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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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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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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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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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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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Hidden Wound (89 Edition) by Wendell Berry Publisher Comments In this beautifully written book-length essay, Berry explores the “hidden wound” of racism and its pernicious effects on white people in America. Rigorous, honest, and deeply felt, The Hidden Wound is essential reading for anyone hoping to... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Whiteness of a Different Color : European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race (98 Edition) by Matthew Frye Jacobson Publisher Comments America's racial odyssey is the subject of this remarkable work of historical imagination. Matthew Frye Jacobson argues that race resides not in nature but in the contingencies of politics and culture. In ever-changing racial categories we glimpse the... (read more) List Price $34.50 Your price: $20.00 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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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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Readings for Diversity and Social Justice (2ND 10 Edition) by Maurianne Adams Publisher Comments For over ten years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the go-to anthology for the broadest possible coverage of issues related to identity and oppression from a social justice perspective. This highly-anticipated second edition breaks... (read more) List Price $51.95 Your price: $39.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Black Looks : Race and Representation (92 Edition) by bell hooks About the Author One of the leading public intellectuals of her generation, bell hooks has authored over 20 books, including several classics in African-American and Women's Studies. Known mainly as a feminist thinker, hooks addresses a broad range of issues related to... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Brown: The Last Discovery of America by Richard Rodriguez Publisher Comments In his dazzling new memoir, Richard Rodriguez reflects on the color brown and the meaning of Hispanics to the life of America today. Rodriguez argues that America has been brown since its inception — since the moment the African and the European met... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Killing the Black Body : Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty (97 Edition) by Dorothy Roberts Publisher Comments The image of the "Welfare Queen" continues to dominate white America's perceptions of black women and to shape our government's policies concerning black women's reproductive decisions. In Killing the Black Body, Dorothy Roberts explodes the myths about... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Everyday Life in South Asia (2ND 10 Edition) by Diane P. Mines Synopsis This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essays added. The result is... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $15.00 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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