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Addy's Little Brotherby Connie Rose Porter, Gabriela Dellosso, Dahl TaylorISBN 1584850337 (1-58485-033-7)
Hardcover, Amer Girl Pub
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1583483403 (1-58348-340-3)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyerby Mark Twain, John MichaelISBN 1583483411 (1-58348-341-1)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'Book summary:[via]The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
Perhaps the best-loved nineteenth-century American novel, Mark Twains tale of boyhood adventure overflows with comedy, warmth, and slapstick energy. It brings to life and array of irresistible charactersthe awesomely self-confident Tom, his best buddy Huck Finn, indulgent Aunt Polly, and the lovely, beguiling Beckyas well as such unforgettable incidents as whitewashing a fence, swearing an oath in blood, and getting lost in a dark and labyrinthine cave. Below Tom Sawyers sunny surface lurk hints of a darker reality, of youthful innocence and naïveté confronting the cruelty, hypocrisy, and foolishness of the adult worlda theme that would become more pronounced in Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Despite such suggestions, Tom Sawyer remains Twains joyful ode to the endless possibilities of childhood.
H. Daniel Peck is John Guy Vassar Professor of English at Vassar College and is the author of Thoreaus Morning Work and A World by Itself: The Pastoral Moment in Coopers Fiction.More editions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer:
Awakening Mercyby Angela BensonISBN 158314322X (1-58314-322-X)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Back in Your Armsby Sandra Kitt, Deidre Savoy, Deirdre Savoy, Celeste O. NorfleetISBN 158314689X (1-58314-689-X)
Hardcover, Harlequin Books
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Ballantyne's Destinyby Kimberley WhiteISBN 1583146679 (1-58314-667-9)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Bein With You This Wayby W. Nikola-LisaISBN 159112400X (1-59112-400-X)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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Best Kept Secretsby Rochelle AlersISBN 1583146709 (1-58314-670-9)
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Black Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community, 1880-1950by Maureen Elgersman LeeISBN 1584654996 (1-58465-499-6)
Softcover, Univ Pr of New England
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Blanche on the Lamby Barbara NeelyISBN 158547469X (1-58547-469-X)
Hardcover, Center Point Pub
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Bloodchild: And Other Storiesby Octavia E. ButlerISBN 1583226982 (1-58322-698-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bloodchild: And Other Stories'Book summary:A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the abilityand responsibilityto save humanity from itself?
Like all of Octavia Butlers best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literatures strongest voices. [via]More editions of Bloodchild: And Other Stories:
By Any Other Nameby GiGi Gossett, Nikki GiovanniISBN 1585972584 (1-58597-258-4)
Softcover, Leathers Pub
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Caught Upby Deatri King-beyISBN 1585711780 (1-58571-178-0)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Charlie Parker Played Be Popby Chris RaschkaISBN 1591124190 (1-59112-419-0)
Softcover, Live Oak Media
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Constant Cravingby Janice SimsISBN 158314806X (1-58314-806-X)
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The Crisis Of The Negro Intellectual: A Historical Analysis Of The Failure Of Black Leadershipby Harold Cruse, Stanley CrouchISBN 1590171357 (1-59017-135-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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A Deeper Blue: Passion Marks IIby Lee A. HayesISBN 1593090471 (1-59309-047-1)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Destiny's Giftby Natasha Tarpley, Adjoa J. BurrowesISBN 1584301562 (1-58430-156-2)
Hardcover, Lee & Low Books
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Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation Of Language And Music And Why We Should, Like, Careby John McWhorterISBN 1592400841 (1-59240-084-1)
Softcover, Gotham Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation Of Language And Music And Why We Should, Like, Care'Book summary:A rousing polemic in defense of the written word by the New York Times bestselling author of Losing the Race and the widely acclaimed history of language The Power of Babel.
Critically acclaimed linguist John McWhorter has devoted his career to exploring the evolution of language. He has often argued that language change is inevitable and in general culturally neutral-languages change rapidly even in indigenous cultures where traditions perpetuate; and among modernized peoples, culture endures despite linguistic shifts. But in his provocative new book, Doing Our Own Thing, McWhorter draws the line when it comes to how cultural change is turning the English language upside down in America today, and how public English is being overwhelmed by street English, with serious consequences for our writing, our music, and our society.
