The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family
By: Bettye Kearse
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"A Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history." —Kirkus Reviews, Starr…
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1. A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
By: Jimmy Carter
3.84
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherm… read more
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2. April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America
By: Michael Eric Dyson
3.78
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther … read more
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"This gulf between hope and the heartbreak that is the lot of millions of black poor is nowhere better glimpsed than in the social and economic circumstances that batter the black family,"-Michael Eric Dyson, April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America
"The state ofmthe black family life in America evokes grave concern and graver criticism. . . .From the suffering of children in families that struggle to gain sufficient economic support, to the diff…"-Michael Eric Dyson, April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America
3. Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
By: Catherine Kerrison
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson fathered three girls: two white and free, one black and a slave. This book about M… read more
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4. Promised to the Crown
By: Aimie K. Runyan
4.09
Format: 148 pages,
In her illuminating debut novel, Aimie K. Runyan masterfully blends fact and fiction to explore the… read more
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5. The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
3.65
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An exceptional father-son story about the reality that tests us, the myths that sustain us, and the… read more
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7. Jefferson's Sons
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.25
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slave children Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thom… read more
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8. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
9. The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery
By: Barbara K. Lipska
3.88
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal l… read more
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"Ich hoffe, dass meine persönliche Erfahrung wenigstens Zu der Erkenntnis beiträgt, dass psychisch kranke Menschen ebenso wenig für ihre Krankheit verantwortlich sind wie Krebskranke und dass die best…"-Barbara K. Lipska, The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery
10. The Family Business 6
By: Carl Weber
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence® bestseller La Jill Hunt return with a sto… read more
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11. In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History
By: Mitch Landrieu
4.03
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and a… read more
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"Once we start to listen rather than speak, see rather than look away, we will realize a simple truth: we are all the same."-Mitch Landrieu, In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History
12. The Education of Nevada Duncan
By: Carl Weber
4.36
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Ride along with Carl Weber and C. N. Phillips for this fresh, enthralling spin-off to the Family Bu… read more
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13. A Woman Of Endurance
By: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa … read more
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14. Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy
By: Gayle Jessup White
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckonin… read more
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15. Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
By: Joseph McGill Jr.
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this enlightening personal account, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sle… read more
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16. Downton Shabby: One American's Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family's English Castle
By: Hopwood DePree
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story--with charm and humor in abundance--about a Los Ange… read more
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17. The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11)
By: Eva Gates
4.13
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
Outer Banks librarian Lucy is working on an art show at the library when paintings–and people–start… read more
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18. Requiem for a Mouse (Cat in the Stacks, #16)
By: Miranda James
4.30
Format: 282 pages, ebook
Librarian Charlie Harris and his ever-intuitive feline friend Diesel must catch a killer in a deadl… read more
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19. The Bridal Suite (The Innkeepers, #4)
By: Rochelle Alers
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Bestselling author Rochelle Alers’ returns to romantic New Orleans in this uplifting series featuri… read more
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20. The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family
By: Bettye Kearse
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"A Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history." —Kirkus Reviews, Starr… read more
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21. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
By: Minu Cash
4.53
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more
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"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth
