Standing Heavy

Author : Gauz'
Publisher : Biblioasis
ISBN 13 : 1771966017
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standing Heavy written by Gauz' and published by Biblioasis. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy flâneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum find their way as undocumented workers amidst political infighting and the ever-changing landscape of immigration policy. Fast-paced and funny, poignant and sharply satirical, Standing Heavy is a searing deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption and an unforgettable account of everything that passes under the security guards’ all-seeing eyes.

Author : Kiese Laymon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1526605767
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heavy written by Kiese Laymon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kiese Laymon grew up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his trek to New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. By attempting to name secrets and lies he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation, and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few in this nation actually know how to responsibly love, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.

Author : Gauz
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 152941444X
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standing Heavy written by Gauz and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of those rare, transformative novels" KARIM MISKE "Funny and poignant" TIFFANY TSAO, author of The Majesties Initially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile. The security guard adores babies. Perhaps because babies do not shoplift. Babies adore the security guard. Perhaps because he does not drag babies to the sales. The 1960s - Ferdinand arrives in Paris from Côte d'Ivoire, ready to take on the world and become a big somebody. The 1990s - It is the Golden Age of immigration, and Ossiri and Kassoum navigate a Paris on the brink of momentous change. The 2010s - In a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, the all-seeing eyes of a security guard observes the habits of those who come to worship at this church to consumerism. Amidst the political bickering of the inhabitants of the Residence for Students from Côte d'Ivoire and the ever-changing landscape of French immigration policy, Ferdinand, Ossiri and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, attempt to make their way as undocumented workers, taking shifts as security at a flour mill. Sharply satirical, political and poignant, Standing Heavy is a searingly witty deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption, an unprecedented and unforgettable account of everything that passes under a security guard's gaze. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne "Inventive and very funny" Guardian "A compact, humane satire" Financial Times

Author : Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Report written by Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leon Pratt Alford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Management Engineering written by Leon Pratt Alford and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Book reviews".

Author : Ralphie May
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250085756
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Might Get a Little Heavy written by Ralphie May and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a time when Ralphie May was one of the biggest standup comedians in the country, both by ticket sales and by tonnage. While some things changed—Ralphie lost half his body weight—others did not: he will be remembered as one of the most successful comics of his time. Completed just months before his untimely passing, in This Might Get a Little Heavy, Ralphie takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of his life and career, one that winds across the country, over obstacles, beyond heartbreak, and through the golden age of stand-up. Raised in poor, rural, Arkansas by a single mom who struggled to make ends meet, Ralphie’s early years were the perfect breeding ground for the kind of pain and stress and adversity that only comedy can cure. Bitten by the comedy bug at a Methodist sleep-away camp when he was 12 years old, Ralphie seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity six years later at an open-mic in a pizza parlor. Mentored and inspired by legendary comedian Sam Kinison to move to Houston, where he got his start, Ralphie packed his bags and never looked back. A major headliner for over twenty-five years, in This Might Get A Little Heavy, Ralphie finally tells the world how a chubby poor kid from Clarksville went from Arkansas to Houston to Hollywood and beyond. Full of never before told stories from Ralphie’s life, This Might Get A Little Heavy will bust your gut, pull at your heart strings, and touch your soul.

Author : Susan Verde
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613128495
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Am Yoga written by Susan Verde and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky . . . a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea—yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imagination, it can show us that anything is possible. New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and author and certified yoga instructor Susan Verde team up again in this book about creativity and the power of self-expression. I Am Yoga encourages children to explore the world of yoga and make room in their hearts for the world beyond it. A kid-friendly guide to 17 yoga poses is included.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1358 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Car Builders' Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitions and typical illustrations of railroads and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export to foreign countries; descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Machine Shop written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : American Pharmaceutical Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association written by American Pharmaceutical Association and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: