Malcolm X

Alex Haley

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Maryland

The Saga of an American Family

A new eight-hour event series based on Roots will be simulcast on the History Channel, Lifetime, and A&E over four consecutive nights beginning Memorial Day, May 30, 2016 "Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a man-child was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte." So begins Roots, one of the most extraordinary and influential books of our time. Through the story of one family—his family—Alex Haley unforgettably brings to life the monumental two-century drama of Kunta Kinte and the six generations who came after him: slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lumber mill workmen and Pullman porters, lawyers and architects...and one author. A national and international phenomenon at the time of its original publication, Roots continues to enthrall readers with its masterful narrative drive and exceptional emotional power, speaking to us all with an undiminished resonance and relevance. "In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage.... Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning no matter what our attainments in life."—Alex Haley With an introduction by Michael Eric Dyson RootsTheBook.com

Roots

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Illinois

Frank Fuis

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Mississippi

Sequel to Too Wet to Plow (Americana and Homespun Philosophy)

The Second Furrow

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Indiana

This "bold...extraordinary...blockbuster..." (Newsweek magazine) begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later at a funeral in Arkansas. And in that time span, an unforgettable cast of men, women, and children come to life, many of them based on the people from Alex Haley's own family tree. When Alex Haley was a boy growing up in Tennessee, his grandmother used to tell him stories about their family, stories that went way back to a man she called "the African" who was taken aboard a slave ship bound for Colonial America. As an adult, Alex Haley spent twelve years searching for documentation that might authenticate what his grandmother had told him. In an astonishing feat of genealogical detective work, he discovered the name of "the African"--Kunta Kinte, as well as the exact location of the village in West Africa from where he was abducted in 1767. While Haley created certain unknown details of his family history, ROOTS is definitely based on the facts of his ancestry, and the six generations of people--slaves and freedmen, farmers and lawyers, an architect, teacher--and one acclaimed author--descended from Kunte Kinte. But with this book, Haley did more than recapture the history of his own family. He popularized genealogy for people of all races and colors; and in so doing, wrote one of the most important and beloved books of all time, a true Modern Classic.

Michigan

Some marks on the inner cover as shown. Otherwise pretty decent condition with no markings in the text that I can see.

Minnesota

It begins with a birth in 1750, in an African village; it ends seven generations later at the Arkansas funeral of a black professor whose children are a teacher, a Navy architect, an assistant director of the U.S. Information Agency, and an author. The author is Alex Haley. This magnificent book is his.

California

Original owner labeled. First edition 1974 library style protection on cover 

Idaho

Beautiful with french flaps and deckled edges.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Colorado

Roots-Thirtieth Anniversary Edition

David Stevens

The Story of an American Family

Tracing his family history on his father's side, the author of Roots begins with his great-great-grandfather, James Jackson, Sr., a white plantation owner. 500,000 first printing. $400,000 ad/promo. Lit Guild Super Release. TV tie-in.

Alex Haley's Queen

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New York

Virginia

Missouri

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Ohio

A family saga focuses on matriarch Mama Flora, an African American woman whose husband dies at the hand of white landowners

Mama Flora's Family

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Utah

Washington

"Once in every generation, there is a landmark book that adds a new richness to all our lives. For millions of people of all colors, that book was Alex Haley's Roots. Roots was an instant success, winning a Pulitzer Prize and spawning the most-watched miniseries in television history. Alex Haley's legacy has had as great an impact on American families as any story in the twentieth century." "Now, from the author of Roots, comes Alex Haley's Queen - the saga of his father's family." "Lovers of sweeping generational epics will find much to rejoice in here. Once again, this is a personal saga, but one played out against the broad canvas of American history. The story begins in Ireland, where Haley's white great-great-grandfather, James Jackson, Sr., is born. From there we travel with Jackson to Nashville, where he meets Andrew Jackson, the future president of the United States. The two men become business partners, and James Jackson makes his fortune. He establishes his grand plantation, The Forks of Cypress, in Alabama, while Andrew ascends to the White House, and the rumblings that will explode into the Civil War gather force." "James's son Jass Jackson inherits the plantation just as the genteel, well-ordered antebellum world begins to crumble. His adolescent attraction to the beautiful and strongwilled slave named Easter blossoms into a powerful and lasting love, and from their passionate union comes Queen - the heroine of the tale, Alex Haley's grandmother." "This is history at its most compelling - from the Irish sod to the settlement of the South; from the Trail of Tears to the battlefield at Manassas; from the agonies of slavery to the tribulations of freedom - all rendered with the eye for telling detail and the sense of historical significance that readers have come to expect of Haley. In this, his final book, Alex Haley has created a truly multicultural family saga, the capstone to one of the great, classic American stories." "The television miniseries of Alex Haley's Queen electrified and engrossed a nation. But that was only part of the picture; here now is the whole story, fleshed out in all its vivid detail and human drama - the journey of an American family as only Alex Haley could tell it."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Alex Haley's Queen - First Edition

Cover of book a bit tatered around the edges, book is in good condition (see photo)

Joyce Carol Oates

Norman Mailer

Peter Richmond

James Earl Jones

John Miller

Aaron Kenedi

Experience the captivating life of one of the most iconic boxers of all time with "Muhammad Ali: Ringside" by Bulfinch Press. This hardcover book features 150+ photos and 128 pages filled with fascinating details about the life and career of Muhammad Ali. Learn about Ali's journey to become the greatest boxer of all time, his struggles in and out of the ring, and his legendary status in the world of sports. This book is a must-have for any sports enthusiast or fan of biography and autobiography genre. Get your hands on this gem today and discover the inspiring story of Muhammad Ali.

Montana

Ringside

Incorporating Ali's personal memorabilia and vintage photographs, a collection of essays celebrates the life and career of the legendary boxer

Muhammad Ali

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This has been read many times and has wear. There is tape on some areas of the cover. 

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