Sam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and...
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I am so grateful that this book exists. This beautifully illustrated book covers an incredible herstory of chicana and mexican women. It is completely bilingual and a wonderful informational resource for someone who is constantly hungering to know more about her ethnic heritage.
This is a beautifully written book that combines our inner science nerd with our literary romantic. Lehrer has written a very well documented book that provides a testament to the need for the creative world to fuel our scientific lives.
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This is a phenomenal book that weaves two very different and intriguing stories of Napoleonic times. Between war and genders, Winterson delivers another incredible read.
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This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. Winterson always weaves a poetic and lyrical brilliance into her work that seems to change everything. If you have ever felt a love that changes definition, you will find yourself here.
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Anzaldua combines poetry, cultural criticsm, and history to describe the borderlands of those who live between Mexico and the defined "U.S." The concept of the borderlands that devide race, language, gender, and sexual orientation is amazingly woven together and provides an historic and artistic look at culture on the physical and spiritual spaces that devide us.
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500 Years of Chicana Women's History by Elizabeth "betita" Martinez
librarylapin, September 21, 2009
I am so grateful that this book exists. This beautifully illustrated book covers an incredible herstory of chicana and mexican women. It is completely bilingual and a wonderful informational resource for someone who is constantly hungering to know more about her ethnic heritage.Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer
librarylapin, September 21, 2009
This is a beautifully written book that combines our inner science nerd with our literary romantic. Lehrer has written a very well documented book that provides a testament to the need for the creative world to fuel our scientific lives.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
librarylapin, July 28, 2008
This is a phenomenal book that weaves two very different and intriguing stories of Napoleonic times. Between war and genders, Winterson delivers another incredible read.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
librarylapin, July 28, 2008
This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. Winterson always weaves a poetic and lyrical brilliance into her work that seems to change everything. If you have ever felt a love that changes definition, you will find yourself here.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
Borderlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldua
librarylapin, July 28, 2008
Anzaldua combines poetry, cultural criticsm, and history to describe the borderlands of those who live between Mexico and the defined "U.S." The concept of the borderlands that devide race, language, gender, and sexual orientation is amazingly woven together and provides an historic and artistic look at culture on the physical and spiritual spaces that devide us.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
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