The wretched and landless poor have existed from the time of the earliest British colonial settlement. They were alternately known as "waste people," "offals," "rubbish," "lazy lubbers," and "crackers." By the 1850s, the downtrodden...
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Auteur:Anderson, CarolSommaire:As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, with media commentators referring to the angry response of African Americans yet again as 'black rage,' historian Carol Anderson wrote a remarkable op-ed in the Washington Post showing that...
- Auteur:Pfeil, FredSommaire:
In this series of fascinating and provocative essays, Fred Pfeil exposes the contradictions and constituencies in the ongoing reconstruction of white heterosexual masculinity during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Auteur:Dickerson, JohnSommaire:Presidential campaigns are a battle for control of power. Whistlestop tells the stories reporters and campaign aides rehash at the bar, each one adding an unknown tidbit. These are human stories full of drama and switchbacks, failures...
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Auteur:Anderson, BillSommaire:Whisperin' Bill Anderson features eye-opening personal stories from Anderson's nearly eighty years of living--from his early days of radio broadcasting in Georgia to standing alongside the greatest country music stars in the world...
- Auteur:Kissinger, Meg.Sommaire:
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. Growing up in the...
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Auteur:Pellicioli, AnnaSommaire:Miriam Feldman was attracted to the artists, the musicians, the boys who wore broken-down cardigans. Boys like Elliot. Their relationship was intense, passionate, all consuming. When they were together, Miriam knew who she was, in the...
- Auteur:Anthony, CarmeloSommaire:
From iconic NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony comes a raw and inspirational memoir about growing up in the housing projects of Red Hook and Baltimore-a brutal world Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised . For a long time, Carmelo Anthony...
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Auteur:Davis, WilliamSommaire:One of the most iconic villains in the history of television, the enigmatic Cigarette Smoking Man fascinated legions of fans of the 1990s’ hit TV series, The X-Files. Best known as “Cancerman,” he was voted Television’s...
- Auteur:Yancey, PhilipSommaire:
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today's most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion...
- Auteur:Offerman, NickSommaire:
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, inspired by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York...
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Auteur:Howell, HannahSommaire:New York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell sweeps us away with the passion-filled adventures of the MacEnroy brothers, seven daring Scotsmen who take on America in her most turbulent days-and capture the hearts of the ladies each...
- Auteur:Sedaris, DavidSommaire:
David Sedaris' remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories. Sedaris proceeds from...
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Auteur:Cleeton, ChanelSommaire:The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge....
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Auteur:Peppiatt, FrankSommaire:He created Hee Haw, the number-one show on TV. He wrote and produced variety shows for Jackie Gleason, Andy Williams, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Sonny and Cher, and Perry Como. He invented the rock TV show Hullabaloo...
- Auteur:Grof, StanislavSommaire:
Feelings of oneness with other people, nature, and the universe. Encounters with extraterrestrials, deities, and demons. Out-of-body experiences and past-life memories. Science casts a skeptical eye. But Dr. Stanislav Grof-the...
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Auteur:Rule, LeslieSommaire:I do not know or pretend to know what happens when we die. Still, I hear the ghost scream. I hear the screaming and am compelled to write the stories of those whose lives were snatched away. They are the murder victims, the ones who...
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Auteur:Horrow, Rick, Bloom, LarrySommaire:A fascinating insider's look at the people, politics, and power plays behind the mega sports deals. In When the Game Is on the Line, Rick Horrow reveals the real stories behind the biggest sports deals of the past twenty years, over 100...
- Auteur:Jamieson, VictoriaSommaire:
An Odyssey Honor audiobook and National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel—adapted for audio—is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl....
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Auteur:Minor, Robert NeilSommaire:An eye-opening and hard-hitting work, When Religion Is an Addiction not only puts the political activities of the right-wing in a new perspective, but explains how liberal responses have often enabled religious addiction to thrive. Dr....
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