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HAILE SELASSIE/RASTAFARI
Haile Selassie and the Opening of the Seven Seals
Shango Baku
Prophetic writing is a genre well cited to the conclusion of the 20th Century and the quest for the final answers to the climactic problems of mankind. In this work, the author uses his interpretation of the Book or Revelations as proof that his Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie is (or was) the Supreme Ruler on earth and in other realms that men care to speak of.
111 pages, PB, 13.95
The Lion of Judah Hath Prevailed
by Christine Sanford
First published in 1955 to commemorate the silver Jubilee of Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation, this book documents on the life and some of the major achievements of His Majesty. It details his early years as Emperor of Ethiopia, his kindness, patience, swiftness and political astuteness as an international statesman. 192 pages, PB, $16.95
The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings of Ethiopia,"My Life and Ethiopia's Progress"1892-1937, Volume I
Translated and Annotated by Edward Ollendorf
Haile Selassie's Autobiography dictated during his sojourn at Bath, England in 1937, while his country was under Fascist occupation. An Autobiography of the man who changed the lives of many,it details Haile Selassie's early training as a member of a cultural and political elite, Ethiopia's progress toward modernization, Ethiopia's differences with Europe and the subsequent fall and rise of his empire.
335 pages, HB, $49.95
My Life and Ethiopia's Progress Haile Selassie I. King of Kings of Ethiopia, Volume Two Ed.
by Harold G. Marcus
The Continuation of His Majesty's Autobiography form the period 1936-1942, this book explains Haile Selassie's exile in Britain, Italy's peace proposal, his message to the patriotic soldiers of Ethiopia. Interesting reading.
190 pages, HB, $39.95
Haile Selassie; The Formative Years 1892-1936
by Harold G. Marcus
The first volume of a projected three volume biography describes Haile Selassie's early training as a member of a cultural and political elite. This book outlines his conduct after becoming Emperor. It details how he managed his country and its political and economic entry into the modern world. It also profiles the process that made Ethiopia the central actor in Northeast Africa and H.I.M. a global figure.
242 pages, PB, $18.95
Rastafari - A Way of Life
by Tracy Nicholas. Photographs by Bill Sparrow
This Book explains the beginnings/root of Rastafari. It includes chapters on the maroons, Ganja, Ital Food, Rasta lifestyle and beliefs. Includes many photographs.
162 pages,PB,$18.95
Rasta - Emperor Haile Selassie and the Rastafarians
by Jah Ahkell
The Rastafari movement was born in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica during the early 1930's. This book has put the body of ideas concerning Rastafarians in a form, so that those who know very little or nothing at all can obtain a more complete impression of the movement and its main figure,"Emperor Haile Selassie."52 pages, PB, $9.95
The Kebra Negast: The Lost Book of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith from Ethiopia and Jamaica
by Gerald Hausman
Handed down orally from generation to generation in Rastafarian and West Indies culture, the Kebra Negast has not been available in English translation since 1922. Because the subject of the text presents an African view of the Old and New Testament, the Kebra Negast has long been prohibited in many Caribbean nations and this ban is enforced even today. However, it has survived through the spoken word, as the cornerstone of the Rastafarian religion and was a significant influence on the lyrics of the late Bob Marley, among others. Introduction by Ziggy Marley. 203 pages, HB, $19.95
The Rastafarians
Leonard E. Barrett
20th Anniv. Edition
The classic work on the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians, whose roots of protest go back to the seventeenth-century maroon societies of escaped slaves in Jamaica. Based on an extensive study of the Rastafarians, their history, their ideology. and their influence in Jamaica, The Rastafarians is an important contribution to the sociology of religion and to our knowledge of the variety of religious expressions that have grown up during the West African Diaspora in the Western Hemisphere.
