- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books (15 Feb 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 046506891X
- ISBN-13: 978-0465068913
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,149,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"There will be readers who will want to give "Another Day at the Front to all their friends; there may be an equal number who will throw the book across the room. No reader will be bored."
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An irreverent, brilliant, politically charged barrage of essays aimed with Reed's famous vitriol and wit at the perpetrators of America's war on blacks. African Americans have been at war with some elements of the white population from the very beginning. In this collection of essays, his first since Airing Dirty Laundry in 1993, Reed explores the many forms that this homefront war has taken. His brilliant social criticism feints deftly among past and present, government and media, personal and political. From the author whose essay style has been compared to the punching power of boxers Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali, this book is a series of fast, powerful strikes against America's long tradition of racism.
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WHEN PRESIDENT CLINTON SPEAKS AT BLACK AND LATINO churches about escalating violence in their communities, on the face of it, this effort to reach out would seem to be a compassionate gesture. Read the first page
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Heather Covington's 5 Star Review of the Day:Another Day at the Front
21 Aug 2005
Format:Hardcover
He graces BIBR Magazine with a solemn, and angelic look, but is literally at the forefront of exposing race wars, truth, contradictions, fallacies, and injustices that leave little room to ponder or question, and all while running a publishing press.
This is ironically, one sided propaganda at its best you'd think, and after reading the book, the reader will not question the latest domain on bookshelves filled with rich facts and research. It is a boring read for the unchallenged , non intellectual reader, but soulfully gratifying and innocuous for the prolific reader thirsty for knowledge like only Ishmael can deliver. I thirst for Ishmael's work. He is a martyr. You can count on the fact, that the non challenged reader will be forced to read it as a student in any university studying Black History or urban studies. This is the one! Poet's & Writers issues him an award in 2003. How much greater is great?
Fragments of a picture of division between races within the Black race are evident here. This is the biggest issue since "Black on Black" crime. The questions formulated ask," Are there Black racists within the community? Is your black neighbor your true neighbor during a crisis? Was W.E.B. DuBois a Nazi supporter in being blinded with overwhelming kindness from Germans upon his visitation to Germany, and which caused him to wonder if America was hiding the truth of race relations back then? Is this still the same question of modern day race relations that may cause war? Are Hispanic Blacks subdivided? Do Black Woman authors male bash? (Guilty: Read PerSOULnalities: Poems For Every Kind Of Man). Do some racist radio hosts get a slap on the wrist while Blacks accused of anti_Semitism are literally castrated? Are The Turner Diaries fueling hate? I began to wonder about many of these issues, my own place in society, and having ounces of blood from white, black and Indian culture. Who's side am I on having loved every dimension of my intricate mixed family, but having held on to my Cherokee Indian dominant traits of my ancestors, red like Georgian clay, while relatives, creamy white like butter. I am ordinarily a calm person who can dismiss any reaction of indifference toward my sensitive soul as sheer ignorance on behalf of the offender, but have never respected a disrespectful person by fueling my anger toward a comment, or gesture racially inclined to the point of reaction. I am in awe of this man's work, and believe that his formula for writing it is a masterful one. No one's book has spurred these kind of emotions and confessions. Thank you Mr. Reed.
This is ironically, one sided propaganda at its best you'd think, and after reading the book, the reader will not question the latest domain on bookshelves filled with rich facts and research. It is a boring read for the unchallenged , non intellectual reader, but soulfully gratifying and innocuous for the prolific reader thirsty for knowledge like only Ishmael can deliver. I thirst for Ishmael's work. He is a martyr. You can count on the fact, that the non challenged reader will be forced to read it as a student in any university studying Black History or urban studies. This is the one! Poet's & Writers issues him an award in 2003. How much greater is great?
Fragments of a picture of division between races within the Black race are evident here. This is the biggest issue since "Black on Black" crime. The questions formulated ask," Are there Black racists within the community? Is your black neighbor your true neighbor during a crisis? Was W.E.B. DuBois a Nazi supporter in being blinded with overwhelming kindness from Germans upon his visitation to Germany, and which caused him to wonder if America was hiding the truth of race relations back then? Is this still the same question of modern day race relations that may cause war? Are Hispanic Blacks subdivided? Do Black Woman authors male bash? (Guilty: Read PerSOULnalities: Poems For Every Kind Of Man). Do some racist radio hosts get a slap on the wrist while Blacks accused of anti_Semitism are literally castrated? Are The Turner Diaries fueling hate? I began to wonder about many of these issues, my own place in society, and having ounces of blood from white, black and Indian culture. Who's side am I on having loved every dimension of my intricate mixed family, but having held on to my Cherokee Indian dominant traits of my ancestors, red like Georgian clay, while relatives, creamy white like butter. I am ordinarily a calm person who can dismiss any reaction of indifference toward my sensitive soul as sheer ignorance on behalf of the offender, but have never respected a disrespectful person by fueling my anger toward a comment, or gesture racially inclined to the point of reaction. I am in awe of this man's work, and believe that his formula for writing it is a masterful one. No one's book has spurred these kind of emotions and confessions. Thank you Mr. Reed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Gets off to a good start
14 Jun 2008
Format:Paperback
I've been working in Oakland for a few years and wanted a taste of Reed's writing since I only recently heard of him. It's good stuff but rambles a bit. Reed throws a lot of disparate elements together in each of his pieces, so you kinda forget what the one you're reading is supposed to be about. There's also no shortage of anger in here, and precious little humor to catch your breath on. I got about one-third of the way through it before I needed to move on, but I still feel it was worth the price of entry.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Another Day at The Front by Ishmael Reed
31 Oct 2004
Format:Hardcover
He graces BIBR Magazine with a solemn, and angelic look, but is literally at the forefront of exposing race wars, truth, contradictions, fallacies, and injustices that leave little room to ponder or question, and all while running a publishing press.
