LIKE NEW - Mad at Miles, A Black Woman's Guide to Truth, by popular Pearl Cleage, 1990 - ISBN 9780962814204 - very gift-able - rare unread copy

Softcover, like new condition, tight binding, completely clean, NO crease to spine, NOT ex-library, NO former owner's name, NO inscription, NO bookplate, NO underlining or highlighting, approx 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches, 64 pages, published by The Cleage Group.

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Goodreads reviews:

I cannot put this book down. This book speaks of a stark reality that all of us have lived with at varying degrees. Whether you are a personal victim, know someone who is, or simply realize that you live in a world where this exists makes this book a must read - especially for young women so they can keep themselves aware. The more you know, the better you become. Kudos to Ms. Cleage for speaking with such a convicting voice that has resonated since the book's debut over 30 years ago. Every woman needs a little Pearl Cleage in their life at some point or another.

And how can they prey on us and save us, all at the same time? And how can they possess us and abandon us all at the same time? And how can we tell the villains from the heroes and the beaters from the leaders and the good guys from the bad guys? By what they DO, not what they say.

Mad at Miles is what I would call a Feminist Manifesto. This book is tiny…less than 100 pages but every page in this tiny book is profound. Pearl Cleage addresses various issues in this manifesto….womanhood, racism, sexism, and abuse to name a few.

Published in 1990, everything in this book is still just as relevant today, especially now that we have movements like #MeToo to finally hold a lot of these men accountable for their misdeeds. She expounds on why she is mad popular at Miles Davis, a musician she had respect for, until he admitted that he was guilty of self confessed violent crimes against women. Crimes which a lot of people and especially women looked over because of his musical genius. This book made me think of recent people like Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, and R Kelly. People who have made contributions to society but have also committed heinous crimes against women that went unpunished for years.

This book is a thought provoking look at how we should hold men more responsible for their actions and stop perpetuating the sexism that allows us to be oppressed by black men among other things. I also love how she provided helpful tips for young women as well as a chapter on the power of solitude.

This book is a gem that I will recommend to EVERY woman I know and I'm sure it will be one I will pick up again and again and again.