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The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse

1 review
Richard Thompson Ford

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

Thought provoking
Although I don't agree with everything the author writes, he leaves one with a lot to think about. The book covers various forms of using race such as "racism without racists" (Hurricane Katrina's aftermath) or "racism by analogy" (overweight people or smokers compare themselves to black slaves or Holocaust survivors). He demonstrates how using the race card often obscures real, more important ...

RACE MATTERS

64 reviews
Cornel West

Beacon Press, 1993

Race Matters
Excellent look at race issues in America that apply today even though the book was written more tha a decade ago.

Race, Class, and Gender in the United States

3 reviews
Paula S. Rothenberg

Worth Publishers, 2006

Looking inwards...
The "RCG" text edited by Rothenberg is truly a gem. It offers a myriad of perspectives from all Americans not just those with doctorate degrees or trapped in their ivory towers. I have used the text for my courses and have not had one student indicate that it was a nothing book or that they did not learn something of value from the book. Moreover, when the book is updated, the publisher and ...

Race and Ethnic Relations: American and Global Perspectives

5 reviews
Martin N. Marger

Wadsworth Publishing, 2008

Easily the best textbook on racial and ethnic relations
I first read this book my junior year of college when I took a sociology class titled "Racial and Ethnic Relations." I learned so much information from reading this book, and I recommend it to others who either teach college-level courses or who are writing research papers and need a good reference book. As an anthropologist, I am extremely critical of the way my field inadequately handles the ...

Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology

5 reviews
Margaret L. Andersen, Patricia Hill Collins

Wadsworth Publishing, 2006

Excellent Reading
This book was amazing in its scope and varying perspectives on issues concerning "minority" Americans. Both editors and incredible and I personally am really looking forward to reading Patricia Hill Collins' lastest book, Black Sexual Politics.

Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of SchoolResegregation (Race, Education, and ...
Beverly Daniel Tatum

Beacon Press, 2008

In Can We Talk About Race? psychologist and educator Beverly Daniel Tatum, one of our leading commentators on race and schools, analyzes some of the most resonant issues in American education and race relations. "A provocative and important book . . . What Tatum seeks to do above all is trigger sometimes challenging discussions about race, and infuse those discussions with a reality-based focus on how race affects us all. Her latest book does ...

Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study

16 reviews
Paula S. Rothenberg

Worth Publishers, 2003

Great book.
I loved this book, got it for a Race, Gender, Class and Ethnicity class at school. I will keep it forever, its just a great book. I would recommend it to anyone interested in this subject, it has case studies and thoughts on each by the author.

Wrong on Race: The Democratic Party's Buried Past

6 reviews
Bruce Bartlett

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Very Interesting
The book was interesting, I learned much I didn't know. For a student of politics and history, it is always good to have as much information as possible, in order to draw one's own opinions. The information the book presents was certainly new to me, history is an avocation and so I am more informed than a casual reader,nevertheless the book provided me with much new information and food for ...

Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools

5 reviews
Glenn Eric Singleton, Curtis Linton

Corwin Press, 2005

Truly a courageous book!
This is truly a courageous book! Richard Hernstein first broke Political Correctness's stranglehold on the discussion of race and educational achievement with his book The Bell Curve, and though that groundbreaking book was meticulously researched, the author suffered a hail of mindless political-inspired assaults. Now, the authors of this book have built on Hernstein's work, calling for ...

The Race

33 reviews
Richard North Patterson

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

This book is a Must Read!
With this book, Mr. Patterson has ascended to the rarified ranks of Tom Wolfe and Ayn Rand. This book is a Must Read for anyone interested in an insightful and poignant social commentary on the sad state of affairs of our body politic! If you liked Wolfe's "Bonfire" or "Fountainhead", you will enjoy and appreciate this book!

Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Text-Reader

5 reviews

Sage Publications, Inc, 2002

Excellent resourse for post-modern media theory.
As the media becomes one of the most dominant means by which we frame our social reality, it becomes crucial for each of us to understand how media can become a mean to someone's own end. An excellent treatment of hegemony and dominant/ prefered readings. This should be a required text in all communication/ social science programs. But it ain't bad readin' for anyone else who consumes media ...

