A short career guide that blends sound and questionable career coaching.
A complementary booklet to the author’s website for promoting online education.
Wright makes his debut as a print author with this slim volume that publicizes his website, www.EducateZap.com, as a source of “free and low cost online education.” The book presents a simple narrative about Nathan, someone who finished high school but didn’t keep up with changes in information technology that have transformed higher education and the workplace. The story concludes with Nathan learning the social media skills he needs to succeed in the “super fast” new economy. Wright uses Nathan’s story to illustrate the necessity of responding to technological advancements. The book directs tech-challenged readers to the author’s website to undergo the same educational transformation as Nathan. Although Wright’s book is attractively produced, with large, easy-to-read type, too often the writing is melodramatic; e.g., “In that sad and fearful moment, Nathan learned that deep down inside his heart and soul, he really needed to understand how to make serious Facebook/Twitter comments and posts.” Wright’s career coaching relies heavily on self-promotion by directing readers to his own Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages. The book highlights one purpose of the author’s website, which is to create, as Wright describes it on one of his webpages, an “online education community” focused on learning how to make movies the way it’s done in Hollywood. The book is on target when it advises readers to “Get Upgraded!” and “Get Updated!” by learning how to use social media to find job openings and enrolling in online courses to help land better-paying jobs, but its suggestion that readers begin their online educations by taking film classes developed by the author is less-sound.
Pub Date: Oct. 9, 2014
ISBN: 978-1502498618
Page Count: 42
Publisher: CreateSpace
Review Posted Online: Jan. 15, 2015
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
The sub-title of this book is "Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools." But one finds in it little about education, and less about the teaching of English. Nor is this volume a defense of the Christian faith similar to other books from the pen of C. S. Lewis. The three lectures comprising the book are rather rambling talks about life and literature and philosophy. Those who have come to expect from Lewis penetrating satire and a subtle sense of humor, used to buttress a real Christian faith, will be disappointed.
Pub Date: April 8, 1947
ISBN: 1609421477
Page Count: -
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 17, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1947
This guide to Black culture for White people is accessible but rarely easy.
A former NFL player casts his gimlet eye on American race relations.
In his first book, Acho, an analyst for Fox Sports who grew up in Dallas as the son of Nigerian immigrants, addresses White readers who have sent him questions about Black history and culture. “My childhood,” he writes, “was one big study abroad in white culture—followed by studying abroad in black culture during college and then during my years in the NFL, which I spent on teams with 80-90 percent black players, each of whom had his own experience of being a person of color in America. Now, I’m fluent in both cultures: black and white.” While the author avoids condescending to readers who already acknowledge their White privilege or understand why it’s unacceptable to use the N-word, he’s also attuned to the sensitive nature of the topic. As such, he has created “a place where questions you may have been afraid to ask get answered.” Acho has a deft touch and a historian’s knack for marshaling facts. He packs a lot into his concise narrative, from an incisive historical breakdown of American racial unrest and violence to the ways of cultural appropriation: Your friend respecting and appreciating Black arts and culture? OK. Kim Kardashian showing off her braids and attributing her sense of style to Bo Derek? Not so much. Within larger chapters, the text, which originated with the author’s online video series with the same title, is neatly organized under helpful headings: “Let’s rewind,” “Let’s get uncomfortable,” “Talk it, walk it.” Acho can be funny, but that’s not his goal—nor is he pedaling gotcha zingers or pleas for headlines. The author delivers exactly what he promises in the title, tackling difficult topics with the depth of an engaged cultural thinker and the style of an experienced wordsmith. Throughout, Acho is a friendly guide, seeking to sow understanding even if it means risking just a little discord.
This guide to Black culture for White people is accessible but rarely easy.Pub Date: Nov. 10, 2020
ISBN: 978-1-250-80046-6
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Review Posted Online: Oct. 12, 2020
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 2020
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