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The Swans of Harlem
- Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
- Narrado por: Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Sheila Rohan, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Marcia Lynn Sells, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G., January LaVoy
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.
“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!”—Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy
“Utterly absorbing, flawlessly-researched…Vibrant, propulsive, and inspiring, The Swans of Harlem is a richly drawn portrait of five courageous women whose contributions have been silenced for too long!”—Tia Williams, author of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
At the height of the Civil Rights movement, Lydia Abarca was a Black prima ballerina with a major international dance company—the Dance Theatre of Harlem, a troupe of women and men who became each other’s chosen family. She was the first Black company ballerina on the cover of Dance magazine, an Essence cover star; she was cast in The Wiz and in a Bob Fosse production on Broadway. She performed in some of ballet’s most iconic works with other trailblazing ballerinas, including the young women who became her closest friends—founding Dance Theatre of Harlem members Gayle McKinney-Griffith and Sheila Rohan, as well as first-generation dancers Karlya Shelton and Marcia Sells.
These Swans of Harlem performed for the Queen of England, Mick Jagger, and Stevie Wonder, on the same bill as Josephine Baker, at the White House, and beyond. But decades later there was almost no record of their groundbreaking history to be found. Out of a sisterhood that had grown even deeper with the years, these Swans joined forces again—to share their story with the world.
Captivating, rich in vivid detail and character, and steeped in the glamour and grit of professional ballet, The Swans of Harlem is a riveting account of five extraordinarily accomplished women, a celebration of both their historic careers and the sustaining, grounding power of female friendship, and a window into the robust history of Black ballet, hidden for too long.
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“If [The Swans of Harlem] were just a quest for cultural redress, the result might have been a dusty scroll of the Swans’ ballet bona fides. It’s by getting personal that it leaps high…Valby skillfully maps the ugliness of a segregated art form…All of this [history] is absorbing. Yet it’s the odd details that shine brightest…There’s so much meaning and humanity in this kind of minutiae…The moral of this important and tear-stained book is actually a reminder: Bare oneself, fly into the grandest of jetés and live free.”—New York Times Books Review
“Karen Valby’s The Swans of Harlem brings to life the stories of Black dancers whose contributions to the world of ballet were silenced, marginalized, and otherwise erased. Karen introduces readers to important figures of our past, while inspiring us to courageously chase our dreams. This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!”—Misty Copeland, New York Times-bestselling author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey To Our Legacy
“These five original Dance Theatre of Harlem ballerinas fell in love with an art form that most of America believed was white and should remain so. Upon Arthur Mitchell’s founding of an all-Black company in 1969, they eagerly took their places at the barre and challenged themselves to the utmost. They triumphed. They showed that Blacks could not only excel at classical ballet but could also shape the art in their own vibrant image. Karen Valby weaves their stories together as a choreographer would: the women form an ensemble, yet each gets her own riveting solo. It’s thrilling to watch as they join forces at last and claim their unique place in American ballet’s past, present and future.”—Margo Jefferson, author of Constructing a Nervous System
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A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties.
De: Pemi Aguda
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Silk
- A World History
- De: Aarathi Prasad
- Narrado por: Hannah Curtis
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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Throughout history, across cultures and countries, silk has reigned as the undeniable queen of fabrics, yet its origins and evolution remain a mystery. In a gorgeous and sweeping narrative, Silk weaves together its intricate story and the indelible mark it has left on humanity.
De: Aarathi Prasad
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My Black Country
- A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future
- De: Alice Randall
- Narrado por: Alice Randall
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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Alice Randall, award-winning professor, songwriter, and author presents “a celebration of all things country music” (Ken Burns) as she reflects on her search for the first family of Black country music.
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Great history I never knew!
- De KWK en 08-04-24
De: Alice Randall
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Stories Are Weapons
- Psychological Warfare and the American Mind
- De: Annalee Newitz
- Narrado por: Alexandra Cohler
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
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Annalee Newitz traces the way disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools in domestic culture wars. Newitz delves into America's deep-rooted history with psychological operations, beginning with Benjamin Franklin's Revolutionary War-era fake newspaper and nineteenth-century wars on Indigenous nations, and reaching its apotheosis with the Cold War and twenty-first-century influence campaigns online.
De: Annalee Newitz
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Fire Exit
- De: Morgan Talty
- Narrado por: Darrell Dennis
- Duración: 6 h y 35 m
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From the porch of his home, Charles Lamosway has watched the life he might have had unfold across the river on Maine’s Penobscot Reservation. On the far bank, he caught brief moments of Roger and Mary raising their only child, Elizabeth from the day she came home from the hospital to her early twenties. But there’s always been something deeper and more dangerous than the river that divides him from this family and the rest of the tribal community. It’s the secret that Elizabeth is his daughter, a secret Charles is no longer willing to keep.
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Incredible, as expected
- De Heather Newton Brown en 07-03-24
De: Morgan Talty
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American Bloods
- The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation
- De: John Kaag
- Narrado por: Leon Nixon
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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The Bloods were one of America’s first and most expansive pioneer families. They explored and laid claim to the frontiers―geographic, political, intellectual, and spiritual―that would become the very core of the United States. John Kaag’s American Bloods is the account of a remarkable American family, of its participation in the making of a nation, and of how its members embodied the elusive ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.
