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Autobiographies, Biographies & Memoirs
Brand: Penguin Books
Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court--and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated ..
N6,300
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Brand: Little Brown and Company
Nelson Mandela is well-known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world's elder statesman - the gray-haired man with a kindly smile who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first black president in South Afr..
N7,500
Ex Tax:N7,500
Brand: Bookcraft Africa
Your courage and dedication in our current national struggle has been exemplary, and I urge you to continue the commendable role.”–General Odumegwu Ojukwu (1969) “I have known your family for nearly thirty years and I am delighted to know that this illustrious name is once more closely connecte..
N15,000
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Brand: Pantheon Books
A Washington Post Best Book of the YearThe dramatic story of a South Carolina heiress who joined the OSS and became the first American woman in uniform taken prisoner on the Western front—until her escape from Nazi Germany. Gertrude “Gertie” Legendre was a big-game hunter from a wealt..
N12,500
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Brand: Bookcraft Africa
"A Journey in Service" is the autobiography of Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, offering a personal and political account of his life amid Nigeria’s turbulent history. The book covers his childhood, military career, rise to power, and legacy, addressing key th..
N50,000
Ex Tax:N50,000
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Brand: Bookcraft Africa
"A Journey in Service" is the autobiography of Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, offering a personal and political account of his life amid Nigeria’s turbulent history. The book covers his childhood, military career, rise to power, and legacy, addressing key th..
N40,000
Ex Tax:N40,000
Brand: Random House
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A sweeping, genre-bending “masterpiece” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity—from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and ..
N14,500
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Brand: Bookcraft Africa
A Mouth Sweeter than Salt gathers the stories and reflections of the early years of Toyin Falola, the grand historian of Africa and one of the greatest sons of Ibadan, the notable Yoruba city-state in Nigeria. Redefining the autobiographical genre altogether, Falola miraculously weaves together pers..
N6,500
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Brand: Algonquin Books
In this expansive collection of history, meet ten real-life kings, queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who lived in Africa thousands of years ago and changed the world.Black history begins thousands of years ago with the many cultures and people of the African continent. Through portraits o..
N20,400
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-250x250h.gif "Aftershocks: A Memoir by Nadia Owusu- Hardback")
"Nadia Owusu grew up all over the world--from Rome and London to Dar-es-Salaam and Kampala. When her mother abandoned her when she was two years old, the rejection caused Nadia to be confused about her identity. Even after her father died when she was thirteen and she was raised by her stepmother, s..
N9,850
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Brand: Bookcraft Africa
Ake tells the story of Wole Soyinka's first eleven years as a child (1934–1945), a period that coincides with major historical events in Nigeria, and around the world – World War II and the famous Women's Uprising in Egbaland, an event in which the author played the role of a courier.Told, of course..
N10,000
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Brand: Amistad
Alek Wek has been the face of ad campaigns for companies ranging from Coach to Michael Kors to Nars and has worked the runways on behalf of designers such as Diane von Furstenberg and Christian Dior. Yet her defining moments extend beyond the runways of New York, Milan, Paris, and London.Born to a m..
N14,500
Ex Tax:N14,500