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Black Classic Press Kicks off a Year-Long Celebration of 35 Years in Business
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Kicks in the Sky
Kicks in the Sky C. G. Esperanza 9780062976239 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Pura Belpré Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner C. G. Esperanza delivers color, rhythm, and style in thi...
Kicks
Kicks Van G. Garrett 9780358118107 Fiction Versify Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “A brilliantly written and illustrated ode to sneakers and sneakerheads, young and old. A gift to us all.” —Angie Thomas, #...
Small Business: Start A Business: 10 Proven Steps to Becoming an Entrepreneur and Creating A Successful Small Business
Small Business: Start A Business: 10 Proven Steps to Becoming an Entrepreneur and Creating A Successful Small Business Jerry Kershen 9781530819584 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC **...
Slam Kicks: Basketball Sneakers That Changed the Game
Slam Kicks: Basketball Sneakers That Changed the Game Ben Osborne 9780789344458 Nonfiction Rizzoli International Publications Rizzoli International Publications With seventeen years of expertise as th...
Just for Kicks: A Cole Moneye Hip-Hop Mystery
Just for Kicks: A Cole Moneye Hip-Hop Mystery Marcus Kareem 9798396520134 Fiction In the Stream Publishing In the Stream Publishing The Search for Cole Moneye is the first installment in the COLE MONE...
Black Classic Press
Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Founded in 1978, by W. Paul Coates, Black Classic Press is devoted to publishing obscure and significant works by and about people of A...
Black Classic Press
Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Black Classic Press The Majority Press The Woodson Series The Woodson Series is a joint publishing project of the Association for the Study of African American...
The Majority Press
The Majority Press Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Announces, The TMP Series, Books Authored and Formerly Published by The Majority Press At the time of his death, Ma...
The 2016 Black Pack Party: A Wonderful Celebration!
The 2016 Black Pack Party: A Wonderful Celebration! Troy Johnson Article The 10th Black Pack Party, like all the others, was a wonderful celebration. Hosted during Book Expo America each year, the B...
Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women
Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women Clara Villarosa 9781583333549 Nonfiction Avery Penguin Random House A bulletproof, step-by-step plan for turning your business brain...
Bodacious Blues
Bodacious Blues Whitney J. Leblanc 9781432773007 Fiction Outskirts Press Outskirts Press Bodacious Blues completes the saga-trilogy of a Creole family from Estilette Louisiana. From the depression on,...
From Beauty to Business: The Guaranteed Strategy to Building, Running, and Growing a Successful Beauty Business
From Beauty to Business: The Guaranteed Strategy to Building, Running, and Growing a Successful Beauty Business Kiyah Wright and Shirley Neal 9781637740910 Nonfiction BenBella Books BenBella Books You...
El Crossover (Spanish Edition)
El Crossover (Spanish Edition) Kwame Alexander 9780358064725 Fiction Clarion Books HarperCollins Ganador de la Medalla Newbery · Ganador del Premio Coretta Scott King · New York Times Be...
Van G. Garrett
Van G. Garrett NONE Van G. Garrett, an award-winning poet and author of “Kicks” and “Juneteenth”, is also a musician and visual artist. He has received notable recognition for his poetry, including t...
TiJuana A. Gholson
TiJuana A. Gholson NONE Ti’Juana A. Gholson is a dynamic business coach, author, and speaker with a focus on empowering women in business. As the founder of L.I.P.S. and Women's Business Symposium, L...
Black: A Celebration of a Culture
Black: A Celebration of a Culture Deborah Willis 9781510760158 Nonfiction Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing Over 500 glorious black-and-white photographs celebrating Black culture throughout Am...
Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry
Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry Thomas Aiello 9780807136973 Nonfiction LSU Press Louisiana State University Press The annual clash in New Orleans between the Grambling State Uni...
The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More!
The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More! Troy Johnson Article Please join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Black Classic Press ...
Julia D. Shaw
Julia D. Shaw NONE Julia D. Shaw is a seasoned marketing expert with over 20 years experience in PR, events, and business development. As a PR consultant for The Network for Women in Business and fou...
M.E. Waters
M.E. Waters NONE M.E. Waters is an author, speaker, and business etiquette consultant with a master's degree in business management. Inspired by authors like Maya Angelou, she writes women's business...
The Woodson Series
The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press The Woodson Series is a joint publishing project of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and Black Cla...
Coach
Coach Jason Reynolds 9798347102372 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. In this companion to Jason Reynolds’s award-winning and New York Times bestselling Track series, meet Co...
Level Up
Level Up Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery 9780593539828 Nonfiction Portfolio Penguin Random House An inspiring and revelatory guide to starting and scaling a small business, from powerhouse duo Sta...
