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The Bill Gates Problem
Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire
2023 || Paperback || Tim Schwab || Veltman Distributie Import Books
You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.
We might like to think of the Gates Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money, collaborating with stakeholders, and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help, but is that how it works in practice?
Combining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting, The Bill Gates Problem ...
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Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us
2023 || Paperback || Rachel Aviv || Veltman Distributie Import Books
New York Times Book Review Top 10 Books of the Year
‘Captures with subtlety and empathy the honest reality of mental illness’ The Times
There are stories that save us, and stories that trap us, and in the midst of an illness it can be very hard to know which is which…
Strangers to Ourselves shares the experiences of five people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations for who they are. It asks, do the stories we tell around mental illness affect its course, its ou...
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The Furies
Three Women and Their Violent Fight for Justice
2023 || Hardcover || Elizabeth Flock || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Three women. Three blazing stories of violent resistance. Three complicated paths to justice.
Brittany Smith, a young Alabama woman, killed a man she said raped her in her home, but was denied a self-defense claim.
Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse.
Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.
Each woman has been criticised for their actions by those who believe that violence i...