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The Ball family hails from South Carolina - Charleston and thereabouts. Their plantations were among the oldest and longest-standing plantations in the South. Between 1698 and 1865, close to 4,000 Black people were born into slavery under the Balls or were bought by them. In Slaves in the Family, Edward Ball recounts his efforts to track down and meet the descendants of his family's slaves.

Life of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a portrait of his family’s anti-Black militant that is part history, part memoir rich in personal detail.

How to have sustained above-average success, without relying on Jedi mind tricks and esoteric tactics. If you want to have success that you can scale effortlessly, this is the book you want to listen to. But first, a warning. This book isn’t for everyone. If you aren’t willing to sacrifice your success for the failures of those around you, then this book is for you.