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Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me Hardcover - 2015

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

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  • Hardcover
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New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated and full number line 9-1. In black boards with gilt to type on spine. Top corners dinged and some wear to spine ends. Clean interior and tight binding - obviously unread. Jacket is unclipped ($24.00) with a little wear to spine ends.
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  • Title Between the World and Me
  • Author Coates, Ta-Nehisi
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition/First Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Spiegel & Grau, New York
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # LPB008713TC
  • ISBN 9780812993547 / 0812993543
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (18.54 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
  • Reading level 1090
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Race relations, Race discrimination - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015008120
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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About this book

In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

Summary

In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward (from publishers website).

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Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/2015, Page 7
  • Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's, 01/01/2016, Page 11
  • Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2016, Page 8
  • Christian Century, 09/30/2015, Page 37
  • Ebony, 09/01/2015, Page 33
  • Entertainment Weekly, 07/31/2015, Page 63
  • Essence, 12/01/2015, Page 64
  • Kirkus Best Nonfiction, 12/01/2015, Page 12
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/15/2015, Page 23
  • Library Journal, 08/01/2015, Page 106
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 05/15/2015, Page 56
  • New York Review of Books, 02/11/2016, Page 28
  • New York Times Book Review, 09/06/2015, Page 10
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/06/2015, Page 27
  • People Weekly, 07/27/2015, Page 41
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/06/2015, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/02/2015, Page 25
  • School Library Journal, 02/01/2016, Page 110
  • Shelf Awareness, 07/14/2015, Page 0

About the author

Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic. His book Between the World and Me won the National Book Award in 2015. Coates is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. He lives in New York City with his wife and son.

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