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    Real American: A Memoir
    Real American: A Memoir
    Real American: A Memoir
    Audiobook6 hours

    Real American: A Memoir

    Written by Julie Lythcott-Haims

    Narrated by Julie Lythcott-Haims

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    A fearless debut audiobook memoir in which beloved and bestselling How to Raise an Adult author Julie Lythcott-Haims pulls no punches in her recollections of growing up a biracial black woman in America.

    Bringing a poetic sensibility to her prose to stunning effect, Lythcott-Haims briskly and stirringly evokes her personal battle with the low self-esteem that American racism routinely inflicts on people of color. The only child of a marriage between an African-American father and a white British mother, she shows indelibly how so-called "micro" aggressions in addition to blunt force insults can puncture a person's inner life with a thousand sharp cuts. Real American expresses also, through Lythcott-Haims’s path to self-acceptance, the healing power of community in overcoming the hurtful isolation of being incessantly considered "the other."

    The author of the New York Times bestselling anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult, Lythcott-Haims offers listeners a different kind of story this time out, but one that will nevertheless resonate with the legions of students, educators and parents to whom she is now well known, by whom she is beloved, and to whom she has always provided wise and necessary counsel about how to embrace and nurture their best selves. Real American is an affecting memoir, an unforgettable cri de coeur, and a clarion call to all of us to live more wisely, generously and fully.

    “Courageous, achingly honest."
    —Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

    “A compelling, incisive and thoughtful examination of race, origin and what it means to be called an American. Engaging, heartfelt and beautifully written, Lythcott-Haims explores the American spectrum of identity with refreshing courage and compassion.”
    —Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateOct 24, 2017
    ISBN9781427299864
    Author

    Julie Lythcott-Haims

    Julie Lythcott-Haims served as Dean of Freshmen and Undergraduate Advising for more than a decade at Stanford University, where she received the Dinkelspiel Award for her contributions to the undergraduate experience. A mother of two teenagers, she has spoken and written widely on the phenomenon of helicopter parenting, and her work has appeared on TEDx talks and in Forbes and the Chicago Tribune. She is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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    • 5/5
      As a white woman, I found this to be an important read. Black voices desperately need to be heard... still. Living in the dominantly white south, I am always hearing from the white people who claim they're not racist about how they "see no color" and how it should be "All Lives Matter and not Black Lives Matter". It's infuriating and exhausting and so hard to explain what it really means when they can't see past their own whiteness. And how can I, as a white woman, claim to know what Black people are going through. I don't. I can't. I can only recommend this book as a good starting point to start reading from Black people and listening to their voices. I can only read, listen, research and do what I can to be the best ally I can be and that's all I ask from those who want to argue that "All Lives Matter" and who "see no color". There's so much more to it. Open this book up and find out for yourself a good example of why "Black Lives Matter".
    • 5/5
      These memoirs may be the closest I'll ever get to walking in someone else's shoes. The totally of what the author shared is immense.
    • 5/5
      It resonated with me. I like her so when she shares her anger towards white people I am not offended, just able to listen and try to learn from her.
    • 5/5
      Poignant, insightful and enlightening. A must read for all Americans.