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Heart in the right place
Par Carolyn Jourdan. 2007
When her seventy-two-year-old mother had a heart attack, U.S. Senate counsel Jourdan took leave to man the receptionist's desk in…
her father's rural Tennessee doctor's office. She describes those days that turned into a year, and the lessons in humanity she learned during that time. Some strong language. 2007Sugarcane Academy: how a New Orleans teacher and his storm-struck students created a school to remember
Par Michael Tisserand. 2007
A journalist and parent describes the establishment of a one-room schoolhouse after Hurricane Katrina, where teacher Paul Reynaud and his…
students shared their experiences of upheaval and adjustment. Tisserand also includes his interviews of other refugees and recounts his return to New Orleans. For senior high and older readers. 2007The preacher and the presidents: Billy Graham in the White House
Par Nancy Gibbs. 2007
The authors interviewed Billy Graham before examining the relationship between the evangelist and the eleven American presidents--from Harry Truman to…
George W. Bush--he befriended over six decades. Emphasizes Graham's lack of an agenda. Examines the rise of faith-based political activism in both parties. 2007Reconciliation: Islam, democracy, and the West
Par Benazir Bhutto. 2008
Former prime minister of Pakistan recounts her 2007 return home after eight years in exile. She calls for reconciliation among…
religions and nations, boldly asserts the true nature of Islam, and offers a practical road map for bringing societies together. Bestseller. 2008Australia (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Kate Turner. 2007
Overview of the country that is Earth's smallest continent. Describes Australia's geography, plants and animals, history, government, economy, holidays, and…
culture, including that of the native Aboriginal people. Includes a glossary of common Australian words, such as "g'day." For grades 3-6. 2007Germany (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Henry Russell. 2007
An overview of this central European country. Describes Germany's geography, plants and animals, government, economy, sports, family life, school system,…
culture, and history, including events such as World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Includes a glossary of common German phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Cuba (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Jen Green. 2007
An overview of this Latin American island nation. Describes Cuba's geography, plants and animals, history, holidays, economy, culture, and communist…
government. Includes a glossary of common Spanish phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Barack Obama: the politics of hope (Shapers of America)
Par William Davis. 2008
Biography of Illinois senator Obama (born 1961), the son of a Kenyan father and a white Kansan mother. Discusses Obama's…
upbringing in Hawaii and Indonesia. Recounts his education, community work, and political career through the start of his presidential campaign in 2007. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Are American elections fair? (At issue)
Par Stuart A. Kallen. 2006
Ten essays debate the U.S. election process. Includes arguments for and against the electoral college, electronic voting machines, voting rights…
for felons and undocumented immigrants, and campaign finance reform. Discusses the disputed presidential election of 2000 and provides a list of relevant organizations. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Iraq (National Geographic Countries of the World)
Par Charlie Samuels. 2007
An overview of this Middle Eastern country. Describes Iraq's geography, desert climate, plants and animals, government, economy, culture, religion, and…
history beginning in 5000 B.C.E. Discusses twenty-first-century postwar challenges and the emergence of democracy. Includes a glossary of common Arabic phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Her way: the hopes and ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Par Jeff Gerth, Don Van Natta. 2007
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters analyze Hillary Clinton's personal and public life, including her years in Arkansas, the White…
House, and the U.S. Senate and as a 2008 presidential candidate. Authors conducted interviews and researched documents to portray Clinton's legislative career, faith-based social activism, and marriage. 2007Twice as good: Condoleezza Rice and her path to power
Par Marcus Mabry. 2007
African American Newsweek reporter examines ways Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's childhood and education contributed to her professional success. Highlights…
her parents' view of racism, with their emphasis on individual effort as the path to empowerment. Investigates Rice's loyalty to president George W. Bush and their shared political views. 2007Supreme discomfort: the divided soul of Clarence Thomas
Par Kevin Merida. 2007
Two African American Washington Post reporters examine the character and career of conservative Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, who succeeded…
Thurgood Marshall on the bench in 1991. They explore Thomas's childhood and education, postulate about his estrangement from the black community, and review his rulings. 2007Notes of a native son (Beacon Paperback Ser.)
Par James Baldwin. 1984
Collection of autobiographical essays depicting the author's early life in Harlem and his later experiences as an African American living…
abroad. The selections reflect his personal focus on the black experience, calling it "the gate I had to unlock before I could hope to write about anything else." 1955Seeing beyond blindness (Critical Concerns in Blindness Ser.)
Par Shelley Kinash. 2006
Inquiry into the blind person's online-learning experience. Author presents interpretive research culled from interviews with seven blind online learners and…
twenty-five others--blind and sighted--including parents, teachers, and inventors of accessibility resources. Discusses usability and user issues such as technological proficiency and working knowledge of adaptive technology. 2006George Mason, forgotten founder
Par Jeff Broadwater. 2006
Biography of landowner, lawmaker, and influential member of the Virginia gentry, George Mason (1725-1792). Emphasizes Mason's authorship of Virginia's Declaration…
of Rights and the state's constitution. Explains his opposition to ratifying the U.S. Constitution because of the absence of a Bill of Rights. 2006Barefootin': life lessons from the road to freedom
Par Unita Blackwell. 2006
Autobiography of social activist Unita Blackwell (b. 1933), Mississippi's first female African American mayor. Describes her childhood in a poor…
sharecropping family, her involvement with the civil- and human-rights movements, and her political rise. Blackwell shares her philosophy to persevere, find meaning, and make a difference. 2006Redemption: the last battle of the Civil War
Par Nicholas Lemann. 2006
Chronicles post-Civil War Reconstruction's degeneration into Jim Crow laws. Describes the 1873 Easter Sunday massacre in Colfax, Louisiana, and the…
armed campaign of racial violence. Highlights the attempts of former Union general Adelbert Ames, governor of Mississippi, to preserve black civil rights. Violence and some strong language. 2006Putin's Russia: life in a failing democracy
Par Anna Politkovskai︠a︡. 2004
Award-winning journalist blames Russian president Vladimir Putin for the multiple ills threatening the country's stability at the beginning of the…
twenty-first century. Describes corruption in the government, the judicial system, the military, and in business. Charges that the war in Chechnya is producing--not fighting--terrorism. 2004A song flung up to heaven
Par Maya Angelou. 2002
In this sixth volume of her memoirs, Angelou documents her return to America from Ghana in the 1960s to participate…
in the civil rights movement. Discusses the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., the Watts riots, her friendship with James Baldwin--and their impact on her life. 2002