Andrew Young
41) Walk in my shoes: conversations between a civil rights legend and his godson on the journey ahead
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"A top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of history's most important civil rights leaders, Andrew Young has witnessed history and made his own. For years, he has been mentoring his godson, Kabir Sehgal, in correspondence and conversation. This book encapsulates that mentoring, and presents Young's thoughts and meditations on such important topics as race, civil rights, and the American Dream. It's a living Tuesdays with Morrie, an inspirational...
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A successful entrepreneur and nonprofit founder shares his plan of action to help the American economy by assisting America’s poor.
John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. If we give poor communities the right tools, policies, and inspiration,...
John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. If we give poor communities the right tools, policies, and inspiration,...
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Andrew Young arrived in Atlanta in 1961 and has played a key role in Atlanta's development ever since--in the Civil Rights Movement, as the city's representative in Congress, and as Mayor. This book tells the story of the decisions that shaped Atlanta's growth from a small, provincial Deep South city to an international metropolis impacting and influencing global affairs. When Mayor William Hartsfield coined the term "City too Busy to Hate" in the...
47) First steps!
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After they discover an old scrapbook filled with photos and mementos from when they were babies, the friends reminisce about their nursery days. They realize how those early adventures helped to shape their personalities and develop their interests, and how much the friends and the pets mean to each other.
49) Citizen King
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This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose oratory is etched into the minds of millions of Americans,...
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There's exciting news in the land of Care-a-Lot! The Care Bear Cousins have returned. They make sure that the Share Cloud is always full of the Care hearts that Care-a-Lot needs. When the cousins' ship is stolen the Care Bears and Cousins use their caring skills to retrieve the ship, save the Share Cloud, and collect the lost Care Hearts.
51) 4 Little Girls
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When a bomb tears through the basement of a black Baptist church on a peaceful fall morning, it takes the lives of four young girls; Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Addie Mae Collins. This racially motivated crime, taking place at a time when the civil rights movement is burning with a new flame, could have doused that flame forever. Instead it fuels a nation's outrage and brings Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of America's...
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"Ernest C. Withers was one of the most prominent African-American photographers during the civil rights years. During the course of his work, he took thousands photographs that document the Movement--from the Emmett Till trial in 1955 to the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. What set his work apart was that he goes beyond the political struggles to show the human face of Movement. Withers worked primarily a local photographer, as a freelancer...
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Born into a blue-collar family in the Jim Crow South, Herman J. Russell built a shoeshine business when he was 12 years old and used the profits to buy a vacant lot where he built a duplex while he was still a teen. In the ensuing 50 years, Russell has continued to build and develop businesses, amassing one of the most influential and profitable minority-owned business conglomerates. In Building Atlanta, he shares his inspiring life story, revealing...
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The Care Bears and Cousins discover that best friends are forever in these sweet and smile-raising adventures. Whether they're trying to help Brave Heart have the awesomest day ever, caring for an injured Grumpy, or learning valuable lessons about jealousy and the importance of keeping promises, the Care Bears and Cousins fill every moment with caring, sharing fun.
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Cosmic Quantum Ray volume 4
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After vanquishing Kronecker the Undefeated in space, Team Quantum is faced with a rematch on Earth, with Kronecker using Robbie’s best friend Alison as his host body!
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Cosmic Quantum Ray volume 6
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Team Quantum must help Olga protect a powerful device that creates anything the user asks for from Contessa De Worm, not realizing part of it was left on Earth with the Emergency Cafeteria Squad!
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Cosmic Quantum Ray volume 3
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Professor Evil Brainhead and his hamster Mother have escaped from prison and taken over Robbie’s Algebra class on Earth in order to enact their evil plan to create…NOTHING!
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Cosmic Quantum Ray volume 11
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After vanquishing Kronecker the Undefeated in space, Team Quantum is faced with a rematch on Earth, with Kronecker using Robbie’s best friend Alison as his host body!
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Cosmic Quantum Ray volume 2
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A giant electromagnetic energy-hungry piece of space junk jelly makes its way to Robbie’s school dance on Earth; Team Quantum must stop it before Earth loses all its friction to this slippery foe!