tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20065698833479968412024-03-19T02:09:34.795-07:00Black Kindle Books are expensive, buy your books thru my blog for the kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Droid, Personal Computer, or what ever you wish. You will still make the author money and save yourself some MOOLAH too!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430343821691577276noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006569883347996841.post-40626454156818390422015-01-24T06:22:00.001-08:002015-01-24T06:22:08.386-08:00<div class="p1">
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gv0M7ITWL._AA160_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gv0M7ITWL._AA160_.jpg" height="320" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="320" /></a><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey, guess what, I won a free trip to Asheville, North Carolina to attend the ABA (American Book</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sellers Association) Winter Institute in February. I receive travel, hotel and attendance to some of the conferences free. The ABA is a trade organization devoted in support of booksellers. They have been around for many years helping booksellers, publishers and other industry friends. I have always wanted to attend their BEA Conference in New York. That is one of the largest book conferences, other than London and Tokyo and is filled with movie starts and some of the best writers in the world as well as other small consultations to help booksellers and authors. Maybe one day I will get there, but since I’m on my Dave Ramsey budget, I got to watch the funds. I am just so excited to go to Asheville and see the sights.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My “Part time dream job at an Amazing Bookstore,” is a true dream. I get a chance to read books that are coming out soon, recommend books to all of their customers, hang out at the café and talk to their regulars, and get paid a pretty good salary as a manager. I work every other weekend. I do have to drive about 3 hours, but I have a beautiful place to stay, which does not cost me an arm and leg. Have meet some very nice people in this small town of Seneca. It’s also 20 minutes from where my kid graduated from college. It’s a dream come true. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, let me clarify one thing, I’m the only black working there. I have been asked to create a new African American section in the store to draw in more African Americans. That has been a bit hard since I’m not there every day and when I am there, I do not see many African Americans. I know they live there somewhere, just got to draw them out. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's now start with "The Staff" – The book manager Abbie, the girl who orders the books in all genre, is a nice looking tall, thin, around 30 years old, white woman who had a rough marriage with a complete jack ass and a great kid. She is still tied to the jack ass until her divorced is final. She did kick him out of the house a while ago and got a court order to have his custody monitored with the child. I've never got the impression he would hurt the child, but he has not shown up many times; which hurts the kid. I hate when men and women do that to their children, but that’s another of my pet peeves that I will get to in another blog later.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is a jack ass to the tenth power. He does not keep a job, takes money from his mother, who allows it, gets a DUI at least once a month (he has been in jailed for both DUI and missing child support payments. His picture is always in the local paper or on the news) and has been kicked out of the store by the owner. Abbie has a good heart and a very hard worker. She just needs to get a stronger back bone, not with jack ass, but with some of the staff. They try to take advantage and are very whinny with excuses all the time. I will get to them later. What a bunch! </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That’s why I am a manger too. I have no problem telling them what to do. I have posted step by step instructions on how to do your job. Posted notices on rules, breaks, theft, and one of my favorite, “If you are not nice to the customers, I will not be nice to you. Make a choice and pick the best one.” That seems to have moved them. They are nice people, but some are lazy, need constant reassurances, no ambition or drive to do better. Sounds like my old “Part Time Job at the Asylum.” It will get better or funnier over the next few weeks. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Abbie has meet a very nice man. He is a chef at a local restaurant. He has also gone thru some rough periods in his life with a broken, drugged filled home and abandonment. He is about 30 and surprisingly has no kids. Since he had a very rough childhood, he needs someone to love him and for him to love unconditional. I’ve meet him and he is in love with Abbie. Truly in love. He has moved in with her and asked her to marry him. Gave her a beautiful ring. Don’t worry it wasn’t that fast or a romance. He just wants to help with bills, her kid and life in general. All in all she is a good person who finally got some good loving. She just needs to tell some of the staff to back off and let her do her job. She will eventually, she will.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The Family Business 3 – Carl Weber – $10.99</b> – It comes out January 27 and it continues the story of the Duncan family. Since I work in a bookstore, I got 5 copies for my friends and we are meeting next month to discuss. Love me some Carl Weber.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517H-573nXL._AA160_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517H-573nXL._AA160_.jpg" height="320" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" width="320" /></a><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles – A. L. Herbert – $9.99 </b>- It arrived February</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 24. That time will be here before you know it, so pre order it now. - - - </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to Mahalia's Sweet Tea--the finest soul food restaurant in Prince George's County, Maryland. In between preparing her famous cornbread and mashed potatoes so creamy "they'll make you want to slap your Momma," owner Halia Watkins is about to dip her spoon into a grisly mystery. . .</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Halia Watkins has her hands full cooking, hosting, and keeping her boisterous young cousin, Wavonne, from getting too sassy with customers. Having fast-talking entrepreneur Marcus Rand turn up in her kitchen is annoying enough when he's alive--but finding his dead body face-down on her ceramic tile after hours is much worse. </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Marcus had his enemies, and the cast iron frying pan beside his corpse suggests that at last, his shady business deals went too far. Halia is desperate to keep Sweet Tea's name out of the sordid spotlight but her efforts only make Wavonne a prime suspect. Now Halia will have to serve up the real villain--before the killer returns for a second helping. . .</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Features delicious recipes from Mahalia's Sweet Tea, including Sour Cream Corn Bread and Sweet Corn Casserole!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this powerful story of love and healing about three people who struggle to overcome the pain of the past and define their own future. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Civil War has ended, and Madge, Sadie, and Hemp have each come to Chicago in search of a new life.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Searching for his missing family, Hemp arrives in this northern city that shimmers with possibility. But redemption cannot be possible until he is reunited with those taken from him.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beautiful in its historical atmosphere and emotional depth, Balm is a stirring novel of love, loss, hope, and reconciliation set during one of the most critical periods in American history.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ana Mae's two sisters and brother hadn't really thought about Ana Mae in years, but now, with bills to pay, marriages on the line, and secrets ready to spill, she's all they can think about. And as the race to win begins, everyone involved finds there's more to gain than money. Because they're each going to learn a little something about Ana Mae--and a whole lot more about themselves.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Some-Her-Gwynne-Forster-ebook/dp/B00MJ4I1I8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1422107508&sr=1-1&keywords=gwynne+forster+kindle+books&pebp=1422107866979&peasin=B00MJ4I1I8">Getting Some Of Her Own</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b>Whatever It Takes - $4.61 - - - </b><span style="background-color: white;">L</span><span style="background-color: white;">acette Graham's twin sister, Kellie, has been competing with her since they shared a crib. And in thirty-three years, nothing has changed--except success, money, and men have come into play. But when the girls' parents separate, and their grandmother dies, Kellie's selfish manipulating reaches new heights.</span></span><br />
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in publishing, I found the very first African American romance author by
Harlequin in 1984 – <b>Sandra Kitt - $4.50 –
Adam and Eva</b>. I read a few of the
reviews, some good, some not, but either way, it looks like it would be worth
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know there is not enough diversity in the publishing
business, but I also do not like some of the nasty urban books. At times the stories go too damn far with the
completely offensive stories and some
are the same type of stories – Drug dealer, sex crazed woman who only wants a thug
and big money. Come on, I know we got
some great stories out there and I know some do reflect what’s real, but when
you read so many books about the same “thug” issues, it gets a bit worn. Hey, that’s just my take, you like those
books, go for it and I will promote some of them, but my stomach cannot take
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well Christmas and New Year is over, but I had the best time. My Kid got too much, being that she is the only child and we have always told her that if she follows our rules, keep away from craziness, no drugs, not even cigarettes; her mommy smokes, Dad never did. I was on e-cig for a few months and now back to smoking. Not for long, not for long. I will stop completely. If she continue to do all of her school work, get a good job with benefits and stay focus on GOD, she can get anything she wants from us. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good GOD, what were we thinking? That child is spoiled, but has turned out to be a beautiful, intelligent young lady and we are very proud of her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to my many adventures. After my trip to Norfolk, Virginia, I returned happy and filled up to the rim with books to my full and part time jobs. The full time job helps pay the bills and provide me with great benefits. Will hate to leave, but eventually I will have to retire. Kinda of looking forward to that day since it is closer than I think. The “Part time dream job at an Amazing Bookstore,” is going great as well. I will give you more details about my adventures there, especially the customer who came into the store with three teeth in her mouth, dirty clothes, country talking slang and hanging out with either her son or boyfriend, I could not tell Her boyfriend/son looked like one of those Duck Dynasty guys. He had a very long black beard that was plaited down to his stomach. I kept my cool, since no one else in the store wanted to be bothered with them. Walked over and ask if I could help them. After listening and trying to understand what they were saying, I figured out that this woman, who looked like something in Alligator County that dragged her around, was a very well read woman. She told me about books she reads on history, presidents, civil wars, and the Romans. It was freaking amazing how much reading she does and even more freaking amazing that she brought some history books I recommended to her and her Duck Dynasty son. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After all of that talking, over an hour, they spent $256.00 that day. I heard later from staff that they usually come into the store and buy big, but no one likes to talk to them because they stink. Yes, they stink, but hey, I worked as a candy stripper at our local hospital and one homeless woman came in stinking to high heavens. By the time they cleaned her up, they still could not figure out where the funk was coming from. When the doctor did an OBGYN exam, that woman had a tampon that had been stuck in there for months. It took the jaws of life to get it out and clean her body. Now, that’s funk. Those people were stinky, but friendly and very nice to talk to. Oh, let me mention that they are rich. They own lots of land with horses, cows, etc. and a few apartment buildings. Who said you have to be clean to be rich.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People are always promoting books on my facebook page, African American Books On The Kindle. Why not give them a shout out. Now, I have not read many of them and I think I have already posted review. So buck up and take a look. You may find something for Christmas on this list:</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430343821691577276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006569883347996841.post-32172463498186641002014-12-04T07:19:00.001-08:002014-12-04T07:19:24.793-08:00So many books, so little money!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At least I’m only 25 or more days late in blogging, it could have been longer, but I do not wish to continue to lose any of you. Especially the people who pay for my blog on
Amazon. I hope I have not disappointed
you too much. If you think this blog
could be better or if you think I suck at this, please let me know. I know I’m not the best writer in the world,
but I’m not going to stop either; just hope to improve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On November 19, I went to the Dave Ramsey/Rachel Cruze (she
is his daughter) movie. You didn’t know
there is a movie. Is was very motivating on how to stay on track, get gazelle, leave a legacy for your kids, get
out of debt, and giving. So many people
don’t tithe or give, but that’s not my call or judgment. Everyone has their own reasons, but my reason
for doing my tithe and giving is that the more I give the more I get back. Besides, the last two churches I attended provided food, clothing and books to the needy. They also feed my kid when she attended Sunday and Wednesday evening youth sessions. That was a blessing when my own money was tight and I did not have to worry about dinner those nights. You have true happiness when you don’t live
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do not get me wrong, it is seriously hard to stay on this
Dave Ramsey plan. I’ve
slipped a few times such as went back to smoking. Stopped smoking on March 31 using the e-cig,
then went back to smoking in September. I
have brought too many books and spent too much money on non-essential items
that I did not need. Getting off track did hurt my budget a bit, but I’m back on. The results
at the end of the road are worth every single penny. I wholeheartedly recommend that you sign up
for Financial Peace University. You can
find a class at your local church or even at your job. It’s $100.00 for the kit. Please give it a try. We got to try to get and stay out of
debt. Our future cannot be in the
government’s hand or we will suffer. No
more speech on to fun things.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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skill, see a free move, bring your kids, and hang out. Now that’s a way of saving money (OK, last
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Time Job at a Bookstore with kooky customers and staff</i>.” Need to use a better slogan, how about “<i>Part
time dream job at an amazing Bookstore</i>.”
