Richard Wright : books and writers / by Fabre, Michel

Subjects: “…Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 Books and reading. n 80036620…”


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Richard Wright Black Boy /

Table of Contents: “…Remembering Richard Wright (1:09) -- Wright's Racially Charged Environment (1:36) -- "Native Son's" Explosion onto the Literary Scene (1:28) -- Background on "Native Son" (1:28) -- Aims & Themes in "Native Son" (1:41) -- Scenes from "Native Son" & Fear as Driving Force (2:16) -- Wright's Birth in Jim Crow South (2:30) -- Childhood Hardship (1:42) -- White Terror & "Between the World and Me" (3:21) -- School & Life with Grandmother (2:55) -- Quitting School & Moving Out (2:23) -- Work in Chicago & Introduction to Communist Party (3:03) -- Wright's Growth Within Communist Party (1:57) -- Chicago's Black Renaissance (1:43) -- "Big Boy Leaves Home": Depiction of White Terrorism in the South (2:36) -- Disenchantment with Communist Party & Chicago (3:34) -- Career in New York (1:50) -- "Native Son": Exploration of Humanity Through Violence (1:33) -- "Native Son": Praise & Criticism (2:11) -- Wright's Friction With Communist Party (0:58) -- Marriage, FBI Investigation, & Leaving the Communist Party (2:46) -- "Black Boy": An Autobiography (3:00) -- Wright's Talents, Goals, & Southern Influence (1:49) -- Racial Antagonism & HUAC Investigations (1:52) -- Exile & Freedom in France (2:44) -- Wright's Love of Paris (1:51) -- Unsuccessful Film Adaptation of "Native Son" (2:40) -- "Un-American" Writing & Censorship (2:17) -- "The Outsider" & Criticism of Wright's Intellectualism (1:11) -- Complexities of Being an Expatriate in Paris (2:10) -- Anti-imperialism Activism (1:23) -- Ghanaian Independence & Wright's Cultural Identity Crisis (2:59) -- Dilemma Over Algerian Independence Movement (3:23) -- Financial, Physical, & Emotional Hardship (2:23) -- Wright's Last Writing Period (2:14) -- "The Long Dream": Scenes & Criticism (3:29) -- Last Days & Death (2:33) -- Richard Wright's Legacy (1:48) -- Credits: Richard Wright: Black Boy (1:54)…”
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Wright Morris by Howard, Leon

Subjects: “…Morris, Wright, 1910-1998 Criticism and interpretation.…”
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The Wright way seven problem solving principles from the Wright brothers that will make your business soar! by Eppler, Mark, 1946-

Subjects: “…Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Philosophy.…”
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Chely Wright : wish me away.

Subjects: “…Wright, Chely, 1970-…”
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Jeremiah Wright /

Table of Contents: “…Jeremiah Wright: Great Preachers: Introduction…”
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Richard Wright : from Black boy to world citizen / by Wallach, Jennifer Jensen, 1974-

Subjects: “…Wright, Richard, 1908-1960. n 80036620…”


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The Wright Flyer : an engineering perspective /

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The Wright space : pattern and meaning in Frank Lloyd Wright's houses / by Hildebrand, Grant, 1934-

Subjects: “…Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation. n 79032932…”


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The Wright Company : from invention to industry / by Roach, Edward J., 1973-

Subjects: “…Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.…”
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Russel Wright : creating American lifestyle / by Albrecht, Donald

Table of Contents: “…Marketing Easier Living: The Commodification of Russel Wright /…”


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Sunset to Sunrise : Night Flight Techniques. by Robson, David

Table of Contents: “…-- How To Determine if a Pilot Is Suitable To Fly Night VFR -- Airplane Equipment -- Weather Requirements -- Airport Lighting -- Part 3: Piloting Technique -- Chapter 5: Instrument Flight Technique -- Flight Control versus Flight Performance -- Instrument Scanning -- Attitude Instrument Flying…”
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Race and rights : fighting slavery and prejudice in the Old Northwest, 1830-1870 / by Weiner, Dana Elizabeth

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 / Activist Taproots: Place, Reform, and the Quest for Unity; 2 / Scrubbing at the "Bloody Stain of Oppression":A Human Rights Movement against Unjust Laws, 1830-1849; 3 / "Stand Firm on the Platform of Truth": Freedom of Assembly and Local Antislavery Organizations in the Old Northwest; 4 / "The Palladium of Our Liberties": Freedom of the Press in the Old Northwest, 1837-1848; 5 / "An Odd Place for Navigation": Itinerant Lecturers and Freedom of Speech,1830-1849; 6 / Itinerant Lecturers in a Fracturing Nation, 1850-1861.…”
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Light Up the Night America's Overdose Crisis and the Drug Users Fighting for Survival. by Lupick, Travis

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Prelude -- 1 Tough Love -- 2 Trauma Was My Gateway Drug -- 3 A Moment of Need -- 4 A Safe Space for People Who Use Drugs -- 5 The Wright Focus Group -- 6 A Drug-User Union of One -- 7 All Practice up to Now -- 8 A Period of Calm -- 9 The Urban Survivors Union -- 10 Strange Dope on the Street -- 11 Narco FeminismIn -- 12 Blow the System Up -- 13 Harm Reduction Works -- 14 Light Up the Night -- 15 Drug-Induced Homicide -- 16 Reframe the Blame -- 17 A Labor of Radical Love -- 18 Methadone in the Time of COVID -- 19 Creating Space -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments…”
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Fighting the good fight : the story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977 / by Roberson, Houston Bryan

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Fighting chance : the struggle over woman suffrage and Black suffrage in Reconstruction America / by Dudden, Faye E.

Table of Contents: “…The age is ripe for the woman question -- Black rights, women's rights, and civil war -- The "Negro's Hour" -- The struggle for equal rights -- Kansas -- Revolutionary journalism and political opportunism -- The fight over the Fifteenth Amendment.…”


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The right to be cold one woman's fight to protect the Arctic and save the planet from climate change / by Watt-Cloutier, Sheila

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 An Early Childhood of Ice and Snow -- 2 From Dog Teams to Miniskirts and Rock 'n' Roll -- 3 A Return Home -- 4 Finding Our Voice -- 5 POPs and the Inuit Journey -- 6 The Voices of the Hunters -- 7 The Right to Be Cold -- 8 Acclaim from Outside, Peace from Within -- 9 Citizens of the World -- Conclusion Bridging Old and New, North and South -- Acknowledgments -- Index.…”
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This fight is our fight : the battle to save America's middle class / by Warren, Elizabeth

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Fighting the good fight : the story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977 / by Roberson, Houston Bryan

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Rallying for immigrant rights : the fight for inclusion in 21st century America /

Table of Contents: “…From prayer to protest: the immigrant rights movement and the Catholic Church / Luisa Heredia -- 6. …”


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