This is ironically, one sided propaganda at its best you'd think, and after reading the book, the reader will not question the latest domain on bookshelves filled with rich facts and research. It is a boring read for the unchallenged , non intellectual reader, but soulfully gratifying and innocuous for the prolific reader thirsty for knowledge like only Ishmael can deliver. I thirst for Ishmael's work. He is a martyr. You can count on the fact, that the non challenged reader will be forced to read it as a student in any university studying Black History or urban studies. This is the one! Poet's & Writers issues him an award in 2003. How much greater is great?
Fragments of a picture of division between races within the Black race are evident here. This is the biggest issue since "Black on Black" crime. The questions formulated ask," Are there Black racists within the community? Is your black neighbor your true neighbor during a crisis? Was W.E.B. DuBois a Nazi supporter in being blinded with overwhelming kindness from Germans upon his visitation to Germany, and which caused him to wonder if America was hiding the truth of race relations back then? Is this still the same question of modern day race relations that may cause war? Are Hispanic Blacks subdivided? Do Black Woman authors male bash? (Guilty: Read PerSOULnalities: Poems For Every Kind Of Man). Do some racist radio hosts get a slap on the wrist while Blacks accused of anti_Semitism are literally castrated? Are The Turner Diaries fueling hate? I began to wonder about many of these issues, my own place in society, and having ounces of blood from white, black and Indian culture. Who's side am I on having loved every dimension of my intricate mixed family, but having held on to my Cherokee Indian dominant traits of my ancestors, red like Georgian clay, while relatives, creamy white like butter. I am ordinarily a calm person who can dismiss any reaction of indifference toward my sensitive soul as sheer ignorance on behalf of the offender, but have never respected a disrespectful person by fueling my anger toward a comment, or gesture racially inclined to the point of reaction. I am in awe of this man's work, and believe that his formula for writing it is a masterful one. No one's book has spurred these kind of emotions and confessions. Thank you Mr. Reed.
This is ironically, one sided propaganda at its best you'd think, and after reading the book, the reader will not question the latest domain on bookshelves filled with rich facts and research. It is a boring read for the unchallenged , non intellectual reader, but soulfully gratifying and innocuous for the prolific reader thirsty for knowledge like only Ishmael can deliver. I thirst for Ishmael's work. He is a martyr. You can count on the fact, that the non challenged reader will be forced to read it as a student in any university studying Black History or urban studies. This is the one! Poet's & Writers issues him an award in 2003. How much greater is great?
Fragments of a picture of division between races within the Black race are evident here. This is the biggest issue since "Black on Black" crime. The questions formulated ask," Are there Black racists within the community? Is your black neighbor your true neighbor during a crisis? Was W.E.B. DuBois a Nazi supporter in being blinded with overwhelming kindness from Germans upon his visitation to Germany, and which caused him to wonder if America was hiding the truth of race relations back then? Is this still the same question of modern day race relations that may cause war? Are Hispanic Blacks subdivided? Do Black Woman authors male bash? (Guilty: Read PerSOULnalities: Poems For Every Kind Of Man). Do some racist radio hosts get a slap on the wrist while Blacks accused of anti_Semitism are literally castrated? Are The Turner Diaries fueling hate? I began to wonder about many of these issues, my own place in society, and having ounces of blood from white, black and Indian culture. Who's side am I on having loved every dimension of my intricate mixed family, but having held on to my Cherokee Indian dominant traits of my ancestors, red like Georgian clay, while relatives, creamy white like butter. I am ordinarily a calm person who can dismiss any reaction of indifference toward my sensitive soul as sheer ignorance on behalf of the offender, but have never respected a disrespectful person by fueling my anger toward a comment, or gesture racially inclined to the point of reaction. I am in awe of this man's work, and believe that his formula for writing it is a masterful one. No one's book has spurred these kind of emotions and confessions. Thank you Mr. Reed.
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