download or read book I Refuse to Die written by Koigi Wa Wamwere and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary account of how a laborer's son rose to challenge the power of despots, I Refuse to Die is both the autobiography of one gifted man who rose above the horrors of colonization, and an uncensored history of modern Kenya. The book is infused with the freedom songs of the Kenyan people, as well as dream prophecy and folk tales that are part of Kenya's rich storytelling tradition. Tracing the roots of the Mau Mau rebellion, wa Wamwere follows the evolution and degeneration of Jomo Kenyatta and the rise of Daniel arap Moi. In 1979, wa Wamwere won a seat in the parliament, where he represented the economically depressed Nakuru district for three years. An outspoken activist and journalist, wa Wamwere was framed and detained on three separate instances, spending thirteen years in prison, where he was tortured but not broken. His mother and others led a hunger strike to free him and fellow political prisoners. Their efforts brought about a show trial at which Koigi was sentenced to four more years in prison and "six strokes of the cane," and escaped Kenya—and probably execution—only through the exertions of human rights groups and the government of Norway.
Download or read book I Refuse to Condemn written by Asim Qureshi and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In times of heightened national security, scholars and activists from the communities under suspicion often attempt to alert the public to the more complex stories behind the headlines. But when they raise questions about the government, military and police policy, these individuals are routinely shut down and accused of being terrorist sympathisers or apologists for gang culture. In such environments, there is immense pressure to condemn what society at large fears. This collection explains how the expectation to condemn has emerged, tracking it against the normalisation of racism, and explores how writers manage to subvert expectations as part of their commitment to anti-racism.
Download or read book I Refuse to Die written by Koigi Wa Wamwere and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary account of how a laborer's son rose to challenge the power of despots, I Refuse to Die is both the autobiography of one gifted man who rose above the horrors of colonization, and an uncensored history of modern Kenya. The book is infused with the freedom songs of the Kenyan people, as well as dream prophecy and folk tales that are part of Kenya's rich storytelling tradition. Tracing the roots of the Mau Mau rebellion, wa Wamwere follows the evolution and degeneration of Jomo Kenyatta and the rise of Daniel arap Moi. In 1979, wa Wamwere won a seat in the parliament, where he represented the economically depressed Nakuru district for three years. An outspoken activist and journalist, wa Wamwere was framed and detained on three separate instances, spending thirteen years in prison, where he was tortured but not broken. His mother and others led a hunger strike to free him and fellow political prisoners. Their efforts brought about a show trial at which Koigi was sentenced to four more years in prison and "six strokes of the cane," and escaped Kenya—and probably execution—only through the exertions of human rights groups and the government of Norway.
Download or read book I Refuse To Die Like This written by Conchetta Christmas and published by Conchetta Christmas. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Refuse To Die Like This is a walk through some adversities that I faced in my life. While dealing with the trying times of life but still choosing to live, and refuse to die to the afflictions and trials that life brought upon me. Being wearied and tired of the trials, but believing God for the outcome to be greater than the present circumstance.
Download or read book Yes I Am Single and I Refuse to Be Sad About It written by Shearon Brown and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brown shows readers how to shake off the self-pity associated with singlenessand get the most out of the single life. (Practical Life)
Download or read book I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church written by Paul Nixon and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic renewed speculation of the Church's demise, and the wake of global catastrophe heightened clergy burnout. Still, Paul Nixon holds onto fierce hope that life and resurrection are choices the Church and its leaders can still make. With new material for the post-quarantine era and an and an included discussion guide, the second edition of I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church! provides excellent stimulation for faith leaders to commit to six critical choices: choosing life over death; choosing community over isolation; choosing fun over drudgery; choosing bold over mild; choosing frontier over fortress; and choosing now rather than later.
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Your Enemy Volume 4 written by Kanata Satsuki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-and-coming spellcaster Kiara continues her quest to stop Llewyneâs invasion and save Prince Reginald from his ever-looming death. The pressure is greater than ever with the news that the king has been killed, but the forces of Farzia persist in pushing Llewyne back. Things are looking up with the recapture of Fort Inionâexcept Kiara has run into two problems. One: right in the heat of battle, she hits an unforeseen hitch in casting her magic. Two: back at the fort, the enemy spellcaster Ada has infiltrated Farzian ranks, and her determination to woo the prince might be stirring up a little bit of jealousy in our protagonist.
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Your Enemy Volume 1 written by Kanata Satsuki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an early age, Kiara has been plagued with dreams of another worldâdreams in which a girl she doesn't recognize plays a strategy RPG called âFarzia: Kingdom at Warâ. Farzia is, in fact, the same kingdom where Kiara currently lives. Oh, and one other thing: there's an enemy character who's also named Kiara, though her name is Kiara Credias. Naturally, as with any other RPG villain, this enemy is slain by the heroes. So when her adoptive father, Count Patriciél, orders her to marry Viscount Credias, Kiara comes to a horrifying realization: perhaps those âdreamsâ were visions of things to come! She hatches a plan to get the hell out of Dodge and create a new future for herselfâone where she STAYS ALIVE, thank you very much!
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Your Enemy Volume 2 written by Kanata Satsuki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2020-07-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kiara has finally become a spellcaster, just like her game counterpartâonly this time, sheâs fighting for the heroes! But gaining the power to fight for her friends is only the start of her struggle. The pressure is on to lead the forces of Ãvrard to victoryâand if the newfound responsibility wasnât enough, she also has to grapple with the guilt of taking human lives on the battlefield. Meanwhile, what is she supposed to make of Reggie and Cainâs puzzling advances? Between her professional and personal life, Kiara has a lot on her plate.
