Cultural/ Ethnic & Regional
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Don’t Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart: The Story of Elvia Alvarado
$16.99 Add to cart“Here is a voice seldom heard, the voice of Latin America’s majority, those who bear the burdens of society. If we are to understand Honduras, Central America, or, for that matter, Latin America, we m
- Author: Benjamin, Medea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 19 1989
- ISBN10: 006097205X
- Language: English
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Invisible Vision: The hidden story of Dr. Newton K. Wesley, American contact lens pioneer
$17.95 Add to cartAs recently as 1940, contact lenses did not exist for Americans. Invisible Vision is the hidden story of the man who brought them into existence, trained doctors and opticians to fit them, and develop
- Author: Wesley, Roy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1945398051
- Language: English
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From Orphan to Greatness: An African Story
$17.95 Add to cartDuring one of his memorable speeches, President JFK declared, Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. This speech marked the beginning of the Peace Corps program
- Author: T. Adade, Pierre Komi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1662430396
- Language: English
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The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War
$17.00 Add to cartA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR
An urgent and compelling account of great bravery and passion. –Susan Orlean Award-winning journalist Delphine Minoui recounts the true story of a band of young rebels, a- Author: Minoui, Delphine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 125080017X
- Language: English
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The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America’s Urban Heartland
$19.99 Add to cart“Thompson-Hern ndez’s portrayal of Compton’s black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton’s young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in
- Author: Thompson-Hernandez, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0062910612
- Language: English
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A Boy, an Orphanage, a Cuban Refugee
$18.95 Add to cartI became a man when I was nine. My other option was death.
I just didn’t know it then, but the truth is that I . . . we . . . had to leave.
Why would parents send their children, alone, to a foreign cou
- Author: Dora, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1646638794
- Language: English
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La Luna Está En Duala: Y Mi Destino En El Conocimiento / The Moon Is in Duala: And My Destiny, in Knowledge
$19.95 Read moreImagina que vives en un paÃs que no te permite realizar los estudios necesarios para desarrollarte como individuo.
Trata de imaginar ahora qu
Imagina que no tienes mayor sueño que ese, precisamente.- Author: Ladan, Sani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 8401031176
- Language: Spanish
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Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder’s Lens
$26.00 Add to cartA memoir-in-essays about how skateboarding re-defines space, curates culture, confronts mortality, and affords new perspectives on and off the board
Chipping a board–where small pieces of deck and ta- Author: Vadi, Jos?
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1593767552
- Language: English
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Jesus did many other things as well…BOOK TWO: More Short Stories Out of Japan
$12.00 Add to cartFollowing on his first book, Tony Schmidt is joined by his wife in presenting 16 more short stories of experiences from their 33 years as missionaries in Japan. Each story gives a glimpse of Japanese
- Author: Schmidt, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1775146227
- Language: English
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Truth
$14.95 Add to cartIn former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart’s highly anticipated book, Truth: The Kordell Stewart Story, Stewart opens up about his often-discussed personal life, the thrills and challen… [more below]
- Author: Stewart, Kordell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: March 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0996267549
- Language: English
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In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz
$26.95 Add to cartThe beginnings of jazz and the story of Charles “Buddy” Bolden (1877-1931) are inextricably intertwined. Just after the turn of the century, New Orleanians could often hear Bolden’s powerful horn from
- Author: Marquis, Donald M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01, 2005
- ISBN10: 0807130931
- Language: English
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Gall: Lakota War Chief
$21.95 Add to cartCalled the “Fighting Cock of the Sioux” by U.S. soldiers, Hunkpapa warrior Gall was a great Lakota chief who, along with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, resisted efforts by the U.S. government to annex
- Author: Larson, Robert W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 27 2020
- ISBN10: 0806140364
- Language: English
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Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock ‘n’ Roll
$24.99 Add to cartThe definitive biography of the late, rock ‘n’ roll legend, Fats Domino
While many think of Elvis Presley as rock ‘n’ roll’s driving force, the truth is that Fats Domino, whose records have sold more- Author: Coleman, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 24 2007
- ISBN10: 0306815311
- Language: English
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The Brothers
$24.99 Add to cartBorn to a music-loving family, the Neville brothers grew up immersed in the sounds and culture of New Orleans, and the blended rhythms of the city are reflected in their wide range of musical styles. … [more below]
- Series: Autobiography
- Author: Ritz, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 15 2001
- ISBN10: 0306810530
- Language: English
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Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong
$19.99 Add to cartGary Giddins has been called “the best jazz writer in America today” (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has … [more below]
- Author: Giddins, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 18 2001
- ISBN10: 0306810131
- Language: English
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The Souls of Black Folk
$18.00 Read moreFirst published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is a masterpiece of American literature, a foundational text of sociology, and a deeply personal answer to the question “What is it like to be a Black
- Series: Signature Classics
- Author: Du Bois, W. E. B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1435172817
- Language: English
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Running for My Life: My Journey in the Game of Football and Beyond
$19.99 Add to cartPro Bowl star running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons, Warrick Dunn tells his extraordinary story in Running for My Life, a poignant and inspirational true tale of tragedy,
- Author: Dunn, Warrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 13 2013
- ISBN10: 0061432652
- Language: English
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Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievements and Events
$84.95 Add to cart- 2000 history-making achievements, ground-breaking successes, pioneering accomplishments, and historic firsts
- Thoroughly researched and documented history
- History made accessible with fascinating stories
- Series: Multicultural History & Heroes Collection
- Author: Dennis, Yvonne Wakim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1578598079
- Language: English
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Latino Almanac: From Early Explorers to Corporate Leaders
$84.95 Add to cart- Nearly 650 biographies of history-making Latinos
- Explores the Latino identity in the United States today, the history of Hispanic Americans, as well as 13 topical histories, including business, labor,
- Series: Multicultural History & Heroes Collection
- Author: Kanellos, Nicol?s
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1578597781
- Language: English
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To Live More Abundantly: Black Collegiate Women, Howard University, and the Audacity of Dean Lucy Diggs Slowe
$23.95 Add to cartHow have Black women fostered belonging in higher education institutions that have persisted in marginalizing them? Focusing on the career of Lucy Diggs Slowe, the first trained African American stude
- Author: Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 166
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0820361658
- Language: English
