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1	The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream more books like this by Barack Obama At the heart of The Audacity of Hope is Senator Obama?s vision of how his country can move beyond its divisions to tackle concrete problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families and the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and considers the nature of threats from outside America?s borders. By returning ... see all copies from £6.49! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance more books like this by Barack Obama In this memoir written at the age of 33, Barack Obama, son of a black African father and a white American mother, describes the search for meaning in his life as a black American. He begins in New York where he learns that his father, more a myth than a man to him, has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey ... see all copies from £8.58! new only from £8.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Secret Life of Bees more books like this by S Kidd Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four. She not only has her own memory of holding the gun, but her father's account of the event. Now fourteen, she yearns for her mother, and for forgiveness. Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her father, she has only one friend: Rosaleen, a black servant whose ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Their Eyes Were Watching God more books like this by Zora Neale Hurston One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Think & Grow Rich more books like this by Napoleon Hill This is a revised edition of 1937 classic, which is as timeless as ever. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £5.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Beloved more books like this by Toni Morrison It is the mid-1800s. At Sweet Home in Kentucky, an era is ending as slavery comes under attack from the abolitionists. The worlds of Halle and Paul D. are to be destroyed in a cataclysm of torment and agony. The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - the death of Sethe's baby daughter Beloved, whose ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	A Mercy more books like this by Toni Morrison Nobel Prize-winning author Morrison's latest masterpiece centers on a powerful tragedy involving a mother and daughter, and reveals how acts of mercy have unforeseen consequences. see all copies from £13.26! new only from £13.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Corduroy more books like this by Don Freeman Back in the 1970's when I was starting out as a writer for young readers, I did my only story for the very young--my only picture book. I showed the story to my Viking Press publisher, George Nicholson. To my surprise, he decided that Viking would take it. Then he said, "If you could have any artist in the world to do the illustrations, who would ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
9	Bluest Eye more books like this by Toni Morrison The chronicle of the tragic lives of a poor black family in 1940s America. Every night Pecola, unlovely and unloved, prays for blue eyes like those of her white schoolfellows. She becomes the focus of the mingled love and hatred engendered by her family's frailty and the world's cruelty. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Invisible Man more books like this by Ralph Waldo Ellison Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel, winner of the prestigious American National Book Award, tells the extraordinary story of a man who is invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Yet his powerfully depicted adventures - from a terrifying Harlem race riot to his expulsion from a Southern college - go far beyond the story of ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Double Cross more books like this by James Patterson Alex Cross rejoins the police force to face the most diabolical villain he has ever encountered--a serial killer with a hunger for mega-celebrity--in Patterson's latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller, now in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.41! \| first editions
12 view cover	Color Purple more books like this by Alice Walker The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that tells the story of two sisters through their correspondence. With a new Preface by the author. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Big Bad Wolf more books like this by James Patterson Patterson's perennial hero, homicide detective Alex Cross, returns for another adventure--and this time it's his own family that's in danger. The villains are a team of kidnappers with bizarre motives. Alex races against time as he tries to convince his hidebound colleagues on the D.C. police force that he has the key to solving the crimes. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Letter to My Daughter more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou (Read by) A completely new volume of distilled wisdom from Angelou contains short but spellbinding essays that invite one along on an inspirational journey that explores ideas garnered from a well-lived life. see all copies from £13.78! new only from £13.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Cross Country more books like this by James Patterson When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. "Cross Country" is the most heart-stopping, electrifying Alex Cross thriller yet. see all copies from £13.24! new only from £13.24! \| first editions
16 view cover	Uncle Toms Cabin more books like this by Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe 'So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!' These words, said to have been uttered by Abraham Lincoln, signal the celebrity of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The first American novel to become an international best-seller, Stowe's novel charts the progress from slavery to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of American ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings more books like this by Dr. Maya Angelou Bloom's Reviews are a acclaimed advancement to the standard chapter-by-chapter plot summaries provided by most study guides. Each Review saves a student time by presenting the latest research, from noted literary scholars, in a practical and lucid format, enabling students to concentrate on improving their knowledge and understanding of the work ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life more books like this by Tony Dungy (Read by), Nathan Whitaker In this inspiring and reflective memoir, Dungy, the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl title, tells the story of a life lived for God and family--and challenges readers to redefine their ideas of what it means to succeed. see all copies from £6.55! new only from £9.35! \| first editions
19 view cover	Autobiography of Malcolm X more books like this by Malcolm X Malcolm X was a controversial figure in the early sixties as one of the most forceful and eloquent spokesmen for African-Americans. In his writings and public appearances he addressed the issues of Black pride, separatism (a position he eventually renounced), and self-esteem. In the years prior to his assassination in 1965, he granted Alex Haley, ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £4.66! \| first editions
20 view cover	Raisin in the Sun more books like this by Lorraine Hansberry In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Obama Nation more books like this by Jerome R Corsi, PH.D. (Read by) Barack Obama stepped onto the national political stage when the then-Illinois State senator addressed the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Soon after Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate, author Jerome Corsi began researching Obama's personal and political background. Scrupulously sourced with more than 600 footnotes, The Obama Nation is the ... see all copies from £11.99! new only from £14.13! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography more books like this by Sidney Poitier "I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite the contrary, I began this book as an exploration, an exercise in selfquestioning. In other words, I wanted to find out, as I looked back at a long and complicated life, with many twists and turns, how well I've ... see all copies from £3.29! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Bud, Not Buddy more books like this by Christopher Paul Curtis Still heartbroken over the death of his mother, a 10-year-old boy named Bud decides to run away rather than live in yet another foster home. Bud is convinced that all would be perfect if he could only get in touch with his father--a man he's never met. The only clues Bud has about his father's identity are some old fliers that his mother saved- ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Monster more books like this by Walter Dean Myers Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER. FADE IN: INTERIOR COURT. A guard sits at a desk behind Steve. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, is all ... see all copies from £2.61! new only from £6.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Souls of Black Folk more books like this by W E B Du Bois, PH.D. 'The problem of the twentieth-century is the problem of the color-line.' Originally published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. With its singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, this book vaulted W. E. B. Du Bois to the forefront of American ... see all copies from £1.55! new only from £1.55! \| signed copies \| first editions

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