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From Baghdad to Brooklyn

growing up in a Jewish-Arabic family in midcentury America : a memoir
2005
Provides an account of the author's life growing up in mid-century Brooklyn as the Jewish-Arabic child of an Iraqi father and Syrian mother. Explores his artistic awakening in the context of his Sephardic community. Compares the tension between the Arab and Jewish nations to the tensions in his family and within himself.

Soldier

a poet's childhood
2001

Worth the fighting for

the education of an American maverick and the heroes who inspired him
2003
The straight-talking Arizonan comments on his heroes, such as Air Corps General Billy Mitchell, and tells how he applies their examples in his own life. He describes his experiences in the Navy, the Senate, and the 2000 Republican Primary.

08

a graphic diary of the campaign trail
2009
Provides an account of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign in graphic novel form.

Game change

Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the race of a lifetime
2010
From two of the best political reporters in the country comes the gripping inside story of the historic 2008 presidential election.

Barbara Jordan, a self-portrait

1979
Autobiography of the Afro-American woman who, after serving in the Texas legislature, became a representative to the United States Congress.

The beak of the finch

a story of evolution in our time
1994

Wilt Chamberlain

a winner
1973
Biography of a seven-foot tall basketball player who set unbelievable records.

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