Brickhouse.Brickhouse by Rita Ewing Avon Trade/HarperCollins, June 2005 $12.95 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-060-57055-5 True to her roots, fitness instructor fitness instructor fit n → Fitnesstrainer(in) m(f) Nona Simms has one of the hottest, most cutting-edge workout facilities in Harlem. Her patented Brickhouse technique brought more clientele to her gym than her predecessors'. The stability of her lifelong dream is soon threatened by the true "politics" of big business when the City Council and the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Zoning Commission Noun 1. zoning commission - a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle have given the okay for the construction of a new mall that will be built where her place stands. Nona is not about to concede to the demands. She realizes that the same resolve she had in making her dream a reality will be the same fortitude she will have to use to keep Brickhouse. Getting the help of her longtime business, partner Allen Wade, and best girlfriend, Leila, won't be easy as they deal with a host of problems of their own. Brickhouse continues to do what Rita Ewing's previous book Homecourt Advantage Noun 1. homecourt advantage - the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" (with Crystal McCrary, William Morrow, 1998) did by showing the strength, intelligence and commitment of black women. --Reviewed by Nicole Shaw Nicole Shaw is a fredance writer and manager of Books for Thought in Tampa, Florida. |
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