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Harmattan Haze On An African Spring By Wole Soyinka
₦3,000By Wole Soyinka
In this book Harmattan Haze On An African Spring By Wole Soyinka, Soyinka argues that all claims that Africa has been explored are as premature as news of her imminent demise.A truly illuminating exploration of Africa has yet to take place. It does not pretend to take place even on the pages of this book, being content with retrieving a few grains for germination from the wasteful threshing floor of Africa’s existential totality. -
The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the New Silicon Valley
₦5,000A look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store.
Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger’s car, or walking into a stranger’s home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous–yet today it is as common as ordering a book online. Companies like Uber and Airbnb have redefined the way we live. And while they have become pervasive in our day-to-day lives, they are not universally celebrated. They are the result of a generation of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who used technology to upend convention and disrupt entire industries. Led by Travis Kalanick of Uber and Brian Chesky of Airbnb, these are the upstarts, founders with an overabundance of self-confidence and a limitless drive that pushed them to rewrite the rules, better and sometimes for worse.Now with a new epilogue and updated throughout, The Upstarts takes us deep into the origins–and controversy–of these new titans of business. -
The Man Died: Prison Notes of Wole Soyinka
₦3,600The Nobel Prize-winning African writer, Wole Soyinka, was imprisoned without trial by the federal authorities at the start of the Nigerian Civil War. Here he records his arrest and interrogation, the efforts made to incriminate him, and the searing mental effects of solitary confinement.
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Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult
₦4,500Ten years of infertility issues culminate in the destruction of music therapist Zoe Baxter’s marriage, after which she falls in love with another woman, Vanessa, and wants to start a family; but her ex-husband, Max, in the grips of an anti-gay pastor, stands in the way
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So, You Want to Be a Coder?: The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Programming, Video Game Creation, Robotics, and More!
₦15,000Love coding? Make your passion your profession with this comprehensive guide that reveals a whole host of careers working with code. Behind the screen of your phone, tablet, computer, or game console lies a secret language that allows it all to work. Computer code has become as integral to our daily lives as reading and writing, even if you didn t know it! Now it s time to plug in and start creating the same technology you re using every day. Covering everything from navigating the maze of computer languages to writing code for games to cyber security and artificial intelligence, “So, You Want to Be a Coder?” debugs the secrets behind a career in the diverse and state-of-the-art industry. In addition to tips and interviews from industry professionals, “So, You Want to Be a Coder?” includes inspiring stories from kids who are working with code right now, plus activities, a glossary, and helpful resources to put you on the path to a fun and rewarding career with computer code today!”
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The Perfect Gentleman: A Muslim Boy Meets the West by Imran Ahmad
₦6,000Both deliciously funny and deeply insightful, THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN is a beguiling multi-layered memoir that has touched the hearts of readers all over the world.
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Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty By Dan Jones
₦5,000“Dan Jones has an enviable gift for telling a dramatic story while at the same time inviting us to consider serious topics like liberty and the seeds of representative government.” Antonia Fraser
From the New York Timesbestsellingauthor ofThe Plantagenets, a lively, action-packed history of how the Magna Carta came to be.
The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles even its language can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status?
Dan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king’s high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. -
Grammar For IELTS: Collins English for IELTS
₦5,000Improve your grammar with Collins Grammar for IELTS and get the score you need.
IELTS is the world’s leading test of English for higher education and migration and is recognised by 6000 institutions in over 135 countries. Collins Grammar for IELTS is a self-study book for learners of English who plan to take the Academic module of the IELTS test. This book is an ideal tool for learners studying at CEF level B1 or above or with a band score 5–5.5 who are aiming for a band score of 6 or higher.
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TOEFL Listening and Speaking Skills: If you feel overwhelmed by the TOEFL test, Collins SKILLS FOR THE TOEFL iBT TEST can help. (Collins English for the TOEFL Test )
₦8,000If you feel overwhelmed by the complexity of TOEFL, Collins Skills for TOEFL iBT Test can help.
This book helps you handle the integrated aspect of the tasks in the test, and give you tips and strategies for the different question types you will face.
Collins Skills for the TOEFL iBT Test is a two book series (1 Listening/Speaking; 2 Reading/Writing) to help learners prepare for the ‘Test of English as a Foreign Language’, used by over 7,500 institutions in 130 countries as a measure of language ability. To date, 25 million learners have taken the test around the world.
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The Stolen Marriage By Diane Chamberlain
₦5,000‘I love Diane’s writing’ Cathy Kelly, author of The Year That Changed Everything
The Stolen Marriage is a compelling novel from Diane Chamberlain, the bestselling author of The Silent Sister, Pretending to Dance and The Midwife’s Confession.
In 1944, Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life, marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina. Tess’s new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night and Tess quickly comes to realize that she is now trapped in a strange and loveless marriage.
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Mischling By Affinity Konar
₦5,000By Affinity Konar
earl is in charge of: the sad, the good, the past.
Stasha must care for: the funny, the future, the bad.
It’s 1944 when the twin sisters arrive at Auschwitz with their mother and grandfather. In their benighted new world, Pearl and Stasha Zagorski take refuge in their identical natures, comforting themselves with the private language and shared games of their childhood.
As part of the experimental population of twins known as Mengele’s Zoo, the girls experience privileges and horrors unknown to others, and they find themselves changed, stripped of the personalities they once shared, their identities altered by the burdens of guilt and pain.
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Love, Again By Eve Pell
₦5,500In “Love, Again, ” Eve Pell beautifully and thoughtfully concludes that life experience adds dimensions to the art of connection and that we all stand to learn something from unexpected romance.
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Light from Heaven By Jan Karon
₦28,000Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer.
Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to “come up higher” more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible–until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher as well. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It’s never too late.
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Emergency! (Rough and Tough)
₦1,500Product details
- Hardcover: 12 pages
- Publisher: Make Believe Ideas (1 July 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1780656483
- ISBN-13: 978-1780656489
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 1.5 x 15 cm
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Diggers & Dumpers (Rough and Tough)
₦1,500Product details
- Hardcover: 12 pages
- Publisher: Make Believe Ideas (1 July 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1780656475
- ISBN-13: 978-1780656472
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 1.5 x 15 cm
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Listalicious (Planet Me)
₦1,500As well as containing lots of lists to be completed on everything from food and dream jobs to celebrities and things to do before you’re 30, there are lists on most annoying habits, most embarrassing moments, dreams and ambitions and many other lists to complete.
There are also lists that you can use to compare yourself with your friends by ranking your favorite things in order of preference and rating them out of ten. This is not just a chance to be super organized, but also a super cool accessory to share and compare with your mates.