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Afterlives of Confinement: Spatial Transitions in ...

Afterlives of Confinement: Spatial Transitions in ...

Susana Draper

The social changes that did not occur, the inability to effectively mourn the losses of a now-hidden past, the homogenizing effects of market economies, and a yearning for the promises of true freedom are thematic currents underlying much ...
Susana Banana the Fantastic Figure Skater

Susana Banana the Fantastic Figure Skater

Sophia Barragan

Sophia Barragan, Ivy Barragan. eicom^ -to ike, ftancLKa 6pU* Swizzle, Flip That weekend, everyone lined up to buy the banana cream pies that Susana Bananas mother was selling. They made just enough money to send Susana Banana to.
Lyric Tragedy

Lyric Tragedy

Ronald P. Draper

Tragedy is traditionally associated with drama, but R.P. Draper argues that it extends to lyric poetry as well. In lyric tragedy, however, the concern is not so much with action or character as with feeling.
The World of Ruth Draper: A Portrait of an Actress

The World of Ruth Draper: A Portrait of an Actress

Dorothy Warren

The World of Ruth Draper: A Portrait of an Actress captures the life of the internationally acclaimed monologist and the familial, social, and theatrical worlds in which she lived from the late nineteenth century to the mid-1950s.
Santa Susana

Santa Susana

Bill Appleton

Two plane crashes and an emergency landing contributed to the early start of the Santa Susana Airport. In 1937, Simi resident Glenn Fitzgerald flew his plane from Oxnard and landed in a vacant field north of the railroad depot. His Arrow ...
Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village ...

Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village ...

Susana Herrera

“Californian Susana Herrera spent two years in northern Cameroon in what might be described as the classic Peace Corps assignment: teaching school in a remote African village. 'Jam bah doo nah?' ('Are you in your skin?') her neighbors  ...
Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul: Stories to Celebrate ...

Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul: Stories to Celebrate ...

Jack Canfield

2000 Cathryn Pearse Snyders. The Yellow Birds. Reprinted by permission Karen Garrison.© 2001 Karen Garrison. Keep Your Head Up. Reprinted by permission of Susana Herrera. © 2000 Susana Herrera. How Many Grapes Does It Take?
Lágrimas de vida

Lágrimas de vida

Susana Herrera

He tenido una honda necesidad de poner por escrito esta experiencia.
Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

Sharon M. Draper

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
The Rescue of Cuba: An Episode in the Growth of Free Government

The Rescue of Cuba: An Episode in the Growth of Free Government

Andrew Sloan Draper

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Reuben Gold Thwaites

A Short And Accurate Narrative Of Boone's Life And Adventures Compiled From The Draper Manuscripts And From Earlier Printed Biographies.
The American Chronicles of José Marti: Journalism and ...

The American Chronicles of José Marti: Journalism and ...

Susana Rotker

A study of a key Latin American writer and thinker.
Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Susana Onega Jaén

First book-length study of the complex and engaging award winning English novelist( for Hawkesmoor) , biographer, poet and reviewer.
Not Quite Burned Out But Crispy Around the Edges: ...

Not Quite Burned Out But Crispy Around the Edges: ...

Sharon M. Draper

Inspirational stories and essays from America's classrooms provide a boast for teachers beleaguered by crowded classes, low pay, and crumbling infrastructure. Original.

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