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Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum - My Vision Challenges In The Race For Excellence

My Vision: Challenges in the Race for Excellence is a unique book in which His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid AlM aktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, examines aspects of the UAE & rsquo;s unique development experience. This young country is making every effort to achieve excellence and upgrade its status from a regional economic centre into an international hub. It is striving to excel in services, tourism, the knowledge economy and creative human resources in order to reach its ambitious development goals. While addressing the people of Dubai and the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed & rsquo;s wider audience also includes the Arab world. Dubai & rsquo;s unique development experience sets a creative example for the Arab world to follow. The book, therefore, represents a message of optimism that if all the constituents of any given society agree to excel in all fields, different cultures and religions can coexist without the slightest problem. The proof he provides is Dubai itself. Key Features Follows the tremendous success of its Arabic version, published in 2006. My Vision is an authentic historical document, which testifies to the perceptive quality of Sheikh Mohammed & rsquo;s vision. The advice and model presented in this valuable work will be useful not only to the leaders of nations, but also all those who yearn for success. About the Author His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, is recognized by leaders and citizens across the globe as a visionary leader, an exemplary political figure, a sportsman par excellence and a magnificent public personality. Also a discerning and soulful poet, Sheikh Mohammed has previously published several poetry books, including Poems from the Desert (2009) and 40 Poems from the Desert (2011).

Jesus: Pure & Simple

Large Church Pastor and Bestselling Author Offers Keys to a God-Centered LifeAfter several bestselling books and more than 25 years of ministry in Hawaii, Wayne Cordeiro knows how to touch the hearts of Christians. Too often people can get distracted by various programs and unimportant details of the faith, but in this book Wayne places the focus directly on drawing near to Jesus. And from that core focus, all other aspects of life will fall into place.Filled with encouragement, stories, and practical guidelines, this book will help believers simplify their walks with the Lord a welcome message for readers looking for simplicity and peace in their anxious, overscheduled lives. Includes a built-in study guide for individuals and small groups.

A Short History Of Conquest And Rule: What Britain Did To Nigeria By Max Siollun

What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule by Max Siollun Most accounts of Nigeria's colonisation were written by British officials, presenting it as a noble civilising mission to rid Africans of barbaric superstition and corrupt tribal leadership. Thanks to this skewed writing of history, many Nigerians today still have Empire nostalgia and view thecolonial period through rose-tinted glasses.Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynicallyexploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives oftensuggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria's crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve.This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria's experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country--perhaps cataclysmically. Review " What Britain Did to Nigeria is a nuanced, informative and timely book that powerfully captures the complexity of the colonial impact."-- Olivette Otele, author of African Europeans: An Untold History "A humanizing and unyielding account of the actors who partook in the making of modern Nigeria, emphasising the scandals and clandestine colonial operations absent from mainstream narratives. It is an unvarnished account of the abuse of power by what was once the most powerful empire on the planet.By the end of this book, the line between savagery and civilization becomes indelibly blurred." -- Gimba Kakanda, writer, foreign policy analyst and columnist, Daily Trust "A must-read for anyone interested in the story of Britain's colonial encounter with Nigeria. Siollun tells this complex story from a Nigerian perspective while never once abandoning his objective eye, the mark of the truly-committed historian. [...] His vast knowledge and down-to-earth writingstyle have combined to produce a book that is both educative and enjoyable to read, one that shows colonialism in all its human complexities and contradictions. A fantastic accomplishment." -- Remi Adekoya, University of York, author of Biracial Britain: A Different Way of Looking at Race "Max Siollun has conducted extraordinary research which places the history of one of the most important English-speaking countries on earth in a new light. This is a compelling, brilliant and brave history of Nigeria and British colonialism."-- Toby Green, author of A Fistful of Shells: West Africafrom the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution"Siollun's evenhanded assessment of the roughly 60 years of colonial rule that followed is also absorbing, particularly his description of Nigerian resistance to the various injustices and humiliations inflicted by the British." --Foreign Affairs, Nicholar van de Walle "It is, to say the least, a complex story, but Siollun gets to the heart of it, offering a cogent analysis of the development of slavery and the lucrative trade in rubber, in palm oil as well as the livestock and cereals industries and the wholesale exploitation involved." --RTE, Paddy Kehoe."The British Empire is often presenteed as an endeavour that conqured territory, carried out atrocities, and looted resources. Max Siollun's 'What Britain Did to Nigeria' provides some evidence to support that case. But Siollun also provides much-needed nuance: British colonialism in Nigeria wascharacterised by a tension between the colonial government and the work of missionaries." --History Today, Tomiwa Owolade."Balanced and illuminating... Siollun shatters the comfortable assumption that the transition from pre-colonial to colonial government in what became Nigeria avoided... monstrous bloodshed." -- The Article "An intriguing new history of the British presence in Nigeria...Max Siollun writes a powerful corrective to the historical record, one that successfully argues that we cannot understand Nigeria today without examining its colonial past."-- Georgetown Security Studies Review What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule by Max Siollun "Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. [...] This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria's experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed thecountry-perhaps cataclysmically."-- BookAuthority, '23 Best New Slavery Books To Read In 2021' About the Author Max Siollun is a historian and author who specializes in Nigeria's history. He has written some of the most acclaimed books on Nigeria's history, and has been described as standing "unchallenged, in contemporary times, as the Chronicler-in-Chief of the Nigerian military" by the Special Assistant onNew Media to Nigeria's President Buhari, Tolu Ogunlesi.

What Britain Did To Nigeria - A Short History Of Conquest And Rule

What Britain Did To Nigeria - A Short History Of Conquest And Rule What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule by Max Siollun Most accounts of Nigeria's colonisation were written by British officials, presenting it as a noble civilising mission to rid Africans of barbaric superstition and corrupt tribal leadership. Thanks to this skewed writing of history, many Nigerians today still have Empire nostalgia and view thecolonial period through rose-tinted glasses.Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynicallyexploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives oftensuggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria's crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve.This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria's experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country--perhaps cataclysmically. Review " What Britain Did to Nigeria is a nuanced, informative and timely book that powerfully captures the complexity of the colonial impact."-- Olivette Otele, author of African Europeans: An Untold History "A humanizing and unyielding account of the actors who partook in the making of modern Nigeria, emphasising the scandals and clandestine colonial operations absent from mainstream narratives. It is an unvarnished account of the abuse of power by what was once the most powerful empire on the planet.By the end of this book, the line between savagery and civilization becomes indelibly blurred." -- Gimba Kakanda, writer, foreign policy analyst and columnist, Daily Trust "A must-read for anyone interested in the story of Britain's colonial encounter with Nigeria. Siollun tells this complex story from a Nigerian perspective while never once abandoning his objective eye, the mark of the truly-committed historian. [...] His vast knowledge and down-to-earth writingstyle have combined to produce a book that is both educative and enjoyable to read, one that shows colonialism in all its human complexities and contradictions. A fantastic accomplishment." -- Remi Adekoya, University of York, author of Biracial Britain: A Different Way of Looking at Race "Max Siollun has conducted extraordinary research which places the history of one of the most important English-speaking countries on earth in a new light. This is a compelling, brilliant and brave history of Nigeria and British colonialism."-- Toby Green, author of A Fistful of Shells: West Africafrom the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution"Siollun's evenhanded assessment of the roughly 60 years of colonial rule that followed is also absorbing, particularly his description of Nigerian resistance to the various injustices and humiliations inflicted by the British." --Foreign Affairs, Nicholar van de Walle

