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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

Alice Childress

The life of a thirteen-year-old Harlem black boy on his way to becoming a confirmed heroin addict is seen from his viewpoint and from that of several people around him.

Lipstick Jihad

Azadeh Moaveni

The author examines her life as an American-born Iranian and the frustration and confusion of trying to live in both worlds and describes her decision to move to Tehran as a journalist and the cultura

The Berlin Wall

Presents a selection of primary and secondary source articles featuring diverse opinions about the construction and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Life Under the Taliban

Gail Stewart

This book discusses the history of Afghanistan, the rise and fall of the Taliban, and daily life under the regime.

Hard Times

Charles Dickens

Classic novel which depicts the callous nature of Victorian education, the ills of industrial society.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr. Jekyll, a genteel, respectable London physician is transformed into Mr. Hyde, a foul-tempered, uncouth degenerate.

The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

Rosemarie Skaine

Looks at the quality of life of Afghan women under the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Life in America During the 1960s

Stuart A. Kallen

Looks at the antiwar movement, drug use, civil rights, women's rights, sexual freedom, ecology, and more.

Divided We Fall

Haynes Bonner Johnson

Examines the problems confronting America in the 1990s and explores American opportunities to face the challenge of change and reclaim the American Dream.

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