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Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams
Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism worldwide. Eric Williams advanced these powerful ideas in Capitalism and Slavery, published in 1944. Years ahead of its time, his profound critique became the foundation for studies of imperialism and economic development. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, Williams's study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African slave trade in European economic development.
He also showed that mature industrial capitalism in turn helped destroy the slave system. Establishing the exploitation of commercial capitalism and its link to racial attitudes, Williams employed a historicist vision that set the tone for future studies.
In a new introduction, Colin Palmer assesses the lasting impact of Williams's groundbreaking work and analyzes the heated scholarly debates it generated when it first appeared.
The Woman Called Angel And Other Stor...
The stories in this collection covers a period of three and half decades and address various challenges and themes that face a person growing and ageing in Africa. They traverse the binaries of rural and urban, young and old, poor and rich, physical and metaphysical, and so forth of every generation. The source of these plots and subplots, conflicts, characters, and themes herein are a people's tales, lives, fantasies, and personal dreams of the author. The stories raise voices of all forms that resonates either in triumph or disillusionment. One needs to read them to identify, love, loathe or dismiss the banal worries of characters from all walks of life. The laments of hope sings along like a bird; however, dark the clouds transpire.
A Surreal Journey of Discovery by Eri...
A Surreal Journey of Discovery is a collection of magical short stories obsessed with obsession, lust, death, loss, memory, imagination, and authenticity. Here you meet the most interesting girl in the world, a priest who no longer believes in God, a comedian who is the saddest man in the world, a beautiful ghost, and a charming unknown man with a gun. These characters will become your friends, you will never forget them.
Ankara A5 spine bound by Gingko Africa
Memories. Dreams. Thoughts. Plans are all captured in beautifully designed African notebooks. The notebooks are made from waste kitenge fabric and handcrafted by teen mothers. You can meet the teen mother who made it at the back of each notebook.
One Ankara notebook purchased saves a child from teen pregnancy in Kenya.
Ankara notebook A6 by Gingko Africa
Memories. Dreams. Thoughts. Plans are all captured in beautifully designed African notebooks. The notebooks are made from waste kitenge fabric and handcrafted by teen mothers. You can meet the teen mother who made it at the back of each notebook.
One Ankara notebook purchased saves a child from teen pregnancy in Kenya.
MASTERING the Art of Modern Authorship
Embark on a transformative literary journey with "Succeeding as a Writer in the Digital Age," an essential guide that unlocks the secrets to triumph in the ever-evolving realm of publishing. Discover the unparalleled power of effective marketing as you unleash your creative potential, delve into diverse publishing options, and master the art of captivating readers in the digital era. With expert insights and proven strategies, this captivating resource empowers writers of all levels to conquer the 21st-century literary landscape and carve their names in the annals of success. Don't miss out on this indispensable tool to propel your writing career to new heights.
Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of...
Golda Meir was a world figure unlike any other. Born in czarist Russia in 1898, she immigrated to America in 1906 and grew up in Milwaukee, where from her earliest years she displayed the political consciousness and organizational skills that would eventually catapult her into the inner circles of Israel's founding generation. Moving to mandatory Palestine in 1921 with her husband, the passionate socialist joined a kibbutz but soon left and was hired at a public works office by the man who would become the great love of her life.
A series of public service jobs brought her to the attention of David Ben-Gurion and her political career took off. Fund-raising in America in 1948, secretly meeting in Amman with King Abdullah right before Israel's declaration of independence, mobbed by thousands of Jews in a Moscow synagogue in 1948 as Israel's first representative to the USSR, serving as minister of labour and foreign minister in the 1950s and 1960s, Golda brought fiery oratory, plainspoken appeals and shrewd deal-making to the cause to which she had dedicated her life--the welfare and security of the State of Israel and its inhabitants.
As prime minister Golda negotiated arms agreements with Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, agonized over the mixed signals being sent by newly installed Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and had dozens of clandestine meetings with Jordan's King Hussein in the unsuccessful pursuit of a land-for-peace agreement with Israel's neighbours. But her time in office ended in tragedy, when Israel was caught off guard by Egypt and Syria's surprise attack on Yom Kippur in 1973. Resigning in the war's aftermath, Golda spent her final years keeping a hand in national affairs and bemusedly enjoying international acclaim. Francine Klagsbrun's superbly researched and masterly recounted story of Israel's founding mother gives us a Golda for the ages.
