BOOKS by Ruby Dee

With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together more books like this

by Ossie Davis (Read by), Ruby Dee (Read by)

The acting couple of Ossie David and Ruby Dee, who celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1998, switch off narrating this dual memoir. They recall their individual upbringings, his in the Southern U.S., hers in the North, their first meeting as co-performers on Broadway in 1945, their lives as Black entertainers in film, on stage, and on television, ...

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Their Eyes Were Watching God CD more books like this

by Zora Neale Hurston, Ruby Dee (Read by)

Rooted in black folk traditions and steeped in mythic realism, this classic, poetic love story celebrates African-American culture and heritage. Through its powerful, mesmerizing narrative, it pays quiet tribute to a black woman who, though constricted by the times, demands to be heard. Unabridged. 7 CDs.

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Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale more books like this

by Ruby Dee, Susan Meddaugh (Illustrator)

"Meddaugh's color-pencil and watercolor paintings suit the text well; they leand extra dimension to the animals' characterizations as the story unfolds. Readers and listeners of all ages will find this an irresistibly satisfying tale".--Publishers Weekly.

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My One Good Nerve more books like this

by Ruby Dee

Poetry and short pieces on various topics, including race relations and issues, tributes to fellow black entertainers and actors, and humorous musings on life and society, by African-American actress Ruby Dee.

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We Shall Overcome: A Living History of the Civil Rights Struggle Told in Words, Pictures and the Voices of the Participants more books like this

by Herb Boyd, Ossie Davis (Narrator), Ruby Dee (Narrator)

This dramatic evocation of the forever poignant and courageous struggle of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is told in words, pictures, and the voices of participants, and is accompanied by two audio CDs.

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Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folktale more books like this

by Rudy Dee, Ruby Dee, Susan Meddaugh (Illustrator)

Long ago, when all the animals lived together in peace, the mighty leopard was king of the jungle, and all the animals respected their king. But it came time to name a successor and all the animals vied for the position. Children will laugh as the mightiest of beasts fail the test. Full color.

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Life Lit by Some Large Vision: Selected Speeches and Writings more books like this

by Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee (Notes by)

The ultimate gift to posterity from the incomparable actor, writer, and visionary Ossie Davis: a compilation of his stirring words that Americans will cherish for years to come.

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A Robot Named Chip more books like this

by Various, Lindsay Patterson (Editor), Ruby Dee (Foreword by)

An anthology of African American poetry.

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Tower to Heaven more books like this

by Ruby Dee, Jennifer Bent (Illustrator)

Yaa, an old village woman, angers the sky god, Onyankopon, and he leaves the earth. The villagers try to get him to come back, but Onyankopon ignores them. Finally, Yaa and the villagers decide to build a tower all the way to heaven so they can talk to their sky god again. An African folktale based on versions originating in Ghana, West Africa. ...

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Glowchild, and Other Poems more books like this

by Ruby Dee

A collection of poetry on nature, passion, politics, hope, peace, freedom, and other topics, gathered primarily with the inner-city youth in mind.

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Two Ways to Count to Ten more books like this

by Ruby Dee

"Meddaugh's color-pencil and watercolor paintings suit the text well; they leand extra dimension to the animals' characterizations as the story unfolds. Readers and listeners of all ages will find this an irresistibly satisfying tale".--Publishers Weekly.

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A Song of Social Significance: Memoirs of an Activist more books like this

by Dorothy Epstein, Henry Foner (Editor), Ruby Dee (Introduction by)

Dorothy Epstein grew up in one of New York City's immigrant communities during the early years of the 20th century. Taking advantage of the city's free public higher education, she graduated with honors from Hunter College and entered the workforce during the depths of the Great Depression. Radicalized by the combination of the depression, the ...

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Poems and Songs for Dreamers Who Dare more books like this

by Edith Segal, Samuel Kamen (Illustrator), Ruby Dee

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Troubadour and Poet: The Magical Ministry of Ric Masten more books like this

by Stephen D Edington, Ric Masten, Ruby Dee (Foreword by)

The story of the forty year poetic troubadour ministry of Ric Masten both within and beyond the Unitarian Universalist denomination, and his poetic ministry to prostate cancer survivors.

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In Good Company: A Woman's Journal for Spiritual Reflection,1998 more books like this

by Ruby Dee

In Good Company is a treasury of inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from women writers and thinkers, a journal for daily spiritual reflection, a personal calendar for 1998, and a collection of stunning photographs of women

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