An American Childhood

Paul Pletka: Imagined Wests, Hardcover - Amy Scott

557,99 RON

Born in San Diego in 1946 and raised in the American Southwest, painter Paul Pletka has created a body of work that owes much to the West of his ch...

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Impressions of an Indian Childhood (Dodo Press), Paperback - Zitkala-Sa

69,99 RON 74,99 RON

Reducere. Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (1876-1938), better known by her pen name, Zitkala-Sa, was a Native American writer, editor, musician, teacher and politica...

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Theodore Roosevelt, Paperback - Nathan Miller

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Nathan Miller's critically acclaimed biography of Theodore Roosevelt is the first complete one-volume life of the Rough Rider to be published in mo...

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Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism, Hardcover - Wanda Smalls Lloyd

143,99 RON 154,99 RON

Reducere. "Inspiring reading for aspiring journalists and students of civil rights." -- Kirkus Reviews Wanda Smalls Lloyd's Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow...

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Thomas Edison: American Inventor, Paperback - Michael W. Simmons

111,99 RON 119,99 RON

Reducere. Everyone knows that Thomas Edison is America's most famous inventor. But what exactly drove him to invent? Have you ever heard of the phonograph, o...

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Occupy This Body: A Buddhist Memoir, Paperback - Sharon a. Suh

139,99 RON 149,99 RON

Reducere. OCCUPY THIS BODY: A Buddhist Memoir is the story of Religious Studies Professor Sharon A. Suh's struggle to overcome a childhood of forced-feeding,...

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Mister Jiu's in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food [A Cookbook], Hardcover - Brandon Jew

231,99 RON 248,99 RON

Reducere. The acclaimed chef behind the Michelin-starred Mister Jiu's restaurant shares the past, present, and future of Chinese cooking in America through 9...

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Isabel "lefty" Alvarez: The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star, Hardcover - Kat D. Williams

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. Kat D. Williams traces Isabel "Lefty" Alvarez's life from her childhood in Cuba, where she played baseball with the boys on the streets of El Cerro...

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National Geographic Readers: Kamala Harris (Level 2), Paperback - Tonya Grant

27,99 RON 29,99 RON

Reducere. Explore one of the most powerful and highest-ranking female figures in American history with this biography of Vice President Kamala Harris in this...

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This Way Back, Paperback - Joanna Eleftheriou

146,99 RON 157,99 RON

Reducere. "Winning and contemplative." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Going back to her ancestral homeland, a Greek American girl discovers she is a lesbi...

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They Called Us Enemy, Paperback - George Takei

100,99 RON

DescriptionA stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps durin...

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Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place, Paperback - Bell Hooks

146,99 RON 157,99 RON

Reducere. Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary_awardAuthor, activist, feminist, teacher, and artist bell hooks is celebrated as one of t...

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Nerve Attack, Paperback - s. Lee Manning

106,99 RON 114,99 RON

Reducere. Former American intelligence operative Kolya Petrov, struggling with the physical and psychological aftereffects of kidnapping and torture, is draw...

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Dad Jokes from Late in the Patriarchy, Paperback - Amorak Huey

103,99 RON 111,99 RON

Reducere. Dad Jokes from Late in the Patriarchy, the fourth collection from award-winning poet Amorak Huey, is an unflinching, humorous meditation on America...

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Sacagawea: A Biography, Hardcover - April Summitt

326,99 RON 349,99 RON

Reducere. Sacagawea, kidnapped as an adolescent and sold as a slave to a French-Canadian fur trader, is best known for her role as interpreter and symbol of ...

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Here, Right Matters: An American Story, Hardcover - Alexander Vindman

142,99 RON 152,99 RON

Reducere. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who found himself at the center of a firestorm for his decision to report the infamous phon...

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Here, Right Matters: An American Story, Paperback - Alexander Vindman

149,99 RON 160,99 RON

Reducere. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who found himself at the center of a firestorm for his decision to report the infamous phon...

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Shanghai Occupied: A Boy's Tale of World War II, Paperback - James G. Ling

99,99 RON 106,99 RON

Reducere. Building forts, excursions to the park, enduring art and music lessons with his buddies formed the fabric of Jim Ling's early childhood in the glit...

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Summer Sun Risin', Paperback - W. Nikola-Lisa

54,99 RON

Children's Crown Award MasterlistFrom sunrise to sunset, an African American boy spends an activity-filled summer day helping his family on their f...

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Rita Hayworth: From American Love Goddess to the Face of Alzheimer's, Paperback - Arthur Wilhelm

138,99 RON 148,99 RON

Reducere. Rita Hayworth: From American Love Goddess to the Face of Alzheimer's is a tribute to an actress who epitomized glamour and beauty during the 20th c...

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West of Eden: An American Place, Paperback - Jean Stein

104,99 RON 112,99 RON

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic Edie Jean St...

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A Body of Work: Dancing to the Edge and Back, Paperback - David Hallberg

81,99 RON

DescriptionDavid Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist The New Yorker describ...

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Death of an American Beauty, Paperback - Mariah Fredericks

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. Death of an American Beauty is the third in Mariah Fredericks's compelling series, set in Gilded Age New York, featuring Jane Prescott. Jane Presco...

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Casting with a Fragile Thread - Wendy Kann

114,99 RON

DescriptionOne Sunday morning in her suburban home in Connecticut, Wendy Kann received a phone call: her youngest sister, Lauren, had been killed o...

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So We Meet Again, Paperback - Suzanne Park

62,99 RON

"A cinematic, charming heart-squeeze-of-a-book that has found its way to my Ultimate Comfort Reads shelf." --Emily Henry, New York Times bestsellin...

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Mad Girl: Reflections on Race, Class and Gender, Hardcover - Anissa Danielle Moore

206,00 RON

Are Black people naturally mad at the world? Anissa Danielle Moore examines the experience of Blacks in America through a series of "mad" moments i...

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Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde, Paperback - Alexis De Veaux

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992), author of the landmark Cancer Journals, created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitali...

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Salsa Stories, Paperback - Lulu Delacre

35,99 RON 38,99 RON

Reducere. An evocative collection of short stories by a three-time Pura Belpre honoree. Now available in paperbackWhen Carmen Teresa receives a notebook as a...

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Unreliable Memoirs, Paperback - Clive James

82,99 RON 88,99 RON

Reducere. Before James Frey famously fabricated his memoir, Clive James wrote a refreshingly candid book that made no claims to be accurate, precise, or enti...

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Sources: A Memoir, Paperback - Uta Hagen

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. Uta Hagen, one of the great ladies of the American theatre has written a deeply personal memoir of her life, from her childhood in Germany to the p...

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Living the Dream: The Story of Lloyd W. Fig Newton, Hardcover - Lloyd W. Fig Newton

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. Living the Dream tells the story of an African-American boy who had dreams of serving in the United States military, wearing the uniform, and demon...

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Crushing Soft Rubies: A Memoir, 10th Anniversary Edition, Paperback - Janet C. Stickmon

101,99 RON 109,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Janet C. StickmonCrushing Soft Rubies is the place where spirit, culture, and survival meet. It is the story of a Filipino-...

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Andrew Jackson: Young Patriot, Paperback - George E. Stanley

61,99 RON 66,99 RON

Reducere. Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an...

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Louisa May Alcott, Paperback - Beatrice Gormley

65,99 RON 70,99 RON

Reducere. Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, sixty-five years old in 1997, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in...

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Living the Dream: The Story of Lloyd W. Fig Newton, Paperback - Lloyd W. Fig Newton

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. Living the Dream tells the story of an African-American boy who had dreams of serving in the United States military, wearing the uniform, and demon...

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Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex, Paperback - Elizabeth Reis

180,99 RON

In the summer of 2020, the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital apologized to their former intersex patients who endured early childhood sur...

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Bronte Wilde, Paperback - Fanny Howe

87,99 RON 94,99 RON

Reducere. An early novel by the distinguished American writer Fanny Howe, recently revised, Bronte Wilde, set against the background of the emerging counter-...

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American Daughter: A Memoir, Hardcover - Stephanie Thornton Plymale

191,99 RON

Gut-wrenching and absorbing...in the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle--BOOKLIST - A story of redemption and forgiveness--NEW YORK TIMES BOOK R...

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Dust to Dust: A Memoir, Paperback - Benjamin Busch

92,99 RON 99,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionTim O'Brien meets Annie Dillard in this remarkable memoir by debut author Benjamin Busch. Much more than a war memoir, Dust to Dust bril...

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I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir, Paperback - Malaka Gharib

81,99 RON

Description"A portrait of growing up in America, and a portrait of family, that pulls off the feat of being both intimately specific and deeply uni...

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The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built, Paperback - Jack Viertel

99,99 RON 106,99 RON

Reducere. A New York Times BestsellerFor almost a century, Americans have been losing their hearts and losing their minds in an insatiable love affair with t...

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Spoon River Anthology, Paperback - Edgar Lee Masters

67,99 RON 72,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionOriginally published in "Reedy's Mirror" from May 29, 1914 until January 5, 1915 and then first in book form in 1915 with an expanded ed...

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Bridge Between Worlds: A Lebanese-Arab-American Woman's Journey, Paperback - Hala Lababidi Buck

222,99 RON 238,99 RON

Reducere. In this personal, multifaceted memoir, Hala Buck, a professional artist and integrative therapist, reflects on her mixed Muslim and Christian famil...

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The Songs We Know Best: John Ashbery's Early Life, Hardcover - Karin Roffman

195,99 RON

The first biography of an American masterThe Songs We Know Best, the first comprehensive biography of the early life of John Ashbery--the winner of...

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Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story, Paperback - Paula Yoo

55,99 RON 59,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Paula YooAuthor: Lin WangBorn in 1905, Anna May Wong spent her childhood working in her family's laundry in Los Angeles's C...

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The Last Innocent Hour, Paperback - Margot Abbott

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. It is 1946 and Berlin is a ruined city, the Nazis vanquished, but memories of the city in 1934 haunt Sally as she returns to investigate war crimes...

