New York: Vintage, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 196pp. Octavo [20cm] Black and white wraps. "Almost one-hundred years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois proposed the notion of the "talented tenth," an African American elite that would serve as leaders and models for the larger black community. In this unprecedented collaboration, Henry Louis Gates..... More
New York: Plume, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. 295pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Pictoral wraps. "Examining the issues that have united Blacks and Jews in the past and now separate them, two long-time friends and leading intellectuals try to restore the special relationship between the two groups in a hard-hitting and worthwhile exchange..... More
Carlsbad, CA: SmileyBooks, 2012. Later printing. Paperback. 222pp. Octavo [21.75cm] Pictoral wraps. 'Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the new middle class poor. Award-winning broadcaster..... More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. 229pp. Octavo [23.5cm]. 1/4 tan cloth over gray boards. Title stamped in silver ink on spine. Foot of spine very lightly bumped. Short gift inscription on front free endpaper. In a mildly rubbed dust jacket. A popular political title from philosopher..... More
Carlsbad, CA: SmileyBooks, 2011. Later printing. Paperback. 239pp. Duodecimo [17.5cm] Pictoral wraps. "You can’t lead the people if you don’t love the people. You can’t save the people if you don’t serve the people." The New York Times bestselling author of Race Matters and Democracy Matters offers provocative, open-hearted wisdom..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1997. Later printing. Paperback. 226pp. Octavo [22.5cm] Pictoral wraps. "Nine of America’s most influential artists, scholars, and public figures-Maya Angelou, Bill Bradley, Harry Belafonte, Patricia Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, James Washington, James Forbes, and Haki Madhubuti-talk with Cornel West about their political awareness, art and politics..... More
Carlsbad, CA: SmileyBooks, 2010. Later printing. Paperback. 275pp. Quarto [23cm] Pictoral wraps. "New York Times best-selling author Cornel West is one of America’s most provocative and admired public intellectuals. Whether in the classroom, the streets, the prisons, or the church, Dr. West’s penetrating brilliance has been a bright beacon shining..... More