Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography Of Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela The book that inspired the major new motion picture "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom". Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life-an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph.
Long Walk to Freedom
'Irrestitible' describes Long Walk to Freedom, which must be one of the few political autobiographies that's also a page-turner
Long Walk to Freedom
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My Watch Trilogy Bundle By Olusegun Obasanjo
"During his watch, a watchman has no sleep and no respite." - Olusegun Obasanjo Following in the steps of his previous memoirs, & ldquo;My Command & rdquo; and & ldquo;Not My Will & rdquo;, Olusegun Obasanjo's & ldquo;My Watch & rdquo; is more than the story of the Obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the vigilance, with the responsibility to his people to speak up and speak out. & ldquo;My Watch & rdquo; by the only military and civilian President in Nigeria & rsquo;s history, spans large expanses of time, from the pre-colonial Owu history, to early Abeokuta and the last throes of an independent city state at turn-of-the-century colonial Nigeria, to the early life of its author, his civil war experience, his stewardship of the transitional government of 1976-1979, the interregnum, his second appearance on the national scene as a civilian President on Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999, the completion of the first civilian-civilian transfer of government in Nigeria's history that inaugurated the Yar'Adua Presidency and signalled the end of Obasanjo's tenure in office, and the years hence. Presented in three volumes, this exquisitely narrated memoir, is intensely personal, broadly nationalistic and international, told by this sojourner of Nigerian and world history, Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo.
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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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.
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.
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
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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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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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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".
We Need To Talk About Xi - What We Need To Know About The World's Most Powerful Leader
Meet the most powerful leader in the world.Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains shrouded in mystery.From growing up with a father purged in Mao's Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty, to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winnie-the-Pooh, Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In this short, essential primer, historian and writer Michael Dillon unveils the character of Xi Jinping - arguably the world's most powerful man - to truly understand his grip on China, what he wants and how the West gets him wrong.But this is not just the story of Xi; this is the story of today's largest economic powerhouse, which dives into the crux of the issue - what does Xi's leadership of China mean for the rest of the world, and what will he do next?
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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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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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.
Double Jeopardy - The Doyin Okupe Story
When I woke up, I was lying on a sea of money. This particular event affected my orientation about our legal tender and I lost every regard for money. & rdquo; & ldquo;The greatest insult you can haul at me is to call me a thief. & rdquo; & ldquo;It was while working at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos that I took the step to go into politics which was largely informed by my desire to heal the world in a bigger theatre. & rdquo; & ldquo;Any situation that tries to increase the dominance of a part of the country for more than is prescribed in the constitution through surreptitious postulation is nonsensical, unacceptable and inimical to the good health and stability of the country. & rdquo; & ldquo;The prevailing political sentiments within a nation must be acknowledged, respected and accepted by the ruling class. We cannot just leave everything to democracy. & rdquo; & ldquo;Our brothers in the southeast must resolve internally where they stand, with Nigeria or not.They have a right to take either decision and either decision has its consequences. & rdquo; & ldquo;I will like to share two more points here to teach our contemporary politicians. When we were doing our NRC presidential primaries, the leading candidate was Mallam Adamu Ciroma who was backed by the northern establishment. The leadership of the party: Tom Ikimi and Alhaji Alhaji among others, were also in support of him. However, I led other lower ranking officers: Buba Galadima, Tijani Ramallan, Alhaji Mijin Yawa and Kabiru Yahaya, to go against their choice because we believed that Adamu Ciroma represented the old establishment. His victory would make the old establishment feel that their rigid way of doing things was the only right approach. Thus, there would be no room for liberalism, innovation or accommodation of new ideas. A certain former minister and an influential politician, name withheld, from the northcalled me to a meeting at Hilton and said, & ldquo;What will it take you to support Adamu Ciroma...? & rdquo;These and many other intriguing moments await you as you open the pages of Dr. Doyin Okupe & rsquo;s explosive chronicle of his life as a front-row partaker in Nigeria & rsquo;s political history of the past four decades. No-holds-barred, incisive and forthright, Dr. Okupe & rsquo;s autobiography cum personal views about the highs and lows of Nigeria & rsquo;s political experiment will surely be one of the major topics of the year.A MUST-READ FOR LOVERS OF POLITICAL HISTORY, JOURNALISTS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS ANALYSTS, STUDENTS OF POLITICS AND MASS COMMUNICATION AND ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THE NIGERIAN NATION AND AFRICA AT LARGE.
