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A Personal Odyssey - by Thomas Sowell (Paperback)

Name: A Personal Odyssey - by Thomas Sowell (Paperback)
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SKU: 76981492
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This is the gritty story of one man's lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry.
About the Author: Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and the author of The Quest for Cosmic Justice, The Vision of the Anointed, Ethnic America, and several other books.
320 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Educators

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About the Book

This is the gritty story of one man's life-long education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.

Book Synopsis

This is the gritty story of one man's lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.

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David Horowitz author of Radical Son Thomas Sowell is a national treasure. In our time, no one has written more wisely on the issues of culture and race.

About the Author

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and the author of The Quest for Cosmic Justice, The Vision of the Anointed, Ethnic America, and several other books. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, Forbes, and Fortune, and are syndicated in 150 newspapers. He lives in Stanford, California.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.42 Inches (W) x .84 Inches (D)

Weight: .81 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Educators

Publisher: Free Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Thomas Sowell

Language: English

Street Date: February 5, 2002

TCIN: 76981492

UPC: 9780684864655

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-3741

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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