The Fall: The End Of The Murdoch Empire

THE BOOK THAT BROUGHT DOWN RUPERT MURDOCH - AND A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMeet the Murdochs and the disastrously dysfunctional family of Fox News. Until recently, they formed the most powerful media and political force in America. Now their empire is cracking up and crashing down.In his irresistible trilogy on the chaotic Trump presidency - Fire and Fury, Siege, and Landslide - the journalist Michael Wolff led readers deep into the twisted corridors of the White House. Drawing on years of unprecedented access to the Murdoch family and key players, he plunges us behind the scenes of another empire of influence, and the result is astonishing and unforgettable.Here is Rupert Murdoch, the ninety-two-year-old billionaire - concerned about his legacy, but more concerned about profits. Here are his contentious children, jockeying to take over when the old man is gone. Here is star anchor Tucker Carlson considering a run for the presidency while his bosses have other plans for him. Sean Hannity, the richest man in television, has his own plans: to put Trump back in office. While presenter Laura Ingraham is just trying to survive in a man's world.As the fallout from the 2020 election and the Dominion lawsuit pummels the reputation of the network, the battling Murdoch heirs position themselves for the final act in this riveting drama."Michael Wolff's books were my foundation and port of entry for working on Succession." Jeremy Strong ("Kendall Roy")Praise for Fire and Fury:#1 New York Times bestseller, a Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Financial Times'The pages of Wolff's book are littered with insults and intrigue, backstabbing and dysfunction' Washington Post'What makes the book significant is its sly, hilarious portrait of a hollow man, into the black hole of whose needy, greedy ego the whole world has virtually vanished' Guardian

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.

The Sheik Ceo By Yasar Jarrar

The Sheik CEO by Yasar Jarrar. The rise of Dubai is a remarkable story, one which has created a brand synonymous with superlatives and dynamism and put it among the leading cities of the world. As a result of its connectivity, bold futuristic projects, its ease of doing business, its hub status and its robust trading networks, Dubai has emerged as the Hong Kong of South Asia, the Miami of Africa and the Singapore of the Middle East. But this book is not about Dubai! This book is about the Sheikh who built it into a global hub, his leadership style and the way he operates. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, is & ndash; by any measure & ndash; one of the most known and admired leaders in our region. He has created an extraordinary legacy through his bold vision and ability to deliver, often against all odds. This book distils the lessons to be learned from observing Sheikh Mohammed firsthand, featuring interviews capturing insights from ministers and members of his Executive Office team from the past two decades. It gives an insider & rsquo;s view of the Sheikh CEO who runs Dubai, his personal leadership model and how he delivers. Whether or not you aspire to be a political or public leader, any leader or manager can improve his or her capabilities by studying Sheikh Mohammed & rsquo;s lessons in leadership.

Born In Africa By Martin Meredith

Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind. And yet, though vital clues still remain hidden, scientists have over the last century transformed our understanding about the beginnings of human life. In "Born in Africa", Martin Meredith follows scientists & rsquo; trail of discoveries about human origins, recounting their intense rivalry, personal feuds, and fierce controversies as well as their feats of skill and endurance. And he limns their momentous accomplishments: Scientists have identified more than twenty species of extinct humans. They have firmly established Africa as the birthplace not only of humankind but also of modern humans. They have revealed how early technology, language ability and artistic endeavour all originated in Africa; and they have shown how small groups of Africans spread out from Africa in an exodus sixty-thousand years ago to populate the rest of the world.

Goodluck Jonathan: My Friends And I, Conversations On Policy And Governance

Goodluck Jonathan: My Friends and I, Conversations on Policy and Governance Via Facebook Contents Facebook postings between Goodluck Jonathan and followers, organized by subject, with posters' names and images. Foreword by Joe Trippi. Description: 357 pages: Colour portraits The conversations cut across the following areas: 2011 elections African Union Aviation Awards Bad roads Diaspora Education Electoral Act Unemployment What they said FIFA/referee INEC budget Economy Pensioners State of police Policies Rebranding Women empowerment Youth Electricity/Niger Delta Declaration.

Just In Four Years - Alhaji Lateef Jakande: A Beacon For Africa's Leadership

How did he achieve so much in just 4 years of a single term in office? Meet the man who lived a full life; a life rich not in material things but in the things that truly matter & ndash; Integrity, Honour, Service, and Character. A quintessential politician and an administrator par excellence; the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. & ldquo;Just in Four Years & rdquo; is a book that chronicles the landmark achievement of the former Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria. Whose motivation was to make life better for the poor and to bring good governance to all and sundry. This book is aimed at buttressing ably that a standard has been set, precedence has been created and the baton dangling, awaiting a visionary leader of this generation to clutch and continue to run the race of good and selfless leadership as Lateef Jakande had envisioned. To bring to the spotlight the concept of good governance that can be achieved within a single dispensation. This is a book that must be read by everyone who cares about good governance. It & rsquo;s high time the people started asking politicians the question, can you be the Lateef Jakande we all need? The time for action is now. Read this book and join the effort towards a new Nigeria that understands what good governance looks like based on antecedent.

We Need New Stories

It is becoming clear that the old frames of reference are not working, that the narratives used for decades to stave off progressive causes are being exposed as falsehoods. Six myths have taken hold, ones which are at odds with our lived experience and in urgent need of revision.Has freedom of speech become a cover for promoting prejudice Has the concept of political correctness been weaponised to avoid ceding space to those excluded from power Does white identity politics pose an urgent danger These are some of the questions at the centre of Nesrine Malik's radical and compelling analysis that challenges us to find new narrators whose stories can fill the void and unite us behind a shared vision.

A Promised Land

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making & mdash;from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency & mdash;a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation & rsquo;s highest office. Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune & rsquo;s Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden. A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective & mdash;the story of one man & rsquo;s bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of & ldquo;hope and change, & rdquo; and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible. This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama & rsquo;s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.

