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- Toni Morrison
In Morrison’s acclaimed first novel, Pecola Breedlove—an 11-year-old Black girl in an America whose love for its blond,...

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- Booker T. Washington
Born in a Virginia slave hut, Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) rose to become the most influential spokesman for...

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- Adam Grant
“Reading Originals made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as...

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- Barbara Corcoran
A founder of the Corcoran Group real estate company describes her hard-working childhood and the lessons she learned...

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- John Steinbeck
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds...

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- Maya Angelou
Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why...

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- Malcolm X
In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand,...

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- 50 Cent
In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with...

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- Carol Jenkins
The grandson of slaves, born into poverty in 1892 in the Deep South, A. G. Gaston died more...

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- Ben Carson
Ben Carson, M.D., works medical miracles. Today, he's one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world. In...