But What Will People Say? - Navigating Mental Health/ Identity/ Love And Family
& ldquo;This wonderful book is a compass, a blueprint, a mirror, and a friend. Kohli gives language to what many of us feel but can & rsquo;t yet articulate. & rdquo; & mdash;Erika L. S & aacute;nchez, New York Times bestselling author of I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter & ldquo;Loving, culturally informed, and holistic... [Kohli] compassionately shares her own story, and guides readers through the nuances and pain of assimilation, individuation, and mental health. How I wish I had this book back when I was trying to figure it all out for myself! & rdquo; & mdash;Ramani Durvasula, PhD, author of It & rsquo;s Not YouA deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book rethinking traditional therapy and self-care, creating much-needed space for those left out of the narrativeWriter and therapist Sahaj Kaur Kohli grew up knowing exactly what it means to straddle multiple cultures at once. Like many children of immigrants, she has often found herself plagued by questions: Can I establish my own values and embrace where I come from? Is prioritizing my mental health really rejecting my culture? How do I set boundaries and care for myself when family and community mean everything? Even after becoming a therapist herself, she saw those same gaps in the mental health world, leading her to wonder, like so many children of immigrants: what about us?While conversations around mental health are becoming increasingly open, our models remain largely Eurocentric and focused on individuality. Sahaj has sought to challenge these long-held models, using deep personal reflection, therapy, community building, and a whole lot of trial and error, eventually navigating her own way to understanding and acceptance. Here, she shows us how to get there, all the while reminding us that personal healing is inextricably connected to collective healing.But What Will People Say? elegantly weaves together personal narrative, anecdotal analysis, and comprehensive research. Sahaj offers advice and tools for everything from navigating generational trauma, guilt, and boundaries, to breaking down stigmas around therapy and celebrating cultural duality. Democratizing and decolonizing the way we think about mental health and self-help, Sahaj & rsquo;s incredible work is nothing short of a revolution.
Think Big & Kick Ass
Donald J. Trump is an icon: the very definition of the American success story. President-elect, reality-television star, and developer of some of the planet's most prestigious real estate, he's also become one of the world's wealthiest men.
Trump is a living example of how thinking BIG and knowing when to back up your opinions aggressively & mdash;regardless of what your critics or opponents might say & mdash;can help you maximize your personal and professional achievements. In his first political campaign, Trump defeated his opponents by rallying voters nationwide to "Make America Great Again." For the first time ever, you too can learn Trump & rsquo;s secrets to thinking BIG and kicking ass! Learn:
Momentum: the Big Mo. How to get it and how to get it back.
Revenge: how and when to get it (and why it's so sweet).
"I love you, now sign this!" Why contracts in business and personal life are so important.
Real-life stories from people who've applied the think BIG formula in their own lives.
These strategies are proven and attested to by those who've learned to think BIG from Donald Trump and found success in their own lives even when the world seems to be against them. Co-authored with Bill Zanker, an entrepreneur who learned these tactics firsthand from Trump, Think BIG and Kick Ass shows you how to bring a winning attitude to everything you do
Think Big & Kick Ass
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The Struggle For June 12 By Frank Kokori
Kokori: The Struggle for June 12 is the candid account of Chief Frank Kokori, former General Secretary of The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). It details the roles he and other individuals played in the quest to re-validate the June 12, 1993 presidential election, which was annulled by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida. The book details, in depth, the events before, during and after the election, up until the incarceration of Chief Kokori as well as the political fall-out which followed...
Isara: The Voyage Around Essay
The contents of a tin box & ndash; a handful of letters; old journals with marked pages and annotations; school reports; notebook jottings; tax and other levy receipts; minutes of meetings; and programme notes of special events & ndash; which belonged to his father, S. A. ( & ldquo;Essay & rdquo;) Soyinka, a school teacher during the colonial period in Nigeria, provide the grist for Isara: A Voyage Around Essay, the second instalment of Wole Soyinka's memoirs & ndash; a son's fictionalised & ldquo;voyage & rdquo; into the life and times of his father.
The Real Enemies Of The Niger Delta
The Real Enemies of the Niger Delta is the first-hand account of a Nigerian born and bred in the oil-rich but depraved Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Traversing his journey from childhood to his experiences as a professional, the author sheds light on his biggest influences, gives a no-hold-barred account of his service in the private sector and shares an honest account of his experience in the public sector where he is currently a Director at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The Pep Revolution- Inside Guardiola's Manchester City
The only authorised story of Pep Guardiola's triumphant reign at Manchester City: as close to Guardiola as you can get.'Write about everything you see. Be as critical as you like.' This is what Pep Guardiola told the journalist Marti Perarnau in 2013, when Perarnau arrived to spend a season as an insider at Bayern Munich. In the ten years since, he has followed Pep Guardiola across Europe, and since 2016 has been a fly on the wall at Manchester City, where Guardiola has broken records and revolutionised the Premier League with his radical managerial style.This is the long-awaited, access-all-areas story of Pep Guardiola's time at Manchester City, telling every twist and turn of their journey to the top and providing the definitive lessons of Guardiola's leadership. The only true insider account, it's an essential read for any football fan, and any reader in search of the lessons of one of sport's great leaders.
Hillbilly Elegy - A Memoir Of A Family And Culture In Crisis
Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"You will not read a more important book about America this year." & mdash;The Economist
"A riveting book." & mdash;The Wall Street Journal
"Essential reading." & mdash;David Brooks, New York Times
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis & mdash;that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.
The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history.
A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.
The Race To Be Myself: A Memoir
World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and career, and her trailblazing battle to compete on her own terms.
Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya & rsquo;s win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are.
Told with captivating speed and candor, The Race to Be Myself is the journey of Semenya & rsquo;s years as an athlete in the public eye, and her life behind closed doors. From her rural beginnings running free in the dust, to crushing her opponents in record time on the track, to the accusations and falsehoods spread about her in the press, the legal trial she went through in order to compete, and the humiliation she has been forced to endure publicly and privately. This book is a searing testimony for anyone who has been forced to stop doing what they love.
It Can Now Be Told
In 1929, an 11-year-old Fulani girl, Maimunatu Dadasare Abdullahi, was kidnapped from a village in the north-eastern part of Nigeria and handed over to a British colonial officer, who kept her as a sex slave. Eventually he abandoned her and returned to his country, and that turned her into the willing consort of yet another white man, the famous Dr. Rupert M. East, who is widely regarded as the father of contemporary Hausa literature. Their unusual union was a turning point in her life.
