Just Plain Folks: Original Tales of Living, Loving, Longing and Learning As Told by a Perfectly Ordinary, Quite Commonly Sensible, and Absolutely Awe-Inspiring, colored

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Summary: this book touched my soul.I absolutely loved it!!!
Review: I loved this book so much! It gave me such a warm and fuzzy feeling. The stories just took me back to my childhood and that's really funny because I am a middle aged white woman from irish-italian descent!!!! Where this book was written by a black woman.This book really shows that we are all connected inside our souls to some degree whether we are white,black,yellow or purple with pink polka dots!!!! I highly recommend this book if family connections are important to you.

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Summary: Enlightening,Touching, Insightfull, "Just Plain" Enjoyable!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this well written book of cultural pride and celebration, and would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone. Understanding different cultures is not only essential to breaking down barriers, but downright enyoyable. Having traveled in many different countries around the world, my capacity and desire for cultural enrichment and experience never ceases. I find it sad that a culture so young, yet so old surrounds us but is not nearly as well understood as those on other continents. The youth and confusion of this culture stems from a very embarassing moment in this countries history; the age of it harkens from mysterious Africa. This book delivers a profound message from a woman willing to share her experiences. I found it did me a tremendous amount of good and left me yearning for more in fully understanding the richness of the fabric from which it was woven. I look for more from this author!

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Summary: Enlightening,Touching, Insightfull, "Just Plain" Enjoyable!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this well written book of cultural pride and celebration, and would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone. Understanding different cultures is not only essential to breaking down barriers, but downright enyoyable. Having traveled in many different countries around the world, my capacity and desire for cultural enrichment and experience never ceases. I find it sad that a culture so young, yet so old surrounds us but is not nearly as well understood as those on other continents. The youth and confusion of this culture stems from a very embarassing moment in this countries history; the age of it harkens from mysterious Africa. This book delivers a profound message from a woman willing to share her experiences. I found it did me a tremendous amount of good and left me yearning for more in fully understanding the richness of the fabric from which it was woven. I look for more from this author!

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Summary: This book was funny, warm, entertaining and enlightening!
Review: I've read the book twice - so there's no doubt that I love it. I've read or heard some of the stories before reading them here (or a similar version - I think many of us may have.) But what makes this collection of stories special is the afterthoughts. The afterthoughts provide foundation for the stories, help us see the bits of wisdom in them and aid us in understanding why the stories have endured.

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Summary: This book was funny, warm, entertaining and enlightening!
Review: I've read the book twice - so there's no doubt that I love it. I've read or heard some of the stories before reading them here (or a similar version - I think many of us may have.) But what makes this collection of stories special is the afterthoughts. The afterthoughts provide foundation for the stories, help us see the bits of wisdom in them and aid us in understanding why the stories have endured.