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The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Susana M. Morris ...

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an ... Read more

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A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels

A Journey Through Russian Literary Masterpieces

by Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

Immerse Yourself in the Mastery of Fyodor Dostoyevsky! Step into the world of one of the greatest literary minds of all time with "Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels Collection." This meticulously curated eBook brings together all of Dostoyevsky's seminal works, offering readers an unparalleled journey through the depths of human psychology and social commentary. This collection includes: ... Read more

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Immerse Yourself in the Mastery of Fyodor Dostoyevsky! Step into the world of one of the greatest literary minds of all time with "Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels Collection." This meticulously curated eBook brings together all of Dostoyevsky's seminal works, offering readers an unparalleled journey through the depths of human psychology and social commentary. This collection includes:
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And Still I Rise

by Dr Maya Angelou ...

A beautiful and inspiring collection of poetry by Maya Angelou, author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (BARACK OBAMA).'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human being. This is how we are, what makes us laugh, and this is how we fall and how we somehow, ... Read more

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A beautiful and inspiring collection of poetry by Maya Angelou, author of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS and 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (BARACK OBAMA).'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human being. This is how we are, what makes us laugh, and this is how we fall and how we somehow,
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The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Novels, Short Stories and Autobiographical Writings

Complete Psychological and Existential Works of 19th-Century Russia

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky ...

Translated by Constance Garnett, C.J. Hogarth, Frederick Whishaw, Ethel Colburn Mayne, John Middleton Murry, S.S. Koteliansky ...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Novels, Short Stories and Autobiographical Writings" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, ... Read more

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky: Novels, Short Stories and Autobiographical Writings" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social,
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Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita

by John Lennard ...

An illuminating study of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel with special attention to its film versions. From its first publication in 1955 Nabokov's Lolita has been denounced as immoral filth, hailed as a moral masterpiece, and both praised and damned for stylistic excess. In this fresh appraisal John Lennard provides convenient overviews of Nabokov's life and of the novel (including both ... Read more

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An illuminating study of Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel with special attention to its film versions. From its first publication in 1955 Nabokov's Lolita has been denounced as immoral filth, hailed as a moral masterpiece, and both praised and damned for stylistic excess. In this fresh appraisal John Lennard provides convenient overviews of Nabokov's life and of the novel (including both
... Read more
Notes of a Native Son

by James Baldwin ...

A new edition published on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Baldwin’s death, including a new introduction by an important contemporary writerSince its original publication in 1955, this first nonfiction collection of essays by James Baldwin remains an American classic. His impassioned essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful today as when ... Read more

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A new edition published on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Baldwin’s death, including a new introduction by an important contemporary writerSince its original publication in 1955, this first nonfiction collection of essays by James Baldwin remains an American classic. His impassioned essays on life in Harlem, the protest novel, movies, and African Americans abroad are as powerful today as when
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Nobody Knows My Name

More Notes Of A Native Son

by James Baldwin ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, IndependentBeing a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and ... Read more

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'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, IndependentBeing a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and
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Mouth Full of Blood

Essays, Speeches, Meditations

by Toni Morrison ...

“She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words.****” - Oprah WinfreyA vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered American writersSpanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us. They are concerned with race, gender and globalisation. The sweep of ... Read more

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“She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words.****” - Oprah WinfreyA vital non-fiction collection from one of the most celebrated and revered American writersSpanning four decades, these essays, speeches and meditations interrogate the world around us. They are concerned with race, gender and globalisation. The sweep of
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In the Wake

On Blackness and Being

by Christina Sharpe ...

In this original and trenchant work, Christina Sharpe interrogates literary, visual, cinematic, and quotidian representations of Black life that comprise what she calls the "orthography of the wake." Activating multiple registers of "wake"—the path behind a ship, keeping watch with the dead, coming to consciousness—Sharpe illustrates how Black lives are swept up and animated by the afterlives of ... Read more

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In this original and trenchant work, Christina Sharpe interrogates literary, visual, cinematic, and quotidian representations of Black life that comprise what she calls the "orthography of the wake." Activating multiple registers of "wake"—the path behind a ship, keeping watch with the dead, coming to consciousness—Sharpe illustrates how Black lives are swept up and animated by the afterlives of
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Card Carrying Ace of Spades

by Jenni Gisselbrecht ...