328 pages, PB, $15.00
Rasta and Resistance - From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney
by Horace Campbell
The study of the Rastafarian Movement in all its glory. This book traces the cultural, political and spiritual sources of this movement of resistance. This book highlights the quest for change among an oppressed people. It also serves to break the intellectual tradition which placed the stamp of millenarianism on rasta.
234 pages, PB, $14.95
Soul Rebels-The Rastafari
William F. Lewis
Anthropologist William F. Lewis, reports on the diverse world of the Rastafari culture. He carefully examines this culture in its confrontation with the law as well as the continued conflict between many rastas and contemporary middle class values. Soul rebels uncovers the complex inner workings of the rasta movement and offers a critical analysis of the meaning of rastafari commitment and"struggle".
139 pages,PB,10.95
The Lion Roars: Selected Speeches and Letters of Haile Selassie
by Lance Suenarine
The words of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie inspire many people. In this body of work, Professor Lance Seunarine selects some of His Majesty's most inspirational and touching speeches.
157 pages, PB, 14.95
Chanting Down Babylon: The Rastafari Reader
An anthology that explores Rastafari religion, culture, and politics in Jamaica. Chanting down Babylon brings together scholarly commentary, and the voices of leading Rasta's who explain and critique the beliefs and practices associated with Rastafari.
451 pgs, P/B, $29.95
The Groundings With My Brothers - Walter Rodney
Walter Rodney, author of the best-selling Rasta and Resistance, writes about his rootical groundation with the masses of Jamaican Society, Moreso the Rastafarian community, who he dwelled among and taught the importance of African history.
68 pages, PB, $9.95
The Life and Times of Menelik II - Ethiopia 1844-1913
by Harold G. Marcus
A political and military genius,Menelik II was known for defeating late nineteenth century European imperialism. This study of his reign helps to explain Ethiopia's long survival.
298 pages, PB, $14.95
Rastafari, Roots and Ideology
by Barry Chevannes
A look into the origins and practices of rastafarianism taken from direct accounts of early members. Chevannes reconstructs pivitol episodes in Rastafarian history to offer a rare look into a sub-group of Jamaican society whose beleifs took root in the social unrest of the 1930's.
298 pages, PB,
Kebra Negast (The Glory of Kings) The True Ark of the Covenant
Trans. and Ed. by Miguel F. Brooks
Lost for centuries, the Kebra Negast is a truly majestic unveiling of ancient secrets. Originally recorded in the ancient Ethiopian language (Ge'ez) by anonymous scribes. Here is a complete and accurate modern english translation of this long suppressed account revelaing the present location of the Ark of the Covenant, also explaining many of the puzzling questions on biblical topics which have remained unanswered up to today.
193 pages, PB, $18.95
MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY
The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey
by Amy Jacques Garvey, Ed.
One of the greatest leaders ever. Also the most loved, feared and hated. The history and contents of the book are a metaphor on the black experience of the last 500 years. It contains the history of a people from the glorious days in the Nile valley, to slavery in the west. Coined the"The Garveyites Bible".*
600 pages, PB, $14.95
Marcus Garvey - Message to the People, The Course of African Philosophy
Edited by Tony Martin
In September 1937, three years before his death, Marcus Garvey assembled a small group of his most trusted organizers. For almost a quarter of a century he had led the Universal Negro Improvement Association, at its peak the largest international mass movement in the history of African peoples. Now he wanted to pass on the lessons he had learned, to the group best suited to carry the struggle forward. For one month he instructed this elite student body, twelve hours a day, seven days a week. The sessions were secret and much of the instruction was not written down. The students did, however, receive written copies of twenty-two lessons, which Garvey called the Course of African Philosophy. This fascinating distillation of a great leader's experience is published here for the first time.*
208 pages, PB, $9.95
Marcus Garvey - Hero; A First Biography
by Tony Martin
A brief straightforward and simple biography by Professor Tony Martin, a Garvey authority."Hero"offers readers a quick and accurate introduction to Garvey's life and work. 179 pages, PB, $9.99
Garvey: His Work and Impact
Editors; Rupert Lewis and Patrick Bryan
In these essays, an international panels assess Pan Africanism and other issues in Garveyism, including race and economic progress.
