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Children Literatures, Children's Books, Fiction, General Reading, PrimaryGENDER BASED VIOLENCE SERIES Set
The Wale Okediran Gender based violence and sexuality book series. A must read for kids both male and female and coming of age youth/adult. These books are written to help women, boys and girls create a violence-free future, and it’s focused on encouraging community discussions on gender-based violence (GBV).
Fiction, General ReadingAKACHUKWU (Hard Cover)
Where is God, when bad things happen?
Rush – Scandal – Slavery – Freedom
Both the living and the presumed dead of the Akachukwu clan, find themselves in various theaters of war, ready to decimate them.It is survival of the fittest, as they resort to native intelligence of clinical precision garnered from the homeland to survive.
A recurring decimal across board, became the burden of proof of their identity: Akachukwu. The chickens have come home to roost…
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hard cover 8000
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AKACHUKWU (Soft Cover)
Where is God, when bad things happen?
Rush – Scandal – Slavery – Freedom
Both the living and the presumed dead of the Akachukwu clan, find themselves in various theaters of war, ready to decimate them.It is survival of the fittest, as they resort to native intelligence of clinical precision garnered from the homeland to survive.
A recurring decimal across board, became the burden of proof of their identity: Akachukwu. The chickens have come home to roost…
Soft cover 5000
hard cover 8000
Available on request in ebook format
General ReadingFOREIGN GODS, INC.
A meditation on the dreams, promises and frustrations of the immigrant life in America; the nature and impact of religious conflicts; an examination of the ways in which modern culture creates or heightens infatuation with the “exotic,” including the desire to own strange objects and hanker after ineffable illusions; and an exploration of the shifting nature of memory, Foreign Gods is a brilliant work of fiction that illuminates our globally interconnected world like no other.
General ReadingTHE ART OF WAR (small size)
Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization has adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday life. The Art of War is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alike.
General Reading, Motivational booksTHE RULES OF PEOPLE (Small size)
A PERSONAL CODE FOR GETTING THE BEST FROM EVERYONE.
We all know someone who is a natural ‘people person’. They seem to understand what people really want, what they really think and what they really mean. They can effortlessly get people onside, and keep them happy and motivated.
Is there something they know that the rest of us don’t? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of People.
These Rules are the guiding principles that show you how to connect with strangers, build strong relationships with friends and colleagues, and even get the best out of difficult people. They will help you say the right thing, do the right thing, and know instinctively how to handle every situation. You’ll have relaxed, easy relationships and you’ll be that person who gets on with everyone.
General Reading, Motivational booksRULES TO BREAK (Small size)
In The Rules to Break, international bestselling author Richard Templar exposes the most common phony rules, explains what’s wrong with them and then offers a refreshing alternative and a new way of thinking. Above all, he’ll help you master the ability to truly think for yourself, so than you can follow a path that you’ve chosen, rather than blindly following someone else’s.
It’s your life. Why not live it your way?
General Reading, Motivational booksTHE RULES OF PARENTING (Small size)
There are lots of wrong ways to bring up your kids, but there are lots of right ones, too. There’s no list of instructions you have to follow to the letter if you don’t want your child to end up a loser. This book presents the principles to follow which you can adapt to suit you and your children. Beginning with the first rule Relax and continuing through 100 rules, this book presents a guide to everything a parent needs to know from toddling, school, boyfriends or girlfriends, through driving lessons and college. The book begins with a section that covers the most important rules, The Rules for Staying Sane. The rest of the sections cover the some of the big questions of parenting, including the Attitude Rules, the Discipline Rules, the Sibling Rules, the School Rules, the Teenage Rules, the Crisis Rules, all the way up to the Grown-up Rules.
General Reading, Inspirational Books, Motivational booksWHAT THE DOG SAW
What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point; Blink; and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog Saw, he brings together, for the first time, the best of his writing from The New Yorker over the same period.
Here is the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the “dog whisperer” who can calm savage animals with the touch of his hand. He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and “hindsight bias” and why it was that everyone in Silicon Valley once tripped over themselves to hire the same college graduate.
Book Set, Fiction, General Reading, NovelsMark of the Lion Series Gift Collection
The thrilling conclusion to the Mark of the Lion series.
Following A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn continues the chronicles of Hadassah, a Christian slave woman living during the height of the Roman Empire. She has saved the life of the scorned child of a disreputable Roman woman and the Germanic gladiator, Atretes. For her faith, Hadassah now languishes in condemnation, awaiting death in a dungeon beneath the arena. Atretes, who holds fast to his dreams of revenge for the slaughter of his people, wants his son back. So he seeks out John the Baptist, who is the key to finding the custodian of his son, and brings his war-weary soul closer to redemption.
