AALBC Top Ten Sellers for September 1998
(click title to order book, click author's name for
additional author information)
 Title: Fertile Ground(First book sold directly by the AALBC) Author: Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam & Kysha N. Brown Publisher: Runagate Press Date Published: June 1996 Format: Trade Paper |
 Title: 360�
- A Revolution of Black Poets(This unique anthology is sold directly by the AALBC) Author: Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam & Kwame Alexander Publisher: BlackWords Date Published: September 1998 Format: Trade Paper |
 Title: The
Man Who Cried I Am(The AALBC's reading group's October 1998 selection) Author: John A. Williams Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Date Published: April 1985 Format: Trade Paper |
 Title: Somebody
Else's Child(Third month in a row as best-seller on the AALBC web site) Author: Terris McMahan Grimes Publisher: NAL/Dutton Date Published: February 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperbound Theresa is a career woman, a mother and a wife. When her mother calls to say there's trouble at her elderly neighbor's house and she's going over to investigate, Theresa has no choice but to get involved. Before the night is over, Theresa finds herself caught up in the harsh brutality of the streets, with a drive-by shooting, a mysterious kidnapping, and more. |
 Title: Cold
MedinaAuthor: Gary Hardwick Publisher: Signet Date Published: June 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperbound |
 Title: In
The Meantime: Finding Yourself and The Love You WantAuthor: Iyanla Vanzant (Ms. Vanzant is the all time best selling author on the AALBC) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade Date Published: January 1998 The best-selling author of "Acts of
Faith" and "The Value in the Valley"--whose books have empowered countless
women--now reaches out to anyone who yearns for love, in a book about relationships that
can help them reach new levels of awareness, spiritual growth, and fulfillment. |
 Title: One
Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Towards Spiritual Strength and Personal
GrowthAuthor: Iyanla Vanzant Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade Date Published: December 1997 Format: Trade Paper Both an inspiring guide and a hands-on measurement tool that enables readers to chart their spiritual growth as it unfolds, One Day My Soul Just Opened Up encourages readers to use journal-writing as a self-awareness process. Vanzant introduces 40 principles to follow and embrace in daily living as guideposts on the path toward spiritual strength and understanding. |
 Title: Eva's
Man(The AALBC's reading group's December 1998 selection) Author: Gayl Jones Publisher: Beacon Press Date Published: December 1986 Format: Trade Paper |
 Title: My
Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and MeAuthor: Maya Angelou, Courtney-Clarke (Illustrator) Publisher: Crown Date Published: August 1994 Format: Trade Cloth My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me is the
enchanting story of an eight-year-old girl named Thandi, her village, her mischievous
brother, her best friend--a chicken--and the remarkable mural art that is produced by the
Ndebele women. Features over 70 full-color photographs of the Ndebele people and their
breathtaking paintings and artwork. Full color. |
 Title: Black
American Short Stories(Second month in a row as best-seller on the AALBC web site) Author: John Henrik Clarke (Editor) Publisher: Hill & Wan Date Published: December 1992 Format: Trade Paper An expanded edition of American Negro Short Stories, which has sold more than 250,000 copies. The new introduction offers a broad account of black fiction from the last years of the 19th century to the present. Seven new contributions to this expanded edition include stories by Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and James Alan McPherson. |
