Crazy brave: a memoir

By Harjo, Joy

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 800

Call Number: 811.54 HAR

A memoir from the Native American poet describes her youth with an abusive stepfather, becoming a single teen mom, and how she struggled to finally find inner peace and her creative voice.

A thousand mornings: [poems]

By Oliver, Mary

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: 800

Call Number: 811.54 OLI

In A THOUSAND MORNINGS, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life's work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. In these pages, Oliver shares the wonder of dawn, the grace of animals, and the transformative power of attention. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her adored dog, Percy, she is ever patient in her observations and open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments.

Zoot suit and other plays

By Valdez, Luis

Publishing Date: 1992

Classification: 800

Call Number: 812.54 VAL

Collection of three of Luis Valdez's most important and recognized plays. The anthology also includes an introduction by noted theater critic Dr. Jorge Huerta of the University of California-San Diego. Zoot suit: A gritty and vivid depiction of the horrifying violence and racism suffered by young Mexican Americans on the home front during World War II, focusing on the events surrounding the Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial of 1942 and the ensuing Zoot Suit Riots that turned Los Angeles into a bloody war zone. Valdez's cadre of young urban characters struggle with the stereotypes and generalizations of America's dominant culture, the questions of assimilation and patriotism, and a desire to rebel against the mainstream pressures that threaten to wipe them out. Bandido!:An exploration and expurgation of old clichés about the early California bandits, specifically Tiburcio Vásquez, the last man to be publicly hanged in California. I don't have to show you no stinking badges!: A middle-aged Chicano couple make their living as "King and Queen of the Hollywood Extras," playing non-speaking roles as maids, gardeners and the like. The couple have been very successful, and have achieved the American Dream-- owning a home and swimming pool, and putting their daughter through medical school and their son into Harvard. The major conflict arises when Sonny, alienated from the Ivy League reality, comes home from Harvard unexpectedly and announces that he has dropped-out. To make matters worse, he decides he will become a Hollywood actor. Will Sonny be fated to play sterotypical bit parts like his parents?

NEW RELEASE

Horizon

By Lopez, Barry Holstun

Publishing Date: 2019

Classification: 800

Call Number: 813.54 LOP

Recounts the author's travels to six regions of the world and the extraordinary encounters with people, animals, and natural elements that shaped his life.

Representative American speeches, 2017-2018

Publishing Date: 2018

Classification: 800

Call Number: 815.608

To the graduating class. Living by an honor code / Mike Bloomberg -- Editorial gatekeepers / Oprah Winfrey -- Remarks to the Class of 2018 Brandeis University International Business School / Kaushik Basu -- Address to the Liberty University Class of 2018 / Jimmy Carter -- It's not just about technology : it's about people / Sheryl Sandberg -- Remarks to the Pomona College Class of 2018 / Danielle Allen -- Commencement address to the US Naval Academy Class of 2018 / Donald Trump -- Politics and policies. State of the Union address, 2018 / Donald Trump -- Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly / Donald Trump -- Immigration enforcement actions of the Trump administration / Jeff Sessions -- Midterm campaign speech / Donald Trump -- The Be Best program / Melania Trump -- Joint press conference at the Helsinki Summit / Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin -- Proposal for the United States Space Force / Mike Pence -- Political responses to the establishment. Response to Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union address / Bernie Sanders -- The state of American democracy / Barack Obama -- Remarks on corruption in Washington / Elizabeth Warren -- Propaganda and the political manipulation of the media / Jeff Flake -- Outsiders and activists. We call BS / Emma Gonzalez -- At the 2018 Women's March / Viola Davis -- Identity, gender, and politics / Oprah Winfrey -- Separating children from their parents / Leah Cayasso -- Comments on the NFL anthem protests / Beto O'Rourke -- Ambassador of conscience speech / Colin Kaepernick -- Standing up and speaking out / Ximena Cid.