Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Book of Salsa The Book of Salsa Cesar Miguel Rondon Salsa is one of the most popular types of music listened to and danced to in the United States. Until now, the single comprehensive history of the music--and the industry that grew up around it, incl… OL15173438W
Vietnam Vietnam L. Shelton Woods Beginning with a lengthy introduction to Vietnam's past, this book traces the historical context that serves as a foundation for the present-day society and culture of this Southeast Asian nation. In… OL5725828W
East Asian Americans and political participation East Asian Americans and political participation Tsung Chi Filling a gap in the literature on American minority politics, East Asian Americans and Political Participation offers the first systematic, thorough coverage of the impact of Chinese American, Korea… OL5815881W
Barack Obama Barack Obama Heather Lehr Wagner This biography explores the remarkable life of a president with full-color photographs, an index, and updated information. "Did You Know?" fact boxes throughout highlight interesting facts about Obam… OL5816715W
Contested Ground Contested Ground Ann McGrath Traces the various disputes involved in relationships between Aboriginal and white Australians since 1788, and explores both the dispossession of Aboriginal peoples and their continuing activism in t… OL6057740W
Happy About Outsourcing Happy About Outsourcing Mitchell Levy What's the difference between offshoring and outsourcing? Actually nothing. What is globalization? A natural evolution of business. Is this a hot topic? You bet, it's a hot political potato. Terms yo… OL8408226W
Twenty-Four Years a Cowboy and Ranchman Twenty-Four Years a Cowboy and Ranchman Will Hale The Caribbean as Fermor experienced it in the 1940's was a world of incredible fusions and contradictions that didn't exist anywhere else in the world -- the mix of indigenous, African and European c… OL8976031W