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Levels of the Game by John McPhee
RRP: $21.93$14.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374515263Author John McPheeFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams)... -
A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses by Larry Haun
RRP: $25.79$17.22Part memoir, part cultural history, this is a book about the history of homebuilding in America over the past 100 years, told through twelve unique but modest houses that the author knows intimately. We follow the author from the sod house in Nebraska... -
Man, Myth and Museum: Iorwerth C. Peate and the Making of the Welsh Folk Museum by Eurwyn Wiliam 9781837720392
RRP: $32.25$24.26The Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans was the first large open-air folk museum in Britain. It was (according to himself) created by one man: Iorwerth C. Peate, poet, author, and scholar. This is the first book-length critical study of Peate as scholar and... -
The Life of Olaudah Equiano: Or Gustavus Vassa, the African by Olaudah Equiano 9780486406619
RRP: $7.73$5.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486406619Author Olaudah EquianoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
$14.42Written ten years after his legal emancipation, MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM catapulted Frederick Douglass into the international spotlight as a leading spokesperson for American blacks, both freed and in slavery. This, Douglass's second autobiography, was... -
The Scent of Flowers at Night: a stunning new work of non-fiction from the bestselling author of Lullaby by Leïla Slimani
RRP: $19.34$14.13'A revelation' KATY HESSEL'Brilliant' OBSERVEROver one night, alone in the Punta della Dogana Museum in Venice, Leila Slimani grapples with the self as it is revealed in solitude. In a place of old and new, she confronts her past and her present, through... -
The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family by Kerri K. Greenidge 9781324094548
RRP: $21.92$18.81Sarah and Angelina Grimke-the Grimke sisters-are revered figures in American history, famous for rejecting their privileged lives on a plantation in South Carolina to become firebrand activists in the North. Their antislavery pamphlets, among the most... -
Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain by Ziauddin Sardar
RRP: $12.89$8.64Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his... -
Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue: The Story of An Accidental Family by Lynn Knight
RRP: $12.89$8.64150 Station Road, Wheeldon Mill - a short stride across the Chesterfield Canal in the heart of Derbyshire - was home to the Nash family and their corner shop, serving a small mining community with everything from Brasso to Dolly Blue, from cheap dress... -
Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S Hirsch 9780618087280
$17.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618087280Author James S HirschFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 494g -
Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art by Lindsey R. Swindall 9781442207943
RRP: $19.34$14.53Paul Robeson: A Life of Activism and Art is the biography of an African American icon and a demonstration of historian Lindsey R. Swindall's knack for thorough, detailed research and reflection. Paul Robeson was, at points in his life, an actor, singer,... -
The Remarkable Life of Kitty McInerney: How a Poor Irish Immigrant Raised 17 Children in Great Depression New York by Christopher Prince 9781449539276
RRP: $12.84$10.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781449539276Author Christopher PrinceFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Sweet Land of Liberty:: Reflections of a Patriot Descended from Slaves by E.W. Jackson 9781956454208
RRP: $33.48$24.34Bishop E.W. Jackson's life story unites Americans around a shared legacy of freedom. As a great grandson of slaves, he believes that the promise of liberty has always belonged to all Americans. For some, only their heirs would be the full beneficiaries... -
Red Sky at Night by John Barrington
RRP: $12.89$9.11John Barrington was a shepherd to over 750 Blackface ewes who graze 2,000 acres of some of Britain's most beautiful hills overlooking the deep dark water of Loch Katrine. The yearly round of lambing, dipping, shearing and the sales is marvelously... -
Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug 9781476796635
RRP: $28.38$18.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476796635Author Nora KrugFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing by Gail Lukasik 9781510763234
RRP: $21.92$14.72As seen on The Today Show and in the Washington Post's most inspiring stories of the year! "Important in helping us understand America's complex racial history."-Kenyatta D. Berry, Host of PBS's Genealogy RoadshowIncludes a new afterword by bestselling... -
Christie Boy: A Macbrayne's Man by Kit Fraser
RRP: $12.90$11.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781983998119Author Kit FraserFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Beautiful Thing: Inside the Secret World of Bombay's Dance Bars by Sonia Faleiro
RRP: $11.60$8.64Meet Leela: nineteen, charismatic and fearlessly outspoken. With her sharp wit and stubborn optimism, she is the best paid bar dancer on Bombay's notorious Mira Road. Leela has a 'husband' (who is already married), a few lovers whose names she can't... -
Zikrayat: Eight Jewish Women Remember Egypt by Nayra Atiya 9789774169557
RRP: $19.34$16.19Between 1948 and 1957, a period that witnessed two wars between Egypt and Israel, 60,000 members of Egypt's 75,000-strong Jewish population left the country, compelled by growing hostility to them because of their presumed links to Zionism, economic... -
