books about: was     books:       When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America13 reviews Ira Katznelson W. W. Norton, 2006 LBJ was the one who really freed the slaves Just finished an outstanding book by Ira Katznelson on the untold history of racial inequality in America. Those who oppose affirmative action should get it and see who has really benefitted from The New Deal, the Fair Deal, Social Security and the GI Bill after WWII. I cannot see how anyone can read this book and not agree with me that Lincoln did not free the slaves. The slaves were not freed ...             I Was Told There'd Be Cake71 reviews Sloane Crosley Riverhead Trade, 2008 Fantastic! Please disregard odd 1-star reviews for this 5-star winner I actually heard about this book from a friend who used to write for Saturday Night Live and since I always take her recommendations, I went out and got it immediately. At first I wasn't sure - what could Crosley have to say about topics that were so familiar to me? - then I realized that's exactly where the genius (yes, I am using that word) lies. Sloane Crosley articulates the details of the ...             The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook Child Psychiatrist's ...13 reviews Bruce Perry, Maia Szalavitz Basic Books, 2007 Brilliant and heartening Assisted by a talented science writer, child psychiatrist Bruce Perry presents a series of heartbreaking stories of children severely damaged by trauma. But that's only one side of this remarkable book. The other side is how many of these profoundly damaged children were assisted to heal. Perry explains his "neurosequential" approach that sequentially targets brain regions left undeveloped by ...             What Was Lost: A Novel17 reviews Catherine O'Flynn Holt Paperbacks, 2008 A mixed bag When I turned the final page of this book, I thought about how much I liked the story. Saying that, I am giving this 4 stars because I thought there were parts (the middle!) that were a slow-go for me. Summary, no spoilers: The book starts out in 1984, and we follow the escapades of 10 year old Kate Meaney. She is a precocious, imaginative, but lonely little girl, who decides that she ...             Not Quite What I Was Planning, Revised and Expanded Deluxe Edition: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and ...43 reviews Larry Smith, Rachel Fershleiser Harper, 2008 Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure As with MOST of the books and a lot of the music I purchase, I "heard it on NPR!" I mean, really!! Listening to the awesome interviews of authors and musicians discussing their work is the very best way to find out about them. I presented a copy of the Memoir book to each of several friends at dinner recently, and they immediately responded EXACTLY the way I expected and hoped -- they started ...             When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth23 reviews Jamie Lee Curtis HarperTrophy, 1995 My first Jamie Lee story And definitely not my last. Love Jamie Lee's stories. She is a wonderful author and right on the mark! You will not be disappointed in one book written by Jamie Lee. So far, we have 4 and we're not stopping there.             Proust Was a Neuroscientist26 reviews Jonah Lehrer Mariner Books, 2008 I LOVED IT! One of the most thought-provoking books I've read in a long, long time. It really is just a feast of insight. So many unexpected connections...From Whitman's time as a nurse to Proust's writing habits to how Woolf's mental illness impacted her writing. If you are interested in art and science and how they might intersect, a great read!             When the Emperor Was Divine56 reviews Julie Otsuka Anchor, 2003 A Moving Novel That Manages To Provide Evocative Details Using Spare Prose WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE is nothing short of remarkable. In one hundred and forty-four very readable pages Julie Otsuka brings to heartfelt life the painful realities faced by Japanese Americans at the hands of a paranoid U.S. government during the World War II era. Otsuka (through flashbacks) skillfully depicts the central family's comfortable life in Berkeley, California prior to the ...             There Was an Old Lady (Classic Books With Holes)66 reviews Child's Play International, 2007 Love it! Great book. Have always wanted it and I really enjoy reading it with my son who likes it too!             