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As a young college student in Atlanta, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man’s post-luncheon siestas, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. “Vernon can read!” the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly 50 years later, Vernon Jordan, now a senior executive at Lazard Freres, long-time civil rights leader, adviser and close friend to presidents and business leaders and one of the most charismatic figures in America, has written an unforgettable book about his life and times.
The story of Vernon Jordan’s life encompasses the sweeping struggles, changes, and dangers of African-American life in the civil rights revolution of the second half of the 20th century.
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What J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst and one of the youngest state representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for the rural South, in this important book that illuminates the lives of America’s forgotten Black working-class men and women. Part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, My Vanishing Country is an eye-opening journey through the South's past, present, and future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What America Needs NOW!!!
- De Unknown en 05-22-20
De: Bakari Sellers
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The Book of Pride
- LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
- De: Mason Funk
- Narrado por: Mason Funk, Robin Miles, Eileen Stevens, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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The Book of Pride captures the true story of the gay rights movement from the 1960s to the present, through richly detailed, stunning interviews with the leaders, activists, and ordinary people who witnessed the movement and made it happen. These individuals fought battles both personal and political, often without the support of family or friends, frequently under the threat of violence and persecution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Joy for EVERYONE
- De Micah D en 06-03-19
De: Mason Funk
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The Kennedys
- An American Drama
- De: Peter Collier, David Horowitz
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 20 h y 6 m
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Who are the Kennedys? Are they the brilliant, heroic, extraordinary people their admirers believe them to be? Or are they arrogant, competitive, self-absorbed children of a willful and immensely rich patriarch, as their detractors claim? In fact, they are all of these things, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well-written (and narrated) Kennedy history.
- De SBG en 09-17-19
De: Peter Collier, y otros
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We're Better Than This
- My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy
- De: Elijah Cummings, James Dale
- Narrado por: Nancy Pelosi, Laurence Fishburne, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings was known for saying, “We’re better than this.” He said it in Baltimore, a city on the verge of explosion over police treatment of citizens. He said it in Congress when microphones were shut down, barring free speech. He said it when the president flaunted his power and ignored the Constitution. He said it when the president resorted to bullying, name-calling, and feeding racial divisions. We are better than this. He continued to say it until his final days last October.
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The most inspiring piece of work I’ve heard in my adult life.
- De Jaraun en 01-29-21
De: Elijah Cummings, y otros
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Nine Days
- The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life and Win the 1960 Election
- De: Paul Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
- Narrado por: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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Less than three weeks before the 1960 presidential election, 31-year-old Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested at a sit-in at Rich's Department Store in Atlanta. That day would lead to the first night King had ever spent in jail - and the time that King's family most feared for his life. Based on fresh interviews, newspaper accounts, and extensive archival research, Nine Days is the first full recounting of an event that changed the course of one of the closest elections in American history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a fascinating, detailed, blow-by-blow approach
- De D. Littman en 01-29-21
De: Paul Kendrick, y otros
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Created Equal
- Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
- De: Michael Pack, Mark Paoletta
- Narrado por: Charles Constant, Shamaan Casey, Pamela Klein
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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Born into dire poverty in the segregated South and abandoned by his father as a child, Justice Clarence Thomas triumphed over seemingly insurmountable odds to become one of the most influential justices on the Supreme Court. Yet after three decades of honorable service, few know him beyond his contentious confirmation and the surrounding media firestorm. Who is Justice Clarence Thomas, in his own words? Created Equal builds on dozens of hours of groundbreaking one-on-one interviews with Thomas to share a new, expanded account of his powerful story for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Justice Thomas, the epitome of a “Real American Man”!
