Search Results: Race, Racism, Prejudice from Books of the World

New York: Street & Smith Publications, December 1961 & January 1962. Digest-size Magazines. First Edition. Dec: Good; Jan: Very Good+. Mack Reynolds's novel Blackman's Burden first appeared in print when it was serialized as Black Man's Burden in the December 1961 and January 1962 issues of Analog Science Fact - Science Fiction with 12 interior illustrations by John Schoenherr. It received an honorable mention for the 1962 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The popularity of Black Man's Burden with Analog's readers prompted Analog's editor to request Reynolds to write a sequel (published as "Border, Breed, Nor Birth" in July-August 1962. Black Man's Burden is the first in a sequence of near-future stories set in North Africa which were notable for their direct treatment of politically pertinent racial issues virtu ally untouched in science fiction before, during, and after the 1960s. Also includes "The Foreign Hand-Tie" (Hugo honorable mention, novelette) by David Gordon (Randall Garrett). aka: Dallas… Read More

New York: Condé Nast Publications, July - August 1962. Digest-size Magazines. First Edition. Good+. Mack Reynolds's novel Border, Breed, Nor Birth first appeared in print when it was serialized in the July and August 1962 issues of Analog Science Fact - Science Fiction with 8 interior illustrations by John Schoenherr. It is the continuation of Black Man's Burden, published in December 1961-January 1962, a story so popular with Analog's readers that editor John Campbell requested a sequel. These are a sequence of near-future stories set in North Africa which were notable for their direct treatment of politically pertinent racial issues virtually untouched in science fiction before, during, and after the 1960s.

London: Arrow Books / Random House, September 2000. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Near Fine. Interior lightly tanned, otherwise pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 323 pages. A unique modern memoir of growing up in rural China, Colours of the Mountain is a powerful and moving story of supreme determination and extraordinary faith against the most impossible odds. Da Chen was born in 1962 in a town over 50 hours train journey from Beijing. Persecuted because of his family's landlord status, Da was an easy target for the farmer-teachers and bullying peasant boys. Whilst his older brother and sisters were forced to work in the fields, Da tired of the chaotic schooling of the Cultural Revolution and found solace with a band of good-time thugs. Following the death of Mao, an academic meritocracy was reintroduced. Da determined to escape Ch'ing Mountain, where he ran around barefoot and… Read More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright, dog-ear to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxxii + 434 pages.
Born into slavery in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, and one of the foremost crusaders against black oppression. This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing blacks. It is an illuminating narrative of a zealous, race-conscious, civic- and church-minded black woman reformer, whose life story is a significant chapter in the history of Negro-White relations.

New York: Doubleday, November 2009. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 308 pages.
Ford County is the best writing that John Grisham has ever done. Returning to the setting of his first novel, Grisham presents seven short stories about the residents of Ford County, Mississippi. Each story explores different themes-mourning, revenge, justice, acceptance, evolution-but all flirt with the legal profession. Full of strong characters, simple but resonant plotlines, and charming Southern accents, this collection is solid throughout. As always, Grisham balances his lawyerly preoccupations with a deep respect for his undereducated and overlooked characters.

New York: Twelve, November 2008. Twelve. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 448 pages.
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were the preeminent self-made men of their time. In this dual biography, the author describes the transformations in the lives of these two giants during a major shift in cultural history, when men rejected the status quo and embraced new ideals of personal liberty. As Douglass and Lincoln reinvented themselves and ultimately became friends, they transformed America.
Lincoln was born dirt poor, had less than one year of formal schooling, and became the nation's greatest president. Douglass spent the first twenty years of his life as a slave, had no formal schooling-in fact, his masters forbade him to read or write-and became one of the nation's greatest writers… Read More

Chantilly, Virginia: The Teaching Company, 2001. Audio CDs. 2nd Edition. Twelve 30-minute lectures on six Fine Audio CDs in Fine original case along with an As New paperback Course Guidebook (58 pages). No shrinkwrap, otherwise As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Suitable for gifting.These twelve lectures are designed to answer two questions that have nagged generations ever since Hitler and Nazism were destroyed: How could a man like Adolf Hitler and a movement like Nazism come to power in 20th-century Germany, an industrially developed country with a highly educated population? How were the Nazis able to establish the foundations of a totalitarian regime in such a short time and hurl the whole world into a devastating war that would consume millions of lives? As you travel back in time to answer these questions, you'll gain fascinating (and sometimes troubling) insights into the historical nightmare sparked by Hitler and his beliefs. You'll discover who voted for the Nazis and why;… Read More

Chantilly, Virginia: The Teaching Company, 2001. Audio CDs. 2nd Edition. Twelve 30-minute lectures on six Fine Audio CDs in Fine original clamshell case along with an As New paperback Course Guidebook (58 pages). Not from a library. Suitable for gifting. These twelve lectures are designed to answer two questions that have nagged generations ever since Hitler and Nazism were destroyed: How could a man like Adolf Hitler and a movement like Nazism come to power in 20th-century Germany, an industrially developed country with a highly educated population? How were the Nazis able to establish the foundations of a totalitarian regime in such a short time and hurl the whole world into a devastating war that would consume millions of lives? As you travel back in time to answer these questions, you'll gain fascinating (and sometimes troubling) insights into the historical nightmare sparked by Hitler and his beliefs. You'll discover who voted for the Nazis and why; how the Nazis campaigned, and what they… Read More

