In his debut as an author, Denzel Washington shares his personal story of the mentors who helped guide his life.
Washington pens the introduction for the stories of more than 70 of America's leading personalities in theatre, sports, business, and politics as they tell their life-changing stories of mentorship.

Contributors include Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Antwone Fisher, Bonnie Raitt, Cal Ripken, Alex Rodriguez, Dick Vitale, Whoopie Goldberg and more.

A portion of the book's proceeds benefit 4.5 million children currently involved in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

A Hand to Guide Me: Legends and Leaders Celebrate the People Who Shaped Their Lives by Denzel Washington
http://reviews.aalbc.com/a_hand_to_guide_me.htm

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
http://www.aalbc.com/reviews/the_audacity_of_hope.htm

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor by Rain Pryor - Reviewed by Kam Williams
http://www.aalbc.com/reviews/jokes_my_father.htm

White Men Can't Hump (As Good As Black Men): Race & Sex in America, Volumes I & II by Todd Wooten
http://www.aalbc.com/reviews/white_men_cant_hump.htm

Denzel Washington - The Deja Vu Interview with Kam Williams
http://reviews.aalbc.com/the_deja_vu_interview.htm

Delroy Lindo - The Wondrous Oblivion Interview with Kam Williams
http://reviews.aalbc.com/delroy_lindo.htm

Laurence Fishburne - The Bobby Interview with Kam Williams
http://reviews.aalbc.com/laurence_fishburne.htm

Bobby (2006) - Film Review by Kam Williams
http://reviews.aalbc.com/bobby.htm


The Empire in Africa - Film Review by Kam Williams
http://www.aalbc.com/reviews/the_empire_in_africa.htm

BET First Annual Hip-Hop Awards - Article by Kam Williams
http://hiphopbookclub.com/bet_awards.htm


Maxine Waters - The Hip Hop Symposium Interview with Kam Williams
http://hiphopbookclub.com/maxine_waters.htm

It's No Secret: From Nas to Jay-Z, from Seduction to Scandal�a Hip-Hop Helen of Troy Tells All
by Carmen Bryan
From a clandestine relationship with Nas's biggest rival, Jay-Z, that stirred up the biggest feud in hip-hop history, to seeing her reputation in tatters and a once loving relationship with Nas fall apart...

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 Hardcover: 272 pages
 Publisher: VH-1 (November 28, 2006)

Motown in Love Lyrics From the Golden Era
by Herb Jordan

Hey Troy, here's the blurb for this book

�I needed the shelter of someone�s arms, and there you were.
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs, and there you were.
With sweet love and devotion,
Deeply touching my emotions.
I want to stop, and thank you, baby,
I want to stop, and thank you, baby.
How sweet it is to be loved by you��
�How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You� written by Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland



Motown in Love Lyrics From the Golden Era by Herb Jordan features for the first time in book form many of the timeless lyrics of love songs written by the young poets of Motown, never before seen photographs and an insightful introductory essay by Herb Jordan.

In his essay, Herb Jordan introduces these lyrics as poetry and the lyricists as poets -- young black men and women, like Bill �Smokey� Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, who grew up in one of the most difficult and turbulent decades in our country's history -- who wrote elegantly and knowingly about love. Moreover, he challenges the preconceptions of black culture and contends, correctly, that these writers created the American songbook of the second half of the 20th century in the tradition of the Gershwins and Cole Porters of music. It is a hard hitting essay politically, socially and culturally which moves away from the well known thesis that these songs just comprised the "feel-good" music of the 1960s.

Here at last: all the words to all the great love songs from the golden era of Motown, when the Motown sound dominated the charts and kids fell in love, broke up, and fell in love again to its irresistibly danceable hits.

Born in inner-city Detroit but loved by people all around the world, the songs of Motown remain unmistakable and unforgettable: �I�ll Be There,� �My Girl,� �Ain�t No Mountain High Enough,� �Stop! In the Name of Love,� �Please Mr. Postman,� �I Heard It Through the Grapevine.� From the tender beginnings of romance to the heartbreak of good-bye, Motown�s legendary songwriters and performers captured all the nuances of love in what became some of the most beloved songs of our time. Motown Records left behind an unequaled legacy of popular music that was at once sophisticated and streetwise, achingly emotional and the epitome of cool.

This vibrant collection of lyrics enables us to sing along � not just hum along � to our favorite Motown tunes and acknowledges the contributions of the lyricists who made these celebrated records possible, from singer-songwriters Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Marvin Gaye to collaborators Holland-Dozier-Holland, Ashford and Simpson, and Strong and Whitfield.

Motown in Love is a treasure for those who lived by the songs in the sixties and seventies, and for those just discovering them now.

 

Snitchcraft
by Edrea Davis

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Now Until Forever
by Karen White-Owens

Can She Forget the Past�
Professional set designer and recent widow Ryan Mitchell finds comfort working on a new television show. She also finds handsome studio executive Keir Southall, a divorced father of two.

And Take A Chance On The Future?
But her co-workers don�t seem to mind and Keir�s children welcome her with open arms. It looks like a new chance for love until the son of a friend of Keir�s ex-wife starts a fight with Keir�s young son, calling Ryan a home wrecker. Horrified that her relationship with Keir is hurting his children, Ryan must now choose between her own happiness and the peaceful, happy lives she wants for his children�

Karen White-Owens was born in Detroit, MI and resides in the Motor City with her husband of seventeen years. She holds a bachelor�s degree in sociology from Wayne State University and is currently working toward a Masters of Library and Information Science. In addition to writing, she is a reference librarian at the Mount Clemens Public Library and devotes her free time to editing manuscripts for aspiring authors and teaching essay writing to incoming freshman at Wayne State University. She is also the author of Love Changes Everything, Circles of Love, As Love As There Is Love, and You Are Loved.

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