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|reviewer=Sue Magee
|genre=Politics and Society
|summary=A starting point for considering how life is biased against the disabled, the blacl black man and the white woman. Eye-opening, fascinating and frightening in equal measures. A fascinating and highly recommended read.
|rating=4.5
|buy=Yes
The book primarily deals with the effect of bias on the black man and the white woman. I was left sickened by the thought of what the black woman must suffer. A little disappointingly, it considers the effects of disadvantage but not the consequences of unearned advantage. It is also based on populations in the USA and occasionally this meant that it was difficult for someone resident outside the US to relate to the precise circumstances. The UK doesn't have such a high proportion of Hispanic residents - but bias is bias, where ever you find it and this is an excellent starting point to correct the situation. Any criticisms I make are very minor and possibly quite picky. It's a stunning book and a surprisingly easy read for such a major subject and I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
You'll find yourself shelving this book next to [[We Need to Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba]] or [[Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement by Frederick Reynolds]].
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