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Volume One - How Harlem Became the Center of the UniverseKareem Abdul-Jabbar invites you to undertake a journey with him back into the Harlem Renaissance, a place where jazz was kingand where some of the greatest artists changed the course of history. Listen as stage and screen actor Avery Brooks recounts how the birth of Harlem was created by a world war, prejudice and an insect known as the the boll weevil. Find out why the Great Migration came from the South as well as the West Indies. You'll hear how Harlem influenced Kareems life and along the way, youll hear from some of the real voices of the period, from everyday people to W.E.B. Dubois to Langston Hughes. You will also be able to eavesdrop on some private conversations between Kareem and internationally known artists such as Maya Angelou, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr. and Billy Crystal, who were gracious enough to share their own thoughts on that timeand much more. We hope you enjoy On the Shoulders of Giants: An Audio & Musical Journey through the Harlem Renaissance ... Read more

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Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book on the go. An all-in-one format, the player and content are combined in one 2 ounce unit and it comes with everything you need to start listening immediately. No separate player needed, no CDs, no downloadsjust press play!

"The powerful newbery award-winning classic!A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's life is changed forever when his father is caught stealing a ham to feed his starving family. His dog, Sounder, is wounded in the incident and waits faithfully for his master to come home. Read by Avery Brooks, this timeless and compelling parable will move listeners of all ages.""Blues riffs and Brooks's soulful singing set the tone and enhance the tale. This bittersweet saga, richly told by Brooks, will remain in listeners' hearts and minds long after the final line is heard."" -- AudioFile MagazineWilliam H. Armstrong grew up in Lexington, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and did graduate work at the University of Virginia. He taught ancient history and study techniques at the Kent School for fifty-two years. Author of more than a dozen books for adults and children, he won the John Newbery Medal for Sounder in 1970 and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1986.Avery Brooks is an accomplished actor, director, musician, and teacher. His credits include the television role of Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He served as the National Black Arts Festival's Artistic Director throughout the 1990s and is an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Rutgers University." ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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She's fierce, she's sassy...she sticks to walls! Amazing Fantasy is where it all begins: Meet an all-new, all-different heroine! Fiona Avery (Amazing Spider-Man) and Mark Brooks (Marvel Age Spider-Man) launch a surprising series of teen-friendly adventures set in the current Marvel Universe! Sugar and spice and everything nice - that's what this little girl is totally not made of! ... Read more

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I liked this book because this book was about fighting crime and it was a comic. I like comic books because they are easier to read than other books.

The story was about a girl who gets in a fight with a guy at high school. Then a guy comes and saves her and she gets amazing spider powers. She becomes a hunter with those amazing spider powers.

A reader who likes comic books would like to read this book because comic books have a lot of action in them. People who like Spider Man/Girl comic books would like to read this book. If you like fiction books with a lot of action in them and a lot of fighting crime then you would like to read this book. If you are an adult then this would be a great book for you son/daughter ... Read more