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The Emperor of Ocean Park (Unabridged)

By Stephen L. Carter

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In his triumphant fictional debut, Stephen Carter combines a large-scale, riveting novel of suspense with the saga of a unique family. The Emperor of Ocean Park is set in two privileged worlds: the... read more

Samaritan (Unabridged)

By Richard Price

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Ray Mitchell, a former TV writer who has left Hollywood under a cloud, returns to urban Dempsy, New Jersey, hoping to make a difference in the lives of his struggling neighbors. Instead, his very... read more

On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Raymond Obstfeld

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From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus... read more

The Bond: Three Young Men Learn to Forgive and Reconnect with Their Fathers

By George Jenkins,Rameck Hunt

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The Three Doctors—Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt—discovered early in their friendship that they shared one disturbing trait: as children, they had to navigate life in... read more

From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad

By Jacqueline L. Tobin,Hettie Jones

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From Midnight to Dawn evokes the turmoil and controversies of the time, including the furor over the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, congressional confrontations in Washington, and fierce disputes... read more

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season

By Jonathan Eig

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April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into... read more

The Shadow Market: How a Group of Wealthy Nations and Powerful Investors Secretly Dominate the World

By Eric J. Weiner

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Eric J. Weiner's critically acclaimed first book, What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made It Happen, was selected as... read more

Price of Stones: Building a School for My Village

By Twesigye Jackson Kaguri,Susan Urbanek Linville

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An incredibly inspiring and thrilling book, this is the story of Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, who grew up in rural southwestern Uganda, the son of an irascible small-time farmer and his loving wife. In... read more

A Slave No More

By David Blight

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Slave narratives are extremely rare. Of the one hundred or so of these testimonies that survive, a mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly... read more

Diablerie

By Walter Mosley

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In this icy noir from a master of American fiction, the darkest secrets are the ones we keep hidden from ourselves. With the same erotic force as Killing Johnny Fry but grounded in a far darker... read more