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Memoir, Non-FictionA WALK IN THE DESERT
A Walk in the Desert is a clarion call to every Nigerian that we can become more, that we can build a country that we will all be proud of. Of course, it won’t be easy—it is not supposed to—but with shared commitment and focus, we can turn things around and birth a new story of shared greatness.
As I share the story of my life in Morocco with you, the motive is to ignite hope, trigger dedication and provide inspiration that you and I need to become change agents in our respective circles of influence.
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, MemoirIT CAN NOW BE TOLD
In 1929, an 11-year-old Fulani girl, Maimunatu Dadasare Abdullahi, was kidnapped from a village in the north-eastern part of Nigeria and handed over to a British colonial officer, who kept her as a sex slave. Eventually he abandoned her and returned to his country, and that turned her into the willing consort of yet another white man, the famous Dr. Rupert M. East, who is widely regarded as the father of contemporary Hausa literature. Their unusual union was a turning point in her life.
MemoirPROMISE ME, DAD
This is a book written not just by the president, but by a father, grandfather, friend, and husband. Promise Me, Dad is a story of how family and friendships sustain us and how hope, purpose, and action can guide us through the pain of personal loss into the light of a new future.
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.
Memoir, Non-FictionABDUCTION CHRONICLES
Kidnapping in the Niger Delta has been an ongoing phenomenon since around 2008. Starting from the kidnapping of expatriate oil workers by the militants, the scourge of kidnapping had progressively unraveled till it has now become so common place that anyone potentially is a target for the assortment of kidnapping groups that have since plagued the region.
The book is a memoir recording the stories of the author’s experiences when he was kidnapped on the 1st of May 2016 from his home in Port Harcourt in very interesting circumstances, he wrote about his experience in captivity, and his feelings and thoughts about the event, the gang, the community where he was held, and the impact of this negative influence upon the society at large.
Memoir, Non-FictionA PROMISED LAND
A Promised Land is a compelling expository on Barack Obama’s journey, from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.
MemoirSHOE DOG
Fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car in 1963, Knight grossed eight thousand dollars that first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In this age of start-ups, Knight’s Nike is the gold standard, and it’s swoosh is one of the few icons instantly recognized in every corner of the world.
But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always been a mystery. In Shoe Dog, he tells his story at last. At twenty-four, Knight decides that rather than work for a big corporation, he will create something all his own, new, dynamic, different. He details the many risks he encountered, the crushing setbacks, the ruthless competitors and hostile bankers—as well as his many thrilling triumphs. Above all, he recalls the relationships that formed the heart and soul of Nike, with his former track coach, the irascible and charismatic Bill Bowerman, and with his first employees, a ragtag group of misfits and savants who quickly became a band of swoosh-crazed brothers.
Together, harnessing the electrifying power of a bold vision and a shared belief in the transformative power of sports, they created a brand—and a culture—that changed everything.
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, 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.
MemoirBecoming (Hardcover)
Becoming is the memoir of first lady Michelle Obama describing her deep personal experience; her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her public health campaign, and her role as a mother. This book inspires thought-provoking questions and prompts to help you discover and rediscover your story.