My Journey To The Top: From Shop Boy To Banex Billionaire

My Journey to the Top is an exhilarating, inspirational and chronological progress in the personal, spiritual, family and business life of the Business Tycoon: Bishop (Dr) Victor Ogo Mbanisi. The Foreward of this great book was done by the great man of God Pastor E.A. Adeboye. From a wretched family, he started as a shop attendant and now a billionaire. The book explores how he started, his business strategies and lessons for those who are poor and striving to be wealthy. It is one of the rare books that you cannot refuse to read and learn from the secret of getting rich and even richer! PRAISE FOR: & ldquo;MY JOURNEY TO THE TOP & rdquo; & ldquo;THIS BOOK, & rdquo; My journey to the top & rdquo; is an authentic story of how Victor rose from poverty to staggering wealth. What you will find in this book are the worthy lessons, experiences and ingredients of growth and progress. Through these pages, you will feel Victor & rsquo;s yearning hearts to expose to all that greatness is a choice. Every young person hoping to excel in uncertain circumstances must read. & rsquo; & rsquo; _HRH Prof. Green O. Nwankwo Former deputy governor, Central Bank if Nigeria; Former chairman of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) & ldquo;This Life of Bishop Dr. Victor Mbanisi is a testimony of how God can raise a man from a very insignificant background to an outstanding achiever both in the business world and in ministry. Dr Mbanisi & rsquo;s life is an inspiration to both the young and the old. Like the life of Saul in 1 Cor 15:9-10 though being the least but becoming the greatest through grace. & rsquo; & rsquo; _Archbishop John Praise Daniel, Presiding Bishop, overcomers Church World OutreachDr. Mbanisi is a very positive paradigmatic paragon, a quintessential and an iconic business tycoon per excellence & hellip; In spite of his business acumen and ingenuity, he is a man that loves and fears God, he is very humble, kind, generous and invests his wealth in the propagation and expansion of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Anybody who applies the principles in this book will be successful. I recommend it to all who wants to accumulate great riches. & rdquo; _Bishop (prof.) Ben Akosa, Missionary Evangelist and International President, & ldquo;Operation One Billion Souls for Christ & rdquo; & ldquo;This autobiography by a billionaire entrepreneur is a strikingly successful synthesis of contemporary literature of wealth creation, informed by courage and good judgment. Which is why Mbanisi & rsquo;s & ldquo;My journey to the top & rsquo; & rsquo; is the choice book of the moment. Weaving history and culture into a lifestyle of excellence makes the narrative come alive. & rdquo; _Bayo Ogunmupe,

I Am Still With You: A Reckoning With Silence - Inheritance - And History

In this & ldquo;epic and intimate & rdquo; memoir (Margo Jefferson, author of Constructing a Nervous System), acclaimed writer Emmanuel Iduma returns to Nigeria to investigate the disappearance of his uncle and confront the truth about a war that shaped him, his family, and a nation: & ldquo;Quietly brilliant & rdquo; (Vulture)NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND TIME MAGAZINEIn inimitable, rhythmic prose, the author and winner of the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize Emmanuel Iduma tells the story of his return to Nigeria, where he grew up, after years of living in New York. He traveled home with an elusive mission: to learn the fate of his uncle Emmanuel, his namesake, who disappeared in the Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s. A conflict that left so many families broken, the war remains at the margins of the history books, almost taboo to discuss. To find answers, Iduma stopped in city after city throughout the former Biafra region, reconnecting with relatives dear and distant to probe their memories, prowling university libraries to furtively photocopy illicit books, and visiting half-abandoned monuments along the highway. Perhaps, he realized, if he could understand how his father grieved the loss of a brother in the war, he might learn how to grieve his late father in turn. His is also the story of countless families across the country and across the world who will never have answers or proper funerals for their loved ones. It & rsquo;s a story about the birth of an artist, about writing itself as an act both healing and political, even dangerous. And it & rsquo;s a story about family history and legacy, and all the questions the dead leave unanswered. How much of the author & rsquo;s identity is wrapped up in this inheritance? And what does it mean to return home, when the people who define it are gone? Equal parts memoir, national history, and political reckoning, I Am Still With You is a profoundly personal story of collective loss and making peace with the unknowable.

A Short History Of Conquest And Rule - What Britain Did To Nigeria By Max Siollun

A Short History Of Conquest And Rule: What Britain Did To Nigeria By Max Siollun Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynically exploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives often suggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria & rsquo;s crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve.This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria & rsquo;s experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country & mdash;perhaps cataclysmically. Publisher : C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdLanguage : EnglishPaper cover ISBN- 978-1787383845

Cowries Of Blood: Essays On Herdsmen- Banditry And Nigeria's Endgame Politics

Cowries of Blood contains essays about Nigeria & rsquo;s struggles with insecurity, elite failure and leadership inadequacies. The articles were published in the author & rsquo;s Monday Lines column in the Nigerian Tribune between March 2012 and August 2021.

Hitler's Secret Book By Adolf Hitler

Hitler's Secret Book by Adolf Hitler The long-hidden papers of Hitler's confidential aims for world conquest. This book, never published until after WWII, sheds insights into Hitler's thinking, expanding upon some of the themes of his Mein Kampf. The introduction was written by Telford Taylor. The book is recommended for history lovers. Hitler's Secret Book by Adolf Hitler The long-hidden papers of Hitler's confidential aims for world conquest. This book, never published until after WWII, sheds insights into Hitler's thinking, expanding upon some of the themes of his Mein Kampf. The introduction was written by Telford Taylor. The book is recommended for history lovers.

Rich Woman A Book On Investing For Women By Kim Kiyosaki

Rich Woman: A Book on Investing for Women by Kim Kiyosaki Written by Kim Kiyosaki - -the wife of bestselling author Robert Kiyosaki - RICH WOMAN is for women who insist on being financially independent without depending on a man, family, company, or government to take care of them. In her book, Kiyosaki applies the same moneymaking strategies that have made RICH DAD POOR DAD one of the great publishing success stories of all time but in a voice that is aimed directly at women. No matter what your financial background is or your current job situation, RICH WOMAN provides the essential road map for any woman who aspires to be financially free.

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.

Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years

"Ibadan" is the third volume in Wole Soyinka's series of memoirs, the sequel to "Ake and Isara". In a mixture of fact and fiction - to protect the innocent and nail the guilty and shape an often intolerable reality - it tells of the coming of age of a writer and political activist; and of a nation's betrayal. Linking national and international events with personal experience across 20 years, from confrontations with French immigration officers and the trauma of being black in Britain, to the direct experience of corruption, ballot-rigging, and power-mongering in his native Nigeria - a period otherwise known as the Penkelemes years - "Ibadan" is an exploration into themes of racism, politics and injustice.

