HBCU Guru- The 107 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created a Billion-Dollar Business Empire
Reginald F. LewisWhy Should White Guys Have All the Fun? @VSU_1882 alumnus Reginald Lewis, who was the 1st African-American to build a billion dollar company #nationalreadabookday 4 https://t.co/YXS722SZAQ
Paperback, 2005
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm XToday in 1992 @ECSU @AlcornStateU alumnus Alex Haley died. Writer was best known for 'Roots' and 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' https://t.co/kiX60cn2W1
Paperback, Mass Market, 1987
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
Chancellor WilliamsToday in 1992 historian, sociologist, @HowardU alumnus Chancellor Williams died. Best known for his work "The Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. to 2000 A.D." he was a long-time professor at #HowardU https://t.co/iTIJknpHof
Paperback, 1992
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America
Nathan McCallMakes Me Wanna Holler by @Norfolkstate alumnus Nathan McCall #nationalreadabookday 5 https://t.co/p9xL6uoJ3k
Hardcover, 1995
$32.70Member price:$16.35 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview
Congressional Research ServiceReatha King, former VP @GeneralMills, was a research chemist for the National Institute of Standards and Technology @NIST - the 1st Black woman chemist to work at the agency. She earned degrees in chemistry and mathematics from @CAU https://t.co/JU1da1pikl
Paperback, 2015
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson#nationalreadabookday Some favorites written by #HBCU alumni: The Warmth of Other Suns by Pulitzer Prize winning @HowardU alumna @Isabelwilkerson My absolute favorite non-fiction work. 1 https://t.co/vulTh3N7rC
Paperback, 2011
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
For the Love of Money
Omar Tyree.@nytimes best seller and @NAACP Image Award winner, For the Love of Money by @HowardU alumnus Omar Tyree #nationalreadabookday 8 https://t.co/znBabDWj1p
Paperback, 2001
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
Pearl CleageWhat Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day @HowardU @SpelmanCollege @CAU alumna Pearl Cleage #nationalreadabookday 3 https://t.co/GzQUFsG7Up
Paperback, 2009
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South
Anne MoodyToday in 2015 @Tougaloo_1869 alumna Anne Moody died. Writer and activist worked with @NAACP #SNCC and CORE. Her memoir, Coming of Age in Mississippi was published in 1968. https://t.co/wN2AZKRsEb
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