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The Mountaintop
The Mountaintop | Katori Hall
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Exactly one year ago, I stood in that crumbling pulpit in Riverside and shouted that this war would be our own violent undoing, freedom's suicide . . . Well, I'll tell you, there weren't too many Amens that Sunday. But who is a man who does not speak his mind? He is not a man, but I am a man. The night before his assassination, King retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people. Portraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, The Mountaintop also explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion. This Modern Classics edition of the play features a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson and an introduction by Faedra Chatard Carpenter, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Theatre, University of Maryland.
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bookandcat
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Dr King and the Angel of Death meet the night before his assassination.
This #audiobook was powerful, incredible, inspiring. Brilliant performances from Larry Powell and Aja Naomi King. Perfect way to close out my #24in48 #readathon hours!

Sace I just bought it. Sounds good! 6y
bookandcat @RestlessFickleBookHoarder enjoy! I love LA Theaterworks productions on audio. 6y
Sace @bookandcat this will actually be my first audiobook with more than one narrator. 6y
bookandcat @RestlessFickleBookHoarder I think they live recorded it from an actual production, so you'll hear the audience and everything! It's the best way to experience "reading" plays imo..they're meant to be heard! Enjoy, it's like a radio drama. 6y
Sace Ooooo! Even better! 6y
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HeatherBookNerd
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Day 24 of the RiotGrams Challenge: Read in One Sitting

Plays are my favorite thing when I want a quick read. These are some good ones.

@bookriot #riotgrams #readinonesitting #day24

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ju.ca.no
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I #promise to buy less books until I can handle my #MountTBR shelf #heartsandhardcovers #day9 #promises @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Maike Ooooh Americanah 😍 7y
ju.ca.no @Maike I‘m so much looking foward to reading it, it‘s pretty high up on the list😊😊 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Lol!!! I wish I could keep this promise!!! Good luck!!! 😘 7y
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ju.ca.no @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks haha that‘s why I wrote „less books“ and not no books, I am too weak 😅😂 7y
Pheonixlike Which shelf is the amount TBR one?! 7y
ju.ca.no @Pheonixlike the entire shelf😌 7y
Pheonixlike @ju.ca.no you need to get reading girl! 7y
ju.ca.no @Pheonixlike I know 😂 but to my defense- I didn‘t buy most of the books but inherited a lot or was given a lot of them by relatives who tried to reduce their shelf🤷🏽‍♀️ so most of those would‘ve been thrown out otherwise, so I HAD to adopt them😁 7y
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cocomass
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My 2018 #MountTBR, from which I must read 24 books before I participate in any Litsy swaps.

#selfcontrol

Nat_Reads So many good ones in your stack!! 7y
JanJan The Mothers was a really quick read for me! And I love love love 7y
emilyhaldi Oooh this one is a trip!! 7y
cocomass @emilyhaldi it‘s my cousin‘s favorites book and she gifted it to me. I‘m looking forward to reading it! 7y
cocomass @JanJan my sister is buddy reading the mother‘s with me and and my best friend wants to buddy read Parable if Sower, so I‘ll have lots of motivation! 7y
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sprainedbrain
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I finished my Mount TBR challenge yesterday... 75 books that I owned before 1/1/17 finally read and knocked off of my tbr.

