Beat of a Different Drum: The Untold Stories of African Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work and Life
Autor Dax-Devlon Rossen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2005 – vârsta de la 13 ani
- Lisa Stevens, the zoo curator who cares for the pandas at the National Zoo
- Johnathon Lee Iverson, the first black Ringling Brothers Circus ringleader
- Jair Lynch, an Olympic athlete and real estate entrepreneur
- James McLurkin, an inventor and robotics researcher
- Ray Hill, a brewmeister who left a lucrative career to start his own beer company
- Uchenna Smith, who, at 25, began running her own school with the KIPP-Sankofa program
- Jake Lamar, an expatriate novelist
- Mike Ladd, an M.C., producer, and professor
- Bill Collins, a former Principal turned sailor turned world-renowned chef
- Stacey Barney, a schoolteacher turned book editor
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ISBN-13: 9781401307844
ISBN-10: 1401307841
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
ISBN-10: 1401307841
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
Colecția Hachette Books
Recenzii
"Beat
of
a
Different
Drumis
a
serious
feat
of
journalism,
yet
it
exhibits
an
honesty
of
narration
that
journalism
usually
lacks.
It
tackles
some
heady
issues,
from
the
purpose
of
our
existence
to
the
meaning
of
race
in
a
less-stereotyped
world.
Dax
Devlon-Ross
is
a
strong
new
voice,
and
one
we
will
be
hearing
often."—Po
Bronson,
author
ofWhat
Will
I
Do
with
My
Life?
"Dax-Devlon Ross's clear-eyed subjects present themselves as unique Americans, men and women of variety and depth, cognizant of their place in society, yet varied in their opinions, hues, and occupations. They are wondrously amazed by the joy and pains of their self created lives. I'm glad Dax-Devlon Ross allowed me to meet them."—James McBride, author ofThe Color of WaterandMiracle at St. Anna
"Dax-Devlon Ross's clear-eyed subjects present themselves as unique Americans, men and women of variety and depth, cognizant of their place in society, yet varied in their opinions, hues, and occupations. They are wondrously amazed by the joy and pains of their self created lives. I'm glad Dax-Devlon Ross allowed me to meet them."—James McBride, author ofThe Color of WaterandMiracle at St. Anna
Notă biografică
The author presents an inspiring portrait of 30 African Americans--including a guitar designer, a cartoonist, a circus ringmaster, a scientist, and a zoo curator, among others--who have refused to accept the cultural and social barriers around them.