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Growing Up Global
Raising Children to Be At Home in the World
Written by Homa Sabet Tavangar
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $16.00
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares... Read more >
Raising Children to Be At Home in the World
Written by Homa Sabet Tavangar
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $16.00
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares... Read more >
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Growing Up Global
Raising Children to Be At Home in the World
Written by Homa Sabet Tavangar
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $16.00
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares... Read more >
Raising Children to Be At Home in the World
Written by Homa Sabet Tavangar
Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $16.00
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares... Read more >
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Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings - An Anthology
Written by Roberto Santiago
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2009
Price: $15.95
MANY CULTURES * ONE WORLD
"Boricua is what Puerto Ricans call one another as a term of endearment, respect, and cultural affirmation; it is a timeless declaration that transcends gender and color. Boricua is a powerful word that tells the origin and history of the Puerto Rican people."
--From the Introduction
From the sun-drenched... Read more >
Written by Roberto Santiago
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2009
Price: $15.95
MANY CULTURES * ONE WORLD
"Boricua is what Puerto Ricans call one another as a term of endearment, respect, and cultural affirmation; it is a timeless declaration that transcends gender and color. Boricua is a powerful word that tells the origin and history of the Puerto Rican people."
--From the Introduction
From the sun-drenched... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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When a Heart Turns Rock Solid
The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets
Written by Timothy Black
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $29.95
This provocative and compelling book examines how jobs, schools, the streets, and prisons have shaped the lives and choices of a generation of Puerto Rican youth at the turn of the twenty-first century.
At the center of this riveting account–based on an unprecedented eighteen-year study–are three engaging, streetwise brothers from Springfield, Massachusetts... Read more >
The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets
Written by Timothy Black
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $29.95
This provocative and compelling book examines how jobs, schools, the streets, and prisons have shaped the lives and choices of a generation of Puerto Rican youth at the turn of the twenty-first century.
At the center of this riveting account–based on an unprecedented eighteen-year study–are three engaging, streetwise brothers from Springfield, Massachusetts... Read more >
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eBook.
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When a Heart Turns Rock Solid
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Written by Timothy Black
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $29.95
This provocative and compelling book examines how jobs, schools, the streets, and prisons have shaped the lives and choices of a generation of Puerto Rican youth at the turn of the twenty-first century.
At the center of this riveting account–based on an unprecedented eighteen-year study–are three engaging, streetwise brothers from Springfield, Massachusetts... Read more >
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Written by Timothy Black
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 4, 2009
Price: $29.95
This provocative and compelling book examines how jobs, schools, the streets, and prisons have shaped the lives and choices of a generation of Puerto Rican youth at the turn of the twenty-first century.
At the center of this riveting account–based on an unprecedented eighteen-year study–are three engaging, streetwise brothers from Springfield, Massachusetts... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Messengers of the Wind
Written by Jane Katz
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $19.00
"Messengers of the Wind goes beyond the autobiographies of everyday women. These are women who have long been an invisible part of American culture. Their stories are haunting, frightening, encouraging, and courageous. . . . Katz is a faithful guide."
--The Minnesota Daily
In Messengers of the Wind, Native American women, old and... Read more >
Written by Jane Katz
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $19.00
"Messengers of the Wind goes beyond the autobiographies of everyday women. These are women who have long been an invisible part of American culture. Their stories are haunting, frightening, encouraging, and courageous. . . . Katz is a faithful guide."
--The Minnesota Daily
In Messengers of the Wind, Native American women, old and... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Las Mamis
Escritores latinos recuerdan a sus madres
Edited by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $12.00
Una maravillosa antología nueva--las escritoras y los escritores latinos más admirados comparten recuerdos de sus madres.
Las mujeres amorosamente retratadas en las Las Mamis representan la diversidad de la vida y cultura latinas. Provienen de las familias ricas de las grandes ciudades de Latinoamérica, de familias campesinas emigrantes y también de la... Read more >
Escritores latinos recuerdan a sus madres
Edited by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $12.00
Una maravillosa antología nueva--las escritoras y los escritores latinos más admirados comparten recuerdos de sus madres.
Las mujeres amorosamente retratadas en las Las Mamis representan la diversidad de la vida y cultura latinas. Provienen de las familias ricas de las grandes ciudades de Latinoamérica, de familias campesinas emigrantes y también de la... Read more >
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trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Half and Half
Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural
Written by Claudine C. O'Hearn
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $13.95
As we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common. Skin color and place of birth are no longer reliable signifiers of one's identity or origin. Simple questions like What are you? and Where are you from? aren't answered--they are discussed.
How do you measure someone's race or culture?... Read more >
Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural
Written by Claudine C. O'Hearn
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $13.95
As we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common. Skin color and place of birth are no longer reliable signifiers of one's identity or origin. Simple questions like What are you? and Where are you from? aren't answered--they are discussed.
How do you measure someone's race or culture?... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds
Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America
Written by Gregory Rodriguez
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.95
An unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican-Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.
In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the... Read more >
Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America
Written by Gregory Rodriguez
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.95
An unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican-Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.
In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial and cultural synthesis--mestizaje--that has defined the Mexican people since the... Read more >
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eBook.
