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Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver
$24.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385333795Author Eldridge CleaverFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th by Harry Dunn 9780306831133
RRP: $54.60$33.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306831133Author Harry DunnFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm * 28mm -
Three Narratives of Slavery: Narrative of Sojourner Truth/Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl/The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative by Sojourner Truth 9780486468341
RRP: $16.56$14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486468341Author Mary PrinceFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 282gDimensions(mm)... -
An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville by Reza Aslan
RRP: $46.78$41.85Little known in America but venerated as a martyr in Iran, Howard Baskerville was a twenty-two-year-old Christian missionary from South Dakota who traveled to Persia (modern-day Iran) in 1907 for a two-year stint teaching English and preaching the gospel... -
Nairn In Darkness And Light by David Thomson
RRP: $31.18$22.64Set in the 1920s, this marvellously sensitive autobiography recreates the varied community of Nairn, with its fishermen and townsfolk, its crofters and its prosperous upper-middle-classes. Nairn has witnessed many of the triumphs and tragedies of... -
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice by Anthony Ray Hinton 9781250309471
RRP: $37.03$21.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250309471Author Anthony Ray HintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams)... -
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original by Robin Kelley
$30.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2010.Book InformationISBN 9781439190463Author Robin D G KelleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint The Free... -
Something Dark by Lemn Sissay
RRP: $19.48$18.23Something Dark tells the true story of Lemn Sissay who as a baby was given up by his Ethiopian mother in the 1960s. He was renamed Norman Greenwood and nicknamed Chalky White throughout his turbulent childhood in care, only to find out his real name at... -
Aphro-Ism: Essays on Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism from Two Sisters by Aph Ko 9781590565551
RRP: $37.03$26.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590565551Author Aph KoFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,US -
Body Parts: Essays on Life-Writing by Hermione Lee
RRP: $31.18$22.64As readers, we seem to be increasingly fascinated by studies of individual lives. In this timely, unusual and exhilarating collection Hermione Lee is concerned in different ways with approaches to 'life-writing': the relation of biography to fiction and... -
Tecumseh: A Life by John Peter Sugden 9780805061215
RRP: $56.55$39.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805061215Author John Peter SugdenFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams)... -
Black Man on the Titanic: The Story of Joseph Laroche by Serge Bile
RRP: $29.15$19.23#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... -
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir by George Clinton
RRP: $37.03$25.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476751085Author George ClintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 155mm * 36mm -
My Father Left Me Ireland by Michael Brendan Brendan Dougherty
RRP: $42.88$28.63Many Americans today, of all backgrounds, lack a clear sense of cultural heritage or even a vocabulary for expressing this lack. And as the national conversation about identity becomes increasingly polarized, people tend to avoid talking about their... -
The Grave on the Wall by Brandon Shimoda
RRP: $25.33$16.83Winner of the 2020 PEN Open Book AwardBest of 2019: Nonfiction - Entropy MagazineA memoir and book of mourning, a grandson's attempt to reconcile his own uncontested citizenship with his grandfather's lifelong struggle.Award-winning poet Brandon Shimoda... -
Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy by Gayle Jessup White
RRP: $39.00$26.01A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family explores America's racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors-both the enslaver and the enslaved.Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father's family,... -
King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B. B. King by Daniel de Vise
RRP: $25.33$16.22'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... -
It Stops Here: Standing Up for Our Lands, Our Waters, and Our People by Rueben George 9780735242807
RRP: $44.83$29.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735242807Author Rueben GeorgeFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press -
All in One Basket: Nest Eggs by by Deborah Devonshire
RRP: $25.33$15.95Entertaining, instructive, thought-provoking and hilarious, the unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire rings out of this volume which combines her two collections of 'occasional' writings - Home to Roost and Counting my Chickens.The pieces are broad... -
How to Be Black by Baratunde Thurston
RRP: $19.48$12.95Raised by a pro-black, Pan-Afrikan single mother during the crack years of 1980s Washington, DC, and educated at Sidwell Friends School and Harvard University, Baratunde Thurston has over thirty years' experience being black. Now, through stories of his... -
