New African American Books: Inspirational/Self-Help
March 12, 2010
A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security
by Deborah Owens
and Brenda Lane Richardson (Contributor)
Fireside
Available 12/29/09 in Paperback
THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO STRAIGHTEN OUT YOUR PURSE
In A Purse of Your Own, wealth coach Deborah Owens draws from more than twenty years of experience in the financial services industry for a revolutionary and simple approach to investment literacy: Women can take control of their lives and purses by leveraging the feminine powers of intuition, creativity, and empathy to build personal wealth.
Filled with quizzes (Pursercises), resource guides (Pursessentials), and examples of real women from housewives to executives who have drastically changed their lives (Purseonality Profiles), A Purse of Your Own will show you how to:
- Apply the 7 Wealthy Habits you MUST learn to be financially secure
- Buy stocks, bonds, and mutual funds and create a well-balanced portfolio on any budget
- Understand the language of investing and how to manage risk
- Find a good financial advisor (and recognize the warning signs of a bad one)
- Protect what you will build
Creating and maintaining wealth can come only from understanding how money works. Use Deborah’s “Power of the Purse” wealth-building strategy and your money will work for you!
January 28, 2010
Whose Gospel?: A Concise Guide to Progressive Protestantism (Whose Religion?)
by James Forbes
The New Press
Available 01/12/10 in Hardcover
War violates all Ten Commandments. There is no getting around this. How it does so is a matter of interpretation, but any honest reading of the list makes it hard to deny: God forbids war. –From Whose Gospel
In Whose Gospel?, one of America’s greatest living preachers offers a compelling vision of progressive social change. Known as “the preacher’s preacher,” Dr. James A. Forbes Jr. has tirelessly advocated progressive views on the crucial issues of our time–from poverty, war, and women’s equality to racial justice, sexuality, and the environment.
Long a powerful voice for progressive Protestants, Forbes draws on a record of political commitment ranging from the civil rights movement to his stirring address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, in addition to his eighteen years at the helm of New York City’s historic Riverside Church. Reflecting the insights of his years as a pastor, a teacher, and an adviser to political leaders, this inspiring manifesto “for the healing of the nations” epitomizes the best thinking of one of the country’s foremost religious leaders. Published with a foreword by longtime Riverside Church member Bill Moyers, Whose Gospel? is a pithy and insightful introduction to Forbes’s thought and a welcome source of inspiration in this era of hope and change.
January 26, 2010
60 Seconds to Greatness: Seize the Moment and Plan for Success
Eddie L. Long and Cecil Murphey
Berkley Hardcover
Available 01/05/10 in Hardcover
A celebrated bishop shows readers how to live a life of God-filled greatness and experience success-spiritually, personally, and financially
Bishop Eddie L. Long, pastor of Atlanta’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, challenges readers to prepare for the coming of God’s promises by praying for and expecting prosperity. And, with his Strategic Life Plan, readers can create a blueprint for success in every area of life- work, family, finances, and self-fulfillment. They’ll be prepared for the greatest gift of all: realization of God’s plan. Full of 60-second exercises, quizzes, and affirmations, Bishop Long’s breakthrough book will challenge everything readers think they know about transforming their lives. Long shows how to take cues from inspiration Biblical figures-from the prophet Nehemiah’s right mindset to Joseph’s work ethic. And just as Jacob and Esther did, the reader can move from mediocrity to magnificence in God’s eyes.
January 7, 2010
Points of Power: Discover a Spirit-Filled Life of Joy and Purpose
by Yolanda Adams, Lavaille Lavette (Contributor)
FaithWords
Available 01/05/10 in Hardcover
Over five million listeners tune in to hear Yolanda Adams’s Points of Power, a segment in her daily radio show that inspires people by applying biblical truths to present-day realities. In her first book, Yolanda Adams transfers that winning segment into a reader’s delight. In this highly accessible manual for daily living, she shares stories from her and others’s personal experiences, showing readers how to access God’s love and grace in their modern world and troubles. By revealing how Yolanda and other human beings have transcended the world’s difficulties, POINTS OF POWER empowers readers to face trouble with confidence in the God who never fails.
November 15, 2009
Dare to Be a Man: The Truth Every Man Must Know . . . And Every Woman Needs to Know About Him
by David G Evans
Putnam Adult
Available 09/17/09
The bestselling author, television and radio personality, and in-demand speaker, offers insight, enlightenment, and empowerment to men and the women who love them.
What does it mean to be a real man? Does it mean being the biggest, strongest guy around? The man with the most money, cars, and possessions? The man with the most power and respect? Many men think so. And many women are frustrated as they try to figure out exactly what that means for them and their relationship with those men. But Bishop David Evans is here to tell us something different. A true man is the man who dares to live up to God’s design. Within every man, there’s a man that God wants to release: a man of confidence, purpose, strength, destiny, consistency, sensitivity, accountability, and loyalty-who is spiritual and loving. A problem solver and a leader. Within every man is a true identity waiting to be fulfilled. When that true man appears, he’ll realize that responsibility is not something to run from, but rather something to be embraced. He’ll learn that sovereignty can happen only when he becomes obedient to God. He’ll see that his relationship with the family he creates isn’t about limitations, but about freedom. Only when he becomes that true man can he make himself ready for the woman who loves him.
