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As a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded young woman whose stolen moments reading about the empowered literary characters of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott helped her to imagine an alternative way of life among the skyscrapers of Manhattan.

In 2009, at the age of 23, Deborah Feldman packed up her young son and their few possessions and walked away from her insular Hasidic roots. She was determined to forge a better life for herself, away from the rampant oppression, abuse, and isolation of her Satmar upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Out of her experience came the incendiary, best-selling memoir Unorthodox, and now, just a few years later, Feldman has embarked on a triumphant journey of self-discovery - a journey in which she begins life anew as a single mother, an independent woman, and a religious refugee.

Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart's life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was controlled by the orders of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At 19, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. For the next 24 years, he would rule her life. Eventually, when her youngest daughter, Miriam, started to question why she wasn't allowed to sing, run or ride a bike, Julia reached her breaking point.

Dès qu'elle a senti ce petit être au creux de ses bras, si fragile, Deborah Feldman a su ce qu'elle devait faire. A peine âgée de 19 ans, elle a toujours vécu au sein de la communauté hassidique Satmar. Elle a toujours suivi les principes implacables qui régissent les moindres détails de sa vie : ce qu'elle peut porter, à qui elle peut parler... Tous les principes sauf celui de ne pas lire de littérature.

In 2009, at the age of 23, Deborah Feldman packed up her young son and their few possessions and walked away from her insular Hasidic roots. She was determined to find a better life for herself, away from the oppression and isolation of her Satmar upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. And in Exodus, Revisited she delves into what happened next - taking the listener on a journey that starts with her beginning life anew as a single mother, a religious refugee, and an independent woman in search of a place and a community where she can belong.

Fans of Augusten Burroughs and Jo Ann Beard will enjoy this kaleidoscopic, universal memoir in which Elissa Altman explores the tradition, religion, family expectations, and the forbidden that were the fixed points in her Queens, New York, childhood. Spanning from 1940s wartime Brooklyn to 1970s Queens to present-day rural New England, Treyf captures the collision of youthful cravings and grown-up identities. It is a vivid tale of what it means to come to yourself both in spite and in honor to your past.

Growing up in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled. The daughter of Syrian parents, she railed against the extreme strictures placed on women in Saudi society at the time and the rising prejudice her family faced as migrants. When the opportunity arose to study software engineering at Damascus University, she jumped at the chance to move to the city she loved for a degree of freedom she'd never known. But when the war started, everything changed.

Con solo veintitrés años, Deborah Feldman tomó a su hijo y sus pocas posesiones, y dejó atrás la comunidad jasídica Satmar de Williamsburg (Nueva York) en la que había crecido, decidida a forjarse una vida mejor lejos de la opresión y el aislamiento de su educación judía ultraortodoxa. A partir de esa experiencia escribió Unorthodox, su primer memoir, que fue aclamado por la crítica y los lectores, y se adaptó a una exitosa serie de televisión.

Controvertido y famoso médico y psicoanalista francés, preconizando siempre el retorno a Freud, contribuyó a abrir el campo del psicoanálisis con referencias importantes a la lingüística y a la antropología estructural. Descubrió que el inconsciente se interpreta como un lenguaje y formuló una teoría del sujeto. En 1936 desarrolló su teoría sobre el "estadio del espejo", y publicó un número de artículos sobre su importancia en el desarrollo del sujeto.

Follow me on my intoxicated spiritual journey to enlightenment. In order to cleanse my soul, I took a 3 day trek across the west coast of Vancouver Island. I encountered many crossroads and many characters along the way, as I searched for answers to what answers lay in the future.

When God Wrecks Your Romance is a co-authored memoir written by a newly ordained priest and a young married mother of four children. It’s the story of two kids who fell for each other as teens, and, spoiler alert, ultimately did not end up together. It’s pretty much the opposite of a quaint and dreamy Hollywood ending. Yet, it most certainly is a happily ever after.

Upon George Mitchell’s death in 2013, The Economist proclaimed, “Few businesspeople have done as much to change the world as George Mitchell.” He was a billionaire Texas oilman who defied the stereotypical swagger so identified with that industry. In George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Sustainability, and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet, award-winning author Loren C. Steffy offers the first definitive biography of Mitchell, placing his life and legacy in a global context

Der Podcast zur vierteiligen Netflix Original Serie “Unorthodox”. Ab 26.März auf Netflix. Matze Hielscher, Host von Deutschlands erfolgreichstem Interview-Podcast "Hotel Matze", trifft sich in diesem Podcast mit Menschen, die unangepasst, unmöglich, ungeniert, unaufhaltsam, undefinierbar, ungesehen, unnachgiebig, ja - unorthodox sind. Sie alle haben sich an einem Punkt ihres Lebens gefragt, wer sie wirklich sind - und kommen dieser Person nun immer näher. Begleite die Gäste in diesem Podcast auf der Reise zu sich selbst und lass Dich von ihrem Mut, den eigenen Weg zu gehen, inspirieren...

Von der verhüllten ultraorthodoxen Jüdin zur Designerin und Unternehmenschefin in New York: Eine mitreißende, wahre Geschichte aus der Welt des ultraorthodoxen Judentums - verfilmt von Netflix. Geboren in eine streng religiöse jüdische Familie und mit 21 verheiratet an einen ultraorthodoxen Juden, kennt Julia Haart die ersten 42 Jahre ihres Lebens nur die Unterwerfung unter die strikten Gebote ihrer Religionsgemeinschaft: Unbedeckte Haare, kurzärmelige T-Shirts, Miniröcke, Bikinis - all dies gilt als Insignien des Teufels. Und doch ist Julia Haart von Kindesbeinen an fasziniert von der Glitzerwelt der Mode.

The Why of War chronicles 15 years of my US cavalry scout career. From introduction to conclusion, from stroke to mass shootings, this story is guaranteed to be seared into your memory. Now that the story has been written and has flowed to its truth, I realize it encompasses so much more than a question or a collection of memories. It serves as a bullhorn for other veterans to use to tell their stories. I am confident, I wasn't the only one asking why we invaded Iraq while I was there. Civilian listeners may gain a better understanding when thanking a veteran for their service.