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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
548 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Pawel draws on thousands of documents and interviews to examine the myths and achievements marking the life of the iconic Latino labor leader and civil rights activist, portraying him as a flawed but brilliant strategist who was often at odds with himself.
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Join some amazing kids as they are doing things to help other kids and doing things to change the world for the better.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this profoundly moving and beautifully written memoir, the award-winning actor and activist provides an intimate view into both her public and private worlds as she chronicles her life's journey thus far, sharing how she discovered her truest self and, with it, a deeper sense of belonging.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 221 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author of The Vagina Monologues describes being diagnosed and treated for uterine cancer and how her illness forced her to reconnect with her own body and gave her a better understanding of the resilience of humans.
Author
Publisher
Tim Duggan Books
Pub. Date
[2017].
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, a small village of farmers and shepherds in northern Iraq. A member of the Yazidi community, she and her brothers and sisters lived a quiet life. Nadia had dreams of becoming a history teacher or opening her own beauty salon. On August 15th, 2014, when Nadia was just twenty-one years...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through photographs by Eddie Adams, and interviews by human rights activist, Kerry Kennedy, gripping stories are revealed of 51 men and women around the globe who put their lives on the line, surviving imprisonment, torture, and death threats, because of hope for and dedication to a future where equality is common and oppression rare.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 889 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations and photographs (black & white) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is a dual biography of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the powerful First Couple who attempted to use their presidency and their long post-presidency to bring peace, human rights, and justice to all peoples of the world. It describes in intimate detail their tumultuous involvement in national and international politics as well as their personal lives. From intensive research in presidential archives, declassified documents, personal papers and...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 2019, journalist Melissa Blake penned an op-ed for CNN Opinion. A conservative pundit caught wind of it, mentioning Blake’s work in a YouTube video. What happened next is equal parts a searing view into society, how we collectively view and treat disabled people, and the making of an advocate. After a troll said that Blake should be banned from posting pictures of herself, she took to Twitter and defiantly posted three smiling...
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