World Order

& ldquo;Dazzling and instructive . . . [a] magisterial new book. & rdquo; & mdash;Walter Isaacson, Time"An astute analysis that illuminates many of today's critical international issues." & mdash;Kirkus Reviews Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era & mdash;advising presidents, traveling the world, observing and shaping the central foreign policy events of recent decades & mdash;Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the twenty-first century: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historical perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism.There has never been a true & ldquo;world order, & rdquo; Kissinger observes. For most of history, civilizations defined their own concepts of order. Each considered itself the center of the world and envisioned its distinct principles as universally relevant. China conceived of a global cultural hierarchy with the emperor at its pinnacle. In Europe, Rome imagined itself surrounded by barbarians; when Rome fragmented, European peoples refined a concept of an equilibrium of sovereign states and sought to export it across the world. Islam, in its early centuries, considered itself the world & rsquo;s sole legitimate political unit, destined to expand indefinitely until the world was brought into harmony by religious principles. The United States was born of a conviction about the universal applicability of democracy & mdash;a conviction that has guided its policies ever since.Now international affairs take place on a global basis, and these historical concepts of world order are meeting. Every region participates in questions of high policy in every other, often instantaneously. Yet there is no consensus among the major actors about the rules and limits guiding this process or its ultimate destination. The result is mounting tension.Grounded in Kissinger & rsquo;s deep study of history and his experience as national security advisor and secretary of state, World Order guides readers through crucial episodes in recent world history. Kissinger offers a unique glimpse into the inner deliberations of the Nixon administration & rsquo;s negotiations with Hanoi over the end of the Vietnam War, as well as Ronald Reagan & rsquo;s tense debates with Soviet Premier Gorbachev in Reykjav & iacute;k. He offers compelling insights into the future of U.S. & ndash;China relations and the evolution of the European Union, and he examines lessons of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Taking readers from his analysis of nuclear negotiations with Iran through the West & rsquo;s response to the Arab Spring and tensions with Russia over Ukraine, World Order anchors Kissinger & rsquo;s historical analysis in the decisive events of our time.Provocative and articulate, blending historical insight with geopolitical prognostication, World Order is a unique work that could come only from a lifelong policy maker and diplomat. Kissinger is also the author of On China.

Stepping On Toes: My Odyssey At The Nigerian Ports Authority

Stepping on toes is the story of some of the most important events that defined the five-year leadership of Hadiza Bala Usman at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Told in breezy, captivating everyday language, this book exposes the elite capture of the Nigerian states and their struggle to retain the stranglehold, no matter what it takes.

Ayinla Omowura

This book is a narrative of the life and times of one of the most profound and unarguably, one of the most original Yoruba musicians of post-colonial Nigeria. Murdered in a barroom brawl in Abeokuta, Ogun State 1980, Ayinla Omowura, forty years after his untimely passage, has refused to die, both in the consciousness of the people of South West Nigeria, even elsewhere, as well as in the hearts and on the lips of the people. Famous for his outlawry and romance with the banned substance called marijuana, Omowura exhibited a depth of musical profundity, scholarship and the captivating voice of a songbird, a troika that is rare in contemporary Nigerian music. This book is thus an attempt to properly situate and reconfigure what Omowura represented to the postcolonial society.

Angela Davis - An Autobiography

A powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela DavisEdited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the Black Liberation era which resonates just as powerfully today. It is reissued now with a new introduction by Davis, for a new audience inspired and galvanised by her ongoing activism and her extraordinary example.In the book, she describes her journey from a childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, to one of the most significant political trials of the century: from her political activity in a New York high school to her work with the U.S. Communist Party, the Black Panther Party, and the Soledad Brothers; and from the faculty of the Philosophy Department at UCLA to the FBI's list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.Told with warmth, brilliance, humour, and conviction, it is an unforgettable account of a life committed to radical change

Every Nation For Itself: What Happens When No One Leads The World

A world order in which no single country or durable alliance of countries can meet the challenges of global leadership. What happens when the G20 doesn & rsquo;t work and the G7 is history. If the worst threatened & mdash;a rogue nuclear state, a major health crisis, the collapse of the global financial system & mdash;where would the world look for leadership? For the first time in seven decades, there is no single power or alliance of powers ready to take on the challenges of global leadership. A generation ago, the United States, Europe, and Japan were the world & rsquo;s powerhouses, the free-market democra & shy;cies that propelled the global economy forward. But today, they struggle just to find their footing. Acclaimed geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer argues that this leadership vacuum is here to stay, as power is regionalized instead of globalized. Now that so many challenges transcend borders & mdash;from the stability of the global economy and climate change to cyber-attacks and terrorism & mdash;the need for international cooperation has never been greater.

The Sheikh Ceo

The Sheik CEO by Yasar Jarrar. The rise of Dubai is a remarkable story, one which has created a brand synonymous with superlatives and dynamism and put it among the leading cities of the world. As a result of its connectivity, bold futuristic projects, its ease of doing business, its hub status and its robust trading networks, Dubai has emerged as the Hong Kong of South Asia, the Miami of Africa and the Singapore of the Middle East. But this book is not about Dubai! This book is about the Sheikh who built it into a global hub, his leadership style and the way he operates. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, is & ndash; by any measure & ndash; one of the most known and admired leaders in our region. He has created an extraordinary legacy through his bold vision and ability to deliver, often against all odds. This book distils the lessons to be learned from observing Sheikh Mohammed firsthand, featuring interviews capturing insights from ministers and members of his Executive Office team from the past two decades. It gives an insider & rsquo;s view of the Sheikh CEO who runs Dubai, his personal leadership model and how he delivers. Whether or not you aspire to be a political or public leader, any leader or manager can improve his or her capabilities by studying Sheikh Mohammed & rsquo;s lessons in leadership.

What Britain Did To Nigeria - Max Siollun

What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule by Max Siollun Most accounts of Nigeria's colonisation were written by British officials, presenting it as a noble civilising mission to rid Africans of barbaric superstition and corrupt tribal leadership. Thanks to this skewed writing of history, many Nigerians today still have Empire nostalgia and view thecolonial period through rose-tinted glasses.Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynicallyexploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives oftensuggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria's crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve.This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria's experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country--perhaps cataclysmically.

How To Think Politically

"A wonderful introduction to history's most influential scribblers."--Steven PinkerWhat is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than how we should live, as individuals and as communities. This book goes beyond the surface headlines, the fak* news and the hysteria to explore the timeless questions posed and answers offered by a diverse group of the 30 greatest political thinkers who have ever lived.Are we political, economic, or religious animals? Should we live in small city-states, nations, or multinational empires? What values should politics promote? Should wealth be owned privately or in common? Do animals also have rights? There is no idea too radical for this global assortment of thinkers, which includes: Confucius; Plato; Augustine; Machiavelli; Burke; Wollstonecraft; Marx; Nietzsche; Gandhi; Qutb; Arendt; Nussbaum, Naess and Rawls.In each brief chapter, the authors paint a vivid portrait of these often prescient, always compelling political thinkers, showing how their ideas grew out of their own dramatic lives and times and evolved beyond them. Now more than ever we need to be reminded that politics can be a noble, inspiring and civilizing art. And if we want to understand today's political world, we need to understand the foundations of politics and its architects. This is the perfect guide to both.

