Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston (1990, Paperback, Reissue)

This book was originally written back in the 1930s, so it is outdated, however it still gives an intersting look in to African American culture as existed in some communities as the time and persist to some extent today. While the book can sometimes be confusing to read because of Hurston's broken English that is used especially in the first part, however it works well in the first part because she is retelling stories or as she calls them 'lies' that are being told by the men in her hometown. The second part is written in a more scholarly format and she tells of her experience learning about Hoodoo practices in New Orleans and how they differ depending on the different experts that she studies under. This is a wonderful example of 1930s African American culture studied in an anthropological way by an African American women, who is able at least in the second part to step back and give an objective portrayal of the culture.