- De the walton's en 06-23-22
De: Michael Pack, y otros
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Stonewall
- The Definitive Story of the LGBT Rights Uprising that Changed America
- De: Martin Duberman
- Narrado por: Vikas Adam
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village, was raided by police. But instead of responding with the typical compliance the NYPD expected, patrons and a growing crowd decided to fight back. The five days of rioting that ensued changed forever the face of gay and lesbian life. In Stonewall, renowned historian and activist Martin Duberman tells the full story of this pivotal moment in history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Informative
- De Danica en 12-10-24
De: Martin Duberman
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Lyndon
- An Oral Biography
- De: Merle Miller
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 32 h y 39 m
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Best-selling presidential biographer Merle Miller has crafted a candid portrait of one of the most complex, fascinating, difficult, and colorful figures in American history. From his birth in 1908 to his death in 1973, the story of Lyndon B. Johnson is told with no sparing his personal excesses and contentious public image - while also highlighting the strength of his greatest accomplishments in Washington.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flawless
- De Jeffrey en 01-04-21
De: Merle Miller
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Billy Graham
- The Man I Knew
- De: Greg Laurie, Marshall Terrill
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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Pastor and bestselling author Greg Laurie was one of those fortunate few blessed with an insider’s view of Billy Graham’s world for more than two decades. With the same painstaking research and eye for detail that distinguishes his previous biographies, Steve McQueen: Salvation of an American Icon and Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon, Laurie now turns to the life of his beloved mentor, offering the intimate perspective of a disciple and friend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very well done
- De Beverly Heidrick Baker en 05-06-21
De: Greg Laurie, y otros
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A Mighty Long Way
- My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
- De: Carlotta Walls Lanier
- Narrado por: Peter Fernandez, Lizan Mitchell
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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In 1951, Carlotta Walls Lanier was one of the nine African-American students to integrate Little Rock High School, and the first to earn a diploma. Here she provides a firsthand account of her experiences - including the bombing that rocked her home, the constant threats she and her classmates faced, and the pressure and bullying her parents endured.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very insightful book
- De karen feek en 01-05-21
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy
- De: Coretta Scott King, Barbara Reynolds
- Narrado por: January LaVoy, Phylicia Rashad
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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The life story of Coretta Scott King - wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist - as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends. Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising Black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Inspirational memoir
- De Jean en 01-30-17
De: Coretta Scott King, y otros
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The Matriarch
- Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
- De: Susan Page
- Narrado por: Kate Levy
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
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A vivid biography of former first lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and underappreciated women in American political history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insightful
- De Jean en 04-14-19
De: Susan Page
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Jane Crow
- The Life of Pauli Murray
- De: Rosalind Rosenberg
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
- Duración: 18 h y 30 m
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A mixed-race orphan, Murray grew up in segregated North Carolina before escaping to New York, where she attended Hunter College and became a labor activist in the 1930s. When she applied to graduate school at the University of North Carolina, where her white great-great-grandfather had been a trustee, she was rejected because of her race. She went on to graduate first in her class at Howard Law School, only to be rejected for graduate study again at Harvard University this time on account of her sex. Undaunted, Murray forged a singular career in the law.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a legacy!!!
- De Paul en 03-08-21
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Uprising
- Who the Hell Said You Can't Ditch and Switch? - The Awakening of Diamond and Silk
- De: Diamond and Silk
- Narrado por: Diamond and Silk
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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Who are Diamond and Silk? Donald Trump’s biggest fans. A national treasure. A force of nature. A political awakening that can’t be stopped. And a natural antidepressant. Diamond and Silk are all that and more. The very sight and sound of these insightful and ebullient ladies lifts spirits and opens minds. Diamond and Silk are a unique phenomenon impossible to pigeonhole - or to control. And now they tell their own story for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great American Story! ** GET THIS BOOK**
- De kathy en 11-06-20
De: Diamond and Silk
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Boom!
- Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today
- De: Tom Brokaw
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 18 h y 16 m
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Boom! One minute it was Ike and the man in the grey flannel suit, and the next minute it was time to "turn on, tune in, drop out". While Americans were walking on the moon, Americans were dying in Vietnam. Nothing was beyond question, and there were far fewer answers than before.
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2 out of 5 stars
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boring survey of a generation
- De Andy en 01-01-08
De: Tom Brokaw
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The Book of Gutsy Women
- De: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton
- Narrado por: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them - women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More encyclopedia than book
- De Fountain of Chris en 10-09-19
De: Hillary Rodham Clinton, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Vernon Can Read!
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- Cuvvy
- 05-02-24
I like that the author narrated the book! The stories were more captivating and memorable coming from Vernon Jordan!
I loved hearing Vernon Jordan‘s life journey, stories, civil rights experiences, trials, and about his personal family life from childhood to adulthood.
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- Cecil franklin
- 07-30-22
Awsome
Vernon Jordan is the GOAT. it was wonderful, insightful and inspiring. Listen to this book!
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- Pensive
- 02-17-25
Inspiration and Historic
Appreciated understanding his journey, career decision-making, humanity. Deeply personal including his historic and trail blazing professional life while giving us glimpse to his incredible mother role model.
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- MaKara
- 11-19-23
Wowzers
Vernon Jordan is one of one. Such a gift to mankind. Grateful to him for his service.
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- Tyrone McMillian
- 12-06-24
An amazing listen.
An Amazing listen, inspiring, motivating and uplifting. This book/memoir is simply incredible, particularly if you enjoy learning about the history of Civil Rights from an insiders viewpoint and from someone that was there. You’re in very good company with Vernon Jordan, jr.
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- Taunya
- 05-23-23
Phenomenal!!!
I could not put this audiobook down. I cried, celebrated and laughed. I learned so much about the specifics of the era. I was inspired by his mother as well has his tenacity to make an impact! Well done!
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- hyacinth spence
- 04-23-24
Jordan life experience
There is nothing to complain about the overall quality and performance of the book was excellent
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- tbec
- 10-30-21
Love This Book
There is so much that a southern Black person can relate to in this book. It was so well written with so much history.
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- Elise Fraser
- 01-31-25
Inspiration in real life!
An amazing true story of perseverance and history that needs to be celebrated and acknowledged by all Americans!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-19-23
Awesome!
A true made in America story! This book should be a required part of primary school curriculum.
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