Chasing the 400 is the story of two African American siblings from a working class neighborhood on Philadelphia's Main Line in the 1950s who try to make their dreams of a better life come true, despite the obstacles that Philadelphia's black bourgeoisie throw in their way. The back cover copy sums it up: The oldest of ten plumber's children, sassy and sexy Vera Marshall wants to leave her working class Main Line neighborhood and secure a place in "the 400"--1950s Philadelphia's black bourgeoisie. When hired as a department store model, Vera thinks she's on her way. Her brother, Bobby, a hardworking, smart, all-around nice guy, dreams of college and a life different than his father's. Will Ned Daniels, the snobby son of their town's only Negro doctor, ruin their plans? Join the Marshalls and a cast of characters as they chase "the 400" all over Philadelphia and the Main Line, hoping that the game is worth the chase. Chasing the 400 provides a fresh and entertaining look into the small, thriving, working class and close knit African American neighborhoods of the 1950s and into the exclusive world of the Black bourgeoisie. Author, Sheilah Vance said that she wrote Chasing the 400 with short, fast-paced chapters to appeal to readers like herself--hard-working and busy people who collapse in bed at the end of the day, eager to read an upbeat book about characters they can root for, and equally eager to feel that they've accomplished something for themselves by reading at least one chapter.

Chasing the 400

Literature & Fiction

Sheilah Vance

Action & Adventure

The Elevator Group

Carolyn James' life looked great--new job teaching writing at a law school, 11 year marriage to a doctor, mother of a preteen son and daughter, living in a McMansion in suburban Boston. But she is thrown onto the land mines of separation, divorce and dating again when her husband leaves her for his yoga instructor, taking most of their money, stability, and what's left of her self-esteem. For the next three years, Carolyn keeps a divorce journal to cope and rebuild. From optimism to fear, and humor to sadness, Carolyn writes about her experiences with separation, divorce, and, eventually, dating again. The novel takes the reader into Carolyn's journal as she turns to self-reflection, self-help books, and the grace of God to navigate the ever-exploding land mines and get herself and her children safely through to the other side. The novel is in the form of Carolyn's journal, which she keeps to make sense of the changes confronting her. Besides working out her issues as she writes them down, Carolyn writes about the various books that she read to help herself. Therapeutic fiction blurs the lines between fiction and non-fiction because the books that Carolyn refers to are real. Readers can turn to those books as well to help themselves.

Land Mines

A Student's Guide to Being Happy in Argentina is just that-guide for students to be happy while studying abroad in Argentina. Hope Lewis, a member of the Wellesley College class of 2010, studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for one semester during her junior year. Like most travelers, she bought a slew of traditional guidebooks. She found that none addressed the needs of students studying and navigating in Argentina. How to handle university classes, get along with your host family, and popular places to hang out, are told from the student's perspective. There's also a chapter for parents to help them on the visits they inevitably will make. This is the first in A Student's Guide to Being Happy series.

Student's Guide to Being Happy in Argentina, A

Travel

Hope Lewis

South America

Set in a small town in the early 1900's, Heads Deacon Tails Devil is the story of Robert Grant, an elementary school teacher and long-standing deacon and spirit-stirring soloist at Nazarene Baptist Church, who shows his best side to his adoring, unsuspecting public, but is the devil incarnate at home. Rachel Grant, who, as a young woman, married Robert against her mother's advice and was sorry for it from her wedding night on, tries her best to shield herself and her five children from Robert's devil side. But, Rachel's strong and wise mother, Mom Maggie, has to step in. With her prophetic gifts, cunning and mother-wit, Mom Maggie fights Robert every step of the way and tries to give her daughter and grandchildren a happy, normal life. As he becomes increasingly frustrated with his ability to control his family and his life, Robert's devil side grows stronger, and Rachel and the children suffer horribly because of it. Blaming Rachel, the children and Mom Maggie for anything he doesn't like about his life, Robert turns to other women to ease his mental and physical needs. As Robert tries to destroy one life in hopes that another will satisfy him, Mom Maggie and Rachel plan to show Robert that the devil is a liar.

Heads Deacon, Tails Devil

P. J. McCalla

Genre Fiction

When you make the decision to lose weight, it can often be a struggle. As Christian women, we know that the word of God is our very present help in time of need. Patricia Thomas' husband brought her a journal as she began her weight loss journey, and she leaned on the word of God to help her successfully lose weight. A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss: A Guide to Losing Weight with the Word can help you, too. In a week-by-week format, this book includes the 52 scriptures that Patricia relied on and her reflections on how those scriptures helped her face her weight loss challenges. The book follows each scripture with a journaling prompt that the reader can use to help her focus that scripture on her weight loss challenges and record her own reflections. God has a plan for our lives, and as women we have to remember that it is not to give of ourselves until we have just given out. We must make time to take care of the temple that we have been given, so that we can live and live abundantly.

A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss

Patricia Thomas

Health, Fitness & Dieting

We are made overcomers by the blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. (Rev. 12:11.) Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to tell yours. Creativity for Christians is designed to be used by individuals or churches as a transformative and bonding experience. The first half of Creativity for Christians is a writing workshop, teaching the reader how to write her personal testimony and story of overcoming through a series of writing exercises and writing advice. The second half of the book contains stories written by members of the authors’ church who participated in the workshops. Their personal stories of overcoming all types of situations will strengthen and encourage readers by showing them what God can do. The reader will also see that sharing stories, even if only with their fellow parishioners in a churchwide or church group project, will bring them closer together and strengthen them as a church.

Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church

Religion & Spirituality

Rev. Felicia Howard

Christian Books & Bibles

Writing with compassion, candidness and humor, 0. J. Toks reveals in this revised and updated book, that a person's lifestyle as a single is a seed that will determine the harvest the person will reap as a married person. This points out that learning how to find and keep the right relationship while one is single is the key to saving oneself from unnecessary heartache and pain when one is married. While re-introducing singles to the fundamentals of Godly relationships, and reinforcing biblical truths in the first edition, Toks also addresses new trends in the quest for love. This book reveals how singles can set themselves apart to position themselves to receive the mate God has for them. It also addresses the danger of singles making relationship decisions based solely on 3rd party influences. Singles are also enlightened on who to date in order to find the right mate, the purpose of relationships, and what makes marriages successful. Singles are also informed on the link between finding one's purpose and finding one's mate, God's view of inter-cultural relationships, whether online dating is God's best, and so much more. This book will inform, inspire and impact singles who desire wholesome marriages.

While You Are Single: A Guide to Finding and Keeping the Right Mate for Your Life

O.J. Toks

When she’s evicted from yet another home, lifelong schemer and freeloader Myrtle, cousin to wealthy and socially naive entrepreneur Sam Sharpe, pretends to be sick and moves in with him and his much younger and very attractive wife, Jessie, a gold-digger who believed that Sam could give her the comfortable life she always wanted. But when Myrtle’s schemes backfire and end up hurting her, Sam is truly hurt because he never believed that Myrtle would aim her conniving ways at him. Jessie starts to realize how kind her husband really is, and her feelings for him start to grow. But, one day she meets a handsome, mysterious stranger in town. As he starts to fill her thoughts, Jessie wonders whether this man will be able to do to her marriage what Cousin Myrtle could not.

Cousin Myrtle

Romance

Contemporary

Girls need help. The DivaGirl's Guide to Style and Self-Respect is the answer to her "help-me" cry. This book shows girls they can be cute, popular, smart and successful without trading on their sexuality or self-worth. This is a girl's hands-on guide to life, advising her on fashion and makeup, getting along with friends and boys, and handling herself in the real world while keeping her cool points. It also addresses more serious issues that affect her self-esteem and her ability to succeed. This book isn't full of random "shoulds" to memorize. It explains all the "whys," so today's girl can make wise decisions. Over many years of operating her popular modeling seminars, self-image workshops and urban charm school, the author has talked to--and listened to--thousands of girls. She knows their interests and struggles; she understands where they're coming from and where they're going. She's that big sister who believes in them and says, "You can make it!"

The DivaGirl's Guide to Style and Self-Respect

Cheryl Ann Wadlington

Teen & Young Adult

This cookbook contains "divalicious" recipes created with ingredients that cost one dollar or less. Author Elizabeth Fisher is a regular mom who is a wiz at creating exquisite menus and dining experiences at economical prices. Each recipe is accompanied by an interesting story about how that recipe came to be created. Most ingredients can be found at your local dollar store or in the dollar section in your local supermarket. This is the first book in the Dollar Diva series.

Dining with the Dollar Diva: Divalicious Recipes with Ingredients Costing a Dollar or Less

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Elizabeth Fisher

Special Diet

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