Título: Miseducated - A Memoir
Autor: Cornel West, Brandon P. Fleming
Sinopse: Brandon P. Fleming grew up in an abusive home and was shuffled through school, his passing grades a nod to his skill on the basketball court, not his presence in the classroom. He turned to the streets and drug deals by fourteen, saved only by the dream of basketball stardom. When he suffered a career-ending injury during his first semester at a Division I school, he dropped out of college, toiling on an assembly line, until depression drove him to the edge. Miraculously, his life was spared. Returning to college, Fleming was determined to reinvent himself as a scholar--to replace illiteracy with mastery over language, to go from being ignored and unseen to commanding attention. He immersed himself in the work of Black thinkers from the Harlem Renaissance to present day. Crucially, he found debate, which became the means by which he transformed his life and the tool he would use to transform the lives of others--teaching underserved kids to be intrusive in places that are not inclusive, eventually at Harvard University, where he would make champions and history. Through his personal narrative, readers witness Fleming's transformation, self-education, and how he takes what he learns about words and power to help others like himself. Miseducated is an honest memoir about resilience, visibility, role models, and overcoming all expectations. Acabamento: Hardcover. Peso: 450g. Dimensões: 23.11 x 15.75 x 3.05.
Contexto da obra
Dentro do catálogo, este livro pode ser situado a partir do tema, da autoria e da proposta editorial. “Miseducated – A Memoir”, de Cornel West, Brandon P. Fleming, publicado pela editora Hachette Books, em 2021 e com 272 páginas, integra a categoria Biografias. Esse enquadramento pode tornar mais clara a proposta do livro e o tipo de interesse que ele costuma despertar.
Editora: Hachette Books
Páginas: 272
Ano: 2021
Edição:
Linguagem: Inglês
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9780306925139
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Hachette Books costumam oferecer experiências de leitura marcadas por narrativas intensas e pessoais, que transitam entre memórias de músicos e figuras públicas, relatos de superação, e investigações detalhadas de histórias reais. O catálogo privilegia obras que exploram trajetórias de vida com tons que vão do íntimo ao social, como memórias de artistas do rock e do metal, histórias de justiça criminal, e relatos de batalhas pessoais e coletivas. A linguagem tende a ser direta, com ritmo que ora se concentra em relatos vívidos e emocionais, ora em análises profundas e contextualizadas, sem perder a fluidez. Há uma clara preferência por temas ligados à música, biografias, justiça, e histórias de transformação pessoal e social.
