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Warrior. Samurai. Legend.
"A readable, compassionate account of an extraordinary life." --The Washington Post
The preeminent sociologist and National Book Award-winning author of Freedom in the Making of Western Culture grapples with the paradox of his homeland: its remarkable achievements amid continuing struggles since independence.
The Howard University protests from the perspective and worldview of its participants
On the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize, as the world begins to recognize the creative side of Hip-Hop, comes a writing guide from a musician and "The greatest MC of all time," Rakim.
Arthur Briggs’s life was Homeric in scope. Born on the tiny island of Grenada, he set sail for Harlem during the Renaissance, then to Europe in the aftermath of World War I, where he was among the first pioneers to introduce jazz music to the world.$29.95ISBN: 9781477319765Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: University of Texas Press - January 10th, 2020Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman's rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now.
$29.95ISBN: 9781496217110Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: University of Nebraska Press - November 1st, 20192020 SABR Seymour Medal
2019 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year
Buck O’Neil once described him as “Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one.” Among experts he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime he became a legend in Cuba and one of black America’s most popular figures.$30.00ISBN: 9781469653662Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: University of North Carolina Press - October 21st, 2019LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
$27.99ISBN: 9781250209764Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Flatiron Books - January 21st, 2020#1 New York Times Bestseller
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“Extraordinary.”
—Stephen King
“This book is not simply the great American novel; it’s the great novel of las Americas. It’s the great world novel! This is the international story of our times. Masterful.”
—Sandra Cisneros$30.00ISBN: 9781324001874Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: W. W. Norton & Company - January 14th, 2020A New York Times Bestseller
A multigenerational saga of two families, who rose from immigrant roots to the pinnacle of wealth and power, that tracks the unraveling of American democracy.ISBN: 9781400068487Availability: Hard to FindPublished: Random House - December 3rd, 2019A new edition of the classic New York Times bestseller edited by Toni Morrison, offering an encyclopedic look at the black experience in America from 1619 through the 1940s with the original cover restored.
