Sisters in Faith Release New Devotional For the Modern Woman
God’s Wisdom® for Sisters in Faith Encourages and Empowers
(Nashville, Tenn.) – Thomas Nelson Publishers, a division of Harper Collins Christian Publishing, is preparing to release an inspiring new tool for African-American women of all ages. God’s Wisdom for Sisters in Faith (ISBN 9781400322534, $14.99) addresses the concerns of today’s Christian women who are seeking God’s wisdom and guidance in every area of their busy and complex lives.
This gorgeous book combines the trusted J. Countryman brand, which has sold over 15 million books worldwide, with cameos from respected writers Michele Clark Jenkins and Stephanie Perry Moore. Michele and Stephanie are the co-founders of Sisters in Faith, an entity established to create meaningful products that encourage and empower African-American women with God’s truth, and address the needs and concerns of life that are particularly challenging to the women in this culture.
“African-American women have long suffered and long loved the Lord in such a way that being Christian and being an African-American woman is synonymous,” Stephanie writes. “But very few Christian products reveal the African-American woman’s voice to the body of Christ and almost none have been created to speak directly to her in a way that relates to her life and her struggle. This will be a journey to awaken a new and dynamic spirit for these women.”
This devotional features content from the Sisters in Faith Devotional Bible, as well as Scripture readings designed to fill women with God’s abundant peace. The book is divided into eight sections that address topics such as abiding in God’s love, being anxious for nothing, praying for one another, and developing strength for the journey.
Perfect for self-purchase or as a gift for a friend, family member or even co-worker, God’s Wisdom for Sisters in Faith is available in bookstores April 30, 2013.
Michele Clark Jenkins, co-founder of Sisters in Faith, is the senior director of the consulting group for Griffin & Strong, PC. She was co-creator of Real: The Complete New Testament Biblezine, writer/editor of the Children of Color Storybook Bible, and contributed to the Women of Color Devotional Bible and Wisdom and Grace Devotional Bible.
Stephanie Perry Moore is author of more than 35 inspirational books. As general editor for Nia Publishing, she produced Men of Color Study Bible, Wisdom and Grace: Study Bible for Young Women of Color, Strength and Honor Bible for Young Men of Color, Women of Color Devotional Bible and African American Family Bible.
Thomas Nelson, Inc., part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is a world leading provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. The publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson, is headquartered in Nashville, TN with additional offices in Plano, TX. For additional information, please visit www.thomasnelsoncorporate.com.
Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative Currencies for Transforming Your Business and Life Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often remembered for his dream of and fight for equality and freedom for all, many do not realize how keenly focused he was on economic issues. Dr. King believed that without economic opportunity, we do not have the chance to pursue happiness. It was, in fact, while planning the Poor People’s March, a dramatic stand on economic issues, that his voice was forever silenced. In his final book, Dr. King posed the question, where do we go from here?—a question many of us are asking in today’s unpredictable economy.
The answer lies in Kingonomics: Twelve Innovative Currencies for Transforming Your Business and Life Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (BenBella Books, January 2013), a timely release around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 21, 2013. Kingonomics is a 21st-century interpretation of Dr. King’s economic vision translated through the eyes of Rodney Sampson, a globally established economic innovator, business developer, and highly successful serial entrepreneur. With 12 currencies (including service, innovation, and reciprocity), Sampson takes pertinent ideas from the life of Dr. King and, by combining them with real-life experiences, produces a guide through which one can realize their full potential and personal power. Success does not discriminate, and the road map to it is contained in the pages of this revolutionary new work.
Title: Kingonomics Subtitle: Twelve Innovative Currencies for Transforming Your Business and Life Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Author: Rodney Sampson
Publisher: BenBella Books, distributed by Perseus Distribution
Publication date: January 1, 2013 ISBN: 978-1-936661-08-4
Price: $24.95 US/$27.50 CAN
Format: Trade Cloth
Page count: 240 pages
Trim size: 5.5 x 8.25
Available at bookstores everywhere and through Perseus Distribution.
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About Rodney Sampson
Rodney Sampson is a social innovator, serial entrepreneur, investor, author and consecrated bishop, shaping innovative economic policy and opportunities throughout society and culture. Sampson is regularly called upon to advise and speak to nations, businesses, universities and bishops who employ thousands and lead millions of constituents and communities around the world.
As a serial entrepreneur, Sampson co-founded Multicast Media Networks (StreamingFaith.com), Intellect, Intellect Inspire and Legacy Opportunity Fund. Sampson is currently building Opportunity Fund, a US based super crowd fund and crowd funding platform designed to provide underserved and underrepresented communities access to investment opportunities traditionally reserved for accredited and institutional investors. Sampson holds a B.S. in Psychology from Tulane University and a M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management, and he studied in the Doctor of Medicine Program at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. Sampson received an honorary Doctorate of Ministry from the I.G.F Theological Seminary in 1998.
A strong believer in global reinvestment, Sampson has worked closely with the Republics of Namibia, Gabon and Uganda in the areas of trade and development, business development, leadership development and public affairs. For his contributions to humanity, Sampson was awarded The Phoenix Award – the City of Atlanta’s highest honor. Sampson, his wife and a group of influencers also donated more than $50,000 to the King Papers Project, a capital campaign established to ensure that Dr. King’s papers would remain in The City of Atlanta at Morehouse College for generations to come. Sampson and his wife currently reside in their native home of Atlanta with their children.
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From New York Times bestselling author, Nikki Turner, comes the long-awaited, PROJECT CHICK II: What’s Done in the Dark (St. Martin’s Griffin; 1-250-00143-9; March 2013; $14.99; Trade Paperback Original), the drama-packed and wittier-than-ever sequel to A Project Chick.
