California Collection - Braille Institute of America

Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture BRB-11118
by Douglas Coupland
Set amid detox centers, cosmetic surgery parlors, and the
air-conditioned sands of Palm Springs, California, this book addresses
a culture obsessed with dead celebrities, consumed by its own
independence, and pathologically ambivalent about its future. This X
generation's fables and mythologies are built on Bob Hope jokes,
shopping malls, nuclear attacks, and historical overdosing. 1991.
The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
CBB-0766
by Thomas Schatz
Film historian Schatz describes the distinctive house styles and studio
operations of four representative film companies in search of the
“Genius of the System.” 1988.
Genocide: Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century BRB-10923
by Leo Kuper
A systematic study of genocide and political massacres in the 20th
century which resulted in the annihilation of 800,000 Armenians, 20
million Soviets, 6 million Jews, 3 million Bangladesh and 100,000
Hutu. The author calls for an end to the outrageous willingness of the
world community to turn a blind eye to massacres taking place even
now. 1981.
Gentle Gorilla: The Story of Patty Cake CBB-0227
by Susan Kohn Grenn
Through her daily visits to the Central Park Zoo, the author describes
the daily family lives of the gorillas Kongo, Lulu, and their infant
daughter Patty Cake.
George Washington Carver, an American Biography BRB-11010
by Rackham Holt
The life of a black American botanist, born of slave parents in the
mid-19 th century. He is known for his agricultural research at Tuskegee
and especially for his discovery of the multiple uses of the peanut.
1943.
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