McWhorter explores the triumph of casual over formal speech-particularly since the dawn of 1960s counterculture-and its effect on Americans' ability to write, read, critique, argue, and imagine. In the face of this growing rift between written English and spoken English, the intricate vocabularies and syntactic roadmaps of our language appear to be slipping away, eroding our intellectual and artistic capacities. He argues that "our increasing alienation from 'written language' signals a gutting of our intellectual powers, our self-regard as a nation, and thus our very substance as a people."
Timely, thought-provoking, and compellingly written, Doing Our Own Thing is sure to stoke many debates about the fate of our threatened intellectual culture, and the destiny of our democracy. [via]More editions of Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation Of Language And Music And Why We Should, Like, Care:
Erasureby Percival EverettISBN 1584650907 (1-58465-090-7)
Hardcover, Univ Pr of New England
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Every Reasonable Doubtby Pamela-samuels YoungISBN 1583146695 (1-58314-669-5)
Softcover, Bet Books
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It's bad enough working with a pretentious associate with her own agenda. Now Vernetta is up against the smooth-talking litigator she once beat at trial. Just when she needs her husband most, he finds himself in a compromising position that could destroy their marriage. As revelations about the case emerge, Vernetta uncovers a conspiracy of corporate greed, deceit and violence that will touch many lives. With her private and professional lives spiraling out of control, Vernetta is about to discover what really matters--and how far she'll go to protect the ones she loves. [via]
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Every Woman's Manby Rique JohnsonISBN 1593090366 (1-59309-036-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Facing Tyson: Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Storiesby Ted A. KluckISBN 1592289193 (1-59228-919-3)
Hardcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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The Failures Of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dreamby Sheryll CashinISBN 1586483390 (1-58648-339-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Failures Of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dream'Book summary:Published for the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: If "separate, but equal" has been illegal for fifty years, why is America more segregated than ever?. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that separate educational facilities for blacks and whites are inherently "unequal" and, as such, violate the 14th Amendment. The landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education , sounded the death knell for legal segregation, but fifty years later, de facto segregation in America thrives. And Sheryll Cashin believes that it is getting worse. The Failures of Integration is a provocative look at how segregation by race and class is ruining American democracy. Only a small minority of the affluent are truly living the American Dream, complete with attractive, job-rich suburbs, reasonably low taxes, good public schools, and little violent crime. For the remaining majority of Americans, segregation comes with stratospheric costs. In a society that sets up "winner" and "loser" communities and schools defined by race and class, racial minorities in particular are locked out of the "winner" column. African-Americans bear the heaviest burden. Cashin argues that we n [via]
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Feverby ELAINE OVERTONISBN 158314790X (1-58314-790-X)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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The First Waco Horror: The Lynching Of Jesse Washington And The Rise Of The NAACPby Patricia BernsteinISBN 1585444162 (1-58544-416-2)
Hardcover, Texas A & M Univ Pr
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The Flip Side of Moneyby Earl SewellISBN 1583146407 (1-58314-640-7)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Friend On Freedom Riverby Gloria Whelan, Gijsbert Van FrankenhuyzenISBN 1585362220 (1-58536-222-0)
Hardcover, Sleeping Bear Pr
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From Here to Foreverby Monica McKayhanISBN 1583146067 (1-58314-606-7)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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The Girl Next Doorby Roberta GayleISBN 1583146024 (1-58314-602-4)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Grown and Sexyby Phillip Thomas DuckISBN 1583145257 (1-58314-525-7)
Softcover, Bet Books
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Holy Bible: African American Catholic Jubilee Edition BlackISBN 1585161810 (1-58516-181-0)
Hardcover, Amer Bible Society
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I'm Gonna Make You Love Meby Gwyneth BoltonISBN 1585711810 (1-58571-181-0)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Illusive Flameby Dara GirardISBN 1583146296 (1-58314-629-6)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Indecent Exposureby Carmen Green, Tracy Price-Thompson, Victor McGlothinISBN 1583147098 (1-58314-709-8)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Jitneyby August WilsonISBN 158567186X (1-58567-186-X)
Hardcover, Overlook Press, The
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Jitney: 1977by August WilsonISBN 1585673706 (1-58567-370-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Leapholesby James GrippandoISBN 1590316665 (1-59031-666-5)
Hardcover, Amer Bar Assn
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leapholes'Book summary:Ryan Coolidge hates middle school and is in the worst kind of trouble-trouble with the law. The one person who can help Ryan is a mysterious old lawyer named Hezekiah. Hezekiah may have magical powers, or he may have the most elaborate computerized law library ever conceived. Either way, together, Ryan and Hezekiah do their legal research by zooming through leapholes, physically entering the law books, and coming face-to-face with actual people from some of our nation's most famous cases-like Rosa Parks and Dred Scott-who will help Ryan defend himself in court. It is time travel with a legal twist, where law books and important legal precedents come to life. [via]
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Let Them Playby Margot Raven Theis, Chris EllisonISBN 1585362603 (1-58536-260-3)
Hardcover, Sleeping Bear Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Let Them Play'Book summary:Segregated Charleston, SC, 1955: There are 62 official Little League programs in South Carolina - all but one of the leagues is composed entirely of white players. The Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars, an all-black team, is formed in hopes of playing in the state's annual Little League Tournament. What should have been a time of enjoyment, however, turns sour when all of the other leagues refuse to play against them and even pull out of the program. As the only remaining Little League team in the state, Cannon Street was named state winner by default, giving the boys a legitimate spot in the Little League Baseball World Series held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. While the Cannon Street team is invited to the game as guests, they are not allowed to participate since they have not officially "played" and won their state's tournament.