Book Set, Fiction, General Reading, NovelsAN ECHO IN THE DARKNESS: MARK OF THE LION SERIES BOOK 2
Book 2 in the 3-book historical Christian fiction series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.
From Francine Rivers comes the “compelling” and “emotionally charged” (Booklist, starred review) second installment in of the story of Hadassah, a courageous Christian slave girl with unrelenting faith, and Marcus, the Roman aristocrat who claims her heart.
Believed dead, Hadassah finds employment helping a doctor in the poor section of first-century Rome and discovers an ability to heal others through the power of her faith. When Julia falls ill, Hadassah is forced to confront a difficult decision: should she return to the Valerian household, risking exposure and death, to help her former tormentor in the Christian tradition?
Continuing to search for meaning and faith, Marcus turns away from the opulence of Rome, led by a whispering voice from the past into a journey that could set him free from the darkness of his soul.
Educational Books, General ReadingHOW TO WRITE IT
Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style.
How to Write It is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing compelling examples of nearly every type and form of written communication.
Completely updated and expanded, the new third edition offers hundreds of handy word, phrase, and sentence lists, precisely crafted sample paragraphs, and professionally designed document layouts. How to Write It is a must-own for students, teachers, authors, journalists, bloggers, managers, and anyone who doesn’t have time to wade through a massive style guide but needs a friendly desk reference
Fiction, General ReadingLOVE IS POWER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
When it comes to love, things are not always what they seem. In contemporary Lagos, a young boy may pose as a woman online, and a maid may be suspected of sleeping with her employer and yet still become a young wife’s confidant. Men and women can be objects of fantasy, the subject of beery soliloquies. They can be trophies or status symbols. Or they can be overwhelming in their need. In these wide-ranging stories, A. Igoni Barrett roams the streets with people from all stations of life. A man with acute halitosis navigates the chaos of the Lagos bus system. A minor policeman, full of the authority and corruption of his uniform, beats his wife. A family’s fortunes fall from love and wealth to infidelity and poverty, as poor choices unfurl over three generations. With humor and tenderness, Barrett introduces us to an utterly modern Nigeria, where desire is a means to an end, and love is a power as real as money.
Fiction, General Reading, NovelsHALF OF A YELLOW SUN
With effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra’s impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria during the late 1960s. We experience this tumultuous decade alongside five unforgettable characters: Ugwu, a thirteen-year-old houseboy who works for Odenigbo, a university professor full of revolutionary zeal; Olanna, the professor’s beautiful young mistress who has abandoned her life in Lagos for a dusty town and her lover’s charm; and Richard, a shy young Englishman infatuated with Olanna’s willful twin sister Kainene.
Half of a Yellow Sun is a tremendously evocative novel of the promise, hope, and disappointment of the Biafran war.
Fiction, General ReadingBORN ON A TUESDAY
Born on a Tuesday is a stirring, starkly rendered first novel about a young boy struggling to find his place in a society that is fracturing along religious and political lines.
This novel explores life, love, friendship, loss and the effects of extremist politics and religion on everyday life in Northern Nigeria.
Fiction, General Reading, NovelsMISSION TO KALA
Mission to Kala (Mission terminée) is a powerful comic novel set in late colonial Cameroon. It describes the visit of a young Yaounde-educated man to a village in the interior. Jean-Marie Medza, the narrator, has just failed his Baccalauréat exam, and returns home expecting humiliation. Instead, he finds that as a scholar his prestige is immense, and he is charged with the duty of travelling to Kala, a remote village, to secure the return of a young woman who has fled her lazy, demanding husband. In Kala, while awaiting the return of the woman to the village, Medza stays with his uncle, who exploits the young man’s celebrity status to have him showered with gifts, most of which his uncle keeps. Medza is the focus of a series of amusing incidents, becomes unexpectedly married, and eventually completes his mission – but then has to return home to deal with the anger of his ambitious father.
General Reading, NovelsOF WOMEN AND FROGS
Esi is a feisty half-Nigerian girl growing up in Ghana, with occasional visits to her maternal family in Lagos. When her curiosity about her body leads to a ginger-in-the-vagina punishment from her stepmother, Esi begins to question the hypocrisy of the adults around her and the restrictions they place on girls. Moving between Ghana and Nigeria, this is a heart-warming story of a girl beating a path to self-actualisation amidst political puheaval in Rawlings’ Ghana and strained relations between her ancestral countries
Fiction, General ReadingTHE WOMAN NEXT DOOR
Hortensia James and Marion Agostino are neighbours. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers. Both have recently been widowed.