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing Larry Neal and Amiri Baraka 9781574780390 Fiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing was origin...
Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black
Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black Dapo Adeola 9780593529423 Fiction Nancy Paulsen Books Penguin Random House This remarkable picture book is a lyrical, inspirational exploration ...
Survey Graphic: Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro
Survey Graphic: Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro Alain Locke 9780933121058 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Celebrate the Centennial of Survey Graphic, with with Jeffrey C. Stewart and...
The New Face of Entrepreneurship: An Entrepreneurs Guide to Joy, Passion & Profits in Business
The New Face of Entrepreneurship: An Entrepreneurs Guide to Joy, Passion & Profits in Business Michael Taylor 9780996948760 Nonfiction Creation Publishing Group Creation Publishing Group This book is ...
The Business of Being a Writer
The Business of Being a Writer Jane Friedman 9780226393162 Nonfiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a ...
Doing Business With Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy
Doing Business With Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy Adia Harvey Wingfield 9780742561175 Nonfiction Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield Black women comprise one o...
I Love My People A Child’s Celebration of Black Culture
I Love My People A Child’s Celebration of Black Culture Kim Singleton 9798889831587 Nonfiction Beaming Books 1517 Media Say it loud, say it proud: I Love My People! An energizing tour of Black cult...
Marlene Taylor
Marlene Taylor NONE Marlene Taylor, a University of Pennsylvania cum laude graduate and Business Executive of the Year awardee, has a diverse career from air traffic controller to direct marketing fi...
How to Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight Talk on Making It in America
How to Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight Talk on Making It in America Earl G. Graves 9780887309090 Nonfiction Harper Business HarperCollins African Americans are entering the business ...
Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips
Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips Kam Williams Book Review "Black Business Secrets is dedicated to transforming the devastating statistics that African-Americans are much more likely to fail in bu...
I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams
I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams Tanisia Moore 9781338776171 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. YOU are your ancestors’ wildest dreams. How will you express YOUR greatness? Perfect for fans of ...
A Blade So Black
A Blade So Black L.L. McKinney 9781250211668 Fiction Square Fish Macmillan Publishers Mixing elements of Alice in Wonderland and Buffy the Vampire Slayer… a delectable urban twist on beloved fantasy t...
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business
Act Like an Author, Think Like a Business Joylynn M. Jossel 9780970672667 Nonfiction End of the Rainbow Projects End of the Rainbow Projects There is more to being an author than writing, publishing, ...
Family Business - Book 1 (Volume 1)
Family Business - Book 1 (Volume 1) Vanessa Miller 9781532724602 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC When Street Meets Jesus Anything Is Possible Demetrius Shepherd is the only son of Don...
Hip Hop Speaks To Children: A Celebration Of Poetry With A Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience)
Hip Hop Speaks To Children: A Celebration Of Poetry With A Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience) Nikki Giovanni 9781402210488 Nonfiction Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER...
Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association Tony Martin 9781574781779 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press R...
Alfie Hazard and the Spy Cats: A Spy in the Embassy
Alfie Hazard and the Spy Cats: A Spy in the Embassy Kekla Magoon 9781536240894 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Bringing her talents to a younger audience, the award-winning Kekla Magoon kick...
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life
Black Archives: A Photographic Celebration of Black Life Renata Cherlise 9781984859297 Nonfiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House A photographic celebration and exploration of Black identity and ...
Thomas Long
Thomas Long 0000000376122955 Thomas Long, a self-published poet from Baltimore, transitioned to urban fiction, reflecting his experiences growing up in the inner city. His debut novel, Dayvon’s Story...
Off-White
Off-White Astrid Roemer 9781949641257 Fiction Two Lines Press Two Lines Press In Suriname, off the northeastern coast of South America, Grandma Bee has many children who have given her many more gr...
The Family Business 4: A Family Business Novel
The Family Business 4: A Family Business Novel Carl Weber and C. N. Phillips 9781622861927 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. National bestselling authors Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt retu...
The Equation: Applying The 4 Indisputable Components Of Business Success
The Equation: Applying The 4 Indisputable Components Of Business Success Omar Tyree 9780470343807 Nonfiction Wiley Wiley More than just another business self-help book, The Equation is a groundbreakin...
Malaika’s Winter Carnival
Malaika’s Winter Carnival Nadia L. Hohn 9781554989201 Fiction Groundwood Books Anansi Press Malaika is happy to be reunited with Mummy, but it means moving to a different country, where everything is...
Smash It!
Smash It! Francina Simone 9781335146502 Fiction Inkyard Press Inkyard Press Refreshingly authentic and bold… Don’t miss this smashing #ownvoices novel from Francina Simone! Filled with heart, humor an...
