Tag: history
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Grass: A Positive Perspective
The illustrations genuinely add to the story and make it all more powerful. The victims are not just words on a page. It forces you to look at them and what was done to them.
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Persepolis: A Positive Perspective
Persepolis is a well-written and beautifully drawn window into the history and culture of Iran. The author provides a front row seat to her family’s struggle to survive and adapt to the changing world around them.
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Hidden histories are both a terrible and fascinating thing. They are the histories of those who did not write the history books. They are the stories of those who are often left out of the historical record all together.
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The Professor And The Madman
You may have a copy of the Merriam-Webster dictionary on your shelf, but the Oxford English has twenty volumes and would most likely not fit on your shelf, no matter how well-enforced.