Biography

First time in paperback.In 1927, forty students about to enter the eighth grade arrived, along with their teacher, to open the doors to their small, two-room schoolhouse. There were already ten public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland. But...

An arresting and emotional memoir about a family's indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent's devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York.In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi,...

An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today's most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars. Exciting, inspirational, and honest, I Got This is Jennifer's journey from a girl growing up on...

Cooking with Grease is an inspiring, behind-the-scenes memoir of the life and times of a tenacious political organizer and the first African-American woman to head a major presidential campaign. Donna Brazile fought her first political fight at age nine...

"Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me" -Tupac Shakur, from "Until the End of Time" Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A gifted rapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, and controversial-and often said that he never expected to live...

A small town's struggle for freedom against apartheid'They call her Nobantu.I call her mother.'Anelia Schutte grew up in Knysna - a beautiful town on the coast of South Africa centred around a picturesque lagoon and popular with tourists.But there was...

Dust Tracks on a Road is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literature's most influential authors.

From a former college basketball player and shoe rep for Nike, this explosive insider's account into the dark underworld of college basketball exposes the corrupt and racist systems that exploit young athletes and offers a new way forward For Merl Code,...

An arresting and emotional memoir about a family's indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent's devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York.In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi,...

This is more than a book of poems written by Willie Myrtle Stewart. It is a life history of a journey taken by an African-American woman who spent 99 years on this planet. The lyrics and memoirs are a window of that journey.This publication is dedicated...

Micheal HaDera's The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line is a shocking insider's tale about the inner workings of one man's life inside a major Hollywood production. He details the everyday trials and tribulations of a Hollywood producer assistant...

Outspoken, accomplished, and frequently controversial, Bermudian physician and political leader Ewart Brown, MD, has been a longtime champion of racial equality, human rights, and economic and social justice. In this event-filled memoir, he shares the...