23 Bestselling Nonfiction Books for July/August - 2008

AALBC’s Bestselling Book SealOur bestsellers list has been published continuously since 1998 and is the most visible list focused on Black Books in existence. More ▶

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#6

Book cover of The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans

The Vixen Diaries

by Karrine Steffans

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#16

Book cover of Brothers and Keepers: A Memoir by John Edgar Wideman

Brothers and Keepers

by John Edgar Wideman

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#21

Book cover of Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History by Thomas Norman DeWolf

Inheriting the Trade

by Thomas Norman DeWolf

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#22

Book cover of Never Satisfied: How & Why Men Cheat by Michael Baisden

Never Satisfied

by Michael Baisden

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#23

Book cover of Oh God!: A Black Woman’s Guide to Sex and Spirituality by Susan Moore

Oh God!

by Susan Moore

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#25

Book cover of Sex and Race: A History of White, Negro, and Indian Miscegenation in the Two Americas, Vol. 2: The New World by J. A. Rogers

Sex and Race

by J. A. Rogers

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