A Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World - Softcover

Graham, Lawrence Otis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060984309 ISBN 13: 9780060984304

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 1996

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 1996 08 Pages: 320 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Infomed and driven by his experience as an upper-middle-class African American who lives and works in a predominately white environment plane suddenly went author Lawrence Otis Graham offers a unique perspective on the subject of race. An uncompromising work that will challenge the mindset of every reader. Member of the Club is a searching book of essays ranging from examining life as a black Princetonian and corporate lawyer to exploring life as a black busboy at an all white country-club. From New York magazine cover stories Invisible Man and Harlem on My Mind to such new essays as I Never Dated a White Girl and My Dinner with Mister Charlie: A Black Man's Undercover Guide to Dining with Dignity at Ten Top New York Restaurants . Graham challenges racial prejudice among White Americans while dema...

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Review:

"[Graham] examines the complexities of being a black achiever in a society that often fails to look beyond skin color....This clear-eyed account should be required reading for all Americans.""--Kirkus Reviews"

"This clear-eyed account should be required reading for all Americans."--Kirkus Reviews

"(Graham writes of) heartbreaking ironies and contradictions, indignities and betrayals in the life of an upper-class black man."--Philadelphia Inquirer

"All these essays are well written and offer food for thought. Recommended."--Library Journal

"Shrewd observations...compelling and provocative."--Booklist

All these essays are well written and offer food for thought. Recommended. --Library Journal"

Shrewd observations...compelling and provocative. --Booklist"

(Graham writes of) heartbreaking ironies and contradictions, indignities and betrayals in the life of an upper-class black man. --Philadelphia Inquirer"

This clear-eyed account should be required reading for all Americans. --Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author:

The author of fourteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Our Kind of People, and a contributing editor for Reader's Digest, Lawrence Otis Graham's work has also appeared in the New York Times, Essence, and The Best American Essays. He lives with his wife in Manhattan and Chappaqua, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060984309
• ISBN 13: 9780060984304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320