Hey, I like that, how about you? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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later posting, but for now, let’s get to some books. Since I’m behind in my adventures, will start
with my baptism in Norfolk, Virginia; the Southern Indie Booksellers
conference. To say I had a great,
awesome, spectacular time, is an understatement. I met some wonder book store owners: </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe, Fountain Bookstore, Booklovers bookstore, My Sister's Books, Inc., Litchfield Books, Flyleaf Books, Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop in Georgia, Gottwals Books, Jill Hendrix of Fiction Addiction in Greenville, South Carolina, M. Judson, Modern Storytellers Bookstore, which just recently opened in Greenville. A women who attended the opening a bookstore class with me in May, just opened her store in Winter Park, Florida - Writer's Block Bookstore. I am so proud of her. Also met new and
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Brock, author of Heritage cookbook and chef of Husk restaurant in Charleston.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Listen to Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading
Lolita in Tehran” at a luncheon to promote her latest, “The Republic of
Imagination.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Attended a luncheon with
James Patterson (Alex Cross series), Steve Berry (Cotton Malone series), Beth
Macy, “Factory Man” (really interesting book about one guy’s fight against big
corporation to keep his furniture making company in North Carolina) and many,
many and I mean, many more authors and booksellers.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></div>
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was so awe-inspiring to see so many authors from one room to another.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">I was worn out after each day.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">The blissfulness I had reminded me of my trip
to Houston two years ago for the National Black Book festival, except at this
one, I noticed only one African American writer – Lalita Tademy promoting her
new book “Citizens Creek; A Novel.”</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Before the trip I went through my many book shelves to find her other
book that I read years ago to get autographed, “Red River,” but did not find it
until I got back home.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Shoot!</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">She was very lovely.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></div>
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Next year she hopes to have her book published, I hope so too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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these. Once again I had to pay big for
shipping. Even though these books were
free and some are not even out yet, my head and heart took over and I shipped
lots of books. Oh, well’ I was worth it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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authors and no African American booksellers either. Don’t know why, but I have
e-mailed Troy Johnson, founder and Webmaster or AALBC (African American
Literature Book Club). Hopefully, he can
explain. I suspect that due to the
amount of major losses we have in the last ten years, over 500 black own
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Maryland, but that closed as few years ago too. The ones left,
maybe they are struggling and cannot afford to attend these conferences. Sad, but I have big hope that the Independent
Bookstore will rise again. </span></div>
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classes and owners, how very hard it is to own and run a bookstore in this
climate, but if your heart and soul is in it, it’s worth it. The hotel, food, staff, music all of it made
this trip one of my best trips in the world. It
was filled with so many authors, so many books, and so exhilarating.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Institute Conference for booksellers and authors, or should I say, I applied
for a scholarship to go free, two days ago I was notified that I won an all-expense
paid trip to the Grove Park Inn in
Asheville, North Carolina in February for the conference. Tell me I’m not getting my blessings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this conference there will be over 30 educational sessions on basic bookstore finance, e-commerce, crowdfunding, human resources,
and other important topics. Many, many authors will be in attendance as well as John Green - The Fault in Our Starts, Steven Johnson – How We Got to
Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World and Sarah Lewis, who works on
President Obama’s Arts Policy Committee and on Oprah’s “Power List. She looks like a young and beautiful African
American. Her book “The Rise:
Creativity, the gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery. I have not been to Asheville in a very long
time and I’m looking forward to it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tademy</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> – <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Creek: A Novel - $11.89 - - - </span></b><span style="background: white;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>New
York Times<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>bestselling author
of the Oprah Book Club Pick<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Cane
River</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>brings us the evocative
story of a once-enslaved man who buys his freedom after serving as a translator
during the American Indian Wars, and his granddaughter, who sustains his legacy
of courage.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Cow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810
and sold to a Creek Indian chief before his tenth birthday, possessed an
extraordinary gift: the ability to master languages. As the new country
developed westward, and Indians, settlers, and blacks came into constant
contact, Cow Tom became a key translator for his Creek master and was hired out
to US military generals. His talent earned him money—but would it also grant
him freedom? And what would become of him and his family in the aftermath of
the Civil War and the Indian Removal westward?</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Cow Tom’s legacy lives on—especially in the
courageous spirit of his granddaughter Rose. She rises to leadership of the
family as they struggle against political and societal hostility intent on
keeping blacks and Indians oppressed. But through it all, her grandfather’s
indelible mark of courage inspires her—in mind, in spirit, and in a family
legacy that never dies.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Written in two parts portraying the parallel
lives of Cow Tom and Rose,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Citizens
Creek</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a beautifully
rendered novel that takes the reader deep into a little known chapter of
American history. It is a breathtaking tale of identity, community, family—and
above all, the power of an individual’s will to make a difference.</span><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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River - $6.64</b> - - - </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Here’s a review by Ladyslott - - - </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">I do not generally like Oprah Books. So when
Cane River was chosen as a group read for my reading group, I was very reluctant
to read it. I could not have been more wrong. A beautifully written family
saga, Cane River was one of the best books I have read in recent years. Putting
one strongly in mind of the book Roots by Alex Haley, this book is a
novelization of the family history of Lalita Tademy. Told through the eyes of
four women, all born into slavery, it shows the strength and courage of people
who survive through the frequent upheavals thrust upon them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">We are introduced to the matriarch of the family
Elisabeth, a slave from Virginia sold into a new plantation and taken from her
husband and children. Here begins the story of the Cane River women, Suzette,
Philomene and Emily. I was compelled to read every detail of their lives from
slavery to freedom. I shared their heartbreak, joy, suffering and triumph, on
the journey to freedom. The book paints a long lasting impression of the power
of love and family. A book I will think of for a long time to come. I highly
recommend you read this unforgettable book.</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Red River - $8.89 - - - </b>In 1873 in the small
southern town of Colfax, Louisiana, history tells us there was a riot. The
Tademy family knows different. "1873. Wasn't no riot like they say. It was
a massacre..." The blacks are newly free, just beginning life under Reconstruction,
with all its promises of equity, the right to vote, to own property and, most
importantly, to decide their own future as individuals. Federal Government
troops are supposed to arrive to protect the rights of the colored people--but
they are not yet on the scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all the optimism and bright promise by taking Colfax back in an ugly and
violent manner. The tragedy begins with the two sides: the white Democrats of
Montgomery and the colored and white Republicans of Colfax in the courthouse,
finally meeting face to face to discuss their differences. Then, a group of
white thugs kills a colored man who was not involved in the courthouse
struggle. He was home minding his business and the ugliness came and found him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The confrontation that follows results in the
death of more than 100 black men, killed by white supremacists bent on denying
them their voting rights and keeping in office those who uphold the status quo
prior to the Civil War. The massacre is only the beginning of Tademy's story.
Using reliable sources wherever they may be found, she tells the hard and proud
story of Sam Tademy, Israel Smith and their families as they fight their way
back from the massacre. They get a foothold in Colfax, finally starting a
school, owning land and businesses and becoming full-fledged citizens, as they
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(Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls 4) </b>- - - I read the other three Granite Falls guys and was
most impressed with the third one, “The Playboy’s Fugitive Bride.” I still love me some “Massimo”, whew!!! That
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and get married for an heir. You know
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He understands, but after being hurt, he just plays the field and keep’s
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from a very bad situation. Don’t’ think it’s not realist what she is running from, unfortunately, this is too realistic even in this day and age. Tashi’s is scared out of her whits and runs
to Adam for help. Why, she thinks he is
the one she is to contact after she relocates from the bad situation. He is nervous and very cautious to help, but
so is she. He does feel a need to "save" her from whatever is hunting her down. They go back and forth, not
in the sizzling romance hot, but slowly learn to trust each other. He has always been very spiritual and sensual
which helps him teach her how to find that same sense of self, happiness within
one shelf, passion and love. The plot of why she
is running and the connection Adam has to it, was I think the best part of the
book. Yes, the romance was great, but
that plot with all of the twist and turns and it involves the other ”Granite
Falls Billionaires,” was exceptional. I
hope she continues with this series. Ms.
