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
2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
2015-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads rating
4.38
ISBN
8601423687360
Categories
Recommendations
10
Recommendations
2016-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/08/12/presidents-summer-reading-list2015-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
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. – source2015-07-14T21:41:14.000Z
I've read @tanehisicoates' newest book & it's a must-read. I can't wait for us all to discuss it. Order yours. – source2015-11-28T22:24:11.000Z
Happy Thanksgiving.
Just read a couple excellent books.
#BetweenTheWorldAndMe
#ALittleLife
Felt compelled to share. – source2019-02-04T18:58:24.000Z
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. – source2016-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
https://variety.com/2016/film/features/bob-iger-disney-ceo-shanghai-tom-staggs-1201923645/2020-11-01T07:21:55.000Z
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