"Let Them Play" takes its name from the chant shouted by the spectators who attended the World Series final. [via]
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Let's Get It onby Dyanne DavisISBN 1585712108 (1-58571-210-8)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Like Boogie on Tuesdayby Linda Dominique GrosvenorISBN 1583142606 (1-58314-260-6)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Living in Babylon: Poems And Performances, Including "What Do You Believe in?"by Esther IveremISBN 159221410X (1-59221-410-X)
Softcover, Africa World Pr
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Long Journey Homeby Shirley HarrisonISBN 1583148094 (1-58314-809-4)
Softcover, Bet Books
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Love Me Like No Otherby Kimberley WhiteISBN 1583147934 (1-58314-793-4)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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A Love to Rememberby Angela WeaverISBN 1583147918 (1-58314-791-8)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Love Under Constructionby Courtni WrightISBN 1583145583 (1-58314-558-3)
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A Lover's Dreamby Altonya WashingtonISBN 1583147055 (1-58314-705-5)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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Mississippi In Africaby Alan HuffmanISBN 1592401007 (1-59240-100-7)
Softcover, Gotham Books
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Narrative of Sojourner Truthby Sojourner Truth, Imani PerryISBN 1593082932 (1-59308-293-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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The Negroby W. E. B. Du BoisISBN 1587159783 (1-58715-978-3)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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Neo Soul: Taking Soul Food to A Whole 'Nutha Levelby Lindsey Williams, Sylvia WoodsISBN 1583331948 (1-58333-194-8)
Hardcover, Avery Pub Group
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No Compromiseby Rochelle AlersISBN 1583142703 (1-58314-270-3)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Notes When Summer Endsby Beverly LauderdaleISBN 1585711802 (1-58571-180-2)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoirby Dorothy Height, Maya AngelouISBN 1586482866 (1-58648-286-6)
Softcover, Public Affairs
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Passion's Foolby Francine CraftISBN 1583147284 (1-58314-728-4)
Softcover, Bet Books
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Ready to Take A Chanceby Alice WootsonISBN 1583148078 (1-58314-807-8)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Sad Songsby YadiISBN 1592320554 (1-59232-055-4)
Softcover, Seaburn Books
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Secrets and Silenceby Linda Hudson-SmithISBN 1583147128 (1-58314-712-8)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Sent by Earth : A Message from the Grandmother Spirit after the Bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagonby Alice WalkerISBN 1583224912 (1-58322-491-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Press
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Slaveby Damien Lewis, Nazer & LewisISBN 1586483188 (1-58648-318-8)
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Slaveby Mende Nazer, Damien LewisISBN 1586482122 (1-58648-212-2)
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Sofie And the Cityby Karima Grant, Janet MontecalvoISBN 1590782739 (1-59078-273-9)
Hardcover, Boyds Mills Pr
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Such Sweet Thunderby Vincent O. CarterISBN 1581952171 (1-58195-217-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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SUCH SWEET THUNDER opens in 1944, somewhere in France, near the fighting. Amerigo Jones, a young foot soldier, is invited by a buddy to bed down with a French girl who has put herself at the service of a black United States infantry unit. But when Amerigo half-reluctantly goes to her he sees not a hardened prostitute, but a sad and bewildered innocent. In a daze, he watches her features take on the aspect of Cosima Thornton, the great obsession of his youth in his native Kansas City. This moment of connection serves as the springboard for a unique and compelling novel that deserves a place of prominence in American literature. Amerigo drifts back in time, so far back he recalls suckling at his mothers breast. We see life through the eyes of the boy at each stage of his development as he struggles for independence, respect, understanding from his friends and elders, and above all, love.
