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Rain Taxi, Winter issue
“Ishmael Reed’s writing is a nearly irresistible force. Anyone who wants to read Reed seriously had better come prepared with facts, an open mind, and perhaps even a seatbelt…An adept mix of documentation and outrage shapes most of the pieces…[Reed’s] observations come in many registers, from the strident to the cool…In his ability to pull the comfortable rug out from under his readers and make us aspire to a higher ground of understanding, Reed is one of our most essential and irreplaceable voices.”

Magill Book Reviews
"Perceptive essays about social issues and media missteps, reminding readers why he is a provocative, respected writer, and thinker. It is tempting to compare Ishmael Reed to voices as varied as Mark Twain, Paul Robeson, or Susan Sontag, but that is incomplete and unfair to Reed. He is distinctive and fresh in his own right…This collection is less about race than sense…Spirited and bold throughout, never failing to enlighten…As an anthology, it is a treasure.”

Multicultural Review, Winter 2009
“[Reed’s] voice…is incisive. He is smart, the book is well researched, and his arguments are compelling…His coverage of American race relations links culture, economics, and history in surprising ways…This collection of essays is appropriate and necessary for high school level readers and should become canonical text for every American Studies program in the United States.”

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A new collection of essays first published in The New York Times and Playboy. Reed tackles subjects including Oakland, eugenics, and domestic violence,

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press (July 7, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568583397
ISBN-13: 978-1568583396
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,837 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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New York, African American, United States, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Sonny Rollins, Ota Benga, Jefferson Davis, Don Imus, Gloria Steinem, Ein Raz, Going Old South, Miles Davis, Bill Clinton, Charles Chesnutt, The Colored Mind Doubles, San Francisco, The Colonel's Dream, Charlie Parker, Washington Post, Jesse Jackson, New Orleans, Harlem Renaissance, Civil War, Clarence Thomas

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ishmael Scores a Knockout, October 21, 2008

By	Gilbert W. Crampton - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have spent most of this century searching for something written by Ishmael Reed on all of the crazy biased reporting in the media on African Americans. This book, "MIXING IT UP", delivers strong rebuttals to all of the negative tv, newspaper, radio, and political pundits portrayals of African Americans. The book has excellent commentary on the Don Imus affair, FOX News, CNN, and the Wire. The piece on "Mom's Book" contains some of Reed's best writing. Also, articles on Sonny Rollins and Miles Davis are great. While reading this book thoughts of Dubois' writings kept running through my mind, a kind of deja vu all over again for blacks in America. Thanks Ishmael for having the courage to keep on mixing it up.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Literature from a deranged man, June 29, 2009

By	Curt Bender (Oakland, CA.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ismael Reed is a racist extremist. He spews out garbage that is not at all supported by facts. He refers to San Francisco mayor, Gavin Newsom as a racist . He states that Newsome wanted to make San Franciso a "white city" while Newsome never said that at all.