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Operation Legacy and Other Stories

Graphic Histories from Africa

by Trevor R. Getz, Audra A. Diptée ...

A narrative of enslavement, a satire on colonialism, and a court battle for justice by those tortured and detained during the fight for independence from colonial rule: three comics depict key moments in African history.Three unique narratives depicted in comic-book form introduce readers to African historical narratives. In one, readers are offered a translation of a short story, turned into a ... Read more

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A narrative of enslavement, a satire on colonialism, and a court battle for justice by those tortured and detained during the fight for independence from colonial rule: three comics depict key moments in African history.Three unique narratives depicted in comic-book form introduce readers to African historical narratives. In one, readers are offered a translation of a short story, turned into a
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Igbo in the Atlantic World

African Origins and Diasporic Destinations

by Audra A. Diptee, John K. Thornton, Kenneth Morgan, A.E. Afigbo, Gloria Chuku, Nwando Achebe, Hannah N. Eby Chukwu, Gendolyn Midlo Hall, Paul E. Lovejoy, Douglas B. Chambers, Chima J. Korieh, Vincent Carretta, Maureen Warner-Lewis, Robert W. Nicholls, Waibinte Elekima Wariboko, Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie, Ogbu U. Kalu ...

The Igbo are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria and are perhaps best known and celebrated in the work of Chinua Achebe. In this landmark collection on Igbo society and arts, Toyin Falola and Raphael Chijioke Njoku have compiled a detailed and innovative examination of the Igbo experience in Africa and in the diaspora. Focusing on institutions and cultural practices, the volume ... Read more

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The Igbo are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Nigeria and are perhaps best known and celebrated in the work of Chinua Achebe. In this landmark collection on Igbo society and arts, Toyin Falola and Raphael Chijioke Njoku have compiled a detailed and innovative examination of the Igbo experience in Africa and in the diaspora. Focusing on institutions and cultural practices, the volume
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Off with Her Head

Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power

by Eleanor Herman ...

New York Times bestseller Eleanor Herman, author of Sex with Kings and Sex with Presidents, returns with another work of popular feminist history, exploring the history of misogyny against women with power from Cleopatra to Kamala Harris.Imagine Donald Trump as a woman, called Donna. Would Donna Trump have been viewed as blunt, honest, and refreshing? Would she have won the election?Imagine ... Read more

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New York Times bestseller Eleanor Herman, author of Sex with Kings and Sex with Presidents, returns with another work of popular feminist history, exploring the history of misogyny against women with power from Cleopatra to Kamala Harris.Imagine Donald Trump as a woman, called Donna. Would Donna Trump have been viewed as blunt, honest, and refreshing? Would she have won the election?Imagine
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Out of the Sun

On Race and Storytelling

by Esi Edugyan ...

Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
An insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade.What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are, as individuals, as nations, as human beings? Through the lens of visual art, literature, film, and the ... Read more

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An insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade.What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are, as individuals, as nations, as human beings? Through the lens of visual art, literature, film, and the
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Lose Your Mother

A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route

by Saidiya Hartman ...

In Lose Your Mother, Saidiya Hartman journeys along a slave route in Ghana, following the trail of captives from the hinterland to the Atlantic coast. She retraces the history of the Atlantic slave trade from the fifteenth to the twentieth century and reckons with the blank slate of her own genealogy.There were no survivors of Hartman's lineage, nor far-flung relatives in Ghana of whom she had ... Read more

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In Lose Your Mother, Saidiya Hartman journeys along a slave route in Ghana, following the trail of captives from the hinterland to the Atlantic coast. She retraces the history of the Atlantic slave trade from the fifteenth to the twentieth century and reckons with the blank slate of her own genealogy.There were no survivors of Hartman's lineage, nor far-flung relatives in Ghana of whom she had
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Come Together

Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples

by Isaiah Firebrace ...

Illustrated by Jaelyn Biumaiwai ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CBCA 'EVE POWNALL' AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ABIA 'SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR'SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKPEOPLE KIDS' READING GUIDE AWARDS 'CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR'SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILDERNESS 'KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE'Come Together** is a heart-warming, debut picture book for children aged 5 and up from pop artist Isaiah Firebrace, ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CBCA 'EVE POWNALL' AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ABIA 'SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR'SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKPEOPLE KIDS' READING GUIDE AWARDS 'CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR'SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILDERNESS 'KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE'Come Together** is a heart-warming, debut picture book for children aged 5 and up from pop artist Isaiah Firebrace,
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Tough Mothers

Amazing Stories of History's Mightiest Matriarchs

by Jason Porath ...