Ross could write a mystery with romance all in one and keep the focus going on
and on. Beautiful story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lawson Roby – A Christmas Prayer - $8.89 - - - </span></b><span style="background: white;">Alexis
Fletcher hasn't had a merry Christmas in five years-not since her mother passed
away. Every December she remembers the joy her mother brought to everyone
during the holiday season and feels the pain of her absence, even more so now
that she and her sister are barely speaking. More than anything, Alexis wishes
her family could be whole again.</span><br />
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Alexis might just be ready to make some holiday memories with a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>new</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>family of her own. Alexis's fiancé,
Chase Dupont, is everything she ever dreamed of. He's kind, handsome, fully
supportive of Alexis's career, and the CEO of a large company. But outside
forces threaten to derail this happy couple from ever reaching the altar.</span><br />
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to question everything. Will fate give her what she needs to finally embrace
the season that has brought her so much pain? Will Alexis get her wish for a
happy holiday? Or will her Christmas prayer go unanswered?</span><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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just started to read a few pages then got stopped. Will return to it, but so far it is
breathtaking and beautiful poems about her journey from childhood to a great
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in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses
his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because
"not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain't babies."
But Lonnie hasn't given up. His foster mother, Miss Edna, is growing on him.
She's already raised two sons and she seems to know what makes them tick. And
his teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on
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<span style="background: white;">Told entirely through Lonnie's poetry, we see
his heartbreak over his lost family, his thoughtful perspective on the world
around him, and most of all his love for Lili and his determination to one day
put at least half of their family back together.</span></span><div>
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Come Softly - $7.59 - - - </span></b><span style="background: white;">In this contemporary story about an interracial
romance, she seems to slip effortlessly into the skins of both her main
characters, Ellie, an upper-middle-class white girl who has just transferred to
Percy, an elite New York City prep school, and Jeremiah, one of her few African
American classmates, whose parents (a movie producer and a famous writer) have
just separated. A prologue intimates heartbreak to come; thereafter, sequences
alternate between Ellie's first-person narration and a third-person telling
that focuses on Jeremiah. Both voices convincingly describe the couple's
love-at-first-sight meeting and the gradual building of their trust. The
intensity of their emotions will make hearts flutter, then ache as evidence mounts
that Ellie's and Jeremiah's "perfect" love exists in a deeply flawed
society. Even as Woodson's lyrical prose draws the audience into the tenderness
of young love, her perceptive comments about race and racism will strike a
chord with black readers and open the eyes of white readers ("Thing about
white people," Jeremiah's father tells him, "they know what everybody
else is, but they don't know they're white"). Knowing from the beginning
that tragedy lies just around the corner doesn't soften the sharp impact of
this wrenching book. Ages 10-up.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430343821691577276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006569883347996841.post-85856987861723576912014-11-29T12:36:00.003-08:002014-11-29T12:36:38.084-08:00Black Kindle is still a Happy Camper!<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">NUMBER 188</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know what happen, but my draft blog is not working and I'm not able to post it. That's OK, I will just give you a few books to buy on Kindle or even better, support your local bookstore on Small Business Day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On another note, the loss of the Mayor of DC - Marion Barry. I will always thank him for giving me my first paying job when I was in high school. Many people may still rehash about some of the crazy things he has done, but I knew the man from my grandmother, great-aunt and my mother, who grew up with him. He was one of the BEST. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is still sad, but I’m getting better. At least I’m only a few weeks late and not two months behind. I will admit, I have been working my but off as well as trying to take care of my mother. She is still not talking to me and Lionel, her son-in-law. We are divorced, but we have become great friends and parents to a extraordinary kid. We have tried, but she is mad at the world, just like so many people at my job and around the world, and she is not being friendly with any one.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That does not stop me from driving up to DC to check on her. I have my ways and have told her in exact words, “keep it up old woman, I’m sending you to Shady Pines (Remember Golden Girls) and will take the key away and have a guard feed you, so stop it.” She’s not listening, but it’s OK, I’m still taking care of her in my own way. She does keep in good contact with her only grandchild, my daughter. She has no choice in that. I told her to be mad at me and Lionel, we can live with it, but not your granddaughter. We are all that is left on this earth of your family, so, let it go and move on.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It must be hard to realize that you are alone. My mother’s mother, father, brother, aunts and uncles are gone and she is the only one left in the family with the exception of me. It hit me a while ago how hard that is to live with. Knowing you are the only one left. I did not know her brother that well. Her mother and aunt raised me, so I have limited knowledge about their family dynamites, except what I have been told. Weird isn’t it. You don't truly realize that wasting a lot of time with grudges and anger get’s your ass no where, absolutely no where until you are on death's bed. So let the crap go!!</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to me. Still continuing with my Dave Ramsey plan, reading 4 or 5 books at a time; at least trying to with so many books out there. Researching and learning about owning and running a business. There is not, not, enough time to get it all done, but I’m sure as hell going to try.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In my last posting I wrote about the class I attended on owning/running a bookstore. Still going thru that process. In the meantime, I started working at The Booksmith in Seneca, South Carolina. It is an independent bookstore about 15 minutes from Clemson University. The same university my kid graduated from. Is that a kick or what? I thought after my kid graduated from grad school, get a permanent good paying job with health and retirement benefits (that has been done), I would return to DC. I have good friends here, but it’s not enough to keep me here. I think we have grown apart as one does when one is looking for a new way to live a better life. I figure I would sell the house, find another job in another state, look for a part time job to keep my Dave Ramsey plan going (it’s hard as hell to get out of debt, but it can be done), and leave the calm and warm weather of South Carolina. I guess I'm not leaving the state yet. Cannot ignore an opportunity to work in a bookstore, now can I? I just stopped for a minute, had to listen to “What’s Best For You” by Trey Songz, and “Holding On For Life” by Broken Bells. Just loaded it on my phone. Try them, you will like them. On to my adventures:</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I lost my "Part time job at the Asylum," I still miss that place, I got an even better part time job - “Part Time Job At a Bookstore with kooky customers and staff.” Have to shorten that name soon and wait until I start telling stories about them. It is a drive, about 3 to 4 hours, but it’s only on weekends a few times a month and the money is better that my last part time job. I just go to remember to use the salary for my debt snow ball and not buy every single book I see. That’s going to be hard. Will get back to my new adventure later. Let’s get to some books. I did read, but kept it simple due to the travel, working and everything else going on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so proud of this young lady, she is more than awesome, she is beguiling and graceful inside and out. I brought her first book of poems, <b>To Whom It May Concern - $9.99 - </b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whom-May-Concern-Latoya-Lee-Lati-ebook/dp/B003NSBTWE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414794416&sr=8-2&keywords=latoya+lee-lati"><span class="s2"><b>To Whom It May Concern:</b></span></a><b>. </b>I like the writing style of journal entries with poems; over the period of 2004 to 2009. Enjoyed reading the poem, James . . . Tender love - he was “her first drop of rain,” I like that line. The relationship did not last, but her writings about this cultivated and at times a demanding relationship, from a young age to her early twenties, reads like what we all are going thru when it comes to relationships, traumatic times indeed. She does mention other men she dated, but I like the entries and poems on James more. It’s the style, a diary, but not recorded every day, only when life kicks you or you just want to thank GOD. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">One word . . EPIC! A "deal with the devil" has never been so evil!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">FORTY ACRES was the most intense thriller --thought-provoking, and gripping debut novel (my pulse is still racing) - full of power and revenge. FORTY ACRES has my vote for "Thriller Debut Novel of 2014", a talented author, Dwayne Alexander Smith, has just won me over as a "fan for life."</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Amazing writing, brilliantly developed characters, well researched, and an astounding storyline. There is so much depth to this THRILLER, as so want to discuss, debate, and challenge the "what if's" (as I booked marked something from every chapter); however, this is one of those "ONE in a million books" you dare not say a word to spoil, or hint of anything within a review, to give away the suspense for the readers. From controversial issues of race and power, hatred, wealth, love, trust, betrayal, and secrets--it has it all.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Whereas, "Devil's Advocate" raised the preposition that "winning is everything", FORTY ACRES is about "revenge and power." Several similarities -both had smart intuitive wives, devil/master, and both main characters are attorneys who get sucked into a world of mystery, power, and wealth. (Of course, Forty Acres in a "class by itself") A WINNER out of the gate!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">FORTY ACRES deserves an unveiling, with no hints of any sort as each and every page is just too BLOODY GOOD. You feel yourself experiencing every setting, footstep, movement and facial expression, trying to predict the next move, with details so realistic, you are holding your breath, as you swish to the next page to see what lies ahead.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Martin, black attorney and main character totally ROCKS, and so fell in love with him - brilliant strategies, witty one liners, and oh the dedication of the book by the author was PRICELESS.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">As the author is a screen play writer, I can envision a movie based on this predicted best seller, with a cast of stars (I want a front row seat) for a total blockbuster. With a surprise at the end - one can only hope for a series to follow. "I guess, my heart can get back to normal until his next book" . . . Here's hoping it is soon!</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">This provocative new novel is most deserving of a 5 STAR ++. Compliments to the author and publisher for an appealing front cover and overview, which drew me in immediately, and exceeded all my expectations.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16.8666667938232px;">This is sad, pretty damn sad. My last posting was June 17. I'm surprise Amazon has not kicked me to the curb. It seems I still have a few people out there who want me to continue with the blog because they are paying me monthly or in the last three months, posted the hell out of the Facebook page. Oh, well, don't get your sheets all up in the air, it's not big money, just enough to pay for gas in my car for a week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not expect to earn big money like so many other bloggers, I just wanted my "love of all things books" out into the world, instead of my little world of work, family, library, home and few friends that I keep close. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still don't have a TV, so I missed a few things. As soon as I log into Facebook, it's all over there everywhere - the ALS water challenge, Ferguson, the idiot, stupid and crazy football nut job who hit his girlfriend in the elevator, cops shooting young black men, cops getting shot. Two were shot recently yesterday, but I don't get the news on TV, so my source is very sketchy. I would not exactly quote or verified everything I see on Facebook. Some people are just bored and write crap (at least spelled right), and vent over something they still don't have all of the facts about. Oh, well, back to my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like it that I don't have TV. At least here I don't. When I do go out of town, visit friends of stay in some hotel I usually catch up with my shows: HGTV Property Brothers; Downton Abbey, and Midsomer Murders. As you can see, I like lots of BBC stuff. Hey, I know the Queen (well, at least from the Internet.