We come across great books, writing, poetry, and authors all the time.
These are books that have inspired, moved, influenced, or challenged us.
We want to use this page to share some of these books with you. They
comprise books from many disciplines, genres, times, genders, cultures,
etc. The next time you are in the bookstore or the library, pick up a copy
of one of these great book. If you have a book that you want us to post on this
page and share with our friends, please feel free to contact us and we'll be
sure to post it up.
We're going to try to add new books every month, so check back often to see
updates.
Books are in alphabetical order by author's last name.
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Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl
Author: Linda Brent
"An authentic historical narrative describing the horrors of slavery as
experienced by Black women."
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Narrative
of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Author: Frederick Douglass
Just like the name of the book, a narrative of Frederick Douglass' life as a
slave. Eloquent and powerful.
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Displacing
Whiteness
Author: Ruth Frankenberg
A unique contribution to the study of race dominance. This book contains
several authors who take a look at whiteness in a plural rather than singular
concept, and describe, for instance, African American, Chicana/o, European
American, and British experiences of whiteness.
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Woman Warrior
Author: Maxine Hong Kingston
"A remarkable book...As an account of growing up female and Chinese
American in California, in a laundry of course, it is anti-nostalgic; it burns
the fat right out of the mind. As a dream -of the 'female avenger'-it is
dizzying, elemental, a poem turned into a sword" --The New York Times. Top L 
Passing
Author: Nella Larsen
Takes place during the Harlem Renaissance, this is the story of two African
American women and their places within the "white" and
"black" societies
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Sula
Author: Toni Morrison
The story of two African American women who were best friends when they were
little and grow up to take different turns in their lives. One stayed with
her community, the other left.
Song of Solomon
Author: Toni Morrison
A powerful novel about the struggles of an African American family's
lives. This is an excellent piece of literature that must be read.
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