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Today I emailed a newsletter. In it I included a link to a section of the site described as the The Most Critically Acclaimed Books of the Last 40 Years. Because the website is database driven and I have a lot of data it occurred to me that I could produce an interesting list of books like displaying all the book in the base that have meet two or more of te following criteria Won an Award that I currently track (Carter G. Woodson,Coretta Scott King,Ernest J. Gaines, Hurston/Wright Legacy, NAACP Image, National Book, Pulitzer Prize , Phillis Wheatley, All Awards, Power List Bestsellers) Made my bestseller's list Was selected for inclusion on a prominent Book Club's reading list like, Go On Girl Made our now defunct Power List Bestseller's list There were over 300 books out of my 9,000 book database which met this criteria. The list spanned 40 years hence the description. Now I thought the list was interesting but some guy sent me the following message: Where is E. LYNN HARRIS on this list? He outsold just about every black author in america. You seem to never give him any props. I found the message absolutely ludicrous, and immediately fired off the following response: Never? Proteus, you may not be very familiar with the website. Please visit this page: https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=E.+Lynn+Harris and look at the content. Then tell me who is currently covering and selling E. Lynn Harris’ work more prominently. E. Lynn is a 15 time bestselling author https://aalbc.com/books/bestselling-author.php?author_name=E.+Lynn+Harris. I’ve published reviews of at least of 6 of his books. Point to another entity that has reviewed that many? Finally, if you would have looked more carefully at the list of books you would have found Harris is on the list https://aalbc.com/books/critically_acclaimed.php?year=1997 I hope you take this information and spread it far and wide. Because AALBC.com is one of E. Lynn Harris biggest supporters. Peace, Troy I was so proud of myself I when I send the message and was looking forward to his response. But my response was rejected by his email server--darn it! I share it with you all, just in case anyone else out there wants to twist their mouth to suggest that AALBC.com does not support E. Lynn Harris or any of our authors who have made a mark as profound as Harris'.

Good morning, My name is James Tate. I am a new, self published author and I am submitting a request to have my first book reviewed. The title of my book is The Kool Kids & The Land Of The Giants. The Kool Kids are a group of Christian kids who will motivate, educate, and inspire you and your family to defeat the giants in their life/land. We have become comfortable allowing certain giants to live in our land. Giants such as Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Debt, Depression, and the list goes on. In the first book of the Kool Kids series, the kids will face Obesity. Please consider this book for review. I am releasing this book in September. September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Thank you. Title: The Kool Kids & The Land Of The Giants Author: James Tate Illustrator: Jay Reed ISBN 13: 978-0-9991315-0-3 Publication Date: September 1, 2017 Cover Art: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JrtcPVOJtnZy1ERW5WU2NKUk0/view?usp=sharing Author Bio: James Tate's personal journey to lose and keep off weight resulted in him establishing Beyond W8 Loss Total Wellness Center LLC, a Christ-led “Wholelistic” wellness center focused on “Total Fat Loss” (Mental, Spiritual, Emotional, Physical) and improving overall health. He uses his experience as a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Nutrition Therapist, Clinical Weight Loss Practitioner, and Sports & Exercise Nutritional Advisor to help people reach their wellness goals. Tate has also been certified as a health minister through Wesley Seminary. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Tate was always a big child, a big teenager and a big adult. Tate’s lowest high school weight was 275 pounds. In 2010, he weighed 415 pounds which forced him to begin his wellness journey. By January 2011, he had shed 200+ pounds without any surgery, shots, pills or fad diets. Tate is the founder of The Fight 4 Your Life, Knocking Out Obesity & Disease Movement, which uses boxing as an analogy to shows people that their battles are winnable, The Holy & Healthy Movement, and Temple Renovation, a wellness program he creates to help people “renovate” different areas of their body and life with the help of “The Master Carpenter,” who is Jesus. Tate received his training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where he was trained in more than 100 dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods, and The Health Sciences Academy where he earned certifications in Nutrition Therapy, as a Sports & Exercise Nutritional Advisor, and as a Clinical Weight Loss Practitioner. Drawing on this knowledge, Tate is able to help people create a completely personalized “roadmap to health” that suits their unique body, lifestyle, preferences and goals. Tate is the Assistant Director of the B.O.D.Y by Christ Ministry at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden where John K. Jenkins Sr. is the Pastor. The ministry aims to educate people about food and nutrition, as well as help people break the bondage that food has on their lives. He also facilitates focus studies like “What Would Jesus Eat”, “What Does The Bible Say About Healthy Eating” and “The Ultimate Guide To Men’s And Women’s Health.” Tate is a devoted husband and father.