Hearth: A Global Conversation on Identity, Community, and Place AUTH-15224493 and a joyous portrait of

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With the ascension of the Liberal and Progressive stranglehold of our government in both Houses of congress Middle class Americans find themselves under siege

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Author: Yoko Taro

Hearth: A Global Conversation on Identity, Community, and Place AUTH-15224493 and a joyous portrait ofA multicultural anthology, edited by Susan O'Connor and Annick Smith, about the enduring importance and shifting associations of the hearth in our world. A hearth is many things: a place for solitude; a source of identity; something we make and share with others; a history of ourselves and our homes. It is the fixed center we return to. It is just as intrinsically portable. It is, in short, the perfect metaphor for what we seek in these complex and