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Pale Indian

By: Robert Arthur Alexie

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A heartbreaking love story set against the beauty of the north. In 1972, John Daniel, an eleven-year-old Blue Indian from Aberdeen in Canada's Northwest Territories, and his six-year-old sister, Eva, were brought to live with a white couple in Alberta, having been removed from their parents by the Powers that Be. John promised he'd never go back. But in October 1984, at twenty-two, he broke that promise. A job with a drilling company brought him back to the land of his people, and Tina Joseph, to whom he was deeply attracted, encouraged him to confront the sad truths of his parents' lives. In a compelling combination of storytelling and truth-telling, The Pale Indian recalls the power and passion of its predecessor, Porcupines and China Dolls. It is a novel of secrets, lies, and madness written with power and eloquence.

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Penguin Canada

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0143181599

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9780143181590

Multicultural Education in the U.S.

A Guide to Policies and Programs in the 50 States

By: Bruce Mitchell,Robert E. Salsbury

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Multicultural Education in the U.S.

A Guide to Policies and Programs in the 50 States

By: Bruce Mitchell,Robert E. Salsbury

Born during the turbulent years of the 1960s, multicultural education has attempted to help students acquire a more sophisticated understanding of the pluralistic populations of the United States. And as the United States becomes increasingly multicultural, it is necessary for students to learn to live and work effectively with members of different racial and ethnic groups. Each state's experiences with multicultural education vary, and states have emphasized multicultural education to greater and lesser degrees. This reference book is a guide to multicultural education initiatives in the 50 states. After an introductory essay on the development of multicultural education programs, the volume presents alphabetically arranged entries on the status of multicultural education in each state. Because the programs in each state have developed in response to the particular characteristics and experiences of the state's population, each entry begins with a brief history that places special emphasis on the state's cultural groups. The second section discusses the state's educational system, since the system provides a framework for the state's multicultural education initiatives. The third section analyzes the state's creation and implementation of multicultural education policies and programs and draws on responses to a questionnaire. Each entry closes with bibliographic references, and the volume concludes with a selected, general bibliography.

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292

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313032483

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9780313032486

History of American Indians

Exploring Diverse Roots

By: Robert R. McCoy,Steven M. Fountain

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History of American Indians

Exploring Diverse Roots

By: Robert R. McCoy,Steven M. Fountain

A comprehensive look at the entirety of Native American history, focusing particularly on native peoples within the geographic boundaries of the United States. The history of American Indians is an integral part of American history overall—a part that is often overlooked. History of American Indians: Exploring Diverse Roots provides a broad chronological overview of Native American history that challenges readers to grapple with the elemental themes of adaptation, continuity, and persistence. The book enables a deeper understanding of the origins and early history of American Indians and presents new scholarship based on the latest research. Readers will learn a wealth of American Indian history as well as appreciate the key role American Indians played in certain significant stages of American history as a whole. The direct connections between the events in the past and many current hot-button topics—such as race, climate change, water use, and other issues—are clearly identified. The book's straightforward, chronological presentation makes it a helpful and easy-to-read scholarly work appropriate for advanced high school and undergraduate college students.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313386838

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9780313386831

Multicultural American Literature

Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions

By: A. Robert Lee

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Multicultural American Literature

Comparative Black, Native, Latino/a and Asian American Fictions

By: A. Robert Lee

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1578066441

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9781578066445

Understanding James Leo Herlihy

By: Robert Ward

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Understanding James Leo Herlihy

By: Robert Ward

Understanding James Leo Herlihy is the first book-length study of one of America's most neglected post-war writers. Herlihy (1927-1993), an occasional actor, made his professional mark in life as a playwright and novelist. Herlihy's body of work includes numerous plays, two collections of short stories, and three novels. His best-known novel, Midnight Cowboy, was later adapted into a screenplay by John Schlesinger. It was the only X-rated movie to receive an Academy Award—three, in fact, in 1969: best picture, best director, and best adapted screenplay. In Understanding James Leo Herlihy, Robert Ward examines Herlihy's writing with reference to its historical, cultural, and personal contexts. Ward portrays Herlihy as a product of his environment, influenced by the 1950s and 1960s culture, including the youth rebellion, the erosion of the traditional family, and the increasing sexual liberation. Herlihy's award-winning novels, plays, and short stories display persistent themes of displacement, alienation, and the loss of innocence—all themes that Ward views as parallel to Herlihy's personal life. Through a biographical introduction and a detailed discussion of the major novels, plays, and short stories, Ward details the writer's successful works.

