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Bettyville: a memoir
By George Hodgman. 2015
Hodgman, in between New York City editing jobs, describes returning to Paris, Missouri, to act as his widowed mother's caretaker.…
He delves into their shared perfectionist loner personalities--now colored by prickly ninety-one-year-old Betty's memory problems and failing health, and her only child's drug past and homosexuality. Some strong language. 2015Encounters at the heart of the world: a history of the Mandan people
By Elizabeth A. Fenn. 2014
Historian Elizabeth Fenn examines discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, geology, climatology, and epidemiology to retrieve the history of the Mandan Indians,…
a tribe of Plains people who lived along the upper Missouri River. Twenty-first century archaeological finds are referenced to demonstrate how the Mandan society thrived and later collapsed. 2014Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
By Atul Gawande. 2014
Surgeon and author of Complications (DB 56061) and The Checklist Manifesto (DB 70422) examines the state of end-of-life care in…
the twenty-first century. Discusses medical advances which have extended life expectancy, limited training of physicians to discuss mortality with patients and family members, and ways to be honest. Bestseller. 20141491: una nueva historia de las Américas antes de Colón
By Charles C. Mann, Martin Martinez-Lage. 2013
Analiza el ascenso y la caída de los imperios indígenas de las Américas y ofrece conclusiones de la investigación antropológica…
y arqueológica sobre el hemisferio occidental antes de la exploración europea. Examina la evidencia de una gran población indígena y su impacto ecológico sobre el medio ambiente a través de la modificación de los cultivos, el paisajismo, y la agricultura en la selva tropical. Traducido del Inglés. ViolenciaAn afro-indigenous history of the united states
By Kyle T Mays. 2021
The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our…
understanding of who was Indigenous in early America Beginning with pre-Revolutionary America and moving into the movement for Black lives and contemporary Indigenous activism, Afro-Indigenous historian, Kyle T. Mays argues that the foundations of the US are rooted in antiblackness and settler colonialism, and that these parallel oppressions continue into the present. He explores how Black and Indigenous peoples have always resisted and struggled for freedom, sometimes together, and sometimes apart. Whether to end African enslavement and Indigenous removal or eradicate capitalism and colonialism, Mays show how the fervor of Black and Indigenous peoples calls for justice have consistently sought to uproot white supremacy. Mays uses a wide-array of historical activists and pop culture icons, &“sacred&” texts, and foundational texts like the Declaration of Independence and Democracy in America. He covers the civil rights movement and freedom struggles of the 1960s and 1970s, and explores current debates around the use of Native American imagery and the cultural appropriation of Black culture. Mays compels us to rethink both our history as well as contemporary debates and to imagine the powerful possibilities of Afro-Indigenous solidarityEconomist examines the impact of changing demographics on the financial landscape over the next three decades, specifically in regard to…
the aging of the Baby Boomer population. Argues that, while there will be challenges, they are not as dire as many are predicting. 2014The heart of everything that is: the untold story of Red Cloud, an American legend
By Bob Drury, Tom Clavin. 2013
Examination of the life of Red Cloud (1821?-1909), leader of the Oglala Sioux, who created a coalition of Plains Indians…
that successfully waged war against the United States Army between 1866 and 1868. Discusses his challenges in early childhood, battle tactics, and eventual rise to statesman. 2013Warrior nations: the United States and Indian peoples
By Roger L. Nichols. 2013
Historian examines the relationship between the United States government and Native American tribes from the late 1700s to the late…
1800s. Analyzes why the military option was so frequently chosen through a chronological series of case studies of individual wars. Some violence. 2013How to age in place: planning for a happy, independent, and financially secure retirement
By Mary A. Languirand, Robert F. Bornstein. 2013
Clinical psychologists' guide to postretirement living emphasizes staying in one's home. They offer advice on financial planning, universal home design,…
