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In his new book The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America, Shawn Rochester shows how "The Black Tax" (which is the financial cost of conscious and unconscious anti-black discrimination), creates a massive financial burden on Black American households that dramatically reduces their ability to leave a substantial legacy for future generations. Mr. Rochester lays out an extraordinarily compelling case which documents the enormous financial cost of current and past anti-black discrimination on African American households.

What really makes a leader? Spencer Conley has walked that walk, as an athlete, coach, and leadership entrepreneur and now he's sharing his secrets. His new book, Lead with L.O.V.E., is a life-changing volume from a true motivator that will embrace and empower listeners with a fresh willingness to learn ways to lead. Are you ready to examine yourself? Can you look at who you have become and stop allowing complacency to sneak up on you? "Identify yourself", Conley says. "Be open and honest with yourself, as none of us live 100 percent of anything and that is okay!"

50 Things to Know to Have a Simple and Balanced Life at Home and Work, by Amanda Walton, offers an approach to balancing your life that will give you the ability to be happy at home and work.

In this micro-book on Bitcoin, you'll learn what Bitcoin is and how it works; what a Bitcoin wallet is; how you can make Bitcoin through mining; why Bitcoin protects from hyperinflation; why Bitcoin could replace gold as a means of storing wealth; and much more.

Want to feel happy again? Want to put a skip back in your step and smile? Let Angelina reveal the happy you, the one who loves life. In just a few simple steps, this guide, filled with handy examples and tips, will help you make happiness a part of your every day. Don't leave happiness at the door - let your happy face in and let your sad face out. Angelina Drake is the recognised author of the How to.... series and part of the motivational "How to" self-belief think-tank.

Playboy Princeton Woods swore off dating after a tumultuous relationship with ex-wife, Regina. Then enters Desiree Loren and all of her baggage. Despite her troubled past and warnings from his friends and family, Prince just can't seem to get enough of Desi. Has he finally met his Mrs. Right, or is Desiree just another bad decision?

An unexpected turn of events forces Omar's world upside down. Wrongfully convicted of a murder he didn't commit, his entire life changes in the blink of an eye. With all of the odds stacked against him, he quickly finds himself fighting for his innocence and the love of his life.

At only 19, Wisdom already has a promising future ahead of him. Nothing can deter his bright path to success. Not even his twin brother, Chance, who's constantly dragged Wisdom into his own drama since childhood. Will Wisdom continue to run to his brother's aid every time he winds up in some mess? Dropping out of high school at an early age, Chance has already accepted the fact that he's destined to be a screw up. Unlike his brother, Chance finds solace running the streets of Philadelphia.

There is only one hiding place, one place of true covering and security - the manifest presence of God. Your religion will not protect you. Your doctrines will not deliver you from evil. Your denomination will not save you. Your degree will not heal you. The scriptures and history have proven time and again the manifest presence of the Lord is our only hiding place, our only deliverer, our only healer.

This is a story about a young man from Baltimore city. Who in spite of facing incredible odds, chases his dream. But he learns all too well the dangers of surrounding yourself with the wrong people.

The secret to fulfilling your destiny is unlocking your potential - what you are capable of doing and accomplishing with your life. For so many people, their potential remains dormant, often for entire lifetimes. They never release their potential because it is never realized.

In a world where perspiration is charged up, one man has alluring verses for the evening hours. An Intimate Night with Naim Steward is a passionate retrospective covering the desires and the poetry.

The Vietnam War was fought like a war and it ended with both sides believing that they won. But it was not a war that started with a formal declaration of war. The number of struggles for power that are part of the fabric of Vietnam is almost overwhelming.

A book of thoughts from the poet. A personal note of its vivacity. A voice replete with emotions. Replete Vivacity is the determination of one man's conception. The struggles of life and its brute insults along with a solitary journey. Eugene Lucas' poetry is an insightful voice speaking to the world's listening ear.

We've all been there: used, lied to, or cheated on. But what do you do when enough is enough? You don't cry, you get even! Bien-Aime Wenda presents a compilation of stories of the scorned, including a hopeless romantic, the token nice guy, a submissive wife, the celebrity couple, the hood chick, a mayor's wife, and more. Each refuse to wait on karma but instead decide to seek justice on their own terms.