 The
House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by
Helene Cooper (Author) (Hardcover - Sep
2, 2008) - Illustrated ~ Other Editions:
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Helene Cooper is "Congo," a descendant of
two Liberian dynasties -- traced back to the first ship of freemen that set sail
from New York in 1820 to found Monrovia. Helene grew up at Sugar Beach, a twenty-two-room
mansion by the sea. Her childhood was filled with servants, flashy cars, a villa
in Spain, and a farmhouse up-country. It was also an African childhood, filled with
knock foot games and hot pepper soup, heartmen and neegee. When Helene was eight,
the Coopers took in a foster child -- a common custom among the Liberian elite.
Eunice, a Bassa girl, suddenly became known as "Mrs. Cooper's daughter."
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About the Author:
Helene Cooper is the diplomatic correspondent
for the
New York Times. Prior to that assignment,
she was the assistant editorial page editor of the
New York Times, after twelve years as
a reporter and foreign correspondent at the
Wall Street Journal. She was born in
Monrovia, Liberia, and lives in the Washington,
D.C., area. |
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 African
Americans of Denver (Images of America: Colorado) by
Ronald J. Stephens Ph.D.,
La Wanna M. Larson, and
Black American West Museum (Author)
(Paperback - May 12, 2008) |
 The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four
Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family by
Sheryll Cashin (Author) (Hardcover
- Jul 7, 2008) During Reconstruction,
Herschel V. Cashin (Books) was a
radical republican legislator who championed black political enfranchisement
throughout the South. His grandson,
Dr. John L. Cashin Jr. (Books),
inherited that passion for social justice and formed an independent
Democratic party to counter
George Wallace's Dixiecrats (Books), electing more blacks to office than in any
Southern state. His "uppity" ways attracted many enemies. Twice
the private plane Cashin owned and piloted was sabotaged. His
dental office and boyhood home were taken by eminent domain. The
IRS pursued him, as did the FBI. Ultimately his passions would
lead to ruin and leave his daughter, Sheryll, wondering why he
would risk so much. In following generations of Cashins through the eras of
slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, civil rights, and post-civil
rights political struggles,
Sheryll Cashin conveys how she came
to embrace being an agitator's daughter with humor, honesty, and
love. |
 Bibliography
of African American Leadership: An Annotated Guide (Bibliographies and Indexes
in Afro-American and African Studies) by
Ronald W. Walters and
Cedric Johnson (Author) (Hardcover -
Jun 30, 2000) Others:
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Black Children's Literature Got de Blues: The Creativity
of Black Writers & Illustrators (African American Literature and Culture:
Expanding and Exploding the Boundaries) by
Nancy D. Tolson (Author)
(Paperback - Feb 2008) |
 Fugitive
Vision: Slave Image and Black Identity in Antebellum Narrative (Blacks in the
Diaspora) by
Michael A. Chaney (Author) (Hardcover
- Dec 30, 2007) Analyzing the impact of black abolitionist iconography on
early black literature and the formation of black identity, Fugitive Vision
examines the writings of Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, William
Craft, Ellen Craft, Harriet Jacobs, and the slave potter David Drake. |
 Her
Little Black Book by
Brenda Jackson (Author) (Paperback -
April 1, 2008) Others:
Kindle Edition ~ It's less than a week before Sonya Morrison's
wedding when she decides to pass her legendary little black book on to her
cousin Courtney Andrews along with all of her best wishes. Courtney, who's
fast approaching thirty, thinks every woman she knows has somehow met a man
who is husband material except for her. So Sonya’s little black book seems
to be just what she needs. That's until Courtney discovers she and her
cousin have completely different tastes when it comes to men |
 A
Hudson View Poetry Digest: Spring 2008 by
Victoria Valentine and
Phaedra Valentine (Author) (Paperback
- May 20, 2008) |
 Not
Even If You Begged by
Francis Ray (Author) (Paperback - Jan
22, 2008) Others:
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 Pleasure
by
Eric Jerome Dickey (Author) (Hardcover
- April 1, 2008) Others:
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 Prodigal
in the City by
Louis N Jones (Author) (Paperback -
Jun 15, 2008) James Whitaker is far from being the perfect Christian. Having
abandoned his faith and his best friend during his teen years and after
spending several years in prison, he returns home to Washington, D.C.,
yearning only to spend time with his devout, long-suffering mother. However,
he is reunited not only with his mother, but with his former best friend,
who has joined the Marines and is returning to the country from Iraq, and
with a distraught father bent on violent revenge for James role in the
disappearance of his young daughter. These events threaten not only to
destroy his life, but also the lives of his mother, his friends, and his
pastor. Along the way he is assisted by a young social worker whose efforts
to help James only exacerbate her own hidden struggles and yearning for
companionship. Could these events have something to do with a prophecy he
received as a child? Or are they the natural repercussions of a fateful
decision made several years ago? In this novel set in the gritty urban
environs of the nation s capital, drama, suspense and romance come together
to create a compelling and realistic story that illustrates the unwavering
faithfulness of God and the virtues of perseverance. |
 Satisfy
Me Again by
Renee Luke,
Syndey Molare, and
Fiona Zedde (Author) (Paperback - Jan
1, 2008) Others:
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 Shedding
Light by
Harold M. Nash (Author) (Paperback -
April 18, 2008) |
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Slave Songs and the Birth of African American Poetry
by
Lauri Ramey (Author) (Hardcover
- Feb 5, 2008) |
 Soldier Boys by
Edwina Martin-Arnold,
J.M. Jeffries,
Deirdre Savoy, and
Angela Weaver (Author)
(Paperback - Jun
1, 2008) Whether in trouble or in love a girl can always count on
a soldier. Soldier Boys consists of four novellas that celebrate
courage, honor, and appeal of Military men. In
Deirdre Savoy's Fleet Week, a sexy songstress falls head over heels for a sexy younger
Marine. In
Angela Weaver's Flyboy, a woman tests her nerve and
falls into the arms of handsome Air Force pilot. In
Edwina Martin-Arnold's Recruiting
Dora, a feisty mom takes on a charming
Navy recruiter. In
J.M. Jeffries' Going Commando, a TV star gets
lost in the desert and rock's the Kasbah with a studly Army Ranger. |
 Waking
with Enemies (Gideon Trilogy) by
Eric Jerome Dickey (Author)
(Paperback - Jul 1, 2008) Picking up where
Sleeping with Strangers left off,
Dickey's latest novel finds hit man Gideon in London, where another
assassin, a mysterious man with a broken nose, is hot on his trail. Gideon's
most recent target was a rapper, Big Bad Wolf. The rival rapper who hired
Gideon for the hit, Sledge, was recently assassinated, and Gideon assumes he
is the latest target. Other Editions:
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