Tressa always thought that the best moment in her life was the day she gave birth to her twin boys, Khalil and Hadji, but even better was when she got the news that their abusive father, Lucky, was dead. His death gave the streets freedom and safety and gave Tressa an opportunity to start over. Thrilled the bad days were gone, it didn’t take long for her to realize that even though Lucky was dead, she would never be free of him.
When the twins discover that Indie, the man who raised them, had a hand in killing their father, nothing can stop them from plotting their revenge. They are about to find out that nothing is what it seems.
NIKKI TURNER is the author of The New York Times bestseller Black Widow, the #1 Essence bestseller Forever a Hustler’s Wife, and the Essence bestsellers A Hustler’s Wife, The Glamorous Life, and Riding Dirty on I-95.
http://www.amazon.com/Project-Chick-II-Whats-Done/dp/1250001439
Authors’ powerful debut novel delves into abuse, abandonment, and the power of forgiveness
- In her new novel Scattered Letters, author Reshunniece Kline takes on the power of forgiveness. -
At eight years old, Bellina Al Asma's idyllic life is turned upside down by an unspeakable tragedy. She is forced to leave Switzerland for New York and finds herself in the chaotic home of her self-destructive, alcoholic aunt. Struggling to survive in her new country and life, Bellina finds comfort and companionship in her African American neighbor, Ms. Hickens. Together, they discover a devastating secret written in a pile of scattered letters.
With the goal of achieving her dreams, Bellina must address the challenges associated with the deep fears she feels about her loss and many years of abuse. To deal with the horrible experiences she escapes to a fantasy world where she communicates with her deceased parents.
An African American woman becomes the closest thing to family she has. She learns how to explore the world right in her living room and realizes that if you can’t actually go to faraway places, this is the best way to travel.
She learns how that something as simple as a soccer ball can be the light that shines in even the darkest moments and allows one to find laugher and happiness.
Forgiveness takes time but time is not on everyone’s side. She realizes that while you must always have an open heart for love, it takes incredible strength to confront your abuser.
Only when you forgive can you truly triumph.
“My life is pretty boring. So, I write fiction because I love being able to go anywhere and everywhere and have characters who do the same. It’s my escape,” she said. “I started writing Scattered Letters in high school. Over the years I got to grow with my character. I got to figure out my own life while I pieced together hers.”
Scattered Letters
Reshunniece Kline
$11.99 list (paperback) $3.99 Kindle
304 pages
ISBN-10: 061575581X ISBN-13: 978-0615755816
About the Author
Reshunniece Kline has been writing since she was seventeen. She has written articles for the University South Carolina- Beaufort, newspaper The Shark. To date she has completed two screenplays and two novels. She lives with her husband and children in Hawaii.
What People Are Saying
“This is a great story about the power of faith, forgiveness, determination, and the triumph of the human spirit. A sweet story that left me cheering for this wonderful and encouraging heroine. I highly recommend it.”
Amazon reviewer
What a story! You are skilled at creating characters that I empathized with and felt a connection to. My emotions often mirrored theirs; when they were joyful, so was I. When they experienced pain, my heart broke for them. This is a wonderful gift to have as a writer, because it keeps your readers connected and invested in your story. I’ll be thinking about Bellina long after I am done with this evaluation. I thought you truly shone as a storyteller when you told about Bellina’s abuse at the hands of her aunt. I had to remind myself that I was writing an evaluation, because I kept getting lost in the story and transfixed by Bellina’s pain. That was the strongest section of the novel and really allowed me to see into Bellina’s heart and mind.
Dr. Lori Handelman, Clear Voice Editing
Finally, I got to read a book that didn't seem like they were trying to sound like an old Twilight or Nicolas Sparks novel. I enjoyed how the writer described each detail so vividly and I loved the flow of the story. I can't wait to read more from this author.
The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism
The African American unemployment rate remained at 13.8% last month, almost double the national rate. In this context, a forthcoming book from the Russell Sage Foundation provides new and unsettling evidence that the nation has fallen off the path to equal employment opportunity. The American Non-Dilemma: Racial Inequality Without Racism finds that economic racial disparities are perpetuated not by explicit racism, but by seemingly innocuous processes that institutionalize racial bias. Author Nancy DiTomaso, professor at Rutgers Business School, is available for interviews on enduring racial inequalities in the U.S. job market.
Drawing data from in-depth interviews with a broad cross-section of 250 Americans, DiTomaso finds that:
· With new evidence that hiring is increasingly based on personal connections and internal company referrals, equality in the workplace is often hindered by whites’ preferential treatment of other whites when filling positions – even by those who strongly claim to support equal opportunities.
· White job seekers have extensive social resources – social, financial, and cultural capital – from their networks of family and friends, giving them advantages they are often unaware of.
· Public attitudes against affirmative action are driven by the misconception that African Americans don’t face barriers in the job market and by a misunderstanding of how affirmative action works.
· Some whites see gains for immigrants coming at the cost of their own jobs – a key factor in the current debate over immigration reform.
DiTomaso argues that racial inequality is a non-dilemma for whites, who are unaware of the invisible ways preferential treatment is embedded in everyday social interactions that affect their economic opportunities. And as detailed in this recent New York Times piece, a second book from the Russell Sage Foundation, Documenting Desegregation, finds that racial segregation is actually on the rise in many industries.
Finding My Voice: My Journey through Grief to Grace: Living with the Loss of Don LaFontaine
by Nita Whitaker Lafontaine
In 2008, the entertainment world lost one of its most familiar and powerful voices. Known as "The Voiceover King," Don LaFontaine's robust career included more than 5,000 movie trailers, thousands of TV ads, network promos, video game trailers, and the popular movie trailer lead-in, “In a world...", which he parodied in GEICO and Mega Millions lottery spots. He was the most successful voice-over actor in history, but his proudest achievement was his family.