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Your Enemy Volume 6 written by Kanata Satsuki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Reggieâs feelings are out in the open, romance is in the air as Kiara navigates uncharted territory in her relationship with the prince. Meanwhile, the Farzian armyâs long campaign finally nears its end as our heroes close in on the royal capital. What does Queen Marianne have in store for them at the end of their journey? And what is the true identity of Kiara and Reggieâs mysterious benefactor, the Thorn Princess? All is revealed in the storyâs thrilling climax!
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Your Enemy Volume 3 written by Kanata Satsuki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kiara and her companions have set out on their quest to take back the kingdom of Farzia from the invading Llewynian forces. The clock is ticking as they race to stop Llewyneâs march on the royal capital, recapturing the various castles and forts along the way. Itâs up to Kiara to use her newfound skills as spellcaster to turn the tide of the war, save Prince Reginald from an untimely death... and be careful not to take a toll on her body while sheâs at it.
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Your Enemy Volume 5 written by Kanata Satsuki and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2021-03-27 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a long journey across Farzia, Kiara and friends have made it all the way to the province of Trisphede, where both the enemy nation Llewyne and their ally Salekhard have assembled their troops. But as luck would have it, they find themselves face-to-face with Kiaraâs former groom-to-be and Achillesâ heel, the viscount of Credias! When she and Cain find themselves in a tight spot as they fight for their lives, Kiara comes up with a last-ditch plan: handing herself over to Isaac in exchange for her bodyguardâs safety. Will Reggie be able to save her from the kingâs clutches before sheâs forced to turn on her allies?
Download or read book I Refuse to Be Who I Used to Be written by Stafford Michael Rogers and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THERE JUST HAS TO BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS! YOU VERY WELL MAY HAVE THOUGHT THIS OR EVEN SPOKEN IT ALOUD If you are searching for academic theology, this is not the place! If instead you are looking for permanent, fulfilling, even life altering relationships, feel free to explore. If you intensely detest the thought of yet another night of tossing and turning driven by the memory of disappointments delivered daily by a forgettable, phony, and unrewarding lifestyle, this could become your jumpstart to newness. Inside you can discover: * How to look for love in all the right places * When to select a different exit than one first considered * Where to locate the greatest tat (tattoo) of all time * Why what youve always done often isnt the best decision * That you have the right to choose what you want to believe * That God does not love anyone more than He loves you * The source for seemingly insoluble dilemma You may recall that insanity has been defined as doing what you have always done and expecting a different result. Do you see a necessary change on your horizon?
Download or read book I Refuse to Kill written by Francesco Da Vinci and published by Sunbury Press. This book was released on 2022-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector to the Vietnam war. While his CO case is on appeal, Da Vinci forms a peace group in San Diego that becomes a national movement and reaches the halls of Congress with the help of Senator George McGovern.
Download or read book I Refuse for the Devil to Take My Soul written by Lili Kobielski and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of photographic portraits and interviews with Cook County Jail inmates as well as jail social workers and psychologists provides a glimpse of life with mental illness behind bars. In late 2015, Lili Kobielski began taking portraits of inmates at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. Working in collaboration with Narratively and the Vera Institute of Justice with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge, she began documenting the prevalence of mental illness among inmates at Cook County Jail in an effort to humanize the reality of mass incarceration in this country, often of its most vulnerable citizens. The Cook County Department of Corrections is one of the largest single-site pre-detention facilities in the world, with an average daily population hovering around eight thousand inmates. It is estimated that 35 percent of this population is mentally ill. According to a May 2015 report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Illinois cut $113.7 million in funding for mental health services between 2009 and 2012. As a result, two state-operated inpatient facilities and six City of Chicago mental health clinics have shut down since 2009. Emergency room visits for patients having a psychiatric crisis increased by 19 percent from 2009 to 2012, and a 2013 report by Thresholds found that the increase in ER visits and hospitalizations resulting from the budget cuts cost Illinois $131 million-almost $18 million more than the original "savings." In addition, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's refusal to pass a budget for more than two years has caused more than eighty thousand people in Illinois to lose access to mental health care. Two-thirds of nonprofit mental health care agencies in Illinois have reduced or eliminated programs, and a third of Chicago's mental health organizations have had to reduce the number of people they serve. The Cook County Sheriff's Office estimates that it costs $143 per day to house a general population inmate. But when taking into account the treatment, medication, and security required to incarcerate a mentally ill person, the daily cost doubles or even triples-yet now more patients than ever are being treated in jail rather than at a mental health facility. Cook County Jail has become one of the largest, if not the largest, mental health care provider in the United States.
Download or read book I Refuse written by Per Petterson and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterful new novel from Per Petterson, who "provides one of literature's greatest gifts . . . a welcome refuge from our cacophonous world" (NPR) Per Petterson's hotly anticipated new novel, I Refuse, is the work of an internationally acclaimed novelist at the height of his powers. In Norway the book has been a huge bestseller, and rights have already been sold into sixteen countries. In his signature spare style, Petterson weaves a tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning recalls their boyhood thirty-five years ago. Back then, Tommy was separated from his sisters after he stood up to their abusive father. Jim was by Tommy's side through it all. But one winter night, a chance event on a frozen lake forever changed the balance of their friendship. Now Jim fishes alone on a bridge as Tommy drives by in a new Mercedes, and it's clear their fortunes have reversed. Over the course of the day, the life of each man will be irrevocably altered. I Refuse is a powerful, unforgettable novel, and its publication is an event to be celebrated.
