Bloomsbury presents How Black Music Took Over the World by Melvin Briggs, read by Shamaan CaseyWhy do Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone move us the way they do? What drives the soulful notes of the Delta blues? What makes Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter inescapably great?How Black Music Took Over the World takes readers inside the vibrant world that underlies Black musical creation, demonstrating the impact that ...

Leadership is a skill that anyone, anywhere can learn.Leaders everywhere have the ability to serve and influence others for the greater good. It’s our duty to guide our teams, families, organizations, and nations to achieve great goals, and to be successful leaders while standing on our own character to model the competence and capacity we wish to see in those we lead.By using the tools in this book, you can sharpen your skill set, activate your core values...

Bloomsbury presents Writing During the Apocalypse by Ed Simon, read by Shamaan CaseyAll of American literature is a tragedy. What we’re living through now isn’t a tragedy, however – it’s a horror novel. W****hy bother writing when the world’s on fire?Rising authoritarianism. Covid. Inflation. Wealth disparity. War. Climate change. While every time period is marked by apocalyptic fears, it certainly seems like our c...

One of the world’s greatest bassists lays down the heart of Black music, revealing how its rhythmic structures and the long history of the African diaspora made it the world’s most popular form**.**“An insightful, revelatory, and informative read.” —Meshell Ndegeocello, singer-songwriter and poetWhy do Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone move us the way they do? What drives the worried notes of the Delta blues? What ...

New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Abrams takes a deep dive into the lives and careers of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, using their entangled paths as a lens to view the myriad facets of the player empowerment era.It's one of the greatest “what ifs” in sports – what if the Thunder had kept Durant, Westbrook, and Harden, three of the league’s young, exciting stars and future MVPs, together? Their departure from Oklahoma City beg...

Owen Lake never had any interest in space.After watching his astronaut mother die, he preferred the simple life of a boat captain on Lake Superior. But the simple life was never meant to last.His charter business is failing, but an opportunity pops up in the form of Dr. Mariana Keller, who's interested in what lies beneath the waves: a mysterious, unnatural blue glow emanating from the depths.Owen agrees to take her on a clandestine dive to an ancie...

The Biggest Heroes Are Sometimes UnsungCaleb’s father is serving with Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys as the long-anticipated open war against the British rages up and down the length of Lake Champlain. Between his duties on the family farm and constant worry about his father’s safety, the young man’s attentions are already fully occupied when a fateful encounter with an unlikely neighbor changes everything. Pulled into new intrigues and new friendships, Caleb ...

The powerful story of a falsely imprisoned man and a sweeping indictment of a city and the criminal justice system by a Pulitzer–prize winning journalist.When the bodies of two Black men were found sitting with a crackpipe in a parked car in a rundown section of town in 1994, it seemed just another day in Kansas City, Kansas. The swift arrest and conviction of a seventeen–year–old Black kid from a broken home raised no eyebrows either.And yet, thirty years ...

Before you can effectively lead others, you must lead yourself. Once you learn to successfully guide yourself toward your vision and goals, then you can do the same for your team.In Lead You: The Winning Combination to Achieve Personal and Professional Success, Bobby Harrington shows you how self-leadership can transform you into the leader you aspire to be. Bobby’s Lead Yourself First method provides a self-leadership framework that teaches you how to utilize the basic tenets of le...

In the newly revised fifth edition of Options Trading For Dummies, experienced finance writer, investor, and money manager, Joe Duarte, walks you through practical and actionable strategies for traders seeking to boost their income while keeping risk in check. The book explains the most common kinds of options contracts and helps you select the options most suited to your financial situation, capabilities, and goals.This plain-English resource for both beginning and advanc...

Drawing on historical documents and exclusive interviews, authors tell the inspiring story of Clarence Thomas's rise from a childhood of poverty and prejudice in the segregated South to Supreme Court Justice. Companion to blockbuster documentary Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, but a fascinating stand alone listen, as well!*The full story behind the wildly successful documentary film, Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words*Born into dire poverty in ...

A relentless bounty hunter. A reporter chasing the story of a lifetime. A warrior paying the price for every battle fought.These stories and more are featured in the third short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, continuing the saga of survival in a world transformed by the arrival of the System. Humanity has adapted to a new reality filled with Classes, magic and monsters, but the struggle for life, love and purpose never ends. This anthology brin...