Book Exchange

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Thursdays by Jackson Biko

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The author tackles the subject of struggling artists and with a brush of mental health. It's about a music band, vina wira, who play every Thursday and their hunger to make it."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"Arial","16":10}">The author tackles the subject of struggling artists and with a brush of mental health. It's about a music band, vina wira, who play every Thursday and their hunger to make it.

So, What Next? by Denise. N. Kekimuri

This book takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster: from the blissful joys of heavenly expectation to the dark pits of grief and despair.

A Bigger Picture by Vanessa Nakate

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inspired by a shared vision of hope, Vanessa’s commanding political voice demands attention for the biggest issue of our time and, in this rousing manifesto for change, shows how you can join her to protect our planet now and for the future."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14849,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">Inspired by a shared vision of hope, Vanessa’s commanding political voice demands attention for the biggest issue of our time and, in this rousing manifesto for change, shows how you can join her to protect our planet now and for the future.

Quarantined by Jimmy Spire Ssentongo

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ugandan intellectual and philosopher, Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has painted a behind-the-scenes picture of how the Ugandan state handled the coronavirus disease."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14849,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">Ugandan intellectual and philosopher, Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has painted a behind-the-scenes picture of how the Ugandan state handled the coronavirus disease.

North of South by Shiva Naipaul

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The book concerns Naipaul's travels in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Naipaul was particularly interested in the Asian populations of these countries. The "South" in the title refers to South Africa."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":1325571,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":2105634},"15":"Arial","16":10,"21":0,"23":1}" data-sheets-textstyleruns="{"1":0,"2":{}}{"1":39,"2":{"2":{"1":2,"2":2105634}}}{"1":44,"2":{}}">The book concerns Naipaul's travels in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Naipaul was particularly interested in the Asian populations of these countries. The "South" in the title refers to South Africa.

The Lightmaker's Manifesto

In The Lightmaker's Manifesto, the author helps us name the skills, values, and actions that bring us joy; identify the causes that spark our empathy and concern; and then put it all together to change the world.

Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life?"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14851,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life?

The How by YRSA Daley-Ward

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Yrsa encourages readers to begin, as she puts it, the great work of meeting ourselves. This isn't the self we've built up in response to our surroundings, or the self we manufacture to please the people around us, but instead, our most intimate self, the one we visit in dreams, the one that calls to us from a glimmering future."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14851,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">Yrsa encourages readers to begin, as she puts it, the great work of meeting ourselves. This isn't the self we've built up in response to our surroundings, or the self we manufacture to please the people around us, but instead, our most intimate self, the one we visit in dreams, the one that calls to us from a glimmering future.

Compelled to Action: Struggle for Self Determination by Major General Katirima Manoni Phinehas

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The author opens the curtain and takes us behind the scenes to share what made the Bush War a phenomenal Success. He makes note of the losses and challenges encountered and the strategies at various levels that were employed."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":-419430401},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":986895},"15":"Arial","16":10}">The author opens the curtain and takes us behind the scenes to share what made the Bush War a phenomenal Success. He makes note of the losses and challenges encountered and the strategies at various levels that were employed.

Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In the story of two forbidden love affairs and their effects on the lovers’ families, Abdulrazak Gurnah brilliantly dramatizes the personal and political consequences of colonialism, the vicissitudes of love, and the power of fiction."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">In the story of two forbidden love affairs and their effects on the lovers’ families, Abdulrazak Gurnah brilliantly dramatizes the personal and political consequences of colonialism, the vicissitudes of love, and the power of fiction.

Nothing To See Here by the 5th Femrite Residency for African Women Writers

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In Nothing to See Here, sixteen African women writers ably deal with the politics of nationhood and identity, and the burden and beauty of womanity."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14851,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">In Nothing to See Here, sixteen African women writers ably deal with the politics of nationhood and identity, and the burden and beauty of womanity.

A Radical Awakening by Dr. Shefali

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to discover their inner truth and powers to help heal others and the planet."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Arial","16":10}">A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to discover their inner truth and powers to help heal others and the planet.