Cultural Literature

"Overnight Code is a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration to overcome social barriers and to shatter glass ceilings." --Carolyn Porter, Marcel's Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man's Fate The inspiring story of a groundbreaking African...

Overexploited: An Editorial on the Overexploitation of the American CitizenBy: Joe Smith Overexploited: An Editorial on the Overexploitation of the American Citizen, by Joe Smith, is an editorial observation of how the common United States citizen has...

Overcoming Poverty: A Journey to SuccessBy: Dr. Maurice OdineOvercoming Poverty: A Journey to Success by Dr. Maurice Odine is an autobiography that details his colorful life from his beginnings in Africa to his attainment of his doctorate degree in...

Control, Conquer, and Prevail! Everybody's biased. The truth is, we all harbor unconscious assumptions that can get in the way of our good intentions and keep us from building authentic relationships with people different from ourselves. Tiffany Jana...

Out, Out, Brief Candle! is the remarkable story of African children who have survived terrible fires and gone on to thrive at Children of Fire, a charity based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Martin Klammer recalls his time helping the children develop...

Out, Out, Brief Candle! is the remarkable story of African children who have survived terrible fires and gone on to thrive at Children of Fire, a charity based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Martin Klammer recalls his time helping the children develop...

In 1971, more than three hundred hippie idealists-in a caravan of sixty brightly painted school buses and assorted other vehicles-landed on an abandoned farm in central Tennessee. They had a mission: to be a part of something bigger than themselves, to...

With this appreciation of three very different black writers, novelist Darryl Pinckney reminds us that marginal or neglected literary figures have a lot to tell us about the history of a people who are always outsiders. Born in Jamaica in 1883, J. A...

Willie describes the events of her growing up with various family members and being a firsthand eyewitness of segregation in the South during the 1950s, as she recalls. Living with her grandparents in Yazoo City, Mississippi, is the basis of the early...

LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021 'Inspiring'The Guardian'Excellent'Runner's World 'Fascinating'Publishers Weekly 'Brilliant'Ed Vaizey'Through reading this book you will come to understand that the heart and soul of running are to be found in...

A thrilling new route to a better societyA toxic ideology of extreme competition and individualism has come to dominate our world. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that...

Margaret La Vorn Lewis brings us, "Out of the Will", an entertaining look at real life experiences growing up in the City of Detroit. Full of memorable people, tragedy, and triumph through the eyes of the author, "Out of the Will" sheds light on the need...

A moving exploration of how gay men construct their identities, fight to be themselves, and live authentically It goes without saying that even today, it's not easy to be gay in America. While young gay men often come out more readily, even those from...

For nearly fifteen years NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture has been a leading scholarly journal of baseball history. Covering the cultural and historical implications of America's national pastime, NINE has explored baseball from the...

Out of the Ashes is the prodigal story of Deanna Wilson's struggle from the depths of hell on earth to a place of redemption, where she is finally able to see the realization of dreams she'd did not even know she had. As Deanna candidly recounts her...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this powerful new collection of oil paintings and stories, President George W. Bush spotlights the inspiring journeys of America's immigrants and the contributions they make to the life and prosperity of our nation. The...