334 pages, PB, $14.95
Race First
by Tony Martin
The ideological and organizational struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association. A study that examines the major features of Marcus Garvey's Ideological outlook, as they manifested themselves both in theory and in practice.*
251 pages, PB, $14.95
ETHIOPIA;AFRICA
Africa: Roots of Jamaican Culture - Mervyn Alleyne
Professor Alleyne examines the language, religion, music and social organization of the Jamaican people to reveal the strong cultural continuities with Africa and the origins of new cultural forms and political movements such as Garveyism and Rastafarianism.
186 pages, PB, $14.95
A History of Ethiopia
Harold G. Marcus
Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. Includes a number of chapters on Haile Selassie.
251 pages, PB, $14.95
The Politics of an Empire: Ethiopia, Great Britain and the United States
Harold G. Marcus
Harold G. Marcus describes the sometimes distressed relationship of three different nations, with varying definitions of national interest. This book gives a detailed account of how the social and political climate of the three countries and the interaction between their leaders had an impact on the politics of the countries and consequently, the world.
205 pages, PB, $16.95
Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa
Haggai Erlich
Having all the ingredients of a personal drama, this biography of Ras Alula makes a significant contribution in this study of an important chapter in the history of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The life and times of this great Ethiopian political figure of the 19th Century, reflects some the major issues in this period and chronicles how he played a prominent roll in the making of Ethiopia.
223 pages, PB, $18.95
The Real Facts About Ethiopia
by J.A. Rogers
Rogers critically examines the Ethiopians, their history, and geopolitical conditions and provides a backdrop for understanding the Italian aggression against Ethiopia in 1936.
34 pages, PB, $3.00
Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire
by Drusilla Dunjee Houston
Ms. Houston describes the origin of civilization and establishes links among the ancient Black populations of Arabia, Persia, Babylonia, and India In each case, she concludes that the ancient Blacks who inhabited these areas were all culturally related.First published in 1926.
280 pages,PB, $14.95
Black Man of the Nile
by Yosef Ben-Jochannan
In a masterful and unique manner, Dr. Ben uses Black Man of the Nile to challenge and expose"Europeanized"African history.
381 pages, PB, $24.95
Africa Mother of Western Civilization
by Yosef Ben-Jochannan
In lecture/essay format, Dr. Ben identifies and corrects myths about the inferiority and primitiveness of the indigenous African peoples and their descendants.
750 pages, PB, $34.95
Ethiopia and the Origin of Civilization
by John G. Jackson
In this essay, Jackson discusses the ancient Ethiopians and their widespread influence on the early history of civilization.
32 pages, PB, $2.00
The Ethiopians - An Introduction To Country and People
For the Rastafari and those alike, Ethiopia has and will continue to have a profound effect. The Ethiopians, in detail explores religion and church, the people, the languages, art and music, daily life and customs to name a few.
239 pgs., PB, $12.95
The Maroons of Jamaica, 1655-1796: A History of Resistance, Collaboration & Betrayal
by Mavis C. Campbell
Study of the Struggle of the Maroons against the British Colonial Authorities, their collaboration with and subsequent betrayal by them.
320 pages, PB, $18.95
ROBERT NESTA MARLEY
Bob Marley - In His Own Words
by Ian McCann.
A vast collection of quotes from the king of reggae, touching on subjects such as Rastafari, struggle, business, women,and his stardom and illness to name a few.
96 pages, PB, $15.95
Bob Marley - Spirit Dancer- Bruce W. Talamon,text;Roger Steffens
Photographer Bruce Talamon was granted unprecedented access to reggae King Bob Marley, both on and off stage. This resulted in some magnificent photographs of Bob & company. Text is by Roger Steffans, A Marley Archivist.
