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Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
Randy Roberts - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the world. But Malcolm X, the most famous minister in the Nation of Islam - a sect many white Americans deemed a hate cult - saw the potential... |
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The Mosaic Project
Terri Lyne Carrington Format: Audio CD
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For more than two decades, drummer, producer and vocalist Terri Lyne Carrington has crafted an eclectic brand of jazz that incorporates elements of bebop, soul, funk and much more. Carrington brings the same diverse sensibility to her new recording and her fifth overall.... |
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True Stories
The Rippingtons - EOne Music Format: CD
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True Stories is the 30th Anniversary release from The Rippingtons. RussFreeman has been at the forefront of the contemporary jazz, smooth jazz,and instrumental pop music genres! They have sold over 3 Million albums to date.Every new Rippingtons album has Debuted in the Top 5 of the BillboardJazz... |
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The Atlantic Years In Mono
John Coltrane - Atlantic Recording Corporation Format: CD
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The superb 2016 six-disc John Coltrane box set The Atlantic Years: In Mono brings together most of the legendary jazz musician's Atlantic albums into one package, restored to their original mono sound. Beginning in 1959, Coltrane's Atlantic years were a transformative time for the saxophonist,... |
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Whiskey Words & a Shovel II
R H Sin - Andrews McMeel Publishing Format: Paperback
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Real and raw, the voice of R. H. Sin delivers gritty, impassioned truths on matters of loving, living, and leaving in his second book of poetry. Sin's first book is a bestseller and continues to delight his one million followers.R.H. Sin's second volume continues the passion and vigor... |
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Born to Love, Cursed to Feel
Samantha King - Andrews McMeel Publishing Format: Paperback
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For fans of r.h. Sin comes a new voice, Samantha King's raw, relatable poetry both celebrates love and mourns the human "curse to feel." Her verse transports readers to the most private reaches of love and longing. Born to Love, Cursed to Feel is about love - the good,... |
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March: Book Three
Nate Powell - Top Shelf Productions Format: Paperback
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2016 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature2017 Printz Award Winner2017 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner2017 Sibert Medal Winner2017 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner2017 Walter Award Winner"One of the Best Books of 2016" - Publishers WeeklyWelcome... |
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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A Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Best Books of 2017 Long-listed for the National Book Award "Rothstein has presented what I consider to be the most forceful argument ever published on how federal, state, and local governments gave rise to and reinforced neighborhood segregation." -- William... |
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Freedom & Surrender
Lizz Wright Format: Audio CD
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Lizz Wright makes her Concord debut with Freedom & Surrender. Renowned for her earthy voice & emotive straight-forward vocals, she teams with 4-time GRAMMY-winning bassist & producer Larry Klein, whos best known for his work with Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, Herbie... |
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X Kendi - Nation Books Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IN RACE AND CIVIL RIGHTSFINALIST FOR THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTIONTHE MOST AMBITIOUS BOOK OF 2016 - The Washington PostA BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2016A WASHINGTON... |
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