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1) Native son
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Language
English
Description
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's novel is just as powerful today as when it was written -- in its reflection of poverty and hopelessness, and what...
3) Black Boy
Author
Language
English
Description
A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author's grandson.
When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that "if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read them maybe, someday, in
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English
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"A formidable and lasting contribution to American literature." —Chicago Tribune
Originally published in 1938, Uncle Tom's Children, a collection of novellas, was the first book from Richard Wright, who would go on to win international renown for his powerful and visceral depiction of the Black experience. The author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, most notably the acclaimed novel Native Son and his stunning
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Publisher
Sams
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
3rd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1200 pages)
Language
English
Description
In a world where everything from how we take pictures to how we get our food is designed to happen as quickly and easily as possible, it can take a lot longer to learn how to make it all work behind the scenes. Theories and concepts can weigh you down when all you really want to know is how to create, design and go. That's where OpenGL SuperBible comes inches Complete with supporting figures and a CD packed with free tools, demos and libraries, OpenGL...
6) Almos' A Man
Author
Language
English
Description
A 15-year-old boy from a family of poor sharecroppers in the 1930's Deep South finds a way to buy a pistol to prove his manhood and earn respect. But when the gun overpowers the boy's body and he loses control and his young life forever changed.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 812, 32 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An impassioned chronicle of the author's trip to Africa's Gold Coast before it became the free nation of Ghana, it speaks eloquently of empowerment and possibility, and resonates loudly to this day.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
From watching a sunset to finding a beetle, Richard Wright's haiku puts everyday moments into focus. Paired with the photo-collage artwork of Nina Crews, Seeing into Tomorrow celebrates the lives of contemporary African American boys.
9) Wet dream
Author
Publisher
Rhino/Parlophone
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 vinyl record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
The author grew up in the woods of Mississippi amid poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard", hanging about in taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either indifferent to him, pitying, or cruel, and on the other side by blacks who resented anyone trying to rise above the common law. This is the author's powerful...
13) The outsider
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition.
Physical Desc
xxxi, 597, 38 pages : portrait ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Cross Damon is a man at odds with society and with himself, a man who hungers for peace but who brings terror and destruction wherever he goes.
Author
Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
4th ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
OpenGL ® SuperBible, Fourth Edition, begins by illuminating the core techniques of "classic" OpenGL graphics programming, from drawing in space to geometric transformations, from lighting to texture mapping. The authors cover newer OpenGL capabilities, including OpenGL 2.1's powerful programmable pipeline, vertex and fragment shaders, and advanced buffers. They also present thorough, up-to-date introductions to OpenGL implementations on multiple...
16) Rite of passage
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
151 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Butterflies immediately catch our attention with their beautiful wing patterns and colors. They exemplify metamorphosis with the creeping caterpillar transforming into a soaring butterfly. They have also come to be creatures of science, revealing much to biologists about evolution and the ecological processes and historical accidents that have generated the diversity of life on Earth. In Butterflies, Dick Vane-Wright provides a complete introduction...
18) Savage holiday
Author
Publisher
Chatham Bookseller
Pub. Date
[1975]
Physical Desc
222 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
20) American hunger
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1977]
Physical Desc
146 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plate : facsimiles ; 22 cm
Language
English