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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful, Wonderful book.
Absolutely phenomenal. Molefi Asante does a brilliant job in describing and praising the lives of each of the people that he profiles in this book. In order to not love his work in this book, you would have to be coming from a place of foolishness and hatred to begin with. As the previous reviewer obviously was.
Published 17 months ago by T. Hubbard
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2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Poorly written. Rendered interesting stories boring. Find a better book about great African Americans
This book is one of the worst writings I have ever read. The author begins each bio with bad prose, extolling the virtue and greatness of the person to be described. It's actually an insult to the 100 African Americans listed, as though their acts were not really great enough to stand on their own by simply describing what they accomplished. Rather, the author must...
Published 21 months ago by George Tenenbaum
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, Wonderful book.,
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This review is from: 100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
Absolutely phenomenal. Molefi Asante does a brilliant job in describing and praising the lives of each of the people that he profiles in this book. In order to not love his work in this book, you would have to be coming from a place of foolishness and hatred to begin with. As the previous reviewer obviously was.
2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poorly written. Rendered interesting stories boring. Find a better book about great African Americans,
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This review is from: 100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
This book is one of the worst writings I have ever read. The author begins each bio with bad prose, extolling the virtue and greatness of the person to be described. It's actually an insult to the 100 African Americans listed, as though their acts were not really great enough to stand on their own by simply describing what they accomplished. Rather, the author must first wax poetic (badly) about how wonderful they were before even telling you what they accomplished. Was there not enough that could be said about their deeds to fill a book without pages of useless filler?
If anyone knows of a really good book of mini biographies of great Black Americans I would appreciate your telling me about it. Because I'd love to read their stories. Unfortunately, I could not read about those accomplishments in this book. It made me gag. |
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100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia by Molefi Kete Asante (Hardcover - Sept. 2002)
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