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Grand Mothers: Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the Keepers of Our Traditions

Product Description: Nikki Giovanni created this book by asking her friends--people like Gloria Naylor, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Maxine Hong Kingston--for their stories and recollections of their grandmothers, then to a group of writers in their ninties for their thoughts...read more

By Nikki Giovanni (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780805027662 | Henry Holt & Co, May 1, 1994, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Such women as Gwendolyn Brooks, Mary Elizabeth King, Gloria Naylor, and Kyoko Mori celebrate the unique roles of grandmothers in nurturing us, preserving our culture, and preparing us for the future

Paperback:

9780805049039 | Reprint edition (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, September 15, 1996), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Such women as Gwendolyn Brooks, Mary Elizabeth King, Gloria Naylor, and Kyoko Mori celebrate the unique roles of grandmothers in nurturing us, preserving our culture, and preparing us for the future

Prebinding:

9781435244955 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 18, 2008), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Nikki Giovanni created this book by asking her friends--people like Gloria Naylor, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Maxine Hong Kingston--for their stories and recollections of their grandmothers, then to a group of writers in their ninties for their thoughts.

9780613004992 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: Such women as Gwendolyn Brooks, Mary Elizabeth King, Gloria Naylor, and Kyoko Mori celebrate the unique roles of grandmothers in nurturing us, preserving our culture, and preparing us for the future

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Product Description: A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, is one of the most important books ever written documenting the traumas and horrors of slavery in the antebellum South...read more

By Nikki Giovanni (narrator)

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CD/Spoken Word:

9780974208824 | Unabridged edition (Masterbuy Audio Books, January 31, 2008), cover price $59.95 | About this edition: A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published in 1861, is one of the most important books ever written documenting the traumas and horrors of slavery in the antebellum South.

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998

Representing three decades of work, an omnibus of poetry by the author of the award-winning Blues and Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea features pieces written between 1968 and 1998 and includes the contents of five previously published volumes. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

By Virginia C. Fowler (introduced by) and Nikki Giovanni

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Paperback:

9780060724290 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, February 1, 2007), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: An omnibus of early works features pieces written between 1968 and 1998 and includes the contents of five previously published volumes.

The Girls in the Circle

Three girls have fun playing dress-up at their grandmother's house, even painting their toenails, but then they have nowhere to go.

By Nikki Giovanni and Cathy Ann Johnson (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780439568616 | Scholastic Prof Book Div, June 1, 2004, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Three girls have fun playing dress-up at their grandmother's house, even painting their toenails, but then they have nowhere to go.

Library:

9781424202324 | Fitzgerald Books, January 1, 2007, cover price $15.00

Reinforced:

9780606333559, titled "Girls in the Circle" | Demco Media, June 1, 2004, cover price $12.47 | About this edition: Three girls have fun playing dress-up at their grandmother's house, even painting their toenails, but then they have nowhere to go.

Prebinding:

9781417654192, titled "Girls in the Circle" | Turtleback Books, June 1, 2004, cover price $13.55 | About this edition: Three girls have fun playing dress-up at their grandmother's house, even painting their toenails, but then they have nowhere to go.

Breaking The Silence: Inspirational Stories Of Black Cancer Survivors

Product Description: Cancer survivors, their family members, and their friends will find comfort in these inspirational stories told by black cancer patients. Covering every facet of the disease as it affects a person's life, including diagnosis, treatment, family involvement, spiritual strength, and healing, these stories, poems, journal entries, and letters address such complex issues as coping with the shock of the initial diagnosis, deciding among various forms of treatments, and dealing with conflicting emotions of anger, sadness, and hope...read more

By Nikki Giovanni (introduced by) and Karin L. Stanford

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Paperback:

9780971606791 | Hilton Pub, September 28, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Cancer survivors, their family members, and their friends will find comfort in these inspirational stories told by black cancer patients.

By Any Other Name

Product Description: Money, mystery, a deathbed confession, questions of family and racial identity, and an exciting city - the perfect blend of elements combine to create a noteworthy novel. With each page turned, the reader will become more deeply involved in the plot, especially knowing that the story is based on beguiling real-life situations...read more

By Nikki Giovanni (foreword by) and GiGi Gossett

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Paperback:

9781585972586 | Leathers Pub, August 30, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Money, mystery, a deathbed confession, questions of family and racial identity, and an exciting city - the perfect blend of elements combine to create a noteworthy novel.

