Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
This New York Times bestselling biography tells the life story of the most iconic men's tennis player of the modern era. There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his...
$21.99
Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz- Birkenau
The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing machine and one of the few female perpetrators of the Holocaust.With new details and previously unpublished photographs, this gripping, unflinching examination charts her transformation from...
$28.00
Gus Wagner: Globe Trotter and Hand Tattoo Artist
A visual history of the life of Augustus “Gus” Wagner and his work as a hand tattoo artist, exploring a relatively unknown area of American art history from the 1890s to the 1930s.In 1897, Gus embarked on a four-year career as a...
$34.99
The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni
This omnibus edition collects celebrated poet and activist Nikki Giovanni’s adult prose: Racism 101, Sacred Cows and Other Edibles and seven (7) selections from Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being a Black Poet, which was nominated for the...
$18.99
A Gift of Many Colors: Keren Keshet―The Rainbow Foundation, 1999-2019
Financier Zalman Bernstein left the bulk of his charitable wealth to the discretion of his wife, Mem Bernstein, and his longtime friend and confidante, Arthur Fried. This is the history of how they used that legacy to create a unique...
$28.00
God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated Man
"Vivid." ―The Wall Street Journal"A dazzling addition to the history of the American Revolution." ―Kirkus Review (starred)"Finally... a full and fascinating portrait of a true hero of the American Revolution, until he was visited by villainy. A riveting read." ―Tom Clavin, New...
$29.00
Dirtbag: Essays
The victories and failures of millennial socialism, as told by the writer who lived it.Amber A'Lee Frost came to New York City from her home state of Indiana as a working class activist (and member of then-unknown Cold War hold-out,...
$28.00
Reverend Ike: An Extraordinary Life of Influence
The unlikely and sometimes harrowing journey of an iconic evangelist, known to millions as simply Reverend Ike, will draw you into his remarkable story of rising from extreme poverty and leading millions of poor Blacks to unprecedented financial success, independence,...
$32.00
Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure
A complete and truly unique biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in A to Z fashion. Definitive and deeply researched, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans everywhere as they await The Cure's...
$40.00
$35.49
Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th
$28.00
$25.00
Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th
Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the bravery and honor of...
$28.00
$25.00
REFLECTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC BY REV. DR. HERBERT DAUGHTRY
Rev. Daughtry chronicles events during the pandemic
$29.99
$25.00
Everything Is Not Enough
From Lola Akinmade Åkerström, international bestselling author of In Every Mirror She’s Black,comes the highly anticipated second novel, focusing on the lives of three Black women as they fight their own personal struggles in one of the most egalitarian societies, Sweden. Can...
$30.00
$25.00
LL COOL J PRESENTS THE STREETS WIN: 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP GREATNESS
Co-authored by Hip-Hop legend LL COOL J, acclaimed journalist Vikki Tobak and Rock The Bells' editorial director Alec Banks, this momentous volume celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the influential culture, sound, and preeminent voices of American Hip-Hop music. LL COOL...
$55.00
$50.00
Worthy
"Jada Pinkett Smith was living what many would view as a fairy-tale of Hollywood success. But appearances can be deceiving, and as she felt more and more separated from her sense of self, emotional turmoil took hold. Sparing no detail,...
$32.00
$28.00
LUCKY ME
A memoir of will, success, and the luck we make—from the founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group and one of the most influential figures in the multibillion-dollar sports industry“One of the greatest stories of growing up in America’s ghettos...
$28.00
$25.00
A Song for the Cosmos
Publisher : Creative Editions (August 9, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 1568463626
ISBN-13 : 978-1568463629
$18.99
The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever
Publisher : Capstone Editions (December 28, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 1684465362
ISBN-13 : 978-1684465361
$18.99
Pimp
Publisher : Cash Money Content; Reprint edition (May 10, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1451617135
ISBN-13 : 978-1451617139
$16.99
With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism
$25.95
With Her Fist Raised: Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism
Publisher : Beacon Press (January 19, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 0807008893
ISBN-13 : 978-0807008898
$25.95
The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing (November 15, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1538753855
ISBN-13 : 978-1538753859
$29.00
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the Nhl's First Black Player
Publisher : Viking (October 20, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0735239746
ISBN-13 : 978-0735239746
$26.00
Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix
Publisher : Liveright; Illustrated edition (September 15, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 1631495895
ISBN-13 : 978-1631495892
$28.95
True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press (April 12, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1250274044
ISBN-13 : 978-1250274045
$29.99
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 2 Volume 2
Publisher : 2Leaf Press; New edition (November 19, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 550 pages
ISBN-10 : 1940939992
ISBN-13 : 978-1940939995
$34.99
Trailblazers, Black Women Who Helped Make America Great: American Firsts/American Icons, Volume 1volume 1
Publisher : 2Leaf Press; New edition (April 1, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 530 pages
ISBN-10 : 1940939798
ISBN-13 : 978-1940939797
$34.99
To Walk about in Freedom: The Long Emancipation of Priscilla Joyner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company (March 8, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 1324001828
ISBN-13 : 978-1324001829
$28.95
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
Publisher : Flatiron Books (February 2, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 125075612X
ISBN-13 : 978-1250756121
$28.99
Tears of My Mother: The Legacy of My Nigerian Upbringing
Publisher : Gallery Books (September 20, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 1982194502
ISBN-13 : 978-1982194505
$27.99