Black Issues Book Review best-sellers list.Hardcover Fiction 1. Love and Lies/ Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-060-89249-8) How Charlotte Black manages to save her soul and her marriage to the Rev. Curtis Black, a popular minister and author with a notorious past. 2. Sleeping With Strangers/ Eric Jerome Dickey Eric Jerome Dickey (born July 7, 1961) is a best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life. Biography Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Memphis, where he earned a degree in (Dutton, $24.95, ISBN 0-525-94999-2) Suspenseful tale of a contract killer caught between his paranoia and loneliness while on a mission to earn a million dollars so he can retire. 3. God Don't Play/ Mary Monroe (Dafina Books/Kensington, $24, ISBN 0-758-20346-2) This sequel has the protagonist fighting for her way of life after being victimized by hate mail and threatening phone calls. 4. Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: Stories/J. California Cooper (Doubleday, $23.95, ISBN 0-38551133-7) Short stories centering on the lives of ordinary women by an author who is a reading group favorite. 5. Red River/ Lalita Tademy (Warner Books, $24.99, ISBN 0-446-57898-3) A saga of two families emerging from Reconstruction and the 1873 massacre of 150 blacks who were defending their rights. Nonfiction 1. The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream/ Barack Obama (Crown, $25, ISBN 0-307-23769-9) Released in a whirlwind of publicity to last fall's midterm elections, this instant best-seller lays out the all-American Senator's thoughtful political solutions. 2. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier/ Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $22, ISBN 0-374-10523-5) A searing sear 1 v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr. 1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. account of the brutalities he suffered as a boy and also visited on other innocent people during the civil war in his native Sierra Leone; and how he was mercifully redeemed. 3. What I Know For Sure: My Story of Growing Up in America/ Tavis Smiley (Doubleday, $23.95, ISBN 0-385-50516-7) One of black America's most recognizable citizens, the broadcaster, author and thinker shares his remarkable journey. 4. Friends: A Love Story/ Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Courtney B. Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. He formerly starred as a regular in the NBC television series as Ron Carver. Vance was born in Detroit, Michigan. with Hilary Beard (Kimani Press, $24.95, ISBN 0-373-83058-0) Joint memoir of a black Hollywood couple and how personal growth and faith brought them together to share love, commitment and family. 5. It's No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, From Seduction to Scandal, a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Helen of Troy soars away into the air from the cave in which Menelaus left her. [Gk. Drama: Euripides Helen] See : Ascension Helen of Troy beautiful woman kidnapped by smitten Paris, precipitating Trojan war. [Gk. Lit. Tells All/ Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Bryan (VH-1, $24.95, ISBN 1-416-53266-8) A rap star's baby's mama spills sordid and sad details of her life with Nas and his rival Jay-Z. Paperback Fiction 1. Thong on Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale/ Noire (Atria Atria The heart has four chambers. The right and left atria are at the top of the heart and receive returning blood from the veins. The right and left ventricles are at the bottom of the heart and act as the body's main pumps. , $14, ISBN 1-416-53302-8) The elusive Noire's latest Harlem Street tale, featuring Saucy sauc·y adj. sauc·i·er, sauc·i·est 1. a. Impertinent or disrespectful. b. Impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or control. 2. Robinson, whom we met briefly in Thuga-Licious. 2. Hood Rat/ K'wan (St. Martin's Griffin, $14.95, ISBN 0-312-36008-8)Interlocking interlocking /in·ter·lock·ing/ (-lok´ing) closely joined, as by hooks or dovetails; locking into one another. interlocking Obstetrics A rare complication of vaginal delivery of twins; the 1st stories of five black women who are each scuffling up the rough side of Harlem. 3. In Cahootz/ Quentin Carter (Triple Crown Publications The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. , $15, ISBN 0-977-88043-5) In the sequel to Hoodwinked: Tukey Tosh opens the Kansas City club No Draws and forms an alliance with a police sergeant to corner KC's Ex industry. 4. Indigo Summer/ Monica McKayhan (Kimani TRU TRU True TRU Thompson Rivers University (Canada) TRU Toys R Us TRU Transuranic TRU Teenage Research Unlimited TRU The Root Underground (gaming clan) TRU Transuranium TRU Transformer Rectifier Unit , $9.99, ISBN 0-373-83075-0) How a smart and popular 15-year-old high-school student learns to appreciate the difference in character between the high-school football hero boyfriend who dumps her and the boy next door who is her loyal confidante con·fi·dante n. 1. A woman to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed. 2. A woman character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions . 5. Every Thug Needs a Lady/ Wahida Clark (Dafina Books/Kensington, $15, ISBN 0-758-21288-7) Roz has fallen for Trae, who brings her as much heartache as he does passion. Nonfiction 1. The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography/ Sidney Poitier (HarperSanFrancisco, $14.95, ISBN 0-061-35790-1) Selection for Oprah's Book Club turns the reprint of this iconic actor's second memoir, originally .published in 2000, into an immediate best-seller. 2. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance/ Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, $14.95, ISBN 1-400-08277-3) The personal narrative of a son of Kenyan father and white Kansan mother, who was born and raised in Hawaii, lived in Indonesia, and after an Ivy-League education consolidated his identity and built a political career from Chicago's South Side. 3. The Covenant in Action/ Introduction by Tavis Smiley (Smiley Press, $10, ISBN 1-401-91852-2) The follow-up volume to Covenant in Black America profiles the activist projects of everyday folk inspired by the first book and a tool kit to support further empowerment. 4. Don't Make Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited uninhibited /un·in·hib·it·ed/ (un?in-hib´i-ted) free from usual constraints; not subject to normal inhibitory mechanisms. Commentaries on Love and Life/ Tyler Perry (Riverhead Trade, $12.95, ISBN 1-594-48240-3) The wisdom of Madea makes its mark in paperback. 5. The Pursuit of Happyness/ Chris Gardner (Amistad/HarperCollins, $14.95, ISBN 0-060-74487-1) The inspiring memoir of a black stockbroker and single father who brought himself and his son back from homelessness. The Black Issues Book Review best-sellers list is compiled from retail sales data received from independent bookstores. |
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