Women have long been misled about what a real man is. Unsure about what to look for and expect in a partner, they have unrealistic expectations and unmet needs. They demand what men can’t and shouldn’t give them, yet don’t allow men to embody the role that God has called them to. In Dare to Be a Man, women learn to identify a man who lives up to God’s design and to foster the spiritual growth of the men in their lives. With its inspiring and empowering message, as well as practical application, Dare to Be a Man is essential reading for all men and the women who love them.
November 8, 2009
The Plural Thing: Spiritually Preparing for Your Soul Mate
by Linda Dominique Grosvenor
PDM Multimedia
Available 02/02/10
Divorce and Infidelity happens and is increasing at an alarming rate. Singles haven’t managed to avoid broken relationship syndrome either. That is why wise men and women have begun utilizing the tools in The Plural Thing: Spiritually Preparing for Your Soul Mate to have better and more fulfilling relationships.
The Plural Thing: Spiritually Preparing for Your Soul Mate is unadulterated, hard-hitting, tough-loving, no-nonsense truth. Not just for singles or women, The Plural Thing: Spiritually Preparing for Your Soul Mate will foster energetic discussion among single and marriage ministry groups and will even assist couples with rekindling the fires of communication in lackluster marriages as well as encouraging singles to evaluate the fruit of their dating partners before taking the leap into I do.
October 27, 2009
The 50th Law
by 50 Cent, Robert Greene
HarperStudio
Available 09/01/09
In The 50th Law, hip hop and pop culture icon 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power, to write a “bible” for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. With intimate stories from 50 Cent’s life on the streets and in the boardroom as he rose to fame after the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, as well as examples of others who have overcome adversity through understanding and practicing the 50th Law, this deeply inspirational book is perfect for entrepreneurs as well as anyone interested in the extraordinary life of Curtis Jackson.
October 26, 2009
Permission Slips: Every Woman’s Guide to Giving Herself a Break
by Sherri Shepherd (Author), Laurie Kilmartin (Contributor)
Grand Central Publishing
Available October 5, 2009
Covering topics such as “It’s Jesus or Jail,”"Marriage, the Hard Way,”"Children: The Gift You Can’t Give Back,” and “All the Things I Don’t Know…And All the Things I Definitely Do,” stand-up comedienne, actress, and ABC’s The View co-host Sherri Shepherd comically chronicles her struggles to keep up with the many roles-professional, wife, mother, daughter, and friend-that women must play in today’s world. Sherri urges women to pursue their most important dreams and to never give up, but also let’s readers know that it’s okay to give themselves “permission slips” when things don’t always work out the way they want them to. As her many fans know, Sherri is never hesitant to speak from the heart, and her bubbly personality shines through in this delightful autobiography.
October 1, 2009
Warning to Ministers, Their Wives, and Mistresses
by Betty R. Price
Faith One Publishing
Available 06/30/09
Fifty years in the making, Dr. Betty Price’s new book highlights tear-stained letters, shocking kiss-and-tell emails and gut-wrenching intimate confessions by wives and mistresses snared in dangerous liaisons.
“Warning To Ministers, Their Wives And Mistresses” is a powerful cautionary tale of how ministers who cheat have ruined their ministries, their congregation and their marriages due to adultery.
THIS BOOK IS A WARNING. In Dr. Betty Price’s view, the sexual misconduct of ministers is the most visible sign that the church is in danger of moral collapse. The strength of the leadership in the Church starts with the integrity of the ministerial office to guide the sheep. And while adultery has become tacitly frowned upon by society at large, the church has a higher calling and a greater responsibility. Whether the minister willfully committed adultery or was ensnared, he should repent immediately because he is in danger of losing his ministry, and possibly his life. An excellent ministry tool, Dr. Betty Price’s “Warning” is a must-read for ministers and their mistresses or any other person (politician, celebrity or spouse) who is embroiled in an extra-marital affair in order to restore their lives.
October 1, 2009
Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living
by James Brown
FaithWords
Available 09/24/09
We live in a world that all too often operates under the overriding template of self-promotion, embracing a “hooray for me” attitude, and which measures success in increasingly small timeframes dotted with markers of temporal value. Millions of viewers know James Brown as a sports commentator and former athlete. With ROLE OF A LIFETIME, James reveals a different side of his character. Brown rose from a middle-class home to earn a scholarship to Harvard and a chance at a professional sports career before moving on to broadcast journalism. Part memoir and part self-help, this book draws on James’s lessons from his faith and life experiences to guide readers to find fulfillment and significance. He offers values and encouragement to others of all generations, assisting them in their search for meaning in navigating a world that increasingly promotes transient values, if any at all. His message that shortcuts and gimmicks are counterproductive to a person’s success provides hope that there is a God who cares about them and their futures.
