Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama

allhis work is good

I thought that the election of President Obama as president was a great step. But I never saw it as proof that the race problem was cured.. I totally agree with this author and his insight on the election. Another must read.

I was very satisfied with this product.

This is an important book for everyone to read. Clearly, racism continues to be a significant problem despite the steps taken forward and the fact that we have a black President for the first time. If anything, the ugly head of racism has come to the surface with the election of Barack Obama, the evidence and ugliness of that can be found in many comment sections across the net. I am not talking about valid disagreement with his policies and such but name calling and attacks on he and his family in a way I have never seen before with any other President. Tim Wise has posed some serious considerations for all people and I think it's an important read. It is not always an easy read but it does make you consider many truths, I highly recommend it.

I really enjoyed this book. Tim Wise makes an excellent case for the "white privilege" argument/position. My only real issue is that often in the text, Mr. Wise will use the device of 'discussed later in the book" rather than work more carefully on the constructed organization and design of his argument and narrative. This mention-delay device gets a bit tiresome and is quite over-used. That said, the arguments are sound and very helpful to challenge the reader's thinking about the issues of racism and privilege. It is a bit outdated as it was completed at the beginning of President Obama's presidency and doesn't have the huge amount of the post-Obama drama and detail which would definitely add compelling data for the ideas and arguments explored in the text. No matter: I highly recommend this book and I'm inclined, now, to read his later works which will address some of the missed elements in this work.

Great speaker and great writer. I'd like to read what he is writing now about the state of our nation.

The author is someone who will say what is real and is willing to not hold anything back!! If you want to understand racism and why it is important when we have an african american president, then read this book!!

a book everyone human being should read. written by a caucasian guy who knows the ways of life of how people are treated differently by the color of their skin. eye opening information.