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Books of Note is an avenue for lovers of African American Fiction and Nonfiction to read and post book reviews, suggest and discover new titles and to learn more about the Union County Public Library.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Black Woman's Guide to Healthy Living from the Editors of Essence

Taken from Amazon.com From the African-American community's trusted authority, "Essence Guide to Healthy Living", is an interactive manual designed to help black women care for their bodies, minds and spirits. Covering both major health issues such as diabetes and heart disease and tackling everyday concerns from weight loss to balancing work and life, this handy guide has a reader-friendly tone, actionable service and chapters packed with checklists, inspiring real-life examples, space for journal entries and worksheets for readers to execute their own personal wellness plans. Developed with expert advice from leading physicians, nutritionists, fitness instructors, psychologists, spiritual gurus and other healthcare experts, "Essence Guide to Healthy Living" is designed to help black women lead healthier and better lives.This guide includes: step-by-step exercise plans; guidance for achieving emotional balance; tips for enjoying a healthy sex life; listing and explanation of medical tests; and, inspiring real-life weight-loss success stories.

NEW MULTICULTURAL NONFICTION



  1. Becoming King by Troy Jackson (921 KING)
  2. Death of Liberty by Douglas R. Egerton (973.30896 EGER)
  3. Sugar of the Crop:my journey to find the children of slaves by Sana Butler (305.896 BUTL)
  4. Black Girl Next Door by Jennifer Baszile (921 BASZ)
  5. Slavery By Another Nam: the re-enslavement of Black people in America from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (305.896 BLAC)
  6. And Just for All by Mary Frances Berry (323.0973)
  7. Jump for Joy: jazz, basketball, and Black culture in 1930s America by Gena Caponi-Tabery (305.896 CAPO)
  8. Daughters of Men: portraits of African-American women and their fathers by Rachel Vassel (306.872 VASS)
  9. In Search of Our Roots by Henry Louis Gates (973.049 GATE)
  10. The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates (921 COAT)
  11. Letters from Black America by Pamela Newkirk (305.896 NEWK)
  12. The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit by Kimberly Seals-Allen (658.1441 ALLE)