Untouchables : my family's triumphant escape from India's caste system / by Jadhav, Narendra, 1953-

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The Gershwins by Kimball, Robert, Simon, Alfred, 1907-1991

Table of Contents: “…Discography of original cast recordings and studio re-creations --…”


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Abigail Adams by Whitney, Janet, 1894-1974

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Immigrant voices : twenty-four narratives on becoming an American

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Sylvia Plath, method and madness by Butscher, Edward

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The bully pulpit : Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of journalism by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

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Anthology of American Negro literature

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A reader's guide to fifty British plays, 1660-1900 by Thompson, John Cargill

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The poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins by Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889

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The emergence of Richard Wright : a study in literature and society by Kinnamon, Keneth

Table of Contents: “…The Burdens of Caste and Class -- A Literary Apprenticeship -- Lawd Today and Uncle Tom's Children -- Native Son -- Epilogue.…”


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A beautiful mind by Horner, James

Table of Contents: “…Special features: Feature commentary with director Ron Howard; Feature commentary with screenwriter Akiva Goldsman; Deleted scenes with director's commentary; Production notes; Cast and filmmakers.…”


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Mao Zedong by Spence, Jonathan D.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Child of Hunan -- Self-strengthening -- Casting around -- Into the party -- Workers and peasants -- Long retreat -- Crafting the image -- Taking over -- Ultimate vision -- Bleak harvest -- Fanning the flames -- Embers -- Notes.…”


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Colorado's war on militant unionism; James H. Peabody and the Western Federation of Miners, by Suggs, George G., Jr. (George Graham), 1929-

Table of Contents: “…Roots of reaction -- Preparation for battle -- The die is cast -- Link up: Peabody and the employers? movement -- The "labor wars" at Cripple Creek -- Strikebreaking in the San Juans -- The "law and order" governer -- Peabody and the courts -- Peabody: workingman?…”


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Amy Carmichael : rescuer of precious gems by Benge, Janet, 1958-

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Mother of modern evangelicalism : the life and legacy of Henrietta Mears by Migliazzo, Arlin C., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by Kristin Kobes Du Mez -- Introduction: A gracious orthodoxy -- Bloodlines -- Teacher -- Passages -- The remarkable Miss Mears -- A faith of her own -- Unexpected opportunities -- For such a time as this -- Teacher and "the Industry" -- Long shadow cast -- Paradoxes and limitations -- Expended -- Conclusion: No ordinary life.…”


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The pianist by Kilar, Wojciech

Table of Contents: “…Benn -- Theatrical trailer -- The pianist soundtrack spot -- Cast and filmmakers -- Production notes.…”


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Founding mothers : the women who raised our nation by Roberts, Cokie

Table of Contents: “…Before 1775: The road to revolution -- 1775-1776: Independence -- 1776-1778: War and a nascent nation -- 1778-1782: Still more war and home-front activism -- 1782-1787: Peace and diplomacy -- 1787-1789: Constitution and the first election -- After 1789: Raising a nation -- Cast of characters.…”


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My life on the street : memoirs of a faceless man by Homeless, Joe

Table of Contents: “…. -- Squatter's rights -- Water, water everywhere -- Faith, love, and charity -- A welfare case -- City Hospital's cast of characters -- Discharged, with no place to go -- Back on the street -- Riding the trains to nowhere -- S.R.O. -- Landlord and tenant court -- Becoming a celebrity.…”


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U.S. v. Richard M. Nixon : the final crisis by Mankiewicz, Frank, 1924-2014

Table of Contents: “…-- The Judiciary Committee: Casting and Rehearsal -- The Judiciary Committee: The Drama Unfolds Appendix: List of Court Actions by Office of Watergate Special Prosecutor: June 27, 1973-December 3, 1974; Attorney General's Directive and Guidelines for the Special Prosecutor; The Articles of Impeachment.…”


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Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes by Sondheim, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Cast of characters -- Preface -- Introduction -- Rhyme and its reasons -- Saturday night -- West side story -- Gypsy -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- Anyone can whistle -- Do I hear a waltz? …”


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