Best Polynesia Podcasts (2024)

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Independence in French Polynesia and the 'Queen of Cuba' 51:30

13d ago51:30

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. This week, we hear how nuclear testing changed politics in French Polynesia. Plus, the story of how the FBI caught Ana Montes, the spy known as the ‘Queen of Cuba’. We also talk to Jewish and Palestinian people about the moment the state of Israel …

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South American revolutionaries and the first Aboriginal MP 50:31

2h ago50:31

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A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners - this programme contains the names and voices of people who have died. Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. First, the story of Brazil's most wanted, Carlos Lamarca. He was a captain who deserted the army in the 1960s and …

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The first Air Jordan and Imelda Marcos's 3,000 pairs of shoes 50:08

6d ago50:08

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. This week’s programmes are all about the history of footwear. First we take a trip back to the 1960’s when Brazilians were introduced to a new type of footwear, which went on to become one of the country’s biggest exports. Plus the story of how a t…

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India’s ambitious ID scheme and the iconic Princess Diana photo 51:01

25m ago51:01

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This week, how more than one billion people living in India were given a unique digital ID during the world's largest biometric project. The Aadhaar scheme was launched in 2009 but it wasn't without controversy. Our guest, digital identity expert Dr Edgar Whitley, tells us about the history of ID schemes around the world. Plus, the Spanish doctor w…

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Paraguay’s ‘disappeared’ and the history of the Channel Tunnel 50:53

2d ago50:53

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. This week we hear the story of Rogelio Goiburu, who has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship in Paraguay, including the remains of his own father. Our expert Dr Francesca Lessa talks about other enforced di…

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154: The Concubine Demon 13:48

28d ago13:48

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Thirty years since the first free elections in South Africa 51:02

9d ago51:02

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It’s been thirty years since the first fully democratic elections in South Africa, which saw the African National Congress take power in 1994. But two years before that historic moment, white South Africans had to vote in a referendum that would decide whether or not to usher in a multi-racial government. We hear from President FW de Klerk’s then c…

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Ebola outbreak and the Friendship Train returns 50:50

17d ago50:50

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. It’s 10 years since the world’s deadliest outbreak of Ebola started in West Africa. We hear from a survivor and discuss the legacy of the epidemic with the BBC's global health reporter Tulip Mazumdar. Plus, the first World War Two battalion to be l…

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Maddison Elliott A Story Of Us April 10 2024 20:49

1M ago20:49

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In this interview, Andrew sits down with Maddison Elliott, who is graduating with her MA this semester in anthropology. They discuss The book Buzz (https://nyupress.org/9781479827381/buzz/), Maddison's MA thesis on pollinator protection, hierarchies of insects, roundtable method of teaching introductory anthropology courses, and the Wicked Science …

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The history of art heists 50:59

23d ago50:59

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. It's 30 years since Edvard Munch’s painting, The Scream, was stolen from the national gallery in Oslo, Norway. We hear from the man who helped to recover it. Our expert guest is historian and author, Susan Ronald, who explores the history of art he…

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Swedish History 50:57

1M ago50:57

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. It has been 50 years since Abba won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, so we're exploring Swedish history. Also in 1974, Sweden became the first country in the world to offer paid parental leave that was gender neutral. One father who took the leave…

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Seventy-five years of Nato and the Heimlich Manoeuvre 52:37

2M ago52:37

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It's 75 years since the founding of Nato. In 1949, a group of 12 countries formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to block the expansion of the Soviet Union. Professor Sten Rynning, the author of Nato: From Cold War to Ukraine, talks about some of the most significant moments in Nato's history. It's 30 years since the beginning of the Rwanda…

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Chinese history 52:05

2M ago52:05

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. To mark 50 years since the discovery of the Terracotta Army, we're exploring modern Chinese history. We hear from the man who helped to modernise the Chinese language by creating a new writing system. It's called Pinyin and it used the Roman alphab…

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Finding early vertebrate’s footprints and the Deaflympic badminton champion 52:07

3M ago52:07

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First, we go back to 1992, when off the coast of Ireland, a Swiss geology student accidentally discovered the longest set of footprints made by the first four-legged animals to walk on earth. They pointed to a new date for the key milestone in evolution, when the first amphibians left the water 385 million years ago. Dr Frankie Dunn, who is a senio…

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Uruguay's smoking ban and the Carnation Revolution 51:55

3M ago51:55

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We first hear about Uruguay’s tale of David v Goliath - when a tobacco giant took South America's second-smallest country to court over its anti-smoking laws. Uruguay’s former public health minister María Julia Muñoz describes the significance of t…

