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Aaron Brown

    Less Than What You Once Were
    The Stories Time Will Tell
    The Poker Face of Wall Street
    Bound
    Winnower
    Call Me Exile
    • Call Me Exile

      • 82 páginas
      • 3 horas de lectura

      Call Me Exile explores geographic, spiritual, and relational exile through poems that navigate child loss, divorce, and migration. The vivid imagery and descriptive language of these poems allows the reader to feel every emotion in a way that stays with you long after you put the book down. The stories from this collection are dying to be shared, each with their own voice straining to be heard.“Do you remember what it was like to dream in Arabic?Conversations and memories told and retold in Arabic?In the dream, you fill out your immigration card knowingresidence, nationality, destination, and the form is all in Arabic.On days that you are awake, you try to remember the wordfor life or love or war , full of regret for losing your Arabic.”“Dreaming in Arabic”, Call Me Exile

      Call Me Exile
    • Winnower

      • 44 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      Exploring the duality of joy and sorrow, this collection captures the journey of an American poet's childhood in war-torn Chad, Africa. Through poignant reflections, it delves into the complexities of identity and the impact of conflict on personal growth, offering a unique perspective on resilience and the power of language amidst adversity.

      Winnower
    • Bound

      • 120 páginas
      • 5 horas de lectura

      Set against the backdrop of the Sahel, a young Chadian boy named Ali navigates the challenges of transitioning from an orphanage to life with his adoptive French parents in N'Djamena. As he encounters the vibrancy of urban life, Ali struggles to reconcile his native culture with the foreign influences around him. Isolated and facing language barriers, he grapples with the pressure to fit in while fearing the loss of his identity. Ultimately, Ali must make a pivotal choice between embracing his new life or staying true to his roots.

      Bound
    • The Poker Face of Wall Street

      • 350 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Wall Street is where poker and modern finance?and the theory behind these "games"?clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes. As a result, business and financial professionals who want to use poker insights to improve their job performance will find this entertaining book a "must read." So will poker players searching for an edge in applying the insights of risk-takers on Wall Street.

      The Poker Face of Wall Street
    • The Stories Time Will Tell

      New Seconds

      • 114 páginas
      • 4 horas de lectura

      The narrative explores the challenges faced by a group of former heroes who strive to lead normal lives while raising their children. As the teens come of age, they inadvertently uncover the hidden complexities of their parents' pasts, filled with drama, lies, and secrets. This new generation grapples with the weight of their parents' questionable heroics, leading to a blend of adventure and personal discovery as they navigate their identities against the backdrop of their parents' legacies.

      The Stories Time Will Tell
    • Less Than What You Once Were

      • 132 páginas
      • 5 horas de lectura

      Set against the backdrop of the 2008 "Battle of N'Djamena," the narrative explores themes of displacement and nostalgia through the speaker's fragmented memories. Starting from childhood experiences in Chad, including a significant airport arrival and a failed bird hunting attempt, the story evolves into a poignant reflection on exile and the complexities of returning to one's roots. This memoir captures the essence of coming-of-age amidst turmoil, echoing the episodic style of Claudia Rankine's work, and conveys a deep longing for a lost childhood home.

      Less Than What You Once Were
    • Red-Blooded Risk

      • 415 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      An innovative guide that identifies what distinguishes the best financial risk takers from the rest From 1987 to 1992, a small group of Wall Street quants invented an entirely new way of managing risk to maximize success: risk management for risk-takers.

      Red-Blooded Risk
    • Financial Risk Management for Dummies

      • 368 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Take the risk out of financial risk management Written by bestselling author and past winner of the GARP Award's Risk Manager of the Year, Aaron Brown, Financial Risk Management For Dummies offers thorough and accessible guidance on successfully managing and controlling financial risk within your company.

      Financial Risk Management for Dummies
    • CHILDS GIFT OF LULLABIES

      • 10 páginas
      • 1 hora de lectura

      The beloved songs from J. Aaron Brown's A Child's Gift of Lullabyes--the bestselling, Grammy-nominated lullaby album with 4.5-million recordings sold--become a bedtime book for the very first time!

      CHILDS GIFT OF LULLABIES
    • YouTube’s guru of grilling reveals his brilliant—and delectable—secrets, and takes your BBQ game up several notches, in Smokin' and Grillin' with Aaron Brown.

      Smokin' and Grillin' with Aaron Brown