London: Penguin / Hamish Hamilton, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Pages lightly tanned. Spine straight and tight. Sticker from Giggles bookshop Madras to rear pastedown. Jacket clean with reading wear to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 481 pages.
This is the extraordinary story of a child conceived in a wild monsoon night, a boy destined to be an outsider, a man with many names and no name. Born into luxury but disinherited and cast out onto the streets of Agra, Pran Nath must become a chameleon. Chasing his fortune, he will travel from the red light district of Bombay to the green lawns of England to the unmapped African wilderness. He will play many different roles -- a young prize in a brothel, the adopted son of Scottish missionaries, the impeccably educated young Englishman headed for Oxford -- in order to find the role that will finally fit. Daring and riotously inventive, The Impressionist is an odyssey of self-discovery: a tale… Read More

Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, May 2011. First printing (stated) / full number line. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright with slight edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 291 pages, 16 pages of plates.

Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, Fall 1992. Single Issue Magazine. Fine. Covers slightly tanned, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 112 + 12 pages. Questions about the origins and implications of the Hispanic label.

San Francisco: Aunt Lute Foundation, 1990. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with slight edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxxvi + 402 pages.
A bold collection of creative pieces and theoretical essays by women of color. New thought and new dialogue: a book that will teach in the most multiple sense of that word: a book that will be of lasting value to many diverse communities of women as well as to students from those communities. The authors explore a full spectrum of present concerns in over seventy pieces that vary from writing by new talents to published pieces by Audre Lorde, Joy Harjo, Norma Alarcón and Trinh T. Minh-ha.

New York: Penguin, December 2011. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight with a light crease. Covers clean with reading wear to corners and edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 592 pages.
The definitive biography of Malcolm X, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History. Filled with startling new information and shocking revelations, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism as followers of Marcus Garvey through his own work with the Nation of Islam and rise in the world of black nationalism, and culminates in the never-before-told true story of his assassination.

New York: Pocket Books, February 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Sixth printing. Very Good. Interior tanned, but unmarked. Spine faded, but straight, tight and uncreased. Rubbing to covers. Dog-ear crease to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 220 pages. A Black woman who grew up amid prejudice and poverty in the South finds comfort and strength in the civil-rights movement.

Freetown, Sierra Leone: People's Educational Association of Sierra Leone, 1987. Staple-bound pamphlet. Near Fine. Interior unmarked. Securely bound by two rusted staples. Original price penciled to front cover. Not from a library. 47 pages. B&W photos. Stories collected at Towaama village, Bo District, Souther Province, May 1st, 1986 and later translated by Frederick Bobor James.

New York: Assouline, 2021. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards with B&W photo pastedowns to front and rear covers. Near Fine book, no jacket as published. INew York: Assouline, 2021. Hardcover. Gray linen over boards with B&W photo pastedowns to front and rear covers. Near Fine book, no jacket as published. Interior pristine. A few scuffs to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 215 pages. Lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that accompanies the Netflix film "Passing" directed by Rebecca Hall based on the adaptation of the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen. Features Rebecca Hall's directorial notes and behind the scene images from the film. Sent to members of the entertainment industry to promote the movie for awards consideration.nterior pristine. A few scuffs to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 215 pages. Lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that accompanies the Netflix film "Passing" directed by Rebecca Hall based on the adaptation of the 1929 novel by Nella… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, June 1996. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 254 pages.
Hoping to begin a career in the British government, John Sugden joins the Indian Civil Service during the final days of the Raj, but he risks his career--and his life--when he falls in love with Kamala, whose father will kill her rather than allow her to marry into the Raj.

Boston: South End Press, 1991. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good. Prior owner's name to first page, otherwise Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xiii + 433 pages.

New York: Assouline, 2023. Hardcover. Pictorial linen over boards. New in original shrinkwrap. 240 pages. 9.8 x 10.9 x 1.3 inches. 3.75 pounds. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping.
A lavishly illustrated exquisite coffeetable book from Assouline that accompanies George C. Wolfe's film "Rustin" produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground. Bayard Rustin is the unsung hero behind the 1963 March on Washington. A fearless activist, Rustin challenged authority without apology and made history, only to be forgotten. This book offers an in-depth look at the making of the movie, including the screenplay, film stills, set photography and quotes from the cast and filmmakers. Every aspect of production and post-production is explored, from writing the screenplay to casting and finessing the score. Sent to members of the entertainment industry to promote the movie for awards consideration.

Washington, DC: Sierra Leone Institute for Policy Studies, 1984. Perfect-bound periodical. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Stain to front cover. Spine square and tight. No tears, creases, or folds. Not from a library. 163 pages. Contents: Transition Programme: A Hollow Promise?; Citizenship Law Reform: Is the Patrial Clause Racial Discrimination in the Constitution?; Historical Review of Elections in Sierra Leone; A Requiem for an Anti-Democratic Hero: The Life and Times of Sorie Ibrahim Koroma; A Survey of Graduate Theses & Disseratations; The Origins of Yengema Secondary School; How the Educated Class Destroyed Democracy in Sierra Leone and How it could Restore it; Recovery Strategies for the Sierra Leone Economy; Regional and Political Instability in Africa; An Overview of the Sierra Leone Army in Politics; Debate on Military Rule: Point - The NPRC is acting according to the rule of law Counterpoint - The NPRC Rule is Arbitrary; Modes of Production in Pre-colonial times; Book Reviews: The… Read More