The Good Immigrant

The Good Immigrant USA is a collection of twenty personal essays by writers and personalities exploring race, identity and culture, a follow up to ...

From the publisher of The Good Immigrant: a groundbreaking collection of essays written by British hijabisEditor(s): Sabeena Akhtar

The Good Immigrant meets Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, SAFE is an anthology of writing by Black British men, edited by Most...

Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction as well as the 2017 Stella Prize, Maxine Beneba Clarke looks back on her com...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, these "electric" essays come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking...

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...

Reducere. Fiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Meet Sirius Lee, a fictive famous Chinese American comedian. He's a no good, very bad Asian. He's not good...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Piyali BhattacharyaAuthor: Tarfia FaizullahLiterary Nonfiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Women's Studies. GOOD GIRLS...

This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman's struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French imm...

Reducere. A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction, Angie Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigr...

"My father bought me from the council for 365 francs, " recalls the narrator in Monica Cantieni's novel The Encyclopaedia of Good Reasons. She's a ...

Reducere. A Good Morning America SEPTEMBER 2020 READING LIST PICK Catherine Gildiner is nothing short of masterful--as both a therapist and writer. In these ...

Reducere. Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, Priyanka Champaneri's transcendent debut novel brings us inside India's holy city of ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to ...

Reducere. An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to ...

Reducere. An authentic novel about growing up in an Asian immigrant family with a mother who is suffering from a debilitating mental illness.Anna Chiu has he...

Pretty Mess meets #Girlboss in this part memoir, part entrepreneurial manifesto from The Real Housewives of New Jersey's "Powerhouse in Pigtails." ...

What marvelous poems these are, and how complete a collection. Like a circus aerialist who makes us gasp one moment and laugh the next, the poet ta...

A New Tale from the World of the National Bestselling Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles.Saving her family means saving the world. Vampire Anna Strong ...

DescriptionBill Schneider, former CNN senior political analyst, takes us inside the voting booth in "a detailed examination of recent presidential ...

As the twenth-first century begins, Latinas/os represent 45 percent of the residents of Los Angeles County, making them the largest racial/ethnic g...

Reducere. "Slumdog Millionaire meets Ratatouille" (The New York Times Book Review) in this "delicious fairytale-like read" (NPR) about family, nationality, a...

Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, The Baker Street Four provides an inside look behind the infamous Baker Street Irregulars. Billy, Ch...

Reducere. Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of t...

Reducere. From his humble beginnings as a Scottish immigrant to his ascension to wealth and power as a 'captain of industry', Andrew Carnegie embodied the Am...

As a German-American explores the colorful landscape of the American Southwest, its adventure-rich past, and the roles played by Humboldt and a han...

Reducere. John Hughes was an Irish immigrant who played a significant role in the establishment of the Church in northeastern United States before the Civil ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA READ WITH JENNA - TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY New York Times - Time - Marie Clair...

Reducere. DescriptionArab In Newsland by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is the winner of the Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize and was chosen by contest judge, January G...

A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews A New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Bo...

Reducere. Who gets to speak for China? During the interwar years, when American condescension toward "barbarous" China yielded to a fascination with all thin...

A landmark new collection of stories from Richard Ford that showcases his brilliance, sensitivity, and trademark wit and candorIn Sorry for Your Tr...

Reducere. Three Lives (1909) is a collection of novellas by Gertrude Stein. Characterized by its straightforward narrative style and disjointed prose, Three ...

A sumptuously presented personal history of English food, from medieval times to the present day, by a beloved food writer of the Two Fat LadiesIn ...

Reducere. "A GREAT AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY . . . AN ENDEARING AND WELL-WRITTEN BOOK."--The New York Times Book ReviewColin Powell is the embodiment of the Ame...

Reducere. Syrian immigrant Moussa Abadi was only 33, and his future wife, Odette Rosenstock, 28, when they found themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied France. ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard Ben CramerJoe DiMaggio was, at every turn, one man we could look at who made us feel good. In the hard-knuckled thi...

Reducere. From a pioneer of modern U.S. Hispanic literature, and the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Loco Love and Rain of Gold, comes a gripping,...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Led ZeppelinAuthor: Joe BergaminiJohn Bonham is one of the legends of rock 'n' roll, and his drumming style helped to eleva...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend.In the biting, hilarious vein...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend.In the biting, hilarious vein...

Reducere. An intimate and powerful memoir by the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo For a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi re...

It's a story that resonated in my mind over the years. At first it was just an adventure, predicated on actual experiences my father lived through ...

Reducere. This suspenseful true story of a drug cartel hitman who got away with murder after murder in California's Central Valley over three decades reveals...

Reducere. A true story about an immigrant woman who arrived from Italy in 1904 at the age of sixteen and who created a financial empire, Cristina Covino was ...

Reducere. In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs...

Reducere. "A book you won't be able to put down. A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arran...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Carrying a single suitcase, Kailash arrives in post-Reagan America fro...

Reducere. Now available in trade paper! In this much-needed book, which is part self-help and part autobiography, award-winning correspondent Mariana Atencio...

Rico Lopez is a twice-divorced, moderately successful Mexican immigrant who is living the life of a small business owner when unexpectedly, an agen...

Rico Lopez is a twice-divorced, moderately successful Mexican immigrant who is living the life of a small business owner when unexpectedly, an agen...

From medical expert Leana Wen, MD, Lifelines is an insider's account of public health and its crucial role--from opioid addiction to global pandemi...

Reducere. A tough town like Olean offers a guy only so many job options: sweat in the stench of oil refinery crude, like his immigrant father does, suffer bo...

DescriptionBeing accepted to one of the most prestigious universities on the West Coast was Gabriela's dream since she was a little girl. 16 and A ...

Reducere. She has been called America's princess - and with good reason. Long before she married a prince, Grace Kelly had the looks and bearing of royalty. ...