{"product_id":"the-beautiful-struggle-ta-nehisi-coates","title":"The Beautiful Struggle;  Ta-Nehisi Coates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdapted from the adult memoir by the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Water Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this father-son story explores how boys become men, and quite specifically, how Ta-Nehisi Coates became Ta-Nehisi Coates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a child, Ta-Nehisi Coates was seen by his father, Paul, as too sensitive and lacking focus. Paul Coates was a Vietnam vet who'd been part of the Black Panthers and was dedicated to reading and publishing the history of African civilization. When it came to his sons, he was committed to raising proud Black men equipped to deal with a racist society, during a turbulent period in the collapsing city of Baltimore where they lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoates details with candor the challenges of dealing with his tough-love father, the influence of his mother, and the dynamics of his extended family, including his brother \"Big Bill,\" who was on a very different path than Ta-Nehisi. Coates also tells of his family struggles at school and with girls, making this a timely story to which many readers will relate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary 12, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTa-Nehisi Coates is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller \u003ci\u003eBetween the World and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award. A MacArthur \"Genius Grant\" fellow, Coates has received the National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism, and the George Polk Award for his Atlantic cover story \"The Case for Reparations.\" He lives in New York with his wife and son.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44884933902658,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/products\/beautstrugg.jpg?v=1680535894","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/the-beautiful-struggle-ta-nehisi-coates","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}