Gandhi: Radical Wisdom For A Changing World (masters Of Wisdom) By Alan Jacobs

Gandhi: Radical Wisdom for a Changing World (Masters of Wisdom) by Alan Jacobs Over 60 years after his death, Gandhi is more popular and relevant than ever. This inspiring anthology offers a judicious selection of his writings, from speeches, news articles, letters, and state documents to autobiography. Packed with all the rich incident and driving narrative of a novel, and filled with profound examples of Gandhi's timeless spiritual and political wisdom, this is a book that will find a permanent place on your shelf . . . and in your heart About the AuthorAlan Jacobs has made a lifelong study of mysticism. His books include The Essential Gnostic Gospels and When Jesus Lived in India, while as an editor he has been responsible for Poetry for the Spirit and Peace of Mind, as well as Tales from Rumi, The Gnostic Gospels, The Upanishads, Native American Wisdom, and Plato's Republic in the Watkins Sacred Wisdom series.

My Vision - Challenges In The Race For Excellence Hh Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Makt

My Vision: Challenges In The Race For Excellence by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Makto My Vision: challenges in the race for excellence is a unique book in which His Highness Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice president and prime minister of United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Examines aspect of the UAE & rsquo;S unique development experience This is a book about a unique development experience that set a creative example for the Arab world to follow. This experience provide a reassuring message that if all the constituent of any given society agree to excel in all fields, different cultures and religions can co-exist without the slightest problem.

When Breath Becomes Air

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & bull; PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST & bull; This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?NAMED ONE OF PASTE & rsquo;S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE & bull; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review & bull; People & bull; NPR & bull; The Washington Post & bull; Slate & bull; Harper & rsquo;s Bazaar & bull; Time Out New York & bull; Publishers Weekly & bull; BookPageFinalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction and the Books for a Better Life Award in Inspirational MemoirAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade & rsquo;s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi & rsquo;s transformation from a na & iuml;ve medical student & ldquo;possessed, & rdquo; as he wrote, & ldquo;by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life & rdquo; into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. & ldquo;I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything, & rdquo; he wrote. & ldquo;Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: & lsquo;I can & rsquo;t go on. I & rsquo;ll go on. & rsquo; & rdquo; When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.

Main Character Energy: An Empowering Guide From Tiktok Megastar Fats Timbo

YOU ARE THE HERO THAT YOUR STORY NEEDS. I'm Fats/Fatima. I'm a comedian. I make jokes and videos. Sometimes I go on news programmes and tell men with bad tans what life is like for little people. I do this because I am a little person, in case you were wondering. It would be an odd thing to do if I wasn't. My life hasn't always been easy, but through the good and the bad times I've learned a few lessons which have made me fearless - how to be the hero that my story needs. Now, I want to share those lessons with you. So you can be the main character in your life, no matter what your challenges may be. So come on in. My story, like yours, is ready to begin. Love, Fats x

Hitler's Secret Book

Hitler's Secret Book by Adolf Hitler The long-hidden papers of Hitler's confidential aims for world conquest. This book, never published until after WWII, sheds insights into Hitler's thinking, expanding upon some of the themes of his Mein Kampf. The introduction was written by Telford Taylor. The book is recommended for history lovers.

My Vision - Challenges In The Race For Excellence Hh Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Makt

My Vision: Challenges In The Race For Excellence by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Makto My Vision: challenges in the race for excellence is a unique book in which His Highness Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice president and prime minister of United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, Examines aspect of the UAE & rsquo;S unique development experience This is a book about a unique development experience that set a creative example for the Arab world to follow. This experience provide a reassuring message that if all the constituent of any given society agree to excel in all fields, different cultures and religions can co-exist without the slightest problem.

Why States Recover: Changing Walking Societies Into Winning Nations, From Afghanistan To Z

State failure takes many forms. Somalia offers one extreme. The country's prolonged civil war led to the collapse of central authority, with state control devolving to warlord-led factions that competed for the spoils of local commerce, political power, and international aid. Malawi, on the other hand, is at the other end of the scale. During President Bingu's second term in office, the country's economy collapsed as a result of poor policies and Bingu's brand of personal politics. On the surface, Malawi's economy seemed largely stable; underneath, however, the polity was fractured and the economy broken.In between these two extremes of state failure are all manner of examples, many of which Mills explores in the fascinating and profoundly personal Why States Recover. Throughout he returns to his key questions: how do countries recover? What roles should both insiders and outsiders play to aid that process? Drawing on research in more than thirty countries, and incorporating interviews with a dozen leaders, Mills examines state failure and identifies instances of recovery in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. For anyone interested in the reasons behind states' failure, and remedies to ensure future economic stability, it is important reading.

Why We Struck : The Story Of The First Nigeria Coup By Adewale Ademoyega

Why We Struck : The Story of The First Nigeria Coup by Adewale Ademoyega Why We Struck : The Story of The First Nigeria Coup by Adewale Ademoyega The Story of the first Nigerian Coup. It tells a story of the first military intervention in Nigerian politics. The coup that took place on January 15. 1966. was concieved and planned by Major Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and Ademoyega. The book is indeed a souvenir, being the original work of the only surviving member of the trio that conceived and planned the coup. The Story of the first Nigerian Coup. It tells a story of the first military intervention in Nigerian politics. The coup that took place on January 15. 1966. was concieved and planned by Major Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and Ademoyega.

What Britain Did To Nigeria: A Short History Of Conquest And Rule By Max Siollun

What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and Rule by Max Siollun Most accounts of Nigeria's colonisation were written by British officials, presenting it as a noble civilising mission to rid Africans of barbaric superstition and corrupt tribal leadership. Thanks to this skewed writing of history, many Nigerians today still have Empire nostalgia and view thecolonial period through rose-tinted glasses. Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynicallyexploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives oftensuggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria's crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve. This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria's experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country-perhaps cataclysmically.

Nzeogwu: An Intimate Portrait Of Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu

Was he a genuine revolutionary? A hero or villain? What would he have thought of the country in its current state? The answers to these questions will perhaps remain as elusive and controversial as the man who inspired them. The man? Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. His actions on 15 January 1966 permanently altered the course of our nation. Supported with personal letters and pictures, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nzeogwu & rsquo;s close friend and confidant, provides a penetrating and detailed account of the life of one of the most enigmatic names in Nigeria & rsquo;s history.

