Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
“This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” 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 his...
Publish Date
2015
July 14
Goodreads rating
4.4
ISBN
8601423687360
Categories
Recommendations
7
Recommendations
Nov 09, 2015
The world will be a more evolved place once we all read this book. Take my word for it, and go pick it up today. Absolutely brilliant. – sourceFeb 04, 2019
Since it can’t be done in 140 characters might I suggest two books just to start with - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander, and Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. – sourceNov 22, 2016
https://variety.com/2016/film/features/bob-iger-disney-ceo-shanghai-tom-staggs-1201923645/Nov 01, 2020
I’ve ploughed through books in last few months, using @BorrowBox or @audible to listen as I walk. Loved Queenie, Wolf Hall series, Line of Beauty, Beekeeper of Aleppo, The Color Purple, Between The World And Me. Didn’t love Overstory or Where Crawdads Sing but both decent – sourceIt’s a letter to his son about being a black male in America. I think it is required reading. – source