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress Alicia D. Williams 9780593123683 Nonfiction Anne Schwartz Books Penguin Random House Discover the inspiring story of Shirley Chis...
Made Of Honor (Sassy Sistahood, Book 1) (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #9) (Steeple Hill Cafe)
Made Of Honor (Sassy Sistahood, Book 1) (Life, Faith & Getting It Right #9) (Steeple Hill Cafe) Marilynn Griffith 9780373785544 Fiction Steeple Hill Steeple Hill Griffith kicks off a new trilogy featu...
Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend
Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend Ravi Coltrane 9781984858399 Nonfiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House The definitive photographic celebration of John Coltrane’s life an...
The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church
The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church Dorena Williamson 9781514002582 Fiction IVP Kids InterVarsity Press Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Award No longer is church a divid...
Long White Con: The Biggest Score of His Life
Long White Con: The Biggest Score of His Life Iceberg Slim 9781936399055 Fiction Cash Money Content Simon & Schuster, Inc. Iceberg Slim, best-selling author of Pimp and Trick Baby, brings us yet anoth...
Business is Business 3
Business is Business 3 Silk White 9781943686797 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Business Is Business 3 picks up right where part 2 left off. Millie Mason has just been released from pris...
Black Panther & the Crew: We Are the Streets
Black Panther & the Crew: We Are the Streets Ta-Nehisi Coates and Yona Harvey 9781302908324 Fiction Marvel Marvel Comics Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold band together to tak...
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit Kadir Nelson 9781416989554 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. The black and white images throughout a...
Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips, Strategies, And Resources For The African American Entrepreneur
Black Business Secrets: 500 Tips, Strategies, And Resources For The African American Entrepreneur Dante Lee 9781401929541 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House "Should I lower my price point? Gi...
Bright Brown Baby
Bright Brown Baby Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780545872294 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tende...
The Blood Trials
The Blood Trials N.E. Davenport 9780063058491 Fiction Harper Voyager HarperCollins Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a duology of loyalt...
Pop: A Celebration of Black Fatherhood
Pop: A Celebration of Black Fatherhood Carol Ross 9781584795988 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams In 51 visually stunning, emotionally compelling portraits, acclaimed photographer Carol Ross ...
Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture
Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture Zeba Blay 9781250231567 Nonfiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers One of Kirkus Review’s Best Books About Being Black i...
Distinguished Asian American Business Leaders (Distinguished Asian Americans Series)
Distinguished Asian American Business Leaders (Distinguished Asian Americans Series) Naomi Hirahara 9781573563444 Nonfiction Greenwood Publishing Group Greenwood Publishing Group Although there are ot...
With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott
With Love from Harlem: A Novel of Hazel Scott ReShonda Tate Billingsley 9780063421189 Fiction William Morrow Paperbacks HarperCollins From The Queen of Sugar Hill author ReShonda Tate—a new novel insp...
Toni Harris
Toni Harris NONE Toni Harris, known as the Turnaround Queen®, is a renowned business coach and speaker with over 25 years of experience. She's a top-rated Constant Contact Solution Provider and auth...
Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Lives
Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Lives Nikole Hannah-Jones and Oprah Winfrey 9781950785810 Nonfiction Hearst Home Hearst Magazines “When we lift every voice, we forge a deep and enduring conne...
The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business
The Baker’s Son: My Life in Business Lowell Hawthorne 9781617751240 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "At 21, Hawthorne’s parents shipped him off to New York, where his older siblings had already re...
Lee E. Meadows
Lee E. Meadows NONE Lee E. Meadows, a native Detroiter and Michigan State University graduate, is a multi-faceted professional with experience in academia, corporate training, and media. He has held ...
The Crossover
The Crossover Kwame Alexander 9780544107717 Fiction HMH Books for Young Readers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “With a bolt of lightning on my kicks…The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop al...
The Red Queen Dies: A Mystery (Detective Hannah Mccabe)
The Red Queen Dies: A Mystery (Detective Hannah Mccabe) Frankie Y. Bailey 9780312641757 Nonfiction Minotaur Books Minotaur Books Frankie Bailey introduces readers to a fabulous new protagonist and an ...
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House Bertelsmann 4 Color Books Ace Books Addison-Wesley Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Anchor Anchor Books Anchor Press Anne Schwartz Books Avery Ballantine Bo...
The Big Gold Dream: The Classic Crime Thriller (Pegasus Classic Crime)
The Big Gold Dream: The Classic Crime Thriller (Pegasus Classic Crime) Chester Himes 9781933648842 Fiction Pegasus Books Pegasus Books “Himes is a writer with an enormous capacity to record sensuous l...
This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood
This Thread of Gold: A Celebration of Black Womanhood Catherine Joy White 9780593475164 Nonfiction Tiny Reparations Books Penguin Random House Winner of the 2025 Zora Award for Nonfiction “Beautifu...
