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“maureen harris”

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  • A Possible Landscape

    by Maureen Harris ...
    Maureen Harris’s first volume of poetry evokes “a possible landscape,” where the stories that subtly shape us blend with the moments that we are. Here is an Eden where Eve longs for the serpent’s “green quiver,” his “sibilant caress,” where a snake tires of his lover “wearing/the same skin day-out, day-in.” The poems in the first section of this book are sharp new takes on old stories, at once ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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    The Playboy of the Western World

    by John Milllington Synge ...
    Narrated by Cyril Cusack, Siobhan McKenna, Thomas Studley, Seamus Kavanagh, John McDarby, Milo O’Shea, Maire Kean, Maureen Cusack, May Craig, Maureen Toal, Harry Brogan, Alex Dignam ...

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    1 hour 27 min

    One of the best-known Irish playwrights, John Millington Synge premiered The Playboy of the Western World in 1907. It immediately provoked controversy, eventually resulting in the infamous ‘Playboy’ riots. It has been recorded and adapted many times, but this timeless recording stars the Irish actors who made it a classic, including Siobhan McKenna and Cyril Cusack. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • We Did That!

    Stories of Black Achievement, Perseverance, And Excellence

    by Marc A. Alexander, Maureen B. Harris ...
    Repeated events have taught us the importance of history lessons. We Did That! introduces readers to the people, places and events previously unknown or misrepresented in the annals of history. Brimming with stories of freedom, courage, determination and resilience, We Did That! permanently ekes out a spot into the American story for those who might otherwise have been forgotten. Incredible ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • We Were There

    African American Heroes of the Military

    by Marc A. Alexander, Maureen Harris ...
    Because so much American History has been omitted from the publications that people read, and indeed from which they learned and are learning, we decided to write We Were There. Black history is American history, as is the history of every ethnic group who has graced these shores and contributed to the tapestry of America's culture. Page after page in this book documents the stories of African ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Black Detroit

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  • ...But You Can't Enslave My Thinking...

    A Novel of African American Intellect

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  • African American Firsts, 4th Edition

    Famous, Little-Known And Unsung Triumphs Of Blacks In America

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