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since my last posting (shame, just a ding dong shame), I told you about the opening a bookstore class I took and how much fun and learning I had. I still have great memories of that week. It is still one of the best vacations in my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also since them, I have driven back and forth to Greenville, Seneca, Anderson, Columbia, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Along the way I met some amazing authors and a bookstore owner. It is ever so close to that dream of mine. What I did not realize is how much effort, praying, crying, begging, driving, working two jobs, reading and reading more about small businesses and being mentored by some great business people. It ain't easy, but it is so much fun. As the saying goes, I'm Loving it!!!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430343821691577276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006569883347996841.post-46988257541820737282014-06-17T08:21:00.000-07:002014-06-17T08:21:31.802-07:00No I did not drop off the face of the Earth!!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">First stop, Amelia Island in Florida. I have been to Jekyll Island in Georgia with my kid. I use to take her and her friends there every summer just for the beach, but this place, next door Amelia, is OMG beautiful, beautiful and beautiful. The beach, the food, the weather, the long walks with Tommy in the early morning and evening. The small downtown area for tourist, but most of all, the great food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">I was there for a week in a class called, "Owning and Opening bookstore." Last year after I lost the part time job at the Asylum, I could see and feel after a few weeks, that I was getting bored. Oh, don't get me wrong. I was able to walk more, eat better, read more, but after all of that, I was still bored. I had successfully managed to follow the Dave Ramsey plan step by step for 3 years running and after not working 7 days a week, I was going around in my head as to what am I going to do with my life. I can't work forever at this government job, even though we do have some who have worked 40 to 50 years with this agency, I got to do something, anything to keep my mind and spirit going. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">In early November, while surfing the net, I found the Paz and Associates website. I did not know something like this existed. A company that helps people find, buy, or sell bookstores. Who a thought? I sent them a very nice note on facebook/e-mail, ordered the book, "Opening a bookstore" and signed up for the training session. Hey, I was no longer working 7 days a week. The full time job was going no where and getting boring, so why not!. I also figure, what the hell, I may one day fulfill my dream of owning a bookstore or maybe I will get a full time job at a bookstore. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd;">The week long session was brutal and exciting at the same time. I thought I knew a little about running a business, I know jack crap. Having and running a business is more work than you think. I learned how to get financing, cost for retail, computerizing, vendors, lease negotiation, hiring and firing. Store design and most importantly, strategies for competing with discounters like online mega retailers (You know whom I speak of). At the end of each day, I would sit on the beach to clear my mind and calm down my fear. Serious fear. How do you get the money, find a place to buy or lease. Pay for books. Pay yourself a salary. Make sure you have enough money to live on until your store </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">is of</span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd;">f the ground. So many things to do and think about. I understand now more than ever when I go shopping, especially a small business, how very hard it is to run a business.</span></span></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon9cYjpKlFGW7YZe2OYq163Ge1oT9hAZnQW0iwmP8DB1xbGpAq53mocNq3r1yX0Rh6F_HTa29v-j5qIh5z065udhJDrJJ2_E5J24nZCbSK_RNtx0osMJeBbfOB2PLfG1qFT1hHwosDSnu/s1600/AMELIA+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhon9cYjpKlFGW7YZe2OYq163Ge1oT9hAZnQW0iwmP8DB1xbGpAq53mocNq3r1yX0Rh6F_HTa29v-j5qIh5z065udhJDrJJ2_E5J24nZCbSK_RNtx0osMJeBbfOB2PLfG1qFT1hHwosDSnu/s1600/AMELIA+.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">There were 11 people in the class from all over the United States. We met store designers, publishing vendors, banking and SBA officials and a few actual bookstore owners - Janet Geddis of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia. That stopped me in my track when I met her because my grandmother was born there and I always wanted to go to there to see her home. Now I really have to do. Janet started online and used Facebook, twitter and other media sources to get the word out and get funding to finally open her store in 2011. It took her two years to do, but she did it. Met the owner of Blue Willow Bookshop and she talked about how her marketing worked to get more people into her store. One of the students in class with me, Amy, is a close friend of Janet and she is opening her store in Atlanta. </span></div>
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYn16_Wd72PbCe1mmhOHO_iXFnwx80ArgYznBU3FNHs9Mu4shw4wJ1bm2XxNz7t2OnDUNAhh2gwsWpl1mI_tU5zkmLhhiGT70FMemQUWdwSKfS0vWeHKjsB6VqyJi5eiz6NbRYhqpOc5z/s1600/Tommy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYn16_Wd72PbCe1mmhOHO_iXFnwx80ArgYznBU3FNHs9Mu4shw4wJ1bm2XxNz7t2OnDUNAhh2gwsWpl1mI_tU5zkmLhhiGT70FMemQUWdwSKfS0vWeHKjsB6VqyJi5eiz6NbRYhqpOc5z/s1600/Tommy.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Sitting in that classroom for a week, having great lunches and dinners. Walking my dog on the beach every morning was one of the turned out to be the one of best vacations in my life. Now, it's on to figuring out if I can do it. Hey, It's closer than you think. Will continue with more of my month long trips. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Oh, one other thing, saw John Grishman on the beach. He has a house there, but is about to sell it. Seems some people have been knocking on his door and driving him crazy. Hey, that's the life of a star!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">I'm still reading my advance copy of Carl Weber - T</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">he Choir Director 2: Runaway Bride - $11.99 </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">and</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.200000762939453px;"> Francine Rivers - Bridge to Haven - $9.36</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.200000762939453px;">. I'm almost finish with both of them. Managed to get a few pages in while at the beach, but I got distracted by the men wearing the new bathing shorts, or a piece of cloth covering only one side of your "you know what" I keep asking myself, how is it staying in there? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An advance copy of Carl Weber - <b>The Choir Director 2: Runaway Bride - $11.99</b>. Pre-order it now. It comes out August 19, 2014. I've not started to read it yet because I'm salivating like a big dog and just holding it - "My Precious, my precious." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kat, the original manager who hired me at the Asylum contacted me for a job. I referred her to a friend who works in the Hotel business. My friend tells me that many hotels are looking for staff to work in the evenings to mornings. It's been hard to find people to take that schedule. Since Kat has no job, she has been looking since she was fired in October of last year, my friend pulled some strings for her and got her a job. S</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">he never called back. That was two weeks ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday I get a text from Kat asking me how am I doing. I didn't bother to respond. What for? </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday evening I happen to run into her husband, ex-hubby or whatever working at the same store but at another location. Kat had managed to get him a job with the company and he moved up the ladder in the last year and is now a manger. We talked for a few minutes and he informed me that she was still looking for a job and that their daughter is still causing problems at home. He had kicked the daughter out of the house many times, but her mother let's her come back over and over again. I tell him about my friend's help and he tells me he knows about it and told her to take the job, but a few days later her car broke down and they don't have a car. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's move on. On my road trip last week, I got half a hour from my destination before an 18 wheeler pulled in front of me and smacked a small rock on my windshield. No problem, it's a small crack and I will take care of it when I return home. Half an hour later, that crack started to spread up and over to the driver side of the window. I got to Clemson, SC, pulled over to the Starbucks and checked the yellow pages. I have an old flip phone, so looking for auto glass places was not easy and begging someone with an iPhone was not going to get me far nor help. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The cashier in Starbucks had a yellow pages. I did not think there were still yellow pages around, but at the rest stops along 95 north, they have installed phone booths. Can you believe it and they work. I know, I tired it out for fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Found Glass Doctor in Greenville, SC. They were so very professional and nice to me. Within 2 hours, I had a brand new windshield and no payments from me since my insurance took care of it. Tommy and I then drove around Greenville and had a great time eating and window shopping. Man, in the last few years Greenville has move up with more businesses, homes, apartments and becoming the new Atlanta. That's the place I've been hanging out to help those three women I met a few months ago to open their bookstore. Just be careful out there on the road. Those trucks can cause some havoc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A. J. Fikry is a lonely (his wife died two years earlier), snappish and cantankerous bookstore owner of Island Books in Alice Island. Sales has hit a slump and one of the most expensive book in his store, Tamerlane by Edgar Allan Poe, has been stolen. He has given up on the store, the people in the small community and the love of the books in his store and his heart. His books are how he has lived his life. His life experiences, relationships with bookstores, books and, in some cases if he really likes their work, authors, is really what I'm sorta made of. A life where when you read a book, you either lived it or what to live it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You talk, walk, breath, sing your day based upon the book you just finished reading or remember reading years ago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It becomes a part of your memory where when you run into someone or something, you refer it to a book that had an impact on your life and that's how A. J. Fikry lived his life. Life just sucks for A.J. and I truly understand why, but one day out of the blue, a small package arrives at his store, a over the top and eccentric publication press sales women comes calling, and a chief of police who did not read much, until he was forced, not really forced, just wanted to keep an eye on A.J., became a savior and friend. Each word, each saying, each sub-story brings you closer to a book and another book and another. Inter wind into each character, especially A.J., is life at a bookstore or life in and out of a book. You will laugh, cry, become pissed and will love bookstores, especially independent book stores, over and over again. I literally cried when I finished this book, not because of something bad or good that happened in the book, but because I wanted to read more about each of the characters and see their lives unfold into the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you love or even like</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> small independent bookstores, buy this from your local bookstore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A. J. made me feel so happy with my love of books, so very happy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Just got back from the dentist. So expensive and so drugged up now. You know, I'm working hard to stop smoking (day 8 of </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">e-cigarettes), eat more vegetables and fruits, walk Tommy more and overall, just trying to take real good care of myself and stay happy. I'm old. Not really old like 60 or 70 or even 80, just older. Of course I don't look my age, especially since I took out the plaits in my hair, washed and colored with no relaxer. I just pressed, brushed and greased the scalp. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">My hair has gotten even longer from 5 years ago when I finally decided to stop putting any relaxers in my hair. I guess you count color as a chemical, but you can buy a natural one. I have had my hair out for 7 days and it's driving me crazy. It's just flying out like a big bush and I mean big. One girl said it was beautiful because its my own hair. No wig, weave or tracks. Yes, Lord it's my own hair and it's as nappy as a Brillo soap pad. It's that tough. It can break a pick, plastic comb, hair brush, hot pressing comb and any other adverse conditions. My grandmother use to call my hair, "Back to Africa." </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">My grandmother would wash, grease and plait it. Her, my great aunt and mother would take me to the hair dresser every September before school started to get it pressed. I hated going to that hair dresser. Every young black girl in the neighborhood was there and I was usually the only one with a book in her hand. That's why today I carry books with me ever where I go. I would often say, "what am I going to do while sitting and waiting for Mrs. Gibbs to do my hair, "read a book, my grandmother would say, and I'll be back in four hours." I would be in that hot, loud taking, smelly burnt hair salon for four or five hours. Drove me crazy until I finally got to read my books, then I did not care. That's another reason I was called crazy, people in the hair salon would say "Jinny's grand child is weird, she always got a book in her face." </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">My first year in high school, and I was still not happy about getting ready to get my hair done for school, my grandmother decided to, "Stop paying that damn hair dresser Mrs. Gibbs to do ninda's hair." (Yes, I was called "ninda" they could not or would not say Linda. Even though my real name is Virginia-Linda. I changed it because I was not going around life being called, "Virginia-Linda." No way.) It was decided three days before the awful burnt of my scalp, that I would no longer get my hair pressed. My grandmother said, "Hell, the child comes home from the first day of school and the hair is all over her face, dirty, bushy and not straight and as nappy as hell." Stop the presses, it's not worth the money, just come over here and I will plait it. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">I've been in plaits every since. I did years ago cut it real short after my child was born, but hubby, his family and mine did not like it. Said I look like a boy. So, it's 2014 and I will be back to long plaits before the end of the month. You don't know how long it takes to comb this here hair. It's a long, long time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>GABRIELLE ZAVIN - THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FIKRY: A NOVEL - $9.48</b> - - - Why did it get this book, because it's about a bookstore owner who has loss the love of his life and the love of books. How can you lose the love of books. I just started reading it a few days ago and I must say I am loving it, especially the surprise package he received.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">So, me and Tommy's next road trip, which is tomorrow, I'm stopping by The Booksmith to pick up the first 5 in this series for 10 kids. I don't care how much it costs, every year GOD finds a way for me to do this and I enjoy it so very much. On another note, her book is becoming a movie soon. I hope when it comes out I will be able to take some of the kids from the Carolina Youth Group to see it. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>NELSON GEORGE - THE HIPPEST TRIP IN AMERICA: SOUL TRAIN AND THE EVOLUTION OF CULTURE & STYLE - $16.99</b> - - - What more can I say about this book, it is long, long overdue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the Booklist - <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Music critic and novelist George (The Plot against Hip Hop, 2011) runs down the story of the barrier-breaking and hugely influential television show Soul Train, which for 35 years delivered “love, peace, and soul” to households everywhere in the form of hit songs, innovative dance moves, and “freaky, fantastic” fashions. Inspired by the civil rights movement, Chicago radio reporter turned television trailblazer Don Cornelius, whom George describes as the epitome of cool, boldly carved out the first mass-media space for “black dance by black dancers presented by a black producer.” In this lively, documentary-style biography of an instant hit show with remarkable draw and staying power (1971–2006), George considers Cornelius’ complexities (he took his own life in 2012), recounts the appearances of stellar performers (James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Kurtis Blow), profiles the show’s most memorable dancers (Damita Jo Freeman, Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley, Rosie Perez), and chronicles the launching of dance trends (locking, waaking, the electric boogaloo). George’s swift ride through the decades of Soul Train is a kaleidoscopic trip through one of the brightest zones in the evolution of American culture. -- Donna Seaman</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.400001525878906px;">This spellbinding novel magnificently re-creates one of the most exciting periods in American history, the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. As three black sisters come of age, they pursue lives and careers in three very different professions.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430343821691577276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006569883347996841.post-57248349950958132862014-04-05T14:03:00.000-07:002014-04-05T14:03:43.207-07:00Black Kindle - Is still Happy and Crazy<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did it. I walked the <span class="s2" style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDAQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.active.com%2Fmt-pleasant-sc%2Frunning%2Fdistance-running-races%2Fbook-n-it-5k-fun-run-and-walk-2014&ei=lcwuU6D3JYWHrgHEqIG4DA&usg=AFQjCNEdGNwCFRJbDLti3j-6TMwM8BMC5Q&sig2=xXu8u4Y5WVemKRuBt0vquw&bvm=bv.62922401,d.aWM" style="background-color: white; color: #cc4411; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Book'n It! 5k Fun Run & Walk | ACTIVE</a>. I sorta knew I could do it. I walk Tommy almost every day for half an hour or more, so I had a good feeling that I could to. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">After escaping the cruel wrath of her abusive father, Boy Novak finds comfort in a small Massachusetts suburb and a widower named Arturo, whom she later marries. Boy is quite taken with Arturo's daughter Snow, but it's the daughter she has with Arturo that complicates their quiet lives--Bird's birth reveals that both Arturo and Boy are light-skinned African-Americans passing for white. Harkening back to the great passing narratives, like Charles W. Chesnutt's </span><span style="background-color: white;">The Marrow of Tradition </span><span style="background-color: white;">and, most notably, </span><span style="background-color: white;">Passing</span><span style="background-color: white;"> by Nella Larsen, </span><span style="background-color: white;">Boy, Snow, Bird</span><span style="background-color: white;"> is about both the exterior and interior complexities of racial identity. The perception of Arturo and Boy's race and social class is threatened by Bird. But it's the psychological conflicts that are the most devastating. Arturo was raised with "the idea that there was no need to ever say, that if you knew who you were then that was enough, that not saying was not the same as lying." Is passing dishonest if it isn't an active decision? </span><span style="background-color: white;">Boy, Snow, Bird</span><span style="background-color: white;"> is a retelling of </span><span style="background-color: white;">Snow White</span><span style="background-color: white;">, and the wit and lyricism of Helen Oyeyemi's prose shares the qualities of a fable. But this novel isn't content to conclude with an easy moral. In fact, Oyeyemi complicates the themes she establishes. Her writer's charms shouldn't be taken for granted; the beauty of her writing hides something contemplative and vital, waiting to be uncovered by readers - By Kevin Nguyen</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JACINDA TOWNSEND - SAINT MONKEY: A NOVEL - $11.99 - - - </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was in The Booksmith in Seneca, South Carolina bookstore and was not going to leave without taking this book with me. This is another independent bookstore, not black own yet, but I hear it will be soon. I'm sure due to the customer base there that there aren't that many African Americans living there, but, they are close to four major colleges, one is Clemson. The school my daughter graduated and since I have poured out much money in this state and a hell of a lot in Clemson, I'm buying books from this independent bookstore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A review from Joseph Berry - <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20px;">Saint Monkey is a spectacular and brilliant first novel by Jacinda Townsend. It's an engaging character study of two childhood friends that are trying to grow up and escape their predictable futures in their repressive small Kentucky home town. Part of the brilliance of this novel is how the author divides it into two separate stories of Audrey and Caroline, the two main characters. Not only does she successfully tell both of their stories, but she is able to switch up the writing and narration styles so the reader actually feels like they are experiencing the world through the eyes of both of these dynamic young women. By the end of this novel, you feel like you intimately know both characters and their families. I really connected with Audrey's longing to find love and a "greater" destiny than she could look forward to in 1950s Kentucky. At the same time, I really felt Caroline 's pain and struggle to take care of those she loved and her attempts to find a little love and comfort for herself. I don't want to give away any spoilers but the ending was both very surprising and fantastic. The book was so good that I would love to read more of their story. If you love good writing, storytelling, and deep complex characters this is the book for you. I think Ms. Townsend has a long illustrious literary career ahead of her and I already can't wait for her next novel.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ANN E. ROSS - WHEN AMBER GOT HER GROOVE BACK - FORMERLY MARK OF A GOOD MAN - 99 cents - - - </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I had read and scrupulously enjoyed her Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls series (I am having a hard time waiting for book 4 which comes out in August of this year. What the hell is wrong with that. I need the book now!!!) I decided to read her others, this was my first and once again it was not a disappointed. Now, it was not as juicy and plot driven as the Bride series, but, it was cute, loving, short, romantic and oh, so very sweet. Amber is a divorced women of twins. After her hubby was caught cheating, she is not interested in finding another. Most women aren't at that point, but you never know when he will show up. Mark, showed up and it was own. Yes, this may sound like Ho</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">w Stella Got Her Grove Back, but so what. The story of women getting their groove back is back and not too soon. Amber and Mark do the </span>cha<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>cha<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> dance in the romance department, but as feelings abound in hearts and minds, they win. Just so damn cute!</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, I went to work for a few hours and hung out with my BFF - Nadia. We usually attend lots of function from parties to something someone wants me to support and she comes along with me for the ride and company. She is just a beautiful woman and any man with a great heart and soul, will worship her forever. We have not been able to hang out and talk much because I’ve been on road trips, volunteering and drugged up from having lots of dental work done. Those dentist are expensive as hell, but it has to be done if I’m going to do a video podcast and hopefully get my five minutes on CNN to talk about books. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I must be in a "I'm going to fulfill my dream" phase. The next three books are really about leaving the negative behind, following your dreams, mentoring someone else, and keeping the faith:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>MICHAEL BAISDEN - RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE ISSUES - $9.99</b> - - - As a fan of his radio/TV show, I did enjoy how he took the mallet and hammered serious issues that not only affected African Americans, but everyone. I did at times, though, get tired of his show on some sexual issues and nasty comedy stands. They were OK, but annoying at times. Then again, I'm not really a radio person. I listen to my music or pod casts on my iPod and read lots of books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Baisden's book is a first class, first rate book for all people, especially black folks. Why we have not learned yet to stop having babies that we cannot take care of, still baffles me. Baisden also has an issue with men who cheat on their women and the dumb women who take it. We all have issues, but in 2014, damn, we need to learn and get with the program or something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Get the book. Get it now. This is how we should live, without crazy and unfocused issues and facing the truth. You can be some body. You can raise great children. You can survive an economic downturn. You will get married to the right person. Stop blaming others and look in the mirror. You are beautiful and You are smart, especially if you buy this book. Last chapter of the book - Finding Your Purpose. Find it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>GWEN RICHARDSON - WHY AFRICAN AMERICANS CAN'T GET AHEAD: AND HOW WE CAN SOLVE IT WITH GROUP ECONOMICS - $2.99 </b>- - Now, once you find out you have issues and how to solve them, then move on to this book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you are aware, we have lost Borders, Waldens and over 200 African American Bookstores in the last 10 years. OK, I got it, you are not a big reader, but if you can shop in Walmart for the basics and also shop at J. Crew or Neiman Marcus for that $200.00 dress. Pay $500.00 for a weave like Beyonce's and $2,000 for car rims to a car you brought from the high interest rate dealer with a 10 year car note, I think you can take $20 to $50 a month and buy black. