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Interviews | October 21, 2009

Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Sam Savage

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samsavageSam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and... Continue »
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    The Cry of the Sloth

    Sam Savage

Black Like Me

by John Howard Griffin

Black Like Me Cover

ISBN13: 9780451192035
ISBN10: 0451192036
Condition: Standard
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The author tells of his experiences after he darkened his skin and traveled through the South in order to find out how it feels to be black.
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toriabear, March 18, 2009 (view all comments by toriabear)
I dont really like reading any books whats so ever, but my teacher had us pick a book out that was non-fiction for our term project. And i happened to pick Black Like Me. Once i started reading it I loved it and now I can't seem to put it down!...Hands down 2 thumbs way up!..
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jmet001, August 30, 2008 (view all comments by jmet001)
This was a GREAT book....Realistic and captivating...One of a kind, must read! Once you begin you wont want to stop.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451192035
Afterword:
Bonazzi, Robert
Preface:
Griffin, John Howard
Preface:
Griffin, John Howard
Author:
Griffin, John Howard
Author:
Bonazzi, Robert
Afterword:
Bonazzi, Robert
Author:
Griffin, John Howard
Publisher:
Signet Book
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Ethnology
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
African American Studies
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
Southern states
Subject:
Texas
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Texas Biography.
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
Subject:
People of Color
Subject:
General Biography
Subject:
Griffin, John Howard
Subject:
Southern States Race relations.
Edition Number:
35
Edition Description:
35th anniversary ed. /
Series Volume:
47
Publication Date:
November 1996
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
680x424x59 22
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