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The Grace of Silence
- A Memoir
- Narrado por: Michele Norris
- Duración: 5 h y 48 m
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In the wake of talk of a “post-racial America” upon the ascendance of Barack Obama as president of the United States, Michele Norris, host of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, set out, through original reporting, to write a book about “the hidden conversation on race” that is going on in this country. But along the way she unearthed painful family secrets - from her father’s shooting by the Birmingham police within weeks of his discharge from service in World War II to her grandmother’s peddling pancake mix as an itinerant Aunt Jemima.
In what became an intensely personal and bracing journey, Norris traveled from her childhood home in Minneapolis to her ancestral roots in the Deep South to explore “things left unsaid” by her family when she was growing up. Along the way she discovers how character is forged by both repression and revelation. She learns how silence became a form of self-protection and a means of survival for her parents - strivers determined to create a better life for their children at a time when America was beginning to experiment with racial equality - as it was for white Americans who grew up enforcing strict segregation (sometimes through violence) but who now live in a world where integration is the norm.
Extraordinary for Norris’s candor in examining her own complex racial legacy, The Grace of Silence is also informed by hundreds of interviews with ordinary Americans and wise observations about evolving attitudes toward race in America. It is concerned with assessing the truth of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s assertion that, vis-à-vis race, ours is a nation of cowards, for often what is left unsaid is more important than what is openly discussed.
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Kimi’s Obaachan, her grandmother, had always been a silent presence throughout her youth. Sipping tea by the fire, preparing sushi for the family, or indulgently listening to Ojichan’s (grandfather’s) stories for the thousandth time, Obaachan was a missing link to Kimi’s Japanese heritage, something she had had a mixed relationship with all her life. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, all Kimi ever wanted to do was fit in, spurning traditional Japanese cuisine and her grandfather’s attempts to teach her the language.
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A New LIfe
- De Kindle Customer en 08-14-12
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Levittown
- Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb
- De: David Kushner
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
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In the decade after World War II , one entrepreneurial family helped thousands of people buy into the American dream of owning a home. The Levitts, William, Alfred, and their father, Abe, pooled their talents to create storybook towns with affordable little houses. They laid out the welcome mat - but not to everyone. Levittown had a Whites-only policy.
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While the World Watched
- A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement
- De: Carolyn Maull McKinstry
- Narrado por: Felicia Bullock
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Fifteen-year-old Carolyn Maull McKinstry was just a few feet away when the Klan - planted bomb that killed four of her friends exploded in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It was one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, a sad day in American history…and the turning point in a young girl's life.
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Look Back and Live With Greater Understanding
- De jerrie Will en 05-07-21
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The Warmth of Other Suns
- The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- De: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 22 h y 40 m
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From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to new data and official records, to write this definitive and vividly dramatic account of how these American journeys unfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves.
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Superior non-fiction
- De Lila en 05-20-11
De: Isabel Wilkerson
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The Boys in the Bunkhouse
- Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
- De: Dan Barry
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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In the tiny Iowa farm town of Atalissa, dozens of men, all with intellectual disabilities and all from Texas, lived in an old schoolhouse. Before dawn each morning, they were bussed to a nearby processing plant, where they eviscerated turkeys in return for food, lodging, and $65 a month. They lived in near servitude for more than 30 years, enduring increasing neglect, exploitation, and physical and emotional abuse.
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Our Brothers' Keepers?
- De Gillian en 12-01-16
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The Wind in My Hair
- My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran
- De: Masih Alinejad
- Narrado por: Linda Henning
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A photo on Masih's Facebook page: a woman standing proudly, face bare, hair blowing in the wind. Her crime: removing her veil, or hijab, which is compulsory for women in Iran. This is the self-portrait that sparked "My Stealthy Freedom", a social media campaign that went viral. But Masih is so much more than the arresting face that sparked a campaign inspiring women to find their voices. She's also a world-class journalist whose personal story, told in her unforgettably bold and spirited voice, is emotional and inspiring.
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An inspiring journey
- De Krishna Teja Rekapalli en 01-06-19
De: Masih Alinejad
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Blood Done Sign My Name
- A True Story
- De: Timothy B. Tyson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
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On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old Black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert Teel and came out running. Teel and two of his sons chased and beat Marrow, then killed him in public as he pleaded for his life. Like many small Southern towns, Oxford had barely been touched by the civil rights movement. But in the wake of the killing, young African Americans took to the streets. While lawyers battled in the courthouse, the Klan raged in the shadows and Black Vietnam veterans torched the town’s tobacco warehouses.
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This Is A Very Good Book
- De Caleb en 03-22-05
De: Timothy B. Tyson
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The World According to Fannie Davis
- My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
- De: Bridgett M. Davis
- Narrado por: Bridgett M. Davis
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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A daughter's moving homage to an extraordinary parent, The World According to Fannie Davis is also the suspenseful, unforgettable story about the lengths to which a mother will go to "make a way out of no way" to provide a prosperous life for her family - and how those sacrifices resonate over time. This original, timely, and deeply relatable portrait of one American family is essential listening.
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Fantastic
- De BK en 02-15-19
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Just Like Us
- The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America
- De: Helen Thorpe
- Narrado por: Paula Christensen
- Duración: 15 h y 18 m
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Just Like Us tells the story of four high school students whose parents entered this country illegally from Mexico. All four of the girls have grown up in the United States, and all four want to live the American dream, but only two have documents. As the girls attempt to make it into college, they discover that only the legal pair see a clear path forward. A coming-of-age story about girlhood and friendship, as well as the resilience required to transcend poverty, Just Like Us is also a book about identity.
