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The Maya Angelou Autobiographies: Six BBC Radio 4 dramatisations Audio CD – Unabridged by Maya Angelou
₦14,000The books that make up the life and times of Maya Angelou are among the most beautiful and haunting pieces of an autobiography ever written. Joyous, direct and searingly honest, they run the gamut from life-affirming to tragic, and back again.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings charts Maya’s childhood in the Deep South in the 1930s; while Gather Together In My Name recounts her descent into prostitution and narcotics. Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas sees her forging a career in showbusiness, and in The Heart of a Woman, she moves to New York and becomes involved in civil rights. All God’s Children Need Travelling Shoes explores her time in Ghana during the 1960s, and in A Song Flung up to Heaven, she returns to America to work with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. When tragedy strikes, her friend James Baldwin helps her out of her devastation – and new opportunities beckon for Maya.
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
₦23,000In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. In Muhammad Yunus’ groundbreaking sequel to Banker to the Poor, he outlines the concept of social business — business where the creative vision of the entrepreneur is applied to today’s most serious problems: feeding the poor, housing the homeless, healing the sick, and protecting the planet. Creating a World Without Poverty reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already underway.
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Life And Times of Abraham Lincoln By Richard Brookhiser
₦3,000In Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, celebrated historian Richard Brookhiser presents a compelling new biography of Abraham Lincoln that highlights his lifelong struggle to carry on the work of the Founding Fathers.
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I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick (Young Readers)
₦18,000I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.
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I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb (Paperback)
₦16,500When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
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What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
₦24,000What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton is the story of that campaign and its aftermath—both a deeply intimate account and a cautionary tale for the nation.
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Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius by Laurence Bergreen
₦24,500Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius by Laurence Bergreen. Abandoned by his mother, an actress and courtesan, Casanova was raised by his illiterate grandmother, coming of age in a Venice filled with spies and political intrigue.
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Extraordinary People: Real Life Lessons on What It Takes to Achieve Success
₦1,500Extraordinary People: Real Life Lessons on What It Takes to Achieve Success shares with readers Mr. Smith, a popular contributor to the “Leaders & Success” column of Investor’s Business Daily, draws on his experience as an entrepreneur and business reporter to show the common traits and behaviors that are often shared by high-achievers. These can include courage, the willingness to make dramatic changes, optimism, having an innovative imagination, and persistence in the face of adversity. While learning what it takes to reach enduring success, readers learn about such fascinating people as musician Ray Charles; Martha Harper, inventor of the franchise system; Simon Bolivar, liberator of six South American nations; and novelist Anne Rice.
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The Dream: How I Learned the Risks and Rewards of Entrepreneurship and Made Millions
₦22,000Gurbaksh Chahal started the Internet advertising company ClickAgents from his bedroom at the age of 16, having emigrated to the United States with his Sikh family from the small town of Tarn Taran, India. He dropped out of high school to pursue the venture full-time, and two years later sold ClickAgents for $40 million, making him one of the youngest self-made millionaires in history and allowing him and his entire family to realize their dreams. Chahal went on to become the youngest executive of a multi-billion dollar NASDAQ-listed company, and then sold his second company, BlueLithium, to Yahoo! for $300 million, turning many of his employees into multi-millionaires as well.
In The Dream, Chahal’s refreshing advice for entrepreneurs encourages them to embrace risk and to carve out new niches in the marketplace. He emphasizes the value of good business timing: how to execute an idea and get it to the marketplace, how to create and maintain solid business relationships, how to stay grounded, and — most importantly — how to teach yourself that failure is not an option.
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Selected Writings of Sheikh Uthman bin Fodiyo (Vol 1,2 & 3)
₦11,000The man is known as Sheikh Uthman Bin Fodiyo was born in Marata, in the land of Gobir, presently in Sokoto State in 1754 A.D. He was a child born into a family respected for their piety, religiosity, and total submission to the will of Allah.
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Soldiers of Fortune: A History of Nigeria (1983-1993) (HARD COVER)
₦4,500Soldiers of Fortune is a fast-paced and thrilling narrative of the major events of the Buhari and Babangida era. The book draws on previously uncovered observations from interviews conducted with insiders (including a former member of the Brigade of Guards and Nigerian Airways personnel who witnessed the attempted kidnap of Umaru Dikko), to compile step-by-step dramatic reconstructions of disputed events and intrigues. Siollun’s fresh perspective challenges preconceived views to reveal the true story behind controversies of the period: the annulment of the June 12 election, the dubious execution of Mamman Vatsa, the foiled kidnapping of Umaru Dikko, the Orkar coup and the inconclusive case of the assassination of Dele Giwa.
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Paperback
₦4,000Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. After his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela was at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa’s antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is still revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.