Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. The foster son of a Thembu chief, Mandela was raised in the traditional, tribal culture of his ancestors, but at an early age learned the modern, inescapable reality of what came to be called apartheid, one of the most powerful and effective systems of oppression ever conceived. In classically elegant and engrossing prose, he tells of his early years as an impoverished student and law clerk in a Jewish firm in Johannesburg, of his slow political awakening, and of his pivotal role in the rebirth of a stagnant ANC and the formation of its Youth League in the 1950s. He describes the struggle to reconcile his political activity with his devotion to his family, the anguished breakup of his first marriage, and the painful separations from his children. He brings vividly to life the escalating political warfare in the fifties between the ANC and the government, culminating in his dramatic escapades as an underground leader and the notorious Rivonia Trial of 1964, at which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Herecounts the surprisingly eventful twenty-seven years in prison and the complex, delicate negotiations that led both to his freedom and to the beginning of the end of apartheid. Finally he provides the ultimate inside account.

Three classics from the science fiction master in one volume. From the incomparable H. G. Wells, this volume includes three novels of imagination, wit, and terror. The Island of Doctor Moreau: The classic tale of a man's nightmarish experience trapped on an island where a doctor conducts gruesome experiments.The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth: A science fiction tale with satirical undertones about scientists who create a race of giants, both human and animal, and the world's attempt to cope with them. The First Men in the Moon: A London businessman accompanies a scientist on a journey to the lunar surface--and beneath it, when they are captured by a sophisticated society of insectoid creatures.

“A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”—Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Midwestern Sheriff Jenna Graves has a unique secret—the dead communicate with her through lucid dreams, helping her solve both active crimes and cold cases.When hikers vanish without a trace in the local forest, Jenna must confront her own haunted past. As she communicates with a former victim in her dreams, a 20-year-old cold case resurfaces—one that may hold the key to finding her long-lost twin sister.IN HER SIGHTS is the first book in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.The Jenna Graves series delivers a pulse-pounding experience for mystery lovers. Follow the complex journey of a brilliant yet troubled female protagonist as she navigates intense investigations filled with unexpected twists, shocking revelations, and relentless suspense. The fast-paced narrative and gripping action sequences will keep you captivated until the very last page. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Rachel Caine, and Teresa Driscoll are sure to fall in love.Future books in the series are now available!“An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.”—Reader review (Her Last Wish)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!”—Reader review (Her Last Wish)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!”—Reader review (City of Prey)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.”—Reader review (City of Prey)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!”—Reader review (Girl, Alone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!”—Reader review (Girl, Alone)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

When an opulent yacht appears crewless off Miami's coast, brilliant Coast Guard investigator Cassandra Fierce is summoned to follow the trail of murder. Cassandra must outmaneuver peril at every turn as she discovers an operation bent on claiming more victims—including herself.RISING TIDE is book #1 in a long anticipated new series by critically-acclaimed and #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Molly Black, whose books have received over 2,000 five-star reviews and ratings.The Cassandra Fierce series delivers a pulse-pounding suspenseful thriller led by a complex and talented heroine. This gripping mystery series combines non-stop action with nail-biting tension, offering readers a roller coaster of shocking revelations and unforeseen turns. With its breakneck pace and addictive storytelling, these psychological thrillers are guaranteed to keep you engrossed until the wee hours. For fans of crime fiction writers such as Lee Child, Teresa Driscoll, and Rachel Caine, the Cassandra Fierce series is a must-read.Future books in the series are now available!

When a Coast Guard crew is brutally slaughtered aboard their cutter, Coast Guard Investigator Cassandra Fierce plunges into a fog-shrouded mystery. With each clue vanishing like sea spray, she must navigate treacherous waters to unmask a military-precise killer before the body count rises.

A complete overview of the Blue Jays' 2015 season.

Traces the history of professional baseball from its origins to the present, using anecdotes, statistics, and photographs

In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history. Stamped from the Beginning uses the lives of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists. From Puritan minister Cotton Mather to Thomas Jefferson, from fiery abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison to brilliant scholar W. E. B. Du Bois to legendary anti-prison activist Angela Davis, Kendi shows how and why some of our leading pro-slavery and pro–civil rights thinkers have challenged or helped cement racist ideas in America. As Kendi illustrates, racist thinking did not arise from ignorance or hatred. Racist ideas were created and popularized in an effort to defend deeply entrenched discriminatory policies and to rationalize the nation’s racial inequities in everything from wealth to health. While racist ideas are easily produced and easily consumed, they can also be discredited. In shedding much-needed light on the murky history of racist ideas, Stamped from the Beginning offers tools to expose them—and in the process, reason to hope.

Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago. As one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, extra. But when the casting changes, and the secondary characters usurp the stars, the plays spill dangerously over into life, and one of them is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are blameless.