The life and craft of Jack Kerouac are traced through some of his most personal and mesmerizing letters. Written between 1940, when he was a freshman in college, and 1956, immediately before his leap into celebrity with the publication of On the Road, these letters offer valuabl.
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
In this national bestseller and winner of the Booker Prize, Roddy Doyle, author of the ‘Barrytown Trilogy’, takes us to a new level of emotional richness with the story of ten-year-old Padraic Clarke. Witty and poignant–and adored by critics and readers alike–Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha charts the trumphs, indignities, and bewilderment of Paddy as he tries to make sense of his changing world. print..
Grassland : The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie
More than forty percent of America was once open prairie, grassland that extended from Missouri to Montana. Taking a critical look at this little understood biome, award-winning journalist Richard Manning urges the reclamation of the land, showing how the grass is not only our last connection to the natural world, but a vital link to our own prehistoric roots, our history, and our culture..
Book of Guys : Stories
The Bill: How Legislation Really Becomes Law : A Case Study of the National Service Bill
Black Resistance, White Law : A History of Constitutional Racism in America
Unavailable for a decade and now completely updated for the 1990s, this landmark book shows how the American government has used the Constitution to maintain a racist status quo. Berry analyzes the reasons why African Americans whose lives have improved both socially and economically are still at risk of police abuse and largely unprotected from bias crimes..
Yoruba Girl Dancing
In the tradition of The Whiteness of Bones, the poignant, funny, and utterly winning story of an African girl’s metamorphasis into an upper-class English schoolgirl–with an edge. Bedford, who herself survived leaving Nigeria behind for England, turns her heroine’s passage through the labyrinth of race and culture into a bittersweet but triumphant odyssey..