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The South Side is a quietly powerful story of how a white, middle-class, and largely Jewish neighborhood, built from prairie on Chicago's far South Side in the optimistic years after World War II, rapidly and dramatically changed to a middle-class black community in the 1960s. It is a tale of two communities that collided almost by accident at a moment in America's history when race relations were starting to explode, and the profound impact this...
62) Divided we stand: the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics
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"Forty years ago, two women's movements drew a line in the sand between liberals and conservatives. The legacy of that rift is still evident today in American politics and social policies,"--NoveList.
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"The United States is in a fifty-states-wide couples' counseling session, thinking about filing for divorce. Can a nation composed of states that are so different possibly hang together? Quinn ... calls us out state-by-state, from Connecticut to Hawaii. He identifies the hypocrisies inherent in what we claim to believe and what we actually do. Within a framework of big-picture thinking about systems of government--after all, how would you put this...
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"Why do Asian and Asian-American students consistently perform so well on standardized tests? Why are students of Asian descent disproportionately admitted to America's top colleges? This informative and entertainingly written comparison of educational methods in America and China answers these questions and more, while assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each culture's distinctly different education systems. Education expert Quanyu Huang notes...
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"Jackie Peyton is a quick-witted and deeply flawed emergency room nurse with more than a few secrets. For Jackie, every day is a high-wire act of juggling patients, doctors, fellow nurses and her own indiscretions. In the second season, Jackie struggles to keep up as a functioning addict, a loving wife and mother, and a first-class nurse"--Container.
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Studs Terkel records the voices of America. Men and women from every walk of life talk to him, telling him of their likes and dislikes, fears, problems, and happinesses on the job. Once again, Terkel has created a rich and unique document that is as simple as conversation, but as subtle and heartfelt as the meaning of our lives. --Publisher description.
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In the small town of Dillon, Texas, only one night matters: Friday night. Eric Taylor is the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town's pride and joy. Still stressing that the football players win. The town is counting that the team gives them victories. The close-knit residents face new challenges and uncertainties as they deal with the day-by-day pressures of life in transition.
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The New Black boldy examines the controversial and challenging issues the African-American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the recent gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents activists, families and clergy on both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage and examines homophobia in the black community’s institutional pillar—the black church and reveals the Christian right wing’s...
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"Marina and Orlando are in love and planning their future, when one night Orlando suddenly falls ill and passes away. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, Marina is treated with suspicion by authorities and with disdain by his family. She is forbidden to attend his funeral and thrown out of the apartment they shared. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando's family, her sexual identity is a perversion. So she must battle the very same...
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"Jenna Arnold, director of strategic engagement for the historic 2017 Women's March, helps American white women (one of the most powerful demographics in the world-but too often passive) understand how their influence, power, and voice can better serve those most in need, and how you can take an active role in creating a better future"--
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Julio Blanco, el carism̀tico propietario de una empresa que fabrica balanzas industriales en una ciudad espąola de provincias, espera la inminente visita de una comisi̤n que decidir̀ la obtenci̤n de un premio local a la excelencia empresarial. Todo tiene que estar perfecto para la visita. Sin embargo, todo parece conspirar contra ̌l. Trabajando a contrarreloj, Blanco intenta resolver los problemas de sus empleados, cruzando para ello todas las...
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In this "charming, rich, intelligent" memoir, a woman discovers the natural world by following her dog's lead (Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, New York Times–bestselling author of When Elephants Weep).
When she adopted Ari, an exotic Jindo dog, Kathryn Miles steeled herself for the usual disruptions that come with a new puppy. But she didn't realize how transformative her relationship with Ari would be. As the two...
When she adopted Ari, an exotic Jindo dog, Kathryn Miles steeled herself for the usual disruptions that come with a new puppy. But she didn't realize how transformative her relationship with Ari would be. As the two...
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"Rich Sheridan's JOY, INC told the story of how his tiny software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan achieved success and renown by embracing offbeat culture and human-centered values. In CHIEF JOY OFFICER, he turns his attention from culture to leadership, and draws on his experience running Menlo and consulting elsewhere to offer a wise, provocative guide on how anyone can build leadership capacity for joy within their own organization. Filled with...
78) Farmland
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An in-depth documentary covering multiple personal stories of young US farmers and ranchers. Most Americans have never stepped foot on a working farm or ranch or ever had the opportunity to talk to the people who grow and raise the food we eat.
79) Yes man
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Carl Allen signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything ... and anything. Unleashing the power of 'yes' transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that embracing every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.
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