It Can Now Be Told
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Duty: Memoirs Of A Secretary At War
After serving six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, Robert M. Gates believed that he had left Washington politics behind for good & mdash;but when he received the call from the White House in 2006 to help a nation mired in two wars, he answered what he felt was the call of duty. Forthright and unsparing, Duty is Gates & rsquo;s behind-the-scenes account of his nearly five years as a Secretary of Defense at war: the battles with Congress, the two presidents he served, the military itself, and the vast Pentagon bureaucracy; his efforts to help George W. Bush turn the tide in Iraq; his role as a guiding (and often dissenting) voice for Barack Obama; and, most importantly, his ardent devotion to and love for American soldiers. Offering unvarnished appraisals of our political leaders, including Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton, Duty tells a powerful and deeply personal story, giving us an unprecedented look at two administrations and the wars that have defined them.
Decision Points
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & bull; In this candid and gripping memoir, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life.George W. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of the most consequential years in American history. The decisions that reached his desk impacted people around the world and defined the times in which we live.Decision Points brings readers inside the Texas governor & rsquo;s mansion on the night of the 2000 election, aboard Air Force One during the harrowing hours after the attacks of September 11, 2001, into the Situation Room moments before the start of the war in Iraq, and behind the scenes at the White House for many other historic presidential decisions.For the first time, we learn President Bush & rsquo;s perspective and insights on: & bull; His decision to quit drinking and the journey that led him to his Christian faith & bull; The selection of the vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of state, Supreme Court justices, and other key officials & bull; His relationships with his wife, daughters, and parents, including heartfelt letters between the president and his father on the eve of the Iraq War & bull; His administration & rsquo;s counterterrorism programs, including the CIA & rsquo;s enhanced interrogations and the Terrorist Surveillance Program & bull; Why the worst moment of the presidency was hearing accusations that race played a role in the federal government & rsquo;s response to Hurricane Katrina, and a critical assessment of what he would have done differently during the crisis & bull; His deep concern that Iraq could turn into a defeat costlier than Vietnam, and how he decided to defy public opinion by ordering the troop surge & bull; His legislative achievements, including tax cuts and reforming education and Medicare, as well as his setbacks, including Social Security and immigration reform & bull; The relationships he forged with other world leaders, including an honest assessment of those he did and didn & rsquo;t trust & bull; Why the failure to bring Osama bin Laden to justice ranks as his biggest disappointment and why his success in denying the terrorists their fondest wish & mdash;attacking America again & mdash;is among his proudest achievementsA groundbreaking new brand of presidential memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on eight remarkable years in American history & mdash;and on the man at the center of events.
Decision Points
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The Man Died: Prison Notes Of Wole Soyinka
During the Nigerian Civil War (1967 & ndash;1970) Wole Soyinka was arrested and incarcerated for twenty-two months, most of it spent in solitary confinement in a cell, 4ft by 8ft. His offence: assisting the Biafran secessionists.
The Man Died, now regarded as a classic of prison literature, is a product of this experience. What comes through in the compelling narrative is the author's uncompromising, principled stand on the universality and indivisibility of freedom and human rights.
Sonny Boy: A Memoir
The Instant New York Times Bestseller & ldquo;The book is a beautiful trip. & rdquo; (New York Times Magazine) & bull; & ldquo;Soulful . . . Feels like hanging out within a history of American movies over the last 50 years. & rdquo; (Los Angeles Times) & bull; & ldquo;Startlingly cinematic ... A fine memoir. & rdquo; (The Guardian)From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in fullTo the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four movies & mdash;The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon & mdash;that were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had an actor landed in the culture with such force.But Pacino was in his midthirties by then, and had already lived several lives. A fixture of avant-garde theater in New York, he had led a bohemian existence, working odd jobs to support his craft. He was raised by a fiercely loving but mentally unwell mother and her parents after his father left them when he was young, but in a real sense he was raised by the streets of the South Bronx, and by the troop of buccaneering young friends he ran with, whose spirits never left him. After a teacher recognized his acting promise and pushed him toward New York & rsquo;s fabled High School of Performing Arts, the die was cast. In good times and bad, in poverty and in wealth and in poverty again, through pain and joy, acting was his lifeline, its community his tribe. Sonny Boy is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book & rsquo;s golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose. Love can fail you, and you can be defeated in your ambitions & mdash;the same lights that shine bright can also dim. But Al Pacino was lucky enough to fall deeply in love with a craft before he had the foggiest idea of any of its earthly rewards, and he never fell out of love. That has made all the difference.
Sonny Boy: A Memoir
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On Writing - A Memoir Of The Craft 1
Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King & rsquo;s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. & ldquo;Long live the King & rdquo; hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King & rsquo;s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer & rsquo;s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King & rsquo;s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 & mdash;and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it & mdash;fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.
No Name In The Street
From one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century & mdash;an extraordinary history of the turbulent sixties and early seventies that powerfully speaks to contemporary conversations around racism. & ldquo;It contains truth that cannot be denied. & rdquo; & mdash;The Atlantic MonthlyIn this stunningly personal document, James Baldwin remembers in vivid details the Harlem childhood that shaped his early conciousness and the later events that scored his heart with pain & mdash;the murders of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, his sojourns in Europe and in Hollywood, and his retum to the American South to confront a violent America face-to-face.
No Name In The Street
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The Chancellor - The Remarkable Odyssey Of Angela Merkel
The & ldquo;captivating & rdquo; (The New York Times), definitive biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, detailing the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful & mdash;and elusive & mdash;woman in the world.Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor & rsquo;s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, entering politics only after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years, she had become chancellor of Germany and, before long, the unofficial leader of the West.In this & ldquo;masterpiece of discernment and insight & rdquo; (The New York Times Book Review), acclaimed biographer Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of Merkel & rsquo;s unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor & rsquo;s inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that had been the secret to Merkel & rsquo;s success. No modern leader so ably confronted Russian aggression, enacted daring social policies, and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming more divided. Again and again, she cleverly outmaneuvered strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron.Famously private, the woman who emerges from this & ldquo;impressively researched & rdquo; (The Wall Street Journal) account is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one & rsquo;s moral convictions. At once a & ldquo;riveting & rdquo; (Los Angeles Review of Books) political biography, an intimate human portrait, and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action, The Chancellor brings forth one of the most extraordinary women of our time.
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Jimi Solanke: The Indestructible - Paperback
Jimi Solanke is one of the most talented actors that this country has produced of his generation. His intellect, natural aptitude for performance, and empathetic understanding of human emotions have allowed him to connect profoundly with audiences worldwide.
This book is not just an account of Jimi`s life. It mirrors in parallel, a reflection of another story. It tells of a different generation of professionals and pioneers and a time in Nigeria's cultural and social history and post-colonial developments in contemporary theatre and the arts.
Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman On Wall Street
From the South Bronx projects to the boardroom at only nineteen years old, Cin Fabr & eacute; ran with the wolves of Wall Street.Growing up, Cin Fabr & eacute; didn & rsquo;t know anything about the stock market. But she learned how to hustle from her immigrant parents, saving money so that one day she could escape her abusive father and poverty in the Bronx.Through a tip from a friend, Cin pushed her way into brokerage firm VTR Capital an offshoot of Stratton Oakmont, the company where the Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort, had reigned. She was shocked to find an army of young workers, mostly Black and Brown, with no real prospects for promotion sitting at phones doing the drudge work of finding investment leads for white male brokers. But she felt the pull of profit and knew she would do whatever she had to do to be successful.Pulling back the curtain on the inequities she and so many others faced, Wolf Hustle reveals how Cin worked grueling hours, ascending from cold caller to stockbroker, becoming the only Black woman to do so at her firm. She also discloses the excesses she took part in on 1990s Wall Street the strip clubs, the Hamptons parties, the Gucci shopping sprees while reveling in the thrill of making money.From landing clients worth hundreds of millions to gaining, losing, then gaining back fortunes in seconds, Cin examines her years spent trading frantically and hustling successfully, grappling with what it takes to build a rich life, and, ultimately, beating Wall Street at its own game.
Autobiography Of Prof. Cleophas Akintoye Loto
This book offers personal recollections of God & rsquo;s faithfulness to me in my journey through life and I & lsquo;m proud of every single day I & lsquo;ve lived. The journey has been adventurous, challenging, and yet rewarding. I had only one interest when I was young which is to excel in what I can make out of life. Coming from a humble background with limited resources, the task of fulfilling my personal ambition was seemingly herculean and plagued with setbacks from my early childhood. Destiny is indeed in the hand of God, who charts our every step and navigates us through life in the fulfillment of our preordained Passions. I & lsquo;m blessed working in the academic professions which enabled me to traverse the world, lecture in different universities, conduct groundbreaking research, interact with different cultures, set unbroken records, and attain international recognition. Excellence indeed is within reach of the man with focus and who strives to reach the heights set for him by God.
Disrupted: My Misadventure In The Start-up Bubble
An instant New York Times bestseller, Dan Lyons' "hysterical" (Recode) memoir, hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "the best book about Silicon Valley," takes readers inside the maddening world of fad-chasing venture capitalists, sales bros, social climbers, and sociopaths at today's tech startups.For twenty-five years Dan Lyons was a magazine writer at the top of his profession--until one Friday morning when he received a phone call: Poof. His job no longer existed. "I think they just want to hire younger people," his boss at Newsweek told him. Fifty years old and with a wife and two young kids, Dan was, in a word, screwed. Then an idea hit. Dan had long reported on Silicon Valley and the tech explosion. Why not join it? HubSpot, a Boston start-up, was flush with $100 million in venture capital. They offered Dan a pile of stock options for the vague role of "marketing fellow." What could go wrong?HubSpotters were true believers: They were making the world a better place ... by selling email spam. The office vibe was frat house meets cult compound: The party began at four thirty on Friday and lasted well into the night; "shower pods" became hook-up dens; a push-up club met at noon in the lobby, while nearby, in the "content factory," Nerf gun fights raged. Groups went on "walking meetings," and Dan's absentee boss sent cryptic emails about employees who had "graduated" (read: been fired). In the middle of all this was Dan, exactly twice the age of the average HubSpot employee, and literally old enough to be the father of most of his co-workers, sitting at his desk on his bouncy-ball "chair."
Ws Memoirs - Bellyband set
Bellyband set of the classic memoirs by the Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka -
Ake: The Years of Childhood
Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years
Isara: A Voyage Around Essay
The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka
...A collector's item!
Ws Memoirs - Bellyband set
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Football Bloody Hell: The Biography Of Alex Ferguson
A warts-and-all assessment of the game's biggest living legend as he approaches retirement, written with unprecedented access to fellow managers, former players, colleagues, and commentators From his combative working class youth in Govan to his role in ushering in the debt laden Glazer era, Patrick Barclay has spoken to all those who know Alex Ferguson best, revealing him to be a relentless character whose ability to intimidate, control, cajole, and encourage has driven his unparalleled success. Sir Alex Ferguson is without doubt the most controversial and compelling figure in football today, ranking for many as the greatest manager of all time, and certainly the most successful. His reign at Manchester United has seen him win every major footballing honor, and then win them again. It's been more than 10 years since the unforgettable night in Barcelona when Ferguson's embattled players triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Since then Ferguson has presided over the rise and fall and rise again of Jos & eacute; Mourinho, the arrival and departure of the world's best player, Ronaldo, the removal of one English talisman Beckham and the irresistible installment of another Rooney. He has been instrumental in making the Premier League the most successful competition in football, and he has endured while the mountains of cash have turned to valleys of debt. It is only now, as Ferguson nears the end of his career, that conclusions can be drawn about this fascinating man here is the inside story.
Girl Who Smiled Beads
A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of the imagination to save usClemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were "thunder." It was 1994, and in 100 days more than 800,000 people would be murdered in Rwanda and millions more displaced. Clemantine and her fifteen-year-old sister, Claire, ran and spent the next six years wandering through seven African countries searching for safety--hiding under beds, foraging for food, surviving and fleeing refugee camps, finding unexpected kindness, witnessing unimaginable cruelty. They did not know whether their parents were alive.At age twelve, Clemantine, along with Claire, was granted asylum in the United States--a chance to build a new life. Chicago was disorienting, filled with neon lights, antiseptic smells, endless concrete. Clemantine spoke five languages but almost no English, and had barely gone to school. Many people wanted to help--a family in the North Shore suburbs invited Clemantine to live with them as their daughter. Others saw her only as broken. They thought she needed, and wanted, to be saved. Meanwhile Claire, who had for so long protected and provided for Clemantine, found herself on a very different path, cleaning hotel rooms to support her three children.Raw, urgent, yet disarmingly beautiful, The Girl Who Smiled Beads captures the true costs and aftershocks of war: what is forever lost, what can be repaired, the fragility and importance of memory, the faith that one can learn, again, to love oneself, even with deep scars.
Girl Who Smiled Beads
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The Stars Are Ageless: Finding My Light In Life - In Love And On Set
A young woman who chooses love. A daughter who must repay her mother & rsquo;s sacrifices. A filmmaker accused of stealing her own creation. A woman held up by faith, family and true friendship when her world is rocked to its very foundation. Omoni Oboli has played as many roles in life as she has on the big screen. But a movie ends and life goes on. The Stars are Ageless presents the true story of the woman hailed as & ldquo;The Box Office Queen & rdquo; of Nigerian cinema. These life experiences shaped Omoni into who she is, and promise that we will see much more from her.
A Woman Like Me: The Stunning Memoir From The Uk's First Elected Black Female Mp
From challenging expectations as a bright and restless child of the Windrush generation to making history as the first elected Black female MP in the UK, Diane Abbott has seen it all.A Woman Like Me takes readers through Diane & rsquo;s incredible journey, painting a vivid picture of growing up in 1960s North London with her working-class Jamaican parents, before entering the hallowed halls of Cambridge University to study history.Ever since the day she first walked through the House of Commons as the first Black woman MP, she has been a fearless and vocal champion for the causes that have made Britain what it is today, whether it & rsquo;s increasing access to education for Black children and speaking out against the Iraq war or advocating tirelessly for refugees and immigrants.A unique figure in British public life, Diane has often had nothing but the courage of her convictions to carry her through incredibly hostile environments, from torrential abuse in the mainstream media and on social media, to being shunned by the political establishment, including by her own party.Written with frankness and wry humour, A Woman Like Me is an inspirational account that celebrates how one woman succeeded against massive odds and built an extraordinary legacy.
