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Heather Lehr Wagner is an editor and writer of numerous books exploring social and political issues. She earned a B.A. in political science from Duke University and an M.A. in government from the College of William and Mary.

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Obres de Heather Lehr Wagner

Amelia Earhart (Famous Flyers) (2003) 18 exemplars
Jane Austen (Who Wrote That?) (2003) 6 exemplars
Aretha Franklin: Singer (2010) 5 exemplars
Benjamin Hooks (2003) 5 exemplars
The IRA and England (2002) 3 exemplars
Outbreak of the Civil War (2009) 2 exemplars

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Harriet Tubman: Antislavery Activist (Black Americans of Achievement) (1991) — Editor, algunes edicions148 exemplars

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This is a YA book and it suited my purposes, which was to get a general overview of the topic without getting into every nook and cranny, thought and perspective, which could have easily ended up as a 600 page book, something I do not have patience for any longer.

I find YA books best when I just want to get a decent idea of the subject matter or biographical information without the book being too long or too detailed.

I have mixed emotions about the Shah. It is indisputable that his police force was brutal and that you could have been beaten, jailed or maybe worse for uttering a word against him or his monarchy, yet, in order to achieve his goal of making Iran more Westernized and more a part of the 20th century, perhaps he felt the only way to really achieve that was by cracking a few heads. I don't know. I am not into politics, but at the same time, anything that holds women back or dominates/controls them, whether do to culture, religion or anything else rattles my chain.

I do know that more than likely those hostages that were held there when I was just a high school girl would probably never had been taken if the Shah was in power rather than Khomeini.
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REINADECOPIAYPEGA | Jan 11, 2018 |
its a fantastic book that gives you an outline of how the us government works
 
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SAMKELISIWE | Feb 11, 2011 |

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