The Poet X

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People & rsquo;s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpr & eacute; Award! Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers & mdash;especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. With Mami & rsquo;s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school & rsquo;s slam poetry club, she doesn & rsquo;t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can & rsquo;t stop thinking about performing her poems. Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent. & ldquo;Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice. & rdquo; & mdash;Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation & ldquo;An incredibly potent debut. & rdquo; & mdash;Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost & ldquo;Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero. & rdquo; & mdash;Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street

My Command

My Command gives a detailed and vivid account of military operations on all fronts, as well as the response of the international community and the impact of the war on individual lives. Olusegun Obasanjo, in this memoir, tells of this delicate time in the life of Nigeria with honesty and humanity. This book is as relevant now as it was decades ago & mdash;one man & rsquo;s record of our past and a guide for our nation & rsquo;s present and future leaders and citizens.

Fire And Fury Michael Wolff

#1 New York Times Bestseller With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country--and the world--has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing presidential term that reflects the volatility and fierceness of the man elected Commander-in-Chief. This riveting and explosive account of Trump's administration provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office, including: -- What President Trump's staff really thinks of him -- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama -- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired -- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room -- Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing -- What is the secret to communicating with Trump is -- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers Never before in history has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion.

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;

7 Reasons Why You Can Trust The Bible

Can you trust the Bible? Many answer this question with a staunch No! Critics increasingly attempt to poke holes in the authority of Scripture and deflate faith among believers. But ask Dr. Erwin Lutzer if you can trust the Bible, and he & rsquo;ll give a resounding Yes! In this revised and expanded edition of the popular book 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible, Dr. Lutzer offers seven foundational arguments for the reliability of Scripture. In clear, easy-to-follow language, he explores: The Bible & rsquo;s claims about itself The historical reliability of the Bible The prophetic predictions of the Bible The claims of Christ concerning Scripture The harmony between science and the Bible The providence of God in preserving Scripture The power of the Bible to change lives In the court of truth, the Holy Spirit testifies to the authority of Scripture, and all the evidence lines up. Read 7 Reasons and let your confidence in God & rsquo;s Word increase.

It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth

Remi Adekoya is a welcome blast of unsentimental rigour into a race debate clogged up with emotion and moralism. His dissection of the economic underpinnings of the world & rsquo;s racial and national hierarchies will make uncomfortable reading for both liberals and conservatives & rsquo; David Goodhart & lsquo;This terrifically illuminating book . . . offers a new way of understanding modern racial structures & rsquo; i Newspaper & lsquo;This is a courageous and urgent intervention into one of the most important debates of our time & ndash; one in which we often seem curiously incurious about what would lead to genuine equality among groups. In clear and elegant prose Dr. Adekoya will shift the way you think about hierarchies of race & rsquo; Thomas Chatterton Williams & lsquo;Remi brings a unique international perspective to the race debate, allowing the reader to understand complexities in the discussion that they won & rsquo;t have considered before & rsquo; Katharine Birbalsingh & lsquo;It & rsquo;s Not About Whiteness, It & rsquo;s About Wealth form[s] part of the urgent and long-awaited intellectual work needed to create a genuinely fair and socially just society, one that doesn & rsquo;t depend on treating ethnic minority people like children . . . The strength of Adekoya & rsquo;s book is that it is rooted in concrete, material questions in the context of a debate transfixed by the performative and the representational & rsquo; Critic & lsquo;Adekoya & rsquo;s book is one of the rare works which problematize the Woke stereotypes: it correctly grounds & ldquo;racist prejudices & rdquo; in wealth differences. All sincere liberal anti-racists should read this book to grasp why their efforts are so counterproductive. And since liberal anti-racism is the hegemonic ideology in our countries, this means that EVERYBODY should read Adekoya & rsquo;s book & rsquo; Slavoj ZizekWhat really matters when it comes to race?Western conversations on race and racism revolve around familiar themes; colonialism, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and the ideology of white supremacism form the holy trinity of the race debate. But what if we are neglecting a key piece of the puzzle? Something that explains why a racial order persists today despite a moral consensus it should not.In It & rsquo;s Not About Whiteness, It & rsquo;s About Wealth, Remi Adekoya persuasively argues that & ndash; in our capitalist world & ndash; it is socioeconomic realities which play the leading role in sustaining racial hierarchies in everyday life and in the global big picture, something regularly overlooked in the current debate. Financial power is what enables ultimate influence over events, environments, and people, and, as Adekoya expertly demonstrates, it is money more than anything else that maintains the racial pecking order. Exploring immigration, technology, media, group stereotypes, status perceptions and more, this book cleverly shows how wealth determines what & rsquo;s what in key domains of modern life, and how this affects racial dynamics across the globe.An incisive, insightful and open investigation into the links between financial power and racial hierarchies, Adekoya sheds much needed light on the status and power imbalances shaping our world and reveals what needs to be done to combat them going forward.

Becoming Facebook

You can & rsquo;t create a $300 billion company by accident in between classes. You may think you know the legendary story behind the beginning of Facebook by wunderkind Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg, but those who were actually there on the inside molding this social media idea into a game-changing, Goliath-sized company know the experience was far more tumultuous and uncertain than one might expect.As a computer engineer turned marketing innovator who worked with COO Sheryl Sandberg, Mike Hoefflinger had a front-row seat to the company & rsquo;s growing pains, stumbles, and reinventions. In Becoming Facebook, he shares the challenges faced and lessons learned during the coming-of-age times of the & uuml;bercompany. Discover from an insider: & bull; How Facebook recovered from its & ldquo;disastrous & rdquo; IPO & bull; How the growth team achieved the impossible & bull; Why Facebook & rsquo;s newsfeed ads were the company & rsquo;s most important business decision ever & bull; How Google+ attacked and lost & bull; Why and how Instagram and WhatsApp were added & bull; And much more!Follow the social media giant from its almost mythical birth all the way to the overwhelming success it has been solidified in today, uncovering the lessons its leaders learned while overcoming setbacks and achieving greatness.

What Does Israel Fear From Palestine?

A poignant, incisive meditation on Israel & rsquo;s longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Palestinian and Israeli futures.When apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994, dismantled by internal activism and global pressure, why did Israel continue to pursue its own apartheid policies against Palestinians? In keeping with a history of antagonism, the Israeli state accelerated the establishment of settlements in the Occupied Territories as extreme right-wing voices gained prominence in government, with comparatively little international backlash.Condensing this complex history into a lucid essay, Raja Shehadeh examines the many lost opportunities to promote a lasting peace and equality between Israelis and Palestinians. Since the creation of Israel in 1948, known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or catastrophe, each side & rsquo;s perception of events has strongly diverged. What can this discrepancy tell us about Israel & rsquo;s undermining of a two-state solution? And will the current genocide in Gaza finally mark a shift in the world & rsquo;s response?With graceful, haunting prose, Shehadeh offers insights into a defining conflict that could yet be resolved.

