Madison Books: 44 books
by Barry Beckham
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 1996
A must for any black high school or college student.
The Power of Negative Thinking
Coming to Terms with our Forbidden Emotions
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1999
Although society encourages us to deny and repress such negative emotions as rage and resentment, psychiatrists know that such denial can lead to a variety of psychological, physical, and social problems. In this bold book, Gerald Amada reveals how our forbidden emotions, if properly understood and...
Washington Itself
An Informal Guide to the Capital of the United States
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1993
Describes Washington's government institutions, explaining what the inhabitants of each building do on a day-to-day basis, and covers museums, monuments, embassies, and the Washington metro.
by Bob Arnebeck
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 1994
This is the true story about how Washington, D.C. became the nation's capital. Arnebeck uncovers unknown information and chronicles the building of the city unlike anyone else.
Goal Dust
The Warm and Candid Memoirs of a Pioneer Black Athlete and Actor
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 1993
Woody Strode's extraordinary career led him from football field to wrestling ring to Hollywood. In 1939 Woody, Jackie Robinson and Kenny Washington led UCLA to its first undefeated football season. After World War II Woody and Kenny Washington became the first blacks to play in the NFL. In 1950 Woody...
Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind
The Latin American Case
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2000
Originally published in 1985, Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind_ was one of the first studies to examine Latin America's rocky development as cultural, rather than colonial, byproduct.
Portrait of a Nation
Culture and Progress in Ecuador
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
A case study of why Third World countries are still poor, the premise of this book is that while some progress has been made in transforming the political economy of Ecuador, certain behaviors, beliefs and attitudes have kept the country from developing in ways that otherwise would have been possible....
Anna Wickham
A Poet's Daring Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2003
Anna Wickham's life is characterized by the turbulent, burgeoning feminism of the early 20th century. A woman whose incisive mind and inquisitive nature sent her husband into jealous rages, she was forcibly committed to a mental hospital at the age of 30. Upon her release, she began a life-long quest...
Will it Liberate ?
Questions About Liberation Theology
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 1991
Michael Novak's work is challenging. We often disagree sharply in out interpretations and assessments of liberation theology, but he raises important issues which call for clarification and response.
Smashing Barriers
Race and Sport in the New Millenium
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Filled with stories about sports figures like Muhammad Ali, Roberto Clemente, Tony Elliot, Tiger Woods, and Venus and Serena Williams, this new edition describes the changing face of diversity in sport (the growing numbers of Latino and female college and professional athletes). He addresses the value...
Clarence Dillon
A Wall Street Enigma
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 1995
A biography of a Polish immigrant who rose to the top of Wall Street in the Roaring Twenties and abandoned it after the Crash.
With A Woman's Voice
A Writer's Struggle for Emotional Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2001
Having written a bestselling book at 22, survived a harrowing battle with anorexia nervosa, and pursued a successful career as a clinical psychologist, Lucy Daniels has led a remarkable life. In With a Woman's Voice: A Writer's Struggle for Emotional Freedom, her first book in 40 years, Daniels shares...
China Calls
Paving the Way for Nixon's Historic Journey to China
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
In 1971 the United States had no diplomatic relations or established route of communications with China. Despite that, in a stunning act of diplomacy, President Richard Nixon announced that he would travel to China to meet with its leaders. Ron Walker, director of the White House Advance Office, was...
The Outlaw Youngers
A Confederate Brotherhood
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 1995
A character study of the men, the myths and the legends of the Outlaw Youngers, one of the most notorious gangs in the Wild West.