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Lady Tan's circle of women / [electronic resource]. by See, Lisa.; Lim, Jennifer.;
Narrator: Jennifer Lim.According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian -- born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness -- is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations -- looking, listening, touching, and asking -- something a man can never do with a female patient. From a young age, Yunxian learns about women's illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose -- despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it -- and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other's joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife -- embroider bound-foot slippers, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts?Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Historical Fiction.; Literature.;
© 2023., Simon & Schuster Audio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=9296059 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Lady in gold : the extraordinary tale of Gustav Klimt's masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer / by O'Connor, Anne Marie,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-338) and index.Emancipation. Adele's Vienna : poems and privilege ; The king ; Emancipated immigrants ; The wounded creator ; Arranged marriage ; The secession ; Klimt the seducer ; An innocent abroad ; "I want to get out" ; Adele's "Bohemian home" ; The empress ; "Degenerate women" ; Eyes wide shut ; The outsider ; The painted mosaic ; Klimt's women ; "Hugs from your Buddha" ; The good spirit -- Love and betrayal. Degenerate art ; "You are peace" ; Unrequited love ; Marie Viktoria ; Maria and Luise ; Stubenbastei ; The housepainter from Austria ; With or without you ; The return of the native ; Love letters from a bride ; Work makes freedom ; Thunder at twilight ; Decent honorable people ; Gay marriage ; The Orient Express ; The autograph hunter ; Stealing beauty ; The last of the Bloch-Bauers ; Homecoming ; Führer ; Nazis in the family ; "Above the mob" ; The Viennese Cassandra ; Ferdinand in exile ; The Gutmanns ; The "blonde beast" ; Love letters from a murderer ; Ferdinand's legacy ; The uses of art ; Nelly ; The Immendorf Castle ; The child in the chapel ; The castle of the first Reichsmarschall ; The partisans ; The man without qualities ; The Nero decree ; Restitution ; Liberation ; Refugee ; Provenance -- Atonement. Historical amnesia ; The children of Tantalus ; The heirs of history ; The library of theft ; The search for provenance ; "I can't afford for you to lose" ; How do you solve a problem like Maria? ; Klimt's stolen women ; A lost cause célèbre ; Diplomacy ; Family history ; Supreme judgment ; Arbitration ; Ciao Adele ; A friend from Old Vienna ; Patrimony ; Adele's final destiny ; The burden of history ; Art history ; Cultural property ; A reckoning.Shares the events that shaped the creation of the painter's most famous portrait, covering such topics as the story of the salon hostess who was his model, contributing factors in turn-of-the-century Vienna, and the painting's fate.
Subjects: Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918.; Bloch-Bauer, Adele, 1881-1925;
© 2015., Vintage Books,
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Defiant dreams : [electronic resource] : The journey of an Afghan girl who risked everything for education. by Mahfouz, Sola.; Delawari, Ariana.;
Narrator: Ariana Delawari.Sola Mahfouz was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1996, the year the Taliban took over her country for the first time. They banned television and photographs, presided over brutal public executions, and turned the clock backward on women's rights, practically imprisoning women within their own homes and forcing them to wear all-concealing burqas. At age eleven, Sola was forced to stop attending school after a group of men threatened to throw acid in her face if she continued. After that she was confined to her home, required to cook and clean and prepare for an arranged marriage. She saw the outside world only a handful of times each year. As time passed, Sola began to understand that she was condemned to the same existence as millions of women in Afghanistan. Her future was empty. The rest of her life would be controlled entirely by men: fathers and husbands and sons who would never allow her to study, to earn money, or even to dream. Driven by this devastating realization, Sola began a years-long fight to change the trajectory of her life, deciding that education would be her way out. At age sixteen, without even the basic ability to add or subtract, she began to teach herself math and English in secret. She progressed rapidly. Within just two years she was already studying subjects such as philosophy and physics. Faced with obstacles at every turn, Sola still managed to sneak into Pakistan to take the SAT. In 2016, she escaped to the United States, where she is now a quantum-computing researcher at Tufts University. An engrossing, dramatic memoir, co-written with young Indian American human rights activist Malaina Kapoor, Defiant Dreams is the story of one girl, but it's also the untold story of a generation of women brimming with potential and longing for freedom.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Biography & Autobiography.; Multi-Cultural.;
© 2023., Books on Tape,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=9295840 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The Goblin Emperor / by Addison, Katherine.;