transportation issues, health care, and accessibility of services, and provide checklists and worksheets. 2013The wrath of Cochise
By Terry Mort, T. A Mort. 2013
Details the February 1861 events that sparked years of war between the Chiricahua Apaches and the U.S. Army and white…
settlers in the West. Describes the mistakes of inexperienced lieutenant George Bascom after a rancher's stepson was kidnapped and the subsequent acts of revenge by Indian leader Cochise. 2013The sacred pipe: Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux (The Civilization of the American Indian Series #36)
By Joseph Epes Brown, Black Elk. 1989
Recounts the 1947 recording of elderly Native American Black Elk (born c. 1862) revealing to anthropologist Brown the seven sacred…
rites of his people, the Oglala Sioux. Rituals included purification, vision, the sun dance, and the sacred pipe. 1953Rédigés à la suite du rapport final de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation, cesÉcrits autochtonesse lisent comme on prendrait…
un café avec un·e ami·e qui nous expliquerait, clairement mais sans simplifier, les concepts et les idées reçues liés aux questions autochtones et, plus précisément, les relations juridiques, politiques et sociales entre les peuples autochtones et le Canada38 nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the beginning of the frontier's end
By Scott W. Berg, Scott W Berg. 2012
Chronicles the Dakota War of 1862, which began when Sioux Indians attacked settlers on the Minnesota frontier. Recounts President Lincoln's…
orders to General John Pope to put down the insurrection and the hanging of thirty-eight warriors despite appeals by former hostage Sarah Wakefield and an Episcopal priest. Violence. 2012Is this thing on?: a computer handbook for late bloomers, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming
By Abby Stokes, Abigail Stokes. 2011
Computer instructor presents concepts and techniques for computer novices. Covers subjects such as purchasing a computer, establishing Internet access, and…
working with iPads and mobile devices. Also offers tips on online banking, shopping, and using social media. 2011The bitter waters of Medicine Creek: a tragic clash between white and native America
By Richard Kluger. 2011
Pulitzer Prize winner chronicles the relationship between indigenous tribes and white settlers in 1850s Washington Territory. Examines the role of…
the first governor, Isaac Stevens, and the treaties, revolts, and massacres that led to the trial and hanging of Nisqually leader Leschi in 1858. Discusses Leschi's 2004 exoneration. 2011Rez life: an Indian's journey through reservation life
By David Treuer. 2012
Ojibwa novelist recounts life on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota. Interweaves his personal recollections with explanations of the history…
of Indian and U.S. government interactions over 150 years. Discusses sovereignty, housing, education, ecology, and casinos and addresses the issues of alcohol abuse and unemployment. Strong language and some violence. 2012Never say die: the myth and marketing of the new old age
By Susan Jacoby. 2011
Social critic and author of The Age of American Unreason (DB 66150) paints a pessimistic, yet realistic, overview of old…
age. Combines social, economic, and historical analyses as well as personal experience to portray the issues--with special attention to Alzheimer's disease--that aging baby boomers will encounter. 2011Writer recounts visiting a nursing home with her therapy dog, Hannah, a Labrador retriever. Describes effects of Hannah's presence, which…
soothed residents and elicited personal accounts of life, love, and growing older. Interweaves patients' experiences with those of author's family and meditations on aging. River Teeth Literary NF Prize. 2005Historical survey of the aboriginal inhabitants of the United States, including Alaskan natives. Discusses common characteristics such as adaptation to…
the physical environment, love of homeland, and eloquence of language. Describes the tribes' interaction with Europeans and eventual removal to reservations. Contains 1983 revisions. 1970Gens du fleuve, gens de l’île: Hochelaga en Laurentie iroquoienne au XVIe siècle
By Roland Viau. 2021
Une réponse à la grande énigme : pourquoi les populations autochtones d’Hochelaga ont-elles disparu entre l’arrivée de Cartier et celle…
de Champlain? Ce livre, qui prend souvent les allures d’une incomparable « enquête policière », constitue la première et remarquable synthèse de l’histoire de Montréal au XVIe siècle, à la fois savante et accessible. Un essai scientifique captivant pour qui s’intéresse aux communautés autochtones.