Hitler's Secret Book 1
Hitler describes his political theories, discusses German needs and objectives, economics, and foreign policy, and argues in support of racial strength
Hitler's Secret Book 1
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Winnie And Nelson: Portrait Of A Marriage
A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER & bull; AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST & bull; A WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR & bull; A deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela & rsquo;s relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that & ldquo;does justice both to the couple & rsquo;s political heroism and to the betrayals and the secrets that hounded their union & rdquo; (The New Yorker).Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg & mdash;one of South Africa & rsquo;s foremost nonfiction writers & mdash;reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and groundbreaking union, a very modern political marriage that played out on the world stage. & ldquo;Powerful, intimate. & rdquo; & mdash;The Washington PostOne of the most celebrated political leaders of a century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealized version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husband & rsquo;s politics. Behind his back, she was trying to orchestrate an armed seizure of power, a path he feared would lead to an endless civil war.Jonny Steinberg tells the tale of this unique marriage & mdash;its longings, its obsessions, its deceits & mdash;making South African history a page-turning political biography. Winnie and Nelson is a modern epic in which trauma doesn & rsquo;t affect just the couple at its center, but an entire nation. It is also a Shakespearean drama in which bonds of love and commitment mingle with timeless questions of revolution, such as whether to seek retribution or a negotiated peace. Steinberg reveals, with power and tender emotional insight, how far these forever-entwined leaders would go for each other and where they drew the line. For in the end, both knew theirs was not simply a marriage, but a contest to decide how apartheid should be fought.
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.
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.
Reel Life - My Years Managing Public Service
Reel Life is a masterpiece on Nigeria's broadcasting history, bold and transparent public leadership, governance and finance of a public organisation. It is about deploying television content as a tool for forging national unity and as a catalyst for national mass mobilisation and social change.This memoir captures the chequered and rollercoaster evolution of ownership of broadcasting organisations from a mix of public private partnership to full government ownership and now distinct government and private ownership. It is replete with instances of the conflict between board oversight in public organisations and interference in management issues. The narrative shows that one can continue to be a public servant without being in public office.The evolution or development of any country requires an understanding of history in order to appreciate what is feasible in the creation of an informed vision for the future that can inspire evolution to greatness. As aptly captured in Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy; The Axes of Leadership, & ldquo;Leaders think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future: the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. Their first challenge is analysis, which begins with a realistic assessment of their society based on its history, mores, and capacities. Then they must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. & rdquo;Reel Life chronicles the history of public broadcasting service in Africa. There is hardly anyone better to do so than Engineer Vincent Maduka the first Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority. It is a must read for all followers and students of mass communication, history, politics and leadership in Nigeria.
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.
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 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...
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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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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Louis Van Gaal: The Biography
The first definitive insider biography of the new Manchester United manager
So who is Louis Van Gaal? An inflexible ex-PE teacher who only knows how to act like a dictator, or a soccer visionary that has made him one of the greatest ever European managers? Wherever he has gone, Van Gaal has been accused of being a domineering disciplinarian and a control freak. He is certainly, by his own admission, a man who leaves nothing to chance. A disciple in the 1970s of Rinus Michels & rsquo; Total Football philosophy, he is a fascinating contradiction & mdash;an ultra-individualist utterly devoted to the collective effort. He believes in the team over the individual, in always having a plan, and a team prepared to follow that plan. Van Gaal led the young Ajax team he molded to Champions League glory in 1995, went on to win titles across Europe with Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, and Bayern Munich, and is currently in his second stint as national coach of Holland. It is a career that has never been short on color and drama & mdash;from fallouts with players to rants at the media wherever he has managed. Dutch soccer commentator Maarten Meijer & rsquo;s has written the definitive biography of Van Gaal & mdash;both the man and his methods. It offers the best psychological insight so far & mdash;from his earliest roots to his greatest triumphs & mdash;into the man given the task of returning the glory days to Manchester United.
Louis Van Gaal: The Biography
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Audacity On The Bound - A Diplomatic Odyssey
This book is fluid and engaging and gives the reader a ringside seat to the inner sanctum of government. It is an account of an illustrious, international diplomatic career spanning over twenty five years. It is told with candour and insightfulness and written with ease and elegance. The reader is bound to enjoy it and some may even find it attractive enough to call it thrilling because it reads like an enthralling part history, part biography and part thriller.
