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Through And Through - Toledo Stories, Second Edition

de Joseph Geha

~~19,86€~~ 15,89€ 20% IMEDIATO

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 A collection of broadly interrelated stories that offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present. It offers a passionate, unvarnished glimpse into the lives of an immigrant community.
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Does The Land Remember Me? - A Memoir Of Palestine

de Aziz Shihab

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 Summoned by his dying mother, Palestinian-born Aziz Shihab returns to the homeland he and his family fled as refugees decades earlier: to a Palestine reclaimed by Israelis and to a country no longer that of his youth in a nation whose estate has been challenged by history. This gripping book chronicles that month-long journey.
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Talking Through The Door - An Anthology Of Contemporary Middle Eastern American Writing

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 <p>The writers included here are descendants of multiple cultural heritages and reflect the perspectives of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds: Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Libyan, Palestinian, Syrian. They are from diverse socioeconomic classes and spiritual sensibilities: Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and atheist, among others. Yet, they coexist in this volume simply as American voices.<br><br>Atefat-Peckham gathered poetry and prose from sixteen accomplished writers whose works concern a variety of themes: from the familial cross-cultural misunderstandings and conflicts in the works of Iranian American writers Nahid Rachlin and Roger Sedarat to the mysticism of Khaled Mattawa’s poems; from the superstitions that govern characters in Diana Abu-Jaber’s prose to the devastating homesickness of Pauline Kaldas’s characters. Filled with emotion and keen observations, this collection showcases these writers’ vital contributions to contemporary American literature.</p>
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The Life And Thought Of Louis Lowy - Social Work Through The Holocaust

de Lorrie Gardella

~~27,03€~~ 21,62€ 20% IMEDIATO

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 The story of Lowys life and thought, as told in his own words and those of other survivors, is also a part of a larger story, the story of social work history, Jewish history, and the meaning of the Holocaust in the development of the social work profession.
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Modern Arab American Fiction - A Reader'S Guide

de Steven Salaita

~~20,27€~~ 16,22€ 20% IMEDIATO

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 An overview of Arab-American fiction as it has developed over the past twenty years
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The Adam Of Two Edens - Poems

de Mahmoud Darwish

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 A collection of poems by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The poems range from dreamy reflections to bitter longings for the Palestine that was lost when Israel was created in 1948.
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Loom - A Novel

de Therese Chehade

~~20,27€~~ 16,22€ 20% IMEDIATO

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 As a blizzard blankets the northeast US, burying residents and shutting down airports, the Farrah family eagerly awaits the arrival of Eva, a cousin visiting from Lebanon after a long separation. Over the course of several days, while Eva is stranded in New York City, Chehadeâ€™s nuanced story unfolds in the reminiscences and anxieties of each family member.
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Remember Me To Lebanon - Stories Of Lebanese Women In America

de Evelyn Shakir

~~21,62€~~ 17,30€ 20% IMEDIATO

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The Cairo House - A Novel

de Samia Serageldin

16,22€

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 A work that depicts the glamourous Egypt of the pashas and King Farouk, the police state of the colonels who seized power in 1952, the post-Sadat years and the rise of fundamentalism. It is a study of family and culture in transition and crisis, exploring the ambiguities of status and loyalty.
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The New Belly Dancer Of The Galaxy - A Novel

de Frances Khirallah Noble

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 In this deftly turned story, author Frances Khirallah Noble presents a story that is at once sublimely comic yet surprisingly erudite in the subjects it tackles. Part myth, part magical realism, always knowing, the book offers a biting critique on issues of race, constitutional rights, and the realities of Arab American life in a post 9/11 world.
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Dance Lessons - A Novel

de Aine Greaney

17,46€

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 A novel about a young widows quest for the truth about her husbands life.
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Wildflowers Of Massachusetts, Connecticut, And Rhode Island In Color

de Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Valerie Conley Chapman e William K. Chapman; Ilustração: Philippa Brown

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 Useful for nature enthusiasts, this title offers quick access to the diverse flora of New England states. Combining 400 color photographs with concise descriptions, it offers descriptions of commonly encountered, rare, and even protected species.
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Talking Through The Door - An Anthology Of Contemporary Middle Eastern American Writing

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1929 Bunion Derby - Johnny Salo And The Great Footrace Across America

de Charles B. Kastner

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 Johnny Salo and the Great Footrace across America.
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Running For All The Right Reasons - A Saudi-Born Woman'S Pursuit Of Democracy

de Ferial Masry

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 In 2004, Ferial Masry, born in Mecca, became the first Saudi American to run for political office in US history. This book chronicles Masry's remarkable life, from her childhood in Mecca and her decision to emigrate to the United States to her career as an educator and her bold entry into the world of politics.
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Modern Arab American Fiction - A Reader'S Guide

de Steven Salaita

40,12€

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 An overview of Arab-American fiction as it has developed over the past twenty years
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Through And Through - Toledo Stories

de Joseph A Geha

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 A collection of broadly interrelated stories that offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present. It offers a passionate, unvarnished glimpse into the lives of an immigrant community.
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Race And Arab Americans Before And After 9/11 - From Invisible Citizens To Visible Subjects

de Amaney Jamal

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 What is the relationship between US imperialism in Arab homelands and anti-Arab racism in the lives of Arab Americans? What is the significance of whiteness studies to Arab American studies? This book locates September 11 as a turning point in the history of Arab American engagements with race, multiculturalism, and Americanization.
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The River Lock - One Boy'S Life Along The Mohawk

de Stephen H Haven

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 Traces the forging of the author's identity from the clash of his youthful home life and the streets of his native mill town. This memoir reveals how a growing understanding of art, culture, friendship, spirituality, family, and class melded to create a man able to live fully in two distinct worlds.
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Intimate Verses

de Henri Zoghaib

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 Offering an introduction to Arabic poetry, this title provides the multilingual translation of the author's work, offering each verse in the original Arabic as well as in English, French, and German.
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State Of Siege

de Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore e Munir Akash

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 A collection of poems from Palestineâ€™s most eminent poet. State of Siege was written while the poet himself was under siege in Ramallah during the Israeli invasion of 2002. An eloquent and impassioned response to political extremity, the collection was published to great acclaim in the Arab world.
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Get Off Your Knees - A Story Of Faith, Courage, And Determination

de John Robinson

17,46€

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 Growing up, John Robinson never considered himself an inspiration to others. He was born a congenital amputee and stands three foot eight as an adult. In this book, he writes in an honest, personal voice, showing that a disability does not have to get in the way of an education, a career, a family, or one of his favorite hobbies, golf.
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The New Belly Dancer Of The Universe Contest - A Novel

de Frances Khirallah Noble

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 Presents a tale that is both comic and erudite in the subjects it tackles. Part myth, part magical realism, this book offers a critique on issues of race, constitutional rights, and the realities of Arab American life in a post - 9/11 world.
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If Our Lives Be Spared - Three Generations Of An American Family In Central New York

de Terrance Keenan

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 Spanning a period of eighty years, this book depicts a nineteenth-century central New York family grappling with shifting mores, civil war, and vast changes in technology, transportation, culture, education, and even regional landscape.
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