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24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy
Nora Neus - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping oral history of the white nationalist riots that shook the nation and signaled the arrival of a galvanizing new era, told from the perspective of the anti-racist activists who fought backOn August 11 and 12, 2017, armed neo-Nazi demonstrators descended on the University of Virginia... |
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Timelines of Art
DK - DK
Format: Hardcover
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This is your A to Z guide to art! From cave paintings to pop art and modern masterpieces, this absorbing and beautiful art encyclopedia explores the development of art in spectacular detail. . Here's what you'll find inside the pages of this visually stunning art book:. * Covers... |
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Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour: Memories of Soviet Russia
Yelena Lembersky - Cherry Orchard Books
Format: Paperback
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Alena is growing up in the newly built neighborhood of Leningrad in the 1970s. Though her life is circumscribed by the deprivation of Communist regime, it is also full: full of her family's love, her friends, her school, the richness of her vivid imagination, and the legacy of her grandfather,... |
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Arizona Off the Beaten Path: Discover Your Fun
Roger Naylor - Globe Pequot
Format: Paperback
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Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Arizona Off the Beaten Path shows you the Grand Canyon State you never knew existed. Take a scenic drive on Schultz Pass Road for views of the San Francisco Peaks and ponderosa... |
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My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives
CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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At just eighteen years old,Charlayne Hunter-Gault made national news when she mounted a successful legal challenge that culminated in her admission to the University of Georgia in January 1961—making her one of the first two Black students to integrate the institution. As an adult, Charlayne... |
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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
Eckart Frahm - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic... |
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Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians
Ralph White - Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Format: Audiobook
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The gripping and remarkable true story of author Ralph White's desperate effort to save the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families before the city fell to the North Vietnamese Army.In April 1975, Ralph White was asked by his boss to transfer from... |
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The Unexpected Abigail Adams: A Woman "Not Apt to be Intimidated"
John L. Smith Jr. - Westholme Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A Wall Street Journal Spring Books 2024 Selection: "What to Read This Spring". An Extraordinary Portrait of America's Beloved Female Founder and First Lady Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, was an eyewitness to America's founding, and helped guide the new nation through... |
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Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington
Joanna Moorhead - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated biography of the pioneering British artist and writer, tracing her life and work through the many places around the world where she lived. The British-born artist and writer Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) is one of the vanguards in the history of women artists and the history... |
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Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir
Kenny Smith - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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A poignant, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny "The Jet" Smith - superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals memorable inside stories of his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players,... |
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