What Color Is My World': The Lost History of African-American Inventors, Hardcover - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Reducere. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineupof little-known African-American inventors in this l...

Reducere. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineupof little-known African-American inventors in this l...

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The young Mycroft Holmes draws on his brother's assistance, investigating a mysterious orphanage overdose with connections to the top of the Britis...

DescriptionThe new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes. It is 1873, and Mycroft Holmes is in s...

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Reducere. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERKareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring...

Reducere. The bestselling novel starring Sherlock Holmes's enigmatic brother, from NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Fresh out of Cambridge University, the you...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Heather Andrea WilliamsAfter the Civil War, African Americans placed poignant "information wanted" advertisements in newspa...

DescriptionLook closer. Grant Snider's beautiful debut picture book explores the wonders--and colors--of nighttime. For night is not just black and...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael A. CarsonA considerable amount of the world's most influential inventors have been African-American, which is a fac...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Otha Richard SullivanEditor: Jim HaskinsMeet the black inventors who lived their dreams--from the earlyyears to modern time...

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DescriptionA post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in the...

After Kenneth W. Warren's What Was African American Literature?, Margo N. Crawford delivers What is African American Literature? The idea of Africa...

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DescriptionAfrican American poetry is as old as America itself, yet this touchstone of American identity is often overlooked. In this critical hist...

Reducere. Did you know your cellphone was invented by an African American? What about the doorknob, mailbox, or the home security system? Through the book, y...

"A Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A compelling saga that gives a voice...

The extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American history--Henry Ford and Thomas Edison--and their attempt to create an electric-powered c...

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This definitive history of African-American theatre embraces companies from across the U.S., as well as the anglophone Caribbean and African-Americ...

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Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Thomas HagerIllustration(s): Black-and-white images throughoutNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139...

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Contributor(s): Author: Otha Richard SullivanEditor: Jim HaskinsMeet African american women of science and invention from the early years to modern...

Argues that, contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, freethought has been central to black polit...

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Philosophical esotericism--the practice of communicating one's unorthodox thoughts "between the lines"--was a common practice until the end of the ...

This book charts the history of Scotland's unique legal system from medieval times to the digital age, including previously unknown material from A...

On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson thrust the United States into World War I by declaring, "The world must be made safe for democracy." For the 380, ...

Reducere. Over the past thirty years, visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig has crafted a highly distinctive body of work. Playful, enthralling, and whip-...

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