6. This Side of Glory
by David Hilliard and Lewis Cole
Description: David Hilliard was the Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, and this is his compelling eyewitness account of America's black armed revolutionary movement. Written with the participation of many other Party members, this book provides firsthand accounts.

7. Last Man Standing: The Tragedy & Triumph of Geronimo Pratt
by Jack Olsen
Description: Olsen uses the classic narrative form in his presentation of the heroic story of Elmer Gerard "Geronimo" Pratt, who was the "world's longest-held political prisoner [after] Nelson Mandela had been freed." Geronimo was imprisoned for almost 27 years, spent 8 of those years in the hole, and survived many suspicious attempts on his life (e.g., his cell left unlocked, at night, while he was in solitary confinement). How did he survive, keep his sanity, and remain standing tall?

8. Panther: The Pictorial History of The Black Panthers and The Story Behind the Film
by Mario Van Peeples, Ula Y. Taylor; J. Tarika Lewis
Description: An inclusive pictorial history of the Black Panther Party, with more than 150 historical photos and drawings from personal archives. Taylor is chief historian of the African-American Studies department at Berkeley; Lewis, the first female Black Panther. 200 illustrations, 50 in color, chronology, bibliography, index.

9. Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement
by Ward Churchill & Jim Vander Wall
Description: For those wondering why Bill Clinton could pardon billionaire white-collar fugitive Marc Rich but not Native American leader Leonard Peltier, important clues can be found in this classic study of the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counterintelligence Program) activities against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement. Deemed "mandatory reading" by the Indian community's leading publication, Akwasasne Notes.

10. To Die for The People
by Huey P. Newton
Description: Selections from Newton's writings and speeches tracing the development of his personal and political thinking as well as the changes that took place in the politics, ideology, and actions of the Black Panther Party.