Paperback.Fiction 1. Four Degrees of Heat/Rochelle Alers, et. al.(3) ($13, Pocket Books, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-743-49145-9) A collection of steamy summertime encounters featuring four of today's most popular African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. women writers--Alers, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Brenda L. Thompson and Crystal Lacey Winslow. 2. Truth Be Told/Victoria Christopher Murray (NEW) ($14., 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 0-743-25567-4) 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. 3. Imagine This/Vickie M. Stringer (NEW) ($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. 4. Addicted/Zane (NEW) ($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 (3) ($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. The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave/Kashif Malk Hassan-El (4) ($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. 4. Dreams From My Father/Barack Obama (2) ($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. 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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