Sworn enemies, the two share a hedge and a deliberate hostility, which they maintain with a zeal that belies their age. But, one day, an unexpected event forces Hortensia and Marion together. As the physical barriers between them collapse, their bickering gradually softens into conversation and, gradually, the two discover common ground. But are these sparks of connection enough to ignite a friendship, or is it too late to expect these women to change?
General Reading, NovelsTHE ORCHID PROTOCOL
DCT agent Patrick Emenalo returns to work on the same day there is a bombing at a popular fast food joint in Lagos. Dark Cell, a terrorist group, claims responsibility and demands the release of Red Baron, arms smuggler and crime boss.
Patrick, caught in a game whose rules are set by shadowy crime syndicate, The Orchid, must race against time to stop the terrorists before they strike again.
Fast-paced and seamlessly written, Onyekwena’s debut takes bold steps into the widely uncharted world of organised crime in Lagos.
General Reading, NovelsCRY FREEDOM
Under South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime, black activist Steve Biko has been working tirelessly for years to undermine the system when he meets white journalist Donald Woods. Initially suspicious of Biko and his motives, Woods finds himself united with Biko in common cause after Biko reveals to him the true extent of police atrocities in the black townships. And when tragedy strikes, the powerful bond that has been forged between them leads Woods to make a courageous stand on his friend’s behalf, risking everything to expose the horrors of this murderous regime.
Business Books, General ReadingWHAT THE CEO WANTS YOU TO KNOW
What the CEO Wants You to Know takes the mystery out of business and offers a clear road map of organizational success.
Ram Charan explains in clear, simple language how to do what great CEOs do instinctively and persistently – understand the basic building blocks of a company and use them to figure out how to make it work as a total business. Being able to decide what to do when, despite the clutter of day-to-day to-do lists and the complexity of the real world.
Business Books, General ReadingRISK AND RETURN
Risk and Return is the story of one man’s return to Africa—a journey that begins with a search for self-fulfillment, which then evolves into an entrepreneurial adventure filled with tribulations, triumphs and many life lessons that will keep readers engaged from start to finish.
At a crossroads in life or your career and searching for inspiration to go after a dream, or the courage to stay the course in the face of so much uncertainty?
Then Risk and Return is just the book for you.
Business Books, General ReadingTHE GIRL ENTREPRENEUR
Ibukun Awosika set out to take on a number of female entrepreneurs who have succeeded in carving a niche for themselves in the business world, and profiled their stories for the benefits of other women who aspire to do same in the first volume of her book The ‘Girl’ Entrepreneur: Our Stories so far… In this book, you will read about the motivations, the challenges and the success factors of women in business. You will also see how the contributions of others, such as their spouses, parents, and family, have helped towards their achievement of success.
General Reading, HistoryA GOOD AFRICAN STORY
In A Good African Story, as Andrew Rugasira recounts the very personal story of his company and the challenges that he has faced – and overcome – as an African entrepreneur, he provides a tantalizing glimpse of what Africa could be, and argues that trade has achieved what years of aid have failed to deliver.
This is a book about Africa taking its destiny in its own hands, and dictating the terms of its own future.
Encyclopedia, General ReadingEncyclopaedia Nigeriana
Encyclopaedia Nigeriana by is a compendium of randomly-selected articles on various aspects of the Nigerian experience: remarkable personalities, art and culture bits, cities and states, landmarks, tourist spots, cuisine, and a chronological account of a number of defining historical moments in our nation’s history. All articles are arranged in alphabetical order, while the historical moments are arranged chronologically starting at the article on History. We believe that this material will be of immense benefit as an educational supplement for students and young Nigerians, as well as a refreshing reference resource for the older generations.
Encyclopaedia Nigeriana has been reviewed and recommended as a general reading library resource by the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) for use by Nigerian students.
Fiction, General Reading, NovelsOblivion
Denilson grew up as a cursed child from a rejected clan. His kinsmen believed he was responsible for the evil that befell his family. Education was his only source of escape. He had imagined that his life would change for good when he got a scholarship to study in the university. After many years of study, he got an Engineering degree and a love certificate to Owulu’s heart at the university.
Owulu’s parent initially refused to bless their daughter’s marriage to Denilson because the two love birds have a conflicting background and childhood. Owulu was raised in her parent’s affluence while Denilson was brought up by poverty itself. However, Owulu’s parent later succumbed. They got a job for Owulu, but she insisted that the job should be given to her husband.
Denilson returned from his off-shore job with information about his wife. The information created a beast out of him. He got the shock of his life when the truth about the paternity of his wife was disclosed.
Fiction, General Reading, NovelsMoremi: The Courageous Queen
Queen Moremi lived in Ile- Ife. She decided to liberate her people from the gruesome hands of the arch enemies of the Ifes. She puts her life on the line by refusing to join the bandwagon of cowards at the time when brave men feigned to be women for fear of being killed, mutilated or taken away to a distant land as slaves.
