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61) Mama Ruby
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In this stirring prequel, New York Times best-selling author Mary Monroe returns to the "cold-blooded yet fascinating" (Publishers Weekly) character from her acclaimed novel The Upper Room. Ruby is a wild youth, with a thirst for boys and booze by the age of 15. When she discovers she's pregnant, the only person she can confide in is her best friend Othella. But Othella talks Ruby into giving up the child, leaving Ruby emotionally shattered and adamant...
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Joe Haldeman is the esteemed Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of The Forever War. Things are going nowhere for lowly MIT research assistant Matt Fuller-especially not after his girlfriend drops him for another man. But then while working late one night, he inadvertently stumbles upon what may be the greatest scientific breakthrough ever. His luck, however, runs out when he finds himself wanted for murder-in the future.
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After the publication of the bestselling Letters to a Young Brother, accomplished actor and speaker Hill Harper began to receive an increasing number of moving letters from inmates who yearned for a connection with a successful role model. With disturbing statistics on African-American incarceration on his mind (one in six black men were incarcerated as of 2001, and one in three can now expect to go to prison some time in their lifetimes), Harper...
64) Heart of Atlanta
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The Heart of Atlanta Supreme Court decision stands among the court's most significant civil rights rulings.
In Atlanta, Georgia, two arch segregationists vowed to flout the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the sweeping slate of civil rights reforms just signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Pickrick restaurant was run by Lester Maddox, soon to be governor of Georgia. The other, the Heart of Atlanta motel, was operated by lawyer Moreton Rolleston...
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An original journalist for The Source, Dan Charnas built a celebrated career in the rap industry. In The Big Payback, he chronicles the rise of the hip-hop culture and shows how it became so powerful in a matter of decades. Charnas also profiles many of the movers and shakers in this burgeoning cultural movement, offering unprecedented access to an industry that continues to shake the globe.
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Wherever your home is, it's probably not as tough as Gary, Indiana. Gary has been called a lot of things. The Armpit of Chicago. The Land of Robbing Hoods. Hell. For the children of Gary, living often boils down to surviving. Maybe these kids get caught up in games of gin rummy. Maybe they spin tops as a way to scratch something fun out of their desperation. Maybe they stand by helplessly as their tenement buildings go up in flames. Or maybe they...
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This biography of entertainment legend Sammy Davis, Jr. is an enthralling portrait of one of the most recognizable figures from the golden age of American show business. Davis, a guarded man who protected his private life with great vigor, lived an extraordinary life in the limelight, while also forging new uncharted paths across racial lines.
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Rosalyn Story's highly praised debut novel, More Than You Know, is a tale about a jazz musician and the secrets threatening to tear apart his marriage. Saxophone player L.J. Tillman makes his way to New York City after a startling revelation and a car crash in far-away Kansas. Tillman wants to get his life back together before he can face his wife again.
69) Emotions
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McCann's best-selling novels have led Eric Jerome Dickey to say that they are "head and shoulders above the rest." Emotions follows Joi Weston as she faces the crisis of her life. Should she continue to stay in a marriage gone stale, or taste the passion that a vibrant, sensual writer stirs in her?
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Brandon Massey wrote the frightening novel Dark Corner and edited the collection of horror and suspense by Black authors, Dark Dreams. With The Other Brother, he presents a thriller of terrifying proportions. Gabriel Reid has led a life of good luck. From a loving family, well educated, and now quite wealthy, he holds an important office in a prominent Atlanta construction company. But good fortune doesn't always last. Isaiah Battle arrives from the...
71) Big Al
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In all the wide blue sea, there's not a nicer fish than Big Al-or one more lonely. He wants nothing more than to make as many friends as he can, but when the other fish look at Big Al, all they see is how scary he looks and how sharp his teeth are. Then one day, a net drops down from above and catches a lot of little fish. It's up to Big Al to come to the rescue! This frisky tale from the best-selling author of the Jake Drake books is sure to help...
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Karma Wilson is the New York Times best-selling author of Bear Snores On, whose children's books are a pure delight. One day on the farm, two crazy cows, Mabel and Molly, take Farmer's keys from his back pocket when he isn't looking. And just like that, the cows start-up Farmer's car and drive away. Look out everyone! It's a cattle drive! Mabel and Molly don't exactly know how to drive, or read road signs, but wouldn't you know it, they're on their...
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Best-selling, award-winning author, actor, and motivational speaker Hill Harper invites listeners to join the conversation about the breakdown of the African-American family. The Black community of past generations found strength in families, but today's Black children have less than a one in three chance of being raised in a two-parent household. Harper's search for answers to this phenomenon is an enlightening and empowering journey.
74) A Man Inspired
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An exciting new voice in African-American Christian fiction, Derek Jackson writes contemporary tales of faith that resound in the hearts of readers. Motivational speaker Jermaine Hill seems to have it all: celebrity, money, women-even a Cadillac Escalade. But one thing he doesn't have is the will to keep on living. Will he find the one true path to happiness?
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From beloved YA author Kimberly Reid comes an exciting new audiobook that will speak to young listeners.A CIA prodigy's cover is blown when he accidentally becomes an internet sensation in #Prettyboy Must Die, a fun, fast thriller inspired by the #Alexfromtarget story.When Peter Smith's classmate snaps a picture of him during a late night run at the track, Peter thinks he might be in trouble. When she posts that photo-along with the caption, "See...
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In the whole wide blue sea, there's not a fish as clever as Shrimpy. But poor Shrimpy is so small that no one wants to be his friend. Then, one-day Shrimpy becomes best friends with Big Al, the most popular fish of all. With Big Al beside him, Shrimpy always has plenty to eat, and he gets to swim to wonderful new places. But when Big Al swims too close to the edge of the Big Deep, it's up to clever Shrimpy to save the day.
77) Bedlam Boyz
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The prequel to the genre bestselling urban fantasies Knight of Ghosts and Shadows and Summoned to Tourney. A woman with a miraculous power to heal is sought not only by the L.A. gangs who need her power, but by an ancient abomination and evil elves from another world.
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Winner of two NAACP awards for his writing, bestselling author Hill Harper is an acclaimed actor known for his role on CSI: NY. A Brown University and Harvard Law School alum, Harper is also a passionate public servant. In this book he offers comforting advice for today's youth through his own wisdom as well as that of such luminaries as Michelle Obama and Angela Bassett.
79) Lookin' for Luv
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Carl Weber is the Essence and Blackboard best-selling author of Married Men. The hilarious story of four single black men in New York City, this novel takes the game of love from the playoffs through the finals. Kevin's got the good looks; Antoine's got the heart and soul; Tyrone's got the skills; and Maurice has all the heartless player moves-but not one of them has a good woman in their life (not counting their mommas). So what do they do? They...
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Death reveals all truths...
Mystery author and sometimes amateur sleuth Christopher Holmes is now happily (all things being relative) engaged to be married and toying with starting a new career as a true-crime writer when he learns a body has been discovered in the backyard of his former home.
To complicate matters, Christopher's ex turns up out of the blue, suggesting the body may belong to Christopher's former personal assistant. It's life as...