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What I know for sure : my story of growing up in America by Tavis Smiley is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is What I know for sure : my story of growing up in America about?
From the man who catapulted the Covenant with Black America to number one on the New York Times bestseller list comes a searing memoir of poverty, ambition, pain and atonment. Tavis Smiley grew up in a family of thirteen in rural Indian, where money was scarce and the sight of other black faces even scarcer. Always an outsider because of his race, economic background, and Pentecostal religious beliefs, he was sustained by his family’s love. But one day his world was shattered when his father bru
Who reads What I know for sure : my story of growing up in America?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Tavis Smiley
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385721721
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Science, Memoir, Sports
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (175 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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