Non-Fiction

Review: "Former NFL star quarterback Peete sheds his macho gridiron side and pours his heart out in his no-holds-barred family memoir, recounting the stresses of having a child with severe autism and the daunting challenge of realigning parental...

Be the "U" God intended: Be Honest. Be Beautiful. Be Intentional. Be Strong. Be You! From the Publisher: In this inspirational book by popular performers Mary Mary, the heart and faith of this urban gospel duo permeates every page and motivates young...

Available April 2010Service is the rent we pay for living says preeminent children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman and this is the motto by which Malaak Compton Rock, dedicated humanitarian and wife of comedian Chris Rock, lives her life. From a...

Available June 2010Newly updated with the latest in digital publishing and social media, Do The Write Thing: 7 Steps to Publishing Success provides a definitive point-by-point instruction manual for getting published whether writing a family memoir, the...

Myronn Hardy has written a collection of quietly combustible poems that remind us of just what a gifted poet's deftly judicious craft can produce in music and emotion.

Publisher Comments: Since she exploded on the scene with her two juicy and impossible-to-put-down tell-alls, readers have wanted to know even more about what makes Karrine Steffans tick. How was she able to meet all the high profile politicians, movie...

Cosby and Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America and the world--a message to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. (Motivation)

Publisher Comments: Get your hopes up. Raise your expectations. Your best days are in front of you. In challenging times, it may be hard to see better days ahead. You may feel as though your struggles will never end, that things won't ever turn around...

Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami. b&w photo insert.Publisher Comments: A real-life thriller about the most...

For more than 25 years, Taylor has shared her thoughts and life with readers in her column in "Essence" magazine. This book draws from the breadth of those writings and relates how her faith has seen her through many difficulties. For more than two and...

The latest volume in The Best of "O, The Oprah Magazine" book series presents an insightful collection of 75 empowering, inspiring articles and timely advice from resident experts including Dr. Phil, Suze Orman, Martha Beck, and Lisa Kogan.Publisher...

Publisher Comments: The New York Times bestseller that introduced the business world to a future that's already here — now in paperback with a new chapter about Long Tail Marketing and a new epilogue. What happens when the bottlenecks that stand between...

The Art Of series is a new line of books reinvigorating the practice of craft and criticism. Each book will be a brief, witty, and useful exploration of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry by a writer impassioned by a singular craft issue. The Art Of volumes...

Award-winning activist journalist and motivational speaker Jeff Johnson dares the post-Civil Rights generation to stop making excuses, overcome personal challenges, and create lives filled with passion, meaning, and service in "Everything I'm Not Made Me...

This ground-breaking volume reminds us of the roots of soul food and the importance of food in African American identity.Like other Americans, African Americans partake of the general food offerings available in mainstream supermarket chains across the...