1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462433703321

Autore

Dominguez Roy <1954->

Titolo

Valor [[electronic resource] ] : the American odyssey of Roy Dominguez / / Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez as told to James B. Lane ; foreword by Evan Bayh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-69658-3

9786613673541

0-253-00595-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/6

Soggetti

Guillain-Barré syndrome - Patients - Indiana

Lawyers - Indiana

Electronic books.

Indiana Officials and employees Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Roots -- Growing up -- Teen years -- Work and college -- State trooper and law student -- Advances and setbacks -- Evan Bayh and statewide office -- 1990's political campaigns -- Becoming Lake County sheriff -- Triumph and tragedy -- Second term -- Dreaming big -- Conclusion: core values.

Sommario/riassunto

The son of Hispanic immigrants, Rogelio ""Roy"" Dominguez grew up in gang-plagued Gary, Indiana. With strong family support, he managed to beat the odds, graduating with distinction from Indiana University, finishing law school after a rough start, and maturing into a successful attorney and officeholder. Yet there was more in store for Roy. Ready to start a family and embark on a career as a deputy prosecutor, he was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome. How he coped with and eventually overcame this debilitating affliction is a compelling part of his story. The experience steeled him to



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464790403321

Titolo

Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : a famous poem and its influence / / edited by William H. Martin and Sandra Mason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Anthem Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-85728-428-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Collana

Anthem Nineteenth-Century

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinW. H <1927-> (William Henry)

MasonSandra

Disciplina

891/.5511

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám -- part 2. The Rubáiyát, its story and its influence -- part 3. Further notes and references.