Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir (Google eBook)

Cornel West

Hay House, Inc, Oct 15, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 275 pages

"'Brother West' is like its author: brillant, unapologetic, full of passion, yet cool. This poignant memoir traces West's transformation from a schoolyard Robin Hood into a progressive cultural icon. From his youthful investigation of the "death shudder" to why em embraced his calling of teaching over preaching, from his three marriages and his two precious children to his near-fatal bout with prostate cancer. West illuminates what it means to live as "an aspiring bluesman in a world of ideas and a jazzman in the life of the mind"." -- Inside cover.

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Review: Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

User Review  - Maughn Gregory - Goodreads

I've defined 'wisdom books' as ones that both make you want to live a better life and also show you how. This is a very wise book on both counts, and particularly meaningful for philosophers of ...

Review: Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

User Review  - Kiki - Goodreads

This is a book that will always be in my collection. I appreciate this man for being a proud and vocal Black man. I don't always agree with him but that could possibly be an important factor in my ...

Contents

• a ShIloh BaPtISt KInd of Brother: 3
• Albert Einstein and Malcolm X: 57
• R E S P E C T: 67
• Ludwig Wittgenstein: 75
• David Hume and Arthur Schopenhauer: 81
• The Big Block: 91
• Brother Wash: 99
• Moonlight Over Manhattan: 107
• Think: 115
• Trane: 121
• Make Up to Break Up: 135
• Elleni: 143
• The Way You Do the Things You Do: 155
• The Most Passionate Love: 209
• Messin with the Wrong Brother: 215
• Womb to Tomb: 223
• Death Taxes and Love: 231
• You Are Loved: 245
• Gratitude: 254
• Our Collaborative Spirit: 262
• About the Authors: 275

About the author

Professor, writer, and civil rights activist Cornel West was born on June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Sacramento. He graduated from Harvard University in 1973 with an M.A. and later taught African-American studies there. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Haverford College, and Princeton University, the latter as professor of religion and director of African-American studies. West earned his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1980. He has written more than twenty books, including Race Matters and Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir
• Author: Cornel West
• Publisher: Hay House, Inc, 2009
• ISBN: 1401926770, 9781401926779
• Length: 275 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage; Biography & Autobiography / General; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General