The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni, 1968-1998: 1968-1998

An omnibus of early works by the author of the award-winning Blues and Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea features pieces written between 1969 and 1983 and includes the contents of five previously published volumes. 50,000 first printing. Black Expressions Feat Alt.

By Virginia C. Fowler and Nikki Giovanni

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Hardcover:

9780060541330 | William Morrow & Co, December 1, 2003, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: An omnibus of early works features pieces written between 1968 and 1998 and includes the contents of five previously published volumes.

African American Audio Experience

A collection of the works of African American authors and poets recorded during the 1950s-60s include selections from Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, performed by Ruby Dee; selections from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, performed by Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis; Richard Wright's Black Boy, performed by Brock Peters; and both Nikki Giovanni and Langston Hughes reading their own poetry.

By Gwendolyn Brooks, Ossie Davis (narrator), Ruby Dee (narrator), Nikki Giovanni, Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Brock Peters (narrator) and Richard Wright

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CD/Spoken Word:

9780060535278 | Harperaudio, February 1, 2003, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: A collection of the works of African American authors and poets recorded during the 1950s and 1960s includes selections from Zora Neal Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun,' Richard Wright's 'Black Boy,' andthe poetry of Nikki Giovanni and Langston Hughes.

The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection

A collection of poems spanning the latter half of the end of the twentieth century reflects the changes the author has witnessed and internalized as a black woman, political activist, poet, teacher, mother, and lover. Read by the author.

By Nikki Giovanni

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CD/Spoken Word:

9780060514297 | Unabridged edition (Caedmon Audio Cassette, December 1, 2002), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems spanning the latter half of the end of the twentieth century reflects the changes the author has witnessed and internalized as a black woman, political activist, poet, teacher, mother, and lover.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780060514280 | Unabridged edition (Harperaudio, December 1, 2002), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems spanning the latter half of the end of the twentieth century reflects the changes the author has witnessed and internalized as a black woman, political activist, poet, teacher, mother, and lover.

Great Aunts

By Nikki Giovanni

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Paperback:

9780805063806 | Henry Holt & Co, March 1, 2002, cover price $17.95

In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A companion book to the Smithsonian Institution exhibition that demonstrates the riveting response to Dr. King's life features masterpieces by significant African-American artists, as well as other acclaimed traditional and visionary artists, and essays by Bernice Johnson Reagon, Julius Lester, June Jordan, and many others, capturing the essence of this great man and his enduring influence.

By Gary Miles Chassman (editor), Nikki Giovanni (introduced by), Walter Leonard, Helen Shannon and Gretchen Sullivan Sorin

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Hardcover:

9780965376655 | Tinwood Books, January 1, 2002, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: A companion to the Smithsonian show demonstrates the artistic response to Dr.

The Genie in the Jar

Product Description: Nikki Giovanni spins her words into beautiful images of black songs and black looms, and inspires us all to trust our own hearts.

By Nikki Giovanni

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Hardcover:

9780805041187 | Henry Holt & Co, March 1, 1996, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In this hymn to the power of art and of love, the words create images of black songs and black loom, inspiring readers to trust their hearts

Paperback:

9780805060768 | Reprint edition (Henry Holt & Co, December 1, 1998), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: In this hymn to the power of art and of love, the words create images of black songs and black loom, inspiring readers to trust their hearts

Prebinding:

9780613115667 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.65 | About this edition: Nikki Giovanni spins her words into beautiful images of black songs and black looms, and inspires us all to trust our own hearts.

Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes and Photos of the Keepers of Our Traditions

A warm and welcoming companion to Grand Mothers includes more than forty celebrations of grandfathers--immigrants, homesteaders, slaves, confederate soldiers, and others--penned by writers of many ages, races, and backgrounds.

By Nikki Giovanni (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780805054842 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1999, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A collection of varied tributes to grandfathers, reflecting their special roles in families

Blues: For All the Changes : New Poems

A collection of fifty-one new poems from a best-selling poet embodies her fearless passion and wit in outspoken odes to Jackie Robinson, space, illness, manners, the environment, and many other topics. Tour. (view table of contents)

By Nikki Giovanni

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Hardcover:

9780688156985 | 1 edition (William Morrow & Co, May 1, 1999), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems reflects on such themes as love, sports, politics, the environment, and social customs

The Women and the Men

Forty-two verses by one of America's most popular poets display her warmth, conciseness, passion, and wit while focusing on five years of her life (view table of contents)

By Nikki Giovanni

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Paperback:