Set during the segregated 1920s and 30s, Such Sweet Thunder is laced throughout with references to the struggle for justice and freedom, with many allusions to the white man and the white mans strange, brutal, and just plain crazy ways. But Amerigo also learns about sexuality, love, art, literature, and life itself the standard themes of the European bildungsroman. Amerigo is a dreamer, and yet it is clear that many of his dreams will go unfulfilled, not because of who he is but because of the color of his skin.
Such Sweet Thunder is a jazz song of a book, a river of sound, something like an epic poem. Carter dedicates the novel to Duke Ellington, and it is replete with references to the influential musicians of the Kansas City jazz scene of his youth Count Basie, Jay McShann, Big Joe Turner, and the young Charlie Parker. And there are references to Louis Armstrong, whose scat singing is a lot like the extended dialogue riffs between the books characters. Jazz musicians in Kansas City during the Depression created an influential big band sound, and in a way Carter has structured his book similarly. It has an orchestral feel its big; its got sweep; the characters are like musical instruments, carrying their own themes; there are solos, set pieces, drama, comedy, and pathos and all are arranged to transport the reader on an evocative and emotional journey.
Carter has written an unprecedented literary portrait of African American life, but at the heart of this grandly told story is a boy, Amerigo Jones, full of life and humor and as desirous and deserving of love as any child. Part of the greatness of Carters achievement is his ability to write the way a young boy truly experiences the world. And his depiction of the noisy, jostling, mysterious, fascinating world rich with warmth and fun, danger, and uncertainty in which Amerigo must find his way is as overwhelming and unforgettable as any to be found in literature. [via]
Sweet Potato Pieby Kathleen D. Lindsey, Charlotte Riley-WebbISBN 1584300612 (1-58430-061-2)
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Taken for Grantedby Earl SewellISBN 1583143572 (1-58314-357-2)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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Taking Chancesby Angela WeaverISBN 1583145621 (1-58314-562-1)
Softcover, Harlequin Books
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The Threshing Floorby Juanita BynumISBN 1591858038 (1-59185-803-8)
Hardcover, Strang Communications Co
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Through the Fireby Seressia GlassISBN 158571173X (1-58571-173-X)
Softcover, Kensington Pub Corp
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Through Thick and Thinby Earl SewellISBN 1583143580 (1-58314-358-0)
Softcover, Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
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To Repel Ghosts: Five Sides in B Minorby Kevin YoungISBN 158195204X (1-58195-204-X)
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Tom Sawyer: Library Editionby Mark TwainISBN 1591940257 (1-59194-025-7)
Softcover, Townsend Pr
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Unconfessedby Yvette ChristianseISBN 1590512405 (1-59051-240-5)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Under The Cherry Moonby Christal Joran-mimsISBN 1585711691 (1-58571-169-1)
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Unearthing Passionsby Elaine SimsISBN 1585711845 (1-58571-184-5)
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Unexpected Circumstancesby Crystal DownsISBN 1583145745 (1-58314-574-5)
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Unspoken Loveby Doreen RaineyISBN 1583145958 (1-58314-595-8)
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Until There Was Youby Francis RayISBN 158314028X (1-58314-028-X)
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When Harlem Nearly Killed Kingby Hugh PearsonISBN 158322274X (1-58322-274-X)
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When Harlem Nearly Killed King: The 1958 Stabbing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jrby Hugh PearsonISBN 1583226141 (1-58322-614-1)
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When Push Comes to Shoveby Earl SewellISBN 1583146415 (1-58314-641-5)
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William ShakespeareISBN 1586635565 (1-58663-556-5)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
Find This BookBook summary:But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
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You Never Knowby Niobia Bryant, Melanie Schuster, Kimberley WhiteISBN 1583146881 (1-58314-688-1)
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