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  • Power Concedes Nothing

    One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones

    by Connie Rice ...
    The “fierce” and “remarkable” memoir from one of the nation’s most influential and celebrated civil rights attorneys—second cousin of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice—is “a rallying cry for social justice” (More magazine).Connie Rice has taken on the bus system, the school system, the death penalty, gangs, and the LAPD—and won. Now, with an electrifying, inimitable voice, Rice ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Women of the Mountain South

    Identity, Work, and Activism

    Edited by Connie Park Rice, Marie Tedesco ...
    Series series Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Appalachia
    Scholars of southern Appalachia have largely focused their research on men, particularly white men. While there have been a few important studies of Appalachian women, no one book has offered a broad overview across time and place. With this collection, editors Connie Park Rice and Marie Tedesco redress this imbalance, telling the stories of these women and calling attention to the varied ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

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    by Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham ...
    In his own words, the heavyweight champion of the world pulls no punches as he chronicles the battles he faced in and out of the ring in this fascinating memoir edited by Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Toni Morrison. Growing up in the South, surrounded by racial bigotry and discrimination, Ali fought not just for a living, but also for respect and rewards far more precious than money or glory. He ... Read more

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  • Midlife Irish

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    At times funny, poignant, and heartbreaking, Midlife Irish draws on the universal themes of love, loss, and laughter that have kept the Irish both miserable and happy--often at the same time--throughout the years.If Bill Bryson set off for Ireland to discover his roots, then you'd have Midlife Irish--an illuminating, entertaining, and heartwarming look at one man's search for where--and who--he ... Read more

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  • Malcolm X

    A Graphic Biography

    by Andrew Helfer ...
    Illustrated by Peter Handke ...
    "This stirring graphic-novel-style biography weaves together black history with the personal story of the charismatic leader Malcolm X" (Booklist).Assassinated at age thirty-nine in 1965, Malcolm X battled the horrifying legacy of African American slavery throughout his short life. With this thoroughly researched and passionately drawn biography, award-winning editor Andrew Helfer and acclaimed ... Read more

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  • Mangrove Roots Chronicles

    by Wanjiru Uhuru ...
    This book chronicles the life of a girl born during the baby boom years in post slavery British Honduras (Belize) to African Creole parents. The story is a factual chronology in the backdrop of the exotic landscape of this country interplayed with historical events that shaped Belize and ultimately, her life. With an inherent desire for learning, this young girl valiantly persisted on her life ... Read more

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  • How Different It Was

    Canadians at the Time of Confederation

    by Michael J. Goodspeed ...
    An enthralling exploration of the lifestyles, ideas, habits, organizations, customs, fears, and aspirations of Canadians in the age of Confederation.Too often we think of Victorian Canada as dull. We imagine our ancestors as sepia-tinged, dour, excruciatingly respectable figures sitting stiffly in over-decorated parlours. In How Different It Was, Michael J. Goodspeed changes all that, bringing to ... Read more

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  • Hiero

    by Xenophon ...
    Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates. Xenophon was not considered a philosopher during his time but he is now often considered one. Xenophon’s writings cover many different genres and are still widely studied by students today. This edition of Hiero includes a table of contents. ... Read more

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  • Mandela

    A Critical Life

    by Tom Lodge ...
    Nelson Mandela, the first African politician to acquire a world following, remains in the 21st century an iconic figure. But what are the sources of his almost mythic appeal? And to what extent did Mandela self-consciously create the status of political hero that he now enjoys? This new and highly revealing biography examines these questions in detail for the first time. Drawing on a range of ... Read more

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  • In the Shadow of Freedom

    A Heroic Journey to Liberation, Manhood, and America

    by Tchicaya Missamou, Travis Sentell ...
    FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH, FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA, AND FROM CHILD SOLDIER TO U.S. MARINEBorn into the Congolese wilderness, Tchicaya Missamou became a child soldier at age 11. As a horrific civil war loomed across his country, Tchicaya began using his militia connections to ferry jewels, cash, computers, and white diplomats out of the country. By 17, he was rich. By 18, he was a hunted man, his house ... Read more

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  • The End of the Rainy Season

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    Marian Lindberg grew up being told that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon. She took her father’s claims at face value, basking in her exotic roots, until she started to notice things. The unverified legend became a riddle she couldn’t solve.As Lindberg moved from journalism to law, fell in love, and sought a family of her own, ... Read more

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  • Njinga of Angola

    by Linda M. Heywood ...
    One of history’s most multifaceted rulers but little known in the West, Queen Njinga rivaled Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great in political cunning and military prowess. Today, she is revered in Angola as a heroine and honored in folk religions. Her complex legacy forms a crucial part of the collective memory of the Afro-Atlantic world. ... Read more

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