Biography

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERLESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGENDReggie Fils-Aim?, retired President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America Inc., shares leadership lessons and inspiring stories from his unlikely rise to the...

In a world driven by uncertainty, learning how to cultivate, repair, and harness trust is the key to personal and professional success, new author and founder of RoboTopia, Terrence Southern, provides guidance to trusting yourself in the most difficult...

If Americans today still recognize the name Mahalia Jackson, they might recall that she was perhaps the greatest gospel singer who ever lived. But for many people, there is no awareness at all, not even for an entertainer whose "Move On Up a Little...

In Edgelands, Somali-Canadian writer Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali, author of Angry Queer Somali Boy, explores what it means to live life on the margins, in the city and beyond, and offers a unique perspective on the way we live now. Somali, Muslim, gay, and...

INSPIRING STORIES OF BLACK FEMINIST ICONSReady to explore Black feminism and its trailblazing heroes? Want to uncover the stories of women who fought for justice and equality?Fascinating Biographies of Black Feminist Heroes takes you on a powerful...

Mathews Phosa's compelling story of political activism, leadership, and power shifts in South Africa.Mathews Phosa has been an eyewitness to the dramatic shifts of political power in South Africa. He was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement, the...

"Catch Me if You Can meets Coming to America in this epic tale of one of the greatest scammers of all time."-NPR Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize * A New York Times Notable Book of the Year * A New Yorker, NPR, Newsweek, The Economist, TIME,...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times' Staff Favorite Book of the Year Boston Globe Best Book of the YearA deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives,...

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - An award-winning author charts the poignant global journeys of African Americans as she explores her own transatlantic family odyssey in Beyond the Shores, a powerful history of living abroad while Black. "By...

The book contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and is considered by some to be ahead of its time because of the author's life and how the biography approaches the topics of class, religion, low...

Dr. Audrey Forbes Manley's journey arcs from Mississippi cotton fields to the highest levels of American medicine. Born in Depression-era Jackson, she was four when her beloved grandmother was rushed from their home and never returned. Moments earlier,...

Post Postgraduate: The Real Work Experience Diary is a bold, emotionally honest, and sharply funny memoir chronicling 13 years in the UK retail industry - through the eyes of a woman of colour navigating ambition, burnout, bias, and becoming.Spanning...