The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an 'accident,' he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir. Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment. Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favor with the naîve new emperor and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the specter of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend . . . and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne--or his life.Part one. The crash of the wisdom of Choharo -- Part two. The coronation of Edrehasivar VII -- Part three. The Winter Emperor -- Part four. Winternight -- Part five. Edrehasivar the bridge-builder.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Goblins; Kings and rulers;
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Snow flower and the secret fan / [electronic resource] : by See, Lisa.;
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Lisa See's Peony in Love. Lily is haunted by memories--of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower, and asks the gods for forgiveness. In nineteenth-century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county developed their own secret code for communication: nu shu ("women's writing"). Some girls were paired with laotongs, "old sames," in emotional matches that lasted throughout their lives. They painted letters on fans, embroidered messages on handkerchiefs, and composed stories, thereby reaching out of their isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. With the arrival of a silk fan on which Snow Flower has composed for Lily a poem of introduction in nu shu, their friendship is sealed and they become "old sames" at the tender age of seven. As the years pass, through famine and rebellion, they reflect upon their arranged marriages, loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of human relationships: female friendship.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Historical Fiction.; Literature.;
© 2005.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=69113 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The Hummingbird House presents Love, from the Hummingbird House and the Easter charade : two Hummingbird House novellas / by Ball, Donna,author.;
"Paul Slater and Derrick Anderson's Shenandoah Valley Bed and Breakfast, The Hummingbird House, has become renowned as a destination of distinction that specializes in hosting events celebrating life's most magical moments. And while the celebration rarely goes as planned, the magic never fails. In "Love, From the Hummingbird House" Paul and Derrick host the Queen of Romance for a Valentine's Day Book Lover's Extravaganza, and invite members of their old book club for a reunion. But the problem with reunions is that everyone changes with time and some of those changes are more dramatic than others. Add to this a secret crush about to be made public, a secret identity about to be exposed, and an 84-year-old queen married to a 24-year-old prince, and the weekend quickly deteriorates into a web of deception and evasion. As they watch their grand celebration slowly spin into chaos, Paul and Derrick are forced to admit their mistakes, and are reminded once again that honesty is always the best policy ... or is it? In "The Easter Charade" a mischievous bunny runs loose in The Hummingbird House, endangering the elaborate fiftieth anniversary party a perfectionist daughter has planned for her parents. Maddie Rockwell has spent the past year arranging the perfect tribute to her parents' half century of marriage, complete with a recreation of their original wedding photo and a renewal of their vows. Family members are flying in from all over the country, and the staff at the Hummingbird House have outdone themselves in helping to stage the perfect backdrop for this momentous event. But while Maddie spent all her efforts on planning the perfect celebration of her parents' marriage, her own marriage has been falling apart. It will take the revelation of a carefully guarded family secret, a rabbit with an appetite for paper and the magic of the Hummingbird House to put things right again. Enjoy your visit to the Hummingbird House, where you may not find what you expect, but you always find what you need."--Back cover
Subjects: Easter fiction.; Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Reunions; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Family secrets; Bed and breakfast accommodations; Life change events;
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Polygamy : an early American history / by Pearsall, Sarah M. S.,author.; Yale University Press,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. Colonial clashes : "Una casa, dos mujeres" -- "Poligamie/Nintiouiouesaïn" -- "Christians have kept 3 wives" -- "Negroe mens wifes" -- Part II. Enlightened encounters : "The natural violence of our passions" -- "Such a revolution as this" -- "The repugnance inherent in having multiple wives" -- "Defence of polygamy by a lady.""A groundbreaking examination of polygamy showing that monogamy was not the only form marriage took in early America. Today we tend to think of polygamy as an unnatural marital arrangement characteristic of fringe sects or uncivilized peoples. Historian Sarah Pearsall shows us that polygamy's surprising history encompasses numerous colonies, indigenous communities, and segments of the American nation. Polygamy--as well as the fight against it--illuminates many touchstones of American history: the Pueblo Revolt and other uprisings against the Spanish; Catholic missions in New France; New England settlements and King Philip's War; the entrenchment of African slavery in the Chesapeake; the Atlantic Enlightenment; the American Revolution; missions and settlement in the West; and the rise of Mormonism. Pearsall expertly opens up broader questions about monogamy's emergence as the only marital option, tracing the impact of colonial events on property, theology, feminism, imperialism, and the regulation of sexuality. She shows that heterosexual monogamy was never the only model of marriage in North America." --Amazon.com.
