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Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric for Charlamagne; it’s his mission to overcome. While it may seem like he is ahead of the game and should have nothing to worry about, he is still plagued by anxieties - fear of being weak; fear of being a bad dad; fear of being a worse husband; and, ultimately, fear of failure. Shook One chronicles his journey to beat back those fears and empowers you to no longer be held back from your potential.
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Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx. Rather than chronology, geography, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has organized the various facets of Latin American history according to the patterns of five centuries of exploitation.
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Any Means Necessary: The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X
- By: Charles River Editors
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- Unabridged
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At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, while much of the nation's attention was given to peaceful protests, boycotts, and figures like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., a young man named Malcolm Little was rising through the ranks to become one of the leaders and public faces of the Nation of Islam. As Malcolm X, he would come to be one of the most controversial figures in 20th century America, hailed as a bold human rights activist by some and reviled as a violent racist by others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HIStory
- By Amazon Customer on 02-28-19
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Malcolm X
- By Any Means Necessary
- By: Walter Dean Myers
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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As a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At 16 he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. At 20 "Detroit Red" was in prison. It was there Malcolm Little started the journey that would lead him to adopt the name Malcolm X, and develop his beliefs about what being black means in America: beliefs that shook America then, and still shake America today. His significant role in the Nation of Islam and eventual split from it, along with his journey to Mecca, followed by his assassination in Harlem are chronicled in this fascinating portrait.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good introduction to Malcolm X
- By Don on 03-15-13
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The Warmth of Other Suns
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- By: Isabel Wilkerson
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- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson interviewed more than a thousand people, and gained access to previously untapped 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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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the most amazing books I have ever read!
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Angela Davis Speaks!
- By: Angela Davis
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- Length: 53 mins
- Original Recording
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Angela Davis Speaks! Get inspired by the words of this fighter for human rights.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thought provoking but could be edited better...
- By Tea on the Veranda on 09-09-12
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
- By: Carter Goodwin Woodson
- Narrated by: Carter Goodwin Woodson
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Mis-Education of the Negro" is a book originally published in 1933 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. The thesis of Dr. Woodson's book is that blacks of his day were being culturally indoctrinated, rather than taught, in American schools. This conditioning, he claims, causes blacks to become dependent and to seek out inferior places in the greater society of which they are a part. He challenges his readers to become autodidacts and to "do for themselves", regardless of what they were taught.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Book- Horribly Narrated
- By FreeSpirit_37 on 02-13-18
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The New Jim Crow
- Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
- By: Michelle Alexander
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,713
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In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt. Yet, as legal star Michelle Alexander reveals, today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against convicted criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An essential read. A horrifying reality.
- By Jeremy on 04-28-12
Publisher's Summary
Beatrice Gormley, a prolific author of biographies for young people, captures Malcolm X's growth: his youth as a petty criminal; jailhouse conversion to the Nation of Islam; marriage to Betty Shabazz, which yielded four children; break with Elijah Muhammad and embrace of traditional Islam; and assassination in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom.
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- Chrissie
- Brussels, Belgium
- 12-12-15
Clear, concise, easy to follow
A clear and concise presentation of Malcolm Little, more widely known as Malcolm X or el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Born in 1925. Assassinated in 1965. It records his entire life from the burning of his house at the age of four, his father's early support of Marcus Garvey, his self-destructive youth, his 6.5 years in prison, conversion to Islam, his work with Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam, his mind-altering experiences in Mecca in 1964 and finally his assassination in 1965. Not only his life but also the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s is outlined step by step. Very well done.
The audiobook narration by Jay Snyder was exceptional. Slow, clear and easy to follow.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-07-19
HiStory
Many years ago in school, I was given a different account of this leader. I decided to do some research for myself. It's good to know that he didn't condone violence and that he supported the less fortunate.
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- Keith
- POOLER, GA, United States
- 05-05-15
Great listen!!!
One of the greatest books I ever heard. It's a lot more fast track than "By any means necessary". Can't wait to read the autobiography.