Biography

The former child star--best known as Willis Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes--shares the shocking but inspirational details of his struggles with addiction, brushes with the law, and fierce fight to carve a path through the darkness and find his true...

"You won't leave this hypnotic book without feeling that James Brown is still out there, howling."--The Boston Globe From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong,...

Kenya. Tribal Power in Organization and Management. A Book on Kenya, Political Information. These are the abnormalities that characterize Kenya's politics of transition to democracy. This discussion unravels the challenges to Kenya's participatory...

It's been over ten years since Big was killed. I grieved for him for a very long time. And then, as time passed, the icy wall of grief surrounding my heart began to thaw and I began to heal. I remarried, had more children, and continued to record and...

Karma Sammy depicts her memorable childhood growing up in Trinidad and Tobago. As a child, she experiences unique spiritual experiences and invites the reader to learn various tidbits from her culture. This autobiography contains vivid details about her...

"A profound and uplifting account of Robert F. Kennedy's brave crusade for racial equality. This is narrative history at its absolute finest, with RFK squarely at the center of the 1960s civil rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr., James...

After a successful military and federal service career spanning over 35 years, retirement was inevitable. The thrill of enjoying a well-earned retirement was anticipated but what wasn't expected was losing both his parents, nationally broadcasted cases...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX - A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice--from one of the most brilliant...

Just Keep LivingBy: Eddie Leroy JohnsonIn this memoir, Eddie Leroy Johnson recounts his life as a Black American from the latter 1940s to the early 2000s. Written before our current climate of race and equity, this book was intended to provide a Black...

In a fascinating, behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred autobiography, college football sensation Keyshawn Johnson, presumed savior of the New York Jets, offers a candid look at his life on the field and his rookie season in the NFL.Wide receiver Keyshawn...

Abandoned by his father at the age of seven, Isaac Miller embarks upon a thirteen-year journey to fight his way out of a life of crime, drugs, mediocrity, and poverty. Using his teenage imagination and work ethic as his guide, Isaac provides for his...