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Drax of Drax Hall

How One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery

by Paul Lashmar ...

Narrated by Simon Manyonda ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

Spanning 400 years, Drax of Drax Hall is a story of a plantation owning dynasty that has never been told. It all started when James Drax, one of the first settlers in Barbados in 1627, founded the British sugar industry. His descendants went on to write the book on how to run a slave plantation. For more than two hundred years, the family enslaved up to 330 people at any time and became enormously ... Read more

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Spanning 400 years, Drax of Drax Hall is a story of a plantation owning dynasty that has never been told. It all started when James Drax, one of the first settlers in Barbados in 1627, founded the British sugar industry. His descendants went on to write the book on how to run a slave plantation. For more than two hundred years, the family enslaved up to 330 people at any time and became enormously
... Read more

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Beasts of No Nation

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

Narrated by Simon Manyonda ...

Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

Now a critically-acclaimed Netflix original film directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) and starring Idris Elba (Mandela, The Wire)—the movie-tie in edition of the harrowing, utterly original debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country.As civil war ravages an unnamed West-African nation, Agu, the school-aged protagonist of this stunning debut ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Now a critically-acclaimed Netflix original film directed by Cary Fukunaga (True Detective) and starring Idris Elba (Mandela, The Wire)—the movie-tie in edition of the harrowing, utterly original debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country.As civil war ravages an unnamed West-African nation, Agu, the school-aged protagonist of this stunning debut
... Read more
Speak No Evil

A Novel

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

A Nigerian American high school student and his straight, white girl friend grapple with the consequences of his coming out in this powerful novel."A lovely slender volume that packs in entire worlds with complete mastery. Speak No Evil explains so much about our times and yet is never anything less than a scintillating, page-turning read." —Gary Shteyngart, author of Little FailureWinner of the ... Read more

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A Nigerian American high school student and his straight, white girl friend grapple with the consequences of his coming out in this powerful novel."A lovely slender volume that packs in entire worlds with complete mastery. Speak No Evil explains so much about our times and yet is never anything less than a scintillating, page-turning read." —Gary Shteyngart, author of Little FailureWinner of the
... Read more

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Beasts of No Nation

A Novel

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

The harrowing, utterly original debut novel about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country—now a critically-acclaimed Netflix original film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Idris Elba."Remarkable. . . . Iweala never wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative voice. . . . He captures the horror of ethnic violence in all its brutality and the vulnerability of youth in all its ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The harrowing, utterly original debut novel about the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country—now a critically-acclaimed Netflix original film directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Idris Elba."Remarkable. . . . Iweala never wavers from a gripping, pulsing narrative voice. . . . He captures the horror of ethnic violence in all its brutality and the vulnerability of youth in all its
... Read more
Our Kind of People

A Continent's Challenge, A Country's Hope

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

In 2005, Uzodinma Iweala stunned readers and critics alike with Beasts of No Nation, his debut novel about child soldiers in West Africa. Now his return to his native continent has produced Our Kind of People, a nonfiction account of the AIDS crisis that is every bit as startling and original.Iweala embarks on a remarkable journey in his native Nigeria, meeting individuals and communities that are ... Read more

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In 2005, Uzodinma Iweala stunned readers and critics alike with Beasts of No Nation, his debut novel about child soldiers in West Africa. Now his return to his native continent has produced Our Kind of People, a nonfiction account of the AIDS crisis that is every bit as startling and original.Iweala embarks on a remarkable journey in his native Nigeria, meeting individuals and communities that are
... Read more
United States of Ambivalence

Essays

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

From the award-winning author of Beasts of No Nation and Speak No Evil, an insightful and deeply relevant collection of essays about America as it stands now.Known for his piercing understanding of race in America, Uzodinma Iweala delivers three piercing essays about our civil rights, and how race affects all our lives, most notably today amid rising bigotry and a raging culture war. A Black ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of Beasts of No Nation and Speak No Evil, an insightful and deeply relevant collection of essays about America as it stands now.Known for his piercing understanding of race in America, Uzodinma Iweala delivers three piercing essays about our civil rights, and how race affects all our lives, most notably today amid rising bigotry and a raging culture war. A Black
... Read more

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United States of Ambivalence

Essays

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

Unabridged

12 hours

From the award-winning author of Beasts of No Nation and Speak No Evil, an insightful and deeply relevant collection of essays about America as it stands now.Known for his piercing understanding of race in America, Uzodinma Iweala delivers three piercing essays about our civil rights, and how race affects all our lives, most notably today amid rising bigotry and a raging culture war. A Black ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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From the award-winning author of Beasts of No Nation and Speak No Evil, an insightful and deeply relevant collection of essays about America as it stands now.Known for his piercing understanding of race in America, Uzodinma Iweala delivers three piercing essays about our civil rights, and how race affects all our lives, most notably today amid rising bigotry and a raging culture war. A Black
... Read more

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Drax of Drax Hall

How One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery

by Paul Lashmar ...

"Important and timely ... Paul Lashmar uses the story of the Drax family's history as enslavers in Barbados as a microcosm of Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade" Laura Trevelyan, journalist and author of A Very British Family"A family story straight out of Game of Thrones ... Old-school investigative reporting married with a fearless historian's eye for the truth. A brilliant ... Read more

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"Important and timely ... Paul Lashmar uses the story of the Drax family's history as enslavers in Barbados as a microcosm of Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade" Laura Trevelyan, journalist and author of A Very British Family"A family story straight out of Game of Thrones ... Old-school investigative reporting married with a fearless historian's eye for the truth. A brilliant
... Read more

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Spies, Spin and the Fourth Estate

British Intelligence and the Media

by Paul Lashmar ...

$23.99 CAD
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Speak No Evil

A Novel

by Uzodinma Iweala ...

Narrated by Prentice Onayemi, Julia Whelan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

In the long-anticipated novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Beasts of No Nation, a revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a chain of events with devastating consequences.On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he’s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

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In the long-anticipated novel from the author of the critically acclaimed Beasts of No Nation, a revelation shared between two privileged teenagers from very different backgrounds sets off a chain of events with devastating consequences.On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, D.C., he’s a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high
... Read more

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Sasha Masha

by Agnes Borinsky ...

Narrated by Agnes Borinsky ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Transgender author Agnes Borinsky deftly explores gender identity and queer romance in this heart-wrenching debut novel.Alex feels like he is in the wrong body. His skin feels strange against his bones. And then comes Tracy, who thinks he's adorably awkward, who wants to kiss him, who makes him feel like a Real Boy. But it is not quite enough. Something is missing.As Alex grapples with his ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Transgender author Agnes Borinsky deftly explores gender identity and queer romance in this heart-wrenching debut novel.Alex feels like he is in the wrong body. His skin feels strange against his bones. And then comes Tracy, who thinks he's adorably awkward, who wants to kiss him, who makes him feel like a Real Boy. But it is not quite enough. Something is missing.As Alex grapples with his
... Read more

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When You Get the Chance

by Tom Ryan, Robin Stevenson ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships.As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, Canada, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts—Mark in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Talia in Victoria, British Columbia—they haven’t seen each other in years. ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Follow cousins on a road trip to Pride as they dive into family secrets and friendships.As kids, Mark and his cousin Talia spent many happy summers together at the family cottage in Ontario, Canada, but a fight between their parents put an end to the annual event. Living on opposite coasts—Mark in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Talia in Victoria, British Columbia—they haven’t seen each other in years.
... Read more

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