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Henry Louis Gates
A foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, by one of the nation's major literary critics
Distilled over many years from…
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In 1739 Bordeaux's Royal Academy of Sciences held an essay contest seeking answers to a pressing question: What was the cause of Africans' black skin? Published here for the first…
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An affordable, compact primer on the artist who drastically shifted the course of late 20th-century art
This reader provides a concise introduction to the widely popular yet oft-misunderstood artist Jean-Michel…
Dr. Nina Jablonski, Dr. Holly Y. McGee
Hi!! I'm Epi Dermis, but my friends just call me Skin!
Raise your hands if you sweat, tan, itch, have hair, or have freckles!
I've been feeling pretty sensitive lately…
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Zora Neale Hurston
'One of the greatest writers of our time.' Toni Morrison
Maurice Berger
The first title in Aperture's Vision & Justice Book Series-featuring a collection of award-winning short essays by Maurice Berger that explore the intersections of photography, race, and visual culture. Created…
Henry Louis Mencken
Nietzsche left no systematic exposition of his philosophy and so it remains the subject of intense scholarly dispute and interpretation. Because of Nietzsche's evocative style and often outrageous claims his…
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"Henry Louis Gates is a national treasure. Here, he returns with an intellectual and at times deeply personal meditation on the hard-fought evolution and the very meaning of African American…
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Host of PBS's Finding Your Roots and famed Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses African-American immigration and ancestry in the context of the American political climate.
Noliwe Rooks
An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America's towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in…
Tiya Miles
"Though broad strokes of Tubman's story are widely known, Miles probes deeper, examining her inner life, faith and relationships with other enslaved Black women to paint a deeper, more vibrant…
H.L. Mencken was America's most prominent iconoclastic journalist of the first half of the 20th century, and he still has a considerable following. Mencken's writings have been in print continuously…
Tony Nourmand
From the collection of the world-renowned Separate Cinema archives, this is an extensive look at some of the most iconic poster art in black cinema history.
Randy Louis Cox
Editor-photographer Randy Cox literally had a front-row seat to history when he covered the Braves' 1974 home opener and his hero Henry Aaron belted career home run #715. Pull up…
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Louis Pelzer
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Stuart Hall
In this work drawn from lectures delivered in 1994 a founding figure of cultural studies reflects on the divisive, deadly consequences of our politics of identification. Stuart Hall untangles the…
Henry Greville
Au moment ou Louis Breuil mettait la main sur l'anneau du timbre, huit heures du soir sonnaient a l'hotel de ville de Chateaudun. Le jeune homme retira ses doigts avec…
William Louis Henry
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Henry James
The part of life that he cares for most is youth, and the direct expression of the love of youth is the beginning and the end of his message. His…
A primer from one of America’s most esteemed and popular intellectuals
Beverly Cleary
Henry Huggins makes a deal with his father–if Henry can keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month, he can go fishing with his father. Ribsy does his…
Henry and his friends build a clubhouse, and trouble ensues when they exclude Ramona and Beezus, who try to sneak in.
La vida cambia para Henry Huggins con la aparicion de Ribsy, un perro flaco y desgarbado que encuentra un dia a la salida de la Y.M.C.A. Juntos corren toda clase…
Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. From that moment on, the…
All Henry Huggins wants is his very own bicycle, but no matter how hard he tries to raise the money, he ends up with too much trouble and not enough…
Cleary’s first and one of her most popular novels is available in this 50th anniversary edition with a new Introduction by the author. Illustrations.
The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art is the first comprehensive survey of the visual representation of people of African descent in the region. This first…
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The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art is the first comprehensive survey of the visual representation of people of African descent in the region. This second…
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Meg Greene
This full-length biography explores the multifaceted-and altogether fascinating-life, opinions, and accomplishments of African American scholar and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: A Biography is the first…
Bernardin Lekain
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Henri Martin
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Henry Overstolz
Lettres Intimes De Henri IV (1876) par Dussieux, Louis est un livre qui pr?????sente une collection de lettres ?????crites par le roi Henri IV de France. Ces lettres sont des…
Lettres Intimes de Henri IV est un livre ?????crit par Louis Dussieux en 1876. Ce livre contient une collection de lettres personnelles ?????crites par le roi Henri IV, qui a…
Louis P Haight
This compelling biography tells the story of Charles Henry Hackley, a prominent businessman and philanthropist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing on a wealth of historical records…
Henry Louis
In this comprehensive guide to gold milling, author Henry Louis provides an in-depth look at the processes and techniques involved in extracting gold from ore. The book covers everything from…