288 pages, PB, $19.95
Marley and Me: The Real Bob Marley Story By Don Taylor, Mike Henry.
Bob Marley may be the best known Jamaican in history. Taylor spent six years working with Marley, and during that time was Marley's first and only manager. This book tells of those who took advantage of this unpretentious and natural man, and of his music, his religion, his family and growing up in Jamaica. 8 pages of photos.
256 pages, PB, $14.95
Bob Marley - Reggae King of the World
Malika Lee Whitney, Dermont Hussey
An insight into the life of the undisputed King of Reggae, his philosophy and his commitment to Rastafari. This book includes over 300 photographs, an exhaustive discography and interviews with his mother, Rita Marley, his friend Alan 'Skill' Cole and more.
207 pages, PB, $16.95
The Complete Guide to the Music of Bob Marley, Ian McCann.
An album by Album, track by track of everything recorded by Bob Marley and the Wailers form the early sessions in Jamaica to the Island Recordings.
CD Book, $ 7.99
Bob Marley - The Patron Saint of Reggae
Intro by Scotty Bennet
Virgin Publishing has put out of a series of books to celebrate the heroes of twentieth century culture. This one belongs to the reggae great Bob Marley. Packed with facts and essential questions about Bob and those who knew him.
pages, HB, $9.95
Catch A Fire - The Life of Bob Marley - 1998 Edition
by Timothy White
Bob Marley was the undisputed king of reggae, whose music had - and continues to have- a massive impact on people of all races throughout the world. Catch a Fire chronicles his life, career, family and Rastafari. This fully revised and expanded new edition features fascinating inside information on the intrigues of the Reggae music business, the dramatic rise of Bob Marley's musical offspring and the complex legal struggles surrounding the Marley estate. It also gives a sweeping social history of modern Jamaica and the origins of the Rastafarian religion.
464 pages, PB, $15.95
Bob Marley: Songs of Freedom
By Adrian Boot, Chris Salecwicz, Rita Marley
Thirteen years after his premature death, Bob Marley's album"Legend"has dominated Billboard's Top Pop Catalog album chart for an unprecedented time. Songs of Freedom is the story of Marley's life and music. Includes 400 stunning photos--many previously unseen.
286 pages, PB, $19.95
REGGAE MUSIC
Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music From Ska to Dub. Chris Potash (Editor)
Here is the first ever anthology on Jamaican music forms that have changed the shape of Western popular music. Beginning with Bob Marley, music reviewer Chris Potash explores the roots of Jamaican pop from mento, ska, calypso, and rock steady. The book also profiles such roots pioneers as Toots and Maytas, the Skatalites, Jimmy Cliff, and more.
300 pages, PB, $22.00
Reggae: The Rough Guide - The definitive guide to Jamaican Music, From Ska through roots to reggae.
by Steve Barrow, Peter Dalton, Jonathan Buckley
The complete guide to one of the most influential forms of music in the world. The Rough Guide to Reggae leaves no stone unturned when it comes to profiling such stars as Buju Banton, Lee"Scratch"Perry, and of course, Bob Marley. From Reggae to Dub to Ska, all forms of the genre are covered. Included are interviews and features of the major artists, also reviews of the best discs. 384 pages, PB, $19.95
Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music
by Kevin O'Brien Chang, Wayne Chen
As the punning title indicates, there are many paths leading into and out of Jamaican popular music and reggae is just one. In an entertaining book, the authors divide the island's popular music since 1960 into four rough eras: ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall. Influenced by both indigenous and foreign components, including pocomania, quadrille,calypso and R&B, reggae took only some 30 years to mature. The development was accelerated by the growth of a local recording industry that emerged when North Americans turned away from black music during the British Invasion."Sound Systems", DJs on wheels, played records in open areas to people who couldn't afford to listen to music in private. The international exposure of reggae caused certain artists to turn toward a sound today known as dancehall. This history and the subsequent analysis of important songs are punctuated by 400 sharp archival photos of personalities.
