Fifty Years of the Texas Observer
 Texan and Progressive...not a contradiction in terms: The Texas Observer has a well-deserved reputation for asking the tough questions which our state government (still famous for a 'good-old boy' reputation) wishes would just be quiet instead. As an [... more]
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A Breed So Rare: The Life Of J.R. Parten, Liberal Texas ...
Through numerous interviews and unlimited access to Parten's personal papers, the author tells the story of Parten's life, from small-town East Texas at the turn of the century to the capitals of the world. After studying at the University of Texas from 1 [... more]
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Eckhardt: There Once Was a Congressman from Texas
Renowned for his brilliant legislative mind and political oratory--as well as for bicycling to Congress in a rumpled white linen suit and bow tie--U.S. Congressman Bob Eckhardt was a force to reckon with in Texas and national politics from the 1940s [... more]
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Who Let the Dogs In?: Incredible Political Animals I ...
The dazzling, inimitable Molly Ivins is back, with her own personal Hall of Fame of America's most amazing and outlandish politicians-the wicked, the wise, the witty, and the witless-drawn from more than twenty years of reporting on the folks who attempt [... more]
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Fifty Years of the Texas Observer
DIViThe Texas Observer/ibegan publishing in Austin in 1954, and in the past five decades it has been an important voice in Texas culture and politics. Following in the muckraking tradition of George Seldes and I. F. Stone, theiObserver/ihas championed [... more]
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Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military
Although 79 percent of Americans support allowing gay and lesbian troops to serve openly, the military continues to hunt down and discharge qualified service members. This series of profiles of lesbian service members shows the flaws in the assertion [... more]
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Fifty Years of the Texas Observer
The Texas Observer began publishing in Austin in 1954, and in the past five decades it has been an important voice in Texas culture and politics. Following in the muckraking tradition of George Seldes and I. F. Stone, the Observer has championed honest [... more]
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Fifty Years of the Texas Observer
While The Texas Observer has ventured beyond Texas in its editorial coverage, Miller has chosen a half-century of essays that specifically speak to the state's politics, people, environment, culture, and locales. [... more]
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Campus, Inc.: Corporate Power in the Ivory Tower
inspirational for student activists!: This compilation documents the disturbing trend of so-called "Corporatization" in US Higher Education...includes articles & commentary by Ronnie Dugger of "The Texas Observer" and by Ralph [... more]
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La Tierra Del Fuego/the Land of Fire (Spanish Edition)
Magnificent tale from the end of the world: This fascinating novel is based upon the true (and famous) story of a native of Tierra del Fuego known to the English as "Jemmy Button." He was a Yamana Native American who, along with two other [... more]
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Scene from the Movie GIANT
Praise for Villanueva's SCENE FROM THE MOVIE GIANT: A 14-year-old boy sits in the darkness of the Holiday Theater watching a scene of anti-Mexican racism in a Rock Hudson/Elizabeth Taylor movie. This scene, this memory, is at the heart of SCENE FROM THE [... more]
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A mid-life crisis in Texas. (The Texas Observer): An ...
Author: Joe Holley Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 3 Publication Date: 1995-01-01 Release Date: 2005-07-28 [... more]
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