Social Sciences

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun

Review:As part of my Directing class in school, I've had to some plays in preparation for the scene work that's to come later in the semester. One of those plays was Lorraine Hansberry's classic A Raisin in the Sun.

First, I want to talk about the positives. A Raisin in the Sun truly is a moving play. It's honestly one of the best examples of how good American theatre can be. It's expertly paced, each act ending with a crescendo that begs the audience to come back after the intermission. The cha... Read more

Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta - Dispatches from Pluto
Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta - Dispatches from Pluto

Review:Not for me. Creeps me out reading about all the guns, animal and bird killing and the plateau African Americans reach socially in the south. I did appreciate the author's humor and can see how many liked the book. Read more

The State of White America - 1960-2010 - Coming Apart
The State of White America - 1960-2010 - Coming Apart

Review:Charles Murray takes the reader through the long term changes in American society. I have been noticing many of these changes for years. The book is full of interesting, occasionally surprising and always thought provoking information. Read more

A Woman's Worth
A Woman's Worth

Review:This book offers great insight to mindfulness about being a woman, but need a revision to be more appropriate for today... 2012. Bought a few for my friends and they all said the same thing. Would love to have a revised edition. Read more

The Four Agreements Toltec Wisdom Collection - 3-Book Boxed Set
The Four Agreements Toltec Wisdom Collection - 3-Book Boxed Set

Review:The book is good but you really need to remember some words that he talks about cause then you have to keep going back to reread what that word meant. They were latin words. I would much prefer just reading English. The book and content is good but really Richard Carlson is much easier reading. Read more

Using the Four Agreements to Master the Dream of Your Life (Toltec Wisdom)
Using the Four Agreements to Master the Dream of Your Life (Toltec Wisdom)

Review:I found it to be very easy to read, enjoyed all the thoughts and found a lot made so much sense to me. I didn't do all the lesson. I just found there were too many. I did what I thought would be most helpful for me. Sometimes too many lesson and we get lost or we lose interest! That is just me! Someone else may enjoy it very much or feel it would help them.It was good to understand how the lessons we learned as children stay in our lives and how we judge ourselves! Sometimes just a little too mu... Read more

The Four Agreements Beaded Bookmark
The Four Agreements Beaded Bookmark

Review:It is fun having matching book markers for the books I keep in my personal home reference library. I have a collection of book markers so I can mark my placs as I reference different passages in my many self help books. Read more

una guia practica para la libertad personal (Spanish Edition)
una guia practica para la libertad personal (Spanish Edition)

Review:Es de lo mejor que he leído. Si quieres reprogramar tu vida para ser feliz, hacer estos cuatro acuerdos contigo mismo, tan bien explicados por Don Miguel Ruiz, no hay mejor opción. Excelente lectura. Read more

A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Review:The Color of Law... is the lack of Will

I purchased the audible version of the book which helped me to listen in awe; I don’t know if I could have kept turning pages as quickly with a hardcopy version of the book. Chapter after Chapter Rothstein validates his theory of public policy executed by the federal and local governments designed to maintain the color barrier through segregated housing. It left me numb. As a student of urban housing, I studied many of the ghettos cited in the bo... Read more

The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide - White Rage
The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide - White Rage

Review:i am only giving this 4 stars.
Not because of the research. It is spot on. Its due to the blanket assumption that this rage is directed to all blacks in America.
Middle and Upper middle class black built an insular society parallel to middle and upper middle class whites after slavery. When Jim Crow laws became too invasive, the fight for desegration began. Middle class women didn't ride the buses in Montgomery, but it had to be one because a pregnant girl or a dark skinned poor one was a ... Read more

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