![]() ![]() ![]() The end of the Civil War and Reconstruction was greeted with the Black Codes and Jim Crow the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 Brown v. Since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African Americans have made advances towards full participation in our democracy, white reaction has fueled a deliberate and relentless rollback of their gains. With so much attention on the flames," she argued, "everyone had ignored the kindling." ![]() National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerĪ New York Times Notable Book of the YearĪ Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearĪ Chicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016įrom the Civil War to our combustible present, acclaimed historian Carol Anderson reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.Īs Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as “black rage,” historian Carol Anderson wrote a remarkable op-ed in The Washington Post suggesting that this was, instead, "white rage at work. ![]()
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![]() ![]() With Keri Smith's unique sensibility, readers are introduced to a new way of art and journal making, discovering novel ways to escape the fear of the blank page and fully engage in the creative process. Through a series of creatively and quirkily illustrated prompts, acclaimed artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in "destructive" acts - poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting with coffee, colouring outside the lines, and more - in order to experience the true creative process. For anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book featuring a subversive collection of suggestions, asking readers to muster up their best mistake - and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book (and destroy them). ![]() A new edition of Keri Smith's bestseller, with updated materialThink of Wreck This Journal as the anarchist's Artist's Way - the book for those who've always wanted to draw outside the lines but were afraid to do it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lines that would have been quickly skimmed in text were hilarious when delivered by Amy. Listening to this book as opposed to reading it added SO MUCH to the experience. Offering Amy's thoughts on everything from her "too safe" childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and "the biz", the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a "face for wigs" - Yes Please is chock-full of words, and wisdom, to live by.Īmy Poehler is, above all, a performer. Don't miss this collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers. ![]() While listening to Yes Please, you'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll become convinced that your phone is trying to kill you. Hear Amy read a chapter live in front of a young and attractive Los Angeles audience. The guest list is star-studded with vocal appearances from Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Michael Schur, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and even Amy's parents - Yes Please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza.Īlso included? A one-night-only live performance at Poehler's Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Amy Poehler is hosting a dinner party and you're invited! Welcome to the audiobook edition of Amy Poehler's Yes Please. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sarah’s words are melodic, rich, and atmospheric. Both of them soon enter into a series of discussions, exchange of letters and differences of opinions of which after a period of time makes their bond stronger and they find themselves attracted to each other. ![]() Allured by the hearsay, Cora seaborne, a recently widowed along with her son Francis visits Aldwinter to hunt the myth and science of the fable where she meets William Ransome, the vicar of Aldwinter, who is a firm believer of the faith. The return of the ‘Essex Serpent’ is out on the streets of Aldwinter, a creature exited in the fables of earlier times is said to be in the firth of a blackwater river. I read it unhurriedly taking in its impressive prose and the times it was set in. It has a considerable length with well-crafted words. The Essex Serpent was part of my unread shelf from quite a year, I picked it as the first read of the year for its spectacular cover and for all the wonderful reviews it got. January is almost half gone and I’m only done with my first read of the month. ![]() |