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Writings on the Wall
Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
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A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today. Since retiring from professional basketball (…more)
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Dvmheather
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"Our profound laziness and unyielding arrogance as voters..."

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Dvmheather
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I want to take pictures and make quotes of about every other paragraph in this book. At the same time, it was written in 2016 and that already seems to be a simpler time ....

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julienaji
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Looking forward to this book!

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Notafraidofwords
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Accessible! Kareem Abdul Jabbar set out to right an accessible book that is not only interesting but covers various topics. Poverty. Class structure. Racism. Religious freedom. Freedom of the press. Women's right. Everyone should be able to understand these topics without being alienated by language and heavy droning. This is a straightforward plea: let us not be slaves to prejudice, sentimentality and traditions that make little sense.

Hooked_on_books I love finding out that people in the public eye for other things are such thoughtful individuals. 8y
Notafraidofwords @Hooked_on_books oh yeah, I do too. I think this is a really thoughtful book. I didn't feel like he was pushing anything on anyone. 8y
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Notafraidofwords
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"When you don't recognize you're enslaved, you perpetuate the idea that you deserve to be enslaved. And they are plenty of politicians lining up to take advantage of that."

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amckiereads
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An interesting collection of essays on topics ranging from politics, race, class, and gender through to seniors and youth. Each essay concluded with suggestions for improvements which was unusual and great to see.

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MsBsZenLife
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Currently in a session at the National Book Festival with Kareem discussing his latest book! Definitely picking this up!

BookishFeminist I can't wait to get his book either! Sad I missed his talk earlier today. I was at the festival too :) 9y
MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 9y
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Top two rows are today's ebook haul; I got an unexpected win at bingo, so yay for bonus cash and some new books. But I can't read them yet, I have two others I need to finish first.

Suzze Some amazing titles. I loved, loved, loved Behold the Dreamers. 9y
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misslisha3
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Library find

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