Jacinda Ardern: Leading With Empathy
The first biography to be based on interviews with Ardern and those around her & lsquo;It takes courage to be an empathetic leader. And I think if anything the world needs empathetic leadership now, perhaps more than ever. & rsquo; Jacinda ArdernJacinda Ardern was swept to office in 2017 on a wave of popular enthusiasm dubbed & lsquo;Jacindamania & rsquo;. In less than three months, she rose from deputy leader of the opposition to New Zealand & rsquo;s highest office. Her victory seemed heroic. Few in politics would have believed it possible; fewer still would have guessed at her resolve and compassionate leadership, which, in the wake of the horrific Christchurch mosque shootings of March 2019, brought her international acclaim. Since then, her decisive handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen her worldwide standing rise to the point where she is now celebrated as a model leader. In 2020 she won an historic, landslide victory and yet, characteristically, chose to govern in coalition with the Green Party.Jacinda Ardern: Leading with Empathy carefully explores the influences & ndash; personal, social, political and emotional & ndash; that have shaped Ardern. Peace activist and journalist Supriya Vani and writer Carl A. Harte build their narrative through Vani & rsquo;s exclusive interviews with Ardern, as well as the prime minister & rsquo;s public statements and speeches and the words of those who know her. We visit the places, meet the people and understand the events that propelled the daughter of a small-town Mormon policeman to become a committed social democrat, a passionate Labour Party politician and a modern leader admired for her empathy and courage.
The 50th Law
In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a & ldquo;bible & rdquo; for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. With stories from 50 Cent's life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin & rsquo;, as well as examples of others who have overcome adversity through understanding and practicing the 50th Law, this deeply inspirational book is perfect for entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in the extraordinary life of Curtis Jackson.
The 50th Law
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Private Equity: A Memoir
& ldquo;Sun writes clearly about the demands and privileges of the job, though this isn & rsquo;t a tell-all about abuses in the industry, rather a more probing inquiry into what we deem success and the values underpinning it. & rdquo; & mdash;Vogue, Best Books of 2024 So FarA gripping memoir of one woman & rsquo;s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indictment of privilege, extreme wealth, and work cultureWhen we meet Carrie Sun, she can & rsquo;t shake the feeling that she & rsquo;s wasting her life. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Carrie excelled in school, graduated early from MIT, and climbed the corporate ladder, all in pursuit of the American dream. But at twenty-nine, she & rsquo;s left her analyst job, dropped out of an MBA program, and is trapped in an unhappy engagement. So when she gets the rare opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, she knows she can & rsquo;t say no. Fourteen interviews later, she & rsquo;s in.Carrie is the sole assistant to the firm & rsquo;s billionaire founder. She manages his work life, becoming the right hand to an investor who can move mountains and markets with a single phone call. Eager to impress, she dives headfirst into the firm & rsquo;s culture, which values return on time above all else. A luxury-laden world opens up for her, and Carrie learns that money can solve nearly everything.Playing the game at the highest levels, amid the ultimate winners in our winner-take-all economy, Carrie soon finds her identity swallowed whole by work. With her physical and mental health deteriorating, she begins to rethink what it actually means to waste one & rsquo;s life. A searing examination of our relationship to work, Carrie & rsquo;s story illuminates the struggle for balance in a world of extremes: efficiency and excess, status and aspiration, power and fortune. Private Equity is a universal tale of self-invention from a dazzling new voice, daring to ask what we & rsquo;re willing to sacrifice to get to the top & mdash;and what it might take to break free and leave it all behind.
Private Equity: A Memoir
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My Love Story
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTina Turner & mdash;the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend & mdash;sets the record straight about her illustrious career and complicated personal life in this eye-opening and compelling memoir.From her early years in Nutbush, Tennessee to her rise to fame alongside Ike Turner to her phenomenal success in the 1980s and beyond, Tina candidly examines her personal history, from her darkest hours to her happiest moments and everything in between.My Love Story is an explosive and inspiring story of a woman who dared to break any barriers put in her way. Emphatically showcasing Tina & rsquo;s signature blend of strength, energy, heart, and soul, this is a gorgeously wrought memoir as enthralling and moving as any of her greatest hits
My Love Story
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AlAjOOtA
Born into a home filled with love, music, dance and laughter, and growing up in the 80's, between trips to London and wherevr else caught her parents fancy, Kafayat would come to taste glitz and glamour, the attentive care of a dotting father and the feisty discipline of a loving mother. Life is beautiful, until a series of unfortunate events throws her perfect world into chaos.Kafayat is filled with the desire to lift herself and her siblings from the sudden hardship they have been plunged into, but the road to success is paved with unending mishaps and disappointments. Through life's travails, she will learn to truly excel, she must rely on her passion and go wherever life's beats lead her.AL & Aacute;J & Ograve; & Oacute;T & Agrave; chronicles the life of Kaffy; from the tumultuous childhood to her rise as Nigeria's foremost dance queen, and her endless pursuit to impart knowledge and empower youths through dance.
AlAjOOtA
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Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years
Fresh from his studies in the UK, Maren, the protagonist of Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, and Wole Soyinka's alter ego, takes a job at the University of Ibadan. Maren soon begins to feel an acute sense of outrage at injustices for which he will inevitably be at loggerheads with the authorities. Before long, he is drawn into the unfolding political maelstrom of the Western Region.
Linking events & ndash; national and international & ndash; over a 20-year period, and personal experiences, this third volume of Wole Soyinka's memoirs is a wonderful parlay of 'faction', to produce a vividly compelling autobiography.
Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years
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Bring Back Our Girls - The Untold Story Of The Global Search For Nigeria's Missing Schoolgi
& ldquo;Everyone should read the testimonies of the Chibok girls who survived the capture. We need to help with efforts to liberate all of them and become more responsible for women and girls & rsquo; protection in conflicts. & rdquo; & mdash; Malala Yousafzai
What happens after you click Tweet? The heart-stopping definitive account of the mission to rescue hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls whose abduction ignited a global social media campaign and a dramatic worldwide intervention.
In the spring of 2014, millions of Twitter users, including some of the world & rsquo;s most famous people, unwittingly helped turn a group of 276 schoolgirls abducted by a little-known Islamist sect into a central prize in the global War on Terror by retweeting a call for their release: #BringBackOurGirls. With just four words, their tweets launched an army of would-be liberators. Soldiers and drones, spies, mercenaries, and glory hunters descended into an obscure conflict that few understood, in a remote part of Nigeria that had barely begun to use the internet.
