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Khader.dk

by Naser Khader, Jakob Kvist ...

Narrated by Peter Bøttger ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

"Khader.dk" er en førstehåndsberetning om integration. Det er Naser Khaders erindringer om barndommen i Syrien, ankomsten til Danmark, skolen, de dårlige indvandrerjob og det ulykkelige arrangerede ægteskab med kusinen fra hjemlandet. Bogen er både en personlig beretning om det at være muslimsk indvandrer i Danmark og et indspark i integrationsdebatten, som Naser Khader aldrig har været bleg for ... Read more

$9.53 CAD

"Khader.dk" er en førstehåndsberetning om integration. Det er Naser Khaders erindringer om barndommen i Syrien, ankomsten til Danmark, skolen, de dårlige indvandrerjob og det ulykkelige arrangerede ægteskab med kusinen fra hjemlandet. Bogen er både en personlig beretning om det at være muslimsk indvandrer i Danmark og et indspark i integrationsdebatten, som Naser Khader aldrig har været bleg for
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Die andere Gesellschaft

by Heinz Buschkowsky ...

Narrated by Oliver Trautwein ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

In diesem Hörbuch beschäftigt sich Heinz Buschkowsky mit der Frage, wie unsere Gesellschaft durch Migration verändert wird. Echte Integration versus Parallelgesellschaften. Werden wir einen gemeinsamen Weg finden? Und auf welche Werte kommt es dabei an? ... Read more

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In diesem Hörbuch beschäftigt sich Heinz Buschkowsky mit der Frage, wie unsere Gesellschaft durch Migration verändert wird. Echte Integration versus Parallelgesellschaften. Werden wir einen gemeinsamen Weg finden? Und auf welche Werte kommt es dabei an?
... Read more
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Despite the Best Intentions

How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools

by Amanda E. Lewis, John B. Diamond ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving. Yet Riverview has not escaped the same unrelenting question that plagues schools throughout America: why is it that even when all of the circumstances seem right, ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving. Yet Riverview has not escaped the same unrelenting question that plagues schools throughout America: why is it that even when all of the circumstances seem right,
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Cómo rebatir a un racista

Historia, ciencia, raza y realidad

by Adam Rutherford, Adam Rutherford ...

Narrated by Pedro B (Voz de IA) ...

Series series Contextos
Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

La raza es real porque la percibimos; el racismo es real porque lo practicamos. Cada vez se recurre más a la ciencia para reforzar las ideologías racistas y cada vez se emplea más en el discurso público sobre medidas políticas, migración, educación, deporte e inteligencia. Pero quienes se muestran abiertamente racistas no son los únicos que difunden estereotipos y mitos sobre la raza: también ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

La raza es real porque la percibimos; el racismo es real porque lo practicamos. Cada vez se recurre más a la ciencia para reforzar las ideologías racistas y cada vez se emplea más en el discurso público sobre medidas políticas, migración, educación, deporte e inteligencia. Pero quienes se muestran abiertamente racistas no son los únicos que difunden estereotipos y mitos sobre la raza: también
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The Omni-Americans

Some Alternatives to the Folklore of White Supremacy

by Albert Murray ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

Rediscover the "most important book on black-white relationships" in America in this special fiftieth anniversary edition."The United States is in actuality not a nation of black people and white people. It is a nation of multicolored people. . . . Any fool can see that the white people are not really white, and that black people are not black. They are all interrelated one way or another." These ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Rediscover the "most important book on black-white relationships" in America in this special fiftieth anniversary edition."The United States is in actuality not a nation of black people and white people. It is a nation of multicolored people. . . . Any fool can see that the white people are not really white, and that black people are not black. They are all interrelated one way or another." These
... Read more
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Good Kids, Bad City

A Story of Race and Wrongful Conviction in America

by Kyle Swenson ...