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Whisky wars and the Lord of Sipan 51:32

3M ago51:32

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We first hear about a bloodless war between Denmark and Canada, that involved whisky. In 1984, the two nations were disputing the ownership of the tiny Hans Island, just off the coast of Greenland. It might be the friendliest territorial dispute ev…

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Skiing and two-headed dogs 52:09

3M ago52:09

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about the famous ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb. In 2003, the venue won its bid to host the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. Hugh Smythe, known as one of the ‘founding fathers’ of Whistler, has been sharing his memories of the mount…

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Letters to Juliet and Saint Valentine’s traditions 51:55

3M ago51:55

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about the Juliet Club in Verona, Italy. The club has been replying to mail addressed to Shakespeare’s tragic heroine, Juliet since the early 1990s. Professor Lisa Bitel talks about the traditions of Valentine’s Day. Plus, how the small Iris…

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Inspirational black women 51:38

4M ago51:38

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service telling stories about inspirational black women. In 1973, the Battle of Versailles pit up-and-coming American designers using black models against the more traditional French. We hear from Bethann Hardison, one of those black models, about how the c…

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Internet cafes and Doomsday seeds 52:04

4M ago52:04

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We hear about Cyberia - the first commercial internet café which opened in London in 1994. Director of the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, Professor Vicki Nash, talks us through other notable landmarks in the internet’s histo…

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Traitors and treachery 52:52

4M ago52:52

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service all about figures branded as traitors. In 1939 Wang Jingwei, once a national hero in China, signed an agreement with Japanese invaders which made his name synonymous with the word ‘Hanjian’, a traitor to China. But Pan Chia-sheng’s memories of livin…

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Lady Tarzan and Ibadan Zoo 51:50

4M ago51:50

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We’re going wild for animals this week. We find out how the Ibadan Zoo became one of Nigeria’s biggest tourist attractions during the 1970s. Our guest Harriet Ritvo, professor of history at MIT, looks back across the centuries to reveal the fascina…

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The first lesbian couple to get married and World Laughter Day 51:43

5M ago51:43

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. In 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalise gay marriage. Four couples were chosen to take part in a collective wedding at midnight which was broadcast on TV. Hélène Faasen and Anne-Marie Thus talk about the wedding they thought t…

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Hindenburg disaster and wingsuits 52:19

5M ago52:19

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Barbara Waibel, author of a book on the Hindenburg and Director of Archives at the Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, Germany. She tells us about the history of airships. We begin with some remarkable archive of the Hindenburg airship…

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Pad Thai, kiwis and the chef Ken Hom 52:10

5M ago52:10

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. This week, we look at the disputed history of pad Thai with food writer Chawadee Nualkhair. We also hear from former fruit exporter Don Turner on why his family changed the name of the Chinese gooseberry to the kiwi fruit. Our expert guest is food …

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153: Asia's Santa - Budai & The Buddha 13:50

5M ago13:50

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→ Join our mission of spreading Asian & Pacific Islander cultural awareness by signing up for our mailing list. Please support our show by purchasing our merch: → Legends from the Pacific: Book 1 is available on Amazon. https://amzn.to/3CIYo6m (Amazon Affiliate link) → Shirts and more are at our store! → Join our Patreon for exclusive stories. ****…

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Tsunamis and Caster Semenya 51:45

5M ago51:45

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Max Pearson presents a collection of this week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. This week, we hear from Lumepa Hald who survived the devastating tsunami that hit Samoa in 2009 but suffered a tragic loss. Our expert guest, Prof Tiziana Rossetto, looks back at some of the worst tsunamis in history and how they have shaped our la…

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Read My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) Author Stephen Graham Jones FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) by Stephen Graham JonesFull Access F.R.E.E My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)CLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://googlebook-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=1982137630 .Book DetailIn her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge…

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Read White Horse Author Erika T. Wurth FREE *[Book]

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[Book now] White Horse by Erika T. WurthFull Access F.R.E.E White HorseCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=1250847656 .Book DetailWhite Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother?s spirit.Some people are…

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Read Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Author Shane Hawk FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane HawkFull Access F.R.E.E Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction AnthologyCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://read-in-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=B0BWSN5SJT .Book SummaryA bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: ?Are you rea…

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Read Cahokia Jazz Author Francis Spufford FREE *[Book]

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[Book now] Cahokia Jazz by Francis SpuffordFull Access F.R.E.E Cahokia JazzCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=1668025450 .Book DetailFrom ?one of the most original minds in contemporary literature? (Nick Hornby) the bestselling and award-winning author of Golden Hill delivers a noirish detective novel set in the…

