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Notes of a Native Son Notes of a Native Son
by James Baldwin
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These brilliant essays, which ultimately form a profound meditation on what it means to be "native" to this complex and brutal country we call America, were originally published in the 1940s and 1950s. Sadly, it came as no surprise to me how timely and... (read more)
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The Violent Bear It Away The Violent Bear It Away
by Flannery O'connor
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First published in 1960, The Violent Bear It Away is now a landmark in American literature. It is a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing satirical voice that are united in Flannery O'Conner's work. In it, the orphaned Francis... (read more)
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Vintage Baldwin (Vintage Readers) Vintage Baldwin (Vintage Readers)
by James Baldwin
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Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions. “One of the few genuinely indispensable writers.” —The Saturday Review In his internationally... (read more)
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America the Virtuous (Clt) America the Virtuous (Clt)

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Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart
by Liza Featherstone
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On television, Wal-Mart employees are smiling women delighted with their jobs. But reality is another story. In 2000, Betty Dukes, a 52-year-old black woman in Pittsburg, California, became the lead plaintiff in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, a class action... (read more)
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Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson
by Keith Clark
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From Frederick Douglass to the present, the preoccupation of black writers with manhood and masculinity is a constant. "Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson" explores how in their own work three major African-American... (read more)
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The Complete Stories The Complete Stories
by O'Connor, Flannery

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Everything That Rises Must Converge Everything That Rises Must Converge
by Flannery Oconnor
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Flannery O'Connor was working on Everything That Rises Must Converge at the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and... (read more)
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Everything That Rises Must Converge Everything That Rises Must Converge
by Flannery Oconnor
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Flannery O'Connor was working on Everything That Rises Must Converge at the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and... (read more)
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Everything That Rises Must Converge Everything That Rises Must Converge
by Flannery Oconnor
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Flannery O'Connor was working on Everything That Rises Must Converge at the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and... (read more)
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