Alexander McCall Smith Precious Ramotswe, traditionally built proprietor of the famous No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, is finally married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, the agency is...

Hisham Matar In the Country of Men is a stunning depiction of a child confronted with the effects of Libyan strongman Khadafy's 1969 September revolution.Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleiman’s days are...

Jane Goodall Both a landmark scientific study and a fascinating adventure story, this best-selling classic is an absorbing account of the early years of Jane Goodall's struggle in remote Africa...

Ayaan Hirsi Ali   The brutal murder of the Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh in 2004 shocked the world. Shot and mutilated by a Muslim fanatic as he cycled to...

Thomas SowellThomas Sowell's incisive critique of the intellectuals' destructive role in shaping ideas about race in AmericaIntellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original sense of one that...

Nicholas ReevesA modern-day discovery starts the journey back to one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time in this captivating account. Young readers join in the excitement as archaeologists...

Isak Dinesen's Africa: Images of the Wild Continent from the Writer's Life and Words   Isak Dinesen   In her memoir, Out of Africa, and in short stories, Danish-born writer...

Danielle McChristian Chicago born Isis Jackson is your average seventeen-year-old sista. She's smart, outgoing, fashionable, and loves to party with her girls. Just one thing separates her from the rest....

Cyprian Ekwensi Tells the story of Jagua Nana, an ageing high-lifer and habitue of the seedy club Tropicana, which is an evocation of the chaos and intensive life of Lagos....

James Baldwin James Baldwin was a uniquely prophetic voice in American letters. His brilliant and provocative essays made him the literary voice of the Civil Rights Era, and they continue...

Toni Morrison   In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover...

Michael Lerner and Cornel West Examining the issues that have united Blacks and Jews in the past and now separate them, two long-time friends and leading intellectuals try to restore...