Finding My Voice: My Journey through Grief to Grace: Living with the Loss of Don LaFontaine (March 2013, paperback) shares a never-before-seen look at life with Don, including 20 years of marriage, three daughters, active careers, and the ups and downs that are universal to any relationship.
http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Voice-Grace-Living-LaFontaine-ebook/dp/B008B1TJRK
FRIENDS & FOES
by Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley
About the book:
“Frenetic and deliciously slapstick sequel to Sinners & Saints…These frenemies [Rachel Jackson Adams and Jasmine Larson Bush] are drama queens at their best and smartest, a combination that will leave fans praying for their further misadventures.” —Publishers Weekly
“Celebrated authors Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley combine forces in this unconventional tale about two ambitious women at odds…This faith-based novel should keep devout fans on their toes.”
http://www.amazon.com/Friends-Foes-ReShonda-Tate-Billingsley/dp/1451608160
The bestselling authors of Sinners & Saints, ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray, rock the New Year for readers as they bring back their outrageous first ladies in FRIENDS & FOES (Gallery Books; February 26, 2013; $15.00), a sassy, witty, and poignant sequel!
Now that Rachel Jackson Adams’s husband has won the coveted position of president of the American Baptist Coalition, Jasmine Larson Bush has concocted a scheme to one-up her rival—by promoting her new community center on the nation’s #1 television talk show! The power play won’t stop Rachel, who jets from Houston to Chicago to sabotage Jasmine’s TV appearance. But Chicago is the last place Rachel should be when one of the Coalition’s heaviest hitters turns up dead—and Rachel looks guilty as sin. Will her nemesis leave her stranded and let her take the rap? Or will Jasmine help Rachel hunt down a killer? Could danger this deep turn the enemies into BFFs? After all, miracles do happen…
Two bestselling award-winning authors ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Victoria Christopher Murray bring their favorite heroines together again in FRIENDS & FOES, and once again their fans will be delighted from start to finish as they follow alongside Rachel and Jasmine!
About the authors:
ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s #1 bestselling novels include the NAACP Image Award winner Say Amen, Again, and Let the Church Say Amen, soon to be a BET original movie. Visit reshondatatebillingsley.com, or go to facebook (reshondatatebillingsley) or Twitter @Reshondat.
NEWS: BET will make three of ReShonda Tate Billingsley's books into movies for television—all three books starring popular fictional character Rachel Jackson Adams. The first movie is based on ReShonda’s book Let the Church Say Amen. It will be directed by Regina King and produced by Queen Latifah’s Flava Unit, and is scheduled to air in Fall 2013!
Victoria Christopher Murray is the author of numberous Essence bestselling novels and a winner of the African American Literary Award for Fiction and Female Author of the Year. She divides her time between Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Visit VictoriaChristopherMurray.com.
NOTE: BOTH AUTHORS ARE 2012 NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEES FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK—FICTION!
The Secret She Kept by ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Destiny’s Divas by Victoria Christopher Murray
(Past winners of this prestigious award include Terri McMillan, Nikki Giovanni, and Toni Morrison.)
NAACP Image Awards two-hour special airs live Friday, February 1st, 2013 on NBC.
A Girl Called Nettie: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love
by Netica “Nettie” Symonette
Dunham Books has just released the truly inspiring autobiography, A Girl Called Nettie: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love (Dunham Books, December 2012). A Girl Called Nettie is the remarkably uplifting story of Netica “Nettie” Symonette, a Bahamian Out Island girl who dared to reach beyond her circumstances and persisted in moving forward, against all odds and the prejudices of mankind, to experiences and successes never imagined as one of the premier and most admired hoteliers in the world and revered as a national icon.
Nettie broke many barriers in the business world despite her impoverished upbringing and lack of education, charting the course for thousands of Bahamians by becoming the country’s first hotel manager and first Bahamian woman to ever own a hotel. Pioneering the nation’s first Ecotourism Resort, Nettie received international recognition for her outstanding accomplishments in the travel/tourism industry and became a role model for women everywhere.
Nettie desires that her story of strength, confidence and motivation will offer readers the courage to take heart when times are difficult, trust their dreams as she did, and be inspired to keep moving forward—despite the odds. Readers will most certainly attest that she succeeds in her wishes.
“This is a book to be treasured,” said Sean McWeeney, Queens Counsel. “It is a story, exceedingly well told, that needs to be read and re-read for its timeless lessons about life and about this authentic Bahamian star. There is no one else like Nettie. She’s one of a kind.”
“It (A Girl Called Nettie) is without question the most moving and intriguing story of a life fully lived and still going,” said Sir Sean Connery.
A Girl Called Nettie: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love is now available through Dunham Books in paperback (ISBN 978-0-9855328-4-0; $15.99) and in eBook (ISBN: 978-0-9855328-5-7).
Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar
by Peter Benjaminson
In 1960, a 17-year-old Mary Wells approached Motown founder Berry Gordy at a Detroit nightclub with an original song and enough nerve to sing it for him on the spot. In the years that followed, Wells would become Motown’s first solo superstar. While The Supremes were still picking up jobs as backup singers, Wells’s signature hit, “My Guy,” was topping the charts—even briefly surpassing The Beatles—becoming one of the first Motown songs to cross the color line into mainstream popularity.
However, the same spirited self-determination that brought Wells fame would also inspire her to leave Motown at age 21— and spend the rest of her life fighting to get back to the top.