When hostage talks and military intervention failed, the schoolgirls were forced to take survival into their own hands. As their days in captivity dragged into years, the young women learned to withstand hunger, disease, and torment, and became witnesses and victims of unspeakable brutality. Many of the girls were Christians who refused to take the one path offered them & mdash;converting to their captors' fundamentalist creed. In secret, they sang hymns, and kept a diary, relying on their faith and friendships to stay alive.
Bring Back Our Girls unfolds across four continents, from the remote forests of northern Nigeria to the White House; from clandestine meetings in Khartoum safe houses to century-old luxury hotels on picturesque lakes in the Swiss Alps. A twenty-first century story that plumbs the promise and peril of an era whose politics are fueled by the power of hashtag advocacy, this urgent and engrossing work of investigative journalism reveals the unpredictable interconnectedness of our butterfly-wings world, where a few days of online activism can bring years of offline consequences for people continents away.
Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary
Thomas Sankara, often called the African Che Guevara, was president of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in Africa, until his assassination during the military coup that brought down his government. Although his tenure in office was relatively short, Sankara left an indelible mark on his country & rsquo;s history and development. An avowed Marxist, he outspokenly asserted his country & rsquo;s independence from France and other Western powers while at the same time seeking to build a genuine pan-African unity. Ernest Harsch traces Sankara & rsquo;s life from his student days to his recruitment into the military, early political awakening, and increasing dismay with his country & rsquo;s extreme poverty and political corruption. As he rose to higher leadership positions, he used those offices to mobilize people for change and to counter the influence of the old, corrupt elites. Sankara and his colleagues initiated economic and social policies that shifted away from dependence on foreign aid and toward a greater use of the country & rsquo;s own resources to build schools, health clinics, and public works. Although Sankara & rsquo;s sweeping vision and practical reforms won him admirers both in Burkina Faso and across Africa, a combination of domestic opposition groups and factions within his own government and the army finally led to his assassination in 1987. This is the first English-language book to tell the story of Sankara & rsquo;s life and struggles, drawing on the author & rsquo;s extensive firsthand research and reporting on Burkina Faso, including interviews with the late leader. Decades after his death, Sankara remains an inspiration to young people throughout Africa for his integrity, idealism, and dedication to independence and self-determination.
Elon Musk: How The Billionaire Ceo Of Spacex And Tesla Is Shaping Our Future
In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley & rsquo;s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs & mdash;a real-life Tony Stark & mdash;and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new & ldquo;makers. & rdquo;
Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius & rsquo;s life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits.
Vance uses Musk & rsquo;s story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk & mdash;one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history & mdash;is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy.
Thorough and insightful, Elon Musk brings to life a technology industry that is rapidly and dramatically changing by examining the life of one of its most powerful and influential titans.
Bleeding Hope - My Migration Story
People journey to Europe through the Libyan route. Most of them pay the price with their lives while just a few survive the harrowing experiences of the journey.The book 'Bleeding Hope' is based on a true life story. It's the story of a young West African man who was offered hope under the guise of travelling to Europe. He soon discovered that the supposed hope was a nightmare.He discovered that the journey wasn't the type he hoped for but there was no going back. So he went through the desert and the sea to pursue the life he wanted.As you journey with David through this book, you will unravel the secret of the unknown.You will feel:* The scorching sun and the horrors of the desert* The dangers and unpredictable nature of the seas* And the travails and pathetic experiences of the charactersWeep if you must, scream if you can, and laugh if need be, but one thing you mustn't do, "Don't Blink".
Interventions Xii - Baiting Igbophobia: The Sunny Igboanugo Thesis
This new entry to the Interventions Series by Wole Soyinka addresses the challenges of false attributions and discusses the impact of propaganda and the evolving nature of societal tolerance for false narratives. It lays a strong emphasis on the importance of authentic narratives and the need to confront lies.
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery To Freedom
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in BiographyA rich narrative of the Crafts, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848, with light skinned Ellen disguised as a disabled white gentleman and William as her manservant, exploiting assumptions about race, class, and disability to hide in public on their journey to the North, where they became famous abolitionists while evading bounty hunters. The Pulitzer PrizesNamed one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time, NPR, Smithsonian Magazine, and Oprah DailyIn 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self emancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North.Along the way, they dodged slave traders, military officers, and even friends of their enslavers, who might have revealed their true identities. The tale of their adventure soon made them celebrities, and generated headlines around the country. Americans could not get enough of this charismatic young couple, who traveled another 1,000 miles criss crossing New England, drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day among them Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown.But even then, they were not out of danger. With the passage of an infamous new Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, all Americans became accountable for returning refugees like the Crafts to slavery. Then yet another adventure began, as slave hunters came up from Georgia, forcing the Crafts to flee once again this time from the United States, their lives and thousands more on the line and the stakes never higher.With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story one that would challenge the nation & rsquo;s core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all one that challenges us even now.
Over The Top:my Story
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NPR'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
INDIE BESTSELLER
GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER: BEST MEMOIR & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
A laugh-and-cry-out-loud memoir from the beloved star of Netflix & rsquo;s Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness
Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey.
The truth is, it hasn & rsquo;t always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy.
Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix & rsquo;s hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn & rsquo;t understand why he was so & hellip;over the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that he was Just. So. Gay., Jonathan was an easy target and endured years of judgement, ridicule and trauma & mdash;yet none of it crushed his uniquely effervescent spirit.
Over the Top uncovers the pain and passion it took to end up becoming the model of self-love and acceptance that Jonathan is today. In this revelatory, raw, and rambunctious memoir, Jonathan shares never-before-told secrets and reveals sides of himself that the public has never seen. JVN fans may think they know the man behind the stiletto heels, the crop tops, and the iconic sayings, but there & rsquo;s much more to him than meets the Queer Eye.
You & rsquo;ll laugh, you & rsquo;ll cry, and you & rsquo;ll come away knowing that no matter how broken or lost you may be, you & rsquo;re a Kelly Clarkson song, you & rsquo;re strong, and you & rsquo;ve got this.
Over The Top:my Story
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Titan: The Life Of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.1
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. & mdash;the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists & mdash;and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller & rsquo;s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects & rsquo; troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him & ldquo;to give all I could & rdquo;; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country & rsquo;s most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography & mdash;balanced, revelatory, elegantly written.
