Through the years we have all encountered “need to know” and “nice to know” reads of a large variety. Adulthood has taught that everything is relative and what one may find interesting or important another may see a different picture. There was an inspiring collection of reads that gave rise to this section. These are books from my past, our past, that were chosen with a nebulous intent to read or share when we had the quite time to do so. The following list is just that, an incomplete list of books that have been read or shared by myself, friends, neighbors, colleagues and family members. It is presented with the hope that you might find something inspiring for your personal edification.
How To Love A Black Man
Dr. Ronn Elmore
Copyright 1996
Warner Books, Inc.
Waiting To Exhale
Terry McMillian
Copyright 1992
Viking Penguin
The River A Journey To The Source Of HIV And AIDS
Edward Hooper
Copyright December 2000
Little, Brown and Company
Who Asked You?
Terry McMillian
Copyright 2013
Penguin Group
The Leader Of The Future New Visions Strategies And Practices For The Next Era Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith, Richard Beckhard, editors Copyright 1996 Jossey-Bass Inc.
Wealth Without Risk How To Develop A Personal Fortune Without Going Out On A Limb
Charles J. Givens
Copyright 1988
Simon & Schuster Inc.
Dear White People A Guide To Inter-Racial Harmony In "Post-Racial" America
Justin Simien
Copyright 2014
Atria Books
The Book Of Virtues A Treasury Of Great Moral Stories
William J. Bennet
Copyright 1993
Simon & Schuster
Simple Abundance A Daybook Of Comfort And Joy
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Copyright 1995
Warner Books, Inc.
The Bell Curve Intelligence And Class Structure In American Life
Richard J. Hernstein, Charles Murray
Copyright 1994
The Free Press
Africans In Colonial Louisiana The Development Of Afro-Creole Culture In The Eighteenth Century
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall
Copyright 1992
Thomas-Shore, Inc.
Llewellyn's 2020 Moon Sign Book
Anne Budick, editor
Copyright 2019
Llewellyn Publications
Open Season
Benjamin Crump
Copyright 2019
HarperCollins Publishers
Blogging All In One for Dummies 2nd Edition
Susan Gunellius
Copyright 2017
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Norman Rockwell's Love And Rememberance
George Mendoza
Copyright 1985
Grafiche Editoriali Ambrosiane
Mocking Jay
Suzanne Collins
Copyright 2010
Scholastic Inc.
"I Ain't Comin' Back"
Dolfus Weary and William Hendricks
Copyright 1995
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Emily Post's Etiquette The Emily Post Institute Inc. Copyright 2017 HarperCollins Publishers
The Obamas
Jodi Kantor
Copyright 2017
Back Bay Books
The Associate
John Grisham
Copyright 2009
Dell
Clarence Thomas And The Lost Constitution
Myron Magnet
Copyright 2019
Encounter Books
Larousse Mini Dictionary Spanish English
Joaquinn Blasco, et al
Copyright 2006
Larousse
Fables for Children
Kathryn Knight, editor
Copyright 2014
Bendon Publishing
Peaches For Father Frances A Novel Joanne Harris Copyright 2013 Penguin Books
I Dream A World
Brian Lanker
Copyright 1989
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Inc.
Life Of The Honeybee
W. Sinclair, Ph. D.
Ladybird Books MCMLXIX
Beachcombers
Nancy Thayer
Copyright 2010
Ballentine Books
Woman What The Hell Are You Thinking? An Inspirational Guide To Becoming A Virtuous Woman
Cheryl Lacy Donovan
Copyright 2006
A Virtuous Woman-31
Love Blossom
Leroy Nabauns
Copyright 1998
The Volume Press
A Life God Rewards
Bruce Wilkinson
Copyright 2002
Mulmomah Publishers, Inc.
Blue Lights And River Songs
Tom Dent
Copyright 1986
Lotus Press, Inc.
Me And My Big Mouth Your Answer Is Right Under Your Nose
Joyce Meyer
Copyright 2002
Warner Books
Two Nations Black And White Separate Hostile Unequal
Andrew Hacker
Copyright 1992
Charles Scribner's Sons
Leah Chase Listen I Say Like This
Carol Allen
Copyright 2002
Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Enjoying Where You Are On The Way To Where You Are Going?
Joyce Meyer
Copyright 1996
Harrison House, Inc.
You Just Don't Understand Women And Men In Conversation
Deborah Tannen, Ph.D.
Copyright 1990
Ballantine Books
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours Stories
Helen Oyeyemi
Copyright 2016
Riverhead Books
The President's Devotional: The Daily Reading That Inspired President Obama
Joshua DuBois
Copyright 2013
HarperCollins Publishers
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel
Zora Neale Hurston
Copyright 1937, 1998
HarperPerennial
Angelvision
Sally-Ann Roberts
Copyright 2002
Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Best-Loved Psalms
Clare Haworth-Maden
Copyright 1998
Barnes and Noble, Inc.
