African America Celebrates
For Black History Month: 130 titles, now through February
By Barbara Hoffert -- Library Journal, 11/1/2009
Arts
Farebrother, Rachel. The Collage Aesthetic in the Harlem Renaissance. Ashgate. Dec. 2009. 226p. ISBN 978-0-7546-6198-6. $99.95.
King-Hammond, Leslie. The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art: Vol. 8: Hughie Lee-Smith. Pomegranate. Feb. 2010. 124p. ISBN 978-0-7649-5351-4. $35.
Biography
Hawkins, Martha. Finding Martha's Place: My Journey Through Sin, Salvation, and Lots of Soul Food. Touchstone: S. & S. Dec. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-1-4391-3781-9. $24.99.
Obama, George with Damien Lewis. Homeland: An Extraordinary Story of Hope and Survival. S. & S. Jan. 2010. 256p. ISBN 978-1-4391-7617-7. $25.
Walker, Jerald. Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption. Bantam. Feb. 2010. 256p. ISBN 978-0-553-80755-4. $25.
Economics
Rogers, W. Sherman. The African American Entrepreneur: Then and Now. Praeger. Jan. 2010. 256p. ISBN 978-0-313-35111-2. $44.95.
Singletary, Michelle. The Power To Prosper: 21 Days to Financial Freedom. Zondervan. Jan. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-310-32038-8. pap. $14.99.
Upkins, Louis. Treat Me Like a Customer: Using Lessons from Work To Succeed in Life. Zondervan. Jan. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-310-32029-6. pap. $16.99.
Education
Bonner, Fred A., II. Academically Gifted African American Male College Students. Praeger. Feb. 2010. 248p. ISBN 978-0-89789-857-7. $44.95.
Espenshade, Thomas J. & Alexandria Walton Ratford. No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life. Princeton Univ. Dec. 2009. 576p. ISBN 978-0-691-14160-2. $35.
Kunjufu, Jawanza. Reducing the Black Male Dropout Rate. African American Images. Feb. 2010. 200p. ISBN 978-1-934155-22-6. pap. $15.95.
Smith, Daryl G. Diversity's Promise for Higher Education: Making It Work. Johns Hopkins. Dec. 2009. 352p. ISBN 978-0-8018-9316-2. $50.
Thompson, Gail L. The Power of One: How You Can Help or Harm African American Students. SAGE. Dec. 2009. 184p. ISBN 978-1-4129-7676-3. $31.95.
Williams, Zachery R. In Search of the Talented Tenth: Howard University Public Intellectuals and the Dilemmas of Race, 1926–1970. Univ. of Missouri. Nov. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-8262-1862-9. $39.95.
Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle. The Unchosen Me: Race, Gender, and Identity Among Black Women in College. Johns Hopkins. Nov. 2009. 248p. ISBN 978-0-8018-9354-4. $55.
Etiquette
Fornay, Alfred with Yvonne Rose. Ageless Beauty: The Skin Care and Make-Up Guide for Women and Teens of Color. Amber. Feb. 2010. rev. ed. 192p. ISBN 978-0-9790976-8-3. pap. $14.95.
Rose, Yvonne & Tony Rose. Is Modeling For You? The Handbook & Guide for the Young Aspiring Black Model. rev. ed. Amber. Feb. 2010. 192p. ISBN 978-0-9790976-9-0. pap. $14.95.
Fiction
Alers, Rochelle. Hidden Agenda. Kimani Arabesque: Harlequin. Nov. 2009. 320p. ISBN 978-0-373-83175-3. pap. $6.99.
Alers, Rochelle. Sweet Deception. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Dec. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86140-8. pap. $5.99.
Archer, Devon Vaughn. Christmas Diamonds. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Nov. 2009. ISBN 978-0-373-86139-2. pap. $5.99.
Bedford, Simi. Not with Silver. Vintage UK, dist. by Trafalgar Sq. Dec. 2009. 368p. ISBN 978-0-09-944517-3. pap. $14.95.
Best African American Fiction 2010. One World: Ballantine. Dec. 2009. 320p. ed. by Gerald Early. ISBN 978-0-553-80690-8. $25.
