John Hope: 48 books
How the Poor Can Save Capitalism
Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. If we give poor communities the right tools, policies, and inspiration,...
Mirror to America
The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2007
John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining twentieth-century transformation, the dismantling of legally protected racial segregation. A renowned scholar, he has explored that transformation in its myriad aspects, notably in his 3.5-million-copy bestseller, From Slavery to Freedom. Born...
Runaway Slaves
Rebels on the Plantation
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2000
From John Hope Franklin, America's foremost African American historian, comes this groundbreaking analysis of slave resistance and escape. A sweeping panorama of plantation life before the Civil War, this book reveals that slaves frequently rebelled against their masters and ran away from their plantations...
The Memo
Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
True power in this world comes from economic independence, but too many people have too much month left at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His message is simple: the supermajority of...
by John Hope Franklin, Michael W. Fitzgerald
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Reconstruction after the Civil War explores the role of former slaves during this period in American history. Looking past popular myths and controversial scholarship, John Hope Franklin uses his astute insight and careful research to provide an accurate, comprehensive portrait of the era. His arguments...
In Shadows Written
An Anthology of Modern Horror
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
The twelve stories comprising In Shadows Written: An Anthology of Modern Horror takes us into the hearts and minds of thirteen award-winning authors. Explore the wide reach of horror fiction of the early 21st century.
“Familiar” by Ken Pelham. Is it research or witchcraft? Science or magic?...
by John Hope Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
John Hope Franklin has devoted his professional life to the study of African Americans. Originally published in 1943 by UNC Press, The Free Negro in North Carolina, 1790-1860 was his first book on the subject. As Franklin shows, freed slaves in the antebellum South did not enjoy the full rights of...
The Value of Creativity
The Origins and Emergence of a Modern Belief
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
In the middle of the 19th century a new value began to appear in Western Europe - the belief that (in the words of Matthew Arnold) 'the exercise of a creative activity is the true function of man'. This book gives an account of the stages by which, and the reasons why, this development occurred at...
Love Leadership
The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
A dynamic young leader shows how leading with love and respect creates success in business and life
Written by the founder of Operation HOPE and advisor to the past two U.S. presidents, this groundbreaking book makes the case that the best way to get ahead is to figure out what you have to...
Say It Plain
A Century of Great African American Speeches
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2006
A moving portrait of how black Americans have spoken out against injustice—with speeches by Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, and more.
In “full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul”, this unique anthology collects the transcribed speeches of the...
In Search of the Promised Land
A Slave Family in the Old South
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
The matriarch of a remarkable African American family, Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. In Search of the Promised Land offers a vivid portrait of the extended Thomas-Rapier...
Educational Leadership and Organizational Management
Linking Theories to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
This book is intended for students, leaders and managers who wish to explore the personal relevance and conceptual bases of educational leadership and organizational management and to develop their expertise in this field. It is a book written for both scholars and practitioners. The general public...
by John Hope
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
From the start, Lake Mary was quiet and friendly, with a quality of life that attracted people of various backgrounds and origins wanting a break from hectic city life. The founding families described their initial experience as �heaven,� with men on horseback clomping over dirt roads, dogs running...
by Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2018
The Damned Thing - Ambrose Bierce A Prisoner in Fairyland - Algernon Blackwood The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories - Algernon Blackwood The Willows - Algernon Blackwood Wieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden Brown The Keeper of Cademuir - John Buchan No-man's-land - John Buchan The...