Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn
A fascinating collection of Frederick Douglass’s always-controversial speeches in Brooklyn, New York.
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Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History
An exciting history of the improv group you’ve never heard of that changed comedy in America—this is the story of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam as told by its founders and most famous alumni! Featuring a foreword by Seth Meyers and a backword by Jordan Peele.
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Even in Paradise
A modern-day King Lear, a novel of greed, resentment, jealousy, betrayal, and romance set in Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados.
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