Historical & Political Biographies

The Afrikan Ancestral Manuscript revitalises the honour and amplifies the influence of our great global Afrikan ancestors in our lives. It ensures their legacies are not forgotten, urging us to 'Know Ourselves' and to honour our ancestors as we do our elders in Afrikan culture.It's vital to remember that our ancestors are the elders of our elders, and that the Creator/Creatress is the ancestor of all ancestors. Spanning from January to December, this book allows us to explore, in chronological order, ancestors born on specific days or months, helping us to recall and uplift their missions throughout the year. We are our ancestors, and this tool aids in remembering the path forward. Additionally, it can be used as a divining method to seek guidance from an enlightened ancestor on a specific day.This manuscript makes it clear that we must narrate our ancestors' experiences in the first person, tapping into their wisdom to enlighten our daily practices.

Frantz Fanon was born in Martinique, a French colony, in 1925. As a young man, he volunteered to fight in de Gaulle's army for the liberation of France, and trained to become a doctor and psychiatrist. His experiences as a black man under French colonial rule had a profound effect on him. In 1952, he wrote Black Skin, White Masks, a vital analysis of the effects of racism on the human psyche.He was later re-assigned to a hospital in French Algeria. It was here that he became involved in the rebellion of the National Liberation Front (FLN), who fought to break free from colonial power. Fanon's work for the FLN as a propagandist and psychiatrist became highly contentious. His final work, The Wretched of the Earth, was published in 1961 just before he died at the age of 36. It has proved to be one of the most controversial yet influential books of our time.The Rebel's Clinic is a searing biography of the short and harrowing life of Frantz Fanon, and a brilliant, nuanced exploration of his ideas, whose legacy is still so powerful. In an age when debates about race and the effects of colonialism are ever more urgent, The Rebel's Clinic is a profoundly relevant book.

A fresh portrait of this iconic American—and the first to involve a Tubman family member since Harriet herself was interviewed in 1886.

An eye-opening and exceptional view of the Ford presidency by one of his closest and most-trusted advisors.

First published in 1929, Before the Bluestockings is a study of the individual lives and the position of educated Englishwomen from the Restoration to the end of the first third of the eighteenth century.

How a Mvskoke traditionalist leader forged a movement to resist the division of tribal lands and keep his people on the everlasting Medicine Way

The first-ever biography of the ultra-radical thinker Robert Wedderburn, from his native Jamaica to metropole London, by an award-winning historian

The story of Abraham, the first Jew, portrayed as two lives lived by one person, paralleling the contradictions in Judaism throughout its history

The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis

Queen Victoria: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works explores the queen as well as the people, events, and ideas that shaped the life of the second-longest-reigning monarch in British history. It features a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and over 100 cross referenced dictionary entries.

A revealing biography of Anne Frank, exploring both her life and the impact of her extraordinary diary

Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 unique illustrations, each capturing the essence of the chapters.Comprehensive Summary: A detailed summary that encapsulates the spirit and adventure of the journey.Characters List: An informative list of real-life characters encountered by Stevenson in his travels.Author Biography: An insightful biography of Robert Louis Stevenson, providing context to his literary work.Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "The Silverado Squatters," an illustrated edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic travel memoir. This unique edition brings to life Stevenson's adventure with 20 stunning illustrations, each artfully depicting key moments from his journey.More than merely a travelogue, "The Silverado Squatters" vividly recounts Stevenson's two months of honeymoon in the deserted mining settlement of Silverado, which is tucked away in the Napa Valley of California. This memoir shows evidence of Stevenson's acute observational abilities, his capacity to find beauty in the untamed outdoors, and his profound respect for the variety of people he meets.In this edition, you'll find not only the complete text of Stevenson's journey but also a comprehensive summary that guides you through the highs and lows of his adventures. Discover the real-life characters who bring color and depth to Stevenson's narrative through an informative characters list.Additionally, delve into the life of the author himself with an insightful biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. Understand the man behind the memoir, his inspirations, and how his travels influenced his later works.Perfect for fans of classic literature, travel enthusiasts, and admirers of Stevenson's work, this illustrated edition of "The Silverado Squatters" is a treasure trove of adventure, reflection, and natural beauty. Embark on this journey with Stevenson and experience the enchanting world of Silverado like never before.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau takes on the Quebec Question with a bang, not a whimper.The man who would be statesman was granted his life's wish, in the third and final volume of Max Nemni's biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. In his fifteen years as prime minister of Canada, Trudeau oversaw the controversial White Paper of 1969 on Indigenous policy, the fateful October Crisis of 1970, and the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution together with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms.In retirement, he exercised immense influence over Canada's later constitutional politics, and was principally responsible for defeating both the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords of Brian Mulroney's government.Loved and hated in almost equal measure, Trudeau was an iconoclast shaking up Canada's two solitudes as no other prime minister would ever dare to do. In this meticulously researched and argued political biography, Pierre Trudeau is seen wrestling with the most difficult -- and momentous -- decisions of his career.

A major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress

Contributors include: Bill Hemmer, Charles Payne, Dierks Bentley, Gillian Turner, Harold Ford Jr, Jackie DeAngelis, Jared Cohen, Jesse Watters, Jessica Tarlov, Jimmy Failla, John Roberts, Lawrence Jones, Martha MacCallum, Salena Zito, Trey Gowdy, Bret Baier, Judge Jeanine Piro, Shannon Bream, Ainsley Earhardt, Benjamin Hall, Greg Gutfeld, and many more.

Novelist, essayist, and public intellectual - James Baldwin is widely regarded asone of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. This Everyman's Librarycollection includes his bestselling, galvanizing essay The Fire NextTime-which gave voice to the emerging civil rights movement of the 1960sand still lights the way to understanding race in America today-along withthree additional brilliant works of nonfiction by this seminal chronicler andanalyst of culture. From No Name In the Street's extraordinary history of theturbulent sixties and early seventies to the "passionate, probing, controversial"(The Atlantic) Nobody Knows My Name and the incisive criticism of Americanmovies in The Devil Finds Work, Baldwin's stunning prose over and over provesrelevant to our contemporary struggle for equality, justice, and social change.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America.In the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offered a vital guide for how to talk about important issues of race and racism in society. In Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, she discussed the ways in which white male supremacy has had an impact on our systems, our culture, and our lives throughout American history. But now that we better understand these systems of oppression, the question is this: What can we do about them?With Be A Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too, Oluo aims to show how people across America are working to create real positive change in our structures. Looking at many of our most powerful systems—like education, media, labor, health, housing, policing, and more—she highlights what people are doing to create change for intersectional racial equity. She also illustrates various ways in which the reader can find entryways into change in these same areas, or can bring some of this important work being done elsewhere to where they live.This book aims to not only be educational, but to inspire action and change. Oluo wishes to take our conversations on race and racism out of a place of pure pain and trauma, and into a place of loving action. Be A Revolution is both an urgent chronicle of this important moment in history, as well as an inspiring and restorative call for action.

Together they were Winston's bandits, and this remarkable book tells the story of their friendship and of the part they played both in Churchill's triumphs and disasters.