It's Not All Downhill from HereLoretha Curry's life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she's carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her and she's determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with

when angry

is accused of rape

Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life

When her flailing department lands on the university's chopping block

sitting between dilapidated houses

to one of the most significant political trials of the century: from her political activity in a New York high school to her work with the U

" --Nic Stone

and generations of secrets

Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history

We Are Not Like Them takes "us to uncomfortable places--in the best possible way--while capturing so much of what we are all thinking and feeling about race

she had no idea she was about to make history

abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison