{"product_id":"the-first-the-few-and-the-only-paperback","title":"The First, The Few and The Only - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Adam Thornhill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the same spirit of; Beverly Daniel Tatum's \u003ci\u003eWhy Do All The Black Kids Sit Together in the Cafeteria?, \u003c\/i\u003eJames Loewen's \u003ci\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me, \u003c\/i\u003eand Adrian Pei's \u003ci\u003eThe Minority Experience. \u003c\/i\u003eThis book seeks to expand the memoir genre through what Michael Thornhill terms \u003ci\u003emirror memoir.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is mirror memoir?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirror Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e is an ancient practice Michael is honoring that already lives in the marrow of our communities. It lives in the oral traditions of Black and Brown communities, where stories of survival are whispered between classes, sung across generations, and laughed into existence at lunch tables. From oral tradition to literature, this book honors a culture that transmutes harm into healing- one where the pages don't just tell a story, they reflect one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine reading a book, and somewhere between the lines, you realize the book is reading you. The narrative unburies stories you thought were forgotten. Then, just as your chest tightens or your shoulders tense, the book pauses and asks: How's your breathing? Is there tension somewhere in your body? What stories live there, in that tightness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMirror memoir is not just something you read-it's something that reads you back. You don't finish these pages bragging about how well you understood the book. You close it whispering how deeply you felt understood. Because a mirror memoir knows: you were never alone. And you might just discover that truth in these pages and join Thornhill in de-threading the rope around our necks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe axe forgets and the tree remembers. You can't have a short memory and be Black. You'll open yourself up for attack. You gotta have a long memory cause you're singing a long song\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dr. Kokahvah Zauditu-Selassie\u003cbr\u003e#thefirstthefewandtheonly #mirrormemoir #onlyoneintheroom #sardoodledom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361233322169,"sku":"9798999362704","price":80.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/QvNYy_nmnD9798999362704.webp?v=1780588428","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-first-the-few-and-the-only-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}