Series Book 8 - Rise of the Hystericals
We as hyenas, one of the many more prominent species of both our original homeland of Africa and our so called, "Promised Land" of here in America are damn finally sick and tired of the quote unquote, "Dominant"'s insipid bullshit. We will no longer sit up here and be squashed like cockroaches beneath the feet of the ignorant, slaughtered like cattle of a fresh kill. Because if it's one true thing ... Read more

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We as hyenas, one of the many more prominent species of both our original homeland of Africa and our so called, "Promised Land" of here in America are damn finally sick and tired of the quote unquote, "Dominant"'s insipid bullshit. We will no longer sit up here and be squashed like cockroaches beneath the feet of the ignorant, slaughtered like cattle of a fresh kill. Because if it's one true thing
... Read more
Writing Beyond Race

Living Theory and Practice

by bell hooks ...

What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By "writing beyond race," noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.In the spirit of previous classics like Outlaw Culture and Reel to Real, this new collection of compelling essays interrogates contemporary ... Read more

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What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By "writing beyond race," noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.In the spirit of previous classics like Outlaw Culture and Reel to Real, this new collection of compelling essays interrogates contemporary
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I Ain't Scared of You

by Bernie Mac ...

A laugh-out-loud humor book from one of the most celebrated comedians, Bernie Mac, the star of Fox's The Bernie Mac Show, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award.The Chicago-bred performer and royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy, Bernie Mac, has won over countless fans of cutting comedy and family humor with an edgy show that tells it like it is but never loses heart. No surprise, Mac has ... Read more

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A laugh-out-loud humor book from one of the most celebrated comedians, Bernie Mac, the star of Fox's The Bernie Mac Show, winner of the prestigious Peabody Award.The Chicago-bred performer and royal king of the Original Kings of Comedy, Bernie Mac, has won over countless fans of cutting comedy and family humor with an edgy show that tells it like it is but never loses heart. No surprise, Mac has
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Big Book Of Butts (Adult Picture Book: Anaconda Edition)

by Speedy Publishing ...

A protruding posterior is considered attractive by guys for a variety of reasons. Primarily, evolution programmed men to prefer women with wide child-rearing hips, and a big butt represents this ideal mating quality. Plumpness also signifies youthfulness, which is a trait that males prefer. Finally, everyone likes something to hold onto during sex, and a little spanking never hurt either. ... Read more

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A protruding posterior is considered attractive by guys for a variety of reasons. Primarily, evolution programmed men to prefer women with wide child-rearing hips, and a big butt represents this ideal mating quality. Plumpness also signifies youthfulness, which is a trait that males prefer. Finally, everyone likes something to hold onto during sex, and a little spanking never hurt either.
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On Morrison

Deepen your understanding of one of our greatest writers

by Namwali Serpell ...

'A landmark appraisal... deep and enriching' ***GUARDIAN'***An exhilarating meeting of critical minds' OBSERVER'Serpell is a superlative essayist' DIANA EVANS'Serpell brings her expertise and eye to Toni Morrion's singular literary genius' HARPER'S BAZAARThe essential companion to Toni Morrison’s work, written by Namwali Serpell, ‘one of the most innovative and intelligent writers toda... ... Read more

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'A landmark appraisal... deep and enriching' ***GUARDIAN'***An exhilarating meeting of critical minds' OBSERVER'Serpell is a superlative essayist' DIANA EVANS'Serpell brings her expertise and eye to Toni Morrion's singular literary genius' HARPER'S BAZAARThe essential companion to Toni Morrison’s work, written by Namwali Serpell, ‘one of the most innovative and intelligent writers toda...
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How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind

Madness and Black Radical Creativity

by La Marr Jurelle Bruce ...

Series series Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study
“Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of an unruly mind, the psychiatric category of serious mental illness, the emotional state also known as “rage,” and any drastic ... Read more

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“Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of an unruly mind, the psychiatric category of serious mental illness, the emotional state also known as “rage,” and any drastic
... Read more
The Harris Family

A Novel

by RM Johnson ...

The unforgettable crew of characters from RM Johnson's bestselling debut novel, The Harris Men, returns in a riveting story of love, loss, and second chances.Julius Harris walked out on his family twenty-five years ago—and not a moment goes by when he doesn't regret it. Five years ago, after learning he had cancer, Julius tried to make peace with his three sons. It didn't take. Now, the disease ... Read more

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The unforgettable crew of characters from RM Johnson's bestselling debut novel, The Harris Men, returns in a riveting story of love, loss, and second chances.Julius Harris walked out on his family twenty-five years ago—and not a moment goes by when he doesn't regret it. Five years ago, after learning he had cancer, Julius tried to make peace with his three sons. It didn't take. Now, the disease
... Read more
The Origin of Others

by Toni Morrison ...

