Barack Obama’s inauguration as the first African American president of the United States has caused many commentators to conclude that America has entered a postracial age. The Preacher and the Politician argues otherwise, reminding us that, far from inevitable, Obama’s nomination was nearly derailed by his relationship with Jeremiah Wright, the outspoken former pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side of Chicago. The media storm surrounding Wright’s sermons, th...

Afrocentrism has been a controversial but popular movement in schools and universities across America, as well as in black communities. But in We Can't Go Home Again, historian Clarence E. Walker puts Afrocentrism to the acid test, in a thoughtful, passionate, and often blisteringly funny analysis that melts away the pretensions of this "therapeutic mythology." As expounded by Molefi Kete Asante, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, and others, Afrocentrism encourages black Americans to discard t...

The debate over the affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings rarely rises above the question of "Did they or didn’t they?" But lost in the argument over the existence of such a relationship are equally urgent questions about a history that is more complex, both sexually and culturally, than most of us realize. Mongrel Nation seeks to uncover this complexity, as well as the reasons it is so often obscured.Clarence Walker contends that the relationship between Jeffe...

“I am one of the many people influenced and encouraged by Dr. Walker to understand more about the connection between the Bible and African history. To say that Dr. Walker has had a profound effect upon my life would be an understatement.” —Joel A. Freeman, President & CEO, Freeman Institute“In a profound and gripping message, Dr. Walker gives every African-American Christian, and especially every pastor, the truth about God...

This easy jazz book of Motown is a collection of great songs that brought a lot of inspiration and hope during the 60's and 70's. These songs are transposed into the original key to bring joy and peace through the sweet melodies of jazz and blues. Now there is an easy jazz book that anyone can sing, dance, and play the Motown classics! This book is for everyone, and transposed with jazzy chords to bring a great sound and taste of the sweet generations of Motown and Classics!Motown ...

In "The Mexican Problem," Clarence Walker Barron offers a penetrating analysis of the sociopolitical landscape of Mexico during the early 20th century, particularly in the context of American relations with its southern neighbor. Written in a clear and engaging style, Barron's work combines meticulous research with compelling narrative, examining the intertwined issues of economic inequality, social unrest, and national sovereignty. This book arrives amidst a significant period of moderniz...

Gain a massive edge on the competition with tested memory strategiesGoing beyond the common poker strategy book, this one-of-a-kind guide utilizes basic memory techniques designed to enable a player to easily keep track of poker statistics during a live game. A variety of engaging imagery is provided, teaching players how to remember approximately 10 to 100 times the information an untrained player would have at a tournament or cash game.Covering everything...

Specific step-by-step simple instructions on how to play and win in ten player limit Texas Holdem Poker.

Radiohead Complete is the definitive collection of Radiohead songs, including every song ever released by the British rock band (at time of publication). This artist-approved 368-page book contains 154 songs, including B-sides and rarities, all with lyrics and guitar chords. In addition it features 48 pages of artwork by the band's album artist Stanley Donwood, who also designed the exclusive cover artwork. This is the full eBook version of the original printed edition, in fixed-layout for...

This book presents a complete methodology for learning how chord progressions work and how to apply these principles to your own creative endeavours.Any chord progression can be seen as a combination of tonic, dominant and subdominant chords.We employ 12 frequently used combinations which we call the core progressions. The first chapter demonstrates the core progressions in their simplest form using three major chords. Chapters 2-7 show which chords can be ...

There are times when just hollering obscenities won’t do—you need to stab something. Now you can do both. Maybe Swearing Will Help combines two of the best stress-relievers—cursing, and cross stitch—into one of the most irreverently enjoyable crafting experiences you’ll ever have. With 25 patterns from the crafting world’s most bad-ass cross-stitch designers, this book has everything from a modern take on the traditional sampler to retro comic book designs, all with snarky to downright fou...

During his nearly forty years as a music journalist, Ralph J. Gleason recorded many in-depth interviews with some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. These informal sessions, conducted mostly in Gleason’s Berkeley, California, home, have never been transcribed and published in full until now.This remarkable volume, a must-read for any jazz fan, serious musician, or musicologist, reveals fascinating, little-known details about these gifted artists, their lives, their persona...