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  <title><![CDATA[Come on, People!: On the Path from Victims to Victors]]></title>
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  <default-description>Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America, or for that matter the world. They address the crises of people who are stuck because of feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fearfulness, sadness, and feelings of being used, undefended and unprotected. These feelings often impede their ability to move forward. The authors aim to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. &lt;em&gt;Come On, People!&lt;/em&gt; is always engaging, and loaded with heart-piercing stories of the problems facing many communities.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-day type="integer">9</original-publication-day>
  <original-publication-month type="integer">10</original-publication-month>
  <original-publication-year type="integer">2007</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Come on, People!: On the Path from Victims to Victors</original-title>
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  <date_added>Wed Jun 18 17:55:53 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is something I was asked to read (a few chapters) for my work as a teacher in an urban school.  I did not love it.  It was overly simplistic and missed many points about why people find themselves in the situations that they find themselves in - white or black.  It felt a little preachy at time...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24851902">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 04:38:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wanted Bill Cosby to redeem himself with this book--it hurts my heart that many African-Americans disagreed so strongly with him (right or wrong) because he's OUR Cosby. He means well. Cosby has been a champion for us he, he has stood behind black families, children, musicians and artists f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42766607">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Dec 05 17:33:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I understand that Dr. Cosby has gotten some 'grief&quot; from the African-American community for his frankness in this book.<br/><br/>Well, I really cannot see why.  This is not just a manifesto about rearing black youth, but about bringing up young people to be responsible, law-abiding citizens i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39406677">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jan 20 20:18:28 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So much scorn has been heaped on Cosby for being such an outspoken proponent of personal responsibility in the lives of poor black Americans, that it could fill volumes.  I have no such scorn to hep.<br/><br/>Why not?<br/><br/>Because Bill Cosby has been right about this all along.<br/><br/>Yo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13017428">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Feb 25 13:38:51 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book revealed some interesting statistics. For instance: <br/>          In some cities, black males drop out rates are <br/>          more than 50%.....Say what?<br/><br/>          32% of black men born today will go to prison at <br/>          some point in their lifetime.<br/><br/>    ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15928473">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 16 08:08:33 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 17 13:01:16 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[the first warning i got about the quality of this book came from the barnes and noble clerk who rolled his eyes and then said...&quot;it is upstairs, in the back, on the floor.  it is $5.98.&quot;<br/><br/>this is the most elitist book i have read in quite some time.  filled with so much nerve as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7791011">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I absolutely loved this book!  Working in the nonprofit arena for a few years, I found that the issues discussed here are not just in the African American communities, but in the White and Hispanic communites also that I heard from in Provo, Utah.  As an upcoming new mother, I want to teach my child...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10341641">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60768717">
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    <body><![CDATA[At times this was long winded, but I certainly agree with the premise.  No matter what your race, sex, creed, religion, preferences and so forth. We must take responsibility, accept it and work at it. Doing so, would make some of the other bigger problems, a bit smaller. Accountability...the needed ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60768717">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed reading this book.  Cosby and Poussaint make a number of strong points for black communities taking responsibility and not looking for others to help them succeed in life.  Forgetting about race, Come On People touches on a number of important issues, such as the importance of famil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29794809">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10919139">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Feb 15 22:41:57 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was OK in my opinion. I was anticipating it to focus on the issues in the black youth community and their lack of progress and motivation in changing their unfortunate situations (his words, not mine). In short, I was expecting more of a rebuke because that is the way Bill Cosby portrayed ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10919139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43725670">
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  <date_added>Tue Jan 20 13:49:33 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book kind of drove me crazy at first, until I realized that I am not really the audience he was writing to. Once I geared up for that, I really appreciated much of what he said.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cosby and Poussaint write a very compelling book about the struggle of not only blacks in this country, but the poor as well.  These two pull no punches, and you may not agree with everything they say, but their fundamental idea that people need to begin to help themselves instead of waiting on othe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7993641">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 06 13:20:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 02 14:07:41 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book got a little repetitive after a while, I found myself skimming.  It has some good points, but unfortunately, the people who need to read it and make some changes probably are not reading it.  I also got tired of them always going back to slavery.  I am sorry, but I find it hard to believe t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17181210">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52513799">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I choose certain parts in the books to read as oppose to the others because they didn't interest me but I will finsh it. A book written with real good intentions. ]]></body>
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    <review id="50829091">
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    <body><![CDATA[I read five pages then put it down.  Read five more then go do laundry.]]></body>
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    <review id="7590910">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book puts in writing the issues that we think about and discuss among friends -- issues that are not being addressed on a grand scale in our communities. The condescending tone of the book, however, makes it come off as a tirade of complaints about the poor black community rather than a meaning...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7590910">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ a patient i was to take to a test had this book at his bedside<br/>he talked it up and i said that i'd look out for it<br/><br/>good read<br/>i don't do the church/mosque/temple thing<br/>and usually read while in the barber's chair <br/>so this was a nice avenue for a corrective lesson to re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15419430">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I would recommend this book to everyone, no matter your color. I found it kind of a manifesto for Black Conservatives like myself. My only reason for not giving it 5 stars is because much of the constructive criticism Cosby gives is common sense, but common sense that not everyone gets, apparently. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14074207">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading this book.  It is well written and highlights problems and solutions that occur across racial boundaries.  While it gives good insight into those problems and solutions for poorer and minority communities, it does, still relay an intentional undertone that lays blame on the white m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8588495">more...</a>]]></body>
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