Subjects: Polygamy;
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The stepsisters / by Mallery, Susan,author.;
"Once upon a time, when her dad married Sage's mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it. Sage didn't have Daisy's smarts - she had to go back a grade to enroll in the fancy rich-kid school. So she used her popularity as a weapon, putting Daisy down to elevate herself. After the divorce, the stepsisters' rivalry continued until the final, improbable straw: Daisy married Sage's first love, and Sage fled California. Eighteen years, two kids and one troubled marriage later, Daisy never expects - or wants - to see Sage again. But when the little sister they have in common needs them both, they put aside their differences to care for Cassidy. As long-buried truths are revealed, no one is more surprised than they when friendship blossoms. Their fragile truce is threatened by one careless act that could have devastating consequences. They could turn their backs on each other again...or they could learn to forgive once and for all and finally become true sisters of the heart."--
Subjects: Self-acceptance in women; Man-woman relationships; Women; Marriage; Stepsisters; Life change events; Sibling rivalry; Female friendship; Families; Divorce;
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Addictions, substance abuse & alcoholism / by Moglia, Paul,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references.VOLUME ONE : Abstinence-based treatment -- Addiction -- Addiction medications -- Addictive personality -- Adolescents and alcohol misuse -- Adolescents and drug misuse -- Adolescents, young adults and smoking -- Adult children of alcoholics -- Advertising for alcohol -- Advertising for tobacco products -- Aerosols addiction -- Age and addiction -- Alcohol misuse -- Alcohol misuse: The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) -- Alcoholics Anonymous: The Twelve Steps -- Alcohol poisoning -- Alcohol's effects on the body -- Alternative therapies for addiction -- Amphetamine misuse -- Anabolic steroids -- Anesthesia misuse -- Anhedonia -- Antabuse -- Anticholinergics -- Anxiety -- Anxiety medication misuse -- Autoerotic asphyxiation -- Baclofen -- Barbiturates -- Behavioral addictions: Overview -- Behavioral addictions: Treatment -- Behavioral Disorders in the DSM-5: Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders -- Behavioral therapies for addictions -- Benzodiazepine misuse -- Betty Ford Center, The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation -- Binge drinking -- Bipolar disorder and addiction -- Birth defects and alcohol -- Birth defects and drug use -- Birth defects and smoking -- Blood alcohol content (BAC) -- Body modification addiction -- Brain changes with addiction -- Bupropion -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) -- Caffeinated alcoholic drinks -- Caffeine addiction -- Caffeine's effects on the body -- Canada's drug strategy (CDS) -- Cancer and substance misuse -- Cannabis-induced psychosis -- Celebrities and substance misuse -- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) -- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) -- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) -- Children and behavioral addictions -- China white -- Choking game -- Chronic bronchitis -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- Cigarettes and cigars -- Cirque Lodge -- Cleanliness addiction -- Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) -- Club drugs -- Cocaine Anonymous -- Cocaine use disorder -- Codeine -- Codependency -- Coffee -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for addictions & substance misuse -- College and substance misuse -- Compulsions -- Compulsive gambling -- Computer addiction -- Conduct disorders -- Controlled Substances Act -- Controlled substances and precursor chemicals -- Co-occurring disorders -- Cough and cold medications addiction -- Crack -- Crime and behavioral addictions -- Crime and substance misuse -- Cross-addiction -- Cutting and self-mutilation -- D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) -- Date rape drugs -- Debtors Anonymous -- Decriminalization of drugs in the United States -- Dependence -- Depressants