The Emperor's Babe
Bernadine Evaristo
Copyright 2002, c 2001
Viking Penguin
Love and Treasure: A Novel
Ayelet Waldman
Copyright 2014
Alfred A. Knopf
Daughter's Keeper
Ayelet Waldman
Copyright 2003
Sourcebooks Landmark
The Explanation For Everything: A Novel
Lauren Grodstien
Copyright 2014
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
The Summer Kitchen
Karen Weinreb
Copyright 2009
St. Martin's Press
And This Too Shall Pass
E. Lynn Harris
Copyright 1997, c 1996
Doubleday
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Victor Hugo
Co-operative Publication Society
First Published 1831
Go Set A Watchman Harper Lee Copyright 2015 Harper
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Copyright c 2007
Willian Morrow
Ain't She Sweet?
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Copyright 2005
Avon Books
Fifty Shades Of Jungle Fever: A Parody
L. V. Lewis
Copyright 2012
Jungle Fever Press via CreateSpace
Raising Her Voice: African American Women Journalist Who Changed History
Roger Streitmatter
Copyright c 1994
University Press of Kentucky
The Everything Etiquette Book: A Modern-Day Guide To Good Manners Leah Ingram Copyright c 2005 Avon Media
Forget Me Knot
Sue Margolis
Copyright c 2009
Bantam Books
Blood Will Tell: A True Story Of Deadly Lust
Joseph Bosco
Copyright 1993
William Morrow & Company
P.S. I Loath You: A Clique Novel Lisi Harrison Copyright 2009 Poppy Books
Best Friends for Never: A Clique Novel Lisi Harrison Copyright 2004 Poppy Books
Revenge Of The Wannabees: A Clique Novel Lisi Harrison Copyright 2005 Poppy Books
My Little Phony: A Clique Novel Lisi Harrison Copyright 2010 Poppy Books
The Four Agreements
Miguel Angel Ruiz, M.D. and Janet Mills
Copyright 1997
Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc.
Tar Baby
Toni Morrison
Copyright 1981
Alfred A. Knopf Inc.
If Men Are Like Buses Then How Do I Catch One
Michelle McKenney Hammond
Copyright 2000
Multnomah Books
What To Do Until Love Finds You
Michelle McKenney Hammond
Copyright 1997
Harvest House Publishers
Left Behind
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Copyright 1995
Tyndale House Publishers
Tribulation Force
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Copyright 1996
Tyndale House Publishers
The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kate Jacobs
Copyright 2007
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Beef Stolen-Off Liz Lipperman Copyright 2019 Second Edition The Story Vault
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Copyright 1994
Penguin Books
Texas Skies Debbie Macomber Copyright 2019 Mira Books
Texas Nights
Debbie Macomber
Copyright 1998
Mira Books
Blackberry Wine Joanne Harris Copyright 2000 Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.
When All Is Said And Prayed
E. N. Joy
Copyright 2015
Urban Christian
Even The Stars Look Lonesome
Maya Angelou
Copyright 1998
Bantam BooksPretty Boy Problems
Michele Grant
Copyright 2012
Kensington Publishing Corp.
And The Shofar Blew
Francine Rivers
Copyright 2003
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
When Godly People Do Ungodly Things
Beth Moore
Copyright 2002
Broadman & Holman Publishers
Boundaries: Where You End And I Begin Anne Katherine, M. A. Copyright 1993 Fireside Books
The Five People You Meet In Heaven Mitch Album Copyright 2003 Hachette Books
The Sociopath Next Door Martha Stout Ph.D. Copyright 2005 Broadway Books
Their Perfect Match
Debbie Macomber
Copyright 2019
Mira Books
Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into The Real World
Maria Shriver
Copyright 2000
Warner Books
The Last Magazine
Michael Hastings
Copyright 2014
Blue Rider Press
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Terry McMillian
Copyright 1996
Wheeler Publishing Inc.
The Life She Wants
Robin Carr
Copyright 2016
Mira Books
Alaska Home: A Romance Novel
Debbie Macomber
Copyright 2017
Mira Books
Chocolat: A Novel
Joanne Harris
Copyright 1999
Berkley Publishing Group
If I Can't Have You Mary B. Morrison Copyright 2012 Kensington Books
Soulmates Dissipate
Mary B. Morrison
Copyright 2003
Kensington Books
When Somebody Loves You Back
Mary B. Morrison
Copyright 2005
Kensington Books
God Don't Like Ugly
Mary Monroe
Copyright 2000
Kensington Books
God Still Don't Like Ugly
Mary Monroe
Copyright 2003
Kensington Books
Doctor, Doctor
Carmen Green
Copyright 2002
Harlequin Kimani Arabesque
How To Make Love All The Time: Make Love Last A Lifetime
Barbara De Angelis
Copyright 1987
Dell
Special Forces Rendezvous
Elle Kennedy
Copyright 2013
Harlequin
God's Generals
Robert Lairdon
Published 2014
Whitaker House
Good Hair: A Novel Benilde Little Copyright 1996 Scribner Paperback Fiction
He Says She Says
Lillian Glass, Ph.D.
Copyright 1992
Your Total Image Publishing
In Search...:Living Without Love
Donald Spears
Copyright 1992
Spears Publishing
Cleanliness Is Next to...
