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1) Castro
Author
Language
English
Description
As America moves closer to normalizing relations with Cuba, this gripping, vivid graphic novel reveals life and times of Fidel Castro, one of the twentieth century's most intriguing, charismatic, and divisive figures. The book is narrated by a German journalist named Karl Mertens, who is plunged into the searing heat of pre-revolutionary Cuba in the mid-1950s. He first meets with Castro while the latter is hiding in the mountains, then follows him...
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1972, the rock'n'roll messiah Ziggy Stardust was born. His provocative play on sexual identity and gender roles laid the foundation for David Bowie's ascent to becoming one of the most successful musicians of all time. Reinhard Kleist's Starman weaves the gripping tale of this outrageous character's genesis, rise, and fall, as well as David Bowie's hapless efforts in the London music scene before Ziggy's arrival, and of the struggles he experienced...
Author
Publisher
Selfmadehero
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omar's second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics, this time in London. Reinhard Kleist pictures...
Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage, and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter,...
