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Sabrina Ionescu: Rising Basketball Star (Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports)
by Matt ChandlerAround three years old, Sabrina Ionescu picked up a basketball. While she had natural talent, Ionescu worked hard. In middle school there weren’t enough players for a girls’ basketball team. Ionescu wasn’t allowed on the boys’ team, but she didn’t give up. Instead, she recruited enough girls to make a team. Learn about how Ionescu became the first overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and the player she is today.
Sacagawea
by Judith St. GeorgeTells the story of the Shoshone Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
Sacagawea
by Kitson JazynkaExplore one of the most recognized figures in American history with this biography of Sacagawea. Kids will learn about her crucial role in the Lewis and Clark expedition and her influential legacy.
Sacagawea
by Lise ErdrichA biography of the Shoshone girl Sacagawea from age eleven when she was kidnapped by the Hitdatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis and Clark, plus speculation about her later life.
Sacagawea (Biographies)
by Laura K. MurrayHow much do you know about Sacagawea? Find out the facts you need to know about this American Indian who helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
Sacagawea (Readers Bios)
by Kitson JazynkaExplore one of the most recognized figures in American history with this biography of Sacagawea. Kids will learn about her crucial role in the Lewis and Clark expedition and her influential legacy. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.
Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by Ella E. Clark Margot EdmondsThe story of Sacagawea. Clark and Edmonds have used archival and published studies to gather all available material on the legendary Indian maiden who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Sacagawea's Nickname: Essays on the American West
by Larry McmurtryIn these 11 essays, all originally published in "The New York Review of Books", McMurtry brings his unique narrative gift and dry humor to a variety of western topics.
Sacagawea: American Pathfinder
by Flora Warren SeymourDescribes how Sacagawea found adventure guiding Lewis and Clark to the Oregon coast.
Sacagawea: Sacagawea (I Am #1)
by Grace NorwichA biography of the tough, courageous Native American woman who guided the explorers Lewis and Clark on their famous journey.I am only sixteen years old as I trek across the country with my infant son strapped to my back. I have a river, two lakes, and four mountain peaks named after me. I am featured on the U.S golden dollar. I am Sacagawea.Learn all about this admirable Shoshone woman whose accomplishments are truly inspiring, with this biography that includes:illustrations throughouta timelinean introduction to the other people you’ll meet in the book, such as the explorers Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea’s husband, a French-Canadian fur tradermapssidebarsa top ten list of important things to know, and more
Sacajawea
by Joseph BruchacA novel of the Shoshone woman&’s epic journey with Lewis and Clark from an American Book Award winner: &“A grand adventure . . . not to be missed.&” —Kirkus Reviews Captured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change. Then in 1804, the mysterious young Shoshone woman known as Bird Woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Acting as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, Sacajawea bravely embarked on an epic journey that altered history forever. In this novel her extraordinary story is told in alternating chapters by both Sacajawea and by William Clark, including parts of Clark&’s original diaries. From a winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Native Writers Circle of The Americas, it also includes a map showing Lewis and Clark&’s trail. &“Bruchac&’s fascinating story of the life of the woman who was pivotal to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition is an outstanding example of historical fiction told from multiple perspectives.&” —School Library Journal &“The author adheres closely to journals kept by members of the expedition, creating characters who are both lifelike and compelling.&” —Publishers Weekly
Sacajawea (SparkNotes Biography Guide)
by SparkNotesSacajawea (SparkNotes Biography Guide) Making the reading experience fun! SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes:An examination of the historical context in which the person lived A summary of the person&’s life and achievements A glossary of important terms, people, and events An in-depth look at the key epochs in the person&’s career Study questions and essay topics A review test Suggestions for further reading Whether you&’re a student of history or just a student cramming for a history exam, SparkNotes Biography guides are a reliable, thorough, and readable resource.
Sacajawea: Her True Story (All Aboard Reading Station Stop 2)
by Joyce MiltonMore than 200 years ago, explorers went on a journey to the Pacific Ocean. With the help of a young American Indian girl, the trip was a success. Her name was Sacajawea.
Sacajawea: Her True Story (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)
by Joyce MiltonMore than 200 years ago, explorers went on a journey to the Pacific Ocean. With the help of a young American Indian girl, the trip was a success. Her name was Sacajawea.