Stillness Is The Key

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller & Wall Street Journal BestsellerIn The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness--to be steady while the world spins around you.In this book, he outlines a path for achieving this ancient, but urgently necessary way of living. Drawing on a wide range of history's greatest thinkers, from Confucius to Seneca, Marcus Aurelius to Thich Nhat Hanh, John Stuart Mill to Nietzsche, he argues that stillness is not mere inactivity, but the doorway to self-mastery, discipline, and focus.Holiday also examines figures who exemplified the power of stillness: baseball player Sadaharu Oh, whose study of Zen made him the greatest home run hitter of all time; Winston Churchill, who in balancing his busy public life with time spent laying bricks and painting at his Chartwell estate managed to save the world from annihilation in the process; Fred Rogers, who taught generations of children to see what was invisible to the eye; Anne Frank, whose journaling and love of nature guided her through unimaginable adversity.More than ever, people are overwhelmed. They face obstacles and egos and competition. Stillness Is the Key offers a simple but inspiring antidote to the stress of 24/7 news and social media. The stillness that we all seek is the path to meaning, contentment, and excellence in a world that needs more of it than ever.

Why People Die In Marriages

There are healthy marriages, and there are toxic ones as well. Many times, unhealthy marriages result in hurts and wounds. Sometimes, they could lead to the death or killing of a partner. However, we should identify why people die in marriages and how to protect ourselves and our loved ones from becoming the next victim of such avoidable gruesome killings and tragic incidents that are associated with domestic violence. In this book, Dr. Victor Mike-Omole thoughtfully identified and spelt out a few reasons some folks die in marriage and how it can be prevented or significantly reduced. You will also discover & hellip; Effects Of Religious Extremities In Marital Relationship What the Bible Says About Divorce and Remarrying When and How To Quit A Toxic Marriage How To Recognize Abusers and Their Abuses Chronicles Of Marital Tragedies How To Prevent Loss Of Lives In Marriage. The Price For a Blissful Marriage Self-Evaluation For Abuse In A Relationship The author recommended how the Church and Church Leaders should play their role in stemming the tides of gender-based violence and the gruesome killings associated with it. Why People Die In Marriages is a self-help book and a Must-Read for everyone in a marriage or intends going into a relationship.

What Britain Did To Nigeria - A Short History Of Conquest And Rule

Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynically exploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives often suggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria & rsquo;s crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve.This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria & rsquo;s experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country & mdash;perhaps cataclysmically.

What Britain Did To Nigeria

Max Siollun offers a bold rethink: an unromanticised history, arguing compellingly that colonialism had few benevolent intentions, but many unjust outcomes. It may have ended slavery and human sacrifice, but it was accompanied by extreme violence; ethnic and religious identity were cynically exploited to maintain control, while the forceful remoulding of longstanding legal and social practices permanently altered the culture and internal politics of indigenous communities. The aftershocks of this colonial meddling are still being felt decades after independence. Popular narratives often suggest that the economic and political turmoil are homegrown, but the reality is that Britain created many of Nigeria & rsquo;s crises, and has left them behind for Nigerians to resolve.This is a definitive, head-on confrontation with Nigeria & rsquo;s experience under British rule, showing how it forever changed the country & mdash;perhaps cataclysmically.

Biafra In The News: The Nigerian Civil War Seen From A London News Desk

Fifty years ago, Nigeria endured a period of violent disturbance leading to the breakaway of the Eastern Region under the name Biafra. The resulting conflict (1967-70) aroused shock and protests around the world because of mass starvation in the war zone. While Britain supplied arms to the federal Nigerian government, and France to the Biafrans, relief agencies with contributions from countless individuals organized a memorable airlift of food and medicine to the Biafrans' Uli airstrip. Jonathan Derrick, then a journalist for the London weekly West Africa, followed these events closely and recorded the war in the magazine's news pages, right up to the federal forces' final victory and the remarkable reconciliation between supporters of Biafra--predominantly Igbo--and other Nigerians. He later worked for some years in Nigeria, and has studied much of the material published on the war since 1970. Here, he recounts the history of the conflict as documented in West Africa, referring to later literature on and analysis of the events, which inspired passion at the time and have provoked debate ever since. His account deals with myths, misapprehensions and controversies surrounding the conflict, while recalling the tragic facts of a grim episode in African history.

Evil Geniuses - The Unmaking Of America - A Recent History 1

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & bull; When did America give up on fairness? The author of Fantasyland tells the epic history of how America decided that big business gets whatever it wants, only the rich get richer, and nothing should ever change & mdash;and charts a way back to the future. & ldquo;Essential, absorbing . . . a graceful, authoritative guide . . . a radicalized moderate & rsquo;s moderate case for radical change. & rdquo; & mdash;The New York Times Book ReviewDuring the twentieth century, America managed to make its economic and social systems both more and more fair and more and more prosperous. A huge, secure, and contented middle class emerged. All boats rose together. But then the New Deal gave way to the Raw Deal. Beginning in the early 1970s, by means of a long war conceived of and executed by a confederacy of big business CEOs, the superrich, and right-wing zealots, the rules and norms that made the American middle class possible were undermined and dismantled. The clock was turned back on a century of economic progress, making greed good, workers powerless, and the market all-powerful while weaponizing nostalgia, lifting up an oligarchy that served only its own interests, and leaving the huge majority of Americans with dwindling economic prospects and hope.Why and how did America take such a wrong turn? In this deeply researched and brilliantly woven cultural, economic, and political chronicle, Kurt Andersen offers a fresh, provocative, and eye-opening history of America & rsquo;s undoing, naming names, showing receipts, and unsparingly assigning blame & mdash;to the radical right in economics and the law, the high priests of high finance, a complacent and complicit Establishment, and liberal & ldquo;useful idiots, & rdquo; among whom he includes himself.Only a writer with Andersen & rsquo;s crackling energy, deep insight, and ability to connect disparate dots and see complex systems with clarity could make such a book both intellectually formidable and vastly entertaining. And only a writer of Andersen & rsquo;s vision could reckon with our current high-stakes inflection point, and show the way out of this man-made disaster.

A Fatherless People: The Secret Story Of How The Nigerians Missed The Road To The Promised Land

A Fatherless People: The Secret Story of How the Nigerians Missed the Road to the Promised Land tells the story of Nigeria, from its early conceptualisation by British colonialists in the aftermath of the abolition of the slave trade, up to the present day.

Adrift - A True Story Of Love / Loss And Survival At Sea

The heart-stopping memoir soon to be a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin and directed by Baltasar Kormakur of Everest Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiance Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami's hometown of San Diego as their ultimate destination. But less than two weeks into their voyage, disaster struck. Despite their best efforts to steer clear of an approaching hurricane, they became trapped in the storm's path, and found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers, and 140-knot winds. Richard tethered himself to the boat and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet. Tami's last memory was her fiance's scream, followed by darkness. She awoke hours later, alone, venturing on deck to discover only Richard's safety line, the clasp meant to hold him broken. Adrift is the story of Tami's miraculous forty-one-day journey to safety on a ravaged boat with no motor and no masts, sustained by Richard's memory to guide her. It's an unforgettable tale of love, loss, and survival on the high seas, and an inspiring reminder that even in our darkest moments, we are never truly alone.

