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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century, as slavery consumed Congressional debate and America careened toward civil war and split apart--when the very future of the nation hung in the balance--Charles Sumner's voice rang strongest, bravest, and most unwavering. Where others preached compromise and moderation, he denounced slavery's evils to all who would listen and demanded that it be wiped...
Publisher
Magic Dog Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This anthology chronicles life in New York and New Jersey, the nation's first COVID-19 epicenter, during the four terrifying months of March through June 2020. Photographs capture the surreal landscapes and scenes in this usually thriving metropolis. Short writings lay bare the challenges, fears, losses, and triumphs of real people in their own words. Readers will meet COVID-19 survivors, frontline workers, business owners, journalists, mask makers,...
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A comforting and useful resource for anyone who's struggling emotionally and looking for help - from the nation's leading community-based nonprofit that addresses the needs of those living with mental illness It can be extremely hard to figure out what's going on in our own heads when we are suffering - when we feel alone and unworthy and can't stop our self - critical inner voice. And it's even more difficult to know where to go for answers. This...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"Lectura esencial de una voz experta que nuestro país necesita: las memorias personales y políticas de Luis A. Miranda Jr. revelan una profunda comprensión de la cultura latina y de cómo construir una comunidad para cambiar nuestro mundo para mejor. Un veterano de Nueva York y de la política nacional, Luis Miranda encarna el incansable espíritu de progreso de los inmigrantes estadounidenses. No hay nadie en la escena política latina, neoyorquina...
Author
Publisher
Sigma
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The healthcare profession typically attracts those who give deeply of themselves to make a positive difference in other people's lives. But that giving can come at a significant price: Burnout. While the healthcare vocation offers myriad options in work settings and career paths, it can also involve tremendous amounts of stress because of long shifts, mental and physical exhaustion, patient challenges, and regulatory changes. When stress and fatigue...
Publisher
Milkweed Editions, in association with the Library of Congress
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For many years, "nature poetry" has evoked images of Romantic poets standing on mountain tops. But our poetic landscape has changed dramatically, and so has our planet. Edited and introduced by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón, this book challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry," illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes--both literal and literary--are changing. You Are Here features fifty previously...
Author
Publisher
John F. Blair, Publisher
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In 1950s New Orleans, a young woman steps into her white tulle gown and glides down the long hallway of her parents' house into the front garden. Her father, a respected surgeon, drives her downtown, where she will make her debut into Negro society. Though mesmerized by the rituals, Sybil Haydel, 17, cannot help but note their irony in a world where she daily faces the barriers and insults of Jim Crow. Thirteen years later, Sybil lies sleepless in...