| 1. |  | Same Kind Of Different As Me
from Thomas Nelson
Price: $14.95
Customer Review:
This book blew me out of the water. From the first page it got my attention and kept it to the end. I was inspired my the lives of both men. The lessons learned and can be taught will be foever told in the story. I cried and laughed through out the book. A Must read for everyone. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 2. | ![]() | Their Eyes Were Watching God
from University of Illinois Press
Customer Review:
On the basis of a news story about Zora Neale Hurston, I bought Their Eyes Were Watching God before learning at a preview of Harlem Renaissance art that Bakersfield had chosen this novel for 2009's Big Read.
Once I adapted to Hurston's vernacular, the story moved swiftly and most compellingly... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
from HarperOne
Price: $16.29
Customer Review:
I was totally humbled by this book. If it could be made manitory reading for all.....they should pass a law. You will not be the same after reading this book. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Strength to Love
from Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Price: $11.56
Customer Review:
This is one of the best books I've ever read and one that I intend to read over and over again for its inspirational, motivational, life changing messages. | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Acts of Faith
from Fireside Books
Price: $9.99
Customer Review:
GET THIS BOOK! READ THE MEDITATIONS! We need inspirations and meditations and affirmations...THIS BOOK IS A TRIPLE HITTER!!!
I purchased this book when it first came out (Over ten years ago) and at that time I read each meditation daily and FAITHFULLY. Over the years I have had to tape the... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Stolen Legacy
from African American Images
Price: $10.36
Customer Review:
I do not understand why some north-american people are deeply connected to the color of the skin -- as a big issue. It seams like they see everything in the world according to the color of the sky. How can that be possible? That spirituality has to do with the color of the skin? Why this people do... more info | 3.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | FAITH IN THE VALLEY : Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace
from Fireside
Price: $11.90
Customer Review:
In. My. Purse.
All. The. Time.
Seriously ---- This book is amazing. It has a permanent home in my purse... (it's not too small, not too big - just right) And I use it almost daily....or at least a few times per week. Sometimes I'm in a bad place and need a quick inspirational message, and... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Letters to Young Black Men: Advice and Encouragement for a Difficult Journey
from Torch Legacy Publications
Price: $9.59
Customer Review:
The objective of this book is great, but I felt that the author took too long in getting to subjects that would grab the attention of his target audience.
I bought this book for my son's 15th birthday and asked him to read it as a favor to me. I read it myself before giving it to him and, while... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
from Random House
Price: $13.60
Customer Review:
"I remind myself that it is sufficient that I know what I know and know that without believing that I will always know what I know or that what I know will always be true."
Fortunately, the foregoing sentence from "Death and the Legacy" on page 48 of Angelou's book is not typical of the writing... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | A Black Theology of Liberation (Ethics and Society)
from Orbis Books
Price: $11.56
Customer Review:
Black racism, embodied by this "religion", is no different that that put forth by the KKK. Skin color over religion dominates.
I gave it a 1 star since someone took the time to write this trash and warn America just what Black Theology of Liberation is all about. The garbage spewed in this... more info | 3.0 / 5.0
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