books about: african     books:     African      Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America Paul Tough Houghton Mifflin, 2008 "Let us put our minds together... ... and see what life we can make for our children", a quote by Sitting Bull, embraces the philosophy and vision of outstanding educator, reformer, and leader Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone. Part biography, part call to action, "Whatever it ...             The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood Helene Cooper Simon & Schuster, 2008 The Africa Seldom Portrayed This tender memoir shows us a side of society that exists in many African countries but is seldom portrayed--the upper middle class. I found it refreshing to read about the lives of Africans of means who aren't embezzlers and tin-pot dictators or blood-crazed war ...             Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who ... Ron Hall, Denver Moore Thomas Nelson, 2008 Outstanding, Compelling Outstanding book! While my book club members had mixed reviews on this book, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It has a strong spirituality/religious message, which I mostly set aside. What was compelling to me was the cross-cultural relationship between the two authors, and ...             Things Fall Apart: A Novel Chinua Achebe Anchor, 1994 What makes fiction important I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong ...             Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust Immaculee Ilibagiza Hay House, 2007 Anything is possible... It is unbelievable that people could kill so many people in such a gruesome fashion. It is even more unbelievable that Immaculee could forgive those killers. This book is about more than just the genocide, it is about the power and absolute necessity of forgiveness. ...             Cross Country James Patterson Little, Brown and Company, 2008 When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a ...             A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future Daniel H. Pink Riverhead Trade, 2006 A whole new way to see the world A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to ...             The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family Annette Gordon-reed W.W. Norton & Co., 2008 Story of an interesting family Following on the heels of several other studies of black families from the time of the Civil War, The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America's First Black Dynasty and the black upper class, Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class this book ...             Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Barack Obama Three Rivers Press, 2004 Poetic Introspection This amazingly frank memoir bares the soul of a confused and deprived, then ambitious and determined, man of his times. The multi-racial, multi-cultural, migratory experience of Barack Obama both reflects and defines the post-modern secular society that the United ...             The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage) Barack Obama Vintage, 2008 Obama is the man baby, the next president in 2008! Obama is the man baby, the next president in 2008! This book is GREAT, and everyone should read it. Sorry my review is not a novel like everyone else.             True to the Game III Teri Woods Grand Central Publishing, 2008 Typical happy ending I think the first book was the best but the others had more detail; there all good books, the story ended the way it was suppose too             Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph Alonzo Mourning, Dan Wetzel Ballantine Books, 2008 Great read I've read 11 of the 14 chapters in this book so far. I've only had it two days. It is truly a great read and I'm usually pretty hard to please. I don't want to discuss any details and spoil it for anyone who may be reading it. Let's just say there are some ...             Purple Panties: An Eroticanoir.com Anthology Strebor Books, 2008 hotttt THIS BOOK WAS VERY HOT AND STEAMY. ZANE NEVER DISAPPOINTS ME. HER BOOKS ARE ALWAYS VERY GOOD. PURPLE PANTIES IS VERY HOT. EVERYONE SHOULD PICK THIS BOOK UP AND CUDDLE NEXT TO SOMEONE SPECIAL AND ENJOY THE HOT WET FUN THEY WILL HAVE WHILE READING THIS BOOK.THANKS ZANE             Invisible Man Ralph Ellison Vintage, 1995 Completely Unique Invisible Man / 0-679-73276-4 Ellison's master work is breathtaking, indescribable, and completely unique. This long and careful allegory of the young black man making his way through the white world is filled with passages so crammed with myth and meaning that the ...             Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II Douglas A. Blackmon Doubleday, 2008 Very quick delivery! 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