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Cargando... Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-hop Culturepor Thomas Chatterton Williams
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. There is a lot of food for thought here. Kudos to Mr. Williams for sharing a not-always flattering account of his younger self and his transformation to adulthood, as the basis in part of the views on life he reached by the 2009 publication date of this book. Personally, I think this is best followed by reading his 2019 [b:Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race|43726556|Self-Portrait in Black and White Unlearning Race|Thomas Chatterton Williams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560815450l/43726556._SY75_.jpg|68053671], to understand where his personal journey has taken him and his views now as a husband, father, and world citizen. I zoomed through this in a day. I was reallyinterested in how the author changed his mindset from one of immersion in hip-hop culture to one focused on philosophy at the collegiate level. I would like some of my teaching colleagues to read it and see if there are any overall ideas that can come from the author's journey, or if it's just one person's (interesting) story of their personal paradigm shift. A young adult biographical book, but highly recommended for concerned parents, grandparents and educators of all ages. Inspirational and insightful. A coming of age story of a black youth driven to excell by a very wise and determined father. Demonstates different lifestyles and the potential there is to achieve academic success. Education happens inside and out side of high school and college. This would make and excellent class or discussion group book. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Describes how the author's hip-hop culture radically contrasted with his book-loving father's endless pursuit of knowledge, revealing how the father-son bond eventually overcame the genre's rebellious messages. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Those critiques aside, an engaging memoir with, yes, some engaging if not deep cultural criticism. I'd compare this to [b:Buck: A Memoir|16169867|Buck A Memoir|M.K. Asante|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1377634358l/16169867._SX50_.jpg|22016569] but I give this 1 because it is far more critical and less... I can't quite put my finger on it. Williams seems to grow much more; Asante, to a great extent, just doesn't (and, in my mind, maybe retrogresses in his total and complete acceptance of his father's e.g. actions toward his family.) ( )