In the first book ever written about Motown’s original superstar, Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar (Chicago Review Press, November 2012), author Peter Benjaminson delves deep into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life and her Motown hits that charmed the world. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased deathbed interviews with Wells, Mary Wells reveals the incredibly turbulent life of one of the most important figures in early Motown history.
Mary Wells helped define Motown’s emerging sound in the 1960s, preparing the stage for many female Motown vocalists. In Mary Wells, the first complete account of the singer’s life, Peter Benjaminson re-introduces Wells in all her glamour.
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Wells-Tumultuous-Motowns-Superstar/dp/1569762481
How to Win In Life In a Greater Way: Principles That Will Change the Way You Look at Success
by Ronald A Cooper
Success has been defined as the favorable outcome of an endeavor, the attainment of wealth, position, honor, or some achievement. Simply put, success or winning in life is reaching your goals. What are your own expectations? Do you have a dream of making a difference in this world? Do you have big plans for your life but feel they might be beyond your reach?
If so, How to Win In Life In a Greater Way: Principles That Will Change the Way You Look at Success will help lay a foundation of positive thought patterns, attitudes, and beliefs that are necessary to reach any goal.
In this new release author Ronald A Cooper helps us to look at winning in life in a greater way— by going beyond human success to accomplish something of eternal value.
Cooper's message explains that the key to winning is to become a person who has a positive and biblical self image. People with a biblical self image not only succeed in their own lives, they help others around them to win in life as well.
In these pages you will read the profiles of many Americans and people of other countries—black, white, male, female—as well as biblical characters who have risen above their circumstances to become successful and make an impact on their world. Their stories resonate a message of inspiration.
"A wonderful book! How to Win in Life in a Greater Way holds to God’s word giving the reader a clear, practical direction to victory in the Christian life. A great tool for teaching, full of excellent illustrations and easy to read. This book will be one of your best friends. May God richly bless Rev. Ronald A Cooper.
—Pastor Dave Eustis, Hoffmantown Church
"In this book, R. A. Cooper hits the nail on the head! With laser-like focus he immediately captures your attention, holds you hostage with life-giving and life-living words then releases you to advance from winning in life in a good way, to winning in life in a greater way. From the first to the last page, this book inspires, motivates, encourages and heightens your awareness to live life with a biblical self-image, a sense of urgency and intentionality. As a self-care consultant, I definitely plan to add it to my book club. Once you have read this book you will have access to the key for achieving internal to eternal value.
—Rev. Altonnette D. Hawkins, President – Divas For Christ, Inc
http://ronaldacooper.com/
Invisible Men: Mass Incarceration and the Myth of Black Progress
by Becky Pettit
- New York, NY – The Russell Sage Foundation published a ground-breaking book today by sociologist Becky Pettit that calls into question the prevailing assumptions about black progress in the United States. Invisible Men: Mass Incarceration and the Myth of Black Progress examines the hidden ways incarceration impacts our perception of African American advancement in mainstream measures of voter turnout, educational attainment, and employment. -
Most national population surveys—including the U.S. Census— fail to count prison inmates, who are disproportionately young black males. Pettit’s research shows that these methods have rendered the inmate population invisible. As a result, mass incarceration—and our failure to acknowledge it in our data sets—has effectively overstated black progress in the United States and concealed persistent racial inequality in political engagement, wage growth, educational attainment, and other areas.
By adding incarcerated Americans back into the existing data, Pettit finds:
· The black high school dropout rate in America may be much higher than widely believed. In fact, existing surveys have underestimated racial inequality in the high school dropout rate by 75 percent.
· Contrary to conventional wisdom, the racial educational attainment gap may not have decreased in two decades. When inmates are included, the data shows little improvement in the black-white gap in high school since the early 1990s.
· Disparities in employment rates are even worse than generally believed. The employment rate for young, black male dropouts is 26 percent when inmates are included, compared to 42 percent when they are excluded.
· Data surveys for the 2008 election overestimated overall black voter turnout by 13 percent and turnout among young, black male dropouts by 64.2 percent.
“By systematically excluding inmates and former inmates from key data, we’ve clouded our understanding of the American political, economic and social condition,” says Pettit. “I hope that by bringing the mass of incarcerated people into public view, the book will give the public, social scientists and policymakers a more complete picture of our contemporary reality—and influence public policy debates accordingly.”
A crucial complement to The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, which argued that mass incarceration replaced segregation as a system of social control, the book’s findings have implications for the upcoming election and beyond. They call into question what strides African Americans have made in recent decades—and during President Obama’s time in office—and assumptions about black voter engagement. They also raise questions about which types of policies would best address entrenched social and economic problems.
Becky Pettit is professor of sociology at the University of Washington. She is also the co-author of Gendered Tradeoffs (Russell Sage Foundation 2009), which examines how gender and family obligations influence economic inequalities in 21 advanced industrialized countries. Pettit is the Editor of Social Problems, the official journal of the Society of the Study of Social Problems, and a founding member of the Scholars Strategy Network. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University and a B.A. in sociology from University of California at Berkeley.
https://www.russellsage.org/publications/invisible-men
Weapon of A.S.S. (American Socialist States) Destruction
by Alfonzo “Zo” Rachel
From Agnostic to Conservative, Rachel as a Christian conservative, social/political humorist, is distinguished by his grinning delivery and rapid fire rant style in his video commentaries called ZoNation aired on PJTV.
“Zo” obliterates liberal lies…stating, “Since so many people are going to reshape the Constitution in order to suit themselves, I can’t rely on interpretations made by people. Instead, I must rely on insight from the One who grants us our unalienable rights in the first place—God.”
From Agnostic to Conservative, Alfonzo “Zo” Rachel tells it like it is…in Weapon of A.S.S. (American Socialist States) Destruction (White Hall Press, August 24, 2012).
