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Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xii, 257 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Situado durante los extraordinarios eventos del 6 de enero del 2021, este libro de memorias de Aquilino Gonell tiene como base las luchas y alegrias de la experiencia migrante las cuales han definido el experimento norteamericano"--
"Aquilino Gonell came to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a young boy. Although he spoke no English, he dedicated himself to his adopted land, striving for the American dream. Determined to be a success...
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation's history. Hurston was there to record Cudjo's firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
xiii, 378 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"When Ghana won its independence from Britain in 1957, it instantly became a target for home-grown opportunists and rapacious Western interests determined to snatch any assets that colonialism hadn't already stripped. A CIA-funded military junta ousted the new nation's inspiring president, Kwame Nkrumah, then falsely accused him of hiding the country's gold overseas. Into this big lie stepped one of history's most charismatic scammers, a con man to...
Author
Publisher
One Signal Publishers, Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
vi, 293 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"The bombshell expos that reveals--for the first time--exactly what happened at Glossier, one of America's hottest and most consequential startups, and dives deep into the enigmatic, visionary woman responsible for it all. Called "one of the most disruptive brands in beauty" by Forbes, Glossier revolutionized the beauty industry with its sophisticated branding and unique approach to influencer marketing, almost-instantly making the company a juggernaut...
Author
Publisher
Rare Bird Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
274 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Was John Lennon meeting Paul McCartney more significant than John Lennon meeting Yoko Ono? Rubber Soul or Revolver? Which Wings album was Paul McCartney's solo pinnacle? In 100 brief chapters, John M. Borack breaks down the biggest moments in Beatles history. Based on a life time of being an avid Beatles fan and a career as a music journalist, Borack digs into the hard questions. A book to nod along to, disagree with, and start conversations about,...
29) Molly
Author
Publisher
Archway Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
320 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm
Description
"Blake Butler and Molly Brodak instantly connected, fell in love, married and built a life together. Both writers with deep roots in contemporary American literature, their union was an iconic joining of forces between two major and beloved talents. Nearly three years into their marriage, grappling with mental illness and a lifetime of trauma, Molly took her own life. In the days and weeks after Molly's death, Blake discovered shocking secrets she...
30) Diego Rivera
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
202 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Esta novela gráfica, bellamente ilustrada, retrata la vida y la época de un artista cuya realidad es indistinguible del mito que lo rodea.
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