Download or read book The Black Book written by Middleton A. Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the classic New York Times bestseller edited by Toni Morrison, offering an encyclopedic look at the black experience in America from 1619 through the 1940s with the original cover restored. “I am so pleased the book is alive again. I still think there is no other work that tells and visualizes a story of such misery with seriousness, humor, grace and triumph.”—Toni Morrison Seventeenth-century sketches of Africans as they appeared to marauding European traders. Nineteenth-century slave auction notices. Twentieth-century sheet music for work songs and freedom chants. Photographs of war heroes, regal in uniform. Antebellum reward posters for capturing runaway slaves. An 1856 article titled “A Visit to the Slave Mother Who Killed Her Child.” In 1974, Middleton A. Harris and Toni Morrison led a team of gifted, passionate collectors in compiling these images and nearly five hundred others into one sensational narrative of the black experience in America—The Black Book. Now in a newly restored hardcover edition, The Black Book remains a breathtaking testament to the legendary wisdom, strength, and perseverance of black men and women intent on freedom. Prominent collectors Morris Levitt, Roger Furman, and Ernest Smith joined Harris and Morrison (then a Random House editor, ultimately a two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning Nobel Laureate) to spend months studying, laughing at, and crying over these materials—transcripts from fugitive slaves’ trials and proclamations by Frederick Douglass and celebrated abolitionists, as well as chilling images of cross burnings and lynchings, patents registered by black inventors throughout the early twentieth century, and vibrant posters from “Black Hollywood” films of the 1930s and 1940s. Indeed, it was an article she found while researching this project that provided the inspiration for Morrison’s masterpiece, Beloved. A labor of love and a vital link to the richness and diversity of African American history and culture, The Black Book honors the past, reminding us where our nation has been, and gives flight to our hopes for what is yet to come. Beautifully and faithfully presented and featuring a foreword and original poem by Toni Morrison, The Black Book remains a timeless landmark work.

Download or read book The Black Book written by James Patterson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "thrilling" #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller (Karin Slaughter): when three bodies are found in a Chicago bedroom, a black book goes missing . . . and the city has never been more dangerous. Billy Harney was born to be a cop. As the son of Chicago's chief of detectives with a twin sister on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Teaming up with his adrenaline-junkie partner, Detective Kate Fenton, there's nothing he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself who suspects Billy isn't the cop he claims to be. They're about to be linked by more than their careers. A horrifying murder leads investigators to an unexpected address-an exclusive brothel that caters to Chicago's most powerful citizens. There's plenty of incriminating evidence on the scene, but what matters most is what's missing: the madam's black book. Now with shock waves rippling through the city's elite, everyone's desperate to find it. As Chicago's elite scramble to get their hands on the elusive black book, no one's motives can be trusted. An ingenious, inventive thriller about power, corruption, and the secrets that can destroy a city, The Black Book is James Patterson at his page-turning best.

Download or read book LA Graffiti Black Book written by David Brafman and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of unique works by 150 Los Angeles graffiti and tattoo artists represents an unprecedented collaboration across the city’s diverse artistic landscape. Many graffiti artists carry sketchbooks, called black books, and they ask crew members and others whose work they admire to inscribe their books with lettering or drawings. A few years ago, the Getty Research Institute invited artists, including Angst, Axis, Big Sleeps, Chaz, Cre8, Defer, EyeOne, Fishe, Heaven, Hyde, Look, ManOne, and Prime, to consider the idea of a citywide graffiti black book. During visits to the Getty Center, the artists viewed rare books related to calligraphy and letterforms, including works by Albrecht Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci. The artists instantly recognized the connections to their own practices and were particularly drawn to a liber amicorum (book of friends), a form of autograph book popular in the seventeenth century. Passed from hand to hand, it was filled with signatures, poetry, and coats of arms, like a black book from another era. Inspired by this meeting of minds across centuries, these artists became both creators and curators, crafting their own pages and inviting others to contribute. Eventually 150 Los Angeles artists decorated 143 individual pages. These were bound together into an exquisite artists’ book that became known as the Getty Graffiti Black Book. This publication reproduces each page from the original artists’ book and recounts the story of an unprecedented collaboration across the diverse artistic landscape of Los Angeles.