English, General Reading, Language BooksHow to Learn Flawless English
This book has dealt with the learning of English in flawless manner in very simple methods. One of the important features of this book is that it is a self- study book. Also for the purpose of employment when the candidates appear at the written test in English, this book serves as a panacea for them to pave the way for getting gainful employment.
Fiction, General Reading, NovelsDishonourable Honourable
Jobi Mike Tobi’s new novel follows in the tradition of exposing the absence of stable moral and social values, the lack of a developed sense of civil obligations, the anti-social inclinations, the selfishness, rascality, the corruption, the avarice, the hedonism and the diabolical resort to violence by the political class.
General ReadingYOU ARE UNDER ARREST
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST is a timely and insightful inquisition into a sensitive aspect of our collective reality especially as it has to do with arrest and sundry issues. The content of the book is quite apt against the background of recent controversies trailing the enforcement and administration of criminal justice across the country and abroad.
The book through practical, pathetic and pervasive true life stories chronicled seemingly harmless conducts that may inevitably lead to avoidable arrest and criminal prosecution which in some cases may attract severe punishment such as life imprisonment and death sentence. The book in a most impressive manner takes the reader through a stimulating journey into the historical development of the mainstream security agencies in Nigeria and issues relating to misconduct and discipline within the security system. Readers are equally afforded the uncommon opportunity of a better understanding of security awareness with respect to personal, documentary and facility security respectively. It tackles core special operational matters with ample recommendations on sectorial reform.
Fiction, General Reading, NovelsThe Joys of Motherhood Children novel
The Joys of Motherhood tells a moving story of Nnu Ego, a West African woman devoted to her children, giving them all her life- with the result that she finds herself friendless and alone in middle age. The Joy of Motherhood is a powerful commentary on polygamy, patriachy and women’s changing roles in urban Nigeria.
General Reading, Inspirational Books, Motivational booksThe Alchemist
Paulo Coelho’s masterpiece tells the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found.
The story of the treasures Santiago finds along the way teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path, and, above all, following our dreams.
Author: Paulo Coelho
General Reading, Inspirational Books, Motivational booksRich Dad, Poor Dad
Read “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, it will explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich, challenge the belief that your house is an asset, show parents why they can’t rely on the school system to teach their kids about money, define once and for all an asset and a liability and teach you what to teach your kids about money for their future financial success.
General ReadingOutliers
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers” the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. Outliers will change the way you think about your own life story and about what makes us all unique
General ReadingThe Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Every activity of our lives is communication of a sort, but it is through speech that man asserts his distinctiveness from other forms of life. This new quick and easy way to effective public speaking opens a modern speedway to skilled communication for everyday life.
Business Books, General ReadingThe Intelligent Investor
This classic text is annotated to update Graham’s timeless wisdom for today’s market conditions.
The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham, taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s philosophy of “value investing” — which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies — has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949.
With an introduction and appendix by Warren E. Buffet, this classic text fully conveys the basic principles of Graham’s enormously successful and popular approach to investing.
The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.
Business Books, General Reading, Inspirational Books, Motivational booksInfluence the Psychology of Persuasion
Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert B. Caldini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. His thirty five years of rigorous, evidence-based research, along with a three- year program of study on what moves people to change behavior, has resulted in this highly acclaimed book.
You’ll learn the six universal principles how to use them to become a skilled persuader, and how to defend yourself against them. Perfect for people in all walks of life, the principles of influence will move you towards profound personal change and act as a driving force for your success
General Reading, ManagementThe practice of Management
A classic since its publication in 1954, The Practice of Management was the first book to look at management as a whole and being a manager as a separate responsibility. The Practice of Management created the discipline of modern management practices. Readable, fundamental, and basic, it remains an essential book for students, aspiring managers, and seasoned professionals.
General Reading, Inspirational Books, Motivational booksAwaken the Giant Within
Wake up and take control of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Power, and MONEY Master the Game, Anthony Robbins, the nation’s leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life.
The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change, Anthony Robbins provides a step-by-step program teaching the fundamental lessons of self-mastery that will enable you to discover your true purpose, take control of your life, and harness the forces that shape your destiny.
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.
Children Literatures, Children's Books, General ReadingBayo’s Weekend Trip
The Adisas, a middle-class family was able to successfully put in place all the neccessary precautions against the spread of COVID-19 infection. However, their 10 years old son Bayo was requested to accompany his aunt to lagos to welcome a relative who had just returned from abroad. Little did they know that the relative was already infected with the virus. The Adisa family therefore had to go through the ordeals of going for tests as well as self-isolation in an effort to fight a disease that presently has no cure.
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