BOOKS by James Baldwin

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1	Fire Next Time more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist The Modern Library edition of the book that William Styron said shook the conscience of a nation. This is James Baldwin's call for activism "to end the racial nightmare... and change the history of the world." Includes the long essay/sermon "Down at the Cross", his commentary on the rise of the Nation of Islam in America, and an argument against ... see all copies from £1.71! new only from £5.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Go Tell It on the Mountain more books like this by James Baldwin add to wishlist A young black man in Harlem begins to confront the legacy of anger and guilt he has inherited from his family. The story also explores the ways in which racial oppression has shaped the life of the family and the ways in which they try to use religion to establish order amid the chaos created by racism and sex. James Baldwin's first major novel is ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Giovanni's Room more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist The inability of a young American in Paris to confront his sexuality leads to the end of his romance with a woman he hopes to marry, and to his male lover's tragic downfall. Baldwin's eloquent and powerful novel is interesting for its candid examination of a sexually conflicted man, and also for its suppression of the racial problems a gay black ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Another country more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist Rufus, a black artist, falls in love with a white woman, but becomes enraged by the world's response to their affair, eventually driving his beloved mad and committing suicide himself. The title refers to exile, racism, and sexual love. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Notes of a Native Son more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist Ten autobiographical essays that articulate Baldwin's views on race, based on his experiences in the U.S. and in Europe. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £6.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Blues for Mister Charlie: A Play more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist From the murder that marks its opening scene to the scathing dialogue that transforms racism in America from an abstraction to a palpable emotion that grips the heart, this award-winning play touches us all with its rare humanity and with its piercing vision of our nation, our times, and ourselves. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £4.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Memoirs of a Bastard Angel: A Fifty-Year Literary and Erotic Odyssey more books like this by Harold Norse, James A Baldwin (Foreword by) add to wishlist Harold Norse has spent half a century simultaneously at the center and in the vanguard of literary and homosexual subcultures. His career began in 1939, when W. H. Auden seduced and "married" Norse's college lover, Chester Kallman. In Greenwich Village Norse became an intimate of James Baldwin (then working on his first novel) and in ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.77! \| first editions
8	If Beale Street Could Talk more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist Baldwin writes an affecting, affirming, bluesy love story about a pair of teenage lovers--one in jail, one pregnant--and their attempts to stay together and raise a family in the face of racist oppression. Fonny, the artist, is arrested for a crime he didn't commit and incarcerated in the Tombs. His devoted girlfriend, Tish, is determined to get ... see all copies from £3.05! new only from £7.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The evidence of things not seen more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist This is James Baldwin's study of the Atlanta child murders of the early 1980s and the state of race relations in the United States at that time. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £12.08! \| first editions
10	The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948-1985 more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist A collection of 50 pieces of nonfiction that span Baldwin's career, from his angry and influential early essays in THE FIRE NEXT TIME, to his later work. see all copies from £17.36! new only from £35.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Going to Meet the Man: Stories more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist Eight short fictions about the wounds racism inflicts on both victims and perpetrators. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.60!
12 view cover	Fifty Famous Stories Retold more books like this by James Baldwin add to wishlist No book is better for introducing children ages 6 to 9 to legendary historical figures than this collection of stories admirably retold by James Baldwin at the beginning of the last century. Selecting the best of our literary heritage, Baldwin cast it into a form that delights children of all ages. Beginning with stories of heroes from British ... see all copies from £2.63! new only from £2.63! \| first editions
13	Care and training of the trotter and pacer more books like this by James C. Harrison, Ralph N. Baldwin add to wishlist see all copies from £6.23! first editions
14 view cover	Baldwin: Collected Essays: One of Two Volume Collection more books like this by James A Baldwin, Toni Morrison (Editor) add to wishlist "Collected Essays" is the most comprehensive gathering of Baldwin's nonfiction ever published. The collection confirms his as a uniquely prophetic voice in American letters. Included are such famous essays as "The Harlem Ghetto", "Everybody's Protest Novel", Many Thousands Gone", and "Stranger in the Village". see all copies from £12.47! new only from £12.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	No Name in the Street more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist James Baldwin provides a personal take on the '60s, mixing anger and optimism, and calling on memories of his Harlem childhood, the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and his own return to the South from a long sojourn Europe to witness the unimaginable violence of the period. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Devil Finds Work more books like this by James Baldwin add to wishlist James Baldwin's look at racism in American movies. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Nobody Knows My Name more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist Essays on race and writing. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £9.21! \| first editions
18	Notes to Myself more books like this by Hugh Prather add to wishlist For 20 years, Prather's inspirational words have touched the lives of millions of people. This audio edition serves as a source of practical wisdom and guidance for all those seeking spiritual awakening and understanding, as well as inner peace and comfort. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Going to Meet the Man more books like this by James Baldwin add to wishlist Eight short fictions about the wounds racism inflicts on both victims and perpetrators. see all copies from £2.09! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Tell me how long the train's been gone more books like this by James Baldwin add to wishlist Baldwin's politically charged novel is about a black actor who must reconcile himself to the many contradictions in his life: his success as an artist, his shattering childhood memories of growing up in Harlem, and his homosexuality. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Streetwise Restaurant Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Successfully Owning and Running a Restaurant more books like this by John James, Dan Baldwin add to wishlist Owning and operating a restaurant is one of the most challenging endeavors an entrepreneur can take on -- the hours are long and grueling, staff turnover averages 130 percent, and many fail within their first year. Streetwise "RM" Restaurant Management walks readers step by step through each aspect of opening and managing a restaurant. The book ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.77! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reissued Edition more books like this by David Adams Leeming, James A Baldwin, Derrick A Bell (Adapted by) add to wishlist This edition of a classic work by one of America's premier writers offers a new Foreword by Derrick Bell (with Janet Dewart Bell) to the 1995 paperback edition, and is as meaningful today as it was when it was first published in 1985. In his searing and moving essay, James Baldwin explores the Atlanta child murders that took place over a period of ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
23	Kink and I: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Untwisted Living more books like this by James Mallory, Stanley C Baldwin add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £26.80! \| first editions
24 view cover	The story of Roland more books like this by James Baldwin add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ADVENTURE HI. THE WAR WITH THE SAXONS. A Stormy winter had set in. It was unlike any thing that Roland had ever seen in his sunny southern home; and he was scarcely ... see all copies from £4.01! new only from £12.47! \| first editions
25 view cover	Early novels and stories by James Baldwin add to wishlist Novelist, essayist, and public intellectual James Baldwin was one of the most brilliant and provocative literary figures of the postwar era, and one of the greatest African-American writers of this century. "Early Novels and Stories" presents the novels and short stories that established Baldwin's reputation as a writer who fused unblinking ... see all copies from £13.71! new only from £17.45! \| first editions

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