AALBC Top Ten Sellers for October 1999
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 She(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book and Poet) Author: Saul Stacey Williams "...the all time best selling book of poetry on AALBC.com. 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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Standing at the Scratch Line(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book) Author: Guy Johnson Publisher: Random House, Incorporated Date Published: November 1998 Format: Trade Cloth In this hard hitting and action-filled novel, newcomer Guy Johnson (the son of Maya Angelou) introduces LeRoi Boudreaux Tremain, one of the most complex and engaging African-American characters in fiction. From the forests of France in WWI to the streets of New York City to a black township in Oklahoma, "King" Tremain is the angel of vengeance wherever he sees injustice inflicted on his people, friends or family.
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Satin: An Erotic Tale for Women(Click title to Purchase Online) Author: Joan Elizabeth Lloyd Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. Date Published: May 1995 Format: Trade Paper In this deliciously daring novel, two former college roommates - each a woman in her mid-thirties - experience a world of erotic fantasy fulfillment guaranteed to exceed every reader's wildest dreams. Carla, a suburban widow and mother of three, becomes reacquainted with Ronnie, a glamorous woman whose marriage does not prevent her from leading a mysterious and independent lifestyle. Enticed by the promise of sophisticated sensuality as she learns more about her old friend's "business," Carla is led by Ronnie into the exciting world of off-center sex. Together, they decide to offer an exclusive service where they assist their attractive male "friends" in selecting and acting out personalized erotic scenarios: there is Bryce, who enjoys playing doctor, forty-year-old Bobby, a "naughty boy" in Gucci loafers who gets his pleasure by being disciplined by his "teacher," and Dennis and other members of an exclusive sex club who give new meaning to the word voluptuary. These and many more accompany Carla and Ronnie into a world where pleasure has few limits.
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The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book and Poet) Author: Jessica
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They Came before Columbus(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book and Historian) Author:
Ivan Van Sertima This book makes it possible for us to see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of Black Africans in Pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilization they found here.
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The Black Books Galore!; Guide to Great African American
Children's Books(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book) Author: Donna Rand, Sheila
Foster, Toni Trent Parker A landmark reference highlights the best and brightest in an
increasingly rich and popular genre.[With so many children's books to choose from, parents
are looking for help in finding the most positive, best written, and most acclaimed titles
available. This book fills the information gap with the first fully annotated guide to
focus exclusively on African American books. It includes easy-to-use indexes by title,
subject, author, and illustrator, boxed features about renowned writers and illustrators,
and listings of award winners and Reading Rainbow Books.[Black Books Galore! is the
nation's leading company organizing book fairs and festivals of African American
children's books. Winner of the Parenting magazine's 1998 Parenting Leaders Award, BBG was
founded by three African American mothers: Donna Rand (Stamford, CT), Toni Trent Parker
(Stamford, CT), and Sheila Foster (Greenwich, CT). |
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Sasha's Way(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book and Author) Author: Scott D. Haskins "[Haskins] has created a modern day "Coffy", in his new book Sasha’s Way: A Novel of Payback and Justice. (It is intended for adult reading audiences only). Something comes alive in Dr. Sasha Timms when she walks in on her husband and his lover in their buppie paradise. Once they are dealt with, Sasha’s Way, she becomes a one-woman crusade, waging an all out war against male brutes. With sassy, divaesque style, this Woman’s Therapist delights in righting the wrongs that have been committed against her victimized patients. This unconventional novel is a fast-paced and tragically comic read. Imagine a "Waiting To Exhale" meets "Death Wish," Sasha’s Way is a thriller you won’t want to put down. http://aalbc.com/SashasWay.htm |
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Behind Closed Doors(Click title to Purchase Online and Learn more about this Book and Author) Author: Kimberla Lawson Roby Best friends since childhood, Regina Moore and Karen
Jackson have everything two "just-turned-30" women could possibly
want--beautiful homes in an upper-echelon Chicago suburb, loving husbands, and financial
security. But are their lives really as wonderful as they seem? |
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Author: Leon Dash When Washington Post reporter Leon Dash set out to investigate the ever-lowering age of teenage parents, he expected to find ignorance about birth control and reproduction at the heart of the problem. But what he discovered shocked him: these pregnancies were almost always intentional. For teenagers who face an otherwise dreary and empty future, the birth of a baby often symbolizes a tangible achievement. When Children Want Children exposes bitter truths about sex education, school counseling, and health clinics. It is an eloquent and painful story of our continuing failure to deal with an ongoing urban crisis.
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