Used Books
There are 3386 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
|
by Kien Nguyen  Publisher Comments When Saigon fell to the Viet Cong in April, 1975, Kien Nguyen was there. He watched the last US Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, his mother or his grandparents. More at risk than most in the decimated country, with his odd blond... (read more)  List Price $14.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
add to wish list
by Kofi A Annan Publisher Comments In this book, the reader can share their thoughts on intolerance, anti-Semitism and what can be done to end this longest surviving for of bigotry that has brought suffering and destruction to millions of ordinary people. Their thoughtful and passionate... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $4.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Alejandro Portes Publisher Comments 'America's Riviera, ' projecting fantasies of wealth and excess, Miami occupies a unique place in our national imagination. This thin strip of land between jungle and reef has become the nation's foremost experiment in multicultural living.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Rodolfo Acuna Synopsis Occupied America was the first book published for the growing interest in Chicano history developing across the country. The Fourth Edition has been completely updated, and includes a significant amount of new material on Mexican American history as well... (read more) List Price $43.00 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Him Mark Lai Publisher Comments Text and poetry from immigrants who passed through the island which has been called the "Ellis Island of the West".... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Susan Jonas Publisher Comments "When we got towards Ellis Island the boat slowed down and oh, I felt better and I was happy. When we saw Miss Liberty I can't tell you the feeling that we had. We were so happy, we started to sing. We sang Hungarian, but I'll translate it in English... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Nicholas E. Meyer Publisher Comments Praise for the previous edition: ...will be very useful in school libraries from middle-school through the high-school levels and in both the children's and adult reference sections of public libraries.- Booklist ...provide s] fine alphabetically... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Pam Chun Publisher Comments In this stunning work, Pam Chun brings a new and powerful voice to the traditions of Chinese-American fiction. The Money Dragon brings to life the saga of L. Ah Leong, the Money Dragon, one of the legends of Hawaii and the founder of Honolulu's Chinatown.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Karin Evans Publisher Comments This bestselling journalistic memoir explores Chinese and American culture at a unique point of intersection: the baby girls who, each year, are abandoned in one country and adopted in the other.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by F Chris Garcia Publisher Comments Hispanics and the U.S. Political System focuses on the political manifestations of Hispanics in the United States. It addresses the roles that Latinos have played in our political system, both in the past and present. As the Hispanic... (read more) List Price $60.95 Your price $49.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
|
|
|
|
by Judith Stone Synopsis Drawing on a wealth of research, including extensive interviews, this is the true story of Sandra Laing, a woman whose life was torn apart by prejudice in South Africa and healed by love.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Audrey Smedley About the Author Audrey Smedley is professor emerita of anthropology and African American studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price $4.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Hasia R Diner Publisher Comments Millions of immigrants were drawn to American shores, not by the mythic streets paved with gold, but rather by its tables heaped with food. How they experienced the realities of America's abundant food--its meat and white bread, its butter and cheese... (read more) List Price $42.00 Your price $22.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Maria Laurino Publisher Comments A New York writer explores the disconnect that many Italian Americans, rootedin the rocky soil of Southern Italy, feel between images from Bensonhurst andMafia movies, on one hand, and Northern Italian style and verve on the other.224 pp.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Judy Tzu Chun Wu Publisher Comments During World War II, Mom Chung's was "the "place to be in San Francisco. Soldiers, movie stars, and politicians gathered at her home to socialize, to show their dedication to the Allied cause, and to express their affection for Dr. Margaret Chung (1889... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Martha E Bernal Publisher Comments MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, edited by Martha E. Bemal and Phylis Cancilla Martinelli, is the most outstanding collection of original research and analytical discussion so far published that focuses on Mexican American ethnic identity, an important... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Tamar Jacoby Publisher Comments In this detailed history of relations between blacks and whites in the post-civil rights era, journalist Tamar Jacoby looks at how the ideal of integration has fared since it was first advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr., arguing that though blacks have... (read more) List Price $30.50 Your price $5.80 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Jiannbin Lee Shiao Publisher Comments Diversity has become a mantra in corporate boardrooms, higher education, and government hiring and contracting. In Identifying Talent, Institutionalizing Diversity, Jiannbin Lee Shiao explains the leading role that large philanthropies have played in... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Grego Alan Williams Publisher Comments On April 29, 1992, actor Gregory Alan Williams walked into the intersection of Florence and Normandie avenues - in the heart of South Central Los Angeles - and into the midst of the worst riot in America's recent history. Summoning a courage born from... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $3.75 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
by Irene I Blea Publisher Comments Using her observations of the Fourth World Women's Conference held in China in 1995 as a foundation, the author examines the history and current situation of Latinas and attempts to place them in a global context. After examining the goals, objectives... (read more) List Price $20.95 Your price $11.96 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
add to wish list
|