Narrated by J. D. Jackson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 3 min

In the early 1970s, three African-American men?Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Rickey Jackson?were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland, Ohio. The prosecution’s case, which resulted in a combined 106 years in prison for the three men, rested on the more-than-questionable testimony of a pre-teen, Ed Vernon. The actual murderer ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

In the early 1970s, three African-American men?Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Rickey Jackson?were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland, Ohio. The prosecution’s case, which resulted in a combined 106 years in prison for the three men, rested on the more-than-questionable testimony of a pre-teen, Ed Vernon. The actual murderer
... Read more
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"Are You Calling Me a Racist?"

Why We Need to Stop Talking about Race and Start Making Real Antiracist Change

by Sarita Srivastava ...

Narrated by Sharmila Devar ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Despite decades of anti-racism workshops and diversity policies in corporations, schools, and nonprofit organizations, racial conflict has only increased in recent years. "Are You Calling Me a Racist?" reveals why these efforts have failed to effectively challenge racism and offers a new way forward.Drawing from her own experience, as well as extensive interviews and analyses of contemporary ... Read more

$32.02 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Despite decades of anti-racism workshops and diversity policies in corporations, schools, and nonprofit organizations, racial conflict has only increased in recent years. "Are You Calling Me a Racist?" reveals why these efforts have failed to effectively challenge racism and offers a new way forward.Drawing from her own experience, as well as extensive interviews and analyses of contemporary
... Read more
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Rien Création de Tout

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Fabien G ...

Series Audiobook 79 - Sciences, philosophie et réflexion
Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et s’il n’y avait jamais eu « rien » ?Et si ce vide que nous craignons tant était en réalité la matrice de toutes choses ?De la cosmologie moderne aux traditions mystiques, de la philosophie antique aux arts contemporains, « Rien : Création de Tout » explore le paradoxe fascinant de l’absence et de la plénitude. Le vide n’y apparaît plus comme un ... Read more

$7.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et s’il n’y avait jamais eu « rien » ?Et si ce vide que nous craignons tant était en réalité la matrice de toutes choses ?De la cosmologie moderne aux traditions mystiques, de la philosophie antique aux arts contemporains, « Rien : Création de Tout » explore le paradoxe fascinant de l’absence et de la plénitude. Le vide n’y apparaît plus comme un
... Read more
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The Other Wes Moore

One Name, Two Fates

by Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley ...

Narrated by Wes Moore ...

Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison.The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The ... Read more

$15.75 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison.The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The
... Read more
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Sådan kan islam også være

Essays

by Benny Andersen ...

Narrated by Carsten Warming ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

Tilskyndet af sin forargelse over selv kyndige journalisters og tvreporteres gentagne bevidstløse snak om ”det muslimske tørklæde”, som om tørklæder først var opfundet i 1700tallet, og som om der ikke var i titusindvis af utilslørede muslimske kvinder i verden, satte Benny Andersen sig ned og skrev denne bog, hvor han ønsker at nuancere og korrigere en række af de ting, der skrives om muslimer og ... Read more

$7.54 CAD

Tilskyndet af sin forargelse over selv kyndige journalisters og tvreporteres gentagne bevidstløse snak om ”det muslimske tørklæde”, som om tørklæder først var opfundet i 1700tallet, og som om der ikke var i titusindvis af utilslørede muslimske kvinder i verden, satte Benny Andersen sig ned og skrev denne bog, hvor han ønsker at nuancere og korrigere en række af de ting, der skrives om muslimer og
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Bjerget vi bestiger - et digt til vores tid

by Amanda Gorman ...

Narrated by Naiha Khiljee ...

Unabridged

8 min

Amanda Gormans digt "Bjerget vi bestiger" var på mange måder skelsættende, da det blev fremført i 2021 til USA's præsident Joe Bidens indvielse. Ikke blot for at være skrevet og oplæst af en ung afroamerikansk kvindelig aktivist og digter, men også for at tale direkte om retfærdighed og sammenhold i en tid, hvor det amerikanske samfund så historisk stor polarisering og konflikt. "Bjerget vi ... Read more

$1.51 CAD

Amanda Gormans digt "Bjerget vi bestiger" var på mange måder skelsættende, da det blev fremført i 2021 til USA's præsident Joe Bidens indvielse. Ikke blot for at være skrevet og oplæst af en ung afroamerikansk kvindelig aktivist og digter, men også for at tale direkte om retfærdighed og sammenhold i en tid, hvor det amerikanske samfund så historisk stor polarisering og konflikt. "Bjerget vi
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Frit fald over Amazonas

by Ulla Lund ...