Sacar la voz
by Ana TijouxEl primer libro de una de las hip-hoperas más relevante de Latinoamérica. Sus confesiones y pensamientos íntimos. Sacar la voz es un trabajo de memoria e introspección en donde la cantante y rapera Ana Tijoux indaga en la configuración de su identidad, permeada por distintos países y tradiciones. Divididos en cuatro secciones -cuatro acordes asociados a temples anímicos-, los textos autobiográficos aquí reunidos abordan temas como la amistad, el deseo, el rap, la reación, la maternidad, la injusticia o las implicancias de haber crecido en el exilio. Con una pluma honesta, libre y tierna, la autora se vuelca hacia sí misma para recordar y pensar momentos de su experiencia que la llevaron a ser una de las voces más influyentes de la música latinoamericana. En su primer libro, Tijoux confirma una vez más la fuerza de su voz y la originalidad de su mirada.
Sacco and Vanzetti
by Bruce WatsonCommemorating the eightieth anniversary of Sacco and Vanzetti's execution- with a new cover and new foreword Electrocuted in 1927 for the murder of two guards in Massachusetts, the Italian- American anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti defied the verdict against them, maintaining their innocence to the end. Whether they were guilty continues to be the subject of debate today. First published in 1928, Sacco and Vanzetti's letters represent one of the great personal documents of the twentieth century: a volume of primary source material as famous for the splendor of its impassioned prose as for the brilliant light it sheds on the characters of the two dedicated anarchists who became the focus of worldwide attention. .
Sacco and Vanzetti (Rebel Lives)
by John Davis Nicola Sacco Bartolomeo VanzettiPolitical activists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were framed and executed for murder in a wave of anti-immigrant hysteria in Boston in the 1920s. Their story is a salutary one, illustrating the way in which anarchists and immigrants were painted as terrorists -- a grim reminder of the consequences of using fear as a political weapon. Eventually pardoned in 1977 by Governor Dukakis, Sacco and Vanzetti's case sparked an unprecedented international defence campaign backed by writers, artists, politicians and musicians. It remains one of the most famous political trials in history.
Sachin @ 50: Celebrating a Maestro
by Boria MajumdarFor more than two generations of Indians, and cricket fans from elsewhere, Sachin Tendulkar is a name that opened doors and hearts wherever you were on the planet. Even in the days before the social media revolution, Sachin was a truly global icon. It didn&’t matter if you were in Sydney or South Africa, Kolkata or Kingston, Sachin&’s name was a conversation starter. The teenage wonder who exploded into the global consciousness with his bloodied nose in Pakistan in 1989, before becoming the greatest batting sensation ever, transcended the boundaries of sport. As with Jesse Owens, Ali, Pele and Maradona, Sachin&’s role in making Indian cricket a household phenomenon globally can never be underestimated. It was not just the runs he scored. It was the manner in which he scored them – with matchless flair, scoring 100 international hundreds in the process. How do we celebrate Sachin on his 50th birthday? The prodigy with the baby voice, scoring hundreds in abundance with the exuberance of the teenager that he was then? The legend who won India many a close encounter? Or the genius around whom a very good Indian side was built in the 1990s? For a generation of fans who grew up in the 1980s and 90s, it was always Sachin and then daylight. Many of them have also passed on now, but the stories they shared with their children will always remain. On his 50th birthday it is time to add to these stories. The very best from India and beyond on the man they adore. Like Sachin, his stories are also immortal.
