Different: Our Universal Longing for Community - Couverture souple

Fales, Corinna

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1977634273 ISBN 13 : 9781977634276

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Plunging readers into disturbing and contemporary terrain of the human heart, the author (a daughter of Jewish refugees) interviews individuals from Lincoln University—the first degree-granting historically Black university—where she grew up before passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. From a prominent Black civil-rights leader to the White son of an alleged KKK member, her interviews form an original history that illuminates our strengths and our universal difficulty with diversity. We have become so guarded and careful—so concerned about saying the wrong thing—that we do not interact or communicate genuinely with each other. Fear and dishonesty, politically disguised as kindness and sensitivity, abort the possibility of real change. But the down-to-earth community portrait that emerges in Different, and the author’s realistic and refreshing perspective on the human beings we are, create a breathing space and a way to move forward. Ever wonder why we have always had a troubled relationship with the fact that we’re different—the very fabric of our existence? Here’s why, and here’s hope.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Corinna Fales has been a professional writer and editor since her first freelance assignment for the Library of Congress in 1995, when she formed her company, Corinna Fales Consulting. Since then, in addition to serving organizational and individual freelance clients, she has worked as Assistant to the Editor of an international peer-reviewed journal at Columbia University; and as Special Projects Writer and Senior Writer/Editor for various governmental departments of the City of New York. She lives in Harlem. Corinna’s life has always revolved around diversity, which is her emotional home and has always been at the core of her personal and professional passions. Her publications include both creative and technical pieces, as well as the numerous works she has edited. http://wwwcorinnafales.com; http://www.linkedin.com/in/corinnafales.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1977634273
• ISBN 13: 9781977634276
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 274
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible