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The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner Publisher Comments The astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Pact : Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream (02 Edition) by Sampson Davis Publisher Comments Chosen by Essence to be among the forty most influential African Americans, the three doctors grew up in the streets of Newark, facing city life’s temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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New Jim Crow (10 Edition) by Michelle Alexander Review “Explosive debut…alarming, provocative and convincing.” —Kirkus Reviews “Michelle Alexanders brave and bold new book paints a haunting picture in which dreary felon garb, post-prison joblessness, and loss of voting rights... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Orientalism by Edward W Said Publisher Comments The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University,examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Geography of the Heart : a Memoir (96 Edition) by Fenton Johnson Publisher Comments With grace and affection, Fenton Johnson presents an unforgettable book about the transformative power of love. Recounting how he fell in love and found the courage to help his partner face death from AIDS, Johnson interweaves his own story as the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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White Like Me: Reflections on Race From a Privileged Son (2ND 07 - Old Edition) by Tim J. Wise Synopsis Wise offers a highly personal examination of the ways in which racial privilege shapes the lives of most white Americans, overtly racist or not, to the detriment of people of color, themselves, and society. Using stories instead of stale statistics, Wise... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad Staff Pick In this remarkable portrait, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad recounts with brutal honesty the day to day lives of one Afghani family persevering through life in a country beset by chaos. With the assent of the Khan family with whom she lives... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard Publisher Comments An illuminating history of North America's eleven rival cultural regions that explodes the red state-blue state myth. North America was settled by people with distinct religious, political, and ethnographic characteristics, creating regional cultures... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey by Isabel Fonseca Publisher Comments After the revolutions of 1989, Isabel Fonseca lived and traveled with the Gypsies of Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the former Yugoslavia, Romainia, and Albania — listening to their stories and recording their attempts to become... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America by Richard Benjamin Publisher Comments "It sounds like a recipe for a riot: an inquisitive black writer journeying into some of the most segregated neighborhoods in the country. But Benjamin...pulls off his quest with good cheer." --Time "[Benjamin] offers in the end a chilling... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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Racial Formation in the United States, 1960-1990 (2ND 94 Edition) by Michael Omi Synopsis First published in 1986, Racial Formation in the United States is now considered a classic in the literature on race and ethnicity. This second edition builds upon and updates Omi and Winant's groundbreaking research. In addition to a preface to the new... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $30.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Habitus of the Hood by Chris (edt) Richardson Publisher Comments Since the 1990s, popular culture the world over has frequently looked to the ’hood for inspiration, whether in music, film, or television. Habitus of the Hood explores the myriad ways in which the hood has been conceived—both within the... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Trade Paper
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Birthing the Nation : Strategies of Palestinian Women in Israel (02 Edition) by Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh Publisher Comments In this rich, evocative study, Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh examines the changing notions of sexuality, family, and reproduction among Palestinians living in Israel. Distinguishing itself amid the media maelstrom that has homogenized Palestinians as "terrorists... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo by Oscar Zeta Acosta Publisher Comments Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano layer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's "Dr. Gonzo," a fat, pugnacious attorney with a gargantuan... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnick Publisher Comments "Succeeds more than any previous book in bringing Ali into focus . . . as a starburst of energy, ego and ability whose like will never be seen again." —The Wall Street Journal "Best Nonfiction Book of the Year" —Time "Penetrating . . . reveal[... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Whitewashing Race : the Myth of a Color-blind Society (03 Edition) by Michael K. Brown Publisher Comments White Americans, abetted by neo-conservative writers of all hues, generally believe that racial discrimination is a thing of the past and that any racial inequalities that undeniably persist--in wages, family income, access to housing or health care--can... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Run Baby Run by Nicky Cruz Publisher Comments This is the thrilling story of Nicky Cruz's desperate battle against drugs, alcoholism, and a violent environment, as he searched for a better way of life on the streets of New York City.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Upon This Rock : the Miracles of a Black Church (93 Edition) by Samuel G. Freedman Publisher Comments Prologue Another Beggar "The first African slaves arrived in the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam in 1626. Some thirty-four years later, it is recorded, slaves appeared in the adjoining town of Brooklyn. Well before the end of the century, historical... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail by Ruben Martinez Publisher Comments The U.S.-Mexican border is one of the most permeable boundaries in the world, breached daily by Mexicans in search of work. Thousands die crossing the line and those who reach "the other side" are branded illegals, undocumented and unprotected. Crossing... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn Publisher Comments In this 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner, Nerburn draws the reader deep into the world of an Indian elder known only as Dan--a world of Indian towns, white roadside cafes, and abandoned roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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