250 pages, PB, $19.95
Reggae Island, Jamaican Music in the Digital Age
by Brian Jahn and Tom Weber
Reggae Island is a documentary in words and pictures of the Caribbean island of Jamaica and its most famous export, reggae music. More than 50 reggae artist, producers and managers tell the story of reggae from its origins in the 1950's to its current"dancehall"style of the 1990's. More than 100 photos illustrate not only the artists involved, but the background of Jamaican urban and rural life from where reggae music emerged.
256 pages, PB, $18.95
Reggae Bloodlines - In search of the music and culture of Jamaica.
by Steven Davis, Peter Simon
Now updated with a new afterward, Reggae Bloodlines was one of the first books to tell the story of the Jamaican people, their music and Rastafari. Includes interviews with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff and more. This large format paperback is rammed with over 200 photographs.
216 pages, PB, $16.95
Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae
by Colin Larkin
Bringing together everyone who had a significant impact on the development of reggae music. The singers, musicians, songwriters, producers, record labels. Also, the sound system pioneers like, Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone Dodd. Alphabetically listed, each entry gives the essential elements - dates, career facts, discography and album ratings. A wealth of information.
352 pages, PB, $24.95
Reggae on CD - The Essential Guide
by Lloyd Bradley
A guide to the best records(as per author) and artists now available on CD, covering over 200 acts and 500 albums. This book covers the ska and rock steady eras, reggae, roots reggae and dancehall.
368 pages, PB, $19.95
Rastafari and Reggae; A Dictionary and Sourcebook
by Rebekah Michelle Mulvaney
A combination dictionary and annotated discography, videography, and bibliography. This sourcebook brings together listings of materials on the rastafarian movement and reggae music. A sourcebook that serves as a good introduction to rastafari and reggae.
253 pages, HB, $55.00 (Special Order)
DANCEHALL CULTURE/NOVELS
The Harder They Come (novel)
Michael Thelwell
Based on the legendary Jamaican Folk hero and reggae star, Rhygin, the author recounts the poverty and corruption of post colonial Jamaica, his rise to the top of the charts and the most wanted list. Rough.
399 pages, PB, $11.95
Born Fi Dead
byLaurie Gunst
Of the ethnic gangs that rule America's inner cities,none has had the impact of the Jamaican posses.Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politician's, the posses began migrating to the U.S. in the early 1980's. Feared and honored for being"harder than the rest,"they would lay claim to their new American territory with outlaw bravura,and the raw dancehall music born of their world would define"gangsta"culture for a generation of angry sufferers in Jamaica,America,and England.Laurie Gunst spent a decade with the possemen.Born fi Dead is her portrait of the posses,the first account of Jamaica's international gangs.* 245 pages, PB, $13.95
Fetish (novel)
by Victor Headley
New York homeboy, Jamie moves to London looking for a quiet life and a new love in his life. Things seem to be running sweetly when he meets the classy and beautiful Tania Heywoode. She has the beauty, charm and sophistication he desires in a sister... But on his first date Jamie finds himself staring down the barrel of a large 'matic' and discovers that behind this pretty face, there lies a dangerous history.*
288 pages, PB, $9.95
Baby Father 2 (novel)
by Patrick Augustus
When Johnny finally decides to spend some quality time with his baby son, he is vexed to find that his parental duties have been taken over by his baby mother's new lover. Thirty something BERES discovers that his new wife's baby father isn't too happy about the recent developments in their domestic arrangements either. Linval's neglected his role as a father for so long, that now when he's called to play dad, he's long forgotten how to do it! Eligible bachelor Gussie yearns to have kids but he still can't find a single black female whose 'ratable market value' is as high as his... And to cap it off all, the women have got them under manners.*
192 pages, PB, $9.95
Moss Side Massive (novel)
by Karline Smith
As baby-face drug dealers on mountain bikes ply their trade, gun shots shatter the mid-day bustle in Moss Side, Manchester. A young gang leader lies dead on a busy road. No witnesses come forward to help the police. The victim's hot-headed brother, now in control of this posse-s empire, swears revenge on the boss of a rival gang and his entire family The score must be settled at any cost! Meanwhile another who once dreamt of"streets paved with gold", struggles to raise her children alone in Moss Side, unaware of her eldest son's role in the killing and the gangland contract that threatens to destroy everything she lives and works for.*
304 pages, PB, $9.95
Dancehall (novel)
by Anton Marks
DJ Simba Ranking was on the verge of making it big time in the competitive world of reggae music when he met Monique St. John. She had all he wanted in a woman except for one BIG flaw-she was not only married, but her husband was the most ruthless and corrupt politician in Jamaica!!!* 280 pages, PB, $9.95
The Official Dancehall Dictionary - Researched and Compiled by Chester Francis - Jackson
A guide to Jamaican dialect and dancehall slang.
