Malcolm in the Desert is a roadmap for people navigating the crossroads of a confusing, fast-moving and uncivil world. Based on the teachings and the example of Malcolm X, as understood by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm in the Desert invites the reader to embark on their own personal pilgrimage and distills life-changing lessons which readers can use to navigate changes and challenges and. Inspiring prose walks the curious reader through an approach to self-transformation. It beckons us to dream and is bookended with X's writings and personal epiphanies. Shabazz offers reflections on her father's larger than life legacy help readers see Malcolm in a new light, so that they may understand the inner work involved in being active participant in a better world. For as her father says, "Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.".