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Two million Jewish men, women, and children from Eastern Europe came to the Lower East Side of New York City between 1882 and 1924. Sanford Sternlicht tells of his own childhood in this neighborhood and puts it within the context of early 20th-century East Side writers
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From 1973 to 1990 in Chile, approximately 370,000 young men were conscripted to serve as soldiers in Augusto Pinochet's... Læs mere
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Inspired by actual events that took place in upstate New York and Wisconsin in the mid-nineteenth century, The Travels of Increase Joseph is the first in Jerry Apps's... Læs mere
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With eccentric characters (including her father, ""The Wee Wild One"") and rich stories, Schwertfeger has painted a fresh picture of Northern Ireland as she lived it and as it remains today as a touchstone for all who have roots in this storied country.
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Follows the tragic fate of the inhabitants of the ghetto. This book draws on the author's own history to create characters who struggle daily to retain a sense of humanity and dignity despite the physical and psychological effects of ghetto life.
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Follows a young man's quest for identity through love and desire. This book tells tales of the unexpected emotional encounters of a young-man-on-the-make, who always pushes toward... Læs mere
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A Cuban woman who moved to New Orleans in the 1850s, Velazquez fought in the Civil War as the... Læs mere
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A classic account of the Wisconsin River's early exploration by French traders and Jesuit priests through the 1940s. Mixing folklore and legend, Derleth tells of... Læs mere
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Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time.
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In this intimate first poetry collection, Bruce Snider explores the intricacies of memory, loss and identity. A farmer finds the body of a dead child, a boy watches his mother get ready for a date, an overweight sister shares a cupcake.
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A collection of personal stories about the author's struggle toward enlightenment while losing her eyesight. It is also about invisible landscapes - places of the heart that linger long after they have disappeared from the world outside.
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In 1967, when abortion was either illegal or highly restricted in every US state, a group of ministers and rabbis founded the... Læs mere