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Secret Daughter by June CrossSecret Daughter
A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away
June Cross
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 320 pages | ISBN 9780143112112 | 24 Apr 2007 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
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Middle Passages by David Levering LewisMiddle Passages
African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005
James T. Campbell, David Levering Lewis
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 544 pages | ISBN 9780143111986 | 24 Apr 2007 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
Pulitzer Prize for History: Finalist 2007
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Letters to a Young Brother by Hill HarperLetters to a Young Brother
MANifest Your Destiny
Hill Harper
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Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 192 pages | ISBN 9781592402496 | 19 Apr 2007 | Gotham Trade Paperback | 18 - AND UP
NAACP Image Award
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DonDon't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings
Tyler Perry
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Audiobook: CD Unabridged | 5.74 x 5.23in | 5 Hours; 4 CDs | ISBN 9780143058724 | 01 Feb 2007 | Penguin Audio | Adult
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ItIt's OK if You're Clueless
and 23 More Tips for the College Bound
Terry McMillan
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Book: Hardcover | 4.64 x 6.88in | 64 pages | ISBN 9780670032983 | 25 Apr 2006 | Viking Adult | 18 - AND UP

From bestselling author Terry McMillan, life wisdom for high school graduates and those who love them More...

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Letters to a Young Brother by Hill HarperLetters to a Young Brother
MANifest Your Destiny
Hill Harper
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Book: Hardcover | 9.25 x 6.25in | 192 pages | ISBN 9781592402007 | 20 Apr 2006 | Gotham Books | 18 - AND UP

Straight talk and inspiring advice for America's youth, from the powerhouse public speaker and star of CSI:NY More...

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DonDon't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings
Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life
Tyler Perry
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Book: Hardcover | 9.25 x 6.25in | 272 pages | ISBN 9781594489211 | 11 Apr 2006 | Riverhead | 18 - AND UP
Quill Award

Winner of the 2006 Quill Award for Book of the Year! More...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marshall FradyMartin Luther King, Jr.
A Life
Penguin Lives
Marshall Frady
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Book: Paperback | 5.19 x 6.88in | 224 pages | ISBN 9780143036487 | 27 Dec 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

An impassioned life of the most inspirational figure of twentieth-century America More...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marshall FradyMartin Luther King, Jr.
A Life
Marshall Frady
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eBook: Adobe reader | 8.26 x 5.23in | 224 pages | ISBN 9780786569182 | 27 Dec 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

An impassioned life of the most inspirational figure of twentieth-century America More...

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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands by Sara SalihWonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
Mary Seacole, Sara Salih
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 304 pages | ISBN 9780140439021 | 29 Nov 2005 | Penguin Classics | 18 - AND UP

One of the most significant works in black British literary history More...

We Are All the Same by Jim WootenWe Are All the Same
A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love
Jim Wooten
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Book: Paperback | 5.15 x 7.12in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780143035992 | 25 Oct 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

"Brilliant, stunning, beautifully written.... No one who reads this book will ever forget it." -Jim Lehrer More...

Rosa Parks by Douglas G. BrinkleyRosa Parks
A Life
Penguin Lives
Douglas G. Brinkley
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.08in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780143036005 | 25 Oct 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of her historic busride - Rosa Parks's moving biography More...

The Mack Within by Tariq NasheedThe Mack Within
Tariq Nasheed
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Book: Paperback | 5.19 x 7.99in | 176 pages | ISBN 9781594481796 | 04 Oct 2005 | Riverhead | 18 - AND UP
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Gregory StephensNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, Peter J. Gomes, Gregory Stephens
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Book: Paperback: Mass Market | 4.44 x 6.57in | 160 pages | ISBN 9780451529947 | 07 Jun 2005 | Signet Classic | 18 - AND UP
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Post-Soul Nation by Nelson GeorgePost-Soul Nation
The Explosive, Contradictory, Triumphant, and Tragic 1980s as Experienced by African Americans (Previously Known as Blacks and Before That Negroes)
Nelson George
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Book: Paperback | 5.11 x 7.99in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780143034476 | 26 Apr 2005 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
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We Beat the Street by Sharon DraperWe Beat the Street
How a Friendship Led to Success
Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Sharon Draper
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Book: Hardcover | 6.22 x 9.29in | 128 pages | ISBN 9780525474074 | 21 Apr 2005 | Dutton Children's | 5 - AND UP years
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The Wu-Tang Manual by Chris NorrisThe Wu-Tang Manual
Enter the 36 Chambers, Volume One
The RZA, Chris Norris
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Book: Paperback | 7.44 x 9.01in | 256 pages | ISBN 9781594480188 | 01 Feb 2005 | Riverhead | 18 - AND UP

The first book, the definitive book from HIP-HOP'S ORIGINAL DYNASTY! More...

Ten Commandments of Working in a Hostile Environment by T. D. JakesTen Commandments of Working in a Hostile Environment
T. D. Jakes
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Book: Hardcover | 5.86 x 8.58in | 224 pages | ISBN 9780425200162 | 04 Jan 2005 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP
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Follow the Star by T. D. JakesFollow the Star
Christmas Stories That Changed My Life
T. D. Jakes
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Book: Paperback | 5.19 x 7.40in | 240 pages | ISBN 9780425198292 | 02 Nov 2004 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP
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Basquiat by Phoebe HobanBasquiat
A Quick Killing in Art (Revised Edition)
Phoebe Hoban
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Book: Paperback | 5.43 x 7.99in | 416 pages | ISBN 9780143035121 | 19 Oct 2004 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
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