Series Book 56 - The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
“The Origin of Others combines Toni Morrison’s accustomed eloquence with meaning for our times as citizens of the world.” —Nell Irvin Painter, New RepublicAmerica’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? ... Read more

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“The Origin of Others combines Toni Morrison’s accustomed eloquence with meaning for our times as citizens of the world.” —Nell Irvin Painter, New RepublicAmerica’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter?
... Read more
James Baldwin: The Last Interview

and other Conversations

by James Baldwin, Quincy Troupe ...

Series series The Last Interview Series
Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin“I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only.” When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin’s brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything—Baldwin was critically ... Read more

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Never before available, the unexpurgated last interview with James Baldwin“I was not born to be what someone said I was. I was not born to be defined by someone else, but by myself, and myself only.” When, in the fall of 1987, the poet Quincy Troupe traveled to the south of France to interview James Baldwin, Baldwin’s brother David told him to ask Baldwin about everything—Baldwin was critically
... Read more
Summary and Analysis of Beloved

Based on the Book by Toni Morrison

by Worth Books ...

Series series Smart Summaries
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Beloved tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Toni Morrison's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of Beloved by Toni Morrison includes:Historical contextChapter-by-chapter summariesCharacter ... Read more

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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Beloved tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Toni Morrison's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of Beloved by Toni Morrison includes:Historical contextChapter-by-chapter summariesCharacter
... Read more
Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being

by Kevin Quashie ...

Series series Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study
In Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being, Kevin Quashie imagines a Black world in which one encounters Black being as it is rather than only as it exists in the shadow of anti-Black violence. As such, he makes a case for Black aliveness even in the face of the persistence of death in Black life and Black study. Centrally, Quashie theorizes aliveness through the aesthetics of poetry, reading ... Read more

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In Black Aliveness, or A Poetics of Being, Kevin Quashie imagines a Black world in which one encounters Black being as it is rather than only as it exists in the shadow of anti-Black violence. As such, he makes a case for Black aliveness even in the face of the persistence of death in Black life and Black study. Centrally, Quashie theorizes aliveness through the aesthetics of poetry, reading
... Read more
Collection of the Best Works of Robert Louis Stevenson's Adventures: [Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson/ Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson/ The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson]

by Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Book 1: Embark on a thrilling journey of intrigue and survival with “Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.” Stevenson's classic adventure novel follows the young David Balfour as he faces danger, betrayal, and treacherous landscapes in a quest for justice and freedom in the rugged Scottish Highlands.Book 2: Set sail for a pirate-infested treasure hunt in “Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.” ... Read more

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Book 1: Embark on a thrilling journey of intrigue and survival with “Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.” Stevenson's classic adventure novel follows the young David Balfour as he faces danger, betrayal, and treacherous landscapes in a quest for justice and freedom in the rugged Scottish Highlands.Book 2: Set sail for a pirate-infested treasure hunt in “Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.”
... Read more
Dark Thirst

by Omar Tyree, Donna Hill, Monica Jackson, The Urban Griot, Linda Addison, Kevin S. Brockenbrough ...

A haunting anthology of vampire fiction—one that brings a colorful new dimension to one of the world's most erotic and enduring myths.Featuring stories from some of the most popular African American writers:Omar Tyree writes about The Old South, which falls prey to a handsome young vampire with a taste for beautiful women—love at first bite never hurt so good.In Angela C. Allen’s story, the mafia ... Read more

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A haunting anthology of vampire fiction—one that brings a colorful new dimension to one of the world's most erotic and enduring myths.Featuring stories from some of the most popular African American writers:Omar Tyree writes about The Old South, which falls prey to a handsome young vampire with a taste for beautiful women—love at first bite never hurt so good.In Angela C. Allen’s story, the mafia
... Read more
Love & Theft

Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class

by Eric Lott ...

Series series Race and American Culture
For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically, ... Read more

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For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically,
... Read more
The Complete Short Stories of Washington Irving (Illustrated Edition)

Enriched edition. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, Old Christmas, The Voyage, Roscoe, The Widow's Retinue

by Washington Irving, Derek Walters ...

The Complete Short Stories of Washington Irving (Illustrated Edition) is a collection of captivating tales that provide a glimpse into the early 19th-century American literary landscape. Known for his storytelling prowess and vivid imagery, Irving weaves together folklore, history, and imagination in a style that transports readers to a bygone era. From the iconic 'Rip Van Winkle' to the haunting ... Read more

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The Complete Short Stories of Washington Irving (Illustrated Edition) is a collection of captivating tales that provide a glimpse into the early 19th-century American literary landscape. Known for his storytelling prowess and vivid imagery, Irving weaves together folklore, history, and imagination in a style that transports readers to a bygone era. From the iconic 'Rip Van Winkle' to the haunting
... Read more

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