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1	The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures more books like this by Anne Fadiman The author tells the story of the Lees, a family of Hmong refugees in California whose epileptic baby daughter, Lia, is taken in hand by the Western medical establishment. The Lees believe that Lia's condition is caused by spirits called dabs, who had caught her and made her fall down. Her doctors want to treat her condition with sophisticated ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $8.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance more books like this by Barack Obama (Read by) When Barack Obama learns of the death of his African father, whom he hardly knew, he is compelled to trace his unusual family history. Obama, who became a nationally known figure in 2004 when he gave the keynote address at the Democratic Convention, writes movingly about being raised in Hawaii by his white mother. He goes on to describe his years ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them more books like this by Freedom Writers Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students. As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $8.77! \| signed copies \| SVS
4	A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America more books like this by Ronald Takaki A Different Mirror is a dramatic new retelling of our nation's history, a powerful larger narrative of the many different peoples who together compose the United States of America. see all copies from $7.77! new only from $9.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America more books like this by Jonathan Kozol What is happening to our schools and our kids? In this expose on public education, Jonathan Kozol, with equal parts outrage and humanism, writes that in America, there are two systems of education that are separate and unequal. His choice of the word "apartheid" in his subtitle is not merely rhetorical; students in many schools may never encounter ... see all copies from $8.61! new only from $9.37! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Black Rednecks and White Liberals more books like this by Thomas Sowell Sowell seeks to dispel the stereotypes associated with "black rednecks," claiming that their attempts to escape these typecasts are hampered by white liberals. He ventures further, questioning other ethnic stereotypes and the present practice of slavery. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $2.40! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Racial and ethnic groups more books like this by Richard T Schaefer This acclaimed, comprehensive bestseller offers a broad perspective on diversity/multiculturalism/race and ethnicity/minority groups. While including basic sociological and historical material, the authors help readers understand and explore the issues confronting a variety of ethnic groups both in the U.S. and other countries. Provides chapters ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Race Matters more books like this by Cornel West The scholar, theologian, and activist who has been acclaimed as one of the most eloquent voices in our ongoing racial debate now bridges the gulf between black and white America in a work of enormous resonance and moral authority. West takes on the questions of politics, economics, ethics, and spirituality and addresses the crisis in black ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Thirteen Senses: A Memoir more books like this by Victor Villasenor A sprawling family memoir about the experiences of multiple generations in Mexico and the United States. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story more books like this by Timothy B Tyson Tyson sheds a new light on the struggle for racial justice as he weaves together childhood memories with the realities of present-day Oxford, NC--his hometown--where a young black man was killed in the town square by a Klansmen in 1970 and acquitted by an all-white jury. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Children more books like this by David Halberstam Noted journalist David Halberstam worked as a reporter for "The Nashville Tennessean" in 1960 where he got to know eight young men and women who were just becoming aware of and involved in the struggle for civil rights through the workshops on nonviolence conducted by James Lawson, a student at the Vanderbilt Divinity School. Through the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives more books like this by Martin N Marger This text 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 as well as the prominence of ethnic conflicts throughout the world. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	Racial and ethnic relations more books like this by Joe R Feagin During the late 1970's and much of the 1980's the interest of many Americans in racial and ethnic issues seemed to be declining. However, in the 1990's this decline has sharply reversed, and there is much discussion and debate not only about racial and ethnic groups and cultures but also about the racial and ethnic conflict that is often at the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.21! \| first editions
14 view cover	China Men more books like this by Maxine Hong Kingston Kingston, in this sequel to WOMAN WARRIOR, writes about the building of the transcontinental railroad and the Chinese men who worked on the project, including her father and various male ancestors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Riddle of Amish Culture more books like this by Professor Donald B Kraybill The author has lived and worked among the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home of America's oldest Amish community. Here, he allows Amish men and women to answer some of our most puzzling questions about their culture. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.91! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story more books like this by Tamim Ansary (Read by) Tamin Ansary left Afghanistan when he was a child and is now an American journalist and writer of children's books. The email that he wrote on September 11, 2001, in response to the hatred of Afghanistans that he sensed was growing in this country, was a passionate defense of the people of that country at the same time that it denounced Osama bin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Wages of Whiteness: Race & the Making of the American Working Class more books like this by David R Roediger THE WAGES OF WHITENESS provides an original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States. In an Afterword to this second edition, Roediger discusses recent studies of whiteness and the changing face of labor itself--then surveys criticism of his work. He accepts the views of some critics but challenges others. see all copies from $2.48! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice more books like this by Paul Kivel Uprooting Racism is a guide for white people struggling to understand and end racism while supporting anti-racism work. It highlights the many ways in which concerned white people can play an active role in confronting white racism. Uprooting Racism helps the reader understand racism and explore its manifestations in politics, work, community, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Race, Class, & Gender in the United States more books like this by Paula S Rothenberg see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--And What We Can Do about It more books like this by Juan Williams One of the country's best known and most respected black journalists attacks the failure of the post-Civil Rights generation of African Americans to seize on the gains of that historic movement. see all copies from $3.71! new only from $7.14! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict more books like this by Peter Ackerman, Jack Duvall In this tour de force, Peter Ackerman, an acclaimed authority on nonviolent conflict, and Jack DuVall, a veteran writer, explore how popular movements have used nonviolent action to overthrow dictators, frustrate military invaders and secure human rights in country after country and decade after decade. A gripping story of far flung geography, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.56! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early North America more books like this by Gary B Nash A history text of America's colonial period, emphasizing the interaction of three cultures--colonialists, Indians, and Blacks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.21! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal more books like this by Andrew Hacker Political scientist Andrew Hacker's white paper on the racial divide in America compares and contrasts black and white life along issues of income and employment, education, politics, and crime. Hacker presents research into elusive aspects such as attitudes toward race, everyday perceptions of each other, and lingering social barriers based on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States more books like this by Dr. Vincent N Parrillo This top-selling, comprehensive book on racial and ethnic relations in the U.S. covers theoretical issues and the experiences of more than 50 specific groups. Thorough coverage of over numerous racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Provides broad yet specific coverage of Europeans, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, Arabs, religious ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.00! \| first editions
25 view cover	Honky more books like this by Dalton Conley In this memoir, Conley, now a sociologist, recounts the life he led as a minority white in a mostly black and Hispanic housing project in New York City. Conley discusses the privileges he received as a white in public school, and explores the dynamics of the world of his childhood. see all copies from $3.62! new only from $8.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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