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Perfect Peace: A Novel
Perfect Peace: A Novel Daniel Black 9780312571658 Fiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers The heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family’s attempt to grapple with their mother’s ...
The Missing Peace
The Missing Peace Tim Ross 9781400247790 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing Discover how to break free from uncertainty and emptiness so you can take hold of the peace you’ve ...
Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful: Overcoming the Struggle Within to Heal My Soul
Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful: Overcoming the Struggle Within to Heal My Soul Ma’Ronda X 9781943409563 Nonfiction Pure Thoughts Publishing Pure Thoughts Publishing, LLC Finding Peace Isn’t Peaceful is ...
Path to Peace, A Guide to Managing Life After Losing a Loved One
Path to Peace, A Guide to Managing Life After Losing a Loved One Angie Ransome-Jones 9780991220915 Nonfiction Cover2Cover Books Cover2Cover Books Path to Peace, A Guide to Managing Life After Losing a...
Gunman’s Peace
Gunman’s Peace Milton J. Davis 9780999278987 Fiction MVmedia MVmedia One hundred years after the Collapse violence still rages across the region once known as Georgia. Warlords fight for control with ...
Layers of Peace
Layers of Peace June Dade 9780595324767 Fiction iUniverse Author Solutions A quick-paced, thrilling ride-loaded with passion, desire and infidelity. June Dade’s life long passion for writing is highly...
Peace In The Storm Publishing
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No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter
No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter Devin Allen 9780306925900 Nonfiction Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Award-winning photographer Devin Allen has devoted the la...
Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are
Exponential Living: Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are Sheri Riley 9781101989029 Nonfiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House Peace is possible. Peace is our power. Peace is the Ne...
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (paperback): A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace (paperback): A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League Jeff Hobbs 9781476731919 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. Now a m...
The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom
The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom Michelle Singletary 9780310338338 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing Whether you’re living paycheck to paycheck...
Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power
Protecting My Peace: Embracing Inner Beauty and Ancestral Power Elizabeth Leiba 9781684814282 Nonfiction Mango Mango Publishing Ancestral Self-Care Practices for Black Women From navigating hostile...
Peace Adzo Medie
Peace Adzo Medie 0000000496555931 Peace Adzo Medie is a Ghanaian author and Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. Previously a Research Fellow at the University of Ghana, she's published nume...
Ari J.’s Kinky, Curly Crown
Ari J.’s Kinky, Curly Crown Ain Heath Drew 9781645382188 Fiction Orange Hat Publishing Orange Hat Publishing Ari J. is in the first grade now, and she knew this school year would be perfect. She had p...
Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace
Faith in the Valley: Lessons for Women on the Journey to Peace Iyanla Vanzant Excerpt Chapter 1 The Valley of Light Teaches us the lesson of stillness, through the imposition of a state of so...
Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients To Happily Living & Loving Together
Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients To Happily Living & Loving Together Jamillah Lamb and David Lamb 9780984925001 Nonfiction Between The Lines Productions, Inc. Between The Lines Productions, ...
A Perfect World: A Perry Richards Mystery Novel (Volume 1)
A Perfect World: A Perry Richards Mystery Novel (Volume 1) Bernard Alexander McNealy 9781500945879 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC A Perfect World… Life is good for Los Angeles attorney ...
A PERFECT WORLD: (A Perry Richards Novel)
A PERFECT WORLD: (A Perry Richards Novel) Bernard Alexander McNealy 9781418404574 Fiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions A Perfect World… Life is good for Los Angeles attorney Perry B. Richards. Blesse...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Maya Angelou 9780593518618 Poetry Anne Schwartz Books Penguin Random House This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all fait...
30 Days to Crush Chaos: A Devotional for Finding Peace
30 Days to Crush Chaos: A Devotional for Finding Peace Manny Arango 9780593601655 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House In this 30-day devotional that aligns with the book Crushing Chaos, r...
Crushing Chaos: Calm Your Storms. Order Your Life. Find Your Peace.
Crushing Chaos: Calm Your Storms. Order Your Life. Find Your Peace. Manny Arango 9780593601600 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House Respected pastor and Bible nerd Manny Arango reveals how...
Planting Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Planting Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai Gwendolyn Hooks 9781623718855 Nonfiction Crocodile Books Interlink Pub Group Inc A bold and brightly colored illustrated biography of Wangari Maathai who f...
Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace
Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace D.L. Hughley 9780062953704 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins Surrender, white people! After 400 years of white supremacy in America, a...
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League Jeff Hobbs 9781476731902 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. A heartfelt, and ri...
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace Kofi Annan 9781594204203 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House ""[A] resolute, detailed, and unflinching review of [Annan’s] most difficult hours€¦No one...
Peace, Locomotion
Peace, Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson 9780142415122 Fiction Puffin Books Penguin Random House The stunning companion to the National Book Award finalist—from a three-time Newbery Honor winning authorJa...
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope Jimmy Carter 9781416558811 Fiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. The president’s personal and passionate account of his ...
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer
Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer Maya Angelou 9781400066100 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measu...
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem Maya Angelou 9781400065585 Poetry Random House Penguin Random House In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of ...
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai 0000000121279889 “You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself, that values itself, that understands itself.” Dr. Wangari Maathai was a renowned Kenyan environmental, politi...
Ellen Levine
Ellen Levine 0000000115622847 Author Ellen Levine is captivated by tales of justice and extraordinary feats by ordinary people, like Henry “Box” Brown's escape as depicted in The Underground Railroad...
Desmond Tutu and Dalai Lama
Desmond Tutu and Dalai Lama MULTIPLE The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is a Buddhist monk and spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and its people. Born 1935 in Tibet, he won the Nobel Peace Prize i...
Khalid Raheem
Khalid Raheem NONE Khalid Raheem is a community activist and author based in Pittsburgh. He has profound commitment to social justice and human development. His activism began in early 1970 when he j...
Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar Carol Taylor Book Review Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace At A Beach Bar is Harold Phifer’s memoir of childhood abuse, family dysfunction, an...
Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar by Harold Phifer Book Reviewed
Surviving Chaos, How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar by Harold Phifer Book Reviewed Denolyn Carroll Article ADD TO CART Publication Date: Feb 18, 2021List Price: $17.95 Format: Paperback, 2...
June Dade
June Dade NONE June Dade, a Northern Virginia native, is a certified computer analyst and technology teacher based in Washington, D.C. Her passion for writing, which began in her youth, has culminate...
Perfect Timing
Perfect Timing Tiffany M. Davis Book Review Brenda Jackson’s second full-length fiction work Perfect Timing, is a novel about losing, finding, and maintaining friendship and love. Mrs. Jackson ...
Nightbloom
Nightbloom Peace Adzo Medie 9781643752846 Fiction Algonquin Books Workman Publishing Co., Inc. Author of Reese’s Book Club Pick His Only Wife, Peace Adzo Medie returns with a moving novel about the un...
His Only Wife
His Only Wife Peace Adzo Medie 9781616209155 Fiction Algonquin Books Workman Publishing Co., Inc. “A Crazy Rich Asians for West Africa.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Elikem married me in absent...
When We Were One
When We Were One zaji 9780985076382 Fiction Peace In The Storm Publishing Peace In The Storm Publishing “My speculative fiction novel, When We Were One, has been selected by USA Today as a ”must-read!...
Daniel Black, Author of "Perfect Peace"
Daniel Black, Author of "Perfect Peace" Author Interviews Dr. Daniel Omotosho Black https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Daniel+Black talks about the 2 novels he is currently working on du...
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Perfect Black
Perfect Black Crystal Wilkinson 9780813151151 Poetry University Press of Kentucky University Press of Kentucky Perfect Black is the long-awaited first poetry volume from the acclaimed Affrilachian nov...
Halle Berry - Perfect Stranger Interview
Halle Berry - Perfect Stranger Interview Kam Williams Interview Halle Berry Halle Berry is no stranger to the psychological thriller, having once played a shrink-turned-amnesiac mental pati...
The Year I Flew Away
The Year I Flew Away Marie Arnold 9780358272755 Fiction Versify Houghton Mifflin Harcourt In this magical middle-grade novel, ten-year-old Gabrielle finds out that America isn’t the perfect place she ...
Shoe Fetish 2: Grown Into High Heels
Shoe Fetish 2: Grown Into High Heels Carol Taylor Book Review Shoe Fetish 2: Grown Into High Heels is part social commentary, murder mystery, female empowerment novel; and is as much a search for sel...
Honor Thy Mother: How to Grieve, Heal, and Make Peace with Your Mother Wounds
Honor Thy Mother: How to Grieve, Heal, and Make Peace with Your Mother Wounds Sarita T. Lyons 9798217152452 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House Honor Thy Mother is a compassionate guide f...
The Year of Letting Go: 365 Days Pursuing Emotional Freedom
The Year of Letting Go: 365 Days Pursuing Emotional Freedom r.h. Sin 9781524889234 Nonfiction Andrews McMeel Publishing Andrews McMeel Publishing A year-long journey into peace and self-acceptance gui...
A Quiet Girls’ Freedom: A Guide To Developing Your Voice, Confidence, and Peace
A Quiet Girls’ Freedom: A Guide To Developing Your Voice, Confidence, and Peace Davina Ward 9798218387471 Nonfiction Davina L. Ward Davina L. Ward Have you decided that silence is better than your sta...
Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar Harold Phifer 9780578743547 Nonfiction Rise & Read Free Press Rise & Read Free Press For more than fifty years, Harold Phifer’s childhood living condi...
Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa
Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence Against Women in Africa Peace Adzo Medie 9780190922962 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Violence against women ha...
Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s World
Life Is God’s Best Gift: Wisdom from the Ancestors on Finding Peace and Joy in Today’s World Sam Chege 9780062906878 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Following the success of the megabestselling Black...
Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story
Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson Story Susan Robeson 9781609808822 Nonfiction Triangle Square Seven Stories Press “It takes a man of peace to stop a war.” The true story of Paul Robeson’s visit ...
Grandad Mandela
Grandad Mandela Zazi, Ziwelene, and Zindzi Mandela 9781786031365 Nonfiction Frances Lincoln Children’s Books The Quarto Group "…profoundly moving…" -Publishers Weekly Nelson Mandela’s two great-grandc...
Growing Peace: A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony
Growing Peace: A Story of Farming, Music, and Religious Harmony Richard Sobol 9781600604508 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books On the morning of September 11, 2001, J. J. Keki, a Ugandan music...
Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014
Power List of Best-Selling African-American Books - Fall 2014 Troy Johnson Article Strong Sales Shown Among Hardcover Non-Fiction Titles in Fall Edition of the Power List of Best-Selling African-...
After War Times: An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida
After War Times: An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida T. Thomas Fortune 9780817318369 Nonfiction University Alabama Press University Alabama Pressv Twenty-three autobiographical...
The Keys: A “YOU Are The Hero” Book (Volume 1)
The Keys: A “YOU Are The Hero” Book (Volume 1) Balogun Ojetade 9780991407316 Fiction Roaring Lions Productions Roaring Lions Productions Pyramids – located all over the world, among different cultures...
Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom
Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom Nelson Mandela 9781451675399 Nonfiction Atria Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. From the heart and soul of visionary Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, a collecti...
Seeds Of Change: Planting A Path To Peace
Seeds Of Change: Planting A Path To Peace Jen Johnson 9781600603679 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman—and first ...
Up at the College
Up at the College Michele Andrea Bowen 9780446695213 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Yvonne Fountain Copeland is shattered when her husband of 15 years decides to leave her becaus...
Amazing Peace
Amazing Peace Maya Angelou 9780375841507 Nonfiction Schwartz & Wade Random House Children's Books Celebrate Christmas with the joyous poetry of the incomparable Maya Angelou. Angelou’s beautiful, movi...
Peace, Love & Lattes
Peace, Love & Lattes Darrin Bell and Theron Heir 9780740746628 Fiction Andrews McMeel Publishing Andrews McMeel Publishing When people read the strip over breakfast, we want them to laugh. If they’re ...
Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student
Messages From The Holy Spirit: Reflections on my life as a Truth student Aminah Paden 9780595293025 Nonfiction iUniverse Author Solutions Messages from the Holy Spirit is one woman’s spiritual journey...
Until Today! : Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind
Until Today! : Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind Iyanla Vanzant 9780684859972 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Shift your attitude and live your best life with this in...
Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace
Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peace Lillie Patterson 9780811645553 Nonfiction Dell Publishing Penguin Random House A biography of the minister, orator, and crusader for equal civil rights who was aw...
Brent K. Ashabranner
Brent K. Ashabranner 0000000110762541 Brent K. Ashabranner, born 1921, has vast international experience, working with U.S. foreign assistance programs and the Ford Foundation. He served as director ...
Aliona L. Gibson
Aliona L. Gibson NONE Aliona L. Gibson is an author and filmmaker with a passion for creativity and service. She published her first book, Nappy, and later the self-published For Black Writers. Inspi...
Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor 0000000382722105 Mildred DeLois Taylor, born September 13, 1943, is a renowned author known for her award-winning novels like 'The Road to Memphis' and 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry...
Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Patrisse Khan-Cullors 0000000486461392 Patrisse Khan-Cullors, an LA-based artist and freedom fighter, is known for co-founding Black Lives Matter and Dignity and Power Now. A Fulbright scholar and NA...
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu 0000000108644191 Desmond Mpilo Tutu, former Archbishop of Southern Africa, was a renowned advocate for justice and racial reconciliation. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and the Pr...
What Next
What Next Paige Turner Book Review During these times of turmoil between the United States and Iraq the creative community is using the full extent of its powers to offer solutions. Walter Mosley, ...
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest
Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest Rebel Girls 9781733329217 Fiction Rebel Girls Rebel Girls From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes a historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wan...
The Perfect Ruin: A Riveting New Psychological Thriller
The Perfect Ruin: A Riveting New Psychological Thriller Shanora Williams 9781496731104 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. A thrilling new novel of lies, deception, and revenge from the bestsel...
The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi
The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o 9781620975251 Fiction The New Press The New Press Longlisted for the 2021 International Booker PrizeA dazzling, gen...
Isaac’s Song: A Novel
Isaac’s Song: A Novel Daniel Black 9781335090416 Fiction Hanover Square Press Hanover Square Press A Washington Post Best Book of January 2025 A Southern Review of Books Best Southern Book of J...
An Ordinary Woman: A Novel
An Ordinary Woman: A Novel Donna Hill 9780312307295 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers From bestselling author, Donna Hill comes an evocative, unforgettable novel about love, friendship...
The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series)
The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series) Tendai Huchu 9780821421635 Fiction Ohio University Press Ohio University Press “Hairdresser was a perfect end of summer read; my book...
March of the Compassionate Neighbor: Selected Poems
March of the Compassionate Neighbor: Selected Poems J. A. Faulkerson 9798320791715 Poetry Independently Published Independently Published On August 28, 1963, Black Americans came to Washington, DC to ...
Chapter 1: The Throne of Thought OPENING PRAYER
Chapter 1: The Throne of Thought OPENING PRAYER Iyanla Vanzant Excerpt Beloved Presence of All That Is, Anchor me now in Your peace and perfect wisdom. Today, I call forth the s...
Guy Sims
Guy Sims NONE Guy A. Sims is an acclaimed author known for his early publications on Kwanzaa, his collection of American Tall Tales, and his novel, Living Just A Little. He's also the head writer for...
Angle S. Bush
Angle S. Bush NONE Angle S. Bush, an author, poet, and motivational speaker from Michigan, is known for her books “When I Cease to Exist” and “Soul of a Woman” aimed at fostering self-embrace and inn...
Tiana’s Perfect Plan
Tiana’s Perfect Plan Anika Noni Rose 9781368081603 Fiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide A charming debut picture book from acclaimed actress, singer, and Disney Legend Anika Noni Rose, ...
Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party
Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party Anne Wynter 9781499814460 Fiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. All Patrick wants for his birthday is a flawless FOOD party. So why does Karter arrive dr...
Summer Is Here
Summer Is Here Renée Watson 9781547605866 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury Publishing New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a ...
Most Perfect You
Most Perfect You Jazmyn Simon 9780593426944 Fiction Random House Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House Jazmyn Simon’s debut is a moving love letter to children struggling to accept themselves i...
A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community
A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community Adam Russell Taylor 9781506464534 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media America is at a pivotal crossroads. The soul of our nation...
The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler’s Guide to Building Your Empire
The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler’s Guide to Building Your Empire Rick Ross 9781335522528 Nonfiction Hanover Square Press Hanover Square Press New York Time Bestsellers A captivating and inspir...
The Perfect Revenge (The Shady Sisters Trilogy)
The Perfect Revenge (The Shady Sisters Trilogy) Lutishia Lovely 9781617735028 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. The Shady Sisters Trilogy In this sexy page-turner from Lutishia Lovely, a co...
Cherish Me
Cherish Me Farrah Rochon 9781947628038 Fiction Wandering Road Press Wandering Road Press "Harrison Holmes has it all: the perfect job, the perfect family, the perfect life. Until it all comes crashing...
Perfect Credit: 7 Steps to a Great Credit Rating 2nd Edition
Perfect Credit: 7 Steps to a Great Credit Rating 2nd Edition Lynnette Khalfani-Cox 9781932450903 Nonfiction Advantage World Press Advantage World Press If you have blemishes in your credit files, or a...
The Man Who Lived Forever: a story of perfect health, long life and the fountain of youth (Yesterday’s You) (Volume 1)
The Man Who Lived Forever: a story of perfect health, long life and the fountain of youth (Yesterday’s You) (Volume 1) Walt Goodridge 9781502358936 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC This...
The Pleasure’s All Mine
The Pleasure’s All Mine Naleighna Kai 9780982682944 Fiction Macro Publishing Group Macro Publishing Group Naleighna Kai once again brings you deep, heartfelt emotion, beautifully crafted prose, and a ...
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Perfect Get-Together: Delicious Recipes to Delight Family and Friends
The Get ’Em Girls’ Guide to the Perfect Get-Together: Delicious Recipes to Delight Family and Friends Shakara Bridgers, Jeniece Isley, and Joan Davis 9781416587774 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schust...
Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients To Happily Living & Loving Together
Perfect Combination: Seven Key Ingredients To Happily Living & Loving Together Kam Williams Book Review “Jamillah and David Lamb are the dynamic couple behind the successful Off-Broadway play...
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow: A Novel
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow: A Novel Francis Ray 9780312300500 Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Macmillan Publishers In her mind’s eyes, she could see Wes, tall and elegant in his tailored tuxedo with a pat...