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Farba vody je nevšedným príbehom Ruth McBride Jordanovej, jej dvoch manželov, a 12 detí, ktoré vychovala. Jordanová sa narodila ako Rachel Shilsky, poľská židovka, jej rodičia emigrovali do Ameriky čoskoro po jej narodení; ako dospelá sa presťahovala do New York City. Je to príbeh o úspechu, svedectvo o vernom srdci jednej ženy, nemenných hodnotách a nezdolnej vôli. Ruth Jordanová bojovala nielen s rasizmom, ale aj s chudobou, aby vychovala svoje deti a napriek tvrdým skúškam nikdy nezaváhala. Táto hlboko dojímavá spomienka obsadila prvé miesto v zozname bestsellerov New York Times a dva roky sa v zozname udržala. V roku 1997 bola kniha ocenená prestížnou cenou Anisfield-Wolf Award (toto knižné ocenenie sa každoročne udeľuje knihám, ktoré významne prispeli k pochopeniu rasizmu a porozumeniu bohatej rozmanitosti ľudskej spoločnosti).

Deacon King Kong is deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride's ability to inhabit his characters' foibled, all-too-human interiority helps transform a fine book into a great one' The New York Times Book Review 'A hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn projects of the late 1960s. This alone may qualify it as one of the year's best novels.' The Washington Post From the winner of a National Book Award and author of The Good Lord Bird, soon to be a TV series starring Ethan Hawke The year is 1969. In a housing project in south Brooklyn, a shambling old church deacon called Sportscoat shoots - for no apparent reason - the local drug-dealer who used to be part of the church's baseball team. The repercussions of that moment draw in the whole community, from Sportscoat's best friend - Hot Sausage - to the local Italian mobsters, the police (corrupt and otherwise), and the stalwart ladies of the Five Ends Baptist Church. DEACON KING KONG is a book about a community under threat, about the ways people pull together in an age when the old rules are being rewritten. It is very funny in places, and heartbreaking in others. From a prize-winning storyteller, this New York Times bestseller shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, and that the communities we build are fragile but vital.

Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857; the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town with Brown, who believes he's a girl.

'A formidable free-style book that isn't straight biography but a mix of history, street-level investigative reporting, hagiography, Deep South sociology, music criticism, memoir and some fiery preaching' Rolling Stone magazine A Guardian best music book of 2016 The music of James Brown was almost a genre in its own right, and he was one of the biggest and most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century. But the singer known as the 'Hardest Working Man in Show Business' was also an immensely troubled, misunderstood and complicated man. Award-winning writer James McBride, himself a professional musician, has undertaken a journey of discovery in search of the 'real' James Brown, delving into the heartbreaking saga of Brown's childhood and destroyed estate, and uncovering the hidden history of Brown's early years.

"Inspired by a historical incident that took place in the village of St. Anna di Stazzema in Tuscany and by the experiences of the famed Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Division in Italy during World War II, Miracle at St. Anna is a singular evocation of war, cruelty, passion, heroism, and love. It is the story of four American soldiers, the villagers among whom they take refuge, a band of partisans, and an Italian boy, all of whom encounter a miracle - though perhaps the true miracle lies in themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

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'I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS'A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community' LOUISE KENNEDY'I can't recommend this one highly enough ' HARLAN COBEN'THIS is his best book' ANN PATCHETTTHE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERBARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICKAMAZON.COM #1 BOOK OF THE YEARBOOK OF THE YEAR IN: THE GUARDIAN, NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES, TIME MAGAZINE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, OPRAH DAILY AND WASHINGTON POSTWINNER OF THE 2023 KIRKUS FICTION PRIZEIn 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where Jewish immigrants and African Americans lived side by side through the 1920s and '30s.In this novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them, James McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community - heaven and earth - that sustain us.

»Ein Erzählband wie ein Flipperautomat: James McBride in Bestform.« New York Times Book Review Ein Spielzeug-Sammler, der im Haus eines armen Predigers eine sensationelle Entdeckung macht. Ein Waisenjunge, der über die Schlachtfelder des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs wandert und glaubt, der Sohn Abraham Lincolns zu sein. Fünf junge Musiker einer Band aus einem Vorort von Pittsburgh, die feststellen müssen, dass überall in ihrem Viertel dunkle Geheimnisse lauern. Ein Löwe im Zoo, der eine plötzliche Ahnung bekommt von der Schönheit des Lebens. Ein Schwergewichtsboxer, der boxt wie Muhammad Ali, als es darum geht, den Torwächter der Hölle zum Kampf gegen die ewige Verdammnis herauszufordern… Was macht den Mensch zum Menschen? James McBride erzählt von Krieg und Geschichte, von Herkunft und Identität, vom Versuch, die Welt zu verstehen und sich selbst – fantasievoll, skurril, berührend und immer überraschend.