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Butterscotch Blues

by Margaret Johnson-Hodge

Published: 2001-03-15

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages

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Sandy finally had everything her heart desired...Sandy Hutchinson has skin so dark and chocolatey brown that her friends call her "the black Diva." At the age of thirty-four, she and her three girlfriends have shared a tight bond since college, and have been through the ups and disappointi...

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Confessions of a Video Vixen

by Karrine Steffans

Published: 2006-10-17

Paperback: 224 pages

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Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry—from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and ...

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On the Down Low: A Journey into the Lives of 'Straight' Black Men Who Sleep with Men

by J. L. King

Published: 2005-04-05

Paperback: 208 pages

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A bold exposé of the controversial secret that has potentially dire consequences in many African American communitiesDelivering the first frank and thorough investigation of life “on the down low” (the DL), J. L. King exposes a closeted culture of sex between black men who lead “str...

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Sleeping with Strangers (Gideon Series)

by Eric Jerome Dickey

Published: 2008-06-03

Paperback: 336 pages

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Gideon is more than a hit man. In a world of money, violence, women, and love on the run, he's the master of the game. Now Gideon's got the job of a lifetime. The prize is the woman he desires and a cool million. The problem is it's just the kind of hit that can make him more enemies. Like the two beautiful...

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So You Call Yourself A Man (The Church Series)

by Carl Weber

Published: 2010-08-01

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages

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Carl Weber, the New York Times bestselling author of Up to No Good, will keep you on edge with this tale of three lifelong friends. . . James Robinson and his wife have had their rough patches. But seven years into their marriage, things are better than ever. . .until James's past comes ba...

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Waking with Enemies (Gideon Series)

by Eric Jerome Dickey

Published: 2008-07-01

Paperback: 400 pages

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New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey’s must-read follow-up to Sleeping with Strangers.Gideon, the hit man introduced in Sleeping with Strangers, returns in this “high-octane”(Publishers Weekly) thriller to discover that a hit has been taken out on him. Is it the man h...

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The Lost Daughter: A Memoir

by Mary Williams

Published: 2013-04-09

Hardcover: 320 pages

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A daughter of the Black Panther movement tells her remarkable life story of being raised amid violence and near-poverty, adopted as a teenager by Jane Fonda, and finding her way back home. As she grew up in 1970s Oakland, California, role models for Mary Williams were few and far between:...

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The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots

by Fernanda Santos

Published: 2017-06-06

Paperback: 288 pages

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“In Fernanda Santos’ expert hands, the story of 19 men and a raging wildfire unfolds as a riveting, pulse-pounding account of an American tragedy; and also as a meditation on manhood, brotherhood and family love. The Fire Line is a great and deeply moving book about courageous men and ...

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Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

by Mary Oliver

Published: 2017-10-10

Hardcover: 480 pages

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted vers...

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Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America (Olive Editions)

by Gilbert King

Published: 2017-10-10

Paperback: 656 pages

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* Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction* Nominated for a 2013 Edgar Award * Book of the Year (Non-fiction, 2012) The Boston Globe, Christian Science MonitorFrom acclaimed, prize-winning author Gilbert King comes this gripping true story of racism, murder, rape, and t...