As a musician and martial arts instructor, Rachel founded Macho Sauce Productions to create right-minded entertainment. As a Christian conservative, social/political humorist, his work is distinguished by his grinning delivery and rapid fire rant style in his video commentaries called ZoNation aired on PJTV.
“Zo” obliterates liberal lies…from the so-called “party switch” to the money-grubbing self-righteousness of the green movement, calling out Poverty pimps, Afrocentrics, RINOs, Demon-crats, whatevuh... delivering some truth bombs!
When people see what conservative principles are from conservatives, instead of from the donkey’s mouth, we’ll have more people ready to vote with a clearer understanding of what conservatism is. I wouldn’t be as effective to that end if I were in office. I gots to be in the trenches!
In Weapon of A.S.S. Destruction, Rachel’s commentaries include:
The true meaning of conservatism is the conservation of our God-given rights. That’s what it really means to be conservative, despite how Democrats have tried to twist its perception over the years.
And…So, if you’re for one nation under God, and understand that this country is a constitutional republic, then you may find yourself in the Conservative Republican tent. We form a party to hold the line against a legion of selfish people hell-bent on giving themselves power through the government, taxing us into the ground in order to support their agenda.
Along with…All these liberties that the liberals take only amount to oppression.
As well as…Since so many people are going to reshape the Constitution in order to suit themselves, I can’t rely on interpretations made by people. Instead, I must rely on insight from the One who grants us our unalienable rights in the first place—God. Social/political commentator Ann Coulter states, “Alfonzo is my new favorite Republican.”
Visit here for Rachel’s commentaries. Weapon of A.S.S. Destruction is available at PatriotDepot.com
White Hall Press · ISBN: 978-1-4675-0255-9· Paperback · 186 pages · $14.95/US
The Skin you Live In
by Dr. David Ireland
ARE YOU CROSS-RACIALLY ATTRACTIVE?
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The Skin you Live In, Dr. David Ireland's new fall release with Nav Press (Sept. 2012) provides the tools and practical application needed for crossing the otherwise overlooked cultural boundaries within the realm of our churches, communities, and work-place.
Dr. David Ireland. pastor’s a 6,000 member congregation out of New Jersey with over 40 nationalities represented. He is a diversity consultant to the National Basketball Association and holds a doctorate from Regent University on organizational leadership. Dr. Ireland is a dynamic speaker and an engaging person to interview.
His book is already garnering much response! You can get book details and view video clips at http://www.theskinyoulivein.com
BUCDI's-Because U Can Do It
by Kerry Corley Dawley
Have you ever questioned your own strengths and weaknesses, think you could never meet your goals, or second guessed your innermost thoughts?
'Because U Can Do It' is packed full of quotations which cover everything from your feelings about beauty to one's growth, what could inspire you to do better as an individual and/or with a team, and reconnecting with your own spirituality.
It's a refreshing book to recall the many lessons we were once taught or heard. It's time to make a positive change in our lives. "A must-read."
http://www.bucdi.net/
Democratic Coma
by Virgil Brannon
For too long, Blacks have held onto the lies their "friends and leaders" have told them... and then wondered why success and the American dream elude them.
Sleep no more in this comatose state. Listen to Virgil Brannon as he removes the blinds and exposes the raw truth of who has done the most to keep blacks "in their place". And then, as he emphasizes, investigate for yourself. When you do, you will see that:
- Abraham Lincoln and his fellow Republicans free Blacks from Slavery.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a republican fighting against Democrats.
- Republican President Dwight Eisenhower sent troops into the South to desegregate the schools.
- Democrats voted against the Civil Rights Act and opposed Dr. King's march on Washington, DC, in 1963.
Dig deeper, as Brannon has, and you will see what Democrats have done and what they are planning to do:
- President Obama and other Democrats have established relationships with people who want to take away our freedom and destroy America.
- Democrats have consistently sponsored legislation that keeps fathers out of Black families.
- Policies by the Democrats have destroyed the education system, hurting Blacks more than any other segment of the population.
- Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson Sr., and other Democratic voices for the Blacks purposely promote racism as a means for their own popularity and power.
Democratic Coma sets the record straight, exposing this and more of the damage inflicted by these "friends of the Blacks." And it offers hope. Success will come to those who drop their cloak of victimhood, realize they have the power and means within them to achieve, and take action to create a life of purpose, love, and integrity.
http://www.amazon.com/Democratic-Coma-Virgil-Brannon/dp/1937454452/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345563457&sr=8-1&keywords=Democratic+Coma
Hello, Goodbye Again
By Suzette Francis
Readers who flocked to Southern coming-of-age novels like The Secret Life of Bees and Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, are in for a treat with Suzette Francis's new novel set in the mountains of Tennessee. In the mold of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Color Purple, Francis's Hello, Goodbye Again (AuthorHouse, 2011) deconstructs issues of race and bigotry through the eyes of the innocent. Sadie Winter--the fatherless bi-racial spitfire of a child who takes center stage in Hello, Goodbye Again--is the caged bird that sings, refusing to be a victim and holding fast to her dignity.
In Hello, Goodbye Again, Suzette Francis deftly weaves current themes of childhood bullying and the "otherness" still associated with being of mixed race into a beautiful narrative of triumph over tragedy. As Sadie's audacious curiosity sheds light on the secrets and hypocrisy within her family, her faith and open heart help her chart a course all her own.