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs Kevin D. Johnson 9780988479708 Nonfiction Johnson Media Inc Johnson Media Inc To achieve unimaginable b...
All You Need to Know About the Music Business 6th Edition
All You Need to Know About the Music Business 6th Edition Donald S. Passman 9780743293181 Nonfiction Hal Leonard Hal Leonard For fifteen years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been ...
W. Paul Coates
W. Paul Coates 0000000029319323 Coates Wins the 2024 Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation W. Paul Coates, founder of Black Classic Press, specializes in republishing significant work...
Spiritual Shackles
Spiritual Shackles Tiffany M. Davis Book Review Who burned the churches? This is a question that kicks off the historically mystic journey that is Spiritual Shackles. Set primarily in Pasadena...
Don’t Get Off the Train: En Route to Your Divine Destination
Don’t Get Off the Train: En Route to Your Divine Destination Juanita Bynum 9781562291211 Nonfiction Pneuma Life Publishing Pneuma Life Publishing You are about to embark upon the most important journe...
Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs
Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs NONE Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs is a registered Church Business Consultant, specializing in compliance with federal and state regulations for churches and clergy. She is the Pres...
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton
Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton Bobby Seale 9780933121300 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Seize The Time: The Story of The Black Panther Part...
Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World
Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World Robert Fleming Book Review Unfortunately, there were efforts to demean the late Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family whe...
Earl G. Graves
Earl G. Graves 0000000082499693 >Graves was a nationally recognized authority on Black business development and serves on the boards of the Black Business Council, Howard University, the Boy Scouts o...
Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created A Billion-Dollar Business Empire
Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun?: How Reginald Lewis Created A Billion-Dollar Business Empire Reginald F. Lewis and Blair S. Walker 9781574780369 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Pr...
Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette
Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette Jennifer Jones 9780063270374 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins The first African American Rockette charts her jou...
Long Fall
Long Fall Thumper Book Review I started Walter Mosley’s The Long Fall with a bit of left over anger and some anticipation. I’m not going to lie, I did not ever think that I would feel...
Business is Business 2
Business is Business 2 Silk White 9781943686728 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing The powerful, Derrick Mason finds himself in jail after being released from the hospital leaving one of hi...
Business is Business
Business is Business Silk White 9780990869474 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Meet, Derrick Mason one of the most ruthless drug dealers to ever walk the streets, he and his family contro...
Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally
Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch—Naturally Miko Branch 9780062329189 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Miss Jessie’s is a memoir and business guide rich with inspirational lif...
The Family Business
The Family Business Carl Weber and Eric Pete 9781601624673 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. By day, the Duncans are an upstanding family who run a thriving car dealership in Queens. By ...
32 Ways To Be A Champion In Business
32 Ways To Be A Champion In Business Earvin Magic Johnson 9780609608289 Nonfiction Crown Business Penguin Random House As a young man, Earvin “Magic” Johnson admired his father and other small-town en...
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale JaNay Brown-Wood 9781623543679 Fiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge A clever, Black contemporary twist on Little Red Riding Hood, Mahogany embraces the beauty—an...
The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat
The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat Doubletree Resorts Charlotte North Carolina The Christian Book Lover’s Retreat is all about Faith, Fun, Fellowship… and a whole lot of books. The first ...
Benita Renee Jenkins 2: Boxing Rings and Cages
Benita Renee Jenkins 2: Boxing Rings and Cages Lorisa Bates 9781645562665 Fiction Urban Renaissance Urban Renaissance Benita’s sixth sense is a blessing and a curse. Her first assignment with a secret...
Setclae, Kindergarten: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence
Setclae, Kindergarten: Self-Esteem Through Culture Leads to Academic Excellence Jawanza Kunjufu 9780913543856 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images This series of workbooks is spe...
The Rise of Rage
The Rise of Rage Robert Fleming Book Review During these current chaotic times, the current surge of subway crime in major cities, road rage on streets and highways, and mass shootings across the cou...
Dante Lee
Dante Lee 0000000081738541 Dante Lee, an award-winning business coach and best-selling author, is the CEO of Dante Lee International, a marketing and PR firm that specializes in reaching African Amer...
Afrocentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture
Afrocentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Culture Shirley Neal 9780063080836 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins AfroCentric Style: A Celebration of Blackness & Identity in Pop Cult...
Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business
Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business Karmetria Burton 9798889833000 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media A guide for Black women to unlock th...
Freedom Soup
Freedom Soup Tami Charles 9780763689773 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how ...
History of the Negro Church
History of the Negro Church Carter G. Woodson 9781574781304 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...
Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court
Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9781478914754 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year frie...