Flying off the shelves.Hardcover Fiction 1. The Interruption of Everything/ Terry McMillan
Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951[1], in Port Huron, Michigan) is an African-American author. (NEW) ($25.95, Viking, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-670-03144-5) McMillan's sixth novel is a tale of midlife crisis midlife crisis n. A period of psychological doubt and anxiety that some people experience in middle age. midlife crisis told in the witty, honest and inspiring style we've come to expect from this seasoned storyteller. 2. In Sheep's Clothing/Mary Monroe (NEW) ($24, Dafina Books, ISBN 0-758-20344-6) In this new novel from the popular author of God Don't Like Ugly, a restless young woman thinks she has found happiness and adventure, but it's a trip that may land her in prison, or worse. 3. Genevieve/Eric Jerome Dickey (2) ($24.95, Dutton Books, ISBN 0-525-94878-3) The six-time, best-selling author returns with a sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. new novel of romance and betrayal. 4. 72 Hour Hold/Bebe Moore Campbell (3) ($24.95, Knopf, ISBN 1-400-04074-4) The powerful story of a mother battling her daughter's bipolar disorder bipolar disorder, formerly manic-depressive disorder or manic-depression, severe mental disorder involving manic episodes that are usually accompanied by episodes of depression. . 5. Can't Get Enough/Connie Briscoe (4) ($19.95, Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-50162-5) Lust, greed and revenge continue to drive the well-to-do residents of suburban Silver Lake, Md., in Briscoe's entertaining sequel to FOTS (Fiber Optic Transmission System) Referred to the first optical fiber systems used by the telephone companies. Deployment started in the late 1960s and developed slowly. There was no vendor interoperability in these early systems. See optical fiber. list-maker RG. County. Nonfiction 1. Confessions of a Video Vixen/Karrine Steffans and Karen Hunter (1) ($24.95, Amistad/HarperCollins, ISBN 0-060-84242-3) The memoir of a sexy siren who appeared in the music videos of many multiptatinum hip-hop artists. 2. Life Is Not a Fairy Tale/Fantasia Barrino (NEW) ($21.95, Fireside Books, ISBN 0-743-28156-X) An inspiring story from American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. winner Fantasia fantasia (făntā`zhə) [Ital.,=fancy], musical composition not restricted to a formal design, but constructed freely in the manner of an improvisation. In the 16th and 17th cent. , who talks about life in frank and powerful language. 3. The Purpose Driven Life/Rick Warren (5) ($19.99, Zondervan Publishing, ISBN 0-310-20571-9) A Southern Baptist preacher guides readers through a 40-day campaign to align with God's purpose. 4. The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours~Jill Scott (3) ($18.95, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-32961-X) The singer explores life, love and self through her collection of earthy, honestly erotic, soulful and very real poetry. 5. Is Bill Cosby Right?/Michael Eric Dyson (2) ($23, Basic Civitas Books, ISBN 0465017193) Dyson takes on Cosby, the iconic figure of American fatherhood, in this provocative defense of impoverished African Americans. Paperback Fiction 1. Grown Folks Business/ Victoria Christopher Murray (1) ($14, Touchstone Books, ISBN 0-743-27097-5) Christopher Murray weaves together an intriguing tale of what happens when a husband's DL life is exposed. 2. G-Spot: An Urban Erotic Tale/Noire (NEW) ($13.95, One World/Striver's Row, ISBN 0-345-47721-9) A 19-year old gets herself and her younger brother away from the deadly control of her boyfriend, who is a sex-club owner and powerful drug dealer. 3. Dutch II/Terri Woods (2) ($14.95, Teri Woods Publishing, Teri Woods, ISBN 0-967-22496-9) The second installment of the Dutch Trilogy that put this author on the urban lit landscape. 4. The Velvet Rope/Brenda L. Thomas (4) ($13, Downtown Press, ISBN 0-743-47728-6) Another erotic journey from the author of Threesome and Fourplay. 5. Chyna Black/Keisha Ervin (5) ($15, 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. , ISBN 0-976-23491-2) A newcomer weaves an urban tale of love, pain and redemption through inner strength. Nonfiction 1. Reallionaire/Farrah Gray (2) ($12.95, Health Communications Inc., ISBN 0-757-30224-6) A remarkable teenager who went from public assistance to a million dollar net worth shares his story and offers nine key principles to Success. 2. The Mis-Education of the Negro/Carter G. Woodson (4) ($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. 3. Dreams From My Father/Barack Obama (3) ($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. On the Down Low/James L. King (5) ($12.95, Harlem Moon, ISBN 0-7679-1399-X) 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. 5. The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave/Kashif Malk Hassan-el (1) ($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. The Flying Off the Shelves lists are compiled from retail sales data received from chain, independent and online bookstores. For an extended title listing, please log on to www.bibookreview.com. Numbers in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. 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