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Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood & Communism
Robert Taylor was a reluctant, yet active, witness to history-Hollywood's, the country's, his own. He was dubbed "The Man With the Perfect Profile." Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood & Communism goes inside the personality to find the flesh-and-blood man underneath. The actor's meteoric rise was credited to his "pretty boy" looks, an image encouraged by MGM when studios owned their actors and created public personas. This, coupled with the sheltered, almost emasculating childhood he had endured, created in him a survivor who rose above family, the studio system, Barbara Stanwyck, and, as what he considered to be a curse, one of the most beautiful male faces in Hollywood history. Th...
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Building a Culture of Literacy in Your Community Through Día
A celebration of children, families, and reading held annually since 1996, Children’s Day/Book Day, known as Día, emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In anticipation of Día’s fifteenth anniversary, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) presents a collection of the best of its Día programming ideas, offering * A wealth of ready-to-use programs, easily adaptable for a variety of cultures * Cultural competency training tips to encourage outreach to minority populations * Interviews with library directors about the best ways to heighten awareness of cultural and literacy issues Complemented by numerous bilingual book suggestions, this resource is perfect for collection development, early literacy storytimes, and year-round program planning.
Multicultural Programs for Tweens and Teens
Following the practical programs laid out here, young adult librarians in public libraries, school librarians, and adult and young adult services staff can easily explore many diverse cultures.
Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults
Put together with insight and obvious affection, Cart's guide spotlights hundreds of great books for a hard-to-satisfy audience.
Young Adult Literature
This insightful and often humorous work presents the evolution of YA lit in an appealing way, making it equally useful for students of literary studies.
Urban Teens in the Library
This groundbreaking book is relevant to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach out to them.
Reinventing Reference
This collection takes a critical look at the overarching trends that affect current library policy and practice regarding the process of delivering information services, and how factors such as public policy, economics, and popular culture will continue to affect those trends in the future
A Maverick Life
Examines the life and career of the motion picture and television actor, city councilman, mayor, and newspaper publisher, most famously known for playing James Garner's brother on the TV show Maverick.
