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Lynch mobs, chain gangs, and popular views of black Southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow South are well known. We know less about the role of the urban North in shaping views of race and crime in American society. Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies.

Gibran considered The Prophet his greatest achievement. He said: "I think I've never been without The Prophet since I first conceived it in Mount Lebanon. It seems to have been a part of me....I kept the manuscript four years before I delivered it over to my publisher because I wanted to be sure, I wanted to be very sure, that every word of it was the very best I had to offer."

Kahlil Gibran was Lebanese by birth but spent a major part of his life in America in the early part of the 20th century. He wrote many collections of stories with a wise or whimsical tone, but none more popular than The Prophet, his first collection, or The Wanderer, his final anthology.

The three books that compose this audiobook are collections of Gibran's aphorisms, parables, and poetic essays. The works include his masterpiece, The Prophet, The Forerunner, and The Madman.

In this book, Khalil Gibran describes the Middle Eastern social issues at the beginning of the 20th century through the story of a young man who falls in love with a woman betrothed to the nephew of a prominent religious man. When their secret meetings are discovered, she is forbidden to leave her house, and their dreams and hearts are crushed by the cruel society.

In a moving farewell speech before an enormous crowd in Chicago last week, President Barack Obama evoked the American creed of unity and aspiration as the foundation of our democracy. He has always embraced a vision of America as a “melting pot.”

"There Is No Racial Barrier Left to Break" is from the January 15, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Khalil Gibran Muhammad and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

El Profeta es uno de los libros mas importantes del siglo 20. El libro es la depedida de un sabio del pueblo que lo alojo por muchos anos. El sabio trata temas cotidianos e invita a quienes lo escuchan a pensar y analizar sus respuestas. Este es uno de los libros mas vendidos de la historia.

Khalil Gibran est un poète et artiste peintre libanais, il a séjourné en Europe et passé la majeure partie de sa vie aux États-Unis. Publié en 1923 et composé de vingt-six textes poétiques, son recueil "Le prophète" est devenu particulièrement populaire pendant les années 1960 dans le courant de la contre-culture et les mouvements New Age. Depuis qu'il a été publié, "Le prophète" n'a jamais été épuisé. Après avoir été traduit dans plus de vingt langues, il est devenu l'un des best-sellers des livres du XXe siècle aux États-Unis.

Con il "Giardino", continuano le lezioni di vita del Profeta. In questo, come in altri scritti di Gibran, si parla di amore spirituale. Ecco una delle frasi più intense del libro: "La distanza che vi è tra voi e il vicino che non vi è amico è in verità più grande di quella che è tra voi e la persona che amate e che vive al di là delle sette terre e dei sette mari. Giacché nel ricordo non vi sono lontananze; e nell'oblio vi è un abisso che né la voce né l'occhio potranno mai accorciare."

A Tear and a Smile is a collection of parables, poems, and short stories from the Lebanese writer and poet Khalil Gibran. Gibran immigrated to the United States with his family as a young man. He is renowned for his poetry in both Arabic and English.

Il Profeta è l’opera più famosa del poeta e filosofo libanese Khalil Gibran (1883-1931). Alla gente che gli chiede di parlare dell’amore, della vita, della morte, del denaro, del lavoro, dei figli e delle tante altre problematiche umane, il profeta Almustafà risponde con profonda saggezza, in una ineguagliata sintesi del pensiero occidentale e orientale, della Bibbia e degli insegnamenti dei mistici Sufi.

El profeta da a todos los hombres, de acuerdo con las leyes de Dios, impulsos para reflexionar y respuesta sobre los sucesos y anomalías que tienen lugar en este mundo. Además habla también sobre su tarea y así también sobre sí mismo.

El profeta da a todos los hombres, de acuerdo con las leyes de Dios, impulsos para reflexionar y respuesta sobre los sucesos y anomalías que tienen lugar en este mundo. Además habla también sobre su tarea y así también sobre sí mismo.

El Loco es la historia de un hombre que utiliza el apeativo que la gente le da para analizar la vida desde un punto de vista distinto. Es una historia corta, llena de metaforas que invita a cuestionar conceptos que asumimos como inamovibles. Es una de las grandes obras de Khalil Gibran.

Al-Mustafa, l'élu et le bien-aimé est sur le point de quitter la cité d'Orphalès pour retrouver son île natale. Tour à tour des habitants l'interrogent et à leur demande, il partage son enseignement sur l'amour, le mariage, les enfants, le don, les aliments, le travail, la joie et la tristesse, les maisons, la liberté, etc.

Khalil Gibran was a Lebanese poet, philosopher, artist, and writer, a genius of his age. His writing was revolutionary for his time. Rebellious Spirits is a collection of short stories that shake listeners out from the slumber of tradition and customs and incite them to rebellion against societal norms and earthly laws. These stories illustrate how the characters rebel against the laws and regulations imposed by authority to suppress the freedom of man.

L'amour, le mariage, l'amitié et l'argent sont autant de thèmes dont nous entretient Khalil Gibran...

Khalil Gibran, nació en Bisharri, Líbano, el 6 de enero de 1883. A los 11 años, emigró con su familia a los Estados Unidos. Aprendió y cultivó con devoción el inglés, lengua que haría famosas sus novelas, aunque no olvidó el árabe. En 1902 inicia su vocación por la pintura, que le llevaría a ser famoso por doquier; y es en París donde expone sus obras y gana el elogio de la crítica.

Ermutigend, weise und voller Kraft - Gibrans Vermächtnis für eine friedvollere Welt. Auf unnachahmliche Weise erschließt uns Khalil Gibran die Quellen des Friedens und erinnert uns mit eindrucksvoll poetischen Worten daran, dass es in den Händen jedes Einzelnen liegt, die Welt friedvoll zu gestalten. Ermutigende Texte und Gedanken für den Glauben an eine bessere Welt!

Die Geschichten dieses Hörbuchs erzählen von der Sehnsucht nach Liebe, der Sehnsucht nach Sinn und dem Streben nach Wahrheit...