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111

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1611171997

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9781611171990

Understanding Beth Henley

By: Robert J. Andreach

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Understanding Beth Henley

By: Robert J. Andreach

Beth Henley remains best known for 'Crimes of the Heart', a play that won the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and later was made into a major motion picture. This introduction to the Mississippi-born playwright and her body of work presents Henley's plays as a unified whole.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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157003639X

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9781570036392

The Spokane Indians

Children of the Sun

By: Robert H. Ruby,John Arthur Brown

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The Spokane Indians

Children of the Sun

By: Robert H. Ruby,John Arthur Brown

This tribal history of the Spokane Indians begins with an account of their early life in the Pacific Northwest central plateau region. It then describes in harrowing detail the U.S. government’s encroachment on their lands and the subsequent enforced settlement of Spokane people on reservations. The volume concludes with a presentation of twentieth-century developments. This edition of The Spokane Indians features a new foreword and introduction, which provide up-to-date information on the Spokane people and their most recent efforts to recover and strengthen their historical and cultural heritage.

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388

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806137614

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9780806137612

The Fourth Perspective

By: Robert Greer

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The Fourth Perspective

By: Robert Greer

A rare antique draws Denver detective C. J. Floyd into a plot of murder, greed, and a mystery rooted in nineteenth-century Utah. The owner of a Denver antique shop specializing in western collectibles, C. J. Floyd stumbles upon a unique find in the form of a book from post–Civil War America. It’s evidence of the near-mythic existence of a fourth daguerreotype, alleged to have been taken during the 1869 Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah, upon the completion of the transcontinental railroad. The existing three photos are museum artifacts. If C. J. is reading the clues right, he’s close to locating the fourth piece of an irreplaceable historical puzzle that at least one person has already died for. When the book thief who sold him the stolen vintage tome is shot to death in an alley behind the store, C. J. is pegged as a suspect. Unfortunately, his angle on the crime isn’t easy to prove. Soliciting help from his former bail-bonding bounty-hunter partners, C. J. follows a twisting path back through the secrets of American history, stalked by dangerous collectors, covetous art dealers, ruthless power brokers, obsessive curators, and a psychotic Rhodes scholar on a personal mission of revenge. As priceless as the ultimate prize might be, it could very well cost C. J. the most valuable thing of all: his life. Bestselling author Robert Greer has been hailed as a “taut, powerful writer” (The Plain Dealer). Fans of hardboiled detective stories or the novels of Walter Mosley will enjoy his series featuring a tough African American sleuth in the modern-day West. The Fourth Perspective is the 5th book in the C. J. Floyd Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

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280

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Open Road Media

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1504043219

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9781504043212

Action!

Professional Acting for Film and Television, Second Edition

By: Robert Benedetti

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Professional Acting for Film and Television, Second Edition

By: Robert Benedetti

Multiple award-winning producer and leading teacher of acting Robert Benedetti offers a no-nonsense, detailed, and clearly structured approach to the fundamentals of acting for the camera. Benedetti uses the same approach he has employed in writing and teaching for over fifty years — defining underlying principles, presenting them in a logically sequential program of development, and providing experiential exercises to help future, as well as experienced, actors shine in film and television.

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176

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Waveland Press

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1478650265

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9781478650263

The Best American Essays 2007

By: Robert Atwan

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The Best American Essays 2007

By: Robert Atwan

Compiles the best literary essays of the year originally published in American periodicals.

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Mariner Books

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0618709274

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9780618709274

Book's by Robert Arthur Alexie

Pale Indian

Pale Indian

Multicultural Education in the U.S.

Multicultural Education in the U.S.

History of American Indians

History of American Indians

Multicultural American Literature

Multicultural American Literature

Understanding James Leo Herlihy

Understanding James Leo Herlihy

Understanding Beth Henley

Understanding Beth Henley

The Spokane Indians

The Spokane Indians

The Fourth Perspective

The Fourth Perspective

Action!

Action!

The Best American Essays 2007

The Best American Essays 2007

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