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A Mohawk's journey to understanding what success truly isThe greatest lesson Waneek Horn-Miller ever learned was that ?anything is possible.? After being stabbed at the age of fourteen during the Oka Crisis, she could have given up. Instead, drawing on her mother's strength and the wisdom of her elders, Horn-Miller embraced life like never before, eventually winning a gold medal at the 1999 Pan Am Games and competing at the Olympic Games in Sy...

American Identity Crisis weaves together three remarkable stories: the making of an activist and advocate in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby vs. Holder, gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the fight against the Byzantine efforts that are being used to keep people-youth, the elderly, the homeless, and veterans-from the participating in all facets of American life, most notably voting, and how we can raise awareness to the ...

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AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N, BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans.America's backstory is a whitewashed mythology implanted in our ...

A new study of George Custer and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment in the years directly after the Civil War.

Religious persecution, immigration, social class, political power, money and love: these are the themes underpinning the story of two refugees who became important figures in 18th-century national and international politics and society.

Der deutsche Kolonialismus hat tiefe Spuren in den kolonisierten Gebieten - vor allem in Afrika -, aber auch in Deutschland selbst hinterlassen. Dieses Buch stellt die wesentlichen und oft widersprüchlichen Charakteristika deutscher Kolonialherrschaft wie Gewalt, Missionierung und wirtschaftliche Ausbeutung dar. Dabei werden die Perspektiven und Spielräume der Kolonisierten ausdrücklich einbezogen. Der deutsche Kolonialbesitz war im Vergleich...

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Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy. In more than a dozen stories Tiffany is candid about her highs, lows, and everything in between. If you thought you knew Tiffany Haddish, oh you had no idea. I Curse You With Joy is the equivalent of being six months into a relationship, where you're all in?the wig is off now, no makeup, no false lashes, no heels either! Stories run the gamut from T...

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Shows the many important roles that women took on as a crucial part of the war effort, from munitions factories to the secret service.

Eine Männerfreundschaft zwischen den Kulturen: Wann greift das Politische auf das Private über? Nadim und Christian begegnen sich 1981 zum ersten Mal in Deutschland. Sie kommen aus unterschiedlichen Welten und werden auf Anhieb Freunde. 35 Jahre später - die beiden haben sich lange nicht gesehen - liegt Christian im Krankenhaus. Nadim lässt alles stehen und liegen und fährt zu ihm. Es entspinnt sich ein Gespräch über das Leben, das zu einer d...

This book answers important questions such as: How is carbon related to the origin of life? Do all carbon allotropes have the same origin? How is carbon machined in the micro/nano regime? What are carbon micro/nano devices? How are polymers carbonized without burning? Where is Fullerene in carbon¿s phase diagram?

The authors develop an understanding of sound beyond shallow analysis paradigms, and relax many of the constraining assumptions. They also present structured models for computational modeling in sound using weak or no supervision. Novel algorithms and a hierarchical framework are provided.