Callus on My Soul: A Memoir - Softcover

Gregory, Dick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758202024 ISBN 13: 9780758202024

Publisher: Dafina, 2003

Synopsis

Providing his thought-provoking insights on race, fame, and politics, a fascinating glimpse into the life and work of Dick Gregory, one of America's top comedians and civil rights workers, details the many challenges he has overcome and the many friends he has made along the way, including Dr. Martin Luther King and John Lennon. Original.

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Synopsis:

Born into the kind of crushing poverty that can either destroy the spirit or ignite the soul, Dick Gregory used his razor-sharp intellect and boundless energy to become a headlining comic, a pillar of the civil rights movement, a pioneering nutritionist, and an uncompromisng voice for social activism and human rights around the world. He has counted among his friends such lumainaries as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy and John Lennon. He designed a pre-fight nutritional programme for Muhammad Ali, ran for President against Richard Nixon and George Wallace, and bargained -successfully - with Iran's Ayatollah Khomeni for the release of the American hostages from Tehran. In CALLUS ON MY SOUL, Dick Gregory recounts his extraordinary life, recalling friends and adversaries, battles waged - both personal and professional - while offering his unique perspective on race, fame, politics and so much more. Provocative and controversial, insightful and utterly fascinating, CALLUS ON MY SOUL presents a gritty, no-holds-barred account of a life that continues to influence the world in remarkable ways.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dafina
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0758202024
• ISBN 13: 9780758202024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304