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Author Khan, Khizr, 1950- author.

Title An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice / Khizr Khan.

Publisher New York : Random House, c2017.

Copies

ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS
 Manitowish Waters adult biography  B Kha    AVAILABLE
 Mellen adult nonfiction  921 KHA    AVAILABLE
 Phelps adult biography  Bio Khan, Khizr    AVAILABLE
 Superior adult nonfiction  921 K527k Khan, Khizr    AVAILABLE
 Washburn adult nonfiction  921 KHA    AVAILABLE
Edition First Edition.
Descript xiii, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, photographs ; 22 cm
Note Nonfiction.
Contents Shoeless in a shaft of sunlight -- Twenty one sparrows -- A stick becomes a ney -- Tomorrow will be better -- The wonders of the DMV -- Already American -- No man is complete until his education is complete -- Shining city -- Baba -- Always be a river -- God is to be found out among the people -- Afterward.
Summary This inspiring memoir by the Gold Star parent and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family's pursuit of the American dream. An American Family shows us who Khizr Khan and millions of other American immigrants are, and why—especially in these tumultuous times—we must not be afraid to step forward for what we believe in when it matters most.
Subject Khan, Khizr, 1950-
Pakistani Americans -- Biography.
Genre Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Added Title Memoir of hope and sacrifice.
ISBN/ISSN 0399592490
9780399592492