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A red death A red death Walter Mosley It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a moral tar pit ready to swallow Easy Rawlins. Easy is out of "the hurting business" and into the housing (and favor) business when a racist IRS ag… OL115566W
Step by Step Step by Step Bertie Bowman A great American story of an ordinary man who is living an extraordinary life, Step by Step is the inspiring personal account of Bertie Bowman's remarkable rise from farmer's son in the Jim Crow Sout… OL11782823W
Magic Johnson Magic Johnson J Chris Roselius A biography of the basketball superstar, from his childhood in Michigan through his record-breaking career with the Los Angeles Lakers to his off-court work promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. OL16011182W
Beating the odds Beating the odds Eddie Brown "The book is the improbable, inspiring autobiography of financial guru Eddie C. Brown, one of the nation's top stock pickers and money managers. It details how Brown skillfully kept Brown Capital Man… OL16238074W
Season for love Season for love Velvet Carter Lark Randolph is ready to give up on men especially after her last disastrous relationship! A business trip to Italy with designer Dash Migilio is the kind of getaway the Manhattan fashion tycoon rea… OL17875142W
Taking care of business Taking care of business Lutishia Lovely Determined to make a name for himself and show up his brother Toussaint, Jefferson Livingstone instead must work together with his brother to keep their family dynasty from falling apart when an old … OL17885377W
Suite temptation Suite temptation Anita Bunkley It seemed like only yesterday Riana Cole and Andre Preaux had been a couple. Then she saw him after years being apart, and memories of delicious passion came flooding back, challenging her brilliant,… OL1901331W
Hearts afire Hearts afire Deborah Fletcher Mello He's raising the stakes- one kiss at a time. After a nasty divorce, Maitlyn Bourdreaux is ready to reclaim his sensuality and rediscover her inner wild child. A luxury cruise to exotic ports of call … OL19708900W
All up in my business All up in my business Lutishia Lovely Even though their restaurant business is thriving, Malcolm and Toussaint find their personal lives in jeopardy when Malcolm, tired of his marriage, finds his brother's playboy life appealing, while T… OL19946163W
Night games Night games Lisa Marie Perry The daughter of the Las Vegas Slayers' owner has an encounter in a nightclub with one of the Slayers' trainers. Turns out, she's his rival for the top training position of the team. To keep his caree… OL19975624W
Miss Jessie's Miss Jessie's Miko Branch "A memoir and business guide rich with inspirational life lessons and unique business advice from ... the Chief Executive Officer of the dynamic 'Miss Jessie's'-- the company that revolutionized the … OL20000939W
Mind Your Own Business Mind Your Own Business Lutishia Lovely Life is good for the Livingstons. Business is booming, Taste of Soul is launching a West Coast division, and Bianca Livingston and her brother, Jefferson, are vying to head it up--which means their l… OL21077578W
Contemporary Black biography Contemporary Black biography Galè Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, inc… OL24691406W
Contemporary Black biography Contemporary Black biography Gale Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, inc… OL24712956W
Striving while black Striving while black Kwame S. Salter Striving While Black is a personal reflection, a playbook and a portable mentor for African- Americans and others who didn't and don't have the advantage of trailblazers who have gone before them in … OL26198710W
Success runs in our race Success runs in our race George C. Fraser A completely updated and revised edition of a bestselling book that has helped tens of thousands of people learn how to network effectively, Success Runs in Our Race is more important than ever in th… OL2716264W
Brickhouse Brickhouse Rita Ewing Fitness superstar Nona Simms worked hard to make Brickhouse one of the hottest gyms in the city. Now corrupt city politics is coming uptown to Harlem, and Nona's dream is slated for the wrecking ball… OL5717580W
The Making of "Mammy Pleasant" The Making of "Mammy Pleasant" Lynn M. Hudson "Mary Ellen Pleasant arrived in Gold Rush-era San Francisco a free black woman with abolitionist convictions and an aptitude for entrepreneurial success. Behind the convenient and innocuous disguise … OL5952275W
Affirmative action and black entrepreneurship Affirmative action and black entrepreneurship Thomas D. Boston This volume isolates the cause of continuing disparities not only between blacks and whites, but amongst blacks as well. Key factors discussed include the current state of the economy the influence o… OL677057W
African American Entrepreneurs (Black Stars) African American Entrepreneurs (Black Stars) James Haskins Profiles a variety of African American entrepreneurs, from the early years, through the Civil War and Reconstruction, to modern times. OL7986984W
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