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Ellis Island Interviews: In Their Own Words
by Peter M. Coan
Presents first-hand accounts from the last surviving immigrants.
Black, White, and Jewish: How Memory Works
by Rebecca Walker
Hailed as "compelling" by The Washington Post and "stunningly honest" by The San Francisco Chronicle , this memoir has hit bestseller lists and earned critical praise from coast to coast. Rebecca Walker was born in 1969 to author Alice Walker and lawyer Mel Leventhal, who met and married in the heyday of the Civil Rights movement. But after their divorce, Rebecca was a lonely only child ferrying between two... (more)
As Flip As I Want To Be: Ruminations On The Filipino American Experience
by George Estrada
George Estrada’s first book, I Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu , broke the mold of Asian American literature. It was brash, controversial and fresh—and took us on a delirious ride through exotic landscapes, shopping malls and Internet romances. As Flip As I Want to Be is a collection of columns from Estrada’s work with the Philippine Times of Las Vegas . Here you will hear the pounding rains of... (more)
Confessions of a Wall Street Shoeshine Boy: A Novel
by Doug Stumpf
Brazilian-born Gil is trying to find the American Dream. In the meantime, he polishes the shoes of the super-rich and powerful on Wall Street - high rolling traders as uninhibited as they are ruthless. Gil sees things as few other people do - from the ground up! - and his perspective on the day-to-day insanity of the trading floor is priceless. But this fly-on-the-wall overhears one or two things that maybe he... (more)
Howling in Mesopotamia: True Tales from Beyond the Green Zone
by Haider Ala Hamoudi
"Two nations could legitimately claim me as their native son. The first was the United States, where I was born and raised. The second was Iraq." Haider Ala Hamoudi has written a groundbreaking insider's story about America's war in Iraq. His unique perspective and fresh insight into the conflict that has divided our country were informed by living with relatives in an average residential neighborhood in... (more)
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story
by Souljah
Sister Souljah, the hip-hop generation's number one author and most compelling storyteller, delivers a powerful story about love and loyalty, strength and family. In her bestselling novel, The Coldest Winter Ever , Sister Souljah introduced the world to Midnight, a brave but humble lieutenant to a prominent underworld businessman. Now, in a highly anticipated follow-up to her million-selling masterpiece, she... (more)