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The Walls of Jericho
ISBN: 9780008444358 / Miękka / 04-03-2021 / 224 str. Książka dostępna od: 04-03-2021 |
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66,11 zł |
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The Rib King
ISBN: 9780062979063 / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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112,14 zł |
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Destiny's Dilemma
ISBN: 9781514209615 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell's Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hugh...
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42,72 zł |
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Glorious
ISBN: 9781936070114 / Angielski / Miękka / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "The seeming inevitability of cruel fate juxtaposes the triumph of the spirit in this remarkably rich and powerful novel, "Glorious." Bernice McFadden's fully realized characters are complicated, imperfect beings, but if ever a character were worthy of love and honor, it is her Easter Bartlett. This very American story is fascinating; it is also heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and beautifully written."Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of "The Scenic Route"
"Riveting. . . . I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes. Toni Morrison, on "The... "The seeming inevitability of cruel fate juxtaposes the triumph of the spirit in this remarkably rich and powerful novel, "Glorious." Bernice McFadden...
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64,35 zł |
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The N-Word of the Narcissus
ISBN: 9789076660110 / Angielski / Miękka / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "The N-word of the Narcissus" tells the tale of a fateful voyage of a British sailing ship, and on that voyage the ability of a lone black man to take the crew hostage. Conrad appears to have been the first to highlight the phenomenon of manipulation based in white guilt.
"The N-word of the Narcissus" tells the tale of a fateful voyage of a British sailing ship, and on that voyage the ability of a lone black man to take...
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80,39 zł |
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The Skeenas
ISBN: 9781535476751 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. I sat heavy-hearted alongside my sister and cuz in the funkily cramped waiting room of the trauma ward at Keystone med, my mind racing and my heart pounding on awaiting just the tiniest sliver of news from the doc on my good old coworker and longtime friend's progress while his sister, Rhonda was nearly down to the cuticles of her nails in extreme rhinoceros anxiety.
I sat heavy-hearted alongside my sister and cuz in the funkily cramped waiting room of the trauma ward at Keystone med, my mind racing and my heart po...
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26,01 zł |
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Justice for Toby: A Fish Springs Novel
ISBN: 9780692740859 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The year is 1883. The place is Fish Springs-a remote mountain community in rugged East Tennessee. The grisly murder of a black man and the pursuit of his killer in predominantly white Carter County rekindle old hatred and bigotry. Will the victim's killer be caught and brought to justice? Or will the white power structure in this mountain community dismiss the murder as just another Negro who got out of line and deserved to die? The Ku Klux Klan gets involved, and the accused murderer hires a take-no-prisoners, crafty defense attorney. Witnesses are threatened, property is destroyed and the...
The year is 1883. The place is Fish Springs-a remote mountain community in rugged East Tennessee. The grisly murder of a black man and the pursuit of ...
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80,02 zł |
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Clotel: Or, the President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States
ISBN: 9780312621070 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. Clotel; or The President's Daughter (1853), the first published novel by an African American, has recently emerged as a canonical text for courses in African American as well as nineteenth-century American literature courses. The story was inspired by the rumored sexual relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, and this edition of Clotel is the only one to reprint selections from the key texts and cultural documents that Brown drew on (and even appropriated) when he wrote his novel. The streamlined second edition includes an updated...
Clotel; or The President's Daughter (1853), the first published novel by an African American, has recently emerged as a canonical...
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113,10 zł |
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Gathering of Waters
ISBN: 9781617750311 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Selected as a Go On Girl Book Pick
"100 Notable Books of 2012" "--New York Times" "50 Best Books of 2012" "--Washington Post" "McFadden works a kind of miracle -- not only do her characters] retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surprises . . . Beautiful and evocative, "Gathering of Waters" brings three generations to life . . . The real power of the narrative lies in the richness and complexity of the characters. While they inhabit these pages they live, and they do so gloriously and messily and magically, so that we are... Selected as a Go On Girl Book Pick
"100 Notable Books of 2012" "--New York Times" "50 Best Books of 2012" "--Washington Post" "McFadden wo... |
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64,35 zł |
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No Trumpets, No Bugles: An African-American American Story
ISBN: 9780998452210 / Angielski / Miękka / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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63,53 zł |
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From Rum to Roots
ISBN: 9780989216104 / Angielski / Miękka / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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76,06 zł |
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Hard Times on a Southern Chain Gang : Originally Published as the Novel Georgia Nigger (1932)
ISBN: 9781611170443 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. The New York Times praised Communist Party reporter John L. Spivak s shocking 1932 novel Georgia Nigger as having the weight and authority of a sociological investigation. This Southern Classics edition makes Spivak s narrative available to modern readers, augmented with a new introduction by David A. Davis as well as additional documents Spivak gathered during his investigation into the abuses of the Depression-era Southern prison system.