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, some African American Entrepreneurs should support us by providing excellent customer service. I went into a small black book store in New York and asked the clerk at the counter, who was painting her nails ever color in the rainbow, about a particular book. After she stopped for a moment to blow her nails, she did not know the author, but in a minute could look it up for me. Excuse me? I left. Lousy service from a badly weaved, gum smacking women. You see what I mean. Where's the excellent customer service. I'll stop venting now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The book is 144 pages long, very easy to read and understand without the "economic" jargon that can lose you. She provides a concise history of slavery, civil rights, education or the lack of it. Political repercussions, land once owned by blacks were stolen, and the Black Church. All of that and more has an impact, but we can turn the tables and bring back black. Put first thing first - Education, Development of character, a trade or a business of your own and home ownership. Most important, as Michael Baisden also stated in his book, stop expecting some one else to do for you. Do it yourself. When you get to the chapter called, "Wisdom from Nannie Helen Burroughs," you will understand. Great, great and superlative book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a Dave Ramsey fan, I found his book listening to one of Ramsey's pod casts. The premise is to just start. Write down all that you want to do. Do you want to start a business? Have a better relationship with your friends, family and children. Do you want a better job. Find what works for you and not some one else. Find something in your community - coaching little league, dance or piano classes. Become a mentor - Michael Baisden - Mentoring Brothers or General Colin L. Powell Mentoring program. Get off your issues, solve your issues, buy black and get positive and stay positive. You just got to start. I know, I know, this may seem like another "get groovy dude" book, it is. What do you have to lose - Nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think the South Carolina mentality has gotten to me, but I've been that way since I was a kid. Why not say, "Good morning" or "Hi." My grandmother use to tell me that if "I ain't got no manners, then keep my damn mouth shut." I got manners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-size: large;">While sitting at a local restaurant with Tommy on a tight leash, he has a habit of jumping and barking at men. I think it's because he grew up around women and don't trust men. Sometimes I can't blame him. I overheard three women sitting next to me talking about books and bookstores. When one of them mentioned, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guernsey-Literary-Potato-Peel-Society-ebook/dp/B0015DWJX2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1391272331&sr=1-1&keywords=the+guernsey+literary+and+potato+peel+pie+society" style="font-weight: bold;">The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel</a><b> by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - $8.34, </b>one of my all time favorites. My usually self jumped in the conversation with a quote from the book. The women talking looked at me, which made me think, oh, oh, I done stepped on someones toes again, one of them said, "You must really love that book." </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I returned home later that evening with the biggest smile on my face. They, the two women and Tricia, asked me if I wish to help them open the store. What!!! Really!!! Are you serious!!! Please don't play with me!!! Are you really, really, serious. They just kept looking at me and laughing stating over and over again, "Is she a serious book lover or what!" I am, what I am, A wholehearted, devoted book lover." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All I did for days after that was smile and smile more. What an adventure I had and will have over the next few months. I volunteered at the Dave Ramsey show, found a new city to hang out in, and met my destiny, helping to open a bookstore. Something in my spirit is telling me that 2014 will be the best: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In early December, a few of my </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">BookClubGroupies went to see Omar Tyree. I have followed that author since his very first book, Capital City. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I remember when I met <b>OMAR TYREE</b> at a the Black Expo in Washington, DC. Not only was he fine, but so intelligent and promoting his book, <b>CAPITAL CITY: THE CHRONICLES OF A D.C. UNDERWORLD - $12.95 paperback. </b>I fell in love with this book. It is all about my hometown, at the time it was called "Chocolate City" and the young black men trying to make money fast with the drug game. That game has changed dramatically. With all of the urban books out now, that old school world will never be the same again. Still a great book to give to young women and men. I'm going back to re-read it. </span><br />
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When he came out with <b>FLY GIRL - $6.83</b>, that's when I fell in love with Omar. The story of Tracy from her sixth birthday party in 1977 to her 17th birthday. Tracy grows up in the middle-class Philadelphia suburb of Germantown. The daughter of a pharmacist and a dietitian, she is pretty and intelligent, armed with solid self-esteem and a sassy mouth. Like most of her friends, she's also boy crazy, and readers watch as her physical maturation leads to increasing sexual activity. While experiencing the indulgent, hip-hop 1980s and the insidious effects of the cocaine economy that flourishes in black communities, Tracy must also come to terms with her parents' separation. </span><br />
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When I saw Omar Tyree again in December, I was so proud of they way he has developed his writing style and moved on to another entirely different subject. He is still trying to get one or two of his books made into movies. He is also struggling, as with most serious fiction writers, to get away from the hard core urban novels. </span><br />
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You see people, we don't buy enough African American books. We "borrow" them from our friends. Read it and say it was "the bomb," but the author does not get any credit. Give the author his/her due. Buy their books, write a comment on Amazon, Goodreads or my blog. Help them get and stay on the New York Times Book review and other posting of books. Buy them at you local small business bookstore. We have got to keep them going or we will lose out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;">And then let’s talk about how very flat this state is. I’m not necessarily talking about the people, even though some are certainly more predictable that I’m used too, but you definitely get a sense of belonging there anyway. The few tall buildings that did exist happened to be banks not based in the country, and a lovely</span></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;"> </span></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="color: #2c3e50;">Reunion Tower</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;">, the purpose of which I’m still struggling to grasp. However let’s not forget that Dallas is the sight of one of our fallen presidents’ assassination. We did check out the</span></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;">e </span></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="color: #2c3e50;">Kennedy Memorial</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;"> </span></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;">and read the stories/follow the progression. It was a sobering experience, but an important one to have when in Dallas.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;">Because of this trip, particularly the traveling aspects of it, I realized a few things that are kind of annoying (by that I mean definitely annoying). People who text with bad grammar…you had to purposefully put in those ridiculously misspelled words against the recommendation of your auto T9. This is not a good sign. Babies on planes: Yes I know they’re freaking adorable but on a 6 am flight they’re more like a migraine with an oversize (lets be honest, often unnecessary) stroller attached. Those very specific elders who believe they’ve been God’s gift to the world and as such should be guaranteed first class service at every turn. No you cannot have that last bagel just because you lived longer than me. No I’m not going to switch seats with you because you think the window would be better for your health. This is the metro, lady. We’re all screwed if we believe that mess. If anything these acts of self-entitlement suggest a life-long personality disorder (i.e. obnoxiousness), your simply using your age as an excuse to bring out those horrible personality traits you’ve probably had all along. Color me rude, but I believe in treating everyone as equals. Except for</span></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;"> </span></span><span lang="en-us"><i><span style="color: #2c3e50;">my</span></i></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;"> </span></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #2c3e50;">grandmother. She’s different.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before I get back to my Dave Ramsey story and I know I had promised to get to it quickly, I wanted to remind you how dimwitted, idiotic and completely boneheaded people are these days. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am a member of my church's book club. One of the young in the group ladies told us what happen to her last week and you will not believe it. After she dropped off her son at practice, she and her daughter decided to hang out at Barnes & Noble and wait for him. They found a table, got their drinks, her daughter rounded up about 10 books to review and she pulled out her lap top to read the book of the month. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes I said, he was holding his ding-a-ling and smiling. What did she do? She lower her eyes and calmly waited for her daughter, who is 16, to return to the table and then asked her daughter to not look toward the man and sit down and be still for a minute. She got up, found the manager and notified him. She returned to her table and did not look at the jackass. A few minutes went by and the manager came and ask the man to leave the store. He did without much fuss. The manager then returned and told my friend he was very sorry for the incident, but, now get this crap, they have had a problem with this particular man for a while. He had been banned from Barnes & Noble in the state of South Carolina for his behavior and ever time he does this, a manger is instructed to contact the police and remove him from the store. I want to know why don't they stop him before he comes in the store? I guess the manager or staff may not be aware of his "issue." </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is it me? Is it really me? What in the name of good common sense is that jackass doing in a bookstore, A Bookstore!!! showing off his penis. My friend told me she was not going to give him the satisfaction of starting a scene and that's why she did not laugh or say anything to him, or smile back. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Me, I would have caused a scene, but she was smart to not. I would have told the manager too, but I may have been that crazy as women, who is a mother, and would have slapped the crap out of him and let every person there know that there is a nut here showing himself in front of children. A Bookstore!!!! Did you get that? Let's take him out side and bury him, I would have said, but that would not been smart of me. I would have done exactly as she did and contacted the manager and called the police.</span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I told my daughter about it, you know what she said, "Mommy, I'm sure you would have found the heaviest book in the store and smacked him up side his head, but that is not cool." "The man obviously is asking for help and he needs it bad." My kid. I raised her right and she was right. He needs help. He needs to have his ass kick a few times then some professional help.</span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stupidity has reached new heights when sick, sick people come into a bookstore and show off their genitals. What in the hell was he thinking? He wasn't. You see stuff like this on face book, news and everything place else and you wonder what in "stupid world" have we gone into. We need help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was about 15 minutes from the hotel. I had asked the desk clerk how to get there and it just so happened she was also a Dave Ramsey fan, but she could not attend because she had to work. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a beautiful church with seating of 5,000, a serious like Starbucks coffee shop, large parking lot and very nice sitting area to view on big screen TVs the services. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was exciting, got new friends, travelled to a beautiful little city and enjoyed one of my best "road trips." I cannot wait to go to Raleigh, North Carolina in April for the next one. It was AWESOME SAUCE!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will continue my story, but I forgot a book or two to discuss. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I must be in a Christian/Christmas/Happy mood because I have been reading all kinds of books that I am picking up from the library. Don't worry, I also brought a few. Got to keep the independent bookstores open. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I like Amish stories. They are warm and not too much hell on wheels with drama and more drama. Sometimes you just want to sit back and read a soft and heartwarming book (no, I could not think of another word for "heartwarming", so give me a break, will ya!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are times I just want to read a simple story and not try to figure out who murdered whom. Also about drama on boats, houses, church, etc, etc. I just want to clear my head of anything and be reserve. While reading this, I found out I was reading book three. Did not know there were others. I may try book one and two. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can just hear you all now, "what the ding dong are you doing reading Amish stuff. Get back to the African American books will ya?" I will, I will. So bear with me and take a chill pill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>PATRICIA DAVIDS - AN AMISH CHRISTMAS (BRIDES OF AMISH COUNTRY) - $3.74</b> - - - Karen Imhoff sees a man along the road almost beaten to death while driving her sister and brother to school. She gets help and while waiting, she is holding his hand, praying and trying to get him to talk to find out what happen. While she is holding his hand, something in her was moved - her heart. Of course it was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mr. John Doe, as he is named since his memory is gone, gets help but needs a place to stay. He cannot stay with Karen and her family. He is not one of Amish stock, he is a Englisher. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got to page 33 and figured out that this is the second book after, <b>RHYTHMS OF GRACE - $3.99. </b>I told you I've been lost and now I know one of the reasons. Can't keep up with my books. So far what I have read I see I will need book one to understand the characters better. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is some excellent Christian Fiction!! Some said it wasn't Christian enough. I say it is REAL Christian!!! Life isn't always filled with "Hallelujah." This book shows us the struggles of believers as they try to walk with God. The message of God's redemption and forgiveness from HIM and for others without a lengthy sermon or lecture is clearly communicated. It began with a bang and kept rolling. There are lots of characters who are all intermingled which keeps it interesting but easy to follow. I could not put it down. The characters are well written and believable. I laughed, cried, was worried and excited. This is my first time reading this author's work, but most definitely not my last. Great Work!!!" </span></span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember when I said I felt a bit lost after losing the part time job yesterday? I guess I should explain more. I was mentally and physically getting ready, after my return from my vacation in September in DC, to going back to a seven day a week work schedule. Well things changed. I was let go of the Asylum job. Was I worry, a bit. I took that job to stay on my Dave Ramsey plan. After the lost and I re-worked the figures, that's when I realized that I had accomplished more than I could have imagined. I was not completely there yet, but I knew I could move forward, stay on track and reach the finish line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, well, let me whip my tears and get to books. That's the one place and world I got my grandmother in me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">In preparing to write this book, Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and from that group he’s chosen to focus on the 50 most intriguing case studies. In nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">However, Mama B can only take so much of this foolishness. Though her own faith might be intact, she can't have her great-grandson believing that God is a Sugar Daddy in the sky. Soon enough, Mama B will realize that there is much more at stake than she or anyone else at Mt. Zion ever imagined. And it's time to speak.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>MELINDA F. EMERSON and MICHAEL CRITELLI - BECOME YOUR OWN BOSS IN 12 MONTHS: A MONTH-BY-MONTH GUIDE TO A BUSINESS THAT WORKS - $9.99 - - - </b>This book was a great help in understanding what it takes to become your own boss. It offers some serious advice on money, what is involved in running a business and how much faith you have to have. Believe me, you need some serious faith to go out there. It can be done and if you want to be your own boss, make this book one of your top list. I also had a lot of fun reading it. If the government furlough didn't get you thinking, maybe you are not ready to take a faith of leap. Just leap, baby, just leap!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Melinda F. Emerson is founder and CEO of Quintessence Multimedia, an award-winning marketing video production company. She has created productions for such companies as Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Citizens Bank, and Comcast. In 2000, AV Video Multimedia Producer Magazine named Emerson one of the Top 100 Producers of 2000. In 2001, she was named one of the Top 30 Leaders of the Future by Ebony magazine. In 2002, the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce and Economic Development named her a Black Business Pioneer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Michael Baisden - I woke up in the middle of the night still troubled by the images I had seen in the movie, 12 Years A Slave. I couldn’t get the scenes out of my mind of the families being torn apart and auctioned off to different plantations; mother and child and brother and sister never to see each other again. As my eyes slowly opened... slightly watery I played b</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 14px;">ack the horrific sound of the slave masters whip as it tore the flesh off the black female character’s back. The sight of the blood shooting profusely from her body made my blood boil. I was pissed!<br /><br />But my anger wasn’t only for the institution of slavery or the cruel slave masters that raped, tortured, and murdered our people, my disdain was focus mainly on those black and brown people who don’t realize we are still enslaved…in many ways worse than legalized slavery.<br /><br />Instead of black families being tore apart at the auction block millions of black men and women are voluntarily walking away from their children leaving them vulnerable to being rape, molested, and imprisoned. There is no need for plantations where we pick cotton or mine coal in the relentless summer heat, those industries have been replaced by “For Profit” prisons were the government pays corporate slave masters 60,000 a year to lock away poor black and brown people for many more years than whites for the same crime and then contract them out to other greedy corporations to earn higher profits.<br /><br />So what’s worse, a system of slavery where we are forced to be violent, ignorant, and stab each other in the back, or a system where we voluntarily kill one another, abandon our children, and refuse to read a book? You tell me!<br /><br />What was most disturbing was that the story of Solomon Northup being kidnapped and sold into slavery was a true tale. He was one of many thousands, the majority of who would never see freedom or their families again. Most of them died breaking their backs eighteen hours a day in horrendous conditions. It took him 12 years in the worse conditions imaginable to finally make it home. But you and I have the freedom today to stop this madness and start working together as a people to improve our social and economic condition. But we seem unwilling or unable to do so, and to me, that’s worse than slavery!<br /><br />And we wonder why other races don’t respect us. We waste our valuable resources trying to keep up with the Joneses, we as black men disrespect our women, in frustration our women shout, “I don’t need a man!”, we abandon our children out of selfishness, and we refuse to pool our resources together and instead beg other races for employment and money to educate our children. That’s worse than slavery!<br /><br />I tried to go back to sleep but as you can see from the time of this post at 6:15 am, I was unable to. I couldn’t help thinking about the nearly empty theater I sat in to watch this amazing film. With the exception of the people I invited, teacher Mr. Wheeler, and the 20 young men we mentor at Evans High School the majority of people in attendance were white. How in the hell can we expect to move forward when we are too lazy or ashamed to acknowledge our own history and pay tribute to those who made it possible for us to be here? And that, to me, is worse than physically slavery; it’s mental slavery! Wake up people, the fight is not over!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">But my anger wasn’t only for the institution of slavery or the cruel slave masters that raped, tortured, and murdered our people, my disdain was focus mainly on those black and brown people who don’t realize we are still enslaved…in many ways worse than legalized slavery.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">Instead of black families being tore apart at the auction block millions of black men and women are voluntarily walking away from their children leaving them vulnerable to being rape, molested, and imprisoned. There is no need for plantations where we pick cotton or mine coal in the relentless summer heat, those industries have been replaced by “For Profit” prisons were the government pays corporate slave masters 60,000 a year to lock away poor black and brown people for many more years than whites for the same crime and then contract them out to other greedy corporations to earn higher profits.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">So what’s worse, a system of slavery where we are forced to be violent, ignorant, and stab each other in the back, or a system where we voluntarily kill one another, abandon our children, and refuse to read a book? You tell me!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">What was most disturbing was that the story of Solomon Northup being kidnapped and sold into slavery was a true tale. He was one of many thousands, the majority of who would never see freedom or their families again. Most of them died breaking their backs eighteen hours a day in horrendous conditions. It took him 12 years in the worse conditions imaginable to finally make it home. But you and I have the freedom today to stop this madness and start working together as a people to improve our social and economic condition. But we seem unwilling or unable to do so, and to me, that’s worse than slavery!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">And we wonder why other races don’t respect us. We waste our valuable resources trying to keep up with the Joneses, we as black men disrespect our women, in frustration our women shout, “I don’t need a man!”, we abandon our children out of selfishness, and we refuse to pool our resources together and instead beg other races for employment and money to educate our children. That’s worse than slavery!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">I tried to go back to sleep but as you can see from the time of this post at 6:15 am, I was unable to. I couldn’t help thinking about the nearly empty theater I sat in to watch this amazing film. With the exception of the people I invited, teacher Mr. Wheeler, and the 20 young men we mentor at Evans High School the majority of people in attendance were white. How in the hell can we expect to move forward when we are too lazy or ashamed to acknowledge our own history and pay tribute to those who made it possible for us to be here? And that, to me, is worse than physically slavery; it’s mental slavery! Wake up people, the fight is not over!</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430343821691577276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006569883347996841.post-16000072331274244342013-11-09T11:25:00.004-08:002013-11-09T11:25:41.592-08:00Black Kindle - Twelve Years a Slave<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They should be damn ashamed of themselves. All is the history of South Carolina: Market street in downtown Charleston has one of the original "slave market." Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina is one of the oldest "working" antebellum plantations. Aiken Colored Cemetery in Aiken, SC. Schofield School, founded by the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War. Howe Hall Plantation in Goose Creek. Aiken-Rhett House Slave Quarters in downtown Charleston. The Avery Institute which now called the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, which many African American authors have come there to talk and sell their books. Denmark Vesey House in Charleston. Sweetgrass baskets off of route 17 in Mt. Pleasant. The language of Gullah. The home of Dizzy Gillespie, William H. Johnson, a 20th century artist. Go see the movie! Go buy the book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I drafted this blog last week and just found out yesterday that there will be some theaters showing the movie. I wonder what happen? Backlash! They still alt to be ashamed of themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could go on for freaking forever and list page after page of the sweat, tears, anger, hope, love, hatred, money hungry low down scalawags, and the heinous atrocities known to man. That won't get rid of the hurt nor solve anything. What will solve many things is to not forget and remember where we came from and how much many African Americans endured. If it wasn't for them, we would not be where we are today. Now if we can only remember that, may be we will stop complaining and running scared from a movie and do something about it. I'm not letting a damn soul forget our history. I remember I was always preaching at the Asylum about Black History and I hope they picked up a few things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's do some Black History books. Not from years past, but current. We have some good writers out there and I hope you support them. I am by promoting this blog to get money to buy their books, to promote, and push their works like a drug dealer on the street corner. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Set in Baltimore City, I expected Black Butterfly to be just another urban drama. Guns, drugs, and gangsters. Predictable, but entertaining. However, amidst the violence, local slang, and dark backdrop there is an unpredictable, intelligent, and heart wrenching story. A single mother and her extremely intelligent young son share a close relationship built on support. The dynamics of that relationship is tested when the mother becomes a local celebrity on the first all black soap opera, Black Butterfly. She's ultimately sucked into a world of fame and the dirt that comes with it, when art imitates life and she's accused of murder! As she flees to clear her name she encounters bad guys and bad situations she ultimately deals with in an unpredictable fashion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First thing first. I made a boo boo in my last blog. Jesse (Not Jessie) Owens won four gold medals in 1936 not 1036. I should know better because I know my black history. "Get it together, VaLinda, get it together!" I got to be extra careful with my blogging. Now on to my story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(D) The prostitute. Yep, she works there too. For a while I just thought she was lucky with men. There were white and black men coming in and out the store, giving her rides home (she has no car), money and flirting. I just thought she was a regular old slut, not a prostitute. I have always said, if you are going to be a prostitute, be an expensive one. Don’t charge 20 or 30 dollars, get some real money. Contact what’s his name from New York who paid $5,000 for his hooker. Get some money for your retirement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You would think with all of the urban books I have read, I would have picked up that she was a cheap hooker. I finally got it when I overheard some of the employees snickering about her. She is a nice looking young woman with the worse hair colors I’ve ever seen. So, I didn't understand what they, men and a few women, saw in her, but to each it's own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(E) The long time employee who cleans that place like a mother, but will cuss you and a few customers out in a minute. She has not been fired yet, because many of the customers who come into the store love her. Written comments from customers have always been how she provides outstanding service and she does, when she is not angry. She is the second longest employee there since the store open four years ago. She is also the one I had to hold on to and drag her outside of the store to stop her from physically fighting the prostitute. