Waiting for Yesterday by Michael Parenti

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Waiting for Yesterday by Michael Parenti

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Waiting for Yesterday by Michael Parenti

Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. On these pages, fans of Michael Parenti's insightful political and historical writings are given a revealing picture of his early years as a youth in New York's East Harlem, along with some of the influences that helped shape his lifelong commitment to activism and social justice. Written with style and dash, WAITING FOR YESTERDAY is devilishly enjoyable and sometimes very touching. It provides delightful vignettes about growing up in a three-generation, working-class, Italian family, along with the amusing predicaments of a street kid's life. The book offers a cast of diverse and colorful characters, brought to life on the gritty streets where Parenti played as a boy, set against a backdrop of impoverished tenements, stoops, punitive classrooms, and a neighborhood church with its ornate celestial offerings. This book is graced with both vivid imagery and sharp political observation. Parenti challenges many of the stereotypes faced by Italian Americans and other ethnic groups. Here is a story that is both personal and broad-ranging, often sweet and occasionally bitter, the human comedy at its best.

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Michael Parenti, PhD, Yale, is a well-known author and presenter around the world. He is a leading progressive political commentator in the United States. He has over 250 articles and seventeen books to his credit. His articles have appeared in popular magazines, scholarly publications, and significant newspapers such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times have featured his op-ed pieces. His publications and presentations have been read by a wide range of people in North America and around the world.

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ISBN 13 9781599540580
ISBN 10 1599540584
Title Waiting for Yesterday
Author Michael Parenti
Series Via Folios
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bordighera Press
Year published 2013-06-01
Number of pages 170
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.