5 Top nonfiction books like Things I Will Tell My Daughter: Uncensored Truths on Love, Money and Womanhood by Joan Thatiah

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Things I Will Tell My Daughter: Uncensored Truths on Love, Money and Womanhood

By: Joan Thatiah

3.90

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Through a blend of personal narrative, social history and hard-eyed wisdom, Joan Thatiah delves int…

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1. We're Going to Need More Wine

By: Gabrielle Union

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means… read more

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"Your world is only as small as you make it."

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

"My humaness doesn't insulate me from racism or sexism."

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

"If you prioritize yourself, you are going to save yourself"

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

"An empress does not concern herself with the antics of fools"

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

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2. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams Reaching Your Destiny

By: Robin S. Sharma

3.77

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

Wisdom to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Peace This inspiring tale provides a step-by-step … read more

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3. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

By: Lola Shoneyin

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

African-born poet Lola Shoneyin makes her fiction debut with The Secret Lives of Babi Segi's Wives,… read more

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4. Who Moved My Cheese?

By: Spencer Johnson , Kenneth H. Blanchard

4.15

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

Written by Spencer Johnson, coauthor of The One Minute Manager, this enlightening and amusing story… read more

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5. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life

By: Richard Carlson

3.86

Format: 138 pages,

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all small stuff is a book that shows you how to keep from l… read more

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6. Tomorrow I Become a Woman

By: Aiwanose Odafen

4.24

Format: None pages, Audiobook

What can I do?’ she asked. You can fight, I thought, you can fight for your daughters. But then aga… read more

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7. Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?

By: Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Meet Yinka: a thirty-something, Oxford-educated, British Nigerian woman with a well-paid job, good … read more

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8. Notes on Grief

By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.22

Format: 86 pages, Hardcover

Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Ch… read more

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"I liked to call him 'a gentle man and a gentleman'."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief

"I am afraid of tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after..."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief

"It was not supposed to happen like this, not like a malicious surprise.."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief

"Je vais parfaitement bien. Et c'était vrai. Jusqu'à ce que cela cesse de l'être."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief

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9. His Only Wife

By: Peace Adzo Medie

3.74

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” Afi Tekple is a young seamstres… read more

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10. Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad

By: Damilare Kuku

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

A collection of short stories, structured as case-studies, and a form of love letter in solidarity … read more

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11. The Havoc of Choice

By: Wanjiru Koinange

4.31

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

2007, Kenya Long held captive by her father’s shadow of corruption, Kavata has spent her life su… read more

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12. Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

By: Bolu Babalola

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A high-born Nigerian goddess, who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover, l… read more

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"What matters most is that you feel like you are at your fullest."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

"I didn't like doing things I wasn't good at, but it turned out I loved learning how to love with him."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

"Psy was smiling. It was warm and soft, and to Eros it looked like the perfect place to lie in and just be."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

"Thank you for letting me love you. Thank you for loving me back. Thank you for staying, I know it was hard sometimes. I hope you now live free."

-Bolu Babalola, Love in Colour: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold

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13. Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

By: Alexandra Potter

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A funny and heartfelt novel for any woman who wonders how the hell she got here and why life isn't … read more

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"I'm not saying this to be trite or to make you feel better, but believe me when I say this: the people who matter will see you, no matter what."

-Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

"I don't want to spend whatever time I have left looking backwards. I want to look forwards. To new things. New places. New adventures. Otherwise I'm just living a life where a part of me is missing."

-Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

"Because sometimes happiness isn't a choice. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't find joy. Which is why I've decided to stop beating myself up by desperately seeking happiness and give my…"

-Alexandra Potter, Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

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14. The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing

By: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

3.98

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A conversation starter like Three Women but centering the experiences of women of color: a melliflu… read more

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"I spent years avoiding sex with guys because I didn’t want anyone to gossip about me. I wish I had realized sooner that no matter what I did guys would claim to have fucked me every which way under t…"

-Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing

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15. Sinners

By: Sarah Haluwa

3.53

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

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16. Drunk

By: Jackson Biko

3.94

Format: 104 pages, Kindle Edition

It starts with a girl. Girls actually. Its only fair that it starts with a girl, no? Only problem i… read more

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"Opportunities come with tides. And very few men have tides come their way twice in a lifetime. This is your tide. You should get on it, and see where it takes you, possibly to the next level ."

-Jackson Biko, Drunk

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17. THURSDAYS

By: Jackson Biko

3.99

Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition

Vina Wira band. On the drums is a guy who also writes code. The lead singer is a gifted songstress … read more

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18. For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings

By: Troy Onyango

3.82

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Troy Onyango’s For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings is a collection of 12 short stories tha… read more

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19. Let Me Call You Back

By: Jackson Biko

4.47

Format: 133 pages, Kindle Edition

Samora isn't unlike any man who suddenly finds himself in a pickle.A man with a young family. A man… read more

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20. Things I Will Tell My Daughter: Uncensored Truths on Love, Money and Womanhood

By: Joan Thatiah

3.90

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Through a blend of personal narrative, social history and hard-eyed wisdom, Joan Thatiah delves int… read more

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21. DRUNK

By: Jackson Biko

4.53

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

It starts with a girl. Girls actually. It’s only fair that it starts with a girl, no? Only problem … read more

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10 Top african literature books like Drunk by Jackson Biko

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad

Damilare Kuku

4.03

Transform Your Habits

A Broken People's Playlist

Chimeka Garricks

4.33

Transform Your Habits

The Havoc of Choice

Wanjiru Koinange

4.31

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