Narrated by Jette Mechlenburg ...

Unabridged

6 hours 13 min

Lone på 16 år er på vej til Rio de Janeiro for at besøge en ven, da hendes fly styrter ned over Amazonas. Hun vågner op alene i junglen og opdager, at hun befinder sig i en helt anden verden end den, hun er vant til. Hun bliver fundet af en gruppe indianere, der til at starte med virker meget fremmedartede og uforståelige for den unge danske pige. De tager sig imidlertid godt af hende og får hende ... Read more

$13.13 CAD

Lone på 16 år er på vej til Rio de Janeiro for at besøge en ven, da hendes fly styrter ned over Amazonas. Hun vågner op alene i junglen og opdager, at hun befinder sig i en helt anden verden end den, hun er vant til. Hun bliver fundet af en gruppe indianere, der til at starte med virker meget fremmedartede og uforståelige for den unge danske pige. De tager sig imidlertid godt af hende og får hende
... Read more
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The Souls of Black Folk

Original Classic Edition

by W.E.B. Du Bois ...

Narrated by Raymond Hearn ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

**Raymond Hearn, the narrator of this edition, did an incredible rendition similar to what he did for The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas"EITHER AMERICA WILL DESTROY IGNORANCE OR IGNORANCE WILL DESTROY THE UNITED STATES." -W.E.B. Du Bois**This classic groundbreaking work of American literature first published in 1903 is a cornerstone of African-American literary history and a seminal ... Read more

$29.70 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

**Raymond Hearn, the narrator of this edition, did an incredible rendition similar to what he did for The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas"EITHER AMERICA WILL DESTROY IGNORANCE OR IGNORANCE WILL DESTROY THE UNITED STATES." -W.E.B. Du Bois**This classic groundbreaking work of American literature first published in 1903 is a cornerstone of African-American literary history and a seminal
... Read more
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An Ordinary Wonder

Heartbreaking and charming coming-of-age fiction about love, loss and taking chances

by Buki Papillon ...

Narrated by Adjoa Andoh ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG!!! This has to be my best book of the year!... Made me laugh and it made me cry!... So heartbreaking but inspiring at the same time. Loved it!' Goodreads ReviewerA powerful novel about an intersex Nigerian teenager and the courage to be yourself.Narrated by Adjoa Andoh whose many film and TV roles include Doctor Who, Adulthood and most recently Lady Danbury in the Netflix drama ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'OMG!!! This has to be my best book of the year!... Made me laugh and it made me cry!... So heartbreaking but inspiring at the same time. Loved it!' Goodreads ReviewerA powerful novel about an intersex Nigerian teenager and the courage to be yourself.Narrated by Adjoa Andoh whose many film and TV roles include Doctor Who, Adulthood and most recently Lady Danbury in the Netflix drama
... Read more
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Endlich 'normal'? Schwuler Wandel in Deutschland

Realitäten hinter dem Regenbogen

by Ludwig Kamberlein, Frieder Hentzelt, Jochen Hick, Gloria Viagra, Michael Bochow ...

Narrated by Frieder Hentzelt, Jochen Hick, Gloria Viagra, Michael Bochow, Thor W. Müller, Tom Wlaschiha0 ...

Unabridged

50 min

Endlich normal? Schwuler Wandel in DeutschlandEin provokatives Feature, das NICHT im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk gesendet wurdeIn den frühen 2000er Jahren schien alles erreicht: eingetragene Partnerschaft, zunehmende Akzeptanz, queere Sichtbarkeit in Medien und Gesellschaft. Doch ist Schwulsein in Deutschland wirklich „endlich normal“ geworden?Dieses Feature geht der Frage nach, ob der große ... Read more

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Endlich normal? Schwuler Wandel in DeutschlandEin provokatives Feature, das NICHT im öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk gesendet wurdeIn den frühen 2000er Jahren schien alles erreicht: eingetragene Partnerschaft, zunehmende Akzeptanz, queere Sichtbarkeit in Medien und Gesellschaft. Doch ist Schwulsein in Deutschland wirklich „endlich normal“ geworden?Dieses Feature geht der Frage nach, ob der große
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I Belong Here

A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain: WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTION

by Anita Sethi ...

Narrated by Anita Sethi ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents I Belong Here written and read by Anita Sethi.WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE"I knew in every bone of my body, in every fibre of my being, that I had to report what had happened, not only for myself but to help stop anyone else having to go through what I did. I knew I could not remain silent, or still, ... Read more

$18.00 CAD

Bloomsbury presents I Belong Here written and read by Anita Sethi.WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE"I knew in every bone of my body, in every fibre of my being, that I had to report what had happened, not only for myself but to help stop anyone else having to go through what I did. I knew I could not remain silent, or still,
... Read more
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Vi inviterede arbejdskraft - men der kom mennesker

by Kaare Dybvad Bek ...

Narrated by Henrik Hartvig Jørgensen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

Aldrig er så mange udlændinge kommet til Danmark på så kort tid med så lidt debat. Men er vi i færd med at gentage fortidens fejl, når det gælder udenlandsk arbejdskraft? Siden gæstearbejderne i 1960’erne har det igen og igen lydt, at vi ikke har noget alternativ til at hente arbejdskraft udefra. Med tal og fortællinger viser Kaare Dybvad Bek i denne bog, at import af arbejdskraft næppe er den ... Read more

$23.32 CAD

Aldrig er så mange udlændinge kommet til Danmark på så kort tid med så lidt debat. Men er vi i færd med at gentage fortidens fejl, når det gælder udenlandsk arbejdskraft? Siden gæstearbejderne i 1960’erne har det igen og igen lydt, at vi ikke har noget alternativ til at hente arbejdskraft udefra. Med tal og fortællinger viser Kaare Dybvad Bek i denne bog, at import af arbejdskraft næppe er den
... Read more
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Te llamaré Kennedy

Una novela basada en una historia real

by Roy Barreras ...

Narrated by Roy Barreras ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

¿Puede un nombre determinar la grandeza del hombre?¿Es posible triunfar frente a la adversidad o estamos condenados a andar por la vida como futuros cadáveres ambulantes?Esta es la historia de Roy, un niño que se abre paso por la vida entre la melancolía y la ternura de una madre forzada a desplazarse a la ciudad por culpa de la violencia. A medida que crece entre las calles de los barrios ... Read more

$16.19 CAD

¿Puede un nombre determinar la grandeza del hombre?¿Es posible triunfar frente a la adversidad o estamos condenados a andar por la vida como futuros cadáveres ambulantes?Esta es la historia de Roy, un niño que se abre paso por la vida entre la melancolía y la ternura de una madre forzada a desplazarse a la ciudad por culpa de la violencia. A medida que crece entre las calles de los barrios
... Read more
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Whites

On Race and Other Falsehoods

by Otegha Uwagba ...

Narrated by Otegha Uwagba ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

‘An important, timely personal essay’ OBSERVER BEST BOOKS OF 2020‘Not taking any bullshit…sharp and stylish…brutal’ GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARIn this powerful and timely personal essay, best-selling author Otegha Uwagba reflects on racism, whiteness, and the mental labour required of Black people to navigate the two.Presented as a record of Uwagba’s observations on this era-defining moment in ... Read more

$15.29 CAD

‘An important, timely personal essay’ OBSERVER BEST BOOKS OF 2020‘Not taking any bullshit…sharp and stylish…brutal’ GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARIn this powerful and timely personal essay, best-selling author Otegha Uwagba reflects on racism, whiteness, and the mental labour required of Black people to navigate the two.Presented as a record of Uwagba’s observations on this era-defining moment in
... Read more
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El calibrador de estrellas

Aprendizajes chinos para Occidente en el siglo XXI

by Julio Ceballos ...

Narrated by Santiago (Voz de IA) ...

