Free Download Andrew Lee, "Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War "
English | ISBN: 184935524X | 2024 | 216 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
A revolutionary new study of gentrification ... and how to stop it.

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Free Download Children on Demand: The Ethics of Defying Nature By Tom Frame
2008 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0868409103 | PDF | 4 MB
Children on Demand examines the ethics of various forms of alternative parenthood, focusing specifically on adoption and assisted reproductive technologies, and the moral dilemmas they create for both individuals and the state. Tom Frame discusses the ethical challenges that arise when scientific possibilities get ahead of community consensus. The central question of this comprehensive, careful and challenging book is what is best for the child?

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Free Download Defying Hitler: A Memoir by Sebastian Haffner, Robert Whitfield, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
English | 2004 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00026WURS | M4B@64 kbps / 8 hours and 17 minutes + EPUB | 113 Mb
When the famous German author Sebastian Haffner died at the age of 91 in 1999, a manuscript was discovered among his unpublished papers. The book was begun in 1939, but with the advent of World War II, Haffner had set it aside. His family made the decision to publish it, and the book became a best seller in Germany in 2002. Spanning the period from 1907 to 1933, it offers a unique perspective on how the average educated German grappled with the rise of Hitler, the growing influence of Nazism, and a rapidly changing society.
Haffner's astute and compelling eyewitness accounts provide a broad overview of a country in a constant state of flux. He examines the pervasive influence of groups such as the Free Corps and the Hitler Youth movement that swept the nation. His own family's financial struggles illustrate the disaster that befell many of Germany's citizens during the apocalyptic year of 1923 when inflation devastated the country. The later peaceful but dangerously uninspiring Stresemann years contributed still further to Hitler's rise to power. This is an invaluable chronicling of day-to-day changes in attitudes, beliefs, politics, and prejudices.

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Aaron Volpatti, "Fighter: Defying The NHL Odds"
English | ISBN: 1738700607 | 2022 | 326 pages | EPUB | 674 KB
"Aaron was a great teammate and his road to the NHL is like no other." - Alex Ovechkin

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Dan Hassler-Forest, "Janelle Monáe's Queer Afrofuturism: Defying Every Label "
English | ISBN: 1978826680 | 2022 | 186 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Singer. Dancer. Movie star. Activist. Queer icon. Afrofuturist. Working class heroine. Time traveler. Prophet. Feminist. Android. Dirty Computer.

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Kim Jezabel Zinngrebe, "Defying "The Plan": Intimate Politics among Palestinian Women in Israel"
English | ISBN: 0253062497 | 2022 | 262 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Living under settler colonialism and patriarchal oppressions, Palestinian women in Israel are expected to operate even the most intimate aspects of their lives according to what some call "The Plan," which dictates everything from clothing, marriage, religion, and sex to how children are born and raised.

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Defying Gravity: How Choosing Joy Lifted My Family from Death to Life By Joe Sikorra
2018 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 1621641457 | EPUB | 1 MB
This moving story shows how a family found joy after their hopes and dreams were shattered by the rare, fatal neurological illness of their two sons. Told by the family's father, a popular Catholic radio host and marriage counselor, it recounts the way he and his wife received the courage and the support they needed to give their children abundant, fulfilling lives in spite of their gradual decline. What initially seemed to be a tragedy for Joe Sikorra's family became a story of human triumph, an outcome made possible by the compassion and mercy of God. Their example can help those facing unexpected losses and challenges to believe that by placing their trust in Providence they too can overcome hardships with the most powerful force on earth-God's love.

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Jason Foster, "Defying Expectations: The Case of UFCW Local 401 "
English | ISBN: 1771991992 | 2018 | 220 pages | EPUB | 1061 KB
In this study of UFCW 401, Foster investigates a union that has had remarkable success organizing a group of workers that North American unions often struggle to reach: immigrants, women, and youth. By examining not only the actions and behaviour of the local's leadership and its members but also the narrative that accompanied the renewal of the union, Foster shows that both were essential components to legitimizing the leadership's exercise of power and its unconventional organizing forces.

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Robert Pike, "Defying Vichy: Blood, Fear and French Resistance"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0750985526 | 320 pages | EPUB | 8.7 MB
July 1940 saw the collaborationist Vichy regime replace the French Republic after the country suffered heavily at the hands of the German onslaught during World War II. A small number of people sought to make a stand in whatever way they could, despite fear and mortal danger. From railway workers and couriers to guerrilla fighters and foreign agents, each played their part in destabilizing Marshal Pétain's poisonous regime. This book casts new light on the Resistance, using unique first-person accounts and newly translated archival records to highlight how ordinary people refused, protested, fought, and ultimately became heroes of the Resistance.

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English | ASIN: B09ZN4TFPN | 2022 | 12 hours and 34 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 345 MB
Defying the Dragon tells a remarkable story of audacity—of how the people of Hong Kong challenged the PRC's authority, just as its president reached the height of his powers. Is Xi's China as unshakeable as it seems? What are its real interests in Hong Kong? Why are Beijing's time-honored means of control no longer working there? And where does this leave Hongkongers themselves? Stephen Vines has lived in Hong Kong for over three decades. His book shrewdly unpacks the Hong Kong-China relationship and its wider significance—right up to the astonishing convergence of political turmoil and international crisis with Covid-19 and the 2020-21 crackdown. Vividly describing the uprising from street level, Vines explains how and why it unfolded, and its global repercussions. Now, the international community is reassessing relations with Beijing, just as Hong Kong's rebellion and China's handling of the pandemic have exposed the regime's weakness. In a crisis that has become existential all around, what lies ahead for Hong Kong, China and the world?

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