Ambasssador Olusola Sanu has had the good fortune of serving Nigeria around the globe as Ambassador to Ethiopia, to Belgium leading a group of 43 nations from Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific to ground breaking negotiations with the EEC; as Ambassador to the US and Mexico; Ambassador to China; and finally as Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. In the United Nations, he served for nine years as member of ACABQ (UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions), the most powerful subsidiary organ of the United Nations, and was Chairman of the Fifth Committee which deals with Administrative and Budgetary matters. He was nominated by U Thant, the UN Secretary General, to the Committee of "10 Wise Men" to represent Africa on the reform of the United Nations system.
Audacity on the Bound: A Diplomatic Odyssey is the story of a man who has covered a lot of ground.
The author boldly tackles Ibadan as much as he does Nigeria and places a poignant humanitarian request at the foot of the United Nations. It is a serious account but craftily done as gales of humour rip through every chapter to hold the reader spellbound.
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.
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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₦ 22,000.00
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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.
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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₦ 24,000.00
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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.
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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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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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Flora Nwapa - This Book Must Be Written
This is simply the story of a great woman, the first African female writer to ever be internationally published & mdash;of who she was, and of what she believed in.
This is simply the story of a great woman, the first African female writer to ever be internationally published & mdash;of who she was, and of what she believed in.
& ldquo;In his tribute to Flora Nwapa, Ajie Anthony Ukpabi Asika, the Administrator of the then East Central State, said:
& lsquo;In my native Onitsha, the highest tribute we may pay someone is to say that the person has, possesses, manifests a quality we call [ a w e l e ]. What is [ a w e l e ]? It is not wealth but a sense of richness, it is the sense of gracious well-being; it is a sense of being in harmony with the world, with one & rsquo;s God and with nature; it is a sense of elitism, of seemingly effortless superiority; it is a sense of contentment, of fulfilment from having done one & rsquo;s best. Flora Nwapa Nwakuche nwelu awele. & rsquo; & rdquo;
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.
USA TodayGood Housekeeping
The Wager - A Tale Of Shipwreck / Mutiny And Murder
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & bull; From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, TIME, Smithsonian, NPR, Vulture, Kirkus Reviews & ldquo;Riveting...Reads like a thriller, tackling a multilayered history & mdash;and imperialism & mdash;with gusto. & rdquo; & mdash;Time"A tour de force of narrative nonfiction. & rdquo; & mdash;The Wall Street JournalOn January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty & rsquo;s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as & ldquo;the prize of all the oceans, & rdquo; it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3,000 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes.But then ... six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they told a very different story. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes & ndash; they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death & mdash;for whomever the court found guilty could hang.The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann & rsquo;s recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O & rsquo;Brian, his portrayal of the castaways & rsquo; desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann & rsquo;s work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound.
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.
Never Look An American In The Eye
The author of Foreign Gods, Inc. and Arrows of Rain tells his own immigrant & rsquo;s tale, where what is lost in translation is often as hilarious as it is harrowing. Okey Ndibe & rsquo;s funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential & mdash;but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency & mdash;African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe & rsquo;s relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just thirteen days after he arrived in the US, in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); and juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories and more come together in a generous, encompassing book about the making of a writer and a new American.
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.
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.
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
₦ 23,760.00
₦ 24,000.00
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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.
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."
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.
High Financier: The Lives And Time Of Siegmund Warburg
Bestselling author Niall Ferguson reveals for the first time the true extent of Siegmund Warburg's influence-and the lessons we can learn in a time of crisis from the last of the high financiers."Success from the financial and from the prestige point of view . . . is not enough; what matters even more is . . . adherence to high moral and aesthetic standards."-Siegmund Warburg, 1959In this pathbreaking new biography, based on more than ten thousand hitherto unavailable letters and diary entries, bestselling author Niall Ferguson returns to his roots as a financial historian to tell the story of Siegmund Warburg, an extraordinary man whose austere philosophy of finance offers much insight today.A refugee from Hitler's Germany, Warburg rose to become the dominant figure in postwar City of London and one of the architects of European financial integration. Seared by the nearcollapse and then "Aryanization" of his family's long-established bank in the 1930s and then frustrated by the stagnation of its Wall Street sister, Kuhn Loeb, in the 1950s, Warburg resolved that his own firm of S. G. Warburg (founded in 1946) would be different.An obsessive perfectionist with an aversion to excessive risk, Warburg came to embody the ideals of the haute banquet-high finance- always eschewing the fast buck in favor of gilt-edged advice. He was not only the master of the modern merger and founder of the eurobond; he was also a key behind-the-scenes adviser to governments in London, Tokyo, and Jerusalem-to his critics, a "financial Rasputin." Like a character from a Thomas Mann novel, Warburg was a complex and ambivalent man, as much a psychologist, politician, and actor-manager as he was a banker. In High Financier Niall Ferguson shares the first book-length examination of a man whose life and work suggest an alternative to the troubled business principles that helped shape our current financial landscape.
