Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807045282Author Yashica DuttFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506478258Author Patty KrawecFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

A jaw-dropping story of how a girl from the suburbs ends up in a prince's harem, and emerges from the secret Xanadu both richer and wiser At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition. The "casting...

Kosovo: the name conjures up blood: ethnic cleansing and war. This book reveals another side to the newest country in the world a land of generous families, strong tastes and lush landscapes: a land of honey. Elizabeth Gowing is rushed to Kosovo, on a...

A major new look at the work of one of America's foremost self-taught artistsBill Traylor (ca. 1853-1949) came to art-making on his own and found his creative voice without guidance; today he is remembered as a renowned American artist. Traylor was born...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668004494Author Malcolm JenkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Nominated for the Chortle Comedy Book Award 2023'Blisteringly well written, deeply humane and very funny' Daily Telegraph'Enough to make you die laughing' Daily Mail'Funny and moving' Daily ExpressWhether he's initiating a coup d'etat against new...

When a woman with brains and beauty from a wealthy background decides to take her fate into her own hands and challenge the restrictions of a male-oriented, conservative society, the consequences can be devastating.Born into one of Pakistan's most...

Just as The Color of Law provided a vital understanding of redlining and racial segregation, Marcia Chatelain's Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between black communities and America's largest, most popular fast food chain. Taking us...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958259016Author Elli MilanFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Cloud Road PublishingPublisher Cloud Road PublishingWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063138322Author JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

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Born in Korea, raised in the American South and trying her best to survive British academia, SJ Kim probes her experiences as a writer, a scholar and a daughter to confront the silences she finds in the world. With curiosity and sensitivity, she writes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780702239069Author Kari GislasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint University of Queensland PressPublisher University of Queensland PressWeight(grams)...

Isaac Wright Jr. was wrongly accused of drug charges in New Jersey and sentenced to life in prison in 1991. He was arrested, tried, and convicted under a draconian "kingpin" statute even though he never dealt drugs a day in his life. Even though the...

A top ten New York Times bestseller. With the haunting emotional power of American Dirt and the atmospheric suspense of Where the Crawdads Sing: a compulsive debut novel that explores the aftershock of a brutal crime on the women of a small...

A BIG ISSUE BOOK OF THE YEAR This illuminating and defining biography from bestselling author Traci N. Todd, with illustrations from award-winner Christian Robinson, tells the story of Eunice Waymon, who grew up to become Nina Simone - and shares her...

#1 New Release in Caribbean & West Indies History - Discover the True Story Behind One of the Black Passengers on the TitanicAn Incredible Tragedy: Joseph Laroche was an anomaly among the passengers of the Titanic. He was exceptionally well-educated in a...

A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060854041Author Joe PosnanskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 362gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2010 and Evergreen Young Adult Book Award 2010.Book InformationISBN 9780425219348Author Martha RaddatzFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807011843Author Gayle WaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

'Without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced' Eric Clapton'No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues' President Barack Obama'One part of me says, "Yes, of course I can play." But the other part of me says, "Well, I wish...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807006115Author James BaldwinFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 391gDimensions(mm) 223mm * 146mm * 21mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957670419Author Charles ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Dormouse Press, an imprint of Guidemark Publishing LtdPublisher Dormouse Press, an...

Illuminating her inner journey growing up mixed-race in Britain, Esua Jane Goldsmith's unique memoir exposes the isolation and ambiguities that often come with being 'an only'.Raised in 1950s South London and Norfolk with a white, working-class family,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632061591Author Gabriela WienerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Restless BooksPublisher Restless Books

In 1938 John Lorne Campbell bought the Hebridean isle of Canna. He wanted to prevent it becoming a rich man's playground (like so many other islands and Highland estates), to preserve a part of traditional Gaelic culture and show that efficient farming...

Introduced to the West by Paul Brunton, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) is widely hailed as the greatest Indian saint and sage in modern times, whose teachings continue to influence thousands around the world today. This intimate biography by...

This book reframes commemoration through distinctly geographical lenses, locating it within experiential and digital worlds. It interrogates the role of power in representations of memory and shows how experiences of commemoration sit within, alongside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692980736Author a ReevesFormat PaperbackPage Count 402Imprint Half Pint PressPublisher Half Pint Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950154197Author Mike SagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Sager Group LLCPublisher Sager Group LLCWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935295112Author Mustafa OEzcelikFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Blue Dome PressPublisher Blue Dome PressWeight(grams) 162g

Halima Bashir was born into the remote western deserts of Sudan. She grew up in a wonderfully rich environment and later went on to study medicine. At the age of twenty-four she returned to her tribe and began practising as their first ever qualified...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806359168Author Joseph F O CallaghanFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint ClearfieldPublisher ClearfieldWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473620387Author Sandra KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Simpson and King PublisherPublisher Simpson and King PublisherWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062443892Author Gulwali PassarlayFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

In real life, there is a person like "Anonymous", who, for the sake of this story, I'll call Huey Carmichael. I was friends with this person for a while before I learned about his other life. The real Huey knows more than a thing or two about the weed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143036210Author Joseph M. MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 197mm *...

Over one million copies sold. The life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. For more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has been sharing this tragic and...