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The motorcycle diaries

notes on a Latin American journey
2003
Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara chronicles his 1952 adventure on motorbike throughout South America with friend Alberto Granado, during which he came face-to-face with the realities of poverty throughout the continent.

The wild blue

the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany
2001
The story of the men chosen by the Army Air Forces to man the B-24 bombers which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory.

A People's history of American empire

a graphic adaptation
2008
A graphic adaptation of Howard Zinn's revisionist history of the United States, chronicling events from 1492 to the War on Terror from the perspective of African-Americans, women, Native Americans, and poor laborers of all nationalities, who have been politically and economically exploited.

Fifth quarter

the scrimmage of a football coach's daughter
2000
Jennifer Allen describes her childhood in a football family headed by famous 1960s and '70s NFL football coach George Allen, including her unending attempts to make him proud.

Traveling with Che Guevara

the making of a revolutionary
2004
Presents the diaries of Albert Granado describing his motorcycle journeys through South American in 1952 with Ernesto Guevara, later to be known as Che Guevara, and includes archival photographs and timeline.

The Sakharov file

a study in courage
1986
Introduces the lives of Andrei Sakharov and his wife, Elena Bonner, against a background of Russian history, especially since the 1917 Revolution. Discusses how Dr. Sakharov's and his wife's outspoken ideas and activities ran afoul of the authorities and the punishments they have endured for upholding the cause of human rights.

Shalom, haver =

Goodbye, friend
1996
A photo essay in memory of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister who was assassinated in 1995.

A POW's story

2801 days in Hanoi
1990
A veteran fighter pilot who served in World War II and Korea is shot down over North Vietnam and captured by the enemy. Eight years of mental and physical agony ensue, but Guarino never loses his will to live.

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