Check out the book trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LOxPVGOVp_s
Visit http://www.suzettefrancis.com for more information.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The predictions of a voodoo lady in New Orleans set off an upheaval in the life of struggling country music singer Annie Winter. Annie is forced to move home to Foggy Mountain, Tennessee where her biracial child, Sadie, is not given the warmest of welcomes by her hard-driving intolerant grandmother. As Sadie is forced to do chores beyond her years and is bullied at school, her resolve stiffens. When Annie abandons her daughter to seek fame, Sadie holds onto her dream of being part of a real family and becomes determined to meet the father she never knew.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Suzette Francis wrote her first novel Rules for A Pretty Woman in 2003. It won the Romantic Times Multi-cultural award that same year. Her second novel Hello, Goodbye Again was published in 2011, while Francis completed her MFA from George Mason University and studied as a Creative Writing Honors Fellow at Oxford University. Also while at Oxford, Francis wrote as her thesis what she hopes to publish as an English historical novel Scraps from the Master's Table. Her third novel The Midlife is currently awaiting publication.
MAKING MARRIAGE WORK
New Rules for an Old Institution
By Lynn Toler
The long-time host of the popular syndicated TV show Divorce Court takes
the lessons learned from her many years on the bench and channels them
into practical, humorous, and engaging rules on how to succeed at being
married. Replete with simple, no-nonsense rules, Divorce Court anecdotes,
and stories about Judge Toler’s own 22-year union, Making Marriage Work
contains invaluable information couples everywhere can use to better secure
their marital tomorrow.
Making Marriage Work is Lynn Toler’s follow-up to the acclaimed My Mother’s Rules.
It’s a bold and inspiring guide to keeping marriages functional from a well-respected
authority with a unique take on the topic. Readers are treated to the same straightforward
and sensible advice that keeps audiences tuning in to Divorce Court year after year.
Sprinkled throughout are anecdotes from Divorce Court as well as observations and
insights gleaned from the author’s own 22-year marriage.
(Q. & A. with Lynn Toler, author of
Making Marriage Work)
What do you think are the main factors that caused the huge increase in the divorce
rate over the past four or five decades?
Let me count the ways. When society changes, its institutions are exposed to different
pressures. Now that women are legally equal and more economically able, marriage is no
longer a must but a choice. The sexual revolution, having allowed more of us access to
sex without the requirement of marriage, has removed yet another social pressure that
used to propel many down the aisle. Now that childbearing outside of marriage is also
more socially acceptable, that’s one fewer reason to make the walk down the altar. Also
we are not as dependent on each other as we were before. Gender roles are no longer so
strictly defined. We can take care of our own needs without the necessity of a
spouse. Add to that our having access to the entire world right in our living rooms
through our keyboards, and we can get plenty of satisfaction in life outside the bounds of
marriage.
What is the role of love in modern marriage?
In the beginning of any serious relationship, love is the spark that gets it started. Stopping
there is where many people, especially younger people, make their mistake. That hot
love, if we’re lucky, evolves into something else—a love that is more steady and
consistent but not as exciting. (Lucky that it doesn’t die out altogether.) But you have to
feed that fire regularly, and you can’t expect it to keep you warm without help.
What are the most common marital problems that you see again and again?
The intrusion of technology, the desire for immediate gratification, economic pressures,
and the age-old problem—cheating.
What do you think has helped you maintain your own successful marriage?
We needed each other. He is strong where I am weak, and vice versa. We both had
parents who had solid, yet not perfect, marriages. So we both had a script to follow for
getting through tough times, and the belief that it can be done. And last, but not least, we
believe in it. We don’t expect to be happy with each other all of the time, and when
things did get bumpy, we got counseling.
What are the top three takeaways readers should glean from Making Marriage
Work?
1. You have to be consciously married. That means you have to think about what
you do and how you do it all of the way through. You have to treat marriage like
a third party that needs to be fed and cared for in order for it to survive.
2. Marriage is work. And work is good for people.
3. You need to decide what your marriage is supposed to look like. What works for one couple will doom another.
About Lynn Toler:
Lynn Toler graduated from Harvard University and got her law degree from the
University of Pennsylvania. After a decade practicing law in Cleveland, she was elected
judge of the Cleveland Heights Municipal Court in 1993. During her tenure, she was
actively engaged in the community, creating innovative programs to help at-risk youth
and coordinating resources and outreach to victims of domestic violence.
She became the host of Divorce Court, the longest-running television court program, in
2006. Her no-nonsense, straightforward advice and rulings have endeared her to legions
of Divorce Court’s fans. She brings the same practical insights to Making Marriage
Work, drawing on her own 22-year marriage to Eric Mumford. She is the author of My
Mother’s Rules (2007), also published by Agate Bolden. Judge Toler has two sons and
four stepsons, and frequently posts about her large, busy family on her Facebook page.
(August 15, 2012, Agate Bolden, 978-1-932841-65-7)
http://www.agatepublishing.com/book/?GCOI=93284100848410
THE NO EXCUSE GUIDE TO SUCCESS
Almost everyone is guilty of playing the blame game. It's satisfying and easy to do.
If we despise our work, we can blame our manager or even our short-sighted
organization for its inability to recognize our genius. If our personal lives are a
disaster, we can blame our spouses, partners, the economy, or even our ancestors.
We all know on some level that we are pointing our fingers in the wrong direction,
but we just can't seem to help ourselves.
The notion of personal responsibility has never been more important than it is
today. Jim "Mr. Energy" Smith, Jr. strives to change our natural response to it in
his new book THE NO EXCUSE GUIDE TO SUCCESS: No Matter What Your Boss-or Life-Throws
at You (Career Press, June 2012) by showing readers how to replace "it's not my
fault" with "it's my responsibility". Please see below for more examples.
Jim Smith, Jr. is the President and CEO of JIMPACT Enterprises, where he is a
sought-after trainer and personal power speaker who has spent 16 years working in
corporate consulting leadership positions for a wide variety of industries.
