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1	The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom more books like this by Don Miguel Ruiz add to wishlist Rooted in traditional Toltec wisdom beliefs, four agreements in life are essential steps on the path to personal freedom. As beliefs are transformed through maintaining these agreements, shamanic teacher and healer don Miguel Ruiz asserts lives will "become filled with grace, peace, and unconditional love". Author workshops. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.13! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge more books like this by Carlos Castaneda add to wishlist In THE TEACHINGS OF DON JUAN, Carlos Castaneda, an anthropologist with an interest in peyote and psychedelics, introduces Don Juan Matus, the Yaqui Indian shaman who became Castaneda's teacher and passed on to him the wisdom of a long line of sorcerers. Under the tutelage of Don Juan, the author embarked on a quest to transcend the boundaries of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Mis-Education of the Negro more books like this by Carter Godwin Woodson add to wishlist Originally released in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro continues to resonate today, raising questions that readers are still trying to answer. The impact of slavery on the Black psyche is explored and questions are raised about our education system, such as what and who African Americans are educated for, the difference between education and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II more books like this by Douglas A Blackmon add to wishlist Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history, the late 1870s through the 1940s when thousands of African-American men were arbitrarily arrested, hit with fines, charged for room and board in state and county jails, and then forced to work off the debt as unpaid laborers. see all copies from $5.15! new only from $5.16! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Think & Grow Rich more books like this by Napoleon Hill add to wishlist A perennial best seller in the self-help field since its first publication in 1937, Napoleon Hill's THINK AND GROW RICH sets down the basic principles of success, showing how to apply them not only to business and careers, but also to life and relationships. In 1908, Hill a journalist, was commissioned by the great American business tycoon and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology more books like this by Margaret L Andersen add to wishlist "Race, Class, and Gender" includes many interdisciplinary readings. The author's selection of very accessible articles show how race, class, and gender shape people's experiences, and help students to see the issues in an analytic, as well as descriptive way. The book also provides conceptual grounding in understanding race, class, and gender; has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Coming of Age in Mississippi more books like this by Anne Moody add to wishlist Moody's famous autobiography is a classic work on growing up poor and Black in the rural South. Her searing account of life before the Civil Rights Movement is as moving as The Color Purple and as important as And Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. "A history of our time . . . (and) a reminder that we cannot now relax".--Senator Edward Kennedy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Cultural Anthropology more books like this by Barbara Miller add to wishlist Designed to give your students the extra support they need to succeed in your classroom, our Study Edition of Miller's Cultural Anthropology offers perforated chapter practice tests at the end of the textbook, an optional Practice Test Solutions Manual with access to professional tutoring, and an Instructor's Testing Manual with solutions to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Loving, Trusting Relationships more books like this by Hill Harper add to wishlist In his first book for adults, the award-winning, "New York Times"-bestselling author sparks honest dialogues about the crisis in African-American relationships. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $12.00! \| SVS
10	When I Was Puerto Rican more books like this by Esmeralda Santiago add to wishlist Santiago recounts her bi-cultural childhood: as a country girl in Puerto Rico, and as a highschool student at New York's High School of the Performing Arts where she graduated with the highest honors and went on to Harvard. A unique story told in vivid prose. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States more books like this by Dr. Vincent N Parrillo add to wishlist The most up-to-date and comprehensive text available for the study of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. With the growing emphasis in courses on diversity in the United States, this book informs students about the nation's past and present multicultural realities. The book begins with an analysis of the stranger as a social ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.76! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Celia, a Slave more books like this by Melton A McLaurin add to wishlist A true story, based on court records, correspondences, and newspaper accounts past and present, this stunning historical achievement brilliantly illuminates an extraordinary event in the long, dark history of slavery in America. In 1850, 14-year-old Celia became the property of Robert Newsome, a prosperous and respected Missouri farmer. For the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans more books like this by John Hope Franklin add to wishlist This classic in African American studies was first published in 1947; it has been a standard text ever since, and has been revised several times. Professors Franklin and Moss provide a comprehensive survey of the African American experience--including slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights movement--and highlight movements of self ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $3.11! \| signed copies \| SVS