Brown, Tracy. Snapped. Griffin: St. Martin's. Jan. 2010. 464p. ISBN 978-0-312-55521-4. pap. $14.99.
Bryant, Simone. Fabulous. Kimani TRU: Harlequin. Feb. 2010. 256p. ISBN 978-0-373-83126-5. pap. $9.99.
Bunkley, Anita. Vote for Love. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Jan. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86144-6. pap. $6.25.
Byrd, Adrianne. Tender to His Touch. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Dec. 2009 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86141-5. pap. $5.99.
Conde, Maryse. Victoire: My Mother's Mother. Atria: S. & S. Jan. 2010. 208p. ISBN 978-1-4165-9276-1. pap. $16.
Cross, Cecil R., II. Next Semester. Kimani TRU: Harlequin. Jan. 2010. 256p. ISBN 978-0-373-83145-6. pap. $9.99.
Forster, Gwynne. Holiday Kisses. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Nov. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86136-1. pap. $5.99.
Forster, Gwynne. Scarlet Woman. Kimani Arabesque: Harlequin. Dec. 2009. 320p. ISBN 978-0-373-83169-2. pap. $6.99.
Green, Carmen. The Perfect Seduction. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Jan. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86145-3. pap. $6.25.
Guillaume, Geri. Kiss Me Twice. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Dec. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86142-2. pap. $5.99.
Jackson, Brenda. Wrapped in Pleasure. Kimani Arabesque: Harlequin. Jan. 2010. 384p. ISBN 978-0-373-83177-7. pap. $6.99.
Luckett, Jacqueline E. Searching for Tina Turner. Grand Central. Jan. 2010. 304p. ISBN 978-0-446-54296-8. $24.95.
Mengiste, Maaza. Beneath the Lion's Gaze: A Novel. Norton. Jan. 2010. 384p. ISBN 978-0-393-07176-4. $24.
Monkou, Michelle. Trail of Kisses. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Feb. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86151-4. pap. $6.25.
Norfleet, Celeste O. Love Me Now. Kimani Arabesque: Harlequin. Nov. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-0-373-83170-8. pap. $6.99.
Overton, Elaine. His Perfect Match. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Dec. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86143-9. pap. $5.99.
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen. Wench: A Novel. Amistad: HarperCollins. Jan. 2010. 288p. ISBN 978-0-06-170654-7. $24.99.
Perrin, Kayla. Island Fantasy. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Feb. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86148-4. pap. $6.25.
Roby, Kimberla Lawson. Be Careful What You Pray For. Morrow. Jan. 2010. 288p. ISBN 978-0-06-144311-4. $23.99.
Roker, Al & Dick Lochte. The Morning Show Murders. Delacorte. Nov. 2009. 320p. ISBN 978-0-385-34368-8. $26.
Russell, Trista. Bedroom Bully. Pocket: S. & S. Jan. 2010. 263p. ISBN 978-1-4165-5392-2. pap. $14.
Sewell, Earl. Decision Time. Kimani TRU: Harlequin. Dec. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-373-83172-2. pap. $9.99.
Smith, Méta. Sex Appeal. Pocket: S. & S. Nov. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-1-4165-5140-9. pap. $15.
Stringer, Vickie. Dirtier Than Ever. Atria: S. & S. Feb. 2010. 304p. ISBN 978-1-4391-6611-6. $23.99.
Thomas, Jacquelin. Chocolate Goodies. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Feb. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86149-1. pap. $6.25.
Walker, Keith. Fixin' Tyrone. Genesis. Nov. 2009. 372p. ISBN 978-1-58571-365-3. pap. $6.99.
Washington, AlTonya. The Doctor's Private. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Jan. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86146-0. pap. $6.25.
Weber, Carl. Big Girls Do Cry. Kensington. Jan. 2010. 352p. ISBN 978-0-75823-181-9. pap. $24.
Wench, Donald. In My Sister's House: A Novel. One World: Ballantine. Feb. 2010. 240p. ISBN 978-0-345-50162-2. pap. $14.
Yaye, Pamela. Love on the Rocks. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Feb. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86150-7. pap. $6.25.
Yaye, Pamela. Passion Overtime. Kimani Romance: Harlequin. Nov. 2009. 224p. ISBN 978-0-373-86137-8. pap. $5.99.
