A Story A Story: An African Tale, Paperback

Reducere. This book tells the story of why the spider has long legs, a traditional African folk tale. In it, Anansi the spider learns that you usually have t...

Reducere. The Essential Pauline E. Hopkins (2021) compiles several iconic works of fiction by a pioneering figure in American literature. Contending Forces w...

Reducere. A finalist for the 1994 Booker Prize, England s highest honor for works of fiction, "Paradise" is at once the story of an African boy s coming of a...

The jarringly gritty tale of a mysterious artifact's power bound to the collective pain of African people worldwide and the journey of the young bl...

When the USS Truxtun was shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland in 1942, Lanier Phillips, an African-American serviceman, was rescued by the peo...

The true account of an English gentleman, Major Gore-Brown, who chose to build a Utopian house of childhood fantasies by the Lake of Crocodiles in ...

Reducere. Description"Exciting. . . part adventure story, part wildlife tale"--The Boston Globe Intelligent, majestic, and loyal, with lifespans matching our...

Reducere. A chilling tale of African drums and human souls from #1 international bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush lyricist and drummer...

Reducere. DescriptionLisette, a Saint-Domingue-born Creole slave and daughter of an African-born bossale, has inherited not only the condition of slavery but...

Reducere. "Timely corporate history--as exciting and poignant as any good tale of derring-do against great odds by all-too-flawed giants. " - Kirkus ReviewsW...

An African tale with a traditional feel, celebrating the speed and grace of the Cheetah - a brand-new title in this successful series of African fo...

Reducere. "An enthralling story . . . A work of history that reads like a novel." -- Christian Science Monitor "As Hochschild's brilliant book demonstrates, ...

Reducere. "A fast-paced political thriller.... Wrong's gripping, thoughtful book stands as both a tribute to Githongo's courage and a cautionary tale." --New...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dr Tamara PizzoliIllustrator: Phil HowellSet in Accra, Ghana, The Ghanaian Goldilocks is a modern twist on the classic Gold...

Reducere. "THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN IS AN EDUCATION." --Mae Bertha Carter In 1965, the Carters, an African American sharecropping fa...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: P. James OliverOliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. Du...

The award-winning author of Voice of America paints a vivid, fully imagined portrait of an extraordinary African family and the house that holds th...

Reducere. Isle of Canes is the epic account of an African-American family in Louisiana that, over four generations and more than 150 years, rose from the cha...

In January 2006, after the Republic of Liberia had been racked by fourteen years of brutal civil conflict, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf--Africa's "Iron La...

Reducere. My Deaf Friend Can Do Anything You Can Do is an African American children's book for all ages that celebrates tolerance and acceptance. This story ...

When it was first published, "Crossing Bok Chitto" took readers by surprise. This moving and original story about the intersection of Native and Af...

Reducere. This memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa...

Reducere. The real story of AIDS--how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million people--is very...

Reducere. The Ghost of Cleopatra is a work of historical fiction by John Rice and Gail Tanzer. It tells the story of African-American/Native American sculpto...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom an early age, Laurada Byers questioned her sense of self. A series of crises including the murder of her husband while she stood me...

Reducere. Americas Award for Children & Young Adult LiteratureWinner of Storytelling World Award Am ricas Commended ListIn Latin American culture--with its b...

An award-winning Iraqi writer creates a new world for himself in Seattle in search of lost love.As the US occupation of Iraq rages, novelist Mortad...

Reducere. Recalling the great confessional narratives from St. Augustine to Jean Jacques Rousseau, from Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass to Henry Ada...

Reducere. Longlisted for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Debut African FictionWinner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize"Kintu is a masterpiece, an absolute ge...

"Aya is an irresistible comedy, a couple of love stories and a tale for becoming African. It's essential reading." -Joann Sfar, cartoonist of The R...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the founder of the award-winning website (www.howwemadeitinafrica.com) comes the stories of 25 entrepreneurs who've built thriving ...

Reducere. This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron--one of baseball's immortal figures--is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who thr...

Reducere. From African American children's book author Gwen Fortune-Blakely, comes an inspiring tale of a young boy's passion for music, making responsible c...

Reducere. One of the first novels published by an African American woman, "Iola Leroy" is the progressive 1892 novel by famed American abolitionist, suffragi...

Reducere. Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans ...

Reducere. DescriptionColin Dayan has one of the most original minds in America and also one of the fiercest. Here for the first time she turns her rigorous i...

Reducere. New Orleans was once one of the hottest cities for pro wrestling because of one man -- Sylvester Ritter, better known as the Junkyard Dog. JYD beca...

Reducere. An important new voice for African-American theatre, Katori Hall explores the lives of black and often invisible Americans with vivid language, dyn...

Reducere. An incredible and moving account of one man's journey into the world of lions, why they are fast disappearing and what can be done to save them fro...