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2023 Read Widely: The Middle East & North Africa
Arab American Heritage - April '24
HPL Arab American Heritage Month 2023
Arab American Heritage - April '24
HPL Arab American Heritage Month 2023
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This is a memoir about living, loving, dreaming, daring, and driving while female -- in a country where it's dangerous to do all of the above. Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year strict fundamentalism took hold. In her adolescence, she was religious radical, melting her brother's boy band CDs in the oven because music was haram: forbidden by Islamic law. But what a difference an education can make....
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"From the adolescent thrill of getting a driver's license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book documents the outsized impact the car has had--and will continue to have-- on the lives of women."--
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Aunt Claire presents volume 1
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"In this book, you will meet Ruth, Barbara, Mollie, and Grace, the four explorers who take to the road in Ruth's bright red car, affectionately called Mr. A. Bubble. They are heading for Newport, Rhode Island, a resort town famous for mansions and millionaires"--Amazon.com.
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"Lydia is fascinated by the freedom afforded by the new motor cars, and Spencer is a forward-thinking entrepreneur, looking for investors to support his chain of auto-supply shops. Lydia and Spencer's love of motor cars and their quick, witty banter leads to instant romantic chemistry, but their relationship is threatened by the traditional expectations of marriage and the needs of a free-spirited woman who is determined to create her own future"--
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"Fashion director, author, and photographer, Libby Edelman unveils intimate portraits of a community of women from all walks of life who share an automotive love. Some cars are fancy, others quirky, and most are everyday cars, but all have proud women owners who share personal stories of what their cars and trucks mean to them in, Lovin' My Car : Women in the Driver's Seat." --
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"Ever since the Ford Model T became a vehicle for the masses, the automobile has served as a symbol of masculinity. The freedom of the open road, the muscle car's horsepower, the technical know-how for tinkering: all of these experiences have largely been understood from the perspective of the male driver. Women, in contrast, were relegated to the passenger seat and have been the target of stereotypes that portray them as uninterested in automobiles...
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En 1895, los perid̤icos de Nueva York llamaron la atencin̤ sobre una mujer que recorra̕ el pas̕ pedaleando. Annie "Londonderry" se haba̕ ido de casa para ganar una apuesta: recorrer el mundo en bicicleta a cambio de cinco mil dl̤ares. Aquello no era solo una proeza fs̕ica y geogrf̀ica: estaba desafiando las convenciones de la ep̌oca. Y a pesar de que los medios estuvieron ms̀ interesados en seąlar que usaba pantalones en lugar de falda,...
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