"Fifty vignettes about courageous mothers . . . women who stood up to power, defied poverty, or climbed over other barriers to achieve great things." — Historical Novel SocietyThe author of Rejected Princesses returns with an inspiring, fully illustrated guide that brings together the fiercest mothers in history—real life matriarchs who gave everything to protect all they loved.Mothers possess the ... Read more

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"Fifty vignettes about courageous mothers . . . women who stood up to power, defied poverty, or climbed over other barriers to achieve great things." — Historical Novel SocietyThe author of Rejected Princesses returns with an inspiring, fully illustrated guide that brings together the fiercest mothers in history—real life matriarchs who gave everything to protect all they loved.Mothers possess the
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Uncle John's Facts to Go: History Makers

by Bathroom Readers' Institute ...

Series Book 1 - Facts to Go
Make the most your down time with quick hits of history—from Roman games to stagecoach rules, great walls to the Great Molasses Flood.Uncle John takes readers on a journey through the ages, shedding new light onto some of the past's most famous (and infamous) figures, and digging up obscure history you'd never learn in school. Featuring classic BRI articles along with some great all-new material, ... Read more

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Make the most your down time with quick hits of history—from Roman games to stagecoach rules, great walls to the Great Molasses Flood.Uncle John takes readers on a journey through the ages, shedding new light onto some of the past's most famous (and infamous) figures, and digging up obscure history you'd never learn in school. Featuring classic BRI articles along with some great all-new material,
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Bizarre History

Strange Happenings, Stupid Misconceptions, Distorted Facts and Uncommon Events

by Joe Rhatigan ...

This is history served up high-octane, with all of the fun and none of the boredom. It's not about memorizing lists of dates or names, or remembering which general won what battle. Instead, BIZARRE HISTORY merrily digs up the scandals, the strangeness, and the scintillating details that illuminate personalities, events, and real life. Think of it not as a textbook, but as history’s juicy ... Read more

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This is history served up high-octane, with all of the fun and none of the boredom. It's not about memorizing lists of dates or names, or remembering which general won what battle. Instead, BIZARRE HISTORY merrily digs up the scandals, the strangeness, and the scintillating details that illuminate personalities, events, and real life. Think of it not as a textbook, but as history’s juicy
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Mom's Cancer

by Brian Fies ...

A cartoonist chronicles how he and his grown siblings dealt with their mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment in this Eisner Award–winning graphic novel.Mom's Cancer is a graphic novel about one family's struggle with metastatic lung cancer. Honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous, it is a look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families. ... Read more

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A cartoonist chronicles how he and his grown siblings dealt with their mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment in this Eisner Award–winning graphic novel.Mom's Cancer is a graphic novel about one family's struggle with metastatic lung cancer. Honest, unflinching, and sometimes humorous, it is a look at the practical and emotional effect that serious illness can have on patients and their families.
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Brother at Arms

by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley ...

Series Book 4 - Leonidas the Gladiator Mysteries
Freed from the games, champion gladiator Leonidas faces the corruption and challenge of Ancient Rome with Cassia, a scribe, at his side.Leonidas swears he sees his deceased friend, the gladiator called Xerxes, alive and well in Rome. But it is the festival of Lemuria, when malevolent spirits need to be appeased, so the man might be a ghost, following Leonidas for reasons of its own.As Leonidas ... Read more

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Freed from the games, champion gladiator Leonidas faces the corruption and challenge of Ancient Rome with Cassia, a scribe, at his side.Leonidas swears he sees his deceased friend, the gladiator called Xerxes, alive and well in Rome. But it is the festival of Lemuria, when malevolent spirits need to be appeased, so the man might be a ghost, following Leonidas for reasons of its own.As Leonidas
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Forgotten Women: The Leaders

by Zing Tsjeng, Zhi Ying Tsjeng ...

Series series Forgotten Women
Selected for the Evening Standard present gift guide of the year'To say this series is "empowering" doesn't do it justice. Buy a copy for your daughters, sisters, mums, aunts and nieces - just make sure you buy a copy for your sons, brothers, dads, uncles and nephews, too.' - indy100 'Here's to no more forgotten women.' Evening StandardThe women who shaped and were erased from our history.The ... Read more

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Selected for the Evening Standard present gift guide of the year'To say this series is "empowering" doesn't do it justice. Buy a copy for your daughters, sisters, mums, aunts and nieces - just make sure you buy a copy for your sons, brothers, dads, uncles and nephews, too.' - indy100 'Here's to no more forgotten women.' Evening StandardThe women who shaped and were erased from our history.The
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