Biography & Autobiography
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The Perilous Fight
$32.50 Add to cartThe defining and uncompromising memoir from Super Bowl quarterback and renowned Civil Right activist, Colin Kaepernick.
On September 1, 2016, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem, b
- Author: Kaepernick, Colin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 1538777878
- Language: English
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Story Telling: A Writing Life
$26.00 Add to cartA profound exploration of the art and magic of writing by New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende.
In this deeply personal and insightful book, Isabel Allende delves into her creative process- Author: Allende, Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217094639
- Language: English
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Lost and Found: A Compassionate Guide to Homeownership
$29.99 Add to cartThe trans handy ma’am is back … and this time she’s buying a house and taking her loyal audience along on the journey
Buying your first home can be an intimidating process filled with questions and- Author: Stardust, Mercury
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 15 2026
- ISBN10: 0593847822
- Language: English
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Suffer a Witch: A Memoir
$30.00 Add to cart- Author: McCullough, Joy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 18 2026
- ISBN10: 0593855906
- Language: English
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Starman: The Cosmic Voyage of David Bowie
$19.99 Add to cartIntroduce young minds to the many iconic faces of David Bowie with this ethereal homage from Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell.
David Bowie’s countless devotees know that he was more than a musician,- Author: Cordell, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2026
- ISBN10: 0823451550
- Language: English
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Searching for Jimmie Strother: A Tale of Music, Murder, and Memory
$29.95 Add to cartThe incredible true story of a blind musician, a brutal crime, and the making of an American folk legend
In June 1936 James Lee Strother performed thirteen songs at the Virginia State Prison Farm for- Author: Kimball, Gregg D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 081395231X
- Language: English
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Major Taylor: The World’s Fastest Man
$30.00 Read moreCelebrating the history-making Black American who smashed world records and became a global cycling sensation!
Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was one of the greatest American athletes of the early 20t- Author: Noland, Frederick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 177046493X
- Language: English
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Miss Greene’s Secret: Based on the True Story of the Black Librarian Who Shaped the Morgan Library
$25.99 Read moreShe changed her name and her past, risking everything for a chance to make her way. A remarkable graphic novel drawn from the life of Belle da Costa Greene–longtime director of the Morgan Library–wh
- Author: Antona, Nicolas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1419788701
- Language: English
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Invisible Threads
$18.00 Add to cartWhat began as an ordinary January day in 2017 became every parent’s worst nightmare when Maureen and Doug Walgren’s sixteen-year-old son, Corey, died under shocking and tragic circumstances. Inv
- Author: Walgren, Maureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 11 2026
- ISBN10: 9798218929893
- Language: English
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You Are STILL The Brand, Stupid! How To Avoid the Commodity Trap
$31.95 Add to cartIf You’re Invisible, You’re Replaceable: How to Stop Being Treated Like a Commodity and Become the Obvious Choice
In a marketplace defined by noise and comparison, competence alone no longer guarantees
- Author: Myers CMD, Tracy E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 148
- Publish Date: May 29 2026
- ISBN10: 1977287522
- Language: English
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Four Perfect Pebbles: A True Story of the Holocaust
$9.99 Add to cartThe twentieth-anniversary edition of Marion Blumenthal Lazan’s acclaimed Holocaust memoir features new material by the author, a reading group guide, a map, and additional photographs. “The writing is
- Author: Perl, Lila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 0062489968
- Language: English
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How to Stop Trying: An Overachiever’s Guide to Self-Acceptance, Letting Go, and Other Impossible Things
$18.99 Add to cartAn unflinchingly honest and sometimes hilarious look at hustle culture, exploring the forces that have shaped a generation of overachieving women who now find themselves in search of a better way forw
- Author: Williams, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1250340926
- Language: English
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Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John
$30.99 Read moreSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
‘Outstanding’ – The Guardian
‘Superb’ – The Telegraph
‘A must read’ – Anne Sebba
‘Lively’ – The Times They seemed to be polar opposites . . . Augustus: v- Author: Mackrell, Judith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 1529095840
- Language: English
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Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
$18.00 Add to cart“Astonishing…Brings to life a thriving – and rather civilized – empire” – The Telegraph
“sparkles with energy, insight and passion… difficult to put down.” Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Co- Author: Weatherford, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 26 2026
- ISBN10: 1399417754
- Language: English
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Boy: When you find the boy, you discover the man
$22.99 Add to cartBoy
A true story of love, loss, survival and finding your voice.
Before the roads. Before the raves. Before the reputation. Before the man.
There was just the boy. A black child raised in a white seaside
- Author: Nwaka, Fredi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: November 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1919214607
- Language: English
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The Fight Game in Black and White: A History of Black Boxing
$21.95 Read moreAn American sports legend offers a sweeping Black history of boxing, celebrating the trailblazing athletes who fought in the ring and against racial injustice.
Features a 16-page photo insert. Here is- Author: Scott, Ray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 25 2026
- ISBN10: 1644215594
- Language: English
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Cleared for Takeoff: A Pilot’s Memoir of Purpose and Resilience After 9/11
$32.00 Read moreIn this inspiring memoir, a Black woman pilot leading the way for others shares her journey of fulfilling a lifelong dream to fly–and how she rediscovered her passion in the face of tragedy and adver… [more below]
- Author: Gilliam, Captain Nia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217087464
- Language: English
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The Island Within
$21.00 Add to cartWinner of the 1990 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award, nominated for the American Book Award, and named by Booklist as an Editor’s Choice, this is Nelson’s lovely and luminously wise account of his e… [more below]
- Author: Nelson, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 23 1991
- ISBN10: 067973239X
- Language: English
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Malcolm in the Desert: Wisdom from the Spiritual Transformation of Malcolm X
$32.00 Add to cartEssence’s “15 Books By Black Authors We’re Looking Forward To”
Powerful self-transformation practices inspired by Malcolm X’s final years, written by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz. “A classic in the ma
- Author: Shabazz, Ilyasah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1538783568
- Language: English
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Slow Motion: A Memoir of Friendship, Disability, and Advocacy
$18.95 Add to cartA heartfelt homage to a life-changing friendship
At twenty-one, Jen Dupree is working as an Activity Director in a nursing home when she meets Marcel–a man twenty-five years her senior who has cerebra
- Author: Dupree, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1952143462
- Language: English