The Red Apprentice - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - The Making Of Manchester United's Great Hope
He is the goal-scoring legend of the Treble Triumph, a local hero in Manchester and back home in Norway. But when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was announced in December 2018 as interim Manchester United manager, his only Premier League experience was overseeing Cardiff City & rsquo;s relegation. After a dismal time following Sir Alex Ferguson & rsquo;s departure, could he really be the one to see the club challenge again for major honours?It all started so well & ndash; a record-breaking run of victories, Solskjaer seemingly the antidote to the confusion of Moyes, the stagnation of Van Gaal, the trauma of Mourinho, and the permanent job was secured. His first full season in charge was a bumpy ride, but Solskjaer steered the club to three semi-finals and a creditable third-place finish. He has reinvigorated players like Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford, given opportunities to newcomers such as Mason Greenwood, and brought in fresh talent in the shape of Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Harry Maguire. In this updated edition, Jackson reveals how Solskjaer inspired United back into title contention once again during 2020-21, also taking them to a European final.In The Red Apprentice, Jamie Jackson takes the reader back to Solskjaer & rsquo;s early days in Norway to discover the making of the man. He relives his extraordinary playing career and that goal in the Champions League final of 1999, exploring his move into coaching and seeks an answer to the vital question: can he do it? Can Ole Gunnar Solskjaer draw on his experience and knowledge of the United way and bring the club its 21st league title?
My Song - A Memoir Of Art / Race And Defiance
An eloquently told personal account of an era of enormous cultural and political change, which reveals Harry Belafonte as not only one of America & rsquo;s greatest entertainers, but also one of our most profoundly influential activists. Harry Belafonte spent his childhood in both Harlem and Jamaica, where the toughness of the city and the resilient spirit of the Caribbean lifestyle instilled in him a tenacity to face the hurdles of life head-on and channel his anger into positive, life-affirming actions. He returned to New York City after serving in the Navy in World War II, and found his calling in the theater, before transitioning into a career as a singer and Hollywood leading man. During the 1960s civil rights movement, Belafonte became close friends with Martin Luther King, Jr., and used his celebrity as a platform for his activism in civil rights and countless other political and social causes. My Song tells the inspiring story of a startlingly original and powerful entertainer who has always engaged fiercely with the issues of his day.
Inferno: A Memoir Of Motherhood And Madness
A New York Times Book Review Editors & rsquo; Choice"Inferno is a disturbing and masterfully told memoir, but it & rsquo;s also an important one that pushes back against powerful taboos. . ." --The New York Times Book Review"Explosive" --Good Morning America"Sublime" --Bookpage (starred review)When Catherine Cho and her husband set off from London to introduce their newborn son to family scattered across the United States, she could not have imagined what lay in store. Before the trip & rsquo;s end, she develops psychosis, a complete break from reality, which causes her to lose all sense of time and place, including what is real and not real. In desperation, her husband admits her to a nearby psychiatric hospital, where she begins the hard work of rebuilding her identity.In this unwaveringly honest, insightful, and often shocking memoir Catherine reconstructs her sense of self, starting with her childhood as the daughter of Korean immigrants, moving through a traumatic past relationship, and on to the early years of her courtship with and marriage to her husband, James. She masterfully interweaves these parts of her past with a vivid, immediate recounting of the days she spent in the ward.The result is a powerful exploration of psychosis and motherhood, at once intensely personal, yet holding within it a universal experience & ndash; of how we love, live and understand ourselves in relation to each other.
Mob Rules: What The Mafia Can Teach The Legitimate Businessman
The Mob is notorious for its cruel and immoral practices, but its most successful members have always been extremely smart businessmen. Now, former mobster Louis Ferrante reveals its surprisingly effective management techniques and explains how to apply them-legally-to any legitimate business. As an associate of the Gambino family, Ferrante relied on his instincts to pull off some of the biggest heists in U.S. history. By the age of twenty-one, he had netted millions of dollars for his employers. His natural talent for management led Mafia bosses to rely on him. After being arrested and serving an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence, Ferrante went straight. He realized that the Mob's most valuable business lessons would allow him to survive and thrive in the real world. Now he offers eighty-eight time-tested Mafia strategies, including: * Go get your own coffee!: Respecting the chain of command without being a sucker. * The walls have ears: Never bad-mouth the boss. * Is this phone tapped?: Watch what you say every day. * How to bury the hatchet-but not in someone's head. * Don't split yourself in half: The wrong decision is better than none at all. * Don't build Yankee stadium, just supply the concrete: Spotting new rackets. * Leave the gun, take the cannolis...and beware of hubris. Ferrante brings his real-life experiences to the book, offering fascinating advice that really works and sharing behind-the-scenes episodes almost as outrageous as those occurring on Wall Street every day.
Meghan - A Hollywood Princess
The New York Times bestselling biography of Meghan Markle, the American actress who won Prince Harry's heart.Women who smash the royal mold have always fascinated the public, from Grace Kelly to Princess Diana. Now acclaimed royal biographer Andrew Morton, the New York Times bestselling author of Diana: Her True Story, brings us a revealing, juicy, and inspiring look at Meghan Markle, the confident and charismatic duchess whose warm and affectionate engagement interview won the hearts of the world.When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were set up by a mutual friend on a blind date in July 2016, little did they know that the resulting whirlwind romance would lead to their engagement in November 2017 and marriage in May 2018.Morton goes back to Meghan's roots to uncover the story of her childhood growing up in The Valley in Los Angeles, her studies at an all-girls Catholic school, and her fraught family life-a painful experience mirrored by Harry's own background. Morton also delves into her previous marriage and divorce in 2013, her struggles in Hollywood as her mixed heritage was used against her, her big break in the hit TV show Suits, and her work for a humanitarian ambassador-the latter so reminiscent of Princess Diana's passions. Finally, we see how the royal romance played out across two continents but was kept fiercely secret, before the news finally broke and Meghan was thrust into the global media's spotlight.Drawing on exclusive interviews with her family members and closest friends, and including never-before-seen photographs, Morton introduces us to the real Meghan as he reflects on the impact that she has already had on the rigid traditions of the House of Windsor, as well as what the future might hold.
Meghan - A Hollywood Princess
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The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries
A revelatory account of Tony Blair & rsquo;s tumultuous leadership, The Blair Years gathers extracts from the diaries of the man who knew him best: Alastair Campbell & mdash;Blair & rsquo;s spokesman from 1994 to 2003, his press secretary, strategist, and closest confidant. It is a compelling chronicle of contemporary British politics and the rise of New Labour, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in Britain & rsquo;s history.Here are the defining events of the time, from the Labour Party & rsquo;s new dawn to the war on terror; from the death of Princess Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland; from Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position. Here also are Blair & rsquo;s relationships with world leaders and heads of state, including presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. But above all, here is Tony Blair up close and personal, making the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and frequently hostile pressure.Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the prime minister than anyone, and his diaries & mdash;at times brutally frank, often funny, always engrossing & mdash;take the reader right to the heart of government.The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs at No. 10 Downing Street. But amid the landmark events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most influential people in the world.A completely riveting book about life at the very top, told by a man who saw it all.
Bata Mi A Dun Koko Ka: A Biography Of Nike
This book captures Nike's flamboyant personality and explores how poerful elements of Yoruba culture and art shaped her life and influence her art in diverse ways. Travel with Mama Nike through her life story which chronicles how and why she became one of the world's greatest female artists.
