intellectuals

Autobiography of Scott Nearing who taught at the Wharton School of Economics, belonged to the Social Party and the Communist Party, homesteaded in Vermont, and with his wife wrote one of the earliest books on organic farming.

"The . . . sequel to The Sympathizer, . . . [this book] follows the 'man of two minds' as he comes to Paris as a refugee. There he and his blood brother Bon try to escape their pasts and prepare for their futures by turning their hands to capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing. No longer in physical danger, but still inwardly tortured by his reeducation at the hands of his former best friend, and struggling to assimilate into a dominant culture, the Sympathizer is both charmed and disturbed by Paris. As he falls in with a group of left-wing intellectuals and politicians who frequent dinner parties given by his French Vietnamese 'aunt,' he finds not just stimulation for his mind but also customers for his merchandise--but the new life he is making has dangers he has not foreseen"--Provided by publisher.

". . . a new interpretation of the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the most important African-American scholars and thinkers of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the stories of American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others who spent time in Paris between 1830 and 1900, pursuing knowledge that would help them excel in their careers, including Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, author James Fenimore Cooper, pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk, medical student Oliver Wendell Holmes, and many others.

Recounts the lives of working class people who were also intellectuals, and argues that today's society is less well read and spoken.

"Simple text and photographs present the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, a scholar and civil rights activist"--Provided by publisher.

Norah starts a book group at a local indie bookstore hoping to find some new friends and intellectual conversation, so she is pleasantly surprised to find love with one of the men in the group.

"Simple text and photographs present the life of W.E.B. Du Bois, a scholar and civil rights activist"--Provided by publisher.