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BLOOMINGTON, IN – January 27, 2004 - February is Black History Month, and what better way to celebrate than by picking up a captivating novel by an African-American author. 1stBooks, the leading provider of print-on-demand and e-book publishing services, has you covered with more than 1000 fascinating titles to choose from. Whether you’re interested in learning more about black history, current issues African-Americans now face, or simply want to curl up with a quality book affirming African pride, the following selection of books from 1stBooks will leave you thinking and yearning for more.
Among the nearly 1100 titles by African-American authors to choose from are:
‘The Pride of African American History’ by Donald and Jane Wilson
This fascinating book reports on the contributions that African Americans have made to modern day society. It includes a list of more than 1100 US Patents for inventions ranging from the propeller, the gas mask, air conditioning, pain relieving drugs, heart pace-maker controls and cellular phones to the elevator, rapid fire guns, nuclear reactors and three-stage rockets granted to African Americans throughout the years. ‘The Pride of African American History’ celebrates the rich, complex and highly diverse African American culture and the outstanding role models who have helped make America the strongest country in the world. (1stBooks available in paperback: $19.95 or ebook: $4.95)
‘Black Anthology The Truth” (Poems from a Black Man’s Perspective) by Lynn Latham Graham
Geared toward inner-city living and the life poor African Americans have come to know, the book explores the truths and commonalities that African Americans all share as a minority. It may be strong (as most truth is), it may be spiritual, and it may be—two words that don’t fall together too often—political and true. (1stBooks available in paperback: $8.95 or ebook: $3.95)
‘365 Days of Kwanzaa’ by Lawrence J. Hanks
365 Days of Kwanzaa is a daily reader designed to provide for perpetual celebration of two important African American cultural celebrations: African American History Month and Kwanzaa. The acceptance and popularity of African American History Month and Kwanzaa have both grown tremendously since their respective foundlings in 1926 and 1966. 365 Days of Kwanzaa answers the increasing call for a year round celebration while reserving the traditional celebrations. (1stBooks available in glossy hardcover: $27.50 paperback: $19.50, or ebook: $4.95)
‘Clean Dirt’: A Memoir of Johnnie Mae Gibson, FBI Special Agent by Johnnie Gibson Bright
This book is an account of the career of the first African American woman to be assigned as a field office supervisory special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the fifth Black woman agent in the history of the FBI, the most elite law enforcement agency in the world. ‘Clean Dirt’ tells what it was really like being a Black woman working in a culture dominated by macho white males -- many of whom believed that women and minorities didn’t belong in the FBI, had little respect for rules or responsibility, and used the cover of the FBI to commit unlawful and sometimes violent acts. (1stBooks available in dust jacket hardcover: $28.50, paperback: $17.95, or ebook: $4.95)
‘100 Games Women Play’ by Khari J. Nellum
Through personal and second hand experience, Khari Nellum has channeled his thoughts and opinions into this eye opening must read for all men. A humorous and edgy chronicle of situations men have and can encounter both in and out of relationships with women, ‘100 Games Women Play’ pulls no punches as it dives into female psyche, from a male point of view. (1stBooks available in paperback: $17.95 or ebook: $4.95)
‘…I Just Explained What Heaven Is: a collection of early writings’ by Bruce L. Jennings Jr.
“…I Just Explained What Heaven Is: a collection of early writings” is rooted in the acoustic soul of Lauryn Hill, the improv of John Coltrane, and the words of Langston Hughes. This soulful book invites readers to step out the box of the mainstream and into one where words dance and sing, invoking freedom and clarity. (1stBooks available in paperback: $10.25 or ebook: $3.95)
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‘The Book of Ode: An Afrocentric View of Psychology and Religions’ by Lionel F. Scott
A priest of Obatala in the Lukumi Orisha Religion and a respected Babalasha and Elder in the Yorubu religion, worldwide, the author Dr. Scott initiated 35 years ago by the High Priestess of Shango Mercedes Nobles Obayoko. Through the publication of this book, Dr. Scott seeks to extricate the mind of the Afro-American from Eurocentric psychology and propel Adrican Americans into "reaching" a sense of self and understanding of self through the use of African psychology. (1stBooks available in paperback: $11.95 or ebook: $3.95)
‘Did Ya Forget?” by By Chandell Bey
This “edutaining” title recounts some of the most memorable events of music in the United States and abroad via the trivia questions centering on the accomplishments of Black musicians mainly from the United States and during a time period of 1900 to 2001. While the focus is mainly Black musicians from the U.S. there are questions and mention of several other musicians from the U.K., Canada and all other nationalities. (1stBooks available in paperback: $10.95 or ebook: $3.95)
Each of these thought-provoking books, published by 1stBooks, are available in traditional paperback format via thousands of retail outlets across the country including Barnes & Noble, as well as on the Internet via online retailers such as Amazon.com, and in e-book format through the 1stBooks online store at www.1stbooks.com.
About 1stBooks:
Based in Bloomington, Indiana, 1stBooks is one of the leading publishing houses in North America. The firm was established in 1997 to fulfill the dreams of authors who wanted to have their books published while retaining all rights and control of content. 1stBooks titles are available in traditional hard copy format at more than 25,000 retail outlets worldwide, and in e-Book format through the 1stBooks online store at www.1stbooks.com.
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