<div>Grammy Award-winning singer Ang&#233;lique Kidjo is known for her electrifying voice and fearless advocacy work. In this intimate memoir, she reveals how she escaped Communist Africa to make her dreams a reality, and how she&#39;s prompting others all around the world to reach for theirs as well.Born in the West African nation of Benin, Ang&#233;lique Kidjo grew up surrounded by the rich sounds, rhythms, and storytelling of traditional Beninese culture. When the Communists took over, they silenced her dynamic culture and demanded that she sing in praise of them. In Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music, Ang&#233;lique reveals the details of her dangerous escape into France, and how she rose from poverty to become a Grammy Award&#8211;winning artist and an international sensation at the top of Billboard&#39;s World Albums chart. She also explains why it&#39;s important to give back by sharing stories from her work as a UNICEF ambassador and as founder of the Batonga Foundation, which gives African girls access to education.Desmond Tutu has contributed the foreword to this remarkable volume; Alicia Keys has provided an introduction. Her eloquent, inspiring narrative is paired with more than one hundred colorful photographs documenting Ang&#233;lique&#39;s life and experiences, as well as a sampling of recipes that has sustained her on her remarkable odyssey.</div>

Spirit Rising

<div>"We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness."&#8212;Desmond Tutu In this personal and inspirational book, the late beloved Nobel Prize-winner and humanitarian shares the secret of joy and hope in the face of life&#8217;s difficulties.Archbishop Desmond Tutu witnessed some of the world&#8217;s darkest moments, for decades fighting the racist government policy of apartheid and since then being an ambassador of peace amidst political, diplomatic, and natural disasters. Yet people find him and his work joyful and hopeful. In Made for Goodness, Tutu shares his source of strength and optimism.Written with his daughter, Mpho, who is also an ordained Anglican minister, Tutu argues that God has made us for goodness, and when we simply start walking in the direction of this calling, God is there to meet us, encourage us, embrace us. God has made the world as a grand theater for us to work out this call to goodness; it is up to us to live up to this calling, but God is there to help us every step of the way. So, tackling our worst problems takes on new meaning and is bostered with hope and the expectation that that is exactly where God will show up. Father and daughter offer an inspiring message of hope that will transform readers into activists for change and blessing.</div>

Made for Goodness

<div>"[ArchbishopDesmond Tutu&#8217;s] unofficial legacy will be his life and the story of how thistiny pastor with a huge laugh from South Africa became our globalguardian." &#8212;Time magazine Biographer John Allen collects the ArchbishopDesmond Tutu's most profound, controversial, and historic words in thisinspiring anthology of speeches, interviews, and sermons that have rocked theworld. An unforgettable look at the South African pastor&#8217;s deeply rootedempathy and penetrating wisdom, God IsNot a Christian is perfect for anyone moved by of Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s&#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; speech or Nelson Mandela&#8217;s stirring autobiography Conversations with Myself, brilliantlyconnecting readers with the courageous and much-needed moral vision thatcontinues to change countless lives around the globe.</div>

God Is Not a Christian

<div>For those who feel that sitting on the sidelines just isn’t enough: A guide to finding meaningful work in cause-centered organizations. If you want a job that gives you not just a paycheck but a purpose, Compassionate Careers is an inspiring guide to get you started on your path. Filled with examples of people who have meaningful jobs in cause-focused organizations, it includes:<ul><li>Stories from people of all walks of life who have jobs that make a difference, including famous figures like Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, and Dave Matthews</li><li>Information on how to get started in a cause-focused career</li><li>An online assessment that identifies the type of organizational culture for which you are best suited</li><li>Exercises and resources for hands-on exploration of compassionate career opportunities</li></ul> An old Yaqui Indian proverb says, “If you have a choice of paths to take in life, take the path with a heart.” Compassionate Careers will show you how. “Life’s too short for you not to wholeheartedly pursue your gifts and passions. If you find the right mission and the right role within that mission, that’s such a powerful thing. But Compassionate Careers also does a favor for people in that it’s not candy coated. There are real tradeoffs, and it helps people think about how to navigate that path.” —Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity</div>

Compassionate Careers

<div>From the heart and soul of visionary Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, a collection of his most uplifting, time-honored quotes that have inspired our world and offer a path for peace. &ldquo;The book that you hold in your hands is nothing short of a miracle.&rdquo; &#8212;Desmond Tutu, from the Introduction Notes to the Future is the definitive book of quotations from one of the great leaders of our time. This collection&#8212;gathered from privileged access to Mandela&rsquo;s vast personal archive of private papers, speeches, correspondence, and audio recordings&#8212;features more than three hundred quotations spanning more than sixty years and includes his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. These inspirational quotations, organized into four sections&#8212;Struggle, Victory, Wisdom, and Future&#8212;are both universal and deeply personal. We see Mandela&rsquo;s sense of humor, his loneliness and despair, his thoughts on fatherhood, and the reluctant leader who had no choice but to become the man history demanded. &ldquo;A good pen can also remind us of the happiest moments in our lives, bring noble ideas into our dens, our blood and our souls. It can turn tragedy into hope and victory&rdquo; (from a letter to Zindzi Mandela, written on Robben Island, February 10, 1980).</div>

Notes to the Future

<div>&ldquo;A deeply moving account of Henning Mankell&rsquo;s personal responses to AIDS and its victims, both parents and children left behind far too soon.&rdquo; &mdash;Archbishop Desmond Tutu The internationally famous creator of the bestselling Kurt Wallander mysteries tells the true story of a heartrending tradition spawned by a major health crisis: the invaluable Memory Book Project, which gives those dying of AIDS an opportunity to record their lives in words and pictures for the children they leave behind. In Uganda, Mankell finds village after village populated only by children and the elderly&mdash;those left behind after AIDS swept away an entire generation. These slim, intensely personal volumes can contain words, pictures, a pressed butterfly, or even grains of sand as ways to represent the lives lost to this devastating plague. Excerpts from Ugandan memory books appear throughout I Die, but My Memory Lives On and, together with Mankell&rsquo;s narrative, they tell the stories of individual lives while sounding a powerful warning about the threat of AIDS. Featuring a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the book includes an appendix listing AIDS organizations and resources. A portion of the book&rsquo;s proceeds will be donated to AIDS charities in Africa.</div>

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