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Books : Alex Haley & Malcolm X's the Autobiography of Malcolm X (Bloom's Notes)In association with Amazon.comfrom: Chelsea House Publications  Dewey Decimal Number: 320.54092 EAN: 9780791040522 ISBN: 0791040526 Label: Chelsea House Publications Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 75 Publication Date: 1996-06 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Chelsea House Publications Sales Rank: 1929704 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Autobiography of Malcolm X is the focus of this title in our Bloom's Notes. Along with a collection of some of the best criticism available on his work, this text includes a brief biography of the authors, Malcolm X and Alex Haley, structural and thematic analysis, an index of themes and ideas, and more. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School. These texts are the ideal aid for all students of literature, presenting concise, easy-to-understand biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a specific literary work. Also provided are multiple sources for book reports and term papers with a wealth of information on literary works, authors, and major characters. Amazon.com Review: Malcolm X's searing memoir belongs on the small shelf of great autobiographies. The reasons are many: the blistering honesty with which he recounts his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist, the continued relevance of his militant analysis of white racism, and his emphasis on self-respect and self-help for African Americans. And there's the vividness with which he depicts black popular culture--try as he might to criticize those lindy hops at Boston's Roseland dance hall from the perspective of his Muslim faith, he can't help but make them sound pretty wonderful. These are but a few examples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, "People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book," he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.'s during the civil rights struggle of the '60s, the two were not so different. Malcolm may have displayed a most un-Christian distaste for loving his enemies, but he understood with King that love of God and love of self are the necessary first steps on the road to freedom. --Wendy Smith Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The Autobiography of Malcolm X is ExcellentThis is an excellent book and truly goes into the depth and breadth of who Malcolm X really was/is. The more you read it, the more you understand the greatness and wisdom of this self educated man who traveled the world and sat with kings and queens and royalty and was able to dialog and debate with the best of them. He was truly a blessing to his generation and future generations. I became a totally different person after reading this book. He answered so many questions that I had and made it so ... Read More Rating: - Should be Required Reading!This is a truly outstanding book. You don't have to like or agree with Malcolm X to learn from it. Martin Luther King Jr. was undoubtedly the more effective civil rights leader, and King's thought in many ways is more profound. But without Malcolm X, the true depth and meaning of the black American experience cannot be fully grasped, with all the brutality of racism - the injustice delivered in a land where democracy is promised. Malcolm X did tell it like it is - he lived and told the story of ... Read More Rating: - A revelation.Along with 'Souls of Black Folk'-W.E.B. DuBois, 'Invisible Man'-Ralph Ellison, and 'Visions for Black Men'-Naim Akbar...this book is required reading for all African men in America, as well as any other persons serious about getting past the 'race' question that continues to plague us as a nation. Rating: - anglo-saxon readerfirst off i want to thank malcolm x for his thoughts on race after visiting mecca.he saw that persons of all races got together to worship and were colorblind.i will see this man in heaven he saw past racism in america to be a great christian!also i would like to give a big F to public schools in america for not teaching everything about slavery and who was involved,for example it wasn't until i went to college to major in history that i learned the truth about slavery.the white man didn't just go to ... Read More Rating:  - Important book of self discovery, resemption, and vindication I read this book along time ago and still retain alot of what I learned from it. There is no beating around the bush in this from the beginning he tells of his life as it happened. He tells of an early career in crime to his time in prison and he does not attempt to sugarcoat anything. He does explain his reasoning for having done what he had done in his youth, but he does not claim to be innocent. He did manage to find a better way to fight his enemies during his incarceration, and anyone who ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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