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The Pearl and Other Poems
The Pearl and other Poems is a collection of 41 poems of different forms, styles and themes; themes that touch on varying aspects of life like love, marriage, politics, farming, education, business, leadership, religion, and anxiety, among others.
What Other’s Say
The poems in this collection are really enticing and evoke real emotions leaving me yearning for more. The content and titles have no match. Echesa’s creativity is just out of this world - Elizabeth Namarome Mukenya.
I just can’t argue with the message in the poem “Dancing in the room”, indeed people don’t get tired of doing things they love. I love the poems in this collection, and keep coming back to them - Silas Khasao Wandera.
Lord Kitchener
Set in newly-independent Kenya, Lord Kitchener is the story of ‘two worlds’, epitomized by Ombam and Engineer Okwach, and buttressed by an eclectic mix of social and political growing pains of a young nation. Ombam is focused on education, childhood games, sickness and the like. Engineer Okwach’s are high-class socio-political and economic problems that bedevil the young African nation.
Concerned with political expediency, despite his education, Okwach is unashamed of political sycophancy and material aggrandizement under an autocratic regime that tramples upon citizens’ rights and freedoms. It is an environment that is a graveyard of independence-era aspirations where detentions without trial and opponent assassinations are the norm.
Unfavourable circumstances (greed and social stratification) mean that Ombam discontinues his schooling early, and endures many challenges that life throws at him. His education is left waiting till much later in life.
Will either of the two succeed? You, the reader, be the judge.
What others say
“The author has successfully created an imaginative and factual work of art under postcolonial and post-modernist thought, a contestation between marginal and dominant groups owing to cultural and political differences. African independence has not led to egalitarian societies but entrenched classes, political chaos and corruption.” – Dr. Andrew Nyongesa, writer & literary scholar.
“Written in a unique, appealing flowery language, this book is rich in history dating back to Kenya’s independence. It captures the politics of the time – ideological divergence, political greed, corruption, ethnic discrimination and political assassinations, among others. Like Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, it highlights the dangers (personal and community) of opposition politics in young African nations.” - Joel Onyango, teacher, literary critic and founder of iTend-Kenya.
The Lady who Married a Crow
In The Lady who married a Crow and Other Stories J. C. Makori brings rare tales and storytelling from the past. The stories capture a tradition and wisdom which, if not documented, would disappear all the same.
Storytelling was at the core of the social fabric of the people of the past. It brought together the young and old, and the raw and experienced. Through this interactive process, the community’s cumulative knowledge, experiences and wisdom were passed from generation to generation. The process further cemented the place of the storytellers as custodians of community wisdom, values and history.
In this collection, the author has given a glimpse into that past, the lessons the community treasured and wisdom embedded in the stories. Written in the style of the original oral form, the tales offer lessons, and insights into history and culture that could inform the present and shape the future.
What others say
“The stories in this collection are compelling, painting vivid images in the reader’s mind through immersing the reader in the world of the different characters and the community in which the stories are set! The book adds a much needed African folk tale resource, and can be used as a pedagogical tool and for recreational reading.” – Grace Wangari, Children’s Book Editor.
“This is thrilling collection that would interest readers across age sets. The stories offer moral lessons such as the value of truthfulness, kindness and good relations.” – Bethsheba Nyabuto, Book Designer/Editor.
Son of Akanga- Arikana Book 1 by Wilf...
There are two forces calling us out.
The Light and the Dark.
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There are 7 lands in the East.
Each different. Each profound. Each with its own struggles of Power.
This is the first Installation of a Three part unfolding Epic of the Historic battle between the sons of KAI and and of the fallen KEK.
In one dreadful event, the Lineage of the Chief of Akanga is threatened by a potent evil, only known to them as 'The Sorceress Of Harem', who possesses a magic Talisman and unbridled favour with the throne of Harem of Kush.
Kenan, son of the Konelia, and heir to the throne of Akanga, finds himself in the middle of this generational mess, unaware of the depths of the matter, that pulls together powers from lands beyond, beneath and above ARIKANA.
He must then, with a group of other strong-willed young men go on an Adventure filled Quest to the Heathen City of Harem, and confront the Evil that seeks to undo the 7 lands
UNBOUND story of resilience against a...
YOU WILL OVERCOME by JOEL GITAU
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LEAVE UNRIVALLED LEGACY by Joel Gitau
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Dangerous Thirst by Prince Musau
As a teenager, she was an outgoing young lady. She used to spend some time with her boyfriend.
That night, she drowned herself in alcohol as she partied all night with her boyfriend.
When she woke up the following morning, her side of the bed was cold and wet. She was stark naked. On the other side of her bed, Kelvin lay there. Naked.
“Hey, what happened yesterday? How did the party end?" she asked Kelvin on waking up. She had no recollection of the events of the previous night.
She had passed out the previous night after smoking shisha only to wake up the following afternoon in Kelvin’s bed, stark-naked. All this while, Kelvin still lay in the bed , dead asleep and naked.
Kelvin wasn’t responsive. Tiffany was in pain….
What really happened ?
LOVE AND THORNS by JOEL GITAU
BOOK: LOVE AND THORNS
I thank God for helping me complete writing the book. There was a strong urge and conviction in my heart that the message here in will be of great help and it will positively transform somebody. It will heal someone and give them hope and energy to fight one more time!
