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Soulcatcher

And Other Stories

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Short stories inspired by the history of slavery in America, by the National Book Award–winning author of Middle Passage.Nothing has had as profound an effect on American life as slavery. For blacks and whites alike, the experience has left us with a conflicted and contradictory history. Now, famed novelist Charles Johnson, whose Middle Passage won the National Book Award, presents a dozen tales ... Read more

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Short stories inspired by the history of slavery in America, by the National Book Award–winning author of Middle Passage.Nothing has had as profound an effect on American life as slavery. For blacks and whites alike, the experience has left us with a conflicted and contradictory history. Now, famed novelist Charles Johnson, whose Middle Passage won the National Book Award, presents a dozen tales
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Oxherding Tale

A Novel

by Charles Johnson ...

From National Book Award–winning author, Charles Johnson, comes a wonderful mythic novel, part slave narrative, part comedy, part myth**—**first published in 1982 this phenomenally imaginative work marries Johnson's knowledge of philosophy, religion, race and history.One night in the antebellum South, a slave owner and his African American butler stay up to all hours until, too drunk to face their ... Read more

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From National Book Award–winning author, Charles Johnson, comes a wonderful mythic novel, part slave narrative, part comedy, part myth**—**first published in 1982 this phenomenally imaginative work marries Johnson's knowledge of philosophy, religion, race and history.One night in the antebellum South, a slave owner and his African American butler stay up to all hours until, too drunk to face their
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Peer-to-Peer Procurement: Networking, S2P vs. P2P, RFP vs. RFQ, and Smarter Buying for Small Businesses

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by Charles E. Johnson ...

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Peer-to-Peer Procurement: Networking, S2P vs. P2P, RFP vs. RFQ, and Smarter Buying for Small Businesses is a practical playbook designed to help entrepreneurs, startups, and small business owners master modern procurement without the heavy cost of middlemen. Rooted in the innovative model pioneered by BidLock, this eBook shows how peer-to-peer (P2P) procurement empowers small businesses to buy and ... Read more

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Peer-to-Peer Procurement: Networking, S2P vs. P2P, RFP vs. RFQ, and Smarter Buying for Small Businesses is a practical playbook designed to help entrepreneurs, startups, and small business owners master modern procurement without the heavy cost of middlemen. Rooted in the innovative model pioneered by BidLock, this eBook shows how peer-to-peer (P2P) procurement empowers small businesses to buy and
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Middle Passage

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A 25th anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award–winning masterpiece of historical fiction—“a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind” (The New York Times Book Review)—with an introduction by Stanley Crouch.Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans. ... Read more

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A 25th anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award–winning masterpiece of historical fiction—“a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind” (The New York Times Book Review)—with an introduction by Stanley Crouch.Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans.
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Dreamer

A Novel

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From the National Book Award-winning author of Middle Passage, a fearless fictional portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his pivotal moment in American history.Set against the tensions of Civil Rights era America, Dreamer is a remarkable fictional excursion into the last two years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, when the political and personal pressures on this country's most preeminent ... Read more

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From the National Book Award-winning author of Middle Passage, a fearless fictional portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his pivotal moment in American history.Set against the tensions of Civil Rights era America, Dreamer is a remarkable fictional excursion into the last two years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, when the political and personal pressures on this country's most preeminent
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Grand

A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life

by Charles Johnson ...

National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson reflects on the joys of being a grandparent in this warm, inspiring collection of wisdom and life lessons—the ideal gift for any new parent or grandparentAn award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his ... Read more

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National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson reflects on the joys of being a grandparent in this warm, inspiring collection of wisdom and life lessons—the ideal gift for any new parent or grandparentAn award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his
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The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates (Vol. 1&2)

Enriched edition. The Incredible Lives & Actions of the Most Famous Pirates in History

by Captain Charles Johnson, Jared Black ...

In "The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates" (Vol. 1 & 2), Captain Charles Johnson intricately chronicles the swashbuckling adventures and audacious exploits of some of history's most infamous pirates. Richly detailed and engagingly written, Johnson's prose combines elements of narrative history with sensational storytelling, placing him within the literary context of early 18th ... Read more

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In "The True Life Stories of the Most Notorious Pirates" (Vol. 1 & 2), Captain Charles Johnson intricately chronicles the swashbuckling adventures and audacious exploits of some of history's most infamous pirates. Richly detailed and engagingly written, Johnson's prose combines elements of narrative history with sensational storytelling, placing him within the literary context of early 18th
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A General History of the Pyrates

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Charles Johnson ...

This sweeping history of piracy opens with a promise of both entertainment and instruction, tracing the rise of sea-roving from Providence and the West Indies to the far reaches of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and beyond. It presents notorious captains such as Avery, Teach, Bonnet, Rackam, Davis, and Roberts, alongside the extraordinary women Mary Read and Anne Bonny, while insisting on the truth ... Read more

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This sweeping history of piracy opens with a promise of both entertainment and instruction, tracing the rise of sea-roving from Providence and the West Indies to the far reaches of the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and beyond. It presents notorious captains such as Avery, Teach, Bonnet, Rackam, Davis, and Roberts, alongside the extraordinary women Mary Read and Anne Bonny, while insisting on the truth
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Night Hawks

Stories

by Charles Johnson ...

From National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, “the celebrated novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist…comes a small treasure, one to be read and considered and reread” (The New York Times Book Review), showcasing his incredible range and resonant voice.Charles Johnson’s Night Hawks presents an eclectic, masterful collection of stories tied together by Buddhist themes and ... Read more

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From National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, “the celebrated novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist…comes a small treasure, one to be read and considered and reread” (The New York Times Book Review), showcasing his incredible range and resonant voice.Charles Johnson’s Night Hawks presents an eclectic, masterful collection of stories tied together by Buddhist themes and
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The Way of the Writer

Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling

by Charles Johnson ...

From Charles Johnson—a National Book Award winner, Professor Emeritus at University of Washington, and one of America’s preeminent scholars on literature and race—comes an instructive, inspiring guide to the craft and art of writing.An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor, and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has devoted his life to creative pursuit. His 1990 National ... Read more

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From Charles Johnson—a National Book Award winner, Professor Emeritus at University of Washington, and one of America’s preeminent scholars on literature and race—comes an instructive, inspiring guide to the craft and art of writing.An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor, and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has devoted his life to creative pursuit. His 1990 National
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I Was Born a Slave

An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives

Edited by Yuval Taylor ...

Series Book 1 - The Library of Black America series
Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant "slave narratives." They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious ... Read more

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Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant "slave narratives." They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious
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Middle Passage

A Graphic Novel Adaptation

by Charles Johnson, Reginald Hudlin ...

A powerful graphic novel adaptation of the Charles R. Johnson’s National Book Award–winning American classic Middle Passage, which deftly weaves intensely researched history of the American slave trade and speculative fiction with the traditions of classic adventure talesA riveting and raw parable of the Black experience in America, this graphic novel adaptation of Charles R. Johnson’s National ... Read more

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A powerful graphic novel adaptation of the Charles R. Johnson’s National Book Award–winning American classic Middle Passage, which deftly weaves intensely researched history of the American slave trade and speculative fiction with the traditions of classic adventure talesA riveting and raw parable of the Black experience in America, this graphic novel adaptation of Charles R. Johnson’s National
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