Quick view Mystery Train: Image of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music by Greil Marcus This book traces the history of rock 'n' roll through six key, fundamental artists: Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley View Details
Quick view Making It Home: Real-Life Stories from Children Forced to Flee by Beverley Naidoo In this inspiring collection, children living all over the world speak about being forced to flee from their homes as refugees in original, autobiographical accounts. Includes an 8-page photo insert and maps. View Details
Quick view Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Excaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing... View Details
Quick view Thr Classic Slave Narratives by Henry Louis Gates Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents a seminal volume of four classic slave narratives, including the 1749 texts of The Life of Olaudah Equiano, the last edition corrected and published in his lifetime. The collection also includes perhaps the best known... View Details
Quick view The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon When he was 14 years old, Brent Runyon set himself on fire. In this chronicle, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. Through this memoir, Runyon shares his thoughts, hopes, and fears with unflinching... View Details
Quick view The Magical Life of a Long Tack Sam by Ann Marie Fleming In this gorgeous illustrated memoir, the great-granddaughter of Long Tack Sam--Chinas greatest magician--resurrects his fascinating life for the rest of the world. View Details
Quick view Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hicka With the grace of a natural storyteller, Homer Hickam looks back after a distinguished NASA career to tell his own true story of growing up in a dying coal town and of how, against the odds, he made his dreams of launching rockets into outer space come... View Details
Quick view My Losing Season: A Memoir by Pat Conroy With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966 67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of... View Details
Quick view Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison Robison delivers a moving, darkly funny memoir of growing up with Asperger's at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't exist. A born storyteller, Robison takes readers inside the head of a boy whom teachers and other adults regarded as defective. View Details
Quick view The Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks A graphic novel [presentation] about the first African-American regiment to fight in World War One View Details
Quick view Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane s child s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows... View Details
Quick view La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico by Jon Sack The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Juaarez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua than in wartorn Afghanistan. Thanks to a... View Details
