Edition: New e. Publication date: 1997-02-28 Dewey code: 974.71004960730092 Price: £11.99
Review The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother / G P Putnam's Sons:Order this book. and please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which doesn't begin to do justice to the utterly unique and moving story contained within. The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story-along with her son's-The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion, insight and realism. [+]
It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all.
Authors
- Steven D'Souza
- Patrick Clarke
Publication date: 2005-09-01 Dewey code: 305.56092241 RRP: £9.99 Price: £4.00
Review Made in Britain: Inspirational Role Models from British Black and Minority Ethnic Communities / Prentice Hall:
Publication date: 2007-10-04 Dewey code: 796.334092 RRP: £9.99 Price: £3.94
Review Tormented: The Andy McLaren Story / Mainstream Publishing:
Publication date: 2000-04-13 Dewey code: 392.5086210942 RRP: £48.00 Price: £12.98
Review The Marrying of Anne of Cleves: Royal Protocol in Early Modern England / Cambridge University Press:
Publication date: 2005-09-12 RRP: £14.99 Price: £1.99
Review Nobody's Child / Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books:
Publication date: 2008-08-26 Dewey code: 616.8980092 RRP: £15.63 Price: £8.70
Review Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia / Bantam:
Publication date: 2003-02 Dewey code: 364.1092 RRP: £16.25 Price: £2.71
Review The General: Irish Mob Boss / Forge:
Edition: Reissue Publication date: 2003-07-24 Dewey code: 371.9 Price: £5.99
Review Somebody Elses Kids / Avon Books:
Authors
- David Hilliard
- Keith Zimmerman
Edition: illustrated edition Publication date: 2006-10-05 Dewey code: 322.42092 RRP: £10.99 Price: £5.35
Review Huey: Spirit of the Panther / Thunder's Mouth Press:
Publication date: 1983-12-31 Dewey code: 370 RRP: £4.89 Price: £1.72
Review Tisha: Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness / Bantam USA:
Publication date: 2007-11 Dewey code: 306.8742 RRP: £18.21 Price: £6.03
Review Daughters of Men: Portraits of African-American Women and Their Fathers / Amistad Press:
Authors
- Laurie Becklund
- Zainab Salbi
Edition: Reprint Publication date: 2006-08-17 RRP: £9.12 Price: £3.01
Review Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam / Gotham Books:
Edition: Reprinted edition Publication date: 1994-05 Dewey code: 978.7 RRP: £8.47 Price: £3.92
Review Riding the White Horse Home: a Western Family Album (Vintage Departures) / Vintage Books:
Edition: New edition Publication date: 2006-01-16 Dewey code: 364.154092 RRP: £6.99 Price: £0.01
Review I Choose to Live / Virago Press Ltd:
Edition: New Ed Publication date: 2001-09-04 Dewey code: 362.76092 RRP: £7.99 Price: £53.40
Review Fear of the Collar: My Terrifying Chidhood in Artane / The O'Brien Press:
Authors
- Cathy Wield
- Chris Thompson
Creator: Keith Matthews Edition: 1 Publication date: 2006-01 Dewey code: 616 RRP: £16.95 Price: £11.60
Review Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression / Radcliffe Publishing Ltd:
Publication date: 2006-05-22 Dewey code: 362.82920922 RRP: £12.99 Price: £0.01
Review Silent Sisters / Hodder & Stoughton:
Publication date: 1996-09-16 Dewey code: 941.50821092 Price: £17.50
Review Michael Collins: A Life / Mainstream Publishing:
Edition: New edition Publication date: 2007-05-25 Dewey code: 781.65092 RRP: £10.99 Price: £6.45
Review Louis Armstrong's New Orleans / W. W. Norton & Co.:
Authors
- Ken Norton
- Marshall Terrill
Publication date: 2000-05 Dewey code: 796.83092 RRP: £15.43 Price: £10.33
Review GOING THE DISTANCE / Sports Publishing:
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Models & Brands: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, Made in Britain: Inspirational Role Models from British Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, Tormented: The Andy McLaren Story, The Marrying of Anne of Cleves: Royal Protocol in Early Modern England, Nobody's Child, Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia, The General: Irish Mob Boss, Somebody Elses Kids, Huey: Spirit of the Panther, Tisha: Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaska Wilderness, Daughters of Men: Portraits of African-American Women and Their Fathers, Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam, Riding the White Horse Home: a Western Family Album (Vintage Departures), I Choose to Live, Fear of the Collar: My Terrifying Chidhood in Artane, Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression, Silent Sisters, Michael Collins: A Life, Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, GOING THE DISTANCE |