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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.71004960730092
Fabric Type: 9781573220224
Fax Number: First Edition
Legal Disclaimer: 1573220221
Maximum Color Depth: Riverhead Books
Metal Type: Riverhead Books
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 256
Total External Bays Free: January 23, 1996
Total Firewire Ports: Riverhead Books
Riverhead Books
Features:- ISBN13: 9781573220224
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
Order this book ... and please don't be put off by its pallid subtitle, A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, which doesn't begin to do justice to the utterly unique and moving story contained within. The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the 12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an adult she moved to New York City, leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man, making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story, a testament to one woman's true heart, solid values, and indomitable will. Ruth Jordan battled not only racism but also poverty to raise her children and, despite being sorely tested, never wavered. In telling her story--along with her son's--The Color of Water addresses racial identity with compassion, insight, and realism. It is, in a word, inspiring, and you will finish it with unalloyed admiration for a flawed but remarkable individual. And, perhaps, a little more faith in us all.
Product Description:
A young African-American man describes growing up in an all-black Brooklyn housing project, one of twelve children of a white mother and black father, and discusses his mother's contributions to his life and coming to terms with his confusion over his own identity. 75,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.
Average Rating: 
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This book is a true story by james Mcbride. He wrote this masterpiece as a tribute to everything his mother went through for him and his siblings. The racial problems they went through describe a story many have gone through before and shows a side of society that not many understand. I also beileve it shows a side of this country some would like to deny exists or acknowledge. As to the one star review i would like to point out that what you have stated is a false accusation as well as ignorant beyond ... Read More
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I will keep this short. Mr. McBride wrote a very good book alternating chapters about his mother's Jewish childhood with chapters about his mixed race and Christian childhood. I finished the book with more respect and appreciation for both Jewish and Christian religions, and for Whites and Blacks. I very much recommend this book.
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"I opened the lunch bag Mameh had packed for me and inside, tucked between the knishes and matzoh balls and chopped liver, was her Polish passport..."
Maybe we should throw in some kugel? Perhaps some pastrami on rye?
Between the hideous onslaught of Jewish stereotypes (positive and negative stereotypes are mentioned, but the negative capture the spotlight), at least the author included some of the delicious things we cook when we're not robbing poor people, slagging off disabled ... Read More
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I found this book interesting and entertaining. I was fascinated by his mother's early life and I enjoyed the stories of the children raising themselves in New York.
What I didn't like was the underlying principle that says if people have professional degrees, then their mothers must have done a great job.
This mother had 12 children even though she was living in poverty. She left the children alone at night while she went to work. She never cleaned and rarely prepared a meal for ... Read More
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I found it odd that McBride felt the need to arbitrarily state the race of every character in the book, given the title. I agree that the story was sloppy and disorganized, not to mention repetitive. This book was more like a shout out to the people he had come across in his life, with long winded introductions to random people that not only had nothing to do with his mother, but took away from her story. He repeatedly lists his numerous awards and reminds the reader how accomplished he is in a poor and uninspired ... Read More
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