Shades of Fiction Book Discussion Monday, October 2, 2017 7:00 p.m.
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The Strivers' Row spyby Jason OverstreetAfter graduating from college and an impulsive marriage to independent artist Loretta, Sidney Temple is tapped by J. Edgar Hoover to be the FBI's first African-American agent. The higher Sidney and Loretta climb in Harlem's most influential and glamorous circles, the more dangerous the stakes.
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New Arrivals on the Shelves
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Lightning men : a novel
by Thomas Mullen
Officers Smith, Rake and Boggs and their sergeant navigate volatile racial tensions in 1950 Atlanta, including Rake's once-white neighborhood's violent efforts to force out Smith's black family and an upsurge in drug territory wars. By the award-winning author of The Last Town on Earth.
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Grand opening. 2
by Carl Weber
Taking over the criminal enterprises of Waycross after a hard-fought battle against their rivals, the Duncan brothers are rocked by the murder of one of their own before discovering that a secret adversary is determined to eliminate their entire family. By the best-selling author of She Ain't the One.
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Love by Night : A Black Vampire Storyby StinaAt an elite North Carolina college in the 1800s, Adirah Messa is lured away from her studies by a seductive man of a another race who soon turns her into a fellow vampire, but when their identities are exposed and Adirah finds herself with child, she has to make some quick and serious decisions. Original.
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Secrets of a Kept Chick : Renaissance Collectionby Ambria DavisAmina "Mimi" Washington was born in poverty and raised on the south side of New Orleans to parents incapable of raising a child. From a very young age, she has had to fend for herself. Young Mimi wants more out of life, and she wants a way out of the ghetto. Then she meets one of the biggest dope boys in New Orleans.
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HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS Thursday, Sept. 28 6:00-7:30 p.m. This workshop is designed to introduce would-be entrepreneurs to business ownership in the State of Illinois. It will provide you with a wide range of resources and specialized assistance that will make your business successful before you open the door. Sponsored by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Register by calling: 708-547-7393 x 4.
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