{"product_id":"9780061850424","title":"Member of the Club: Reflections on Life in a Racially Polarized World","description":"Informed and driven by his experience as an upper-middle-class African American who lives and works in a predominately white environment, provocative author Lawrence Otis Graham offers a unique perspective on the subject of race. An uncompromising work that will challenge the mindset of every reader, \u003cem\u003eMember of the Club\u003c\/em\u003e is a searching book of essays ranging from examining life as a black Princetonian and corporate lawyer to exploring life as a black busboy at an all white country-club. From New York magazine cover stories \u003cem\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHarlem on My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e to such new essays as \"I Never Dated a White Girl\" and \"My Dinner with Mister Charlie: A Black Man's Undercover Guide to Dining with Dignity at Ten Top New York Restaurants,\" Graham challenges racial prejudice among White Americans while demanding greater accountability and self-determination from his peers in black America. \u003cp\u003e \"In \u003cem\u003eMember of the Club\u003c\/em\u003e. [Graham writes of] heartbreaking ironies and contradictions, indignities and betrayals in the life of an upper-class black man.\" --\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Lawrence Graham Surely knows about the pressures of being beholden to two very different groups.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lawrence Otis Graham is a popular commentator on race and ethnicity. The author of ten other books, his work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e The Best American Essays\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105267269872,"sku":"9780061850424","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061850424_p0.jpg?v=1769911591","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061850424","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}