Sachin Tendulkar - Meri Atmakatha: सचिन तेंदुलकर - मेरी आत्मकथा
by Sachin Tendulkarक्रिकेट के इतिहास में सबसे ज़्यादा रन बनाने वाले सचिन तेंदुलकर शिखर पर 24 अद्भुत वर्ष बिताने के बाद 2013 में रिटायर हो गए। अब तक के सबसे मशहूर भारतीय क्रिकेटर सचिन को भारत रत्न पुरस्कार - भारत का सर्वोच्च नागरिक सम्मान उनके रिटायरमेंट के दिन मिला। अब सचिन तेंदुलकर अपनी खुद की उल्लेखनीय कहानी बता रहे हैं- 16 साल की उम्र में पहले टेस्ट से लेकर उनके 100वें अंतरराष्ट्रीय शतक तक और उस भावनात्मक अंतिम विदाई तक, जिसने उनके देश को थाम सा दिया था। जब मुंबई के एक शरारती बच्चे की अतिरिक्त ऊर्जा को क्रिकेट की और मोड़ा गया, तो परिणाम स्कूली बल्लेबाज़ी के रिकॉर्डतोड़ कीर्तिमान के रूप में सामने आए, जिससे एक ऐतिहासिक क्रिकेट करियर शुरू हुआ। जल्द ही सचिन तेंदुलकर भारतीय बल्लेबाज़ी की बुनियाद बन गए और क्रिकेट को समर्पित देश के दीवाने लोग उनके खेल को ग़ौर से देखने लगे। किसी क्रिकेटर से कभी इतनी ज़्यादा उम्मीदें नहीं की गईं; किसी क्रिकेटर ने कभी इतने उच्च स्तर पर इतने लंबे समय तक और इतनी बढ़िया शैली में प्रदर्शन नहीं किया- उन्होंने किसी भी दूसरे खिलाड़ी से ज़्यादा रन और शतक बनाए हैं, टेस्ट मैचों में भी और एक दिवसीय मैचों में भी। उनकी मशहूर शख़्सियत के बावजूद, सचिन तेंदुलकर हमेशा बहुत निजी इंसान रहे हैं, अपने परिवार तथा देश के प्रति समर्पित। वे पहली बार अपने व्यक्तिगत जीवन के बारे में विस्तार से रोचक जानकारी दे रहे हैं और एक अनूठे खेल जीवन का सच्चा व सरस वर्णन पेश कर रहे हैं।
Sacred Darkness
by Levan BerdzenishviliBased on true events, this novel set in a Soviet prison is “both a feat of fractured storytelling and a beautiful excavation of a recent, haunting past” (Publishers Weekly).As a political dissident, Berdzenishvili lands in jail, serving a sentence on trumped-up charges of activism and agitation. But rather than being the hell he expected, jail allows him access to a wide array of intellectuals, professionals, citizens of all walks of life, many of whom, he freely admits, he would not have had the chance to meet if he had not been in jail.Here he bears witness to those lives. Each chapter carries a single person’s name and focuses on a single story. Collectively, however, these portraits create a multifaceted and vast picture of life in the Soviet Union, including during its demise. A nation seeks to suppress its brightest citizens, to keep them locked away in the dark. But in that darkness, unbeknown to the jailor, bonds stronger than walls were forming.
Sacred Estrangement: The Rhetoric of Conversion in Modern American Autobiography
by Peter A. DorseySacred Estrangement analyzes certain works by important American writers and thinkers in the context of the "rhetoric of conversion." Such analysis is especially valuable because it provides a reliable index of the relationship between the self and larger communities. Traditionally, "conversion" has served a socializing function, signifying that one has come into alignment with certain linguistic, behavioral, and cultural expectations. The socialization process is particularly apparent in the Christian conversion narratives of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries: by publicly testifying to a conversion experience, believers became empowered members, not only of God's elect community but also of a local population. As modern autobiography developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Christian pattern was secularized and individualized. Conversion became a model for many kinds of psychological change. With the coming of the twentieth century, however, the authors upon whom Peter Dorsey focuses, including William and Henry James, Henry Adams, Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright, radically revised conversion rhetoric. If conversion had traditionally linked the search for illumination with the search for a defined social role, these writers increasingly used conversion as an index of estrangement from mainstream America. Dorsey documents this profound change in the way American intellectuals defined the "self," not in terms of personal orientation toward or away from a given community, but as a resistance to such an orientation altogether, as if social forces by their "nature" were a threat to personal identity.
Sacred Estrangement: The Rhetoric of Conversion in Modern American Autobiography (G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects)
by Peter A. DorseySacred Estrangement analyzes certain works by important American writers and thinkers in the context of the "rhetoric of conversion." Such analysis is especially valuable because it provides a reliable index of the relationship between the self and larger communities. Traditionally, "conversion" has served a socializing function, signifying that one has come into alignment with certain linguistic, behavioral, and cultural expectations. The socialization process is particularly apparent in the Christian conversion narratives of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries: by publicly testifying to a conversion experience, believers became empowered members, not only of God's elect community but also of a local population. As modern autobiography developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Christian pattern was secularized and individualized. Conversion became a model for many kinds of psychological change. With the coming of the twentieth century, however, the authors upon whom Peter Dorsey focuses, including William and Henry James, Henry Adams, Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright, radically revised conversion rhetoric. If conversion had traditionally linked the search for illumination with the search for a defined social role, these writers increasingly used conversion as an index of estrangement from mainstream America. Dorsey documents this profound change in the way American intellectuals defined the "self," not in terms of personal orientation toward or away from a given community, but as a resistance to such an orientation altogether, as if social forces by their "nature" were a threat to personal identity.
Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
by Phil JacksonWith a new introduction, Phil Jackson's modern classic of motivation, teamwork, and Zen insight is updated for a whole new readership"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." --Phil JacksonEleven years ago, when Phil Jackson first wrote these words in Sacred Hoops, he was the triumphant head coach of the Chicago Bulls, known for his Zen approach to the game. He hadnt yet moved to the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he would bring his total to an astounding nine NBA titles. In his thought-provoking memoir, he revealed how he directs his players to act with a clear mind--not thinking, just doing; to respect the enemy and be aggressive without anger or violence; to live in the moment and stay calmly focused in the midst of chaos; to put the "me" in service of the "we"--all lessons applicable to any person's life, not just a professional basketball player's. This inspiring book went on to sell more than 400,000 copies.In his new introduction, Jackson explains how the concepts in Sacred Hoops are relevant to the issues facing his current team--and today's reader.
Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love
by Mike de la RochaIn Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love, Mike de la Rocha explores how inherited definitions of manhood profoundly impacted his ability to connect with his father, his family, and ultimately himself, inviting readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and love.Sacred Lessons is a deeply moving and inspiring memoir for those seeking self-love and healing. Intensely personal, this memoir delves into the struggle men face in connecting with themselves and others, offering tools for personal growth and ways to build meaningful and authentic relationships in their lives. Through his story, Mike de la Rocha reflects on his father&’s legacy as a beloved professor who impacted tens of thousands of students, yet struggled to teach his own son how to be emotionally vulnerable. Reflecting on the most important relationships in his life, Mike explores the difficulty in communicating with his father and loved ones—a byproduct of a toxic culture that prohibits men from truly expressing themselves, and purposely doesn&’t teach men how to give and receive love. Through these stories, we see how trauma is passed on intergenerationally and how to find ways to stop the cycle of harm. In the end, both Mike and his father teach each other the greatest lesson of all: the sacredness of the love between a father and a son. Told with raw emotion and vulnerability, Sacred Lessons is the human story of the impact that history and culture have upon us all. This is a book for those of us seeking community in a time when too many of us feel alone, as well as a testimony to the legacy of a brilliant father, a brutal indictment of patriarchy, and an affirmation of the transformative power of love.
Sacred Shelter: Thirteen Journeys of Homelessness and Healing
by Susan GreenfieldIn a metropolis like New York, homelessness can blend into the urban landscape. For editor Susan Greenfield, however, New York is the place where a community of resilient, remarkable individuals are yearning for a voice. Sacred Shelter follows the lives of thirteen formerly homeless people, all of whom have graduated from the life skills empowerment program, an interfaith life skills program for homeless and formerly homeless individuals in New York. Through frank, honest interviews, these individuals share traumas from their youth, their experience with homelessness, and the healing they have discovered through community and faith.Edna Humphrey talks about losing her grandparents, father, and sister to illness, accident, and abuse. Lisa Sperber discusses her bipolar disorder and her whiteness. Dennis Barton speaks about his unconventional path to becoming a first-generation college student and his journey to reconnect with his family. The memoirists share stories about youth, family, jobs, and love. They describe their experiences with racism, mental illness, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Each of the thirteen storytellers honestly expresses his or her brokenheartedness and how finding community and faith gave them hope to carry on.Interspersed among these life stories are reflections from program directors, clerics, mentors, and volunteers who have worked with and in the life skills empowerment program. In his reflection, George Horton shares his deep gratitude for and solidarity with the 500-plus individuals he has come to know since he co-founded the program in 1989. While religion can be divisive, Horton firmly believes that all faiths urge us to “welcome the stranger” and, as Pope Francis asks, “accompany” them through the struggles of life. Through solidarity and suffering, many formerly homeless individuals have found renewed faith in God and community. Beyond trauma and strife, Dorothy Day’s suggestion that “All is grace” is personified in these thirteen stories. Jeremy Kalmanofsky, rabbi at Ansche Chesed Synagogue, says the program points toward a social fabric of encounter and recognition between strangers, who overcome vast differences to face one another, which in Hebrew is called Panim el Panim.While Sacred Shelter does not tackle the socioeconomic conditions and inequities that cause homelessness, it provides a voice for a demographic group that continues to suffer from systemic injustice and marginalization. In powerful, narrative form, it expresses the resilience of individuals who have experienced homelessness and the hope and community they have found. By listening to their stories, we are urged to confront our own woundedness and uncover our desire for human connection, a sacred shelter on the other side of suffering.