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In THE NO EXCUSE GUIDE TO SUCCESS, Smith provides his 10 proven principles, called
his Winning Ways, which include:
-- Own Your Choices: Accountability is about owning your role no matter what. Change
your perspective and avoid the use of the term mistake for anything you have
control over.
-- Listen with Three Ears: Our disengaged listening habits are directly linked to
the fast-paced, get-it-done-now world we all inhibit, but it also links directly to
our excuse-making habit.
-- Give Up "Right-Fighting": How to break the "yes, but." cycle. Wouldn't it be
great if we were never wrong? Yes, but sometimes we are. Learn to actively listen
for positive change.
-- Avoid the "Taking Credit" Trap: An attitude of contribution, not attribution,
often leads to surprising results. Learn how to balance a healthy amount of
self-promotion with a reasonable amount of "credit taking."
-- Live with Urgency and Purpose: If you made it to the end of the book, the
reasoning for principle #10 should be clear!
About the Author:
Jim "Mr. Energy" Smith, Jr., the President and CEO of JIMPACT
Enterprises, is a sought after trainer and personal-power speaker who has delivered
his message that we have the power to radically change the direction of our lives to
thousands of individuals throughout the world. Jim spent 16 years working in
corporate and consulting leadership positions for a wide variety of industries. In
addition to JIMPACT, he also serves as a faculty member for the Rutgers University
Executive (National and International) MBA Programs. Jim's previous motivational
books include: From Average to Awesome: Lessons for Living an Extraordinary Life and
The Masters of Success (coauthored with Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, and others).
His other book, CRASH AND LEARN: 600+ Road-Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up
and Engaged provides tools on speaking, facilitating and training. Jim lives in Mt.
Laurel, New Jersey with his wife, daughter, and two sons.
http://jimpact.com
Rented Silence
Lucia Mann, a former journalist, was inspired by some true events seen through the eyes of a child to write Rented Silence. Rented Silence is a compelling story of human suffering that takes you back to slavery's unforgettable and unforgivable past during the brutal period in British Colonial history. But at the same time it is an inspirational tale of hope and love, but mostly the testimony to the human spirit, an overpowering instinct to survive against the odds. Rented Silence will move you to tears, anger and a wide range of other emotions, and will make you ask: "Where was God in the midst of this evil?"
Discover the truth that lies behind these unsung heroes in Rented Silence - and the unexpected repercussions whose far-reaching tremors are still felt today. The story will stay with you long after you've closed the book.
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Lucia Man is Sicilian-bred, born in British Colonial South Africa in the wake of WWII. She is a citizen of Britain and Canada who recently applied for a U.S. Green Card because she believes she is an American at heart. She was educated in London, England and retired from freelance journalism in 1998. After suffering from racial prejudice most of her early life because she was part Italian and part South African, she saw and felt firsthand the pain and suffering of those who were thought to be inferior because of the color of their skin. Her mission is to end prejudice and slavery now and in the future.
Discard Everything You Thought You Knew About Church and Begin to Understand the Real Methods Behind the Manipulative Games Used Against Black Women in the Name of God!"
Open your mind. This book will show you how to save your self-esteem, heart and your money, and at the same time put you on the fast track to freedom from the church pimp game!
Date: May 25, 2012
From: Deborrah Cooper
Piece by piece, like a jigsaw puzzle, you will uncover the biggest secrets in how black men in churches make a profit from the labor and fears of black women. The real master of manipulation use these secrets daily in black churches across the nation. Learning the ins and outs of religion and how it can be used to hurt women was never more easy!
A church and the people in it or not beyond examination, critique or reproach. Churches are a BUSINESS, and as such should be put under the same microscope as any other business. If the business is not meeting your needs, why do you continue to shop there? Why give your money to a business that does not have your best interest at heart? Ladies, you must open your minds and consider the fact that the lies you've been told about a man coming for you have come from the robe clothed pimp speaking to you from the pulpit.
Black churches in the United States were once considered the cornerstone of the Black community and looked at as a source of guidance and strength. Indeed, the war for freedom waged in the 1960s civil rights era was born within the walls of Black churches nationwide. But that was then, this is now. The pews of our nations Black church are filled with women, most of them single and many of them young mothers.
Going to church is undeniably social conditioning amongst black women - it's how many Black women were raised. But what women hear in church about staying hidden, waiting on God to bring a man, receiving blessings based on donations to the church is in reality nothing but pimp style game. Children are also at risk to be used, as churches are increasingly the location for sexual abuse of children at the hand of church leaders and congregants alike. Church is not a safe place for Black women or their children, because the men there see you as nothing but prey!
Freeman by Leonard Pitts Jr.
Freeman is a love story--sweeping, generous, brutal, compassionate, patient--about the feelings people were determined to honor despite the enormous constraints of the era. Freeman illustrates the times and places it describes from a fresh perspective, with stunning results. Few other novels so powerfully capture the pathos and possibility of the era, particularly regarding how black slaves grappled with the promise--and the terror--of their new status as free men and women.
The new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. is a moving, powerful story about love, surival, and resilience. Freeman tells three stories of courage, hardship, and faith that slowly coalesce around the town of Buford, Mississippi. The title character is Sam Freeman, a former slave who travels on foot a thousand miles through the ravaged South to find the woman he left behind 15 years earlier. Sam leaves the safety of his life in Philadelphia with no assurance that his wife, Tilda, is even alive. Only his abiding love for her and the memory of their dead son keeps him going as he faces the worst that humanity can offer.