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Download or read book Black Book written by Robert Mapplethorpe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1986-12-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing photographic study of black men today from the acclaimed portrait photographer.

Download or read book Black Book written by Dylan Jones and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TOP 5 BESTSELLER. Book 1 in a 3 part serialisation. 'I highly recommend it for the storytelling, world building, and quality of writing.' The New Podler Review of Books. A lightning fast paced action packed sci-fi thriller for fans of Stephen King's Dark Tower and Lee Child's Jack Reacher Sheriff Jack is a no-nonsense soldier from the future, trapped in the Wild West. He must find and protect the sacred Black Book before someone or something else does. The clock is already ticking for humankind, but for Jack the countdown has only just begun. Readers Reviews"Fast paced and exciting from the get go, you'll probably end up reading the whole thing in one sitting""I couldn't put it down. Great read.""This book is totally a breath of fresh air when it comes to sci-fi novels." "Just great fantasy writing." "If you're a fan of sci-fi action then this book is for you.""It's a story that mixes Western, science fiction, and fantasy into a quest that spans centuries" "Highly recommended to fans of both sci-fis and westerns who are looking for an interesting read.""What a treat. Black Book is a real winner. Time travel, Old West, Future Earth and a whole "what's up?" story.""Loved the book, interesting mix of sci-fi, fantasy and Western. Would definitely recommend to all.""This mix of Hollywood cowboys and stranded time travellers from the future blends into a compelling tale." "A great story. Jones has sweated a lot of effort and great writing into this novel and I appreciate it. Well done, sir."

Download or read book Little Black Book the Globe and Mail Bestseller written by OTEGHA. UWAGBA and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Little Black Book is THE book of the year for working women with drive' Refinery 29 The essential career handbook for creative working women. 'A compact gem' Stylist

Download or read book The Black Book of Vice President Adlai E Sevenson 1836 1914 Governor Adlai E Stevenson 1900 1965 Senator Adlai E Stevenson 1930 written by Adlai Ewing Stevenson and published by Adlai E Stevenson III. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a political archive that spans five generations and more than 150 years, this collection of narratives, observations, wit, and wisdom, enlivens and informs on the family of former senator Adlai E. Stevenson III. This volume covers Adlai I, who served as vice president for Grover Cleveland; Adlai II, who served in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations and as governor of Illinois; Adlai III, who was an Illinois State Representative, state treasurer, senator, and two-time candidate for Illinois governor, and other family members in between. Whether it is Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign material—a Stevenson family member was a friend, contemporary, and promoter—after the famous seven debates or the forewarnings of the Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Act of 1979, much of the history of the United States is presented here from personalized views of those who experienced and influenced it.

Download or read book The Black Book of Colors written by Menena Cottin and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a story where the text appears in white letters on a black background, as well as in braille, and the illustrations are also raised on a black surface, Thomas describes how he recognizes different colors using various senses.

Download or read book Official 2009 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins written by Marc Hudgeons and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 2008 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and prices each coin, and covers buying, cleaning, and selling.

Download or read book Landscape Blackbook written by and published by Gingko Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era of much-increased sensitivity to the symbiotic relationship between human beings and their surrounding environments, the art of landscape design draws closer scrutiny from an increasingly engaged public who see shared spaces as integral to the elevation of their quality of life. An excellent resource for landscape architects, Landscape Blackbooks takes a deeper look at the various elements of landscape design through a collection of photographs from an international array of exciting projects.

Download or read book Blackbook International Reference Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Official 2001 Blackbook written by Marc Hudgeons and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 2000 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This all-inclusive reference lists more than 4,000 prices of coins from over 48 countries, from Argentina to Vietnam. Special sections on how to grade your coins to receive the best value, buying coins online and through mail order, and a complete list of numismatic organizations, associations, and publications from all over the world make this the only book collectors will ever need.

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Download or read book The Official 2001 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps written by Marc Hudgeons and published by House of Collectibles. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blackbook price guide to U.S. Postage Stamps, with more than 20,000 prices listed.