{"product_id":"a-member-of-the-club-reflections-on-life-in-a-racially-polarized-world-9780060984304","title":"A Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eMember of the Club\u003c\/em\u003e. [Graham writes of] heartbreaking ironies and contradictions, indignities and betrayals in the life of an upper-class black man.\" --\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed and driven by his experience as an upper-middle-class African American man who lives and works in a predominately white environment, provocative author Lawrence Otis Graham offers a unique perspective on the subject of race. An uncompromising work that will challenge the mindset of every reader, \u003cem\u003eMember of the Club\u003c\/em\u003e is a searching book of essays ranging from examining life as a black Princetonian and corporate lawyer to exploring life as a black busboy at an all white country-club. From \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e cover stories \u003cem\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHarlem on My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e to such new essays as \"I Never Dated a White Girl\" and \"My Dinner with Mister Charlie: A Black Man's Undercover Guide to Dining with Dignity at Ten Top New York Restaurants,\" Graham challenges racial prejudice among white Americans while demanding greater accountability and self-determination from his peers in black America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lawrence Graham surely knows about the pressures of being beholden to two very different groups.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Otis Graham is a popular commentator on race and ethnicity. The author of ten other books, his work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Best American Essays\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060984304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.38w x 0.81d","brand":"Lawrence Otis Graham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431864529077,"sku":"9780060984304","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_979b38df-7d1d-47f0-b900-99827e908110.jpg?v=1721138581","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-member-of-the-club-reflections-on-life-in-a-racially-polarized-world-9780060984304","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}