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Frank Little and the Iww: The Blood That Stained an American Family, Paperback - Jane Little Botkin

242,99 RON 259,99 RON

Reducere. Franklin Henry Little (1878-1917), an organizer for the Western Federation of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), fought in some ...

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Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander, Paperback - Stephen L. Ossad

122,99 RON 131,99 RON

Reducere. Major General Maurice Rose (1899-1945), commander of 3rd Amored, First Army's legendary "Spearhead" division, was the highest-ranking American Jewi...

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Recollections of an Old Soldier: Autobiography of Captain David Perry, a Soldier of the United States' War of Independence (American Revolutionary War

63,99 RON 68,99 RON

Reducere. David Perry was an American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War, which resulted in the founding of the United States - this autobiography r...

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Appalachian Indians of Warrior Mountains, Paperback - Rickey Butch 'Walker

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. Appalachian Indians of the Warrior Mountains embodies the American Indian history of southern Appalachia, along with an underlying deep love of gre...

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The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger

27,99 RON 37,99 RON

Reducere. "The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen...

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Stories My Father Told Me: Memories of a Childhood in Syria and Lebanon, Hardcover - Elia Zughaib

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. In a world driven by power, money, and the pursuit of personal success, Helen and her father Elia have given us a glimpse of an intact society stre...

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Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky!, Hardcover - James Buckley

60,99 RON

DescriptionA fascinating and entertaining biography of Amelia Earhart, in graphic novel format. When Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make ...

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Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life, Paperback - Arlene Blum

87,99 RON 94,99 RON

Reducere. A legendary trailblazer, Arlene Blum defied the climbing establishment of the 1970s by leading the first all-female teams on successful ascents of ...

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Killing Cousins, Paperback - Oj Modjeska

84,99 RON 90,99 RON

Reducere. After an investigation spanning nearly two years, Los Angeles investigators come up empty in the case of a terrifying serial sex killer.But then, a...

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2017 NYSTCE Multi-Subject: Teachers of Childhood (Grades 1-6) (221/222/245), Paperback - Sharon A. Wynne

228,99 RON 245,99 RON

Reducere. This study guide includes information on NY state standards and a comprehensive review of each of the 35 core elementary education competencies. In...

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Main-Travelled Roads, Paperback - Hamlin Garland

104,99 RON 112,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hamlin GarlandIntroduction by: William Dean HowellsIntroduction by: Joseph B. McCulloughMain-Travelled Roads contains eleve...

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Encyclopedia of Animals, Hardcover - Jules Howard

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionPlunge into the diversity of the animal kingdom in this Encyclopaedia of Animals. Packed with over 500 creatures, every one is looked at...

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Adventures in Anglotopia: The Makings of an Anglophile, Paperback - Jonathan W. Thomas

114,00 RON

What makes an Anglophile? What makes someone love a country not their own? Adventures in Anglotopia is a journey to answer this question, framed th...

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Passing, Paperback - Nella Larsen

64,99 RON

Nella Larsen's remarkably candid exploration of shifting racial and sexual boundaries Clare Kendry leads a dangerous life. Fair, elegant, and ambit...

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Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer: Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life, Paperback - Alberto Ledesma

98,99 RON 105,99 RON

Reducere. In this hybrid memoir, Alberto Ledesma wonders, At what point does a long-time undocumented immigrant become an American in the making? From undocu...

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Conversations with Joan Didion, Paperback - Scott F. Parker

128,99 RON 138,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionJoan Didion (b. 1934) is an American icon. Her essays, particularly those in Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album, have reson...

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American Animals: A True Crime Memoir, Hardcover - Eric Borsuk

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. AS SEEN IN THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE"One of the most esoteric and far-fetched crimes in 21st century annals." --The Hollywood Reporter"A rare book h...

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American Stories, Hardcover - Paul Aron

129,99 RON

American Stories follows the evolution of our founding stories and myths and how they spread far and wide throughout our history. The story of the ...

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Colored People, Paperback - Henry Louis Gates

83,99 RON 89,99 RON

Reducere. In a coming-of-age story as enchantingly vivid and ribald as anything Mark Twain or Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., recounts his childh...

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Henry James: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Susan L. Mizruchi

56,99 RON

An elegant introduction to one of America's most complex and influential writers. From his childhood in a family of leading American intellectuals ...

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Let's Eat Snails!, Hardcover - Barbara Barcellona Smith

103,99 RON 111,99 RON

Reducere. Named 2021 Superpower Book for Identity and Culture by Every Child a Reader Let's Eat Snails takes young readers on an ethnic culinary adventure. I...

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Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century, Hardcover - John Loughery

153,99 RON 164,99 RON

Reducere. " A] masterpiece." --The Guardian "A good biography holds your attention; a great one transcends its subject and sheds light on the myriad forces b...

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Once, Paperback - Meghan O'Rourke

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. The incandescent poems in Once, the second collection by an astonishing and formidable poet, explore loss, violence, and recovery. Facing a mother'...

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John Adams: Young Revolutionary, Paperback - Jan Adkins

73,99 RON 79,99 RON

Reducere. Dear Reader: The Childhood of Famous Americans series, seventy years old in 2002, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an...

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