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Read The Sentence Author Louise Erdrich FREE *[Book]

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[Get now] The Sentence by Louise ErdrichFull Access F.R.E.E The SentenceCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://read-in-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=0062671138 .Book DetailThe Sentence asks what we owe to the living, the dead, to the reader and to the book.A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's …

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Read Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa Author Yiling Changues FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa by Yiling ChanguesFull Access F.R.E.E Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Tahiti, and SamoaCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://free-download-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=1797217569 .Book SummaryExplore the enchanting world of Polynesian folklore in …

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Read Night of the Living Rez Author Morgan Talty FREE *[Book]

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[Read Now] Night of the Living Rez by Morgan TaltyFull Access F.R.E.E Night of the Living RezCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://googlebook-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=195353418X .Book DetailHow do the living come back to life??Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in t…

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Read Bad Cree Author Jessica Johns FREE *[Book]

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[Get now] Bad Cree by Jessica JohnsFull Access F.R.E.E Bad CreeCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://googlebook-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=0385548699 .Book SummaryIn this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of v…

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Read The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee #1) Author Tony Hillerman FREE *[Book]

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[Read Now] The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee #1) by Tony HillermanFull Access F.R.E.E The Blessing Way (Leaphorn & Chee #1)CLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://read--pdf.blogspot.com/?book=0062821660 .Book SummaryHomicide is always an abomination, but there is something exceptionally disturbing about the victim discovered in a high lonely place, a corps…

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Read Mongrels Author Stephen Graham Jones FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] Mongrels by Stephen Graham JonesFull Access F.R.E.E MongrelsCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://free-download-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=0062412701 .Book DetailNOMINATED FOR THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD?? NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARDNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF?2016 BY?TOR.COM?AND BOOK RIOTA spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-a…

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Read Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2) Author Stephen Graham Jones FREE *[Book]

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[Read Now] Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2) by Stephen Graham JonesFull Access F.R.E.E Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2)CLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://read--pdf.blogspot.com/?book=B09JPKVTCX .Book SummaryDecember 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous s…

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Read And Then She Fell Author Alicia Elliott FREE *[Book]

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[Get now] And Then She Fell by Alicia ElliottFull Access F.R.E.E And Then She FellCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://googlebook-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=B0BR4XJFNR .Book DetailA mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous woman who discovers the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrify…

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Read The Seed Keeper Author Diane Wilson FREE *[Book]

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[Read Now] The Seed Keeper by Diane WilsonFull Access F.R.E.E The Seed KeeperCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=1571311378 .Book SummaryA haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakota family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters mos…

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[Discover now] The Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineFull Access F.R.E.E The Marrow ThievesCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://read-in-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=1770864865 .Book DetailIn a futuristic world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dre…

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Read The Painted Drum Author Louise Erdrich FREE *[Book]

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[Read Now] The Painted Drum by Louise ErdrichFull Access F.R.E.E The Painted DrumCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://free-download-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=0060515112 .Book Summary?Haunted and haunting. . . . With fearlessness and humility, in a narrative that flows more artfully than ever between destruction and rebirth, Erdrich has opened herself to po…

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Read The Night Watchman Author Louise Erdrich FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] The Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichFull Access F.R.E.E The Night WatchmanCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=0062671197 .Book DetailNew York Times BestsellerBased on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich?s? grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carrie…

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[Read Now] Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceFull Access F.R.E.E Moon of the Crusted SnowCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://free-download-pdf.blogspot.com/?book=1770414002 .Book SummaryA daring post-apocalyptic thriller from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, peopl…

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Read Sisters of the Lost Nation Author Nick Medina FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick MedinaFull Access F.R.E.E Sisters of the Lost NationCLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=0593546857 .Book DetailA young Native girl's hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe's reservation lead her to delve into the myths and storie…

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Read Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) Author Rebecca Roanhorse FREE *[Book]

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[Discover now] Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) by Rebecca RoanhorseFull Access F.R.E.E Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)CLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=1534437681 .Book SummaryThe first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven i…

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Read The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy #3) Author Stephen Graham Jones FREE *[Book]

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Read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) Author Sherman Alexie FREE *[Book]

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[Read Now] The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) by Sherman AlexieFull Access F.R.E.E The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)CLICK or COPY THIS LINK:https://newreleasebookinyear.blogspot.com/?book=0316013692 .Book DetailBestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of J…

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