Posted by Cass on August 22, 2000, at 17:23:10
In reply to Re: Favorite Self Help books, posted by allisonm on August 20, 2000, at 22:03:20
Okay, it seems like a lot of people have mentioned books that are not defined as "self-help" books in the strictest sense, so I think I will name some too. Many books that I have found personally inspiring are novels written by AfroAmerican women and men. I have been able to relate to the issues of oppression and survival of the spirit. Here are some good ones:
Beloved by Toni Morrison (Non-fiction. IMO, don't see the movie by Oprah Winfrey. It was very disappointing.)
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
(Non-fiction. A spirited woman in an all Black town struggles with issues of independence, creativity, racism.)The Invisible Man (Non-fiction. The author is very famous, but I can't remember his name)
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane (True story of a man who survives growing up under Apartheid in South Africa then comes to America.)
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