Boris: The Rise Of Boris Johnson - Andrew Gimson
Andrew Gimson examines Boris Johnson's Turkish ancestry, his relationship with his father, his first failed venture into politics, his editorship of the Spectator during the David Blunkett affair and the Liverpool fiasco. This new edition covers his appointment as Mayor of London
Ake: The Years Of Childhood
Ake tells the story of Wole Soyinka's first eleven years as a child (1934 & ndash;1945), a period that coincides with major historical events in Nigeria, and around the world & ndash; World War II and the famous Women's Uprising in Egbaland, an event in which the author played the role of a courier.
Told, of course, with the benefit of hindsight, the story of Ake is rich, and the wit is bold and blithe. His touching and vivid evocation of the colourful sights, sounds, and aromas of the world that shaped him is lyrical, laced with humour and adorned with the sheer delight of a child's-eye view.
Ake: The Years Of Childhood
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Every Square Inch
Reverend Dr Jan Boer and his wife Frances Boer-Prins dedicated three decades of their lives to the mission field in central Nigeria. Raised in the Reformed Calvinist tradition of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Dooyeweerd, the Boers brought to their mission work an approach anchored on the total gospel... The Boers have left an impermeable legacy in Nigeria. There isa glory that lightens the path of those who have laboured that others may find life. I commend this book to those who affirm the ethical approach to life and to living a life of service to others. & ndash;Dr Obadiah MailafiaFormer Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria & Former PresidentialCandidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADCHaving arrived in Nigeria just before the civil war broke out barely one year later, Rev Dr and Mrs Boer can be considered prime witnesses with a front seat in Nigeria & rsquo;s chequered history. I encountered him in my younger days during his work at the Institute for Church and Society, Jos. The Institute was a most strategic and prophetic outpost which, had we foreseen the prophetic urgency of its message then, its work would have helped the nation avert the decay of corruption and inequalities that have consumed our country. A record of Dr Boer & rsquo;s experience should serve as a token of appreciation for the labours of people like him and provide a sense of urgency in the struggle to use the Gospel to renew the face of the earth. & ndash;Bishop Matthew Hassan KukahCatholic Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria
Every Square Inch
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Dis Life No Balance
In their thematic breadth, analytic rigor, sweeping command of facts Nigeriana and global, and stylistic vitality and wit, Farooq Kperogi, Moses Ochonu and Osmund Agbo stand out as three of Nigeria & rsquo;s most compelling, fearless and principled commentators and pundits.
Dis Life No Balance
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The Presentation Of Self In Everyday Life
Based upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, using theatrical performance as a framework.This book explores the realm of human behavior in social situations and the way that we appear to others. Each person in everyday social intercourse presents himself and his activity to others, attempts to guide and control the impressions they form of him, and employs certain techniques in order to sustain his performance, just as an actor presents a character to an audience.
Haaland: The Incredible Story Behind The World's Greatest Striker
The man who can't stop scoring goals for funIn his debut season with Manchester City, Norwegian sensation Erling Haaland has set the footballing world ablaze. The 23-year-old striker, known for his unique blend of speed and strength, has redefined the art of goal-scoring.Highly regarded football journalist Lars Sivertsen follows Haaland & rsquo;s meteoric rise to stardom in this biography, a tale that begins in the small Norwegian town of Bryne where they both grew up. Born to former Manchester City player Alfie Haaland, Erling started his journey at hometown club Bryne FK in 2016 and later moved to Molde FK, Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund before Manchester City announced his arrival in the Premier League.In his first Premier League season with Manchester City, Haaland has shattered records and achieved his ultimate dream: winning the treble in his first season with the club. This accomplishment solidifies his status as one of the most exceptional talents in football history, and demonstrates that a boy from Bryne can indeed conquer the world of football.In Haaland, Sivertsen delves into Haaland's roots, providing insights from those close to him, and gets to the heart of what makes him tick.
The Water Dancer: A Novel
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & bull; OPRAH & rsquo;S BOOK CLUB PICK & bull; From the National Book Award & ndash;winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom. & ldquo;This potent book about America & rsquo;s most disgraceful sin establishes [Ta-Nehisi Coates] as a first-rate novelist. & rdquo; & mdash;San Francisco ChronicleIN DEVELOPMENT AS A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE & bull; Adapted by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kamilah Forbes, directed by Nia DaCosta, and produced by MGM, Plan B, and Oprah Winfrey & rsquo;s Harpo FilmsNOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD & bull; NAMED ONE OF PASTE & rsquo;S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE & bull; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time & bull; NPR & bull; The Washington Post & bull; Chicago Tribune & bull; Vanity Fair & bull; Esquire & bull; Good Housekeeping & bull; Paste & bull; Town & Country & bull; The New York Public Library & bull; Kirkus Reviews & bull; Library JournalYoung Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her & mdash;but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he & rsquo;s ever known.So begins an unexpected journey that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia & rsquo;s proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the Deep South to dangerously idealistic movements in the North. Even as he & rsquo;s enlisted in the underground war between slavers and the enslaved, Hiram & rsquo;s resolve to rescue the family he left behind endures.This is the dramatic story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children & mdash;the violent and capricious separation of families & mdash;and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved. Written by one of today & rsquo;s most exciting thinkers and writers, The Water Dancer isa propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.Praise for The Water Dancer & ldquo;Ta-Nehisi Coates is the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race with his 2015 memoir, Between the World and Me. So naturally his debut novel comes with slightly unrealistic expectations & mdash;and then proceeds to exceed them. The Water Dancer . . . is a work of both staggering imagination and rich historical significance. . . . What & rsquo;s most powerful is the way Coates enlists his notions of the fantastic, as well as his fluid prose, to probe a wound that never seems to heal. . . . Timeless and instantly canon-worthy. & rdquo; & mdash;Rolling Stone
The Water Dancer: A Novel
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If Walls Could Speak: My Life In Architecture
One of the world & rsquo;s greatest and most thoughtful architects recounts his extraordinary career and the iconic structures he has built from Habitat in Montreal to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and offers a manifesto for the role architecture should play in society
Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world & rsquo;s most influential and memorable structures & mdash;from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as & ldquo;Habitat & rdquo; and the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel, to the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas and the Marina Bay Sands development and extraordinary Jewel Changi airport interior garden and waterfall in Singapore. For Safdie, the way a space functions is fundamental; he is deeply committed to architecture as a social force for good, believing that any challenge, including extreme population density and environmental distress, can be addressed with solutions that enhance community and uplift the human spirit. Safdie always refers to the & ldquo;silent client & rdquo; an architect must ultimately serve: the people who live in, work in, or experience a building.