How We Destroy Nigeria: Haven For Financial Crimes And Corruption By J. W. Adetunji-adeoye

How We Destroy Nigeria: Haven for Financial Crimes and Corruption by John Walker Adetunji-Adeoye This book is a sequel to How We Destroy Nigeria: Precedence of Doom. Most of what has been documented in the prequel focus on the country's past and present rulers, while most of this book's content focuses on the entire citizens and their roles in Nigeria's embarrassing state. Many Nigerians claim they want a better country, but such hopes and aspirations sharply contradict their daily activities. A combination of crooked political and public officeholders and citizens' apathy to matters of social responsibility and accountability made Nigeria a haven for financial crimes. The author also describes anti-social and unpolished practices responsible for the individual and national stagnation of the Nigerian people.

There Was A Country : A Personal History Of Biafra By Chinua Achebe

This detailed literature summary also contains onThere Was a Country by Chinua Achebe. & ldquo;There Was A Country & rdquo; by Chinua Achebe is a memoir of Chinua & rsquo;s early life in the Eastern Region of Nigeria where his people, the Igbo, were the dominant ethnic group. Always drawn to storytelling, Chinua eventually found himself and rejected a full scholarship to medical school once he succumbed to the allure of the arts, especially writing. As he matured and was educated at the University College in Nigeria, it became his goal to develop with other young colleagues an honest voice for the Dark Continent. Chinua & rsquo;s dream was to establish African literature that was written by Africans and that would be embraced by the rest of the world. He felt the strong need for African stories to be told by Africans. The Dark Continent was under colonial rule when he was a young man and he and many of his fellow young intellects saw the dire need for independence from their colonial master, Great Britain, so that they could spread their wings and soar. While Chinua tells the story of his childhood, education, marriage and fatherhood and goals and dreams as an elite writer and intellect, he tells quite another story in its backdrop. He provides a very different account, a dark and ominous one that runs parallel with the hopes and dreams of a young writer and of a young nation. In 1960 after Nigeria had been under British colonial rule since 1914, they had growing pains and a strong desire for independence. The British who had exploited the African nation & rsquo;s rich resources and fattened their coffers for decades recognized it was time to cut ties. Nigeria won its freedom in 1960. There was great hope in the sovereign nation that the lives of its people would be enriched and their futures bright and hopeful. However, the nation quickly devolved into an abyss due to its weak leadership, corruption and bent toward ethnic oppression. Suffering more than any other segment of the nation was the people of its Eastern Region, in particular the Igbo who was the dominant ethnic group in the east but a hated minority by those who now ruled Nigeria. In 1967, it was time for the Eastern Region to break away from the nation of Nigeria. But this time the motherland was not nearly as understanding or accommodating. The Nigerian government would not allow the secession of the Eastern Region that now had the temerity to declare itself the independent Republic of Biafra. A civil war ensued for the next three years. The Nigeria-Biafra War with its horrific atrocities and excessive bloodshed is considered to be the worst conflict in the history of man. During these times of unbelievable strife, fear and oppression, Chinua Achebe & rsquo;s number one goal was to protect the lives of his wife and children. But he never lost sight of his goal to elevate the writings of Africans to a level that would be respected and honored throughout the world of literature and one that would represent the real true voice of Africa.

Hitler's Secret Book By Adolf Hitler

This book, never published until after WWII, sheds insights into Hitler's thinking, expanding upon some of the themes of his Mein Kampf. Recommended for history lovers. The most anticipated spy thriller of 2020, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Corpus. Autumn 1941. The war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If Hitler is to be stopped, a new weapon is desperately needed. In Cambridge, professor Tom Wilde is approached by an American intelligence officer who claims to know of such a weapon - one so secret even Hitler himself isn't aware of its existence. If Wilde can smuggle the package out of Germany, the Third Reich will surely fall. But it is only when he is deep behind enemy lines that Wilde discovers why the Nazis are so desperate to prevent the 'package' falling into Allied hands. And as ruthless killers hunt him through Europe, a treacherous question hangs over the mission: if Hitler's secret will win them the war, why is Wilde convinced it must remain hidden Dramatic, intelligent, and utterly compelling, Hitler's Secret is the breakout spy thriller of the year from the award-winning author of Corpus and Nucleus - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon. Praise for Rory Clements: 'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence' The Times 'A standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express 'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian 'A dramatic, twisty thriller' Daily Mail 'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists' Sunday Telegraph

What Obama Means: ...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future

& ldquo;Provocative and compelling. & rdquo; & mdash;New York Newsday & ldquo;Both entertaining and insightful. & rdquo; & mdash;Washington Post Book World & ldquo;It should be on the required reading list. & rdquo; & mdash;Chicago Sun-Times What Obama Means by Jabari Asim, renowned cultural critic and author of The N Word, is a timely and sharp analysis of how the & ldquo;Obama phenomenon & rdquo; exhibits progress in American politics and society. A frequent guest and commentator on & ldquo;The Colbert Report, & rdquo; & ldquo;The Today Show, & rdquo; NPR & rsquo;s & ldquo;Diane Rehm Show & rdquo; and many other media programs, Asim also examines how cultural and political forces led to the watershed 2008 presidential election while indicating what the election means for every American.

The Art Of Seduction

Which sort of seducer could you be: *Siren? *Rake? *Cold Coquette? *Star? *Comedian? *Charismatic? or *Saint? This book will show you which. 'Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. In this beautiful, sensually designed book, Greene unearths the two sides of seduction: the characters and the process. Discover who you, or your pursuer, most resembles. Learn, too, the pitfalls of the anti-Seducer. In part II, immerse yourself in the twenty-four manoeuvres and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over their target. Understand how to 'Choose the Right Victim', 'Appear to Be an Object of Desire' and 'Confuse Desire and Reality'. In addition, Greene provides instruction on how to identify victims by type. Each fascinating character and each cunning tactic demonstrates a fundamental truth about who we are, and the targets we've become - or hope to win over. The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer on the essence of one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate power trip.

How We Destroy Nigeria: Haven For Financial Crimes And Corruption

How We Destroy Nigeria: Haven for Financial Crimes and Corruption by John Walker Adetunji-Adeoye This book is a sequel to How We Destroy Nigeria: Precedence of Doom. Most of what has been documented in the prequel focus on the country's past and present rulers, while most of this book's content focuses on the entire citizens and their roles in Nigeria's embarrassing state. Many Nigerians claim they want a better country, but such hopes and aspirations sharply contradict their daily activities. A combination of crooked political and public officeholders and citizens' apathy to matters of social responsibility and accountability made Nigeria a haven for financial crimes. The author also describes anti-social and unpolished practices responsible for the individual and national stagnation of the Nigerian people.