ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York] Hardcover First Edition CD3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (last name only) and inscribed to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9.5"x6.5", 332 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows the importance of heroes. As a child and young man, he admired Martin Luther King, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and others whose lives influenced their fellow African Americans, as well as the country as a whole. But today, according to Abdul-Jabbar, there is a scarcity of heroes for the African-American community. Black youth do not feel connected to this country or its institutions. Their ancestors were instrumental in building the nation and changing the course of American history in many significant ways - yet these black heroes remain obscure to those who need them most. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that this is partly because standard historical texts have ignored, diminished, or deliberately covered up black achievement in America. In Black Profiles in Courage, he focuses on extraordinarily ...
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ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow] Hardcover Buy for Great customer experience
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.58
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

William Morrow, Date: 1996-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. William Morrow ISBN 0688130976 9780688130978 [US]

ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Near fine with two small black marks on the pastedown from binding and sticker by the signature (see below), else fine in near fine dustwrapper some rubbing and wear to the bottom edge. Signed at the half-title alongside a sticker for Coors nonalcoholic beer, which we suspect is related to Abdul-Jabbar's appearance in a Coor Beer commercial of the time.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
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New York William Morrow 1996 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine jacket First edition. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Near fine with two small black marks on the pastedown from binding and sticker by the signature (see below), else fine in near fine dustwrapper some rubbing and wear to the bottom edge. Signed at the half-title alongside a sticker for Coors nonalcoholic beer, which we suspect is related to Abdul-Jabbar's appearance in a Coor Beer commercial of the time.

ISBN10: 0688130976, ISBN13: 9780688130978, [publisher: William Morrow, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Near fine with two small black marks on the pastedown from binding and sticker by the signature (see below), else fine in near fine dustwrapper some rubbing and wear to the bottom edge. Signed at the half-title alongside a sticker for Coors nonalcoholic beer, which we suspect is related to Abdul-Jabbar's appearance in a Coor Beer commercial of the time.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]
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