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(F) The only other employee with more time, from the opening, is a black, retired military man who is plan old lazy and no bigger than a minute. Nice enough fellow, but boy does he move slower than a turtle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(G) The young black kid who worked for two weeks, left to sell drugs, returned a few months later, then left again. He told me he could not take getting up early. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(H) The young black kid who came from another store, he was close friends with the first manager I worked with, stole $100. The manager, who was really hurt by this since she went out of her way to hire him, called the police. He tried to play it off, but the police showed him and all of us the video of him opening the safe and stealing it. You can’t make this crap up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(I) Another pregnant young black woman arguing on Face book with another woman who was also pregnant at the same time by her current boyfriend. She already have one kid by another guy and was pregnant by this guy when she found out. She got an abortion. I kid you not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(J) Older white woman who came on board after her son convinced the manager to hire her as a shift manager. Her son was working there at the time. A good kid. He left a short time later to go back to school. She was always boosting how she would be a better manager because of her expertise in running other fast foods chains. I would just listen and sing in my head some random song. I do that when I’m not interested in what the hell you are talking about. It’s better than being rude, but sometimes I did say to her, “I don’t want to hear it.” She is also living in a two bedroom apartment with her husband, (never saw a ring), their son and their 19 year old daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend with their two kids. Do you think they need some more room?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(K) Shift manager who is the sister of the 3 baby mommy woman. She was there maybe 6 months before she was fired for cussing out the manager. She claimed it was a set up to get rid of her because she came back one week late from her maternity leave of her 2nd child. She now has two kids by a married man. She actually thought that when she became pregnant with the second baby, he would leave wife and live with her. Noticed I said, “live” with her. She did not want to get marry; it wasn’t worth it she stated. A day after she was fired, she came to the store and started stalking everyone, except me. I asked her why she was jeopardizing her ability to get a decent reference. She just said she was pissed. I said, “noted and I’m sorry, now move your ass on and find another job and stop fighting the woman who can give you a good reference."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us">Well, It’s over. It’s really over and I</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> have</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> returned from my amazing and fun</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> vacation</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> retreat. Did not return to my full time job right away, but I did check in with the “Asylum at the Part Time Job.” I remembered I had changed the name to the “Sanctuary”. That didn’t quite fit any more. Maybe it never did; I just wanted to </span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us">be</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> nice. I just keeping thinking how those people have gone over the edge and they are not returning to reality any time soon or at all. All in a straight jacket.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us">The shift managers were upset with the treatment I received, especially since I was one of the best employees there. That, I must say is true. Why didn't anyone call me and tell me I was being let go? Because they don't care. This is just another fast food place where people come and go, are paid minimum wage, uneducated and rude. Not all of them, but every month the company received reports from customers of the lousy service they received. None about me, of course. This new manager had also hired 10 more people and cut down everyone’s hours to less than 30 a week. I wonder why? Do you hear “OBAMACARE!! in the wind? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us">Oh, well, I said, crap happens and I need to move on. I’m free!!! I picked up my last check, signed my release </span><span lang="en-us">from</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> jail papers and walked out of the “Asylum”</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> with my head held high and</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> without a straight</span><span lang="en-us"> jacket.</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> Hallelujah!!!!! There is a God!</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lVHmKN0TL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-49,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lVHmKN0TL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-49,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us">Am I disappointed? No. I have been blessed</span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us">. I took this part time job because of the</span></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Dave Ramsey Plan. That plan enabled me to let that crazy job go. I’m not saying that I’m debt free. No way, but the light at the end of that the tunnel is on full blast. If I continue to keep the same steady and gazelle</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> pace</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, I’m going to make it</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> before I know it</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. I will find another part job. One at a bookstore or at Amazon. It won’t be hard and I will continue to stay happy and positive. </span><br />
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<span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In a way, this was the best thing in the world. I now have time to want to walk my dog</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> more</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, read more books, cook better food, volunteer more, watch all of those DVDs that I brought for $5.00. </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Have more time to </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">relax at home. Take up a class on opening</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> up</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> my own business. Write a book. </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Get better at writing my blog. I think I</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">’</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">m just going to enjoy</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> the quiet time and put</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> everything</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> in God’s hand. </span><br />
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<span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later, I will bring you up to date on the asylum staff. Many of them flew over the cuckoo's nest for a long, long time. For now, l</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">et's get to some books:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us"><b>ERNESSA CARTER - THE AWESOME GIRL'S GUIDE TO DATING EXTRAORDINARY MEN - $4.99 - - - </b>Stop, don't get the wrong idea that this is one of those dating book for black women. It's one of the best books on how to accept your self, laugh at some of the crazy men out there and how to move your but and have fun, without always, always having a man around. You will also laugh your but off about the lives and loves of:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="en-us">Thursday (yes, that's her name) - Most people have one night stands, she has one month stands. When they get too close or on her nerves, she dumps them. Then she starts to have this recurring dream about a man with no face and her heart begins to tell her it's time to settle down.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Risa - She wants to be Rock Star, but will not let go of losing and getting back "The One."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sharita - She is so much like my girlfriends who when they get a man, they disappear. She has a great career, avoids social gatherings and will dump her best friends in a minute when a man comes crawling. She returns as usual when the jackass dumps her, crying all the way home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tammy - A later bloomer to the group. A rich girl with a flickle heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first chapter will have you laughing and saying things like, "I got friends just like that or I do remember my girl friends when they were around 30 years old. Reading this book got me thinking about Waiting to Exhale <b>(Terry McMillan - </b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Waiting-to-Exhale-ebook/dp/B000OCXH68/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382804332&sr=1-1&keywords=waiting+to+exhale">Waiting to Exhale</a> - $7.99) </span></b>- <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">or Valley of the Dolls </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">(Jacqueline Susann - </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Valley-of-the-Dolls-ebook/dp/B002HORHBW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382804381&sr=1-1&keywords=valley+of+the+dolls">Valley of the Dolls</a> - $9.39</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> or The Man in 3B </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">(Carl Weber - </span></b></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Man-in-3B-ebook/dp/B007ZFIQ9A/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382804407&sr=1-1&keywords=the+man+in+3B"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Man in 3B</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and so many books on weird relationships, finding and keeping love in girlfriend style.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I laughed at the beginning, but then I got bored. I read that plot before. It was reading just like any other book I have read before, but then, I got hit and hit hard. Was at work reading it and did not move until it was done. Yeah, I missed a few meetings and such at work, but who the hell cares. I had to find out what the hell was going to happen next. Bump the job, I need to finish this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You better go out and buy this book. Buy it for your girlfriends and have a serious party on how so many antics in this book were done or being done by your friends. It will make you go, "Damn, am I like that or was I like that? Yes we were and Yes you are.</span><br />
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<span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">MARKUS ZUSAK - THE BOOK THIEF - $3.99 - - - </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">Here's another book you better go out and get now. If you read, Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows - </span></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- $8.99 -</span></b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">then you know you must, must read this. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How do you read a book where the narrator is Death. Slowly and steadily. The story that Death is telling revolves around a young girl, Liesel Meminger, living through World War II Germany during the Nazi's reign and how she endures though finding complete and utter pleasure in stealing and reading books, with the love and support of so many. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cried, laughed, learned Germany language, screamed with anger and then fell in love with the perseverance of the young girl. Liesel was taken from her mother, her brother was the first one Death tells of taking, to live in a middle class community with foster parents. A neurotic and screaming expletives, mostly in German foster mother; a loving foster father who teaches her how to read; Max, a jew who hides in the basement of her family's home; her best friend Rudy, a germany boy, who sees himself as Jessie Owen (The African American who won four gold medals at the 1036 Olympics. He was also repulse by that evil Hitler); and many others, but especially the reclusive Mayor's wife, who in a strange way provides the book thief the books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Through all of that evilness surrounding them, Death is describing his "takes" through the colors of the rainbows. The sky is gray and cold with soft streaks of slim lights, when he picks up a pilot after his plane crashes. He also has a devilish sense of humor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have never read a story by narrated by Death. Creepy. I also know this book will haunt me for the rest of my life. I read many books on the Holocaust, Jews, slavery and World War II, but never from this end of the spectrum - Death. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please get this book. Share it with friends and young adults. It's a slow and hard read a few pages in, but you won't put it down until the end. You got to find out if Death wins.</span><br />
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