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Author
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xii, 233 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A memoir in reading, this book reflects anew on how reading can become a transformative path to self-discovery. Jane Tompkins treats in particular works by Paul Theroux and V. S. Naipaul but also touches on the works of writers such as Henning Mankell, Ann Patchett, Alain de Botton, Elena Ferrante, and Anthony Trollope. --
Author
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
x, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Old Blue's Road, historian James Whiteside shares accounts of his motorcycle adventures across the American West. He details the places he has seen, the people he has met, and the personal musings those encounters prompted on his unique journeys of discovery. In 2005, Whiteside bought a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail, christened it 'Old Blue,' and set off on a series of far-reaching motorcycle adventures. Over six years he traveled more than...
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xviii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the mid-nineteenth century, women scholars launched the formal study of American Indian history. This historiographic study asks how and why their work began, examining nine influential women whose publications shaped the field. From Helen Hunt Jackson to Angie Debo, their scholarship marks a distinct trajectory in the writing of American Indian history--
One hundred and forty years before Gerda Lerner established women's history as a specialized...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2012?], c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 22
Physical Desc
xviii, 448 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
-- In the Garden of Beasts lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognize the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror.
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