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1.The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American DreamThe Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $10.17

Customer Review:
Although very well written, the book reads like a self congratulatory thesis. I wanted to learn more about Obama before voting in November, as the press hypes everything and we live now in the age of 'gotcha politics'. I am also reading McCain's book 'Faith of my Fathers.' Hopefully both these... more info

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2.Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and InheritanceDreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $10.17

Customer Review:
Just when my faith in America was at an all-time low, along comes Barack Obama and his very human, extraordinary memoir, full of hope, suffering, loss, joy, redemption, and an abiding faith in God. This is an amazing life: born of a white, American mother and a Kenyan father, he embodies the world... more info

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3.Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them TogetherSame Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together
from Thomas Nelson
Price: $10.19

Customer Review:
"Same Kind of Different as Me" is an excellent read; in fact, I rate it among the best I have ever read! I read it through without putting it down, as did my brother and my son. Highly recommended!

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4.The Color of Water 10th Anniversary EditionThe Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition
from Riverhead Trade
Price: $11.20

Customer Review:
This is such a good book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It reminds me of so many strong women I know who raised their kids to the best of their ability regardless of their circumstances.

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5.Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning LifeQuiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life
from Tyndale
Price: $17.81

Customer Review:
What an inspiration Coach Tony Dungy is and this book was one I could not put down.

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6.I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
from Bantam
Price: $6.99

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We are the members of the South Mill Young Readers Book Club located in Conyers, Georgia. We are in the thirteen year old age bracket and thought it would be challenging to attempt to read and understand this story. As a result of our reading, we rate the book as follows:
Creativity - B+ more info

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7.The Slaves War: The Civil War in the Words of Former SlavesThe Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves
from Houghton Mifflin
Price: $18.48

Customer Review:
I had just finished reading Complicity (The North's involvment in the slave trade) when this book arrived. It is a wonderfully written "history" book & I love history

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8.The Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex HaleyThe Autobiography of Malcolm X : As Told to Alex Haley
from Ballantine Books
Price: $7.99

Customer Review:
I read this book along time ago and still retain alot of what I learned from it. There is no beating around the bush in this from the beginning he tells of his life as it happened. He tells of an early career in crime to his time in prison and he does not attempt to sugarcoat anything. He does... more info

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9.Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and YouthBlack Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth
from Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Price: $10.17

Customer Review:
Often when you see books written about the life of black people in any point and time before the 1960's its main message is "My life was hard because white people are terrible," and that gets very redundant. However this was quite refreshing, as he did not harp on racism on every page. This is a... more info

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10.Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the StreetsGang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
from Penguin Press HC, The
Price: $17.13

Customer Review:
I found the book to be very good, however I thought it could have been better.
While it contained many great stories about events Sudhir experienced, I would have preferred it if it was a biography on the gang leader, or the gang.
A bit less of the sociology side of things would have made... more info

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