Clarice Taylor
Copyright 2003
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
The Children's Book of Kwanzaa: A Guide To Celebrating The Holiday
Delores Johnson
Copyright 1997
Simon & Schuster/ Paula Wiseman Books
Jewish Holidays All Year Round
Ilene Cooper
Copyright 2002
Abrams Books For Young Readers
Inspirations Of Hope Unlimited Deloris Tyler Broussard Copyright 2004 4 Hope Unlimited Publishing
It Takes A Village Hillary Rodham Clinton Copyright 1996 Simon & Schuster
The Emerald Light In The Air Donald Antrium Copyright 2014 Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pizza For The Queen Nancy Castaldo Copyright 2005 Holiday House
In The Garden Emma Giuliani Copyright 2018 Princeton Architectural Press
The Impossible Voyage Of Kon-Tiki
Deborah Kogan Ray
Copyright 2015
Charlesbridge
Press Here Herve Tullet Copyright 2010 Chronicle Books
One For The Money Janet Evanovich Copyright 1994 Simon and Schuster
Two For The Dough Janet Evanovich Copyright 1996 Simon and Schuster
Three To Get Deadly Janet Evanovich Copyright 1997 Scribner
Four To Score Janet Evanovich Copyright 1998 St. Martin's Press
High Five Janet Evanovich Copyright 1999 St. Martin's Press
Hot Six Janet Evanovich Copyright 2000 St. Martin's Press
Seven Up Janet Evanovich Copyright 2001 St. Martin's Press
Hard Eight Janet Evanovich Copyright 2002 St. Martin's Press
To The Nines Janet Evanovich Copyright 2003 St. Martin's Press
Ten Big Ones Janet Evanovich Copyright 2004 St. Martin's Press
Eleven On Top Janet Evanovich Copyright 2005 St. Martin's Press
Twelve Sharp Janet Evanovich Copyright 2006 St. Martin's Press
Lean Mean Thirteen Janet Evanovich Copyright 2007 St. Martin's Press
Fearless Fourteen Janet Evanovich Copyright 2008 St. Martin's Press
Finger Lickin' Fifteen Janet Evanovich Copyright 2009 St. Martin's Press
Sizzling Sixteen Janet Evanovich Copyright 2010 St. Martin Press
Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum Novel Janet Evanovich Copyright 2011 Bantum
Explosive Eighteen Janet Evanovich Copyright 2011 Bantum
Notorious Nineteen Janet Evanovich Copyright 2012 Headline Book Publishing
Takedown Twenty Janet Evanovich Copyright 2013 Bantum
Top Secrete Twenty-One Janet Evanovich Copyright 2014 Bantum
Tricky Twenty-Two: A Stephanie Plum Novel Janet Evanovich Copyright 2015 Bantum
The Rules Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider Copyright 1995 Grand Central Publishing
Negaholics: How to Overcome Negativity And Turn your Life Around Cherie Carter-Scott Copyright 1989 Villard
State Of Terror Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny Copyright 2021 Simon and Schuster
We Were Liars E. Lockhart Copyright 2014 Delacorte Press
Uglies
Scott Westerfeld
Copyright 2005
Simon Pulse
The Madness Of Crowds Louise Penny Copyright 2021 Minotaur Books
Cheyenne: Bloody Bones Canyon. Renegade Siege
Judd Cole
Copyright 1999
Dorchester
My American Journey Colin Powell and John Persico Copyright 1995 Random House, Inc.
Esther: A Woman Of Courage And Dignity: Profiles In Character Charles R. Swindoll Copyright 1997 Thomas Nelson
Miserable Christians Karen Kalis Copyright 2019 BDM, LLC
On The Origin Of Species. Charles Darwin Copyright 1859 John Murray
The Belly Of Paris Emile Zola Copyright 1873 France
Toward A More Perfect Union Timothy S. Goeglein Copyright 2022 Fidelis Publishing, LLC
It Steven King Copyright 1986 Simon and Schuster
A Time To Kill
John Grisham
Copyright 1989
Vintage Books
White Orlander
Janet Fitch
Copyright 1999
Little, Brown and Company
Long Distance Life
Marita Golden
Copyright 1995
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pride And Prejudice
Jane Austen
Copyright 2000
Modern Library
Five Quarters Of The Orange
Joann Harris
Copyright 2002
Harper Perennial
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
First Published in 2020
Childrens Publishing
Mansfield Park
Jane Austen
First published 1814, This edition published 2011
Penguin Classics
Out of the Frying Pan, Into The Choir: A Ruby, The Rabbi's Wife Mystery
Sharon Kahn
Copyright 2006
Scribner
Found My Soul In A Sweet Potato Patch Living A Life Of Victory
Monica Pierre
Copyright 1997
Pierre Principle, Incorporated
Possessing The Secret Of Joy
Alice Walker
Copyright 1992
Harcourt Brace
The Perfect Wife: The Life and Choices of Laura Bush
Ann Gerhart
Copyright 2004
Simon and Schuster
How To Deal With Toxic People
Gregory Jantz PhD
Copyright 2023
Aspire Press
Fourty-six Years Later FACES... L W Higgins High School Class of 1980 Class Reunion 