AALBC Top Ten Sellers for January 2000
#1
Title: The
Seventh Octave: The Early Writings of Saul Stacey Williams (Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book and Poet) ALL TIME AALBC
BEST SELLING BOOK for 1998 & 1999 Author: Saul Stacey Williams, Jessica C. Moore (Editor) Publisher: Moore Black Press Hailed as "a dreadlocked dervish of words...the Bob Marley of American poets" (Esquire), Saul Williams is a gifted young poet who is opening up this literary art form to a new generation of readers. Like his writing -- a fearless mix of connecting rhythms and vibrant images -- Saul Williams is unstoppable. He received raves for his performance as an imprisoned street poet in the Trimark Pictures release Slam, winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes and the Grand Jury prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. The consummate spoken-word performance artist, Williams has also been signed by producer Rick Rubin to record a CD of his poetry. She is a fascinating and unique collection of interconnected poems by this multi-talented star -- and marks the beginning of an incredible and totally original artistic career.
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Title: She (Click title or book to purchase on-line) Author:
Saul Stacey Williams Publisher: Simon and Schuster Inc. "Who says poetry does not sell?" -- Troy Johnson AALBC.com She is a fascinating and unique collection of interconnected poems by this multi-talented star -- and marks the beginning of an incredible and totally original artistic career.
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Title: The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks (Click to Buy Book on-line Now) Author: Randall Robinson In Randall Robinson's view, racial problems can't be solved
until America is willing to face up to the devastating effects of slavery and educate all
Americans, black and white, about the history of Africa and its people.
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Title: Words
Don't Fit In My Mouth (Click title or book to purchase on-line) Author: Jessica C. Moore Format: Trade Paper, 125 pages
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Title: Single
Mom (Click title or book to purchase on-line) Author:
Omar Tyree Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade Jimmie, the father of her older child, suddenly wants a major role in his son's life. After being an absent father for thirteen years, he discovers his teenager is a top basketball prospect. That's when Jimmie decides to make some time to spend with his son. Walter, the father of Denise's second son, is trying to gain custody of his twelve-year-old. After attending the Million Man March in Washington, Walter believes he should assume full responsibility for his son instead of just for two weekends out of each month. And truck driver Dennis is failing in love with Denise, and is fond of her boys. Although he is uncertain whether he wants the burden of a ready-made family, he also feels insecure in an intimate relationship with a white-collar woman who earns more than he does. All this as Denise runs her own thriving business, co-chairs a single mothers' organization with her best friend Camellia, and struggles to keep faith in her family. Suddenly, for this single mom, success takes on an all-new meaning in her increasingly complex life. Omar Tyree offers a provocative look at the emotional lives of three black men as they grapple with their roles and changing views as fathers and lovers. And, at the center of this compelling novel, Tyree creates a single mother of striking character and independence.
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Title: Cornrows (Click to Buy Book on-line Now) Author: Camille Yarbrough, Carole Byard (Illustrator) (click to learn more about author) Publisher: The Putnam Publishing Group (Originally Published in 1979 by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan , Inc) Date Published: January 1997 Format: Trade Paper A Coretta Scott King Award Winner "A jubilant celebration of black culture ... with absolutely marvelous drawings." -Publishers Weekly "This book is a Gem! Camille Yarbrough captures the warmth of family affection and the pride of our rich heritage in a story that's superbly illustrated by Carole Byard." -Essence
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Title: Invisible
Life: Fifth Anniversary Edition (Click to Buy Book on-line Now) Author: E. Lynn Harris (click to learn more about author) Publisher: Random House, Incorporated Date Published: March 1999 Format: Trade Cloth Available at last, E. Lynn Harris's beloved first novel in a hardcover edition. Invisible Life is the story of a young man's coming
of age. Law school, girlfriends, and career choices were all part of Raymond Tyler's life,
but there were other, more terrifying issues for him to confront. Being black was tough
enough, but Raymond was becoming more and more conscious of sexual feelings that he knew
weren't "right." He was completely committed to Sela, his longtime girlfriend,
but his attraction to Kelvin, whom he had met during his last year in law school, had
become more than just a friendship. No matter how much he tried to suppress them, his
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Title:
What
a Woman's Gotta Do: A Novel (Click to Buy Book on-line Now) Author: Evelyn
Coleman Atlanta journalist Patricia Conley's take on men has always been in reaction to a childhood of neglect: "There is an old saying that if you love a man, let him go, and if he loves you, he'll come back to you. I say hunt him down and kill him." Just when she'd thought she found someone who accepted her for the intelligent, fiercely independent martial artist that she is, her fiance disappears. But before Patricia can get her hands on him, someone else does - or so it seems. As she sets out to uncover just why Kenneth Lawson did her wrong (and who did him in), she encounters more than what she bargained for and finds herself on a treacherous path that leads to death for anyone who dares take it. In What a Woman's Gotta Do, Patricia, stumbles upon a plot that could devastate humanity. And if that isn't enough, she's hunted by the police for murder, by a crazed geneticist who thinks she knows too much, and by undercover cop Jeff Samuels, who claims to love her. Torn between his affection and the memory of Kenneth, Patricia awakens to realizations about what it means to be alone, and what it means to be independent.
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Title:
How
to Be a Great Lover: Girlfriend-to-Girlfriend Totally Explicit Techniques That Will Blow
His Mind (Click to Buy Book on-line Now) Author: Lou Paget Acclaimed sex expert Lou Paget draws on the real-life experience of the hundreds of men and women who have attended her workshops, and she presents their secrets and tricks in an elegant, no-nonsense style. Lou has found that in the bedroom (or closet, or kitchen) knowledge equals confidence, and confidence will make you feel empowered, heighten the intimacy of your relationship, and enable you and your partner to enjoy yourselves in a variety of intense, new ways. Whether you are starting a new relationship, have run out of creative ideas, or want to light his fire all over again, How to Be a Great Lover has enough spicy tips and surprises to excite both of you and leave him begging for more.
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Title: Resolving Unfinished Business: Assessing the Effects of Being Raised in a Dysfunctional Environment (Click to Buy Book on-line Now) Author: Anthony S. Dallmann-Jones Designed and field tested to assist those desiring or needing to clearly understand the long-term effects of being raised dysfunctionally. Includes the eight characteristics of Dysfunctional Family Survivor Syndrome.
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