Zane. Total Eclipse of the Heart. Atria: S. & S. Dec. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7434-9929-3. $25.99.
History
African American History in the United States of America: An Anthology; from Africa to President Barack Obama. Vol. 1. Amber. Nov. 2009. 432p. ed. by Tony Rose. ISBN 978-0-9824922-0-8. $21.95.
Anderson, Karen. Little Rock: Race and Resistance at Central High School. Princeton Univ. Jan. 2010. 408p. ISBN 978-0-691-09293-5. $35.
Berlin, Ira. The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations. Viking. Jan. 2010. 320p. ISBN 978-0-670-02137-6. $27.95.
Bristol, Douglas Walter, Jr. Knights of the Razor: Black Barbers in Slavery and Freedom. Johns Hopkins. Dec. 2009. 232p. ISBN 978-0-8018-9283-7. $50.
Davies, Sharon. Rising Road: A True Tale of Love, Race, and Religion in America. Oxford Univ. Feb. 2010. 336p. ISBN 978-0-19-537979-2. $27.95.
Fleming, Cynthia Griggs. Yes We Did? From King's Dream to Obama's Promise. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky. Nov. 2009. 336p. ISBN 978-0-8131-2560-2. $29.95.
Haas, Jeffrey. The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther. Lawrence Hill Bks: Chicago Review. Nov. 2009. ISBN 978-1-55652-765-4. 384p. $26.95.
Harris, J. William. The Hanging of Thomas Jeremiah: A Free Black Man's Encounter with Liberty. Yale Univ. Nov. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-0-300-15214-2. $ 27.50.
Kornweibel, Theodore, Jr. Railroads in the African American Experience: A Photographic Journey. Johns Hopkins. Jan. 2010. 584p. ISBN 978-0-8018-9162-5. $40.
Lentz-Smith, Adrian. Freedom Struggles: African Americans and World War I. Harvard Univ. Nov. 2009. 336p. ISBN 978-0-674-03592-8. $35.
Long Is the Way and Hard: One Hundred Years of the NAACP. Univ. of Arkansas. Nov. 2009. 330p. ed. by Kevern Verney & Lee Sartain. ISBN 978-1-55728-908-7. $70.
Manegold, C.S. Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North. Princeton Univ. Jan. 2010. 344p. ISBN 978-0-691-13152-8. $29.95.
Rawn, James, Jr. Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle To End Segregation. Bloomsbury, dist. by Macmillan. Jan. 2010. 320p. ISBN 978-1-59691-606-7. $28.
Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Crown. Feb. 2010. 320p. ISBN 978-1-4000-5217-2. $26.
Tuck, Stephen. We Ain't What We Ought To Be: The Black Freedom Struggle from Emancipation to Obama. Harvard Univ. Jan. 2010. 376p. ISBN 978-0-674-03626-0. $29.95.
Wynn, Neil A. The African American Experience in World War II. Rowman & Littlefield. Feb. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4422-0016-6. $36.95.
Literature
Best African American Essays 2010. One World: Ballantine. Dec. 2009. 400p. ed. by Gerald Early. ISBN 978-0-553-0-0-553-38537-3. $25.
Li, Stephanie S. Toni Morrison: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. Jan. 2010. 184p. ISBN 978-0-313-37839-3. $35.
Plant, Deborah G. A Zora Neale Hurston Reader: New Critical Essays for a New Millennium. Praeger. Feb. 2010. 272p. ISBN 978-0-313-36517-1. $44.95.
Obama's Presidency
Hertzberg, Hendrik. ¡Obamanos!: The Birth of a New Political Era. Penguin Pr: Penguin Group (USA). Nov. 2009. 288p. ISBN 978-1-59420-236-0. $25.95.
Plouffe, David. The Audacity To Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory. Viking. Nov. 2009. 352p. ISBN 978-0-670-02133-8. $27.95.
Presta, John. Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, Two Bookstore Owners and 300 Volunteers Did It. Elevator Group. Jan. 2010. 270p. ISBN 978-0-9819719-6-4. pap. $15.95.
Willis, Deborah & Emily Bernard. Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs. Norton. Nov. 2009. 160p. ISBN 978-0-393-07747-6. $26.95.
