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"Jesmyn Ward's universally acclaimed memoir shines a light on the community she comes from, in the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi, a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment. Here, in the space of four years, she lost five young men dear to her, including her beloved brother--to accidents, murder, and suicide. Their deaths were seemingly unconnected, yet their lives had been connected, by identity and place, and as Jesmyn dealt with these losses,...
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Known for her honesty and humor The View co-host Sherri Shepherd shares her struggles triumphs and what she's learned along the way in this hilariously fascinating and inspiring memoir. Sherri comically chronicles the challenges of keeping up with the many roles that women must play in today's world. Permission Slips reminds every woman trying to take care of everyone around her - and occasionally dropping the ball - to give herself a break.
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"In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and politics while working to become a successful writer. In addition to being one of the most popular living playwrights in America, Pearl Cleage is a bestselling author with an Oprah Book Club pick and multiple awards to her credit. But there was a time when such stellar...
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Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture. More than just a memoir, this is a dialogue about the nature of memory and the idea of a post-modern black man saddled with post-modern blues. (Bestseller)...
7) Growing up X
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One of Malcom X's daughters recounts her life.
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Modeling her words of wisdom after Maria Shriver's self-help book, movie star and musician Queen Latifah presents a book of advice geared toward young women. Here, she reveals that young people are more susceptible to partner abuse and offers a variety of strategies to break free from the violence.
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MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to talented and accomplished American parents. But things fell apart, and a decade later MK was in America, a teenager lost in a fog of drugs, sex, and violence on the streets of North Philadelphia. Now he was alone and forced to find his own way to survive physically, mentally, and spiritually, by any means necessary. This is the riveting story of a generation told through one dazzlingly poetic voice.
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You'd be angry, too, if you grew up poor in the Harlem of the 1960s and '70s with a dad permanently checked out and a mom at the end of her rope. Ke-Ke Quinones was whip-smart and sassy, a voracious reader of everything. And with every hard-knock lesson learned, she grew fiercer to get through it all. Now, decades later, comatose after a medical crisis, Ke-Ke reflects on her life while surrounded by her splintered family in all their sound and fury....
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