#1 New York Times Bestseller National Book Award Winner Named One Of Time'S Ten Best Nonfiction Books Of The Decade Pulitzer Prize Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist One Of Oprah'S Books That Help Me Through Now An Hbo Original Special Event Hailed by Toni Morrison as required reading, a bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history by the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race (Rolling Stone) Named One Of The Most Influential Books Of The Decade By Cnn Named One Of Paste'S Best Memoirs Of The Decade Named One Of The Ten Best Books Of The Year By The New York Times Book Review O- The Oprah Magazine The Washington Post People Entertainment Weekly Vogue Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle Chicago Tribune New York Newsday Library Journal Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son.