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
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.
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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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).
21st Century Business Icons - The Leaders Who Are Changing Our World
From the stratospheric success of Jeff Bezos to the secret genius of Satoshi Nakamoto, 21st Century Business Icons uncovers the fascinating success stories behind some of the world's most innovative business leaders.Behind every success is the unique story of an individual who has transformed their ambition into reality. They have overcome their competition through innovation, determination and confidence. This book uncovers the stories behind these figures - while they may be divisive, controversial or polarizing - each of them offers fascinating insights into business and society.Stretching from California to Tokyo and covering sectors such as tech, retail, banking and social media, this book uncovers the secrets behind success on a global scale. Discover how Whitney Wolfe Herd reinvented the dating industry and how Jimmy Donaldson built a YouTube business empire. 21st Century Business Icons is a fascinating exploration of the entrepreneurs, influencers and pioneers who have redefined the 21st century.
American Desperado: My Life As A Cocaine Cowboy
The true story of super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the documentary Cocaine Cowboys. American Desperado is Roberts & rsquo; no-holds-barred account of being born into Mafia royalty, witnessing his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, returning to New York to become--at age 22--one of the city & rsquo;s leading nightclub impresarios, then journeying to Miami where in a few short years he would rise to become the Medellin Cartel & rsquo;s most effective smuggler. But that & rsquo;s just half the tale. The roster of Roberts & rsquo; friends and acquaintances reads like a Who & rsquo;s Who of the latter half of the 20th century and includes everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, and O.J. Simpson to Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, and Manuel Noriega. Nothing if not colorful, Roberts surrounded himself with beautiful women, drove his souped-up street car at a top speed of 180 miles per hour, shared his bed with a 200-pound cougar, and employed a 6 & rdquo;6 & rdquo; professional wrestler called & ldquo;The Thing & rdquo; as his bodyguard. Ultimately, Roberts became so powerful that he attracted the attention of the Republican Party & rsquo;s leadership, was wooed by them, and even was co-opted by the CIA for which he carried out its secret agenda. Scrupulously documented and relentlessly propulsive, this collaboration between a bloodhound journalist and one of the most audacious criminals ever is like no other crime book you & rsquo;ve ever read.
Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNBCC John Leonard Prize FinalistIndie Bestseller & ldquo;This is a book people will be talking about forever. & rdquo; Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed & ldquo;Ford & rsquo;s wrenchingly brilliant memoir is truly a classic in the making. The writing is so richly observed and so suffused with love and yearning that I kept forgetting to breathe while reading it. & rdquo; John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOne of the most prominent voices of her generation debuts with an extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the looming absence of her incarcerated father.Through poverty, adolescence, and a fraught relationship with her mother, Ashley C. Ford wishes she could turn to her father for hope and encouragement. There are just a few problems: he & rsquo;s in prison, and she doesn & rsquo;t know what he did to end up there. She doesn & rsquo;t know how to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night, or how to handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates. When the relationship turns sour, he assaults her. Still reeling from the rape, which she keeps secret from her family, Ashley desperately searches for meaning in the chaos. Then, her grandmother reveals the truth about her father & rsquo;s incarceration . . . and Ashley & rsquo;s entire world is turned upside down.Somebody & rsquo;s Daughter steps into the world of growing up a poor Black girl in Indiana with a family fragmented by incarceration, exploring how isolating and complex such a childhood can be. As Ashley battles her body and her environment, she embarks on a powerful journey to find the threads between who she is and what she was born into, and the complicated familial love that often binds them.
Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
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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.
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.