Race Car Vehicle Dynamics

14 reviews
William F. Milliken, Douglas L. Milliken

SAE International, 1997

Excellent Source of Vehicle Dynamic Information
Milliken lays down the fundamentals and advanced topic of vehicle dynamics as applied to racecars. The text is not for beginning or nontechnical readers in the slightest manner. Milliken points out many subtle and difficult areas to understand, which take hours of studying to fully grasp. For those seriously considering a career in this field or to the extremely interested reader, this text is ...

The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation

6 reviews
Gene Roberts, Hank Klibanoff

Knopf, 2006

Absorbing and instructive
I have read a lot on the civil rights struggle, including Taylor Branch's trilogy, and Simple Justice, by Richard Kluger, and have appreciated all the reading I have done on that momentous struggle. But this account of how newspapers and television chronicled the exciting events told me a lot I did not know or had not remembered. The book is carefully footnoted and has a 26 page bibliography, ...

Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life

10 reviews
Annette Lareau

University of California Press, 2003

Unequal Childhoods Well Written and Well Researched
Everyone knows that socioeconomic status is related to academic success, but not many books have examined the lives of kids outside of school in detail to reveal how differences in social class are related to differences in use of language, organizing time, dealing with authorities, family disputes, and doing homework. I'm a professor in a graduate school of education, and it was important ...

A White Teacher Talks about Race

4 reviews
Julie Landsman

ScarecrowEducation, 2005

Finally! A book that deals with race relations honestly
This is a raw and heartfelt book that turns over some rocks en route to the truth. This tells the story of a white teacher, someone who grew up with certain priveleges, and how this person is forever linked to the world of a black man in America. Heartfelt stories of racism, prejudice, and also hopeful, courageous and positive stories as so many of these young blacks overcome these obstacles and ...

Races of the Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying Supplement)

11 reviews
Gwendolyn F.M Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2006

The Complete Book of Kobolds
First off, the Spellscales were a OK idea that went bellyup. The feats and spells almost completely geared towards sorcerers, and the Prestige Classes were uninspired. Slightly pricy, as well. All the book's faults would give it two stars - if I bought the book on these alone. But I didn't buy this book for the feats or the Prestige Classes. Fourth Edition is coming out, and all the rules in ...

Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa (CBC Massey Lecture)

6 reviews
Stephen Lewis

House of Anansi Press, 2006

Powerful Read
Stephen Lewis is an amazing articulator of the imperative race against time to fight the AIDS epidemic. His book is at times angry, hopeful, practical and inspiring. I can't imagine the grief he has seen and experienced to write with such power and urgency. The book is an easy read yet so powerful, definitely recommend it for everyone who is interested in learning more about the HIV/AIDS pandemic ...

Is There Really a Human Race?

33 reviews
Jamie Lee Curtis

Joanna Cotler, 2006

A picture book for grown-ups, too
While I don't usually review picture books, I highly recommend this charming book for adults who need to be reminded to slow down. I bought a copy to purchase for a youngster -- but was so moved by the message that I plan to keep it myself and will have to buy another. Curtis's important message is sure to strike a chord with over-scheduled adults who happen to be reading the book aloud to ...

Convergence of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Multiple Identities in Counseling, The (3rd Edition)

1 review
Tracy Robinson-Wood

Prentice Hall, 2008

comprehensive multicultural text
The book is organized well and easy to reference. Out of four required texts for my multicultural counseling class, this is the only book I kept in the end. The authors include interesting case studies at the end of each chapter that draw the material together.

Experiencing Race, Class, and Gender in the United States

1 review
Roberta Fiske-Rusciano

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2008

Life Changing
This is a book I recommend to virtually every person I meet. It was a required reading for a course that I took in college but the short stories and personal reflections in it are not only amazing but incredibly tearful, at times. The authors, or moreover, individuals compiling the book, take you on a journey through a variety of topics. A young girl converting to Christianity and dismissive ...

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