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4.6 stars
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SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDHOOD
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! A “brilliant” (Lupita Nyong’o, Time), “poignant” (Entertainment Weekly), “soul-nourishing” (USA Today) memoir about coming of age during the twilight of apartheid
 
“Noah’s childhood stories are told with all the hilarity and intellect that characterizes
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REVISITING SOME OF THE SITES FEATURED IN THE ORIGINAL GREEN BOOK.
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"The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists. Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because black travelers couldn't eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other...
Book cover for "Travels with Charley"
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4.5 stars
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JOHN STEINBECK TRAVELS THE BACK ROADS AND INTERSTATES OF AMERICA IN 1960 WITH HIS DOG, CHARLEY.
Book cover for "Travels with George"
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4.3 stars
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RETRACES GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TRAVELS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES COLONIES.
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"Does George Washington still matter? The ... author argues for his unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new President through the former colonies, now an unsure nation. A new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into one narrative. When George Washington became president in 1798, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative...