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May 2008 Extended Best Sellers List
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FICTION
Hardcover
1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $24.95) (2)
2. Love & Lies by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.95) (6)
3. Them by Nathan McCall (Atria, $25) (5)
4. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley (Little, Brown and Company, $25.99) (8)
5. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe (Dafina, $24) (3)
6. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.95)*
7. She Ain’t the One by Carl Weber and Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24) (4)
8. Casanegra by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes (Atria, $25)*
9. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $24.95) (10)
10. Sweeter Than Honey by Mary B. Morrison (Dafina, $24) (1)
Paperback
1. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch (Dutch, $15)*
2. True to The Game by Teri Woods (Grand Central Publishing, $14.99)*
3. Torn by Keisha Ervin (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (7)
4. Queen by Cynthia White (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (6)
5. B---- Reloaded Part 2 by Deja King (Triple Crown Publications, $15) (5)
6. Daddy’s House by Azarel (Life Changing Books, $15)*
7. True to the Game II by Teri Woods (Grand Central Publishing, $14.99) (1)
8. Block Party 3 by Al-Saadiq Banks (True 2 Life Publications, $14.95)*
9. Ride Or Die Chick by J.M. Benjamin (Flowers in Bloom Publishing, $15)*
10. Charge it to the Game by Michele A. Fletcher (Lá Femme Fatalé Productions, $15.95) (4)
NONFICTION
Hardcover
1. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99) (1)
2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and and Alvin F. Poussaint (Thomas Nelson, $25.99) (4)
3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes (Atria, $24) (2)
4. Turning White by Lee Thomas (Momentum Books, $14.95)*
5. Raised From The Dead by Frank Turner (Zoe Life Publishing, $24.95) (10)
6. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz (Grand Central Publishing, $22)*
7. Raising Kanye by Donda West (Pocket, $24.95)*
8. Women Have All The Power; Too Bad They Don’t Know It! by Michael J. Lockwood (L.L. Publishing Company, $22.95) (8)
9. Dear G-Spot by Zane (Atria, $25) (5)
10. Do You! by Russell Simmons (Gotham, $25)*
Paperback
1. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong (Reuben Armstrong, $25.99) (1)
2. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Malik Kashif Hassan-el (Lushena, $3.95) (2)
3. Strength of A Woman by Jason A. Michael (JAM Books, $16.95)*
4. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson (The Book Tree, $17.95) (3)
5. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, M.D. (Reginald J. Eadie, $15.95) (5)
6. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James (Khalifah's Booksellers & Associates, $10)*
7. Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man by Charles Barkley (Riverhead, $14)*
8. The Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot by Jim Haskins (Scholastic Paperbacks, $5.99)*
9. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson (Johnson, $27.95) (10)
10. Why African Americans Can’t Get Ahead by Gwen Richardson (Cushcity Communications, $14.95)*
ABOUT THIS LIST: The Essence Best Sellers List is based on reports of retail sales. Respondents are African-American bookstores. Numbers in parentheses indicate last month’s position. An asterisk indicates a debut title on this list.
REPORTING STORES: Truth Bookstore (Southfield, Michigan), 248-557-4824; Karibu Books (Hyattsville, Maryland), 301-559-1140; Underground Books (Sacramento, California), 916-737-3333; Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing (Little Rock, Arkansas), 501-372-5824; Not Just a Bookstore (St. Louis), 877-361-9955; Under One Roof (Killeen, Texas), 254-554-6553; Knowledge Bookstore (Brampton, Ontario), 905-459-9875; Alkebu-Lan Images (Nashville), 615-321-4111; Sensational Minds (Savannah), 912-927-8600; Pyramid Books (Boynton Beach, Florida), 561-731-4422; Potter’s Wheel Bookstore (Dallas), 214-337-4697; Jokae’s African American Books (Dallas), 214-331-8100; Hood Book Headquarters (Warren, Michigan), 313-515-7961; Precious Memories Reading and Collectibles (Richmond), 804-726-8501; Cushcity (Houston, Texas), 281-444-4265; Kana CDs & Books (Columbus, Ohio), 614-577-1897.
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I'm not going to go back and forth with an ignoramous like yourself, but no...I am not Teri anonymous person. Sorry Caleb if I made you mad, but it's the truth!
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-Shanae!!!
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Shanae you are really an idiot. OR should I call you TERI.
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-Anonymous
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agree on, and that's the end of the story! Nice doing business with you.
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-angie continued$$$
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We all know that Caleb is upset as well as Kwame! It is always hard for people to accept a woman with power. If you are struggling financially and someone comes to you with an opportunity to make a quick couple thousand, then you will take it w/o readingthe contract completely and sign it w/o a lawyer. They didn't see the big picture just quick dollars, now they notice that the books are doing extremely well and want in on the money too. Teri is a business woman! You do something for me, I pay you a onetime amount that we
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-Angie$$$$
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EXACTLY!!!Who signs or even creates a contract that says " We( your name here) agree to let Teri Woods put her name on our books (because we know her name sells), but we don't want to be considered ghostwriters!Therefore, if she pays us $25,000 it's fine, ONLY if she doesn't make millions from it. If an when she becomes a millionaire, then the contract is null and void, and we want 10% of the earnings"
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-Shanae
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