Biography

NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLER"This man is a gift from God to the world. This book is a gift from Al Sharpton to us. Let's appreciate them both."--Michael Eric DysonBeginning with a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson, Rise Up is a rousing call to action for our...

A rousing call to action for today's turbulent political moment, drawing on lessons learned from Rev. Sharpton's unique perspective and experience as a politician, television and radio host, and civil rights leader.When the young Alfred Charles Sharpton...

Riddy Ann Overcoming the ODDs follows the life of a baby girl left in a swing of an apartment complex to, later on be given away to her maternal great-grandmother, grandmother, and step-grandfather, therefore, causing her to be an orphan at an early age...

Blending exclusive rare interviews with Rachel Robinson (Jackie's widow), Mack Robinson (Jackie's brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner, and others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives...

"An illuminating study of a complex, memorable historical figure." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review A remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times Charismatic, brilliant, and...

The former multi-platinum hip hop star Ma$e shares his inspirational story of leaving behind the excesses of a glamorous life to follow a path lit by God. His rise to fame was one of rap's great success stories. He had millions of fans and the prospect...

Drawing on extensive reporting from around the world and astute political analysis, Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From illuminates a personal quest. Kamal Al-Solaylee, author of the bestselling and award-winning Intolerable: A Memoir of...

Now a New York Times bestseller! The inside story of LeBron James's return and ultimate triumph in Cleveland. What really happened when LeBron James stunned the NBA by leaving a potential dynasty in Miami to come home to play with the Cleveland...

Trayvon Martin's parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement. "A reminder--not only of Trayvon's life and death but of the vulnerability...

John McFall was born in Charleston, S.C. in 1878-the year after the disputed South Carolina gubernatorial election that marked the end of Reconstruction in South Carolina. He died in 1954-two months after the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of...

In 1992, two hours after she gave birth to her first daughter in Juba, Sudan, bombs began falling on the city. Like thousands of her fellow citizens, author Kiden Jonathan was forced to flee. Kiden, her husband, and their growing family spent the next...

Hailed as an honest, candid political memoir in a genre more often characterized by slick, self-serving campaign biographies, this book captures Barbara Lee's extraordinary life and political career from her early upbringing in El Paso, Texas, through...