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Justice by D. Camille
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The fool speaks, the wise man listens.” ~Ethiopian Proverb The saga continues…Justice Black is the heir to the Black legacy. Now ready to show that he’s more than the rich, handsome playboy…Justice sets out to prove that he can handle his own... -
![Sally Hemings by Barbara Chase-Riboud]()
Sally Hemings by Barbara Chase-Riboud
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis story, based on historical fact recreates the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, who bore him seven children. Visited by a census-taker in 1831, 60-year-old Sally is encouraged to recount her past... -
![The Emancipator's Wife by Barbara Hambly]()
The Emancipator's Wife by Barbara Hambly
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs a girl growing up in Kentucky, she lived a sheltered, privileged life filled with picnics and plantation balls. Vivacious, impulsive, and intoxicated by politics, she is a Todd of Lexington, an aristocratic family whose ancestors defeated the British. But no one knows her secret fears and anxieties... -
![Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O'Connor]()
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O'Connor
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA debut novel about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, in whose story the conflict between the American ideal of equality and the realities of slavery and racism played out in the most tragic of terms.Novels such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved, The Known World by Edward P... -
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![The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones]()
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years... -
![Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain]()
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratings#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire...Categorized as:
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![The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote]()
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat... -
![The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln]()
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Gettysburg Address is the most famous speech of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history...Categorized as:
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![Patriot: A Memoir by Alexei Navalny, Алексей Навальный]()
Patriot: A Memoir by Alexei Navalny, Алексей Навальный
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020... -
![Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan]()
Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan’s new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It’s a captivating story about what’s worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again... -
![Nicht gemeldete Wahrheiten über COVID-19 und Lockdowns: Teil 2: Update und Untersuchung von Lockdowns als Strategie by Alex Berenson]()
Nicht gemeldete Wahrheiten über COVID-19 und Lockdowns: Teil 2: Update und Untersuchung von Lockdowns als Strategie by Alex Berenson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratings... -
![Grant by Ron Chernow]()
Grant by Ron Chernow
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsUlysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, fond of drinking to excess; or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War; or as a credulous and hapless president whose tenure came to symbolize the worst excesses of the Gilded Age...Categorized as:
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![The Civil War: A Narrative, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Library Edition by Shelby Foote, Grover Gardner]()
The Civil War: A Narrative, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Library Edition by Shelby Foote, Grover Gardner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlready recognized as one of the finest histories ever fashioned by an American, this is a narrative of over a million and a half words which recreates on a vast and brilliant canvas the events and personalities of an American epic: The Civil War... -
![لا تصالح by أمل دنقل]()
لا تصالح by أمل دنقل
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsالأداء الصوتى الرائع للشاعر محمد الشموتى و مشروع صبا الصوت للقصائد و الكتب الصوتيةhttp://www.sebasound.com/أوقصيدة لا تصــالح - بصوت أمل دنقل: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1F0Hc... (1)لا تصالحْ!ولو منحوك الذهبْأترى حين أفقأ عينيكَثم أثبت جوهرتين مكانهما..هل ترى..؟هي أشياء لا تشترى..:ذكريات الطفولة بين أخيك وبينك،حسُّكما - فجأةً - بالرجولةِ،هذا الحياء الذي يكبت الشوق. -
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![The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote]()
The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"This, then, is narrative history, a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time."The Washington Post Book World "Gettysburg.. -
![Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food by Chris van Tulleken]()
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food by Chris van Tulleken
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body.It’s not you, it’s the food.We have entered a new age of eating. For the first time in human history, most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food... -
![Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan]()
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equalityA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A #1 ABA INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE BESTSELLER Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette... -
![Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim Kennedy, Nick Palmisciano]()
Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim Kennedy, Nick Palmisciano
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself.Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he’s about to die... -
![Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson]()
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter... -
![Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns: Part 3: Masks by Alex Berenson]()
Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns: Part 3: Masks by Alex Berenson
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![The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist]()
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmericans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution—the nation’s original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America’s later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in bondage of their full legacy...Categorized as:
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![Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro]()
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing by Robert A. Caro
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed booksFor the first time in his long career, Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own life and work in these evocatively written, personal pieces... -
![Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer]()
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of The L. A. Times Book Prize (2021) in History “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba... -
![Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates]()
Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'Get your daughters to read this, but only after your partners and sons have finished it’ Jo Brand'An astute and persuasive page-turner' Observer'A blistering manifesto for change' Dr Pragya Agarwal_____________________________________________________Too often, we blame women. For walking home alone at night. For not demanding a seat at the table... -
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![Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. by Chancellor Williams]()
Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. by Chancellor Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA widely read classic exposition of the history of Africans on the continent—and the people of African descent in the United States and in the diaspora—this well researched analysis details the development of...Categorized as:
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![And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham]()
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPulitzer Prize-winning biographer and #1 New York Times best-selling author Jon Meacham chronicles the life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln and explores why and how Lincoln confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery in order to expand the possibilities of AmericaA president who governed a divided country has much to teach us in a twenty-first-century moment of... -
![L'Arabe du futur 5 : Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient, 1992-1994 by Riad Sattouf]()
L'Arabe du futur 5 : Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient, 1992-1994 by Riad Sattouf
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRiad a 14 ans, ses cheveux blonds ont disparu, et il a un physique difficile. À la fin du tome précédent, son père s’est enfui en Syrie avec son plus jeune frère, Fadi. Tandis que sa mère utilise tous les recours légaux pour récupérer son fils, Riad poursuit son exploration de cet âge pénible qu’est l’adolescence et se réfugie dans le paranormal... -
![Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.]()
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTraces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey and slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights movement, to life in the 1990s. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo... -
![El abismo del olvido by Paco Roca, Rodrigo Terrasa]()
El abismo del olvido by Paco Roca, Rodrigo Terrasa
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPaco Roca viaja a nuestro pasado con El abismo del olvido para recuperar junto al periodista Rodrigo Terrasa la historia real de Leoncio Badía —joven republicano obligado a trabajar de sepulturero—; de José Celda —fusilado y enterrado en una fosa común, ejemplo de las decenas de miles de españoles que fueron represaliados de forma salvaje por el régimen franquista—; y de Pepica Celda —hija de... -
![In Trump Time: A Journal of America's Plague Year by Peter Navarro]()
In Trump Time: A Journal of America's Plague Year by Peter Navarro
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIN TRUMP TIME, A Journal of America’s Plague Year, tells the story of a President who worked night and day for the American people, who built the strongest economy in modern history, who would deliver a life-saving suite of vaccines to the American people literally at warp speed, but who would ultimately lose the 2020 election...
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