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21) Mudbound
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In post-World War II Mississippi, two families, one white and one black, struggle to survive in the Jim Crow south.
"In Jordan's prize-winning debut, prejudice takes many forms, both subtle and brutal. It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm--a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family's struggles, two young men return from the war to work the land....
22) Assume nothing
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"When Andy Baumhower plows his van into ex-cop Joe Reddick's car late one night after dumping a body in the LA River, one of his three accomplices to murder thinks the best way to ensure Reddick's silence regarding the accident is to threaten his estranged wife and young son with a K-bar knife. Bad mistake. Because Joe Reddick's lived the nightmare of losing a family to a crazed killer once, and he's not going to let it happen again."--P. [2] of jacket....
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West Owens has been able to move his life along very nicely over the years, repairing one car at a time in the auto repair shop that he's always dreamed of owning. When Mrs. Shirley Bullock calls and asks for a favor, he is more than happy to oblige—even though it means taking a chance and hiring her ex-con grandson, Tavious Bell, to work with him.
As soon as Tavious gets accustomed to living outside of prison walls, he divulges to West...
As soon as Tavious gets accustomed to living outside of prison walls, he divulges to West...
24) After : a novel
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After mistakenly shooting the son of an affluent black family during a routine traffic stop, black police officer Carson Blake struggles to cope with his feelings of shame, family discord, drinking bouts, and alienation from his colleagues as he works to put his life back together.
25) Up to no good
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There is always a man around the corner. And church trustee James Black should know-- he's usually that very man, carrying on affairs with married women and sleeping with one conquest after another. When the tables are turned, his newfound love generates a ripple effect of shocking proportions ...
26) After the dance
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"It's her game...Here's my deal--I'm not knocking myself out to find Mr. Right anymore. As far as this thirty-something sistah is concerned, it's now about reciprocity, not romance. A brother doesn't have to whisper promises he won't keep. All he needs to do is respect my boundaries, rock my world--then step before anyone gets too attached. That's why the last man I need is my next door neighbor, Carl. But he's breaking all the rules...Who does Faye...
29) Barack
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A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama.
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Full-figured diva Desa Rae Jenkins and her lover boy, Roc Dawson, have finally agreed to make their way down the aisle for better or worse, richer or poorer, and no mess whatsoever shall keep them apart. Several weeks before the long-awaited wedding, however, Desa Rae is confronted by a woman from the past who makes her aware of Roc's naughty nights in a place known as Hell House. The betrayal sends them back to what Desa Rae considers square one,...
31) Tell Me No Lies
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Chyanne Johnson has finally gotten her act together. After all of the drama that ensued when she discovered that Aric McHale-her former boss, lover, and father to her son-was married, Chyanne has found a man to call her own. She has it made in the shade . . . or so she thinks.
Stephanie, Aric's ex-wife, may have been found guilty of attempted murder, but she hasn't been sentenced yet. She is still free to walk to the streets.
Gabriel, Aric's best...
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Travis Hunter is an Essence best-selling author, motivational speaker, and founder of an organization that provides mentoring for underprivileged youths. In Married But Still Looking, a handsome young bachelor struggles to give up his appetite for casual sex when he finally proposes to the woman of his dreams.
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Marcus Major, author of the Blackboard best-seller Good Peoples, crafts this fun, stylish and delightfully perceptive tale of four best friends, an oath--and one very special young woman. Colin, Dexter, Ibn, and Michael have been inseparable since college. Besides sharing similar interests, they have someone very important in common--Erika. Erika is the little sister of a friend who died, and they've promised to watch out for her. But when Erika grows...
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In The Hearts of Men, a reformed player, a workaholic trying to overcome his past, and a faithful husband diagnosed with lung cancer all struggle to be the men they hope to be. But life and human frailty have a way of throwing stumbling blocks before the best of intentions.
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Travis Hunter-founder of the Hearts of Men Foundation-has captivated millions with best-sellers like Married but Still Looking and Trouble Man. A story of redemption and reconciliation, Something to Die For follows one upstanding man's personal journey to win back the hearts of the loved ones he scorned.
36) Sweetsmoke
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Screenwriter David Fuller spent eight years researching Sweetsmoke, in the process discovering that members of his family fought on both sides of the Civil War. Cassius Howard is a skilled slave, once his master's favorite. But his master Hoke is now little more than a fragile old man, depressed about an ever-shrinking plantation and losing a son to war. When an old freedwoman who once saved Cassius from Hoke's wrath is killed, Cassius risks everything...
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The age of multitasking needs better narrative history. It must be absolutely factual, immediately accessible, smart, and brilliantly fun. Enter Andrew Helfer, the award-winning graphic-novel editor behind Road to Perdition and The History of Violence, and welcome the launch of a unique line of graphic biographies. If a picture is worth a thousand words, these graphic biographies qualify as tomes. But if you're among the millions who haven't time...
39) Baby momma drama
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Two very different women are about to learn that when it comes to sorting out life and love, no sister is perfect... Sensible older sister Jasmine is working hard, saving money, and waiting for Mr. Right. In smooth-talking attorney Derrick, she thinks she's found him. But it doesn't take long for Jasmine's shrewd granny to expose her man as nothing more than a drug-dealing hustler. Still, Jasmine chooses to stay with him...until she finds out he's...
40) Nefer the silent
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They built a civilization ahead of its time, and dominated the ancient world. They defined an era of war, love, passion, power, and betrayal. They were a people of mystery whose secrets have turned to dust -- but who inspire our awe and wonder even to this day... THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS THEY SHOWED US HOW TO LIVE. AND HOW TO DIE. Christian Jacq, author of the international triumph Ramses, brings the people and the passions of ancient Egypt to life in...