Susie Wilson
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By Her Own Design
- A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register
- By: Piper Huguley
- Narrated by: Tracey Conyer Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy.
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I loved it!
- By BEAUTIFUL ONE on 06-24-22
- By Her Own Design
- A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register
- By: Piper Huguley
- Narrated by: Tracey Conyer Lee
The Courage of Ann Lowe
Reviewed: 03-31-24
An unexpected story that moves the reader to tears at several points: a profile in courage of a young black female with a great talent who had to overcome some of the same barriers that lingered from slavery into the 20th century.
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How the Other Half Eats
- The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
- By: Priya Fielding-Singh PhD
- Narrated by: Priya Fielding-Singh PhD, York Whitaker
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how - and why - we eat the way we do. We get to know four families intimately: the Bakers, a Black family living below the federal poverty line; the Williamses, a working-class white family just above it; the Ortegas, a middle-class Latinx family; and the Cains, an affluent white family.
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Narration is distracting
- By Rebecca on 03-17-22
- How the Other Half Eats
- The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
- By: Priya Fielding-Singh PhD
- Narrated by: Priya Fielding-Singh PhD, York Whitaker
Before You Eat …
Reviewed: 10-29-23
Learn about how the U. S. Food Industry controls American women’s’ and children’s eating habits and how revisions in the system are needed.
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Blood on the River
- A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast
- By: Marjoleine Kars
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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On February 27, 1763, thousands of slaves in the Dutch colony of Berbice - in present-day Guyana - launched a massive rebellion that came amazingly close to succeeding. Surrounded by jungle and savannah, the revolutionaries (many of them African-born) and Europeans struck and parried for an entire year. In the end, the Dutch prevailed because of one unique advantage - their ability to get soldiers and supplies from neighboring colonies and from Europe. Blood on the River is the explosive story of this little-known revolution, one that almost changed the face of the Americas.
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All book clubs might want to read this book.
- By Susie Wilson on 03-06-23
- Blood on the River
- A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast
- By: Marjoleine Kars
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
All book clubs might want to read this book.
Reviewed: 03-06-23
No one interested in the true history of slavery in the New World should miss this excellent story of what transpired on the Berbice river in 1764.
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The Other Wes Moore
- One Name, Two Fates
- By: Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley - afterword
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were still hunting for two of the suspects who had gone on the lam, a pair of brothers. One was named Wes Moore.
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Insightful lesson in self-determination
- By Aneesah on 02-04-13
- The Other Wes Moore
- One Name, Two Fates
- By: Wes Moore, Tavis Smiley - afterword
- Narrated by: Wes Moore
For all Wes Moores
Reviewed: 11-28-22
A very moving, beautifully written, story that is humane and touches the heart and mind. Hope it is widely read as it will make us better people.
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Beautiful Country
- A Memoir
- By: Qian Julie Wang
- Narrated by: Qian Julie Wang
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to “beautiful country”. Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were professors; in America, her family is “illegal”, and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive. In Chinatown, Qian’s parents labor in sweatshops. Instead of laughing at her jokes, they fight constantly, taking out the stress of their new life on one another.
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Enough already !
- By Anonymous User on 10-22-21
- Beautiful Country
- A Memoir
- By: Qian Julie Wang
- Narrated by: Qian Julie Wang
For High School Students (and others)
Reviewed: 11-04-22
Do we want to make our country more welcoming to strangers even those who arrive illegally? Then here is a blueprint led by a thoughtful child who has much to teach us. A beautiful story.
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A Quantum Life
- My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
- By: Hakeem Oluseyi, Joshua Horwitz
- Narrated by: Hakeem Oluseyi
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Navigating poverty, violence, and instability, a young James Plummer had two guiding stars - a genius IQ and a love of science. But a bookish nerd is a soft target, and James faced years of bullying and abuse. As he struggled to survive his childhood in some of the country’s toughest urban neighborhoods in New Orleans, Houston, and LA, and later in the equally poor backwoods of Mississippi, he adopted the persona of “gangsta nerd” - dealing weed in juke joints while winning state science fairs with computer programs that model Einstein’s theory of relativity.
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Just WOW
- By Anonymous User on 07-16-21
- A Quantum Life
- My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
- By: Hakeem Oluseyi, Joshua Horwitz
- Narrated by: Hakeem Oluseyi
You Can, Too
Reviewed: 07-23-22
An inspirational story perfect for high school.- age students especially those black and brown students attending the public schools where resources are limited. All public school libraries should buy copies too.
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America on Fire
- The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 60's
- By: Elizabeth Hinton
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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Elizabeth Hinton demonstrates in America on Fire the events of 2020 had clear precursors - and any attempt to understand our current crisis requires a reckoning with the recent past. Black rebellion, America on Fire powerfully illustrates, was born in response to poverty and exclusion, but most immediately in reaction to police violence. Presenting a new framework for understanding our nation’s strife, America on Fire is also a warning: Rebellions will surely continue until an oppressive system is finally remade on the principles of justice and equality.
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Giant leaps of logic
- By Aaron Rudroff on 08-10-21
- America on Fire
- The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 60's
- By: Elizabeth Hinton
- Narrated by: Shayna Small
A Good Choice
Reviewed: 06-14-22
I suggest that this book be read and discussed in every public school American history class: there may be differences of opinion among readers, but that is what learning is all about.
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