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Biography, HistoryBATTLELINES: ADVENTURES IN JOURNALISM AND POLITICS
It is a chronicle of plots and betrayals, of high-mindedness and pettiness; a documentation of history with revealing insights. It is an unusual account told by an engaging reporter. Racy and exciting, it is a book you will not put down in a hurry.
Biography, MemoirHARD CHOICES
“Hard Choices is a richly detailed and compelling chronicle of Clinton’s role in the foreign initiatives and crises that defined the first term of the Obama administration…it teems with small, entertaining details about her interactions with foreign leaders (Los Angeles Times).
Autobiography, BiographyONE WOMAN’S RACE
The first title which came to my mind for this book was: “Why I Ran”. But then, it had a ring of finality to it which I found inappropriate, especially given the fact that I was still running! The race has not yet ended.
A complete and definitive documentation of my engagement and active participation in Nigerian politics would be premature at this point; however, I felt that it was important to put down my reflections on the road so far covered. That is what this book seeks to do.
Biography, Novels, PoliticsBRING BACK OUR GIRLS
Bring Back Our Girls is an urgent and engrossing work of investigative journalism that unfolds across four continents, from the remote forests of northern Nigeria to the White House; from Khartoum safe houses to gilded hotel lobbies in the Swiss Alps. It plumbs the promise and peril of an era whose politics are fuelled by the power of hashtag advocacy – and at its centre stand some exceptionally courageous and resourceful young women.
Biography, MemoirSTEVE JOBS
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
Biography, MemoirI AM MALALA (Paperback)
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
Biography, MemoirMANDELA: THE LIFE OF NELSON MANDELA 1918 – 2013
A fully illustrated life story of Nelson Mandela with a unique collection of photographs from throughout his life. There can’t be many people who have never heard of Nelson Mandela. He has become a household name, a name respected by people everywhere. Nelson Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela came from what most people would regard a poor background, yet his family were aristocrats among the Xhosa people of the Transkei in South Africa. From the time he was a boy he was destined, as he father before him had been, to become an adviser at the court of the Xhosa king, but no one could have predicted that young Rolihlahla would one day become an outlaw known as ‘The Black Pimpernel’ or a statesman of international standing – President Mandela.
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I AM MALALA (Hardcover)
I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
Biography, HistoryCULTURAL MODERNITY IN A COLONIZED WORLD
This book is about the intellectual life and times of Chief Isaac Oluwole Delano, a cultural icon who significantly shaped Yoruba Studies. It examines the contributions of Chief Delano through a careful interrogation of his many records, letters, documents and over a dozen publications, spanning from 1937 through to 1973. He covered biographies, history and religion, all under the rubric of what may be referred to as Historical-Anthropology.
Biography, MemoirOLUSEGUN OBASANJO: THE PRESIDENTIAL LEGACY 1999-2007 (VOL 1 & 11)
A rich critique with a foreword by Nelson Mandela, the books tells of Olusegun Obasanjo (the man) and his administration as the president of Nigeria (1999 – 2007).
The text is an in-depth and neutral analysis of the 8 years of Obasanjo’s administration. It covers various issues relating to health, religion, governance, infrastructure, telecommunications, security, etc. His tenure as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is uniquely historic considering the events that led to his election and his past scuffles as a part of the Nigerian army.
Writing about the Obasanjo years compels rather more than the Presidential Legacy. These two volumes focus on what he found on the table as he came in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and what he left on that table in 2007.
Biography, Business BooksTHE MAKING OF ME: MY ODYSSEY IN BUSINESS
This book is about Dele unbound: the story of a young man who had faith in himself and earnestly took hold of his life. A man who thrives on taking challenges and confronting odds.
Scoring all props and supports, crutches and life preservers, he decided to plunge into the sea of life. He strove to become a creator rather than an inheritor; to bequeath rather than to borrow. Instead of wielding the rusted sword of his departed father, he forged his own weapon. He fought his battle; a living testimony of self reliance and self methodology
Biography, General ReadingLong Walk to Freedom
Nobel Peace Prize, president of the Africa National Congress, and head of the anti-apartheid movement, Nelson Mandela is one of the world’s great moral and political leaders. In his internationally bestselling memoir, Long Walk to Freedom, he tells the extraordinary story of his life, his epic struggle, setback, renewed hope and ultimate triumph. He eloquently and vividly details his journey: the development of his political consciousness, his pivotal role in the formation of the ANC Youth League, his dramatic years underground and his eventful quarter century behind bars. He also recalls the momentous events leading up to his triumph in South Africa’s first- ever multiracial elections in April 1994.
Here is one of the most powerful and inspiring stories of our time, a book that everyone will want to read.
Biography, General Reading, Inspirational Books, TertiaryAjose
This is a deeply incisive portrait of a great pioneer in the fields
of health and education. It tells of the work of a distinguished scholar and leader who served as a public
health practitioner in colonial Lagos, became the first African Professor at the University College,
(later, University of Ibadan) Ibadan, and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ife,
( now Obafemi Awolowo University). The author of this biography has combines in-depth
scholarship with a broad range of primary source material to provide the present generation of
public health practitioners, Vice-Chancellor and other principal officers of our academic institutions, the life history of an
eminent Nigerian thats replete with useful lessons and modules that can be adapted to fit present circumstances.
Biography, General Reading, Inspirational Books, Strategic Management, TertiaryThe Trump Phenomenon: How the Politics of Populism Won in 2016
On November 8, 2016, American voters surprised the world by electing a rank outsider with no previous political experience, businessman and celebrity Donald J. Trump, to become the 45th President of the United States after one of the most divisive and contentious campaigns in recent history.