So, if the relationship of someone who reads 'Love and Thorns' will be healed and start an upward trajectory, I believe as an author I am satisfied. If a relationship which is thriving will pick some lessons and avoid the pitfalls there of, I am okay. If the young generation will pick some lessons and maybe avoid the mistakes of their predecessors, I will be satisfied. If someone who was injured in the past relationships though not yet in a current one finds solace and the wounds in their heart are bandaged and dusts themselves up and lives to fight another day, I will have achieved my target.
If my voice will speak for the silent majority out there, then let it be. If the words will speak to someones partner and they change for the betterment of their union, I will be satisfied. If my words will resonate with the masses, bring healing and tranquility to millions of relationships out there, then I let my voice echo in the hills, the mountains and in the valleys below! If my message will bring positive transformation to relationships in, America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Africa, India, in palaces, and ghettos all over the world, then let it be!
I feel deeply satisfied for I have shared the message which was laid in my heart to the best of my ability. I am happy that I have immortalized my thoughts and bequeathed the information for posterity. My prayer is that every person who will read this message will be blessed, and their relationships transcend to new levels and heights in the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit! Amen.
For the Record by Hon Aden Duale Hard...
For The Record: The Inside Story of P...
Tell Me How Long the Trains Been Gone...
At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable.
For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into prison. There are love affairs with a white woman and a younger black man, each of whom will make irresistible claims on Leo's loyalty.
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone is overpowering in its vitality and extravagant in the intensity of its feeling.
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength through the words of one of the most captivating essayists and foremost intellectuals of that era. Writing as an artist, activist, and social critic, Baldwin probes the complex condition of being black in America. With a keen eye, he examines everything from the significance of the protest novel to the motives and circumstances of the many black expatriates of the time, from his home in “The Harlem Ghetto” to a sobering “Journey to Atlanta.”
Notes of a Native Son inaugurated Baldwin as one of the leading interpreters of the dramatic social changes erupting in the United States in the twentieth century, and many of his observations have proven almost prophetic. His criticism on topics such as the paternalism of white progressives or on his own friend Richard Wright’s work is pointed and unabashed. He was also one of the few writing on race at the time who addressed the issue with a powerful mixture of outrage at the gross physical and political violence against black citizens and measured understanding of their oppressors, which helped awaken a white audience to the injustices under their noses. Naturally, this combination of brazen criticism and unconventional empathy for white readers won Baldwin as much condemnation as praise.
Notes is the book that established Baldwin’s voice as a social critic, and it remains one of his most admired works. The essays collected here create a cohesive sketch of black America and reveal an intimate portrait of Baldwin’s own search for identity as an artist, as a black man, and as an American.
Go Tell It on the Mountain by James B...
Baldwin's rendering of his protagonist's spiritual, sexual, and moral struggle of self-invention opened new possibilities in the American language and in the way Americans understand themselves.
With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin tells the story of the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935.
Originally published in 1953, Baldwin said of his first novel, "Mountain is the book I had to write if I was ever going to write anything else."
The Peter Principle: Why Things Alway...
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards.
The True Believer—the first and most famous of his books—was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences.
Called a “brilliant and original inquiry” and “a genuine contribution to our social thought” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., this landmark in the field of social psychology is completely relevant and essential for understanding the world today as it delivers a visionary, highly provocative look into the mind of the fanatic and a penetrating study of how an individual becomes one.
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
Few activities seem to promise as much happiness as going travelling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel to, we seldom ask why we go and how we might become more fulfilled by doing so.
With the help of a selection of writers, artists and thinkers - including Flaubert, Edward Hopper, Wordsworth and Van Gogh - Alain de Botton provides invaluable insights into everything from holiday romance to hotel minibars, airports to sightseeing.
The perfect antidote to those guides that tell us what to do when we get there, The Art of Travel tries to explain why we really went in the first place - and helpfully suggest how we might be happier on our journeys.
Love is a Hunt by Jerr Rrej
Game is essential in the dating process. Women can be gamed because women's behaviors can be discerned for exploitation. This book will help a man understand tactics for manipulation of women in the sexual selection process. It is a guide to understanding what women reward in the early stages of sexual selection. Empower yourself today and most importantly, stay proud.
Maame by Jessica George
It’s fair to say that Maddie’s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing), Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father, who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. At work, her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting.
When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana, Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer, she’s ready to experience some important “firsts”: She finds a flat share, says yes to after-work drinks, pushes for more recognition in her career, and throws herself into the bewildering world of internet dating. But it's not long before tragedy strikes, forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family, and the perils—and rewards—of putting her heart on the line.
Smart, funny, and deeply affecting, Jessica George's Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love, and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important, it explores what it feels like to be torn between two homes and cultures―and it celebrates finally being able to find where you belong.
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making ...
So that’s what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box.
Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs deciding whether to sell their company—Build is full of personal stories, practical advice and fascinating insights into some of the most impactful products and people of the 20th century.
Each quick 5-20 page entry builds on the previous one, charting Tony’s personal journey from a product designer to a leader, from a startup founder to an executive to a mentor. Tony uses examples that are instantly captivating, like the process of building the very first iPod and iPhone. Every chapter is designed to help readers with a problem they’re facing right now—how to get funding for their startup, whether to quit their job or not, or just how to deal with the jerk in the next cubicle.
Tony forged his path to success alongside mentors like Steve Jobs and Bill Campbell, icons of Silicon Valley who succeeded time and time again. But Tony doesn’t follow the Silicon Valley credo that you have to reinvent everything from scratch to make something great. His advice is unorthodox because it’s old school. Because Tony’s learned that human nature doesn’t change. You don’t have to reinvent how you lead and manage—just what you make.
And Tony’s ready to help everyone make things worth making.