72 pages, PB, $5.95
HEALTH/ITAL
The Rasta Cookbook - Vegetarian Cuisine Eaten With The Salt of the Earth
by Laura Osborne
No where is the belief that we are what we eat held more steadfastly than among the brethren of the Rastafari. By following the known truths of the Rastafari culture, this cookbook gives us a serving of healthful life producing recipes
132 pages, PB, $12.95
Classical African Cuisine - Kudjo
Motherland cooking a serious cooking mi high. Cuisine of Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, the Congo and other Afrikan countries. Exotic and rare recipes along with culinary insights and historical references.
188 pages, PB, $13.95
Heal Thyself, For Health and Longevity, by Queen Afua
Through years of acquired knowledge, Queen Afua enlightens us on how mind, body and soul cleansing can produce good living and maximum health. If you have an interest in fasting but don't know the health values of it, this natural healing book offers step-by-step instruction on how natural living and fasting can be a way of acquiring healthy habits for longevity.*
111 pages, PB, $9.95
African Holistic Health
by Ilaila O. Afrika
This book contains chapters on Nutrition, Diet, Disease Treatments, self diagnosis, wholistic sex laws, a complete herbal remedy guide, and foods that kill to name a few. 'Nuff research by the author . A must read.*
312 pages, PB, $14.95
Juicing For Life: A Guide to the Health Benefits of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juicing
by Cheri Calbom and Maureen Keane
Complete nutritional programs for dealing with over seventy-five health problems. Juicing... tells you what fruits and vegetables have been shown effective in combating specific illnesses and explains why they work nutritionally. Also provides dietary guidelines on which foods to eat, which to avoid and hundreds of delicious nutrition-rich juicing recipes to use daily.
350 pages, PB, $12.95
Everything you need to know about hairlocking - Dread, African & Nubian Locks.
by Nekhana Evans
Recommended for people who are considering locking their hair.
48 pages, PB, $8.00
Additional titles include:
1.) Roots, Rock, Reggae; An Oral History of Reggae Music From Ska to Dancehall, by Chuck Foster, 352 pages, PB, $19.95
2.) The Autobiography of Haile Sellassie, Volume II, 190 pages, PB, $12.95
3.) The Promise Key, by Leonard P. Howell, 38 pages, PB (stapled booklet), $8.00
4.) Gangsta; The Sinister Spread of Yardie Gun Culture, (Import), 200 pages, PB, $14.95
5.) Bob Marley, by Stephen Davis, 286 pages, PB, $18.95
6.) The Autobiography of Haile Sellassie, Volume I, 335 pages, PB, $14.95
7.) From Babylon to Rastafari; Origin and History of the Rastafarian Movement, by Douglas R. A. Mack, 157 pages, PB, $14.95
8.) The Unseen Hand; An Introduction to the Conspiratorial View of History, Ralph Epperson,
488 pages, PB, $15.95
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