Richard Crasta
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Product description In this tongue-in-cheek, satirical, yet passionately idealistic book, a White God delivers "The Fourteen Commandments of Impressin
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g the Whites": a guide for non-white people wishing to succeed in the West. Darker than "How to Be Black" (Baratunde) and funnier and more readable by far than "Orientalism" (Edward Said), the book examines the dilemma faced by non-whites who must strive to be found worthy by the West in order to succeed in their own countries. It ends with practical suggestions on how to avoid the truth-subverting games the races now play and be truer to their authentic selves. Controversial in India (where it was briefly featured on Outlook India's bestseller list), the book was discussed on Indian national television and also on BBC World, and ferociously attacked in some newspapers, but has been studied at an American university and also in South Africa. "The reader laughs, squirms, recognizes his/her own hypocrisy and the blatant absurdity of most unquestioned social conventions. In this, Crasta succeeds [in ways that] Chris Rock race routines succeed, i.e., brilliantly. Zany exuberance . . . mischievous pleasure."--Frank Feldman "Boldly goes where no Indian writer has gone before."--The Asian Age, Book Pick of the Fortnight. Review A humanity divided against itself cannot stand. Richard Crasta's amplification and modernization of Abraham Lincoln's chief message aptly captures the essence of his new book . . . suggests viable solutions. --Asian Age, New Delhi "Boldly goes where no man has gone before" --The Asian Age, Bangalore "A brilliant and sparkling writer" --The Hindu, Madras A humanity divided against itself cannot stand. Richard Crasta's amplification and modernization of Abraham Lincoln's chief message aptly captures the essence of his new book, "Controversial . . . eloquent . . . Boldly goes where no man has gone before" --The Asian Age, Bangalore About the Author Richard Crasta is the author of "The Revised Kama Sutra: A Novel of Colonialism and Desire" published in 12 countries worldwide and in 7 languages. He is also the author of "What We All Need" and "Beauty Queens, Children and the Death of Sex," also available with amazon, and at www.richardcrasta.com
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