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Weaves American philosophy and history magnificently. Another tour de force from John Kaag .
- De James P. Oliver en 05-29-24
De: John Kaag
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We Were the Universe
- A Novel
- De: Kimberly King Parsons
- Narrado por: Kristen Sieh, Justis Bolding
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
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The trip was supposed to be fun. When Kit’s best friend gets dumped by his boyfriend, he begs her to ditch her family responsibilities for an idyllic weekend in the Montana mountains. They’ll soak in hot springs, then sneak a vape into a dive bar and drink too much, like old times. Instead, their getaway only reminds Kit of everything she’s lost lately: her wildness, her independence, and—most heartbreaking of all—her sister, Julie, who died a few years ago.
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The author’s use of detail is exceptional
- De Jane Roth en 06-17-24
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Out of Office
- De: A.H. Cunningham
- Narrado por: Marissa Hampton, Jesus E. Martinez
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
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Genevieve Raymond was born an overachiever. After opening a hot new hotel chain location in Panama, she’s on track for a major promotion. But first, she desperately needs a break, even if her overbearing mother doesn’t approve. For two glorious weeks, Gen’s giving herself permission to explore the beautiful beaches of Colón—and the stimulating attraction she shares with her sexy-as-hell driver, Adrián Nicolas.
De: A.H. Cunningham
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Women and Children First
- A Novel
- De: Alina Grabowski
- Narrado por: Abigail Reno, EJ Lavery, Maria McCann, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the town’s industries for generations. When a young woman dies at a house party, the circumstances around her death suspiciously unclear, the tight-knit community is shaken. As a mother grieves her daughter, a teacher her student, a best friend her confidante, the events around the tragedy become a lightning rod: blame is cast, secrets are buried deeper.
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The Relationships of Mother’s & Daughters!
- De Amazon Customer en 06-30-24
De: Alina Grabowski
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Cracking the Nazi Code
- The Untold Story of Agent A12 and the Solving of the Holocaust Code
- De: Jason Bell
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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As an MI6 spy—known as secret agent A12—in Berlin in 1919, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy. His reports, the first warning of the Nazi plot for World War II, went directly to the man known as C, the mysterious founder of MI6, as well as to various prime ministers. But a powerful fascist politician quietly worked to suppress his alerts. Nevertheless, Dr. Bell’s intelligence sabotaged the Nazis in ways only now revealed in Cracking the Nazi Code.
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World war 1 never ended.
- De Kurt Carlson en 05-20-24
De: Jason Bell
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How the Word Is Passed
- A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- De: Clint Smith
- Narrado por: Clint Smith
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the listener on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves.
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Sincerely grateful read
- De Kelvin Dixon en 06-08-21
De: Clint Smith
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Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- De: Salman Rushdie
- Narrado por: Salman Rushdie
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
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Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is a gripping, intimate, and ultimately life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art—and finding the strength to stand up again.
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Triumph of Life
- De Donna Ponte en 04-17-24
De: Salman Rushdie
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Swans of Harlem
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- Tee
- 06-03-24
Superb! Well written and informative
This was a great book which provided background and did s full circle from describing early black ballerina treatment to current day.
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- Heather M.
- 06-24-24
Truly Captivating Read, So Good
"The Swans of Harlem" is a remarkable audiobook that offers an in-depth look into the lives of extraordinary women. Their challenges, determination to succeed, and quest to be recognized for their talents are truly inspiring. Each of their stories captivated me, and I gained a newfound appreciation for the arts and the struggles these women endured due to racial discrimination. I highly recommend this book to everyone, especially those interested in understanding the true essence of determination. poise, and hard work. Thank you so much for this wonderful book and thank you to the women featured in the book, truly inspiring!!!
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- 08-17-24
history
they need to be in the hall of fame and more please 🙏 work on this
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- Chanel Boyd
- 08-07-24
Wonderful
We need more of these untold stories!! So beautiful I’m so glad I was originally gifted this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-14-24
Fantastic
What a page turner I couldn’t put this book down .what I really liked is that I had no idea. I learned this whole chapter of my history black ballet and black ballerinas don’t stop and end with Misty Copeland. Having some type of archive type of like document of everything down so it doesn’t disappear.
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- Raquel
- 06-24-24
Finally - Acknowledgement!
It was enjoyable and eye opening. Thank you ladies for sharing your experiences. Loved it!
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- Angela F
- 07-05-24
A Story That Needs to Be Heard Again and Again!
This is a story that reaches beyond the Dance Theater of Harlem, Arthur Mitchell, and the 152nd Street Ballet Legacy to the contemporary history and experiences of Black Americans in the arts. Wonderfully told and comprehensively researched, author Karen Valby brings to life the stories of five Black ballerinas whom Misty Copeland wishes she had learned about as a child. You need not be a fan of ballet or the performing arts to appreciate the stories of these five groundbreaking women.
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- STroutt
- 06-27-24
call Ken Burns!
this would make a fascinating documentary where I could see pictures or even just video of generic ballerinas showing the moves discussed... but I struggled to just listen to it.
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