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#1 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
The author shares his personal journey from his birth in South Africa to his job behind a desk at "The Daily Show."
Author
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#2 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 19 available
510.9252 L4813h
Bordeaux - Adult Non-Fiction 12 available
510.9252 L4813h
Donelson - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
510.9252 L4813h
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | First edition. | William Morrow | xviii, 346 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 19 available 510.9252 L4813h Bordeaux - Adult Non-Fiction 12 available 510.9252 L4813h Donelson - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 510.9252 L4813h |
On Shelf
Edgehill - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 510.9252 L4813h
Hadley Park - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 510.9252 L4813h
Looby - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 510.9252 L4813h
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | Unabridged. | Blackstone | 9 audio discs (10 3/4 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Edgehill - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 510.9252 L4813h Hadley Park - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 510.9252 L4813h Looby - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 510.9252 L4813h |
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2016 | OverDrive | Unabridged | HarperAudio | English | Available Online
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Checked Out
1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2016 | OverDrive | HarperCollins | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
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Checked Out
1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
Publication Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2016 | HarperCollins | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 3 people are on the wait list.
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On Shelf
Main - Upon Request - Adult Book Club In A Bag 1 available
Book Club in a Bag
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | First edition. | William Morrow | 1 bag (black and yellow) ; 30 x 44 cm. + 10 books, discussion questions, author's biography, "Tips for starting a successful Book club" and instructions for Book Club in a Bag program. | English | On Shelf
Main - Upon Request - Adult Book Club In A Bag 1 available Book Club in a Bag |
On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Large Print 1 available
510.9252 L4813h Large Type
Donelson - Adult Large Print 1 available
510.9252 L4813h Large Type
Green Hills - Adult Large Print 1 available
510.9252 L4813h Large Type
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | First Harper Luxe edition. | Harper Luxe | xxiv, 543 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Large Print 1 available 510.9252 L4813h Large Type Donelson - Adult Large Print 1 available 510.9252 L4813h Large Type Green Hills - Adult Large Print 1 available 510.9252 L4813h Large Type |
Description
Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation. Originally relegated to teaching math in...
Author
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#3 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
Presents an exploration of race discrimination in U.S. history and current culture, written from the author in the form of a letter to his adolescent son. Discusses what it means to be African American and offers advice and encouragement for finding ways to be comfortable in one's own skin.
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#4 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
364.973 A3773n
Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
364.973 A3773n
Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
364.973 A3773n 2012
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2010 | Distributed by Perseus Distribution | xi, 290 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 364.973 A3773n Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 364.973 A3773n Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 364.973 A3773n 2012 |
On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 364.973 A3773n 2012
Madison - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 364.973 A3773n 2012
Southeast - Adult Audiobook 1 available
CD AUDIO 364.973 A3773n 2012
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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p2012 | Unabridged. | Recorded Books | 11 sound discs (13 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 364.973 A3773n 2012 Madison - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 364.973 A3773n 2012 Southeast - Adult Audiobook 1 available CD AUDIO 364.973 A3773n 2012 |
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2012 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Recorded Books, Inc | English | Available Online
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2020 | OverDrive | The New Press | English | Available Online
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2020 | The New Press | English | Available Online
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Description
Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.
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#5 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
Chronicles a young lawyer's founding of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice committed to defending the poor, women and children, and the wrongly condemned, and the ways in which he was transformed by his first case, that of a man sentenced to die for a murder he claimed he didn't commit.
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March volume 1
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#7 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
The library does not own any copies of this title.
Description
Presents a graphic telling of the true story of Congressman John Lewis, who was a founder of the Nashville Student Movement and participated in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in such actions as the March on Washington.
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#8 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
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On Shelf
East - Adult Biography 1 available
B R134m
Hadley Park - Adult Biography 1 available
B R134m
Southeast - Adult Biography 1 available
B R134m
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2015. | First 37 Ink/Atria Books hardcover edition. | 37 Ink/Atria | xv, 204 pages ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
East - Adult Biography 1 available B R134m Hadley Park - Adult Biography 1 available B R134m Southeast - Adult Biography 1 available B R134m |
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2015 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Simon & Schuster Audio | English | Available Online
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2015 | OverDrive | Simon & Schuster | English | Available Online
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2015 | Simon & Schuster | English | Available Online
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Description
"A collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and Black as cool ... [from] Issa Rae, the creator of the Shorty Award-winning ... series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"--
Author
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#9 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
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On Shelf
Madison - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
792.76 R6636y
Pruitt - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
792.76 R6636y
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2016] | Plume | xxxii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Madison - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 792.76 R6636y Pruitt - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 792.76 R6636y |
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2016 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2016 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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2016 | Penguin Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Description
A hilarious and affecting essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from celebrated stand-up comedian and WNYC podcaster Phoebe Robinson.
Being a Black woman in American means contending with old prejudices and fresh absurdities. Robinson uses her trademark wit to explore examine our cultural climate and skewer our biases with humor and heart.
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#10 on the Race and Civil Rights list for 2017-01-15.
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On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
305.8 K335s
Bordeaux - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
305.8 K335s
Donelson - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available
305.8 K335s
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Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 305.8 K335s Bordeaux - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 305.8 K335s Donelson - Adult Non-Fiction 1 available 305.8 K335s | |
Library Use Only
Special Collections - Civil Rights Room 1 available SpecColl 305.8 K335s NCR |
Publication Date | Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2017 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Novel Audio | English | Available Online
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2016 | OverDrive | PublicAffairs | English | Available Online
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2016 | PublicAffairs | English | Available Online
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Description
The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.
Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America — it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American...
Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America — it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American...