Flying off the shelves.Hardcover Fiction 1. Drive Me Crazy/Eric Jerome Dickey (1) ($23.95, Dutton Books, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-525-94790-6) The tenth novel from the best-selling author of Naughty or Nice, 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 serves up a new novel with style, sexiness, and a bit of grit. 2. Somebody's Gotta Be on Top/Mary B. Morrison (4) ($24., Dafina Books, ISBN 0-758-20724-7) Morrison weaves together a wonderful cast of characters from her national best-sellers. 3. Some People, Some Other Place/ J. California Cooper Joan California Cooper is an African-American playwright and author. (NEW) ($24.95, Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-49682-6) Cooper returns with a sweeping novel about a multigenerational mul·ti·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Of or relating to several generations: multigenerational family traditions. family, set in a town called "Place," where neighbors are people of all colors, holding fast to their dreams of a better life. 4. Gotham Diaries/Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal McCrary Anthony (2) ($21.95, Hyperion Books, ISBN 1-401-30119-3) A savvy, witty and intriguing expose of the upper echelons of New York's African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. society, by two authors who should know. 5. The Million Dollar Divorce/R.M. Johnson (5) ($23., Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , ISBN 0-743-25816-9) R.M. Johnson, best-selling author of Dating Games and The Harris Family, delivers an absorbing and provocative new novel about the low-down schemes and broken dreams that follow a fractured marriage. Nonfiction 1. On the Down Low/J.L. King (1) ($21.95, Broadway Books, ISBN 0-767-91398-1) Author and activist J.L. King's intriguing look at the lives and lifestyles of black men who sleep with other men but do not consider themselves to be gay. 2. He-Motions/Bishop T.D. Jakes (3) ($19.95, Putnam, ISBN 0-399-15196-6) The Dallas-based preacher turns his attention to "a man's relationships," using the many-sided King David as his starting point. 3. Hallelujah Hallelujah (hăl'əl  `yə) or Alleluia (ăl–) [Heb.,=praise the Lord], joyful expression used in Hebrew worship; cf. Pss. ! The Welcome Table/Maya Angelou (4) ($29.95, Random House, ISBN 1-400-06289-6) Angelou shares memories pithy pith·y adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est 1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment. 2. Consisting of or resembling pith. and poignant, and the recipes that helped to make them both indelible and irreplaceable. 4. Purpose Driven Life/Rick Warren (5) ($19.99, Zondervan Publishing, ISBN 0-310-20571-9) A California-based Southern Baptist preacher guides readers through a 40-day campaign to align with God's purposes. 5. Mercy, Mercy, Me/Michael Eric Dyson (NEW) ($23.95, Basic Civitas Books, ISBN 0-465-01769-X) Dyson, a leading figure in black studies who is as comfortable discussing Tupac as Malcolm and Martin, offers a "biocriticism" that reflects on the themes of Marvin Gaye's music and personal life. Paperback Fiction 1. Imagine This/Vickie M. Stringer (3) ($14., 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. Books, ISBN 0-743-49347-8) The sequel to the best-selling Let That Be the Reason, based on life in the shocking underworld of the sex and drug trade. 2 Four Degrees of Heat/Rochelle Alers, et. al.(1) ($13., Pocket Books, ISBN 0-743-49145-9) A collection of steamy summertime encounters featuring four of today's most popular African American women writers--Alers, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Brenda L. Thompson and Crystal Lacey Winslow. 3. Truth Be Told/Victoria Christopher Murray (NEW) ($14, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-743-25567-4) The best-selling author of Temptation and Joy returns with a story about one woman's personal and spiritual journey to overcome the consequences of her husband's dark secret. 4. Addicted/Zane (4) ($14., Pocket Books, ISBN 0-743-44284-9) Zane's breakout novel: secret sex addiction almost ruins the life of a wife, mother and professional. 5. A Hustler's Wife/Nikki Turner (5) ($15., Triple Crown, ISBN 0-970-24725-7) Self-published hip-hop fiction: Heroine Yarnise Pittman navigates her way through the streets of The Dirty South's Richmond. Nonfiction 1. The Mis-Education of the Negro/Carter G. Woodson (1) ($9.50, African-American Images, ISBN 0-913-54370-5) This classic 1933 work by Carter G. Woodson Carter Godwin Woodson (b. December 19 1875, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia — d. April 3 1950, Washington, D.C.) was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. , the father of Black History Month, is published with an introduction by the publisher and activist Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu. 2. Chicken Soup chicken soup Chicken broth Folk medicine Jewish penicillin A fowl broth with a long tradition as a home remedy for URIs, which may be a nasal decongestant, inhibit growth of pneumococci in vitro, and stimulate immune responsiveness in WBCs Mainstream medicine A for the African American Soul/Jack Canfield (2) ($12.95, HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Refers to the design and implementation of computer systems that people interact with. It includes desktop systems as well as embedded systems in all kinds of devices. , ISBN 0-757-30142-8) This newest "soup" collection includes inspiring contributions from familiar names, including Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Maya Angelou, as well as heartfelt vignettes from everyday folks. 3. Dreams From My Father/Barack Obama (4) ($13.95, Three Rivers Press, ISBN 1-400-08277-3) The first black president of the Harvard Law Review The Harvard Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship published by an independent student group at Harvard Law School. Overview The Review is one of the most cited law reviews in the United States and considered by many to be the most prestigious. , now a U.S. senator, Obama takes us on an intellectual journey in this poignant, probing memoir of an unusual life. 4. The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave/Kashif Malk Hassan-El (3) ($3.95, Lushena Books, ISBN 0-948-39053-0) An essay analyzing the reputed advice of an 18th-century planter for controlling slaves and its residual effects among black people today. 5. They Came Before Columbus/Ivan Van Sertima (5) ($14.95, Random House, ISBN 0-812-96817-4) A new edition of a classic by a widely published black scholar about the presence and influence of black Africans in ancient America. black issues BOOK REVIEW The Flying Off the Shelves lists are compiled from retail sales data received from chain, independent and online bookstores. For an extended title listings, please log on to www.bibookreview.com. Numbers in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. The left parenthesis "(" and right parenthesis ")" are used to delineate one expression from another. For example, in the query list for size="34" and (color = "red" or color ="green") indicate last issue's position. |
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