Leonard Freed: Black In White America 1963-1965 by Leonard Freed
RRP: $64.44$44.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909526778Author Leonard FreedFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Reel Art PressPublisher Reel Art Press -
We Flew over the Bridge: The Memoirs of Faith Ringgold by Faith Ringgold
RRP: $32.24$27.90In We Flew over the Bridge, one of the country's preeminent African American artists-and award-winning children's book authors-shares the fascinating story of her life. Faith Ringgold's artworks-startling "story quilts," politically charged paintings,... -
The Grace of Silence: A Family Memoir by Michele Norris 9780307475275
RRP: $20.63$14.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307475275Author Michele NorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Destined to Witness by Massaqudi
RRP: $16.76$15.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060959616Author MassaqudiFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
The Autobiography of W. E. B. Du Bois (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois): A Soliloquy on Viewing My Life from the Last Decade of Its First Century by Henry Louis Gates 9780199387052
$39.04W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally... -
The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo by Garrett Hongo
RRP: $32.25$23.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375425066Author Garrett HongoFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint PantheonPublisher Random House USA Inc -
On Her Own Ground by BUNDLES
RRP: $24.51$16.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2002.Book InformationISBN 9780743431729Author BUNDLESPage Count 416Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon &... -
Garment of Destiny: Zanzibar to Oxford: A Surgeonas Global Quest for Identity and the Ties that Bind by Abdallah Daar, Dr. 9781988025346
RRP: $25.74$19.84The author, a world-renowned transplant surgeon, scientist, bioethicist and global health expert, is a Tanzanian born into Swahili culture, with ancestral roots in Arabia, the Caucasus Mountains, and Ethiopia. This memoir chronicles the exploration of... -
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Peter J. Ling
RRP: $49.01$43.06Peter Ling's acclaimed biography of Martin Luther King Jr provides a thorough re-examination of both the man and the Civil Rights Movement, showing how King grew into his leadership role and kept his faith as the challenges facing the movement... -
Rory & Ita by Roddy Doyle
RRP: $21.92$15.84Ita Doyle: 'In all my life I have lived in two houses, had two jobs, and one husband. I'm a very interesting person'Rory & Ita, Roddy Doyle's first non-fiction book, tells - largely in their own words - the story of his parents' lives. They remember... -
The Life of Josiah Henson: An Inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom by Josiah Henson 9780486800455
RRP: $5.15$4.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486800455Author Josiah HensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 80gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
Seventh Child: A Family Memoir of Malcolm X by Rodnell P. Collins
RRP: $15.47$10.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496740540Author Rodnell P. CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Kensington PublishingPublisher Kensington Publishing -
White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing by Gail Lukasik 9781510724129
RRP: $21.92$19.89As seen on The Today Show! "Important in helping us understand America's complex racial history."-Kenyatta D. Berry, Host of PBS's Genealogy RoadshowWhite Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing is the story of Gail Lukasik's mother's... -
My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass 9780300190595
$16.81"David Blight has produced a fine edition of Douglass' second autobiography. This is an essential work in African-American and American history, and displays Douglass' developing strength as a writer and political leader."-Richard Slotkin, Wesleyan... -
Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America by John Lewis
RRP: $20.64$12.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316510936Author John LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)... -
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama 9780307383419
RRP: $38.70$21.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307383419Author Barack ObamaFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 686gDimensions(mm) 243mm *... -
Malcolm X by Malcolm X 9780873485432
RRP: $14.19$10.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873485432Author Malcolm XFormat PaperbackPage Count 189Imprint Pathfinder PressPublisher Pathfinder PressWeight(grams) 300g -
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis
RRP: $25.80$18.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476797717Author John LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm... -
Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
RRP: $23.22$14.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for National Book Critics Circle Awards 2010.Book InformationISBN 9780812977615Author Tracy KidderFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House... -
Killing Rage: Ending Racism by Bell Hooks
RRP: $19.35$16.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805050271Author Bell HooksPage Count 288Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press -
Out After Dark by Hugh Leonard 9780413771483
RRP: $10.31$8.57This title presents the memoirs of Ireland's acclaimed author and playwright, Hugh Leonard. Born in 1926 in Dublin, he was educated at Presentation College, Dun Laoghaire. He is an award winning playwright and screenwriter, and was Literary Editor at the...