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1) Saint X
Author
Language
English
Description
"Hailed as a "marvel of a book" and "brilliant and unflinching," Alexis Schaitkin's stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly given the chance to know one another. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison's body is found in...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The 14th Amendment promised citizenship in exchange for enlistment, prompting many African American men to do so. These "Buffalo Soldiers" participated in the subjugation of Native peoples and went up against Filipinos in the Spanish-American War. The film examines their role in U.S. history, how they fought in military conflicts abroad, and their civil rights struggles at home.
Author
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc
Language
English
Description
In his brief time on earth, James Marshall Hendrix would continue to amaze, redefine and reinvent how musicians played the guitar and how songwriters sonically visualized what could be done with rock and roll. Hendrix was as multifaceted and brilliant as the jewels that sometimes adorned his colorful costumes. He was a peacenik who was once a paratrooper in Vietnam, a spiritual mystic who also was an excessive drug user, and a great student of
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