In the 1970s the Mexican government acted to alleviate rural unemployment by supporting the migration of able-bodied men. Millions crossed into the United States to find work that would help them survive as well as sustain their families in Mexico. They took low-level positions that few Americans wanted and sent money back to communities that depended on their support. But as U.S. authorities pursued more aggressive anti-immigrant measures, migrants...

In 1937 senior medical students from New Orleans, Louisiana, and Omaha, Nebraska, met at the Mayo Clinic and began a two-year correspondence. Their courtship letters shed light on early 20th century society, hospitals, and health care--

Draws on the author's experiences as an "ambush interview" radio host to confront inconsistencies in the liberal views of leading Hollywood celebrities who support President Obama, from Michael Moore to Angelina Jolie.

"En el Quebec de los años 50, franceses e ingleses se toleran a duras penas; tal como sucede entre los padres de Maggie. El padre de Maggie es un angloparlante con grandes ambiciones para su hija que no incluyen un matrimonio con Gabriel Phénix, un joven francés y pobre que vive en la granja de al lado. Sin embargo, el corazón de Maggie le pertenece por completo. Cuando queda embarazada a los quince años, sus padres la obligan a dar a la pequeña...

Expand your English knowledge and improve your reading comprehension and grammar skills through this natural science book. Learn about plants, animals, natural landscapes, and the oceans - and the human impact on the planet.

"Blaxploitalian 100 years of blackness in Italian cinema", a diasporic, hybrid, critical, and cosmopolitan dimension documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. BlaxploItalian cleverly disclosed the personal struggles classic Afro-Italian and African diasporic actors faced, correlating it with contemporary actors who work diligently to find respectable and significant...

In Michigan's snowy Upper Peninsula, job opportunities are few, and friends are usually for life. For Dominic Fredianelli and his high school buddies, joining the National Guard offered a $20,000 windfall and assistance with college tuition--all for only one weekend a month. Little did they know. This documentary follows three of these young men over four eventful years: through basic training and a 2009 deployment to an explosives unit in Afghanistan;...