Download or read book Beat of a Different Drum written by Dax-Devlon Ross and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2006 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents an inspiring portrait of 30 African Americans--including a guitar designer, a cartoonist, a circus ringmaster, a scientist, and a zoo curator, among others--who have refused to accept the cultural and social barriers around them.