I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood61 reviews Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile Chronicle Books, 2007 Perfect for even the Mom-to-be! This book is great, even if you're about to have your first or you've already got more than you can count! This book could give you just a small bit of piece of mind cause you are not alone:)             When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)18 reviews Cynthia Rylant Puffin, 1993 Memories of the Mountaina This book showed us what is best about the mountains and the traditions of those living in those mountains. It has been so easy for our society to stereotype Appalachian mountain people as ignorant, backwards hillbillies that it is refreshing to see a depiction that shows mountain people in a different light. The old ways are disappearing. So are the mountains. The Appalachian mountains are ...             This Land Was Theirs: A Study of Native North Americans3 reviews Wendell H. Oswalt Oxford University Press, USA, 2005 excellent book Had to buy this as an anthropology textbook and I really did enjoy reading it. Informative but read-able to even non-anthro majors.             That Was Then, This Is Now244 reviews S. E. Hinton Puffin, 1998 excellent service The book was sent to me way before the expected time and I really appreciated that.             When I Was Puerto Rican2 reviews Esmeralda Santiago Da Capo Press, 2006 THE AMERICAN DREAM... This is a rich and evocative memoir of the author's chaotic childhood. Growing up in rural Puerto Rico, while often living in primitive conditions, the author's lush and lyrical prose paints a vivid picture her early life. The flavor and rythms of her island home come alive under her expert hand, creating an unforgettable picture of her early childhood. The author grew up in a poor family. ...             The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (Modern Library Classics)101 reviews G.K. Chesterton Modern Library, 2001 Your blue sock is behind the dryer. I went into reading this book with such strong misconceptions concerning what it was about. Like the characters whom see things completely different it seems like the readers of this book see its meaning quite differently as well. It is a crazy allegory but of what? On a stylistic level Chesterton's prose is unique and well crafted. Chesterton has his own voice in his writing powerful, ...             All We Ever Wanted Was Everything22 reviews Janelle Brown Spiegel & Grau, 2008 Great book for moms. daughters and book clubs I couldn't put this book down, and didn't want it to end--both cliches, but both true in this case. It started slow for me, because the first chapter is focused on Janice, the older of the three women in the book, and not necessarily an immediately sympathetic character, at the moment that her husband, CEO of an ultra-successful company, lets her know that he's leaving her for her best friend. ...             When God Was a Woman54 reviews Merlin Stone Harvest Books, 1978 Everyone shoud read this book. I just finished "When God was a Woman" today. I generally have a hard time with non-fiction and it can take me months to get through one book. I read this book from cover to cover in less than a week. It does bog down in a few places, but the theories being discussed are pretty mind boggling. I support the author's decision to pack in as much evidence as she does. This book makes the ...             When I Was Your Age, Volume Two: Original Stories About Growing Up (When I Was Your Age)1 review Candlewick, 2002 A WONDERFUL BOOK , ESPECIALLY FOR PRE-TEENS ! The original tales presented in this book are actual memories of childhood penned by notable children's book authors. Although most of the stories have 8-10 year-olds as their protagnonists, they deal with emotions and predicaments more easily understood, I think, by slightly older children. Pre-teenage can be such an awkward time; these tales can be healing/instructive to those in this time ...             Even the Rat Was White: A Historical View of Psychology (Allyn & Bacon Classics Edition) (2nd Edition) (Allyn ...72 reviews Robert V. Guthrie Allyn & Bacon, 2003 Even The Rat Was White Synopsis of Even the Rat Was White Whitney Casada In "Even the Rat Was White" author Robert V. Guthrie does an explicit job describing the history of many African Americans. The book analyzes racial prejudices and the resulting psychological hardships that African Americans have endured. This book puts in perspective to readers the prejudices that African Americans faced in the ...             When Asia Was the World10 reviews Stewart Gordon Da Capo Press, 2007 Geography and history fans will love this book. Geography and history fans will love this book. From 500 A.D. to 1500 A.D., Asia led the world and this book tells how and why."              search for books affirmative, americans, children, classic, classics, edition, emperor, everything, expanded, four-year-old, healing, historical, inequality, memoirs, motherhood, mountains, neuroscientist, nightmare, notebook, obscure, original, planning, psychiatrist, psychology, reinventing, six-word, thursday, traumatized, twentieth, twentieth-century books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Mathematica Primer home  impressum - about us