14 view cover	Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives more books like this by Martin N Marger add to wishlist Explores race and ethnic relations in a global context, while extensively covering groups and issues in the United States. The text's unique comparative approach is increasingly important and relevant in light of the growing ethnic diversity in a variety of societies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Incidents in the life of a slave girl more books like this by Harriet Jacobs add to wishlist This classic memoir of slave life, written by a highly-literate North Carolina slave, was first published at the beginning of the Civil War when Jacobs had escaped to the North and begun campaigning for abolition. Her narrative focused especially clearly on the ways that slavery degraded women through sexual abuse and the separation of mothers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Racial and ethnic groups more books like this by Richard T Schaefer add to wishlist Grounded in a socio-historical perspective with engaging stories and first person accounts. Racial and ethnic relations in the United States are at a dynamic and exciting time. Major events are shaping our society, such as population and immigration changes, the election of the first African-American president, and increasing diversity throughout ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.13! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Souls of Black Folk more books like this by W E B Du Bois, PH.D. add to wishlist This fictionalized account of the life of aviatrix Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman, the first female African-American to receive a pilot's license, is told through a series of poems/eulogies presented at her funeral by those who knew her or knew of her adventures, celebrating Coleman's achievements while informing readers of the circumstances of her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America more books like this by Juan Gonzalez add to wishlist Spanning 500 years of Hispanic history, from the first New World colonies to the 19th century westward expansion in America, this narrative features family portraits of real-life immigrants along with sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland. see all copies from $3.22! new only from $3.22! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society more books like this by Janet L Abu-Lughod add to wishlist A beautifully-written--almost poetic--ethnography of the Bedouins in Egypt as well as a study of gender relations through analysis of their oral lyric poetry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.18! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Dobe Ju/'Hoansi more books like this by Richard B Lee add to wishlist This classic study of the !Kung San, foragers of the Dobe area of the Kalahari Desert, described changes that have come, as recently as 1991, to the Kung rituals, beliefs, social control, marriage and kinship. It documents their emerging determination to take hold of their own destiny - despite exploitation of their habitat and relentless ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.92! \| signed copies \| SVS
21 view cover	Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class more books like this by Larry Tye add to wishlist Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class. see all copies from $6.17! new only from $8.74! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	American Ethnicity: The Dynamics and Consequences of Discrimination more books like this by Adalberto Aguirre, Jr. add to wishlist This brief and inexpensive text provides a concise introduction to the dynamics of racial and ethnic relations. After summarizing key concepts and theories, the authors develop a simple theoretical framework that guides the presentation of data on each of the prominent ethnic groups in America. As a result, the book examines each ethnic group from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Black Like Me more books like this by John Howard Griffin add to wishlist In the fall of 1959, John Howard Griffin used medical treatments to darken the color of his skin and then set out on an odyssey through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, a white man travelling as a black man in order to find out first-hand what it was like "to be a Negro in the Deep South," as he wrote at the time. His eloquent and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age more books like this by Kevin Boyle add to wishlist This investigative report looks into the events around the 1925 murder trial of an African-American doctor who had bought a home in what was considered a whites-only neighborhood of Detroit. A mob attacked his home, shots were fired, a man lay dead, and Dr. Ossian Sweet, homeowner, was charged with the killing. This account explores Dr. Sweet's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Divine Nine: The History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities more books like this by Lawrence C Ross, Jr. add to wishlist America's Black fraternities and sororities are a unique and vital part of 20th-century African-American history. "The Divine Nine" tells how these organizations have played a major role in shaping generations of black leaders. Includes interviews with Star Jones, Shaquille O'Neal, Spencer Christian, and Nikki Giovanni. Two 24-page photo inserts. see all copies from $9.02! new only from $9.60! \| SVS

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