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I wanted to listen but...
- De PurpleSage en 03-22-14
De: Helen Thorpe
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They Said They Wanted Revolution
- A Memoir of My Parents
- De: Neda Toloui-Semnani
- Narrado por: Neda Toloui-Semnani
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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In 1979, Neda Toloui-Semnani’s parents left the United States for Iran to join the revolution. But the promise of those early heady days in Tehran was warped by the rise of the Islamic Republic. With the new regime came international isolation, cultural devastation, and profound personal loss for Neda. Her father was arrested and her mother was forced to make a desperate escape, pregnant and with Neda in tow.
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I learned so much. Great pacing, felt like I time-traveled
- De Jess Fuchs en 02-07-22
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Shanda
- A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
- De: Letty Cottin Pogrebin
- Narrado por: Dina Pearlman
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The word "shanda" is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. This book, Shanda, tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense twentieth-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit. In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family.
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Beautifully Written!
- De Adele Aron Greenspun en 01-12-23
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Finding Fish
- A Memoir
- De: Antwone Q. Fisher
- Narrado por: Thomas Penny
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Baby Boy Fisher was raised in institutions from the moment of his birth in prison to a single mother. He ultimately came to live with a foster family, where he endured near-constant verbal and physical abuse. In his midteens he escaped and enlisted in the navy, where he became a man of the world, raised by the family he created for himself. Finding Fish shows how, out of this unlikely mix of deprivation and hope, an artist was born.
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This book will not disappoint you.
- De Joseph en 10-16-16
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Sign My Name to Freedom
- A Memoir of a Pioneering Life
- De: Betty Reid-Soskin
- Narrado por: Betty Reid-Soskin
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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In Betty Reid Soskin’s 96 years of living, she has been a witness to a grand sweep of American history. When she was born in 1921, the lynching of African-Americans was a national epidemic, blackface minstrel shows were the most popular American form of entertainment, white women had only just won the right to vote, and most African-Americans in the Deep South could not vote at all. From her great-grandmother, who had been enslaved until her mid-20s, Betty heard stories of slavery and the times of terror and struggle for Black folk that followed.
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How she stressed Creole, but I guess it was a badge if honor not being regular black.
- De Satisfied customer en 05-21-24
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- Sonya
- 03-06-24
History of Blacks in the Military
I’m not sure how I ended up with a book written 14 years ago. Things in terms of race have certainly changed and not for the better. However as a retired military officer, I can certainly appreciate all of the military history that was included even though it was painful to hear. I’m in my 60s and only now starting to understand how much our ancestors left unsaid. I guess it was just too painful.
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- D Donaldson
- 03-26-24
the untold stories; Family
I truly appreciated the history lesson, as she explored her parents background and more importantly asking the tough questions of family, which often times isn't an task.
the heartbreak & suffering they endured, simply because, "that's just the way it was back then" is often times, a tough statement to hear.
thank you for taking me, the reader on that journey.
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- Melody
- 08-30-17
A wonderful memoir from Michele Norris
Michele's tone and cadence are soothing although the story is at times difficult to hear or painful. Her descriptions provide vivid pictures of her experiences and those of her family. Her family memoir is a captivating read/ listen. I am grateful she shared it. Cheers to the Norris family!
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- Jonelle
- 06-18-12
Very revealing look at race in America
I've always enjoyed listening to Michele Norris on NPR's All Things Considered.
After I heard her speak at a recent event for librarians, I decided that I needed to read this book.
Norris decided to write her story after doing a series of interviews with people in York Pennsylvania during President Obama's campaign for office. I remember those interviews about race in American, and this book helped open my eyes even further to the problems in America, both historically and now.
Definitely recommended.
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- Julie Pollaro
- 03-18-16
Pleasantly surprised
I purchased this book on sale. I had put off reading it for over a year , no real reason I just had second thoughts after purchasing it.
After I started reading it l looked forward to my morning commute. It was a heart warming story which most middle class people could relate to. It gave incite into what middle class black families endured during the 40's,50's 60's, & 70's.
Well done.
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- Marianne Murphy Zarzana
- 04-10-19
The Grace and Power of Michele Norris
I loved this book so much I'm going to use it as a text in my freshman composition class next fall at Southwest Minnesota State University, a small college in SW Minnesota attended by many 1st-generation farm kids. I discovered this book while doing research on Michele Norris prior to attending Michelle Obama's "Becoming".event in St. Paul, MN. I had long loved listening to Norris on NPR, and I was thrilled to find out she had a memoir. Her writing and story-telling are brilliant. Hearing her story in her own beautiful, rich voice was fantastic. I will be recommending this book widely and plan to create a book group at our college to discuss it and Michelle Obama's book.
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- ELEI
- 10-29-11
Captivating!
This book is so powerful on many levels! You will want to refer back to it again and again!
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- jacqualine
- 04-11-12
Just OK
Is there anything you would change about this book?
It was ok, I had a hard time getting through it, had to keep coming back just to finish it.
Has The Grace of Silence turned you off from other books in this genre?
No not at all.
Did the narration match the pace of the story?
Not really.
Did The Grace of Silence inspire you to do anything?
Nope. It was really kind of boring.
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