Drylongso: A Self-Portrait of Black America, Paperback - John Langston Gwaltney

In writing his Self-Portrait of Black America, anthropologist, folklorist, and humanist John Gwaltney went in search of "Core Black People"--the or...

Through a selection of letters to friends and literary peers, the author presents insight into the life and work of David Jones. He covers the last...

Reducere. This "smart, confident, and necessary" (Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author) first cultural biography of rap superstar and "master of s...

Bill Clinton has always had a congenial relationship with African Americans, even being labeled "the first black president." Yet Clinton's presiden...

A book of poems by the world's celebrated poet.Publisher: Carcanet Press LtdAuthor(s): John AshberyNumber of pages: 80Publication date: 2007Dimensi...

Reducere. Berkeley linguistics professor John McWhorter, born at the dawn of the post-Civil Rights era, spent years trying to make sense of this question. No...

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Self-Portrait with a Swarm of Bees, to be published in Arc's flagship translation series 'Visible Poets', combines the poet's unerring instinct for...

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Reducere. With the publication of his first book of poems, The Weary Blues, in 1926, Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in black ...

In November 2019, 30 famous poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong and ten cities in China afterwards to read their works based on the t...

A new history of self-portraiture, and the artworks that offer the deepest insights into an artist's personal, psychological and creative world. No...

A captivating, controversial interrogation of race and identity from one of America's most brilliant cultural critics

Weighing as much as a small car, a rover named Curiosity rolls quietly around Mars. Curiosity's instruments collect data and its cameras take image...

These poems stitch loss to memory, to colours and smells, to tastes of past and present, canvas and ink.Publisher: BiblioasisAuthor(s): Jessica Hie...

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Reducere. This beloved poem by Langston Hughes, illustrated by the award-winning Sean Qualls, is an irresistible celebration of the love between mother and b...

Reducere. Married in 1764, Abigail and John Adams worked side by side for a decade, raising a family while John became one of the most prosperous, respected ...

Reducere. This first cultural biography of rap superstar and "master of storytelling" (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and ...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking book that places Rootwork in its rightful spot among other magickal traditions, Tayannah Lee McQuillar offers a fun and prac...

Patricia Clark's poems immerse the reader in the living world through the quality of her attention and appreciation. There's hard-won intelligence ...

Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, two giants of the Harlem Renaissance, were best friends-until they weren't.

Kodokan judo, one of the most well-known martial arts in the world today, was originated by Jigoro Kano (1860-1938). Kano was a martial artist and ...

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Publisher: Encounter Books, USANumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 34Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): William B. AllenR...

This is essentially the story of the Chinese Communist Party in its own words.

Reducere. Self-Portrait, with Parents and Footnotes is a story of movement. Moving from city to city characterized the author's growing up--from Poland to Be...

An intimate, definitive celebration of the world's most successful and critically acclaimed musician

Reducere. The Voice of a People: Speeches from Black America (2021) is a collection of speeches from some of the leading African American intellectuals, arti...

"The ultimate book for both the dabbler and serious scholar--.Hughes] is sumptuous and sharp, playful and sparse, grounded in an earthy music--. Th...

Reducere. In her book, Geneva Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black c...

Reducere. DescriptionSpanning thirty years of dazzling work--from luminous early love lyrics to often-anthologized Asian American identity anthems, from poli...

Reducere. Acclaimed linguist and award-winning writer John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communitie...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Celia PaulNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Lance Freeman traces the evolving role of predominantly black neighborhoods in northern cities from the late nineteenth century through the present...

Reducere. Equal parts freedom fighter and statesman, Nelson Mandela bestrode the world stage for the past three decades, building a legacy that places him in...

Reducere. DescriptionBirdville School opened in 1922 on the corner of two dirt roads at the edge of a fallow farm. Over the next 67 years it witnessed, and i...

Bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting black communities ...

Reducere. DARWIN'S ATHLETES focuses on society's fixation with black athletic achievement. Hoberman argues that this obsession has come to play a troubling r...