Let‘s not discuss how many new books have been added to that tbr since 1/1/17. 😳

howjessicareads That's amazing!! 7y
RealBooks4ever Excellent! 🎉💜 7y
BookishTrish Nice work 👍 7y
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Oryx That's for next year's mount tbr challenge! Well done 😀 7y
ClairesReads Oh preach. Well done! It really is a never ending story! 7y
BooksAtNight Congratulations! That‘s amazing work :) 7y
Mdargusch Impressive! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 7y
DivineDiana Whoo Hoo! 👏🏻📚👏🏻📚👍🏻 7y
Simona 👏👏👏👏Great 😘 7y
Soubhiville Wow, way to stick with your goal! I haven‘t done nearly that well... 7y
dariazeoli Nice! 👏🏻 7y
Reviewsbylola 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y
cariashley WOW good for you!!! 👏👏👏 7y
LeahBergen Awesome job and way better than me! I‘m only on 38 for my Mount TBR challenge. 😬 7y
LauraBrook 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 7y
2BR02B Congrats! 👏👏 7y
TricksyTails Congratulations!! That's awesome! 🙌😁🎉📚 7y
TheWordJar Way to go!!! 👏👏👏 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉📚📚 7y
minkyb I think I bought 75 books! 🤦🏻‍♀️😜👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Ms_T Well done! 👍🏻👏🏻🎉 7y
DGRachel That‘s amazing. I‘ve only managed 15 for Mount TBR and I‘ve read a total of 150 books this year! 😳 7y
Alicia Awesome!!! 📚💗🙌🏽 7y
readordierachel Nice! 👏👏 7y
Susannah Wow! Congratulations! 👏 7y
JackOBotts Wow! Impressive. 🙌🏼 7y
brilliantglow Good job! 7y
MemoirsForMe Wow! Way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉🎉 7y
Izai.Amorim Very cool! Congratulations! 7y
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Bibliogeekery
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Climbed to the top of a mountain! A difficult but beautiful climb. 🏞️😍

IWriteInTheNight Beautiful! 7y
AThousandLives87 Gorgeous!!!💛 7y
Kmmsellers Incredible! 7y
Megabooks Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
RealLifeReading Oh wow! 7y
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Well-ReadNeck
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So, this happened. Boo-yah!! 🎉🎉🎉

#MountTBR

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 8y
vivastory Congratulations 🎊 📚 👏 💪 8y
Sweettartlaura Whoohoo!!! I'm halfway there! 8y
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saresmoore Yay! 8y
TheBookAddict 🙌🏽 congrats! Awesome idea btw! 8y
mjdowens 👏👏👍👍. Nice job👏👏 8y
DGRachel Amazing!! 8y
Itchyfeetreader Super impressive and great timing as we hit mid year!! 8y
quirkyreader I say keep on going and meet me at the top of Mt. Olympus. 8y
LauraBeth 👏👏👏👏 8y
LeahBergen Gah!!! I'm only at 25! 😮 8y
CrowCAH Woohoo congrats 🎉👏🏻 8y
Hollie Way to go! 8y
Bookishlie Now I feel like such a slacker... 8y
WarpedSweetness Woot woot!!! I've been inspired by these Mount TBR posts to tackle my own TBR. 8y
MallenNC I'm impressed! I'm not doing well with this particular challenge. My stack keeps growing. 8y
tournevis 👏👏👏👏👏 8y
Scurvygirl 🔥🔥🔥 8y
Well-ReadNeck @LeahBergen 25 is great! You got this! 8y
Well-ReadNeck @quirkyreader you go!!!! I'm going to need to regroup on what I have left. I don't think I have 50 more since I let go of some of the books in the pile that I just wasn't excited to tackle. 8y
brilliantglow Woohoo! I just upped mine from 24 to 36 but I'm already at 30 I think so I'm hoping to make the next mount or two before the year is up. 8y
Hooked_on_books Wow! That's amazing!! 🎉🎉🎉 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Booyah!! Great job! (I'm at 43) 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess Woo hoo! Congratulations! I am at 98 books so far this year. 8y
KarenUK 🙌🙌🙌💕 8y
CouronneDhiver Woohoo! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Well-ReadNeck 👍🏻😃🤗 8y
hes7 Yay! 🎉 8y
diovival 👏🎉👏🎉👏 8y
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Dogearedcopy
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In the final #Head2Head in the #ArmchairAudies #AudioDrama category, 'The Mountaintop', with its understated production but powerful results wins over the sophisticated script and musical orchestration of 'The War Doctor: Only the Monstrous'. Full reviews of The Tenth Doctor trilogy and The War Doctor trilogy (#1) later this week! 🎧