'Fingerprints Of Previous Owners' (2017) is an exceptional book: diverse, credible characters; beautifully crafted descriptions and perfectly inflected dialogue, and an innovative structure work together to deliver a view of the legacy of slavery, its modern faces and the ways in which a community d...
This review is redacted. Harm to ongoing matter; grand jury; personal privacy. (Okay, not really.... But those characters Ongoing Matter, Grand Jury, and Personal Privacy are seriously underdeveloped in this book! I kid, I kid....) I'm not giving this a star rating, as it feels kind of weird t...
Margo Jefferson, born in 1947 into a wealthy African-American family in Chicago, writes about a segment of African-American culture she dubs "Negroland": wealthy, educated African Americans who occupy a space of privilege, holding at arms' length both Caucasians and African Americans who don't belo...
I don't even know where to begin on this one. It's is not as simple as finding out that her grandfather was a part of the Nazi party, which would still not be ideal. He was among the most well known and those whose deeds were well publicized.The book follows Teege's journey as she seeks what this di...
A fantastic listen that is a must read for anyone interested in the growth of science and NASA during and after WWII.
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