Georgia Nigger exposes the institutionalized system of sharecropping, debt peonage, and exorbitant chain gang sentences that trapped many southern... The New York Times praised Communist Party reporter John L. Spivak s shocking 1932 novel Georgia Nigger as having the weight and authority of a sociol...
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74,68 zł |
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The Peach Seed
ISBN: 9781466401129 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Peach Seed needs no comparison to other books it stands alone in its telling of a tragic yet triumphant story. A story that starts with a tranquil old-timey feel to the narrative that grows and expands with the reader. Adelia Wade is a reluctant psychic who doesn't intervene when her son E. J. joins the Marine Corps completely unaware of the tragic fate that awaits him. His brother Bobby who hates his decision, sees 1968 America in a totally different light wondering if E. J. joined for all the wrong reasons. Adelia won't accept the news of E. J.'s death when a uniformed officer knocks on...
The Peach Seed needs no comparison to other books it stands alone in its telling of a tragic yet triumphant story. A story that starts with a tranquil...
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67,68 zł |
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Yonder Lies Josiah's Gold: The Possibility of America's First Successful Prospector
ISBN: 9781470194611 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Slave miners prior to 1860 who freed themselves from slavery with great prospecting skills. Josiah learned about gold from his grandfather. His skills took him through Gold Rushes in Georgia, North Carolina, California and Colorado.
Slave miners prior to 1860 who freed themselves from slavery with great prospecting skills. Josiah learned about gold from his grandfather. His skills...
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42,51 zł |
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Buffalo Soldier: Homecoming
ISBN: 9781475276688 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Second in the YA history series about the Buffalo Soldiers in the American west.
Second in the YA history series about the Buffalo Soldiers in the American west.
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30,01 zł |
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The Nigger Factory
ISBN: 9780802120533 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1972, Gil Scott-Heron s striking second novel, The Nigger Factory, is a powerful parable of the way in which human beings are conditioned to think, drawing inspiration from Scott-Heron s own experiences as a student in the late 1960 s and early 70 s.
Earl Thomas, student body president at Sutton University, is in a difficult position: struggling with the fact that even a historically black college could be part of a system that still privileges whites, he s also threatened by his fellow students, members of radical activist group MJUMBE. Claiming the time... Originally published in 1972, Gil Scott-Heron s striking second novel, The Nigger Factory, is a powerful parable of the way in which human bein...
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60,59 zł |
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The Treason of Mary Louvestre
ISBN: 9781938467189 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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105,03 zł |
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Chronicles of a Slave Girl: A Slave Narrative
ISBN: 9781482358568 / Angielski / Miękka / 386 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the rather unique saga of Mary, the beautiful mulatto woman, who has been led to believe that because of her mixed blood, fair complexion and straight hair she has an advantage over dem Afreecans of less stature, and who slave in the masters fields from can't see in the morning 'til can't see at night and who can hardly speak the language. Not only can she speak the language she can read it. This and a host of other issues, like growing up in the big house lead Mary to truly believe that she is better than the other slaves and especially the Africans. But a series of events brings her...
This is the rather unique saga of Mary, the beautiful mulatto woman, who has been led to believe that because of her mixed blood, fair complexion and ...
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84,36 zł |
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Blake; Or, the Huts of America: A Corrected Edition
ISBN: 9780674088726 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Martin R. Delany's Blake (1859, 1861-1862) is one of the most important African American--and indeed American--works of fiction of the nineteenth century. It tells the story of Henry Blake's escape from a southern plantation and his subsequent travels across the United States, into Canada, and to Africa and Cuba. His mission is to unite the black populations of the American Atlantic regions, both free and slave, in the struggle for freedom, whether through insurrection or through emigration and the creation of an independent black state. Blake is a rhetorical masterpiece, all... Martin R. Delany's Blake (1859, 1861-1862) is one of the most important African American--and indeed American--works of fiction of the ninet... |
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83,86 zł |
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Freak Story: 1967-1969
ISBN: 9781481864244 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "This novel has everything: a coming of age story, a family drama, and a thriller, all in one splendid read " Buddy Hartman was adopted by a woman who wanted to get a child to please her husband. When the husband leaves, the woman becomes a prostitute to support herself, and then becomes an addict to soothe the pain. Buddy learns early that life teaches you to be selfish. However, it's Buddy's own drug abuse later in life that leads him to Barry, his "Eskimo," who saves him from a life of addiction. At 31, Buddy is a sober and clean music promoter in Minneapolis, and he writes mysteries on...
"This novel has everything: a coming of age story, a family drama, and a thriller, all in one splendid read " Buddy Hartman was adopted by a woman who...
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