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Foster care (The Changing family)
Par Nancy Millichap. 1994
Description of the foster care system includes history, governing laws, controversies, and alternatives. Also covers reasons children are placed in…
foster care, what it is like for them, and the roles of the case workers and the foster parents. For junior and senior high and older readersThe forestwife
Par Theresa Tomlinson. 1993
A retelling of the legend of Maid Marian and Robin Hood. Mary de Holt, fifteen, simply can't marry the elderly…
widower with rotten black stumps of teeth and breath that smells of sour ale her uncle has chosen for her. So she escapes into the forest and is soon joined by her maid, Agnes. They take refuge among others on the run: a group of defrocked nuns and the Forestwife--a role Mary will eventually adopt. For grades 5-8Remote
Par David Shields. 1996
Part cultural critique, part self-portrait, this book is divided into fifty-two short pieces. Though diverse in subject matter, the work…
is unified by one overarching theme: documenting the role of "remoteness" in Shields's own life. Shields's "evidence" includes personal vignettes as well as observations of modern American popular culture and its accompanying obsession with fame and celebrity. Some strong languageThe homeless
Par Christopher Jencks. 1994
To determine how much homelessness increased during the 1980s, why it increased, and what can be done to reduce it,…
sociologist Jencks examines different methods used to count the homeless and various social and political changes that may have contributed to the rise in numbers. These changes include the abolishment of involuntary commitment for the mentally ill, the destruction of skid row, and reductions in monetary welfare benefitsLast watch of the night: essays too personal and otherwise
Par Paul Monette. 1994
Ten essays written from August 1992 to New Year's Eve 1993. While "leashed to three separate IV drugs and a…
small mountain of oral medication," AIDS patient Monette wrote as thoughts came to him. Topics include Puck, the dog left by one of his lovers; selecting his own grave site; and the lives of gay priests. Follows Borrowed Time (BR 07469) and Becoming a Man (BR 09742). Some descriptions of sex and some strong languagePerestroika: a gay fantasia on national themes
Par Tony Kushner. 1992
Sequel to Millennium Approaches (RC 37012, BR 9377). Part two, picking up where the angel makes a traumatic entry in…
the final scene of Millenium, stands alone or can be seen as a resolution to Millenium. Prior is fighting for his life, but in the end he lectures his friends about what AIDS has done and how the world will go on. Strong languageUnder fire: the NRA and the battle for gun control
Par Osha Davidson. 1993
Davidson provides a brief history of the National Rifle Association (NRA) from its 1871 inception as an institution to teach…
gun-handling skills to its 1990s status as a powerful lobby. His discussion includes NRA's fights against any type of gun control (which began during the cold war), NRA leadership by Harlon Carter, and the escalating number of privately owned gunsBuilding basic skills in social studies (Building basic skills)
Par Inc Books. 1982
Designed to help readers build social studies knowledge while practicing reading skills. Includes units on economics, geography, political science, history,…
and behavioral science, as well as a pretest, posttest, and glossaryThe bell curve: intelligence and class structure in American life
Par Richard Herrnstein. 1994
The authors assert that information and the intellectual ability to use it separate the "haves" from the "have nots" in…
American society. The authors' stated goal is to convince public policy makers to acknowledge that differences in ability exist, that reliance on prejudicial assumptions is wrong, and that open discussion of class intelligence is vital. BestsellerChrist stopped at Eboli: the story of a year
Par Carlo Levi. 1947
Dr. Levi, a physician, painter, and writer, is taken political prisoner by fascists and exiled in the remote southern Italian…
village of Gagliano. Life for the peasants there is very primitive, but while the compassionate doctor treats them for malaria, he is amazed at how they retain their faith and hope. He writes as an observant and deeply caring diagnostician about their grim existence and their human valuesSex, economy, freedom & community: eight essays
Par Wendell Berry. 1993
Berry, a Kentucky farmer and professor, prefaces this collection with a tongue-in-cheek look at ideas people are being sold in…
the areas of education, multiculturalism, government, economy, and food (a favorite). Scoffing at pretentious language (is he a gastrointeroenvironmentalist?) and unattainable plans, Berry calls for local affection, local gumption, and local buying power to care for local landSpeaking out: teenagers take on race, sex, and identity
Par Susan Kuklin. 1993
The author spent a year at the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities, the most culturally diverse school in…
Manhattan. Students, including members of the Humane Humanities Club, and teachers describe how they feel about prejudice and about how they are treated because of their race, religion, sexual preferences, appearances, and mannerisms. For junior and senior high readersWhat men really think about women, love, sex, themselves
Par Mark Baker. 1992
Believing that many men are unhappy and are "not supposed to complain," Baker asked one hundred men from "all walks…
of life" to anonymously get things off their chests. They expound on such topics as sex, homophobia, abortion, responsibility, getting physical, and their relationships with their fathers. Baker admits he offers no grand concepts, no pat answers, and no heavy-duty psychological scrutiny. Strong languageCount us in: growing up with Down syndrome
Par Jason Kingsley. 1994
Two young men, both diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth, write about how they earned their independence. Assisted by their…
mothers, Kingsley and Levitz talk about their challenges, mutual respect and affection, expectations, special and mainstream education, and family support. Topics echo the concerns of most young people: school, friends, money, jobs, life, sex, and marriageBecoming a man: half a life story
Par Paul Monette. 1992
Author of Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir (BR 7469) explains in this prequel how he wasted years of his life…
before he came out of the closet. Monette's self-portrait depicts his personal resentment of the duplicity of his life, his struggle to come to terms with his homosexuality, and the relief he felt once he met Roger, his longtime companion. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexChildren at risk: the battle for the hearts and minds of our kids
Par James Dobson. 1990
According to the authors, a great civil war between secular and religious values is raging throughout North America at every…
level of society. Because the outcome of the struggle is in doubt, they say we must work to protect our children from addictive and immoral behaviorThe Day of the Dead: and other mortal reflections
Par F Gonzalez-Crussi. 1993
Pathologist Gonzalez-Crussi collaborated on a BBC documentary that was a "stark visual record of mortality." These six essays are "an…
attempt to cast into literary form the varied reflections or meditations sparked...and the experiences incurred...in the course of the production." An embalmer tells of the many adventures of the well-preserved corpse of Evita Peron, and the author's uncle complains that he can't finish dyingMillennium approaches: a gay fantasia on national themes
Par Tony Kushner. 1993
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Action in part one of this epic play takes place in an ever-changing…
American milieu. The central characters are two young homosexual New Yorkers, a married Mormon couple, and Roy Cohn. The focus shifts from sex to politics to religion. Human relationships, society, and even heaven crack under pressure, until finally an angel appears. Strong languageThe making of middle/brow culture
Par Joan Rubin. 1992
Examines the emergence of American middlebrow culture. The author claims that efforts to study the extremes, ranging from the avant-garde…
and the intelligentsia to the popular consumer, have largely ignored the curious mix of a middle culture with commercialism. Rubin chronicles the introduction of newspaper book review sections, the Book-of-the-Month Club, the rise of "outline" series, the "great books" movement, and the radio programs about booksWomen, minorities, and unions in the public sector (Contributions in labor studies #no. 28)
Par Norma Riccucci. 1990
The author analyzes the relationship of women and minorities to public sector unions, as well as the influence of unions…
on the wage and employment opportunities of women and minorities. Also includes discussions of equal employment opportunities and affirmative action programs, women in uniformed service jobs, and unions and comparable worth