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Unbidden images of Gone With the Wind popped into my head and played out when I first started reading the stories of Aibileen and the other black maids, until I discovered that some of those same maids were college educated and reading classics like To Kill a Mockingbird and even some Freud. I had to stop and think, this story is in fact based in 1962, almost a hundred years since the slaves were set free. So what has happened in 100 years? According to this story, subservient slave labor is alive and well, except that these black women are employees instead of property.

The book spans the time from 1962-1964 in Jackson, Mississippi, the civil rights movement is rumbling. Almost everything is still segregated, except for the bus, “We sit anywhere we want to now thanks to Miss Parks.” In the background of the story, Mississippi is featured in Life magazine twice in two months for its racial unrest, Martin Luther King is planning his big march on Washington, and President Kennedy is shot. But in the foreground are the black maids and their stories, the everyday life of these women is fascinating reading, the things they had to endure, the joys and hardships. You can tell yourself this is a fiction book, but you know deep down that these things really did happen, a sad and shameful time in our Southern history.

I really enjoyed this book, it is funny and sad and serious and suspenseful and totally believable. As I am sure the author intended, I found myself rooting for the maids and abhorring their white bosses. For such an oppressing topic, it was a thoroughly great read.

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Good condition. Description was accurate. Recieved shipment in a reasonable time. Was well packaged to protect the item.
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Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer is a definite must read fantasy that I would recommend to kids ages 10 and up. The story starts off in Ho Chi Minh City. Artemis Fowl and his bodyguard, Butler, are meeting a man who supposedly is going to take them to see a fairy. They meet a fairy who has lost all her magic due rice wine. Artemis tricks her and gets The Book in exchange for her life. The Book is a special book that holds all the fairy’s secrets including how they get their magic. At the same time Captain Holly Short a LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police) officer, is on a special mission to defend the humans from a deadly troll. Although what she doesn’t know is that she is about to be captured by… Artemis Fowl!
Artemis Fowl is unlike any other any other twelve year old boy. He is completely ghost pale with dark hair. The sinister look in his eye is enough to send shivers down the toughest man’s spines. He’s determined to become a master thief and carry on the Fowl legacy. Artemis is an ultimate genius and is always one step ahead. He’s quick on improvising and very daring. He also feels as well as acts superior, therefore he doesn’t treat most people with respect. The only friend he has is his bodyguard, Butler. Artemis speaks with an incredible adult-sounding vocabulary, and doesn’t show many feelings, except for the times that he is torn because his mother is losing her mind ever since his father mysteriously disappeared. As you can tell, Artemis Fowl is absolutely no ordinary twelve year old boy.
Artemis Fowl is about to put his knowledge to the test as he takes on the fairies in a fast-paced marvelous read that will keep you reading to the end, and then have you begging for more of Artemis Fowl!
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My Kindle developed a problem (text-speech) after 6 months of heavy use. Amazon replaced it within the week, with very little fuss or bother. They talked me through replacing all my documents and after about 2 hours worth of work my new Kindle had all my books, PDF’s and documents.

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This was a great book! I could not put it down, and is one of the best books I have read in a very long time! Kathryn Stockett was right on target with the language, era, facts and social events of the time. Wonderful read!!
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My nightly ritual of falling asleep with a book was interrupted by this page-turner. Cruel and compelling, life as described on this depression-era circus train was certainly an eye opener for those of us baby boomers untouched by such deprivations. I would recommend this to anyone.
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I purchased this for daily motorcycle riding since they obviously look cool and had the 3 interchangeable lenses. I cannot use them. You get the worst tunnel vision using these goggles with no peripheral vision forcing you to look to the left and right where you should be able to see naturally. Very dangerous for actual riding use.
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I love pedometers; great all around daily number to keep one pushing the activity. I wanted one for my pocket. This fits the bill, but barely. It’s too big. Compared to my other pedometers, it seems accurate, but the thing’s just too clunky. Too bad, going back on Ebay tomorrow.
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