Series series Ariel
Unabridged

15 hours 19 min

Claves para conocer y comprender las estrategias del gigante asiático y adaptarlas a nuestro modelo para enriquecer nuestras sociedades.El mundo que conocíamos ha cambiado. Para enfrentarnos a su complejidad necesitamos nuevas perspectivas. Sin China no se puede comprender un siglo XXI en el que sólo se progresa aprendiendo de las experiencias ajenas. ¿Qué lecciones podemos extraer de un país que ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Claves para conocer y comprender las estrategias del gigante asiático y adaptarlas a nuestro modelo para enriquecer nuestras sociedades.El mundo que conocíamos ha cambiado. Para enfrentarnos a su complejidad necesitamos nuevas perspectivas. Sin China no se puede comprender un siglo XXI en el que sólo se progresa aprendiendo de las experiencias ajenas. ¿Qué lecciones podemos extraer de un país que
... Read more
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Fearing the Black Body

The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia

by Sabrina Strings ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

How the female body has been racialized for over two hundred yearsThere is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as "diseased" and a burden on the public health care system. This is only the most recent incarnation of the fear of fat black women, which Sabrina Strings shows took root more than two hundred years ago.Strings weaves together an eye ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

How the female body has been racialized for over two hundred yearsThere is an obesity epidemic in this country and poor black women are particularly stigmatized as "diseased" and a burden on the public health care system. This is only the most recent incarnation of the fear of fat black women, which Sabrina Strings shows took root more than two hundred years ago.Strings weaves together an eye
... Read more
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Land of Opportunity

One Family's Quest for the American Dream in the Age of Crack

by William Adler ...

Narrated by Todd McLaren ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

Part true crime, part work of urban sociology, Land of Opportunity is a meticulously researched account of the rise and fall of the Chambers brothers, who ran a multi-million-dollar crack cocaine operation in Detroit in the 1980s.Descended from Arkansas sharecroppers, BJ, Larry, and Willie Chambers moved to Detroit seeking economic opportunity, and built a successful drug empire by applying strict ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

Part true crime, part work of urban sociology, Land of Opportunity is a meticulously researched account of the rise and fall of the Chambers brothers, who ran a multi-million-dollar crack cocaine operation in Detroit in the 1980s.Descended from Arkansas sharecroppers, BJ, Larry, and Willie Chambers moved to Detroit seeking economic opportunity, and built a successful drug empire by applying strict
... Read more
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A Map Is Only One Story

Twenty Writers on Immigration, Family, and the Meaning of Home

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

5 hours 39 min

From rediscovering an ancestral village in China to experiencing the realities of American life as a Nigerian, the search for belonging crosses borders and generations. Selected from the archives of Catapult magazine, the essays in A Map Is Only One Story highlight the human side of immigration policies and polarized rhetoric, as twenty writers share provocative personal stories of existing ... Read more

$19.70 CAD

From rediscovering an ancestral village in China to experiencing the realities of American life as a Nigerian, the search for belonging crosses borders and generations. Selected from the archives of Catapult magazine, the essays in A Map Is Only One Story highlight the human side of immigration policies and polarized rhetoric, as twenty writers share provocative personal stories of existing
... Read more
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Las crónicas de Jackson Heights

Cuando no basta cruzar la frontera (When Crossing the Border Isn't Enough)

by Orlando Tobon ...

Narrated by Jorge Pupo ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

El padrino de Jackson Heights hace mucho mas que arreglos de viajes desde su diminuta agencia escondida en un rincon del sector de Queens conocido como la Pequena Colombia de Nueva York. Con frecuencia Fernando Padron es la unica mano amiga para miles de inmigrantes latinos. Entre sus diversos oficios estan el de contador, buscador de empleos, generador de fondos y detective en busca de personas ... Read more

$25.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

El padrino de Jackson Heights hace mucho mas que arreglos de viajes desde su diminuta agencia escondida en un rincon del sector de Queens conocido como la Pequena Colombia de Nueva York. Con frecuencia Fernando Padron es la unica mano amiga para miles de inmigrantes latinos. Entre sus diversos oficios estan el de contador, buscador de empleos, generador de fondos y detective en busca de personas
... Read more

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