Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America (McCall Nathan)(Paperback)

Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America (McCall Nathan)(Paperback)

One of our most visceral and important memoirs on race in America, this is the story of Nathan McCall, who began life as a smart kid in a close, protective family in a black working-class neighborhood. Yet by the age of fifteen, McCall was packing a gun and embarking on a criminal career that five

Black Enough - Stories of Being Young & Black in America(Paperback / softback)

Paradise (Morrison Toni)(Paperback / softback)

Four young women are brutally attacked in a convent near an all-black town in America in the mid-1970s. Spanning the birth of the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, the counter-culture and politics of the late 1970s, deftly manipulating past, present and future, this novel reveals the interior lives

Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)(Paperback / softback)

They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ...Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and

A Walk Across America (Jenkins Peter)(Paperback)

Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey -- a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country.'I started out searching for myself and my country,' Peter Jenkins writes, 'and found

Ghost Writer (Roth Philip)(Paperback / softback)

When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature,

In America - Travels with John Steinbeck (Mak Geert)(Paperback / softback)

Arakawa Under the Bridge, 1 (Nakamura Hikaru)(Paperback)

'Could you help me fall in love?' Kou Ichinomiya, a young man born with a silver spoon in his mouth and raised with the mantra 'never owe anyone' suddenly finds himself deeply indebted to a young homeless woman, Nino, who lives on the Arakawa river bank and claims to originally be from the planet

One Morning Like a Bird (Miller Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Set in Japan in the run-up to Pearl Harbour, the mesmerising tale of a young man forced to make life-changing decisions, by one of the most highly acclaimed British

The Boxer's Story: Fighting for My Life in the Nazi Camps (Shapow Nathan)(Paperback)

Before 1940, Nathan Shapow, a young Latvian, had nothing more on his mind than enjoying his teenage years and becoming a champion boxer. But the Nazis' systematic extermination of the Jews quickly put paid to his dreams. Soon he was to face a different sort of fight, where the prize for victory

A Walker in the City (Kazin Alfred)(Paperback)

Kazin s memorable description of his life as a young man as he makes the journey from Brooklyn to americanca -the larger world that begins at the other end of the subway in Manhattan. A classic portrayal of the Jewish immigrant culture of the 1930s. Drawings by Marvin

Make Me Series: The Complete Set (Fox Kennedy)(Paperback)

THE COMPLETE MAKE ME SERIES IN ONE BOOK!MAKE ME FORGETWriting romance novels comes with its perk-traveling, meeting new people, creating characters-but Ethan Rochester enters my life and rearranges my preconceived notions about writing what inspires me. His body's the ultimate temptation, but his

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (Zoboi Ibi)(Paperback)

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today--Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it's like to be young and Black in America. This young adult novel is an excellent

Joseph Beuys in America: Energy Plan for the Western Man (Beuys Joseph)(Paperback)

Joseph Beuys in America: Energy Plan for the Western Man By Joseph Beuys. Edited by Carin Kuoni. 'A tasty collection of hitherto uncollected/unpublished writings by and about the legendary German artist.' -FlashArt illustrated ISBN:

Black Like Me (Griffin John Howard)(Paperback / softback)

The classic account of a white reporter's journey across the racial divide in 1950s America, reissued for the 60th anniversary of the events with a new foreword by Bernardine

People of the City (Ekwensi Cyprian)(Paperback)

A vivid coming-of-age tale set in a big Nigerian city about a young man trying to make his way as a journalist and band leader in the big city. When People of the City was published in 1954 it was immediately acclaimed as the first major novel in English by a West African to be widely read

Win or Learn: Mma, Conor McGregor & Me: A Trainer's Journey (Kavanagh John)(Paperback)

Growing up in Dublin, John Kavanagh was frequently bullied. As a young man, after suffering a bad beating when he intervened to help a woman who was being attacked, he decided he had to learn to defend himself. Before long, he was training fighters in a tiny shed, and promoting the earliest

The Black Willows (James Xaiver)(Paperback)

A young man named Tommy goes missing in a dense, isolated and unforgiving forest located 45 minutes outside the small town of Jennifer's Ridge. Months pass and there is no trace of him, with his family stricken with grief and the local police having no luck on locating him. His older brother,

Good Dog Lion (McCall Smith Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

A beautiful, heartwarming story set in Africa about a young boy and his yearning for a pet dog. From internationally bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith. High quality cream paper and a special easy-to-read font ensure a smooth read for

Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir (Onwuachi Kwame)(Paperback)

A memoir from 'the most important chef in America' (San Francisco Chronicle) and chef of Tatiana, the New York Times #1 Restaurant in New York City 2023. 'Kwame Onwuachi's story shines a light on food and culture not just in American restaurants or African American communities but around the

This Is How We Are Human (Beech Louise)(Paperback)

When the mother of an autistic young man hires a call girl to make him happy, three lives collide in unexpected and moving ways ... changing everything. A devastatingly beautiful, rich and thought-provoking novel that will warm your heart. Sebastian James Murphy is twenty years, six months and two

Eleanor & Park (Rowell Rainbow)(Paperback / softback)

'Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love, but what it's like to be young and in love with a book' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars Eleanor is the new girl in town, and she's never felt more alone. All mismatched clothes, mad red hair and chaotic home life, she

To Be a Gay Man (Young Will)(Paperback)

PART OF BBC2'S BOOK CLUB BETWEEN THE COVERS In To Be a Gay Man, Will Young speaks out about gay shame, revealing the impact it had on his own life, how he learned to deal with it, and how he can now truthfully say he is gay and happy. We know Will as a multi-platinum recording artist,

Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History (Revised) (Erikson Erik Homburger)(Paperback)