If Walls Could Speak takes readers behind the veil of an essential yet mysterious profession to explain through Safdie & rsquo;s own experiences how an architect thinks and works & mdash; & ldquo;from the spark of imagination through the design process, the model-making, the politics, the engineering, the materials. & rdquo; Relating memorable stories about what has inspired him & mdash;from childhoods in Israel and Montreal to the projects and personalities worldwide that have captured his imagination & mdash;Safdie reveals the complex interplay that underpins every project and his vision for the role architecture can and should play in society at large. Illustrated throughout with drawings, sketches, photographs, and documents from his firm & rsquo;s voluminous archives that illuminate his stories, If Walls Could Speak ends with a chapter outlining seven projects Safdie would pursue around the world if resources and will were no issue and the choices were his to make.
A book like no other, If Walls Could Speak will forever change the way you look at and appreciate any built structure.
Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, And Secrets From The Trillion-dollar Fraud Industry
A riveting look at the perpetrators, victims, and whistleblowers behind financial crimes, from forensic accounting expert and documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope.
Have you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are willing to become whistleblowers and put their careers on the line?
Fraud is everywhere, from Nigerian "princes," embezzlers, and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like Enron and Volkswagen. And fraud is costly. Each year, consumers, small businesses, governments, and corporations lose trillions of dollars to financial crime.
We're so accustomed to hearing about fraud that our abilities to identify it and speak about it are limited.
No more. In Fool Me Once, renowned forensic accounting expert Kelly Richmond Pope shows fraud in action, uncovering what makes perps tick, victims so gullible, and whistleblowers so morally righteous, while also encouraging us to look at our own behaviors and motivations in the hope of protecting ourselves and our companies.
By the time you finish this book, you'll have a better understanding of & mdash;and perhaps even compassion for & mdash;perpetrators, a renewed connection to victims, and an appreciation for those who blow the whistle.
Filled with fascinating stories and insightful analysis, Fool Me Once will open your eyes and challenge your thinking. It will inspire you to question your own preconceived notions about fraud. It will challenge your beliefs about yourself and other people. And it will help you understand a phenomenon that most of us fail to grasp & mdash;until it's too late.
Scenes From My Life - A Memoir
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & bull; WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD & bull; A & ldquo;gripping, revelatory & rdquo; (NPR) memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back & mdash;from the late iconic actor beloved for his roles in The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, and Lovecraft Country & ldquo;Williams & rsquo;s cool rasp leaps off every page, his story told in the direct yet impassioned language that defined his greatest characters. & rdquo; & mdash;VultureONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, The RootWhen Michael K. Williams died on September 6, 2021, he left behind a career as one of the most electrifying actors of his generation. From his star turn as Omar Little in The Wire to Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire to Emmy-nominated roles in HBO & rsquo;s The Night Of and Lovecraft Country, Williams inhabited a slew of indelible roles that he portrayed with a rawness and vulnerability that leapt off the screen. Beyond the nominations and acclaim, Williams played characters who connected, whose humanity couldn & rsquo;t be denied, whose stories were too often left out of the main narrative.At the time of his death, Williams had nearly finished a memoir that tells the story of his past while looking to the future, a book that merges his life and his life & rsquo;s work. Mike, as his friends knew him, was so much more than an actor. In Scenes from My Life, he traces his life in whole, from his childhood in East Flatbush and his early years as a dancer to his battles with addiction and the bar fight that left his face with his distinguishing scar. He was a committed Brooklyn resident and activist who dedicated his life to working with social justice organizations and his community, especially in helping at-risk youth find their voice and carve out their future. Williams worked to keep the spotlight on those he fought for and with, whom he believed in with his whole heart.Imbued with poignance and raw honesty, Scenes from My Life is the story of a performer who gave his all to everything he did & mdash;in his own voice, in his own words, as only he could.
I For Don Blow But I Too Dey Press Phone
I For Don Blow but I Too Dey Press Phone is a memoir of Hymar Idibie David, a Nigerian Facebook Influencer. He is known for his witty, funny, and satirical posts on Facebook. The book is written both in pidgin and the English language. David Hymar dropped out of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) in his second year and is known to be deaf for about 17 years now. Despite these, he came through with a book that is already getting some accolades from the public. This book will indeed set the pace as for memoirs going forward.
Titan: The Life Of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. & mdash;the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to universities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturists & mdash;and an utter enigma. Drawing on unprecedented access to Rockefeller & rsquo;s private papers, Chernow reconstructs his subjects & rsquo; troubled origins (his father was a swindler and a bigamist) and his single-minded pursuit of wealth. But he also uncovers the profound religiosity that drove him & ldquo;to give all I could & rdquo;; his devotion to his father; and the wry sense of humor that made him the country & rsquo;s most colorful codger. Titan is a magnificent biography & mdash;balanced, revelatory, elegantly written.
The Devil: A New Biography
"Although the Devil still 'lives' in modern popular culture, for the past 250 years he has become marginal to the dominant concerns of Western intellectual thought. That life could not be thought or imagined without him, that he was a part of the everyday, continually present in nature and history, and active at the depths of our selves, has been all but forgotten. It is the aim of this work to bring modern readers to a deeper appreciation of how, from the early centuries of the Christian period through to the recent beginnings of the modern world, the human story could not be told and human life could not be lived apart from the 'life' of the Devil. With that comes the deeper recognition that, for the better part of the last two thousand years, the battle between good and evil in the hearts and minds of men and women was but the reflection of a cosmic battle between God and Satan, the divine and the diabolic, that was at the heart of history itself."from The Devil
Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub; Ha-Satan or the Adversary; Iblis or Shaitan: no matter what name he travels under, the Devil has throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and charismatic presence. In Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the supposed reign of God has long been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human souls in the balance.
In The Devil, Philip C. Almond explores the figure of evil incarnate from the first centuries of the Christian era. Along the way, he describes the rise of demonology as an intellectual and theological pursuit, the persecution as witches of women believed to consort with the Devil and his minions, and the decline in the belief in Hell and in angels and demons as corporeal beings as a result of the Enlightenment. Almond shows that the Prince of Darkness remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature, and culture.
Almond brilliantly locates the "life" of the Devil within the broader Christian story of which it is inextricably a part; the "demonic paradox" of the Devil as both God's enforcer and his enemy is at the heart of Christianity. Woven throughout the account of the Christian history of the Devil is another complex and complicated history: that of the idea of the Devil in Western thought. Sorcery, witchcraft, possession, even melancholy, have all been laid at the Devil's doorstep. Until the Enlightenment enforced a "disenchantment" with the old archetypes, even rational figures such as Thomas Aquinas were obsessed with the nature of the Devil and the specific characteristics of the orders of demons and angels. It was a significant moment both in the history of demonology and in theology when Benedict de Spinoza (1632 & ndash;1677) denied the Devil's existence; almost four hundred years later, popular fascination with the idea of the Devil has not yet dimmed
The Devil: A New Biography
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Vantage
Vantage tells the story of an entrepreneur and investor who has been responsible for creating billions of dollars in via as a founder, Angel investor, and venture capitalist.
Vantage
₦ 19,799.00
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