Tilda, meanwhile, is being marched at gunpoint from the wreckage of her former master’s ruined plantation in search of land outside the reach of the Union. Along the way, she is forced to grapple with questions of ownership, freedom, and her own agency in an echo of the wider African-American community as it deals with the radically altered landscape of Southern society. The third story focuses on Prudence Kent, a wealthy young widow from Boston intent on starting a school for freed slaves deep in the heart of the former Confederacy. Prudence raises the ire of the local white population, who view her, a Yankee, as very nearly as alien to them as their former bondsmen.
Leonard Pitts, Jr. is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald. He is the author of the novel Before I Forget (Agate Bolden, 2009), the memoir Becoming Dad (Agate Bolden, 2006), and Forward From This Moment: Selected Columns, 1994-2009 (Agate Bolden, 2009).
Visit him on the web at http://www.leonardpittsjr.com
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What Would Michelle Do by Allison Samuels
A Modern-Day Guide to Living with Substance and Style
Just what is it about Michelle Obama that makes her such a beloved figure to
millions of Americans? Could it be her rise from a working class background to the
Ivy League and on to the White House that resonates with women? Maybe it’s the
easy-going way she seems to connect with virtually everyone around her. Could it be
the loving and diligent way she supports her husband, President Barack Obama?
Perhaps, all of the above!
In WHAT WOULD MICHELLE DO?: A Modern-Day Guide to Living with Substance and Style
(Gotham Books; 4/19; $24) award-winning journalist and Newsweek’s cultural critic
Allison Samuels, who has interviewed the First Lady numerous times, takes all women
on a journey into the life of one of the most celebrated First Ladies in American
history.
Part style book, inspirational handbook and motivational manual, What Would Michelle
Do? is a play-by-play life guide to all things Michelle. From her must-have beauty
products, style tricks and favorite movies to the street-smart tips she picked up as
a young girl growing up on Chicago’s rough South Side, we are able to follow the
trajectory of Michelle's life to illustrate the determination, intellect and charm
that drives her success, while revealing how women across the country and even the
world can incorporate these traits to help them shine like Mrs. Obama.
What Would Michelle Do? outlines Mrs. Obama’s everyday rules of thumb to living your
best life. Allison is happy to speak with you about:
* Michelle’s friendship secrets.
* Michelle’s top rules to live by.
* Michelle’s formula for personal and professional success.
* Michelle’s style.
* What women of the world love about Michelle.
* Michelle’s secrets to a successful romance, and finding the right man.
* Mother's Day.
Interspersed with words of admiration from luminaries such as Samuel L. Jackson,
Diahann Carroll, Judith Jamison, Sidney Poitier, Magic Johnson, along with personal
friends and colleagues of Mrs. Obama, What Would Michelle Do? is the perfect guide
for the modern day woman, determined to live her most fabulous life.
About the book:
Inspiring insights, advice, and style for every woman who admires the popular and
poised First Lady Michelle Obama
Embodying style, class, and intelligence, Michelle Obama has quickly become an
American icon. Rising from modest beginnings, she went on to earn an Ivy League
education, a position at a top law firm, and a pivotal role beside President Barack
Obama. Yet Michelle still faces the same issues as most women today. As they watch
her juggle kids, marriage, and a seemingly nonstop calendar without breaking a
sweat, American women are asking, What Would Michelle Do?
Award-winning Newsweek journalist Allison Samuels, who has interviewed the First
Lady numerous times, follows the trajectory of Michelle's life to illustrate the
determination, intellect, and charm that drove her success-and reveals how women can
incorporate those same attributes to get everything Michelle has, from her toned
arms to her grace under pressure to her happy marriage. With the 2012 elections
looming, Michelle continues to be in the public's eye. Covering a range of lifestyle
topics-from creating a distinctive style to conquering obstacles to managing a
household-What Would Michelle Do? combines solid advice with a fun package that will
appeal to style mavens, soccer moms, and career women alike.
About the Author:
Allison Samuels is a senior writer with Newsweek’s The Daily Beast. She is the
author of three books as well as a former correspondent for NPR’s News & Notes and
she is a contributor to publications including Rolling Stone, Essence, Marie Claire,
and O, The Oprah Magazine. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the
Society of Professional Journalists’ National Sports Awards and the National
Association of Black Journalists’ First Place in Magazines Award. She lives in Los
Angeles.
For more information, visit http://www.michellewould.com
On Facebook: http://www.fb.me/whatwouldmichelledobook
On Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/allisonsamuels
The Ripple Effect
by Ken Coleman
Asks one of the most controversial and important questions of our time. What do we do with a child that commits murder? A cold blooded murder is committed in a sleepy, quiet, North Carolina town. The Ripple Effect explains, the character of a man is not in the way he acts. It’s in the way he reacts, even more so, the way he reacts to tragedy. Because, in one moment in time, through controversy and the court of public opinion, everything can change.
The story explores the relationship of a solid, Godly family that breaks, as well as a broken family that find their way back together. Sterling Sharpe, the suave and handsome defense attorney, uses the event to rekindle past relationships, while the urban and gritty talk show host Great Dane, uses the controversy to gain national popularity. The riveting tale is not so much about true crime, as much as it is real life.
Ken Coleman
BEING LARA, the stunning second novel from Lola Jaye—Out 3/13/12
BEING LARA by beloved author Lola Jaye is one of our biggest women’s fiction titles for the spring, and focuses primarily on a woman’s struggle to reconnect with her Nigerian roots after she’s adopted into a blended family living in London. Lola herself is acutely aware of the importance of understanding your roots as she was adopted from Nigeria and has repeatedly traveled there to reconnect with her birth family to understand her cultural past.
Opinion: Should race be a factor in adoption?
Read Lola Jaye's Opinion
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