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Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds
Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America
Written by Gregory Rodriguez
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.95
Wide-ranging and provocative, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds offers an unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.
In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial... Read more >
Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America
Written by Gregory Rodriguez
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $15.95
Wide-ranging and provocative, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds offers an unprecedented account of the long-term cultural and political influences that Mexican Americans will have on the collective character of our nation.
In considering the largest immigrant group in American history, Gregory Rodriguez examines the complexities of its heritage and of the racial... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Factory Girls
From Village to City in a Changing China
Written by Leslie T. Chang
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00
From Village to City in a Changing China
Written by Leslie T. Chang
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00
An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.
China has 130 million migrant workers—the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the...
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Factory Girls
From Village to City in a Changing China
Written by Leslie T. Chang
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $16.00
An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.
China has 130 million migrant workers—the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the... Read more >
From Village to City in a Changing China
Written by Leslie T. Chang
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $16.00
An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China.
China has 130 million migrant workers—the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the... Read more >
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hardcover and a
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Las Christmas
Favorite Latino Authors Share Their Holiday Memories
Written by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00
Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza.
From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories... Read more >
Favorite Latino Authors Share Their Holiday Memories
Written by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00
Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza.
From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories... Read more >
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Shopping for Identity
The Marketing of Ethnicity
Written by Marilyn Halter
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.16
In America today, you can connect to your ethnic heritage in dozens of ways, or adopt an identity just for an evening. Our society is not a melting pot but a salad bar--a bazaar in which the purveyors of goods and services spend close to $2 billion a year marketing the... Read more >
The Marketing of Ethnicity
Written by Marilyn Halter
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.16
In America today, you can connect to your ethnic heritage in dozens of ways, or adopt an identity just for an evening. Our society is not a melting pot but a salad bar--a bazaar in which the purveyors of goods and services spend close to $2 billion a year marketing the... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Stars of David
Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Written by Abigail Pogrebin
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95
Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols... Read more >
Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Written by Abigail Pogrebin
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95
Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Stars of David
Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Written by Abigail Pogrebin
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $15.95
Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols... Read more >
Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Written by Abigail Pogrebin
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $15.95
Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols... Read more >
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Stars of David
Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Written by Abigail Pogrebin
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $24.95
Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols... Read more >
Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish
Written by Abigail Pogrebin
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $24.95
Sixty-two of the most accomplished Jews in America speak intimately—most for the first time—about how they feel about being Jewish. In unusually candid interviews conducted by former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin, celebrities ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Larry King to Mike Nichols... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Shopping for Identity
The Marketing of Ethnicity
Written by Marilyn Halter
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2002
Price: $11.16
In America today, you can connect to your ethnic heritage in dozens of ways, or adopt an identity just for an evening. Our society is not a melting pot but a salad bar--a bazaar in which the purveyors of goods and services spend close to $2 billion a year marketing the... Read more >
The Marketing of Ethnicity
Written by Marilyn Halter
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2002
Price: $11.16
In America today, you can connect to your ethnic heritage in dozens of ways, or adopt an identity just for an evening. Our society is not a melting pot but a salad bar--a bazaar in which the purveyors of goods and services spend close to $2 billion a year marketing the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Las Mamis
Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers
Edited by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2001
Price: $12.00
A marvelous new anthology from the editors of Las Christmas in which our most admired Latino authors share memories of their mothers.
The women lovingly portrayed in Las Mamis represent a cross section of Latino life and culture. They come from rich families in the big cities of Latin America, from rural... Read more >
Favorite Latino Authors Remember Their Mothers
Edited by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2001
Price: $12.00
A marvelous new anthology from the editors of Las Christmas in which our most admired Latino authors share memories of their mothers.
The women lovingly portrayed in Las Mamis represent a cross section of Latino life and culture. They come from rich families in the big cities of Latin America, from rural... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Las Mamis
Escritores latinos recuerdan a sus madres
Edited by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2001
Price: $13.95
Una maravillosa antología nueva--las escritoras y los escritores latinos más admirados comparten recuerdos de sus madres.
Las mujeres amorosamente retratadas en las Las Mamis representan la diversidad de la vida y cultura latinas. Provienen de las familias ricas de las grandes ciudades de Latinoamérica, de familias campesinas emigrantes y también de la... Read more >
Escritores latinos recuerdan a sus madres
Edited by Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2001
Price: $13.95
Una maravillosa antología nueva--las escritoras y los escritores latinos más admirados comparten recuerdos de sus madres.
Las mujeres amorosamente retratadas en las Las Mamis representan la diversidad de la vida y cultura latinas. Provienen de las familias ricas de las grandes ciudades de Latinoamérica, de familias campesinas emigrantes y también de la... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Notes From Exile
On Being Acadian
Written by Clive Doucet
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2000
Price: $15.95
What it means to be a people without a nation is one of the more haunting problems of our times. In the twentieth century, this has been an immense issue for Jews, for the Romanies, and for African-Americans; it has been a question for Acadians for more than 350 years.
In 1755... Read more >
On Being Acadian
Written by Clive Doucet
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2000
Price: $15.95
What it means to be a people without a nation is one of the more haunting problems of our times. In the twentieth century, this has been an immense issue for Jews, for the Romanies, and for African-Americans; it has been a question for Acadians for more than 350 years.
In 1755... Read more >
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