Sexographies by Gabriela Wiener
RRP: $25.33$16.83Apologies 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 -
Wildflower: A Memoir by Aurora James
RRP: $44.85$28.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593239452Author Aurora JamesFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Sports Illustrated Tiger Woods: 25 Years on the PGA Tour by The Editors of Sports Illustrated
RRP: $52.55$39.80A new, fully illustrated gift book commemorating the unparalleled rise, fall, and comeback of golf's greatest champion Tiger Woods turned pro at age 20 in 1996, rapidly ascending to become the No. 1 ranked player in the world at age 21 and the youngest... -
Frederick Douglass: Speeches & Writings (loa #358) by Frederick Douglass
RRP: $74.08$48.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598537222Author Frederick DouglassFormat HardbackPage Count 969Imprint The Library of AmericaPublisher The Library of America -
Journey of Crazy Horse, the by Joseph M Marshall
RRP: $35.10$21.45Apologies 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 *... -
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry 9780062977373
RRP: $38.98$22.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2022.Book InformationISBN 9780062977373Author Imani PerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins... -
Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal by Jay Parini
RRP: $21.43$9.18An intimate yet frank biography of Gore Vidal, one of the most accomplished, visible and controversial American novelists and cultural figures of the past century. The product of thirty years of friendship and conversation, Jay Parini's biography probes... -
Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson
RRP: $33.13$23.95New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection, race, hair, travel, dating, Black excellence, and more... -
I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, and Being Black in America by Tyler Merritt
RRP: $42.90$26.97Tyler Merritt's video "Before You Call the Cops" has been viewed millions of times. He's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and Sports Illustrated and has been profiled in the New York Times. The viral video's main point-the more you know someone, the more... -
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels 9780307742810
RRP: $33.05$31.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307742810Author Peggielene BartelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 201mm... -
Decoded by Jay-Z
RRP: $58.50$40.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812981155Author Jay-ZFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 919gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 188mm *... -
The Portable Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
RRP: $25.33$17.73A newly edited collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a legendary writer, orator, and civil rights leader.The life of Frederick Douglass is nothing less than the history of America in the 19th century from slavery to reconstruction. His... -
Enemies in Love: A German POW, a Black Nurse, and an Unlikely Romance by Alexis Clark 9781620971864
RRP: $40.93$35.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620971864Author Alexis ClarkFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint The New PressPublisher The New Press -
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided (Updated with New Material) by Diane Guerrero
RRP: $37.03$29.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250134967Author Diane GuerreroFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)... -
Rivermouth: An Interpreter's Testimony by Alejandra Oliva 9781662601699
RRP: $48.75$30.95The Line Becomes a River meets Tell Me How It Ends in this book about translation, storytelling, and borders as understood through the United States' "immigration crisis." Alejandra Oliva is Mexican American, her family lineage defined by a long and... -
The Strange Career of Jim Crow: A Commemorative Edition with a new afterword by William S. McFeely by C. Vann Woodward
RRP: $23.38$16.85Strange Career offers a clear and illuminating analysis of the history of Jim Crow laws and American race relations. This book presented evidence that segregation in the South dated only to the 1880s. It's publication in 1955, a year after the Supreme... -
No Way But This: in search of Paul Robeson by Jeff Sparrow 9781911617204
RRP: $19.48$13.07Film star. Icon. Agitator. Martyr. Paul Robeson was a twentieth-century icon; the most famous African-American of his time. The son of a former slave, he found worldwide fame as a performer, travelling from Hollywood to the West End, and even to... -
My Father's Paradise by Ariel Sabar
RRP: $19.48$12.64In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and... -
Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson, Scottish Traveller by John D. Niles 9781496841582
RRP: $58.40$47.05Born in 1928 in a tent on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll, Duncan Williamson (d. 2007) eventually came to be recognized as one of the foremost storytellers in Scotland and the world. Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson,... -
The Golden Voice: The Ballad of Cambodian Rock's Lost Queen by Gregory Cahill 9781643378732
RRP: $38.98$26.11The true story of beloved Cambodian singer Ros Serey Sothea, whose "Golden Voice" helped define Cambodia's Golden Age of music until her mysterious disappearance in the killing fields of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge. Developed in partnership with Sothea's...