Carnes illuminates the dark corners of our nation's past and traces our ongoing efforts to live up to the American ideals of equality and justice. Fourteen case studies bring readers a first-hand account of the history and...
Toleration
- Author:Carnes, Jim.Summary:
- Author:Manguel, AlbertoSummary:
In the 2007 CBC Massey Lectures, Alberto Manguel leads us back into our literary tradition to find insight about one of the most contentious issues of our time: the rise of ethnic nationalism. The end of ethnic nationalism -- building...
- Author:Dumont, Jean-FrancoisSummary:
When a friendly hedgehog visits the farm, the chickens build an enormous wall to keep out "prickly invaders."
- Author:Lee, HarperSummary:
"Originally written in the mid-1950s, "Go Set a Watchman" was the novel Harper Lee first submitted to her publishers before "To Kill a Mockingbird". Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in...
- Author:Baker, BrendaSummary:
Shannon is thrilled when her mom becomes pregnant. After years of hoping and praying, Shannon will be a big sister. They will be a normal, happy family. Shannon likes being normal. But when her baby brother is born, things do not go...
- Author:Sanschagrin, Joceline, Brignaud, PierreSummary:
Ce n’est pas facile d’être un grand frère. Caillou fait ses premiers pas vers la tolérance.