misuse -- Depression -- Designated drivers -- Designer drugs -- Detoxification and substance misuse -- Dextroamphetamine -- Dextromethorphan -- Diagnosis methods -- DMT -- Domestic violence and addiction -- Dopamine and addiction -- Drug misuse and addiction: Overview -- Drug misuse and addiction: In depth -- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) -- Drug interactions -- Drug paraphernalia -- Drug testing -- Drugged driving -- Drunk driving -- DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- DSM-5: Criteria for substance use disorders -- Economic impact of addiction -- Education about substance misuse -- Emergency treatment -- Emetic misuse -- Emphysema -- Ephedrine -- Esophageal cancer -- Ethanol addiction -- Exercise addiction -- Families and behavioral addictions -- Families and substance misuse -- Fentanyl -- Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) -- Flashbacks -- Food addiction -- Gamblers Anonymous -- Gambling addiction -- Gaming addiction -- Gasoline (substance of misuse) -- Gateway drugs -- Gender and addiction -- Genetics and substance misuse -- GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid) -- Government warnings for addictive substances -- Group therapy for behavioral addictions -- Group therapy for substance misuse -- Halfway houses -- Hallucinogen misuse -- Hallucinogen's effects on the body -- Harm reduction -- Hashish -- Hazelden Foundation -- Health disparities and substance misuse -- Heart attacks and substance misuse -- Heroin -- History of addiction -- HIV/AIDS and substance misuse -- Hoarding -- Homelessness and addiction -- Household chemicals of misuse -- Hydrocodone -- Impulse control disorders -- Inhalants misuse -- Insurance for addiction treatment -- Internet addiction -- Intervention -- Intoxication -- Intravenous drug use & blood-borne diseases -- Jail diversion programs -- Just Say No campaign -- Ketamine -- Kleptomania -- Laryngeal cancer -- Law enforcement and drugs -- Laxative misuse -- Legislation and substance misuse -- Leukoplakia -- Librium -- Liver disease and alcohol use -- Love and relationship addiction -- LSD -- Lung cancer --; VOLUME TWO : Marijuana -- Marriage/partnership and alcoholism -- Marriage/partnership and behavioral addictions -- Marriage/partnership and substance misuse -- MDMA -- Media and behavioral addictions -- Media and smoking -- Media and substance misuse -- Medical marijuana -- Meditation, alcohol, substance misuse and addictions -- Memory loss and substance misuse -- Men and behavioral addictions -- Men and smoking -- Men and substance misuse -- Mental illness and addiction -- Mescaline -- Meth labs -- Methadone -- Methamphetamine -- Military and substance misuse -- Minnesota model -- Models of addiction -- Monitoring the Future -- Morphine -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) -- Mushrooms/psilocybin -- Naloxone -- Naltrexone -- Narcotics Anonymous -- Narcotics' effects on the body -- Narcotics misuse -- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) -- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) -- Newborn addicts -- Nicotine addiction -- Nicotine replacement products -- Nitrazepam -- Nitrous oxide -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- Opioid epidemic -- Opioid misuse -- Opium -- Overdose -- Overeaters Anonymous -- Over-the-counter drugs of misuse -- Oxycodone -- Pain addiction -- Painkiller misuse -- Panic disorders and addiction -- Paraphilias -- Parenting and alcohol misuse -- Parenting and behavioral addictions -- Parenting and substance misuse -- PCP -- Peer pressure -- Phoenix House -- Physiological dependence -- Pipes and hookahs -- Poppers -- Pornography addiction -- Post-Traumatic Stress and addiction -- Poverty and substance misuse -- Pregnancy and alcohol -- Pregnancy and drug use -- Pregnancy and smoking -- Prescription drug addiction: Overview -- Prescription drug addiction: In depth -- Prevention methods and research for addiction -- Prison and substance misuse -- Promises Treatment Center -- Pseudoaddiction -- Psychological dependence -- Psychosis and substance misuse -- Pyromania -- Recovery -- Recreational drugs -- Rehabilitation programs for addiction -- Relapse -- Residential treatment for addiction -- Respiratory diseases and smoking -- Risk factors for addiction -- Ritalin -- Rohypnol -- Routes of administration for drugs of misuse -- Safe and drug-free schools -- Salvia divinorum -- Schizophrenia and addiction -- Schools and substance misuse -- Science of addiction -- Screening for behavioral addiction -- Secondhand smoke -- Sedative-hypnotic misuse -- Self-destructive behavior and addiction -- Self-medication -- Sex addiction -- Sexual assault and alcohol use -- Sexual assault and drug use -- Sexual stimulant misuse -- Shopping/spending addiction -- Slang -- Sleeping pills addiction -- Smokeless tobacco -- Smoking -- Smoking cessation -- Smoking cessation for older adults -- Smoking's effects on the body -- Sober living environments -- Social media addiction -- Socioeconomic status and addiction -- Solvent misuse -- Soma -- Sponsorship for addicts -- Steroid misuse -- Stigma of addiction -- Stigmatizing language -- Stimulant misuse -- Stimulants' effects on the body -- Stress and alcohol -- Stress and drug misuse -- Stress and smoking -- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) -- Suboxone -- Substance misuse and addiction in the elderly -- Substance misuse -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) -- Sugar addiction -- Suicide and addiction -- Support groups for addicts -- Symptoms of substance misuse -- Technology addiction -- Television and screen addiction -- Temazepam -- Texting addiction -- Tobacco use disorder -- Tolerance -- Tough love -- Tramadol -- Treatment methods and research for addictions -- Trends and statistics: Alcohol misuse -- Trends and statistics: Behavioral addictions -- Trends and statistics: Illegal drug use -- Trends and statistics: Prescription drug misuse -- Trends and statistics: Smoking -- Twelve-step programs -- Twelve-step programs for family and friends -- Valium -- Veterans and addiction -- Vicodin and Norco -- War on Drugs -- Withdrawal -- Women and behavioral addictions -- Women and smoking -- Women and substance misuse -- Work addiction -- Work issues and behavioral addictions -- Work issues and substance misuse -- Glossary -- General Bibliography -- Web Site Directory -- Substances of Misuse List and Cross References -- Pharmaceutical Treatments -- Alcohol Withdrawal Medications -- Treatment Centers and Programs -- Addictions Support Groups and Organizations -- Timeline of Major Developments in Addictions and Substance Misuse.Provides a two-volume set that contains 425 alphabetically arranged essays on a variety of topics, including substances of abuse, treatment and addiction overviews, organizations and foundations dedicated to treatment and prevention, physiological and psychological issues and behaviors, trends and statistics, and social contexts and concerns related to substance abuse and treatment such as advertising and media influence, aging, ethnicity, and children and substance abuse.
Subjects: Substance abuse; Drug abuse; Alcoholism;
On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/Addictions2e -- Available online. Click here for access.;
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I am Nujood, age 10 and divorced / [electronic resource]. by Ali, Nujood.;
"I'm a simple village girl who has always obeyed the orders of my father and brothers. Since forever, I have learned to say yes to everything. Today I have decided to say no."Nujood Ali's childhood came to an abrupt end in 2008 when her father arranged for her to be married to a man three times her age. With harrowing directness, Nujood tells of abuse at her husband's hands and of her daring escape. With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom--an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. Nujood's courageous defiance of both Yemeni customs and her own family has inspired other young girls in the Middle East to challenge their marriages. Hers is an unforgettable story of tragedy, triumph, and courage.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Child marriage; Girls ; Nonfiction.; Biography & Autobiography.; Sociology.;
© 2010.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=318498 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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