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Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird...

In the mid-1800s, the Grant and McFarland families struggled to survive in Motherwell, Scotland's harsh, unforgiving landscape. Hard labor, loss, and poverty define their lives, but a dream of a better future pulls them forward—a future across the ocean in America.

In Hope for the Holler, a seasoned foster parent, Appalachia advocate, and social services professional takes listeners on a no-nonsense, insider’s journey through the foster care crisis in West Virginia. This is a book born of heartbreak, honesty, and hope. From funeral homes and pharmacies to family courtrooms and kitchen tables, the realities of the foster care system come to life—messy, broken, and urgent. What sets this book apart is its raw authenticity and unflinching voice: equal parts social commentary, investigative journalism, and policy proposal.

Declaring that you would rather cut your own throat than meet with the Democratic machine boss to talk out your differences was not the usual way to become Mayor of Hoboken in New Jersey’s Hudson County of the 1890s. But that’s exactly what Lawrence Fagan did, prior to winning the job for the first time in 1893. A Democrat but independent in actions and views, Fagan served four consecutive terms during the city’s period of peak immigration and population growth.

Journalist Mitch Rubman explores cannabis dispensaries and lounges while discovering the subculture of cannabis, a subculture of 30 million users.

Born out of grief after the loss of her father, the author dives into family histories to search for answers and comfort. Bringing her ancestors to life, the author shares the stories of five immigrant Jewish families who shape Seattle's early years, its retail culture and its gilded age. In this delightful book, Karen Treiger places herself in the long arc of history and invites the listener to join her time travel. The story telling is masterful as she describes the origin of each family who emigrated to the United States from central and eastern Europe between 1874 and 1913.

The Souls of Others is a powerful essay collection by American Book Award winner Shann Ray. Ray depicts the American west as both magnificent and destitute. The mountains are alive. The people are gritty and resilient. Nature offers its bounty but never gives it with ease. Ray, having spent part of his childhood on the Northern Cheyenne reservation, expertly paints a place of family, sorrow, and a connection to Mother Nature that so many Americans have lost.

Mountain Notes: A Nature Diary is a captivating, poetic journal that celebrates the rugged beauty of the Dromara Hills in County Down, Northern Ireland where the author returned home to live on her family farm in 2020. Maggie Doyle grew up on this small dairy farm and feels a deep, emotional connection to this landscape and the rhythms of the natural world. Following a thirty-year career in radio production at BBC Northern Ireland, she took early retirement in 2019.

In this deeply personal coming-of-age story, a young man journeys from the familiar nature of Northern Nigeria to the heart of the East, uncovering pieces of himself along the way. Through culture shocks, hard-earned skills, heartbreaks, and hidden caste systems, he learns to survive, adapt, and create.

In Jure Sanguinis: Reclaiming My Great-Grandfather’s Legacy, author Stephanie Frazer shares her personal and determined journey to obtain Italian dual citizenship through the bloodline of her great-grandfather. Guided by the legal principle of jure sanguinis—citizenship by right of blood—Stephanie embarks on a deeply emotional mission to trace her Italian lineage and reconnect with a heritage nearly lost to time.

Americans with African Roots Empowered (A’WA’RE™) offers a grounded and insightful exploration of the history and identity of the Hebrew Israelites, tracing their journey from biblical times through centuries of exile, colonization, and cultural erasure.

Humans of Brooklyn: True Unfiltered Stories from the Heart of New York City pulls back the curtain on the lives of ordinary people with extraordinary tales. This collection of gripping narratives captures the soul of one of the world's most iconic boroughs, revealing the struggles, dreams, and resilience of its residents in their own unfiltered words.

Go with me on a journey into the life story of a young boy who grew up on a farm in the middle of “Nowhere, USA” (a rural area of Monroe, North Carolina). Though he had very little guidance and lacked the determination to succeed in his early years, this book reveals the obstacles he faced and how he overcame them. As you listen to Jamil’s story, think about how you will determine the beginning and end of your next chapter. Possibilities are endless when you apply yourself, separate from the negative influences holding you back, and associate with positive people.

From the Streets to a Man, Part 1 is a raw, uncut memoir about growing up in North Philly, learning the game young, and becoming a man through trial, pain, and hustle. Lawrence takes you inside his world — from jumping off the porch at 31st & Berks, to the late-night grind, to the lessons that shaped him. This isn’t about glorifying the streets, it’s about surviving them. Every chapter is packed with real moments — family loyalty, money moves, shootouts, losses, and hard-earned wisdom. This is the story of a kid who could have been a statistic, but chose to level up and own his future.

From The New York Times bestselling author of a Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing comes an update of John Steinback’s trip in Travels with Charley, a cross-country journey exploring modern America with Lauren Hough’s signature observational wit, searing social commentary, and perspective as...

Former competitive figure skater and coach Jocelyn Jane Cox is desperate to care for her toddler and her ailing mother, all while preparing to host a fabulous zebra-themed first birthday party at her house. As a new parent whose supportive mom is slipping away with dementia, she finds herself spinning in the middle of the so-called "sandwich generation."

Carlyn Montes De Oca grew up surrounded by secrets. She never knew her dad was a Marine during World War II or that her grandmother hired kidnappers to bring her mother back home after her parents eloped. Her mom and dad took an even bigger secret to their graves… Carlyn’s identity. In 2019, at age 57, a DNA test taken for fun revealed that Carlyn’s mom and dad, immigrants from Mexico, were not her biological parents and that most of her extended family, including 63 first cousins, knew the truth but never told her. In that instant, the reality Carlyn had lived with her entire life shattered.

When I was eight, there were already seven of us children, and my mother was sick, all the work fell on my shoulders, cooking, washing, milking cows, looking after the children, mending clothes, and also working in the fields. Seeing how poor mother, although sick, was eager to work with all her remaining strength, although at the slightest bending a terrible cough choked her and blood rushed to her throat, I was overcome with despair when I thought that she might die. I begged her in everything not to do anything anymore, that I would replace her in everything.

Compiled by bestselling author susan abulhawa, an Arabic-English bilingual anthology of essays from eighteen young Palestinian writers trying to survive the genocide in Gaza. In early 2024, writer and activist susan abulhawa managed to enter Gaza twice through the Rafah crossing. There, at the...

In Inner Flight, Malek Hanna - award-winning actor, singer, filmmaker, and spiritual seeker - invites you into a deeply personal and universally relatable journey of awakening. Blending storytelling, ancient wisdom, and raw reflection, this spiritual memoir explores healing, identity, purpose, and the sacred power of presence. Raised between cultures, caught between expectations, and drawn to the mystery of life, Malek spent years people-pleasing and performing - until life cracked him open. What followed was a metamorphosis of heart, soul, and truth.