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A compact, profoundly inspiring book that captures the spirit of Nelson Mandela, distilling the South African leader’s wisdom into 15 vital life lessons We long for heroes and have too few. Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013 at the age of ninety-five, is the closest thing the world has to a...

The Buddha Returns is a one-person play, lasting approximately one hour. It is narrated by Norman MacCallum, who also supported the author, Dennis Oliver, in improving the original dialogue. As part of the Contentment and Achievement series, it reflects a secular (this-worldly) spirituality. In...

Neste poderoso ensaio memorialístico, um dos grandes nomes do movimento negro oferece lições que iluminam caminhos para a transformação do país a partir do enfrentamento do legado da escravidão Nascido em 1945 em Belo Horizonte, Helio Santos é parte de uma geração que cresceu como quem...

Inside the Nobel Prize invites readers into one of the most extraordinary traditions in modern history—an award born from invention, controversy, and an unexpected act of legacy. More than a century after the first medals were presented, the Nobel Prize remains the world’s most famous recognition of human achievement, celebrating brilliance in science, literature, peace, and the pursuit of knowledge that makes life better for everyone.

Guerrilla Warfare by the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, written in 1960, has become a how-to manual for thousands of guerrilla fighters in various countries around the world. Guevara intended it to be a guidebook on guerrilla warfare, as inspiration for the revolutionary movement. Fascinating to admirers and adversaries alike, he captured the minds of millions with his leadership and his belief in guerrilla warfare as the only effective agent to achieve political change.

You’ve seen the headlines. The rockets. The cars. The Twitter chaos. The $290 million election bet. But you haven’t seen this. Most books about Elon Musk tell you what he did. This one tells you why. And the answer is far stranger, far darker, and far more human than anything you’ve read before. It starts in a bedroom in Pretoria, South Africa, where a small boy sat reading an encyclopedia for the third time while his father’s unpredictable mood filled the house below.

In February 1946, when twenty-year-old Malcolm Little was sentenced to eight to ten years in a maximum-security prison, he was a petty criminal and street hustler in Boston. By the time he was paroled in August 1952, he had transformed into a voracious reader, joined the Black Muslims, and was poised to become Malcolm X, one of the most prominent and important intellectuals of the civil rights era. While scholars and commentators have exhaustively detailed, analyzed, and debated Malcolm X's post-prison life, they have not explored these six and a half transformative years in any depth.

Mother Teresa's life sounds like a legend. The Albanian girl who entered an Irish order to go to India as a missionary and became an "Angel of the Poor" for countless people. She was greatly revered by Christians as well as Muslims, Hindus and unbelievers, as she brought the message of Christian...

La Servante écarlate, publié en 1985, est un roman visionnaire devenu culte dont le nombre de lecteurs ne cesse de grandir et qui inspire et nourrit aujourd'hui les luttes pour le droit des femmes à disposer de leur corps partout dans le monde. Mais qui se cache derrière cette œuvre, qui est réellement Margaret Atwood ? C'est ce que nous allons découvrir dans Le Livre des vies – Mémoires écarlates.

Élevée dans un milieu ultra-traditionaliste d'extrême droite, Maylis Adhémar livre un témoignage rare sur ce monde méconnu. De l'intérieur, elle raconte comment est fabriquée une « petite fasciste » et comment, pas à pas, on se défait d'un tel conditionnement. Des camps d'été royalistes au culte de Pétain, elle a grandi dans une France parallèle qui fait de plus en plus d'émules. À l'heure où l'extrême droite se banalise dans le débat public, cette plongée dans la réalité de la vie quotidienne de ses membres est nécessaire.

From an award-winning producer of the hit podcast Serial comes a mischievous and poignant saga that reads a bit like a feminist-retelling of Lonesome Dove, about a group of mothers on the Texas prairie who leave their husbands to live by their own rules. This is the exhilarating true story of a...

Ida B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She cofounded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement. This engaging memoir relates Wells’ private life as a mother as well as her public activities as a teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight for equality and justice.

In 1947, filled with courage, skill, and determination, Jackie Robinson changed history by becoming the first African American player in the major leagues. But how did this happen? Who thought of this idea for great social change?His name was Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Immerse yourself in the astonishing story of one of the most brilliant and resilient minds of the 19th century. This captivating biography explores the journey of an extraordinary woman who, despite facing gradual hearing loss and the strict social...

Darryl Jefferson continues his story of living with autism and navigating an increasingly complicated world in both his personal and professional life. In his final round of musings, he examines the human condition in great detail, using his experience in the military, academia, work, and...

The Abolitionist Movement: 10 Figures Who Fought for Freedom by Vera Darax is a powerful tribute to the men and women who dared to confront one of history’s greatest moral evils—slavery. Across generations and continents, these individuals risked their safety, reputations, and even their lives to speak truth to power and advocate for a world where no person could be owned by another. Through activism, writing, public speaking, and underground resistance, their voices helped turn the tide of history.

A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, this book looks at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today. Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela's life, explaining first the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and then the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation, including the shifts and changes in Mandela's reputation since the millennium.

She wore a simple sari and lived among the poorest of the poor, yet her name became known in every corner of the globe. Mother Teresa: 10 Facts About the Saint of the Gutters is a powerful and accessible portrait of one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century — a woman whose life defied borders, politics, and even the expectations of faith. Born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje, far from the slums of Kolkata with which she would later become synonymous, Mother Teresa’s early years were shaped by personal tragedy and a fierce devotion to service.

Nelson Mandela’s name evokes strength, perseverance, and the unbreakable human spirit. Born in the rural village of Mvezo in 1918, he rose to become a global icon of justice and reconciliation. This book explores ten defining moments that shaped his extraordinary journey from a young law student to South Africa’s first Black president and one of the most admired figures of the twentieth century.

Born into the Waorani tribe of Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Nemonte Nenquimo was taught about plant medicines, foraging, oral storytelling, and shamanism by her elders. Age 14, she left the forest for the first time to study with an evangelical missionary group in the city. Eventually, her ancestors began appearing in her dreams, pleading with her to return and embrace her own culture. She listened. Two decades later, Nemonte has emerged as one of the most forceful voices in climate-change activism.