Recommended
A list of our currently recommended books about slavery
- Al Kalima
- Catalogue of an exhibition of Arabic caligraphy at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, December 2003-March 2004. The exhibition highlighs the sacred relationship between Islamic principles and the art of caligraphy
- Negro with a Hat: the rise and fall of Marcus Garvey and his dream of Mother Africa
- Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a famous black man, who masterminded the first International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World. This book chronicles Garvey's life, his failed business ventures, his misguided negotiations with the Ku Klux Klan, his two wives and the premature obituaries that contributed to his death.
- Blonde Faith
- Akira to Zoltan: twenty-six men who changed the world
- From experimental filmmaker Akira Kurosawa to South African president Nelson Mandela to music ducator Zoltan Kodaly. learn about men of vision who overcame obstacles to make the world a better place
- Angel City
- Joseph a man from Georgia who knows nothing about babies especially Mexican's babies finds one in a dumpster. He vows to raise the baby. As he and Juan live together they discover where the love really is.
- The African-American Slave Trade
- The verdict of history is rarely clear and undisputed. In this series, significant events and controversial personalities of recent history are examined in the light of the debate and questions they have generated.
- Measuring Time
- Mamo and LaMamo are twin brothers living in a Nigerian village, where their domineering father controls their lives. The twins attempt to flee from home, but only LaMamo escapes to live their dream of becoming a soldier. Mamo is doomed to remain in the village. Gradually, he comes out of his father's shadow and gains local fame as a historian. Now in paperback.
- The Illusion of Return
- Intriguing and tragic - two Palestinian friends meet at Heathrow and remember their last night in Lebanon before tragedy struck. Like so many other Palestinians who were born in Lebanon, they had to leave in the mid 1980s, when it became a battlefield for different militias and armies. Now in paperback.
- Fortunate Son
- In spite of remarkable differences, Eric and Tommy are as close as brothers. Eric, a Nordic Adonis, is graced by a seemingly endless supply of good fortune, Tommy is a sickly black boy, cursed with health problems, who yet remains optimistic and strong. After tragedy rips this makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys diverge astonishingly. Now in mass paperback.
- The Ancient Egyptians: their lives and their world
- A Meeting of the Continents - The International Book Fair of Radical Black and Third World Books Revisited: history, memories, organisation, and programmes 1982-1995
- This is a comprehensive account of the International Book Fair of Radical Black and Third World Books, which ran from 1982 to 1995. The book details how the Book Fair came into being, how it was organised, the role of the founder John La Rose, how and why it ended, and memoirs from peole from all over the world who participated in the Fairs. The book also includes in full the twelve brochures accompanying the Book Fairs and a full index. It is a unique record of the unique 'meeting of the continents' that was the Book Fair. Published in association with the George Padmore Institute.
- Belonging
- Ali's moving and inspiring story of childhood abuse, forced marriage, her experience of becoming pregnant and a mother at the age of 13, and her eventual escape from her cruel family with the man she loved.
- Black Power in the Suburbs: the myth or reality of African American suburban political incorporation
- This book chronicles Prince George's County, Maryland, and the 23 year quest by African Americans to influence educational policy and become equal partners in the county's governing coalition.
- After Fanon
- The four articles are representative of the intellectual bequeathed by Fanon, covering questions of nartionalism and identity in India, Africa, the United States and Latin America.
- The Purple Hibiscus
- When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup, 15-year-old Kambili is sent with her brother to their aunt. Here she finds a house noisy and full of laughter unlike the repressive religiosity of her own home. A compelling first novel that was short listed for the Orange Prize. Now in paperback.
- Fire This Time
- The Hounding of David Oluwale
- Fascinating book which revives the memory of David Oluwale, a Nigerian who was murdered in Leeds in 1969, and tells his story as it should be told. First published as 'Nationality Wog' - now in paperback.
- Slow Cooking Curries and Spicy Dishes
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold
- An exceptional and dark novel about a whole community's involvement in murder dressed up as an honour killing. Part of the reissue of the entire Marquez backlist in celebration of his 80th birthday in 2007.
- In Evil Hour
- Wicked whispers lead to murder and panic in a Latin American town. Part of the reissue of the entire Marquez backlist in celebration of his 80th birthday in 2007.
