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A triumphant, modern-day Horatio Alger story--based on the life that inspired the major picture--"The Pursuit of Happyness" is a memoir that will have you rooting for the underdog as it stirs you to pursue your own dreams.

Abandoned by his own father and left to the vicious rage of a mean spirited and abusive stepfather, Chris Gardner made a vow that no matter what happened in his life, he'd be a committed father figure for his children. Yet even the most well intentioned would have been excused for breaking that vow if confronted by the challenges that Garner faced, circumstances that left him and his toddler son homeless, living on the streets of San Francisco. But rather than give up his son, Gardner continued to pursue his dream of becoming a successful stock broker--despite having neither Wall Street experience or even a college degree. Now a successful broker and the founder of Gardner Rich & Company, a multimillion-dollar brokerage firm, Gardner epitomizes what it takes to claim the American Dream, even when other would doubt you.

Title:The Pursuit of Happyness
Author:Chris Gardner
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ISBN-10:0-06-074487-1

Title:It's No Secret
Author:Carmen Bryan
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ISBN:141-6532-668

Carmen Bryan is no stranger to the rap world. Not only did she work at Def Jam and Capitol Records but she shares a daughter with hip-hop superstar Nas--a relationship made extremely public through Nas's celebrity status, rap lyric's and the ever present media. Now, in IT'S NO SECRET, a strong, resilient Carmen bares all, telling her side of the story and leaving no detail unturned--with the true candor and raw emotion of someone who has been there, done that, and survived.

From a clandestine relationship with Nas's biggest rival, Jay-Z that stirred up the biggest feud in hip-hop history, to seeing her reputation in tatter and a once loving relationship with Nas fall apart fall apart, Carmen depicts her trying journey to become the strong woman and mother she is today. After years of turmoil that included drugs, sex, greed, and violence--and abandoning what she had always prized above all, her freedom. Carmen took a stand, focusing on herself. After years of pursuit by the media, Carmen sets the record straight in IT'S NO SECRET-- and has no regrets.

Title:Confessions of a Video Vixen
Author:Karrine Steffans
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Glass vases filled with marbles crashed all around us as he began tossing linens from the bed. As the marbles scattered, we laughed in unison ... I remember the exact moment that I first laid on my back for him ... My legs were wrapped around his waist and just before his body was to merge with mine, I noticed his upper right chest. On it was a tattoo with the words "Pain is Love."

Confessions of a Video Vixen is the widely anticipated memoir of Karrine Steffans, the once sought-after sexy siren who appeared in the music videos of multiplatinum hip-hop artists such as Jay-Z, R. Kelly, and LL Cool J. A top-paid video dancer, Karrine transitioned to film when acclaimed director F. Gary Gray picked her to costar in his film A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. But the movie and music video sets, swanky Miami and New York restaurants, and trysts with the celebrities featured in the pages of People and In Touch magazines only skims the surface of Karrine's life.

This memoir -- part tell-all, part cautionary tale -- shows how Karrinne came to be the confidante of so many, why she kept their secrets, and how she found herself in Hollywood after a life marked by physical abuse, rape, and drugs -- all before she was twenty-six. By sharing her emotionally charged story, she hopes to shed light on an otherwise romanticized industry.

Title:Maybe You Never Cry Again
Author:Bernie Mac
# of pages:292
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By the tender age of five, Bernie Mac had found his calling: making others laugh. Now this amazing comedian delves deep inside to share the poignant story of his childhood and the people who shaped him into the strong, self-reliant man and ruthlessly funny comedian he is today.
When Bernie was just sixteen, he lost his mother to cancer. A tough but loving teacher, she showered the unwilling boy with life lessons and "Mac-isms" that would later carry him through many hardships and give him strength during his slow rise to stardom. Maybe You Never Cry Again recounts this ascent in hilarious detail, from eight-year-old Bernie's stand-up comedy performance at a church dinner to open mike nights in Chicago, the jobs he juggled to make ends meet and eventually his success in entertaining huge audiences on stage, in film, and on television.
Maybe You Never Cry Again Is a powerful testament to how a mother's love makes everything possible.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND WILDLY POPULAR RADIO SHOW HOST DISHES UP JUICY REVELATIONS AND INSIDER STORIES FROM HER MOST MEMORABLE INTERVIEWS.
The Queen of Urban Airwaves, Wendy Williams has been a top-rated radio personality for nearly a decade. She has interviewed the music industry's biggest stars--Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Queen Latifah--with a bold style that delivers the good, the bad, and the ugly. Without batting a false eyelash, she always turns her show into an experience. The Wendy Williams Experience now takes us behind the scenes and features many never-before heard interviews and anecdotes, including:
+ Scandalocity: The lowdown on some of the biggest showbiz scandals
+ Exclusive interviews with insiders such as P. Diddy's driver, Wardell Fenderson, about the notorious nightclub incident that landed his boss in court; and Misa Hylton-Brim, stylist to major names from Mary J. Blige to Missy Elliott.
+ Beefs: Candid commentary on rap feuds and the gangstas who have made threats against Wendy.
+ Baby-Mama Drama: Celebrity battles with the mothers of their babies
+ Her listeners' favorite segment--"How You Doin'?"
Always in the know and usually controversial, Wendy Williams gives readers an all-access pass to the industry's hottest topics.

Title:The Wendy Williams Experience
Author:Wendy Williams
# of pages:271
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Title:No Disrespect
Author:Sister Souljah
# of pages:361
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Sister Souljah is a legitimate young voice in black America, a solid thinker who is astute, justifiably angry, and boldly outspoken. In No Disrespect she sets the record straight on where she stands on life, love, spirituality, and race. The result is an outspoken and often outrageous rejoinder to the pieties of race, class, and gender by a writer who can be at times wise, bawdy, brutally funny, and as sensitive as a lightning rod in a thunderstorm.

Title:Earl
Author:Smokey B. Fontaine
# of pages:346
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THIS IS THE STORY OF EARL SIMMONS A.K.A. DMX.
THE dark journey of a boy who became a man, the man who became an artist, and the artist who became an icon. A talent for rhyme saved his life, but the demons and sins of his past continue to haunt him. This is a painfully honest account of how one individual overcame 'a lifetime of suffering' by discovering and believing in his lyric talent.

Title:Gifted Hands
Author:Ben Carson
# of pages:224
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Ben Carson, M.D., works medical miracles. Today, he's one of the most celebrated neurosurgeons in the world. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital at age 33. Ben Carson is a role model for anyone who attempts the seemingly impossible as he takes you into the operating room where he has saved countless lives. Filled with fascinating case histories, this is the dramatic and intimate story of Ben Carson's struggle to beat the odds--and the faith and genius that makes him one of the greatest life-givers of the century.

In this follow-up to his best-selling Gifted Hands, Dr. Ben Carson prescribes his personal formula for success. And who could better advice than a man who has transformed himself from a ghetto kid into the most celebrated pediatric neurosurgeon in the world? With an acrostic, Dr. Carson spells out his philosophy of living.
T-Talent/time:Recognize them as gifts
H-Hope for good things and be honest
I-Insight from people and good books
N-Be nice to all people
K-Knowledge: Recognize it is the key to living

B-Books:Read them actively
I-In-depth learning skills: Develop them
G-God: Never get too big for him

Think Big emphasizes how to evaluate and respond to problems in order to overcome them and make the most of your inner potential.

Title:Think Big
Author:Ben Carson
# of pages:278
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Title:The Big Picture
Author:Ben Carson
# of pages:271
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Title:The Rose That Grew from Concrete
Author:Tupac Omar
# of pages: 150
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Title:Wendy's Got the Heat
Author:Wendy Williams
# of pages:251
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Known as a "shock jock diva" and "a radio gossip guru," Wendy Williams has had a following in the nation's number one media market, New York City, and across the nation from the time she became a top-rated radio personality and "it girl" in the mid-1990s.
Whether she's doing color commentary for the VH1 Fashion Awards or giving advice on her daily drive-time show on New York's WBLS, her fans know that Wendy's Got the Heat.
She's the kind of media personality that artists love--because she builds them up--and fear--because she can bring them down. She's interviewed many of the biggest names in entertainment, and is known for her ability to disarm and get them to reveal their secrets. Known as the "biggest mouth in New York," she is candid as well in discussing her own drama-filled life--including her public struggles to recover from drug addiction, her miscarriages, being forced out of her job, and rehired to top spot in radio.

TUPAC RESURRECTION
"When I was a baby I remember one moment of calm peace, then three minutes after that it was on."

A stunningly designed, richly illustrated companion to the much-anticipated documentary film, Tupac: Resurrection brings unprecedented clarity and soulful intimacy to the life and work of Tupac Shakur. In many ways the autobiography he never got to write, Tupac: Resurrection features the artist in his own words, examining his complicated life and the controversial decisions that plagued him while he was alive. Tupac: Resurrection captures, as never before, his boundless passion, searing honesty, and stunning intelligence, and showcases a range of never-before-seen writings, letters, screenplay ideas, lyrics, poems, photographs, and personal effects, and stands as an indelible testament to the artist's astonishing cultural legacy.

Title:Tupac Resurrection
Author:Tupac Shakur
# of pages:243
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Title:Manchild in the Promised Land
Author:Claude Brown
# of pages:415
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Manchild in the Promised Land is indeed one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time. This thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for the first generation of African Americans raised in the Northern ghettos of the 1940s and 1950s. When the book was first published in 1965, it was praised for it's realistic portrayal of Harlem--the children, young people, hardworking parents; the hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police; the violence, sex, and humor. The book continues to resonate generations later, not only because of it's fierce and dignified anger, not only because of the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brown's time, but also because the book is affirmative and inspiring. Here is the story about the one who "made it" the boy who kept landing on his feet and became a man.

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