Angelina by Charles Kadima
In a vibrant African community, Angelina, a young girl born with a rare birth defect, faces a world that views her as cursed. Abandoned to the harsh streets, she fights for survival while grappling with her own identity. Amidst the struggle, she stumbles upon a newfound passion that brings solace and healing. It is within this pursuit that she encounters Alpha, a compassionate medical student from the prestigious University of Nairobi. As love blossoms between them, Alpha becomes a crucial guide and a source of inspiration in Angelina's quest to unearth her true origins. Together, they embark on a transformative journey, unraveling the mysteries of her past and illuminating the path to her future.
THE HOWS OF ANGER by Kinya Gitonga
THRIVE by Kinya Gitonga
Bargaining with the Devil: When to Ne...
The art of negotiation—from one of the country’s most eminent practitioners and the Chair of the Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation.
One of the country’s most eminent practitioners of the art and science of negotiation offers practical advice for the most challenging conflicts—when you are facing an adversary you don’t trust, who may harm you, or who you may even feel is evil.
This lively, informative, emotionally compelling book identifies the tools one needs to make wise decisions about life’s most challenging conflicts.
Leading the Revolution: How to Thrive...
One of the world's preeminent business thinkers and co-author of the bestseller, Competing for the Future, Gary Hamel has helped set the management agenda for three decades. Now, he brings us into the twenty-first century with Leading the Revolution, which spent time on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Business Week bestseller lists, among others.
Hamel lays out an innovative action plan for any company or individual intent on becoming—and staying—an industry revolutionary, for years to come. By drawing on the success of "gray haired revolutionaries" like Charles Schwab, Virgin, and GE Capital—companies that are always thinking ahead of the game and growing in new directions—and profiling individuals such as Ken Kutaragi, one of the pioneers of Sony Playstation, Hamel explains how companies can continue to grow, innovate, and achieve success, even in a chaotic world market. With insight culled from years of experience, Hamel:
• Explores where revolutionary new business concepts come from
• Identifies the key design criteria for building companies that are activist-friendly and revolution-ready
• Shows how to avoid becoming "one-vision wonders"
• Demonstrates how to harness the imagination of every employee
• Explains how to develop new financial measures that focus on creating new wealth
Packed with practical advice, Leading the Revolution is an accessible read, perfect for both businesses and individuals that don't want to get caught in the slow lane in the race for success in the twenty-first century.
Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
Mornings in Jenin is a multi-generational story about a Palestinian family. Forcibly removed from the olive-farming village of Ein Hod by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948, the Abulhejos are displaced to live in canvas tents in the Jenin refugee camp. We follow the Abulhejo family as they live through a half century of violent history. Amidst the loss and fear, hatred and pain, as their tents are replaced by more forebodingly permanent cinderblock huts, there is always the waiting, waiting to return to a lost home.
The novel's voice is that of Amal, the granddaughter of the old village patriarch, a bright, sensitive girl who makes it out of the camps, only to return years later, to marry and bear a child. Through her eyes, with her evolving vision, we get the story of her brothers, one who is kidnapped to be raised Jewish, one who will end with bombs strapped to his middle. But of the many interwoven stories, stretching backward and forward in time, none is more important than Amal's own. Her story is one of love and loss, of childhood and marriage and parenthood, and finally the need to share her history with her daughter, to preserve the greatest love she has.
Set against one of the twentieth century's most intractable political conflicts, Mornings in Jenin is a deeply human novel - a novel of history, identity, friendship, love, terrorism, surrender, courage, and hope. Its power forces us to take a fresh look at one of the defining conflicts of our lifetimes.
Stained Gem by Anyango Nyar Aketch
MASWALI NA MAJIBU YA BEMBEA BY NYAMBO...
No Excuses: The Power of Self-Discipl...
Most people think success comes from good luck or enormous talent, but many successful people achieve their accomplishments in a simpler way: through self-discipline. No Excuses! shows you how you can achieve success in all three major areas of your life, including your personal goals, business and money goals, and overall happiness.
Each of the 21 chapters in this book shows you how to be more disciplined in one aspect of your life, with end-of-chapter exercises to help you apply the "no excuses" approach to your own life. With these guidelines, you can learn how to be more successful in everything you do --instead of wistfully envying others you think are just "luckier" than you. A little self-discipline goes a long way -- so stop making excuses and read this book!