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The Spirituals and the Blues

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By James H. Cone — 1992

Cone explores two classic aspects of African-American culture--the spirituals and the blues--and tells the captivating story of how slaves and the children of slaves used this music to affirm their essential humanity in the face of oppression.

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Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare

This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled, Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare.

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James H. Cone
2012
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With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman

Howard Thurman was a unique man—a black minister, philosopher, and educator whose vitality and vision touched the lives of countless people of all races, faiths, and cultures.

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Howard Thurman
1981
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Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding

A timely and important compilation of first-person accounts by black men—including some famous like Russell Simmons, Rev.

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Ben Jealous (editor), Trabian Shorters (editor), Russell Simmons (foreword)
2024
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The User’s Guide To Spiritual Teachers

The User’s Guide to Spiritual Teachers is a necessary book for anyone who has, or wants to have, a spiritual teacher—regardless of faith or tradition.

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Scott Edelstein
2024
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The Power of Stories: A Guide for Leading Multi-Racial and Multi-Cultural Congregations

Most congregational leaders find it difficult to resist the dominant cultural expectation that different cultural and ethnic groups should stick to themselves -- especially when it comes to church.

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Jacqui Lewis
2008
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A Strange Freedom: The Best of Howard Thurman on Religious Experience and Public Life

A spiritual advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.; the first black dean at a white university; cofounder of the first interracially pastored, intercultural church in the United States, Howard Thurman offered a transcendent vision of our world.

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Howard Thurman
1999
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The Leader as Martial Artist: Techniques and Strategies for Revealing Conflict and Creating Community

Deep democracy, the inherent importance of all parts of ourselves and all viewpoints in the world around us, is introduced as the concept that facilitates conflicts in relationships, communities, and the world.

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Arnold Mindell
2000
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High (Second Edition)

The first edition of Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene and revolutionized the way millions of people communicate when stakes are high.

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Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen Covey (foreword)
2011
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Emotional Equations: Simple Steps for Creating Happiness + Success in Business + Life

When Chip Conley, dynamic author of the bestselling Peak, suffered a series of devastating personal and professional setbacks, he began using what he came to call “Emotional Equations” (such as Joy = Love – Fear) to help him focus on the variables in life that he could handle, rather than...

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Chip Conley
2013
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