& 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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?
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!
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.
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.
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.