Performing Arts
Bailey, Allen. Singing God's Work: The Inspirational Music, People and Stories of the Harlem Gospel Choir. York House. Nov. 2009. 200p. ISBN 978-0-9791956-5-5. pap. $15.95.
Born To Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic. Basic Civitas: Perseus. Jan. 2010. 240p. ed. by Michael Eric Dyson & Sohail Daulatzai. ISBN 978-0-465-00211-5. pap. $15.
Deane, Pamela S. James Edwards: African American Hollywood Icon. McFarland. Nov. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-4415-1. $45.
Ferris, William. Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues. Univ. of North Carolina. Nov. 2009. 312p. ISBN 978-0-8078-3325-4. $35.
Heath, Jimmy & Joseph McLaren. I Walked with Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath. Temple Univ. Feb. 2010. 336p. ISBN 978-1-43990-198-4. $35.
Iannucci, Lisa M. Will Smith: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. Nov. 2009. 144p. ISBN 978-0-313-37610-8. $35.
Johnson, Fred L. & Tayanna Lee McQuillar. Tupac Shakur. Da Capo. Feb. 2010. 256p. ISBN 978-1-56858-387-7. pap. $15.95.
Johnson, Melissa Ewey. Halle Berry: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. Jan. 2010. 142p. ISBN 978-0-313-35834-0. $35.
Jones, Leroi (Amiri Baraka). Black Music. AkashiClassics. (Renegade Reprint). Jan. 2010. 240p. ISBN 978-1-933354-93-4. pap. $15.95.
Kelley, Robin D.G. Thelonius Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Free Pr: S. & S. Nov. 2009. ISBN 978-0-684-83190-9. $30.
Teachout, Terry. Pops. Houghton Harcourt. Dec. 2009. 512p. ISBN 978-0-15-101089-9. $30.
Poetry
Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry. Univ. of Georgia. Dec. 2009. ed. by Camille T. Dungy. ISBN 978-0-8203-3431-8. $24.95.
McMorris, Mark. Entrepôt. Coffee House, dist. by Consortium. Feb. 2010. 90p. ISBN 978-1-56689-236-0. pap. $16.
Sanchez, Sonia. Morning Haiku. Beacon, dist. by Houghton. Feb. 2010. 120p. ISBN 978-0-8070-6910-3. $22.
Reference
African Americans in the Nineteenth Century: People and Perspectives. ABC-CLIO. Jan. 2010. 300p. ed. by Dixie Ray Haggard. ISBN 978-1-59884-123-7. $85.
Encyclopedia of Africa. 2 vols. Oxford Univ. Feb. 2010. 1184p. ed. by Henry Louis Gates Jr. & Kwame Anthony Appiah. ISBN 978-0-19-533770-9. $250.
Encyclopedia of African American Education. SAGE. Jan. 2010. 1152p. ed. by Kofi Lomotey. ISBN 978-1-4129-4050-4. $295.
Encyclopedia of African American History. 3 vols. ABC-CLIO. Feb. 2010. 1231p. ed. by Leslie M. Alexander & Walter C. Rucker. ISBN 978-1-85109-769-2. $295.
Encyclopedia of African American Music. 3 vols. ABC-CLIO. Jan. 2010. 1200 p. ed. by Emmett G. Price III & others. ISBN 978-0-313-34199-1. $295.
The Frederick Douglass Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. Dec. 2009. 416p. ed. by Julius E. Thompson & others. ISBN 978-0-313-31988-4. $65.
McCann, Bob. Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. Dec. 2009. NAp. ISBN 978-0-7864-3790-0. $75.
Religion
Bird, Stephanie Rose. The Big Book of Soul: The Ultimate Guide to the African American Spirit Legend & Lore, Music & Mysticism, Recipes & Rituals. Hampton Roads, dist. by Red Wheel Weiser. Feb. 2010. 336p. ISBN 978-157174-599-6. pap. $21.95.
Collier-Thomas, Bettye. Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: The History of African American Women and Religion. Knopf. Feb. 2010. 720p. ISBN 978-1-4000-4420-7. $35.
Hodari, Askhari Johnson & Yvonne McCalla Sobers. Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs. Broadway. Nov. 2009. 256p. ISBN 978-0-7679-3120-5. $19.99.
Social Sciences
Bailey, Eric J. The Cultural Rights Movement: Fulfilling the Promise of Civil Rights for African Americans. Praeger. Feb. 2010. 216p. ISBN 978-0-313-36009-1. $44.95.
Black Venus 2010: They Called Her "Hottentot." Temple Univ. Feb. 2010. ed. by Deborah Willis. 288p. ISBN 978-1-4399-0205-9. pap. $34.95.
Feimster, Crystal N. Southern Horrors: Women and the Politics of Rape and Lynching. Harvard Univ. Nov. 2009. 336p. ISBN 978-0-674-03562-1. $35.
Foster, Frances Smith. 'Til Death or Distance Do Us Part: Love and Marriage in African America. Oxford Univ. Jan 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-19-532852-3. $21.95.
Johnson, Phylis. KJLH-FM and the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. McFarland. Nov. 2009. 222p. ISBN 978-0-7864-4386-4. pap. $35.
Joseph, Peniel E. Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. Basic Civitas: Perseus. Jan. 2010. 288p. ISBN 978-0-465-01366-1. $26.
Lewis, Andy B. The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation. Hill & Wang. Nov. 2009. 400p. ISBN 978-0-8090-8598-9. $27.
Muhammad, Khalil Gibran. The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America. Harvard Univ. Feb. 2010. 392p. ISBN 978-0-674-03597-3. $49.95.
Paige, Rod & Elaine Witty. The Black White Achievement Gap: Why Closing It Is the Greatest Civil Rights Issue of Our Time. AMACOM: American Management. Feb. 2010. 208p. ISBN 978-0-8144-1519-1. $22.
Rich, John A. Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men. Johns Hopkins. Dec. 2009. 192p. ISBN 978-0-0607-4133-4. $24.95.
Roberts, Torrence. Simple, Not Easy: Reflections on Community, Social Responsibility, and Tolerance. Parkhurst. Feb. 2010. 192p. ISBN 978-1-935166-16-0. $22.50.
Smith, Suzanne E. To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death. Harvard Univ. Feb. 2010. 288p. ISBN 978-0-674-03621-5. $29.95.
Thompson, Gail. A Brighter Day: How Parents Can Help African American Youth. African American Images. Nov. 2009. 200p. ISBN 978-1-934155-21-9. pap. $15.95.
Willie, Chuck & Richard Reddick. A New Look at Black Families. Rowman & Littlefield. Feb. 2010. 208p. ISBN 978-0-7425-7006-1. $75.
Winfrey, Aida. H.Y.P.E.: Healing Young People Through Empowerment. African American Images. Dec. 2009. 160p. ISBN 978-1-934155-20-2. pap. $14.95.
Womack, Ytasha L. Post Black: How a New Generation Is Redefining African American Identity. Lawrence Hill Bks: Chicago Review. Jan. 2010. 200p. ISBN 978-1-55652-805-7. $16.95.
Sports
Arenas, Gilbert with DJ Gallo. Scores Like Agent Zero. Ballantine. Feb. 2010. 224p. ISBN 978-0-345-50647-4. $25.
Bird, Larry & Earvin Magic Johnson with Jackie MacMullen. When the Game Was Ours. Houghton Harcourt. Nov. 2009. 352p. ISBN 978-0-547-22547-0. $26.
Bradburd, Rus. Forty Minutes of Hell: The Extraordinary Life of Nolan Richardson. Amistad: HarperCollins. Feb. 2010. 336p. ISBN 978-0-06-169046-4. $24.99.
Dixon, Phil S. Wilber "Bullet" Rogan and the Kansas City Monarchs. McFarland. Nov. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-4425-0. pap. $39.95.
Dressman, Denny. Eddie Robinson: "…He Was the Martin Luther King of Football." ComServ Bks. Dec. 2009. 384p. ISBN 978-0-9774283-3-5. $24.95.
Hirsch, James S. Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend. Scribner. Feb. 2010. 416p. ISBN 978-1-4165-4790-7. $28.
Mallozzi, Vincent M. Doc: The Rise and Rise of Julius Erving. Wiley. Dec. 2009. 320p. ISBN 978-0-470-17018-2. $25.95.
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