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  • Middle Passage

    by Charles Johnson ...
    A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award–winning masterpiece—"a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind" (The New York Times Book Review)—now with a new introduction from Stanley Crouch.Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A General History of the Pyrates

    by Charles Johnson ...
    Series series Living Pirate Histories
    Crack open the true legends of the Golden Age of Piracy with this vibrant new edition of A General History of the Pyrates, the book that launched Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts, and their infamous brethren into global consciousness. Dive into this epic history with digitally restored engravings, an expanded sea-term glossary, and the untamed language of the eighteenth century, then ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • A General History of the Pirates

    by Charles Johnson ...
    During the Golden Age of Piracy, a writer calling himself "Captain" Charles Johnson introduced London readers to the denizens of a savage world just beyond their shores. These pirates took up residence in readers' imaginations, where they've been a mainstay of popular culture ever since.Pirate history especially resonates for American readers, as what would become the wild frontier of the American ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Night Hawks

    Stories

    by Charles Johnson ...
    From National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, “the celebrated novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and essayist…comes a small treasure, one to be read and considered and reread” (The New York Times Book Review), showcasing his incredible range and resonant voice.Charles Johnson’s Night Hawks presents an eclectic, masterful collection of stories tied together by Buddhist themes and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Soulcatcher

    And Other Stories

    by Charles Johnson ...
    Short stories inspired by the history of slavery in America, by the National Book Award–winning author of Middle Passage.Nothing has had as profound an effect on American life as slavery. For blacks and whites alike, the experience has left us with a conflicted and contradictory history. Now, famed novelist Charles Johnson, whose Middle Passage won the National Book Award, presents a dozen tales ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Saluting our Veterans

    by charles johnson ...
    atary The book Saluting our Veterans with Encouraging PoemsFacts and Resources. Is a masterpiece of work that can be used by Veterans , families, and organizations to help the Veterans in crisis. Im a two time Korea touring Veteran and i think his work and poems are impeccable and should be honored. Dr.James Turknett MPC , DMin, SSg E-6 United States Army . Drill Sgt/Platoon ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • THE LIVES AND ADVENTURES OF SUNDRY NOTORIOUS PIRATES

    by Charles Johnson ...
    Series Book 66 - Illustrated Classics
    The actual history of the little book, the major part of which is here reprinted, is as follows:Its full title is “The History and Lives of all the most Notorious Pirates and their Crews,” and the fifth edition, from which our text is taken, was printed in 1735. ... Read more

    $1.35 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grand

    A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life

    by Charles Johnson ...
    National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson reflects on the joys of being a grandparent in this warm, inspiring collection of wisdom and life lessons—the ideal gift for any new parent or grandparentAn award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Nostradamus: A Comprehensive Overview of His Life and Prophecies (The Secret of the Templars, Nostradamus, Ancient Prophets and Modern Power)

    by Charles Johnson ...
    Blending narrative history, data driven analysis, and gripping storytelling, reyes takes you from sixteenth century plague ridden france to a twenty first century world of drones, cyber warfare, engineered viruses, and runaway climate feedback loops. Instead of cherry picked verses and vague predictions, you will see how specific quatrains line up with documented wars, revolutions, economic ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Way of the Writer

    Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling

    by Charles Johnson ...
    Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 51 min

    An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor, and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has devoted his life to creative pursuit. His 1990 National Book Award–winning novel Middle Passage is a modern classic, revered as much for its daring plot as its philosophical underpinnings. For thirty-three years, Johnson taught and mentored students in the art and craft of creative ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Oxherding Tale

    A Novel

    by Charles Johnson ...
    From National Book Award–winning author, Charles Johnson, comes a wonderful mythic novel, part slave narrative, part comedy, part myth**—**first published in 1982 this phenomenally imaginative work marries Johnson's knowledge of philosophy, religion, race and history.One night in the antebellum South, a slave owner and his African American butler stay up to all hours until, too drunk to face their ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Dr. King's Refrigerator

    And Other Bedtime Stories

    by Charles Johnson ...
    From National Book Award–winning author Charles Johnson comes a sly, witty, and insightful collection of short stories exploring issues of race and identity.In “Sweet Dreams,” a Kafkaesque tale is set in a world where dreams are taxed—a reality that leads to a man and his dreamlife being audited. In “Cultural Relativity,” a young woman falls in love with the son of the president of an African ... Read more

    $8.99 USD