No Place to Be Somebody: A Black-black Comedy
By: Charles Gordone
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY a black bartender in New York City attempts to outwit a white mobster sy…
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4.33
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4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
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4.58
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
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4.56
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4.25
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4.08
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4.26
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15. No Place to Be Somebody: A Black-black Comedy
By: Charles Gordone
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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4.43
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