books by James Baldwin     books:     James Baldwin      Notes of a Native Son (Beacon Paperback) James Baldwin Beacon Press, 1984 brilliant, vivid, and incisive insights that shd be read This is an absolutely wonderful book of essays about growing up, making a career, and being black in the US in the 1950-60s. Just the chapter on his step-father - an angry, brilliant, difficult man - is worth the price of admission. Beyond the black experience, ...             Fifty Famous Stories Retold (Yesterday's Classics) James Baldwin Yesterday's Classics, 2005 An important book This wonderful little book was first published in 1896 (at least that's the one I have). It contains fifty short stories that were originally considered indispensable for the education of truly literate and well-rounded children. The fifty stories are classics of ...             Another Country James Baldwin Vintage, 1992 Interesting, Intense, Involving, Intelligent, Insightful, etc... I just finished this novel and I have to say that I was blown away by Baldwin's writing. I disagree with one of the reviewers who wrote that this should be required text for high school or jr. high students. For one thing, the subject matter is way too mature for ...             James Baldwin : Collected Essays : Notes of a Native Son / Nobody Knows My Name / The Fire Next Time / No ... James Baldwin Library of America, 1998 Like Nothing Else You've Read A lot of reviewers have talked about owning this book if you are distinctly interested in collecting works by black authors or in black studies. I think that this book is an essential element to anyone's library, in particular people interested in the craft of writing. ...             Going to Meet the Man: Stories James Baldwin Vintage, 1995 Painful. Almost too painful. I am slowly understanding why Mr. Baldwin elected to leave the United States for more than a decade in the 1940s and 1950s. He apparently is on record as saying that he needed to flee because his anger was going to destroy him if he did not seek a respite from American ...             The Fire Next Time James Baldwin Vintage, 1992 It came true The man knew what he was talking about, when he said the U S would burn because of racial discord.             Giovanni's Room James Baldwin Delta, 2000 James! Giovanni's Room By James Baldwin James Baldwin! For me, writing his name sends joy and awe straight to my heart. I have loved him since I was a teenager and found him on a library bookshelf. I devoured as many of his novels as I could find and each was more ...             Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2000 A Great Day In Harlem The first time I encountered this book was on a summer reading list in middle school. The title alone was so appealing I spend the rest of English class daydreaming what it was about. I didn't get around to actually reading it for nearly 30 years. Now I wish I had read ...             James Baldwin: Early Novels and Stories: Go Tell It on a Mountain / Giovanni's Room / Another Country / Going ... James Baldwin Library of America, 1998 A valuable edition of some of the best writings on race. The Library of America is engaged in publishing definitive texts of the best-known writing in the U.S. Including James Baldwin in this series - and having Toni Morrison edit these volumes - has generated considerable critical review. It is remarkable that James ...             Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play James Baldwin Vintage, 1995 Blues for Ms. Tiffany! I have just finished this book, and I am sorry it has taken me so long to pick it up. You start reading and you almost forget it is a play! There is a lesson to be taught in this book, and one to be learned when finished. It shows more than one reality of living in the ...             Black Voices (Signet Classics) Signet Classics, 2001 A Must Have This book is a must have for all African American literature classes!             Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone James Baldwin Vintage, 1998 Among Baldwin's most magnificent fiction Does it sound trite in cold print to say that a book changed your life? In college in the 1970s, a friend suggested this novel to me, and it was my first exposure to James Baldwin. For the first time in my life, I felt I was reading about *me*. Baldwin's gift in ...             Vintage Baldwin James Baldwin Vintage, 2004 Forever Baldwin Baldwin saved my life. In my mid thrities I began to read Baldwin. I started with Tell Me How Long the Train Been's Gone. I have read everything he has ever written-plays, critical essays, novels. I buy multiple copies to be sure I have them to give to people who visit ...             Playing Blackjack to Win: A New Strategy for the Game of 21 Roger Baldwin, Wilbert Cantey, ... Cardoza, 2008 This new edition of the rarest and most influential blackjack book in the history of the game brings together the most famous contributors in the game. Privately published in 1957 in an extremely limited quantity, this was the first book ever to print the correct winning strategies for the game of blackjack. This instant collector?s item includes ...             The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, ... Back Bay Books, 1969 "The Best Short Stories by Black Writers" is a #1 classic! This book is an excellent example of reality. In each short story, there is some kind of relivance of growing up in a nation filled with crime, love, kindenss, hardships, and friendships. The writers express themselves so wonderfully, vivid pictures of the events are ...          products you might be interested in search for books 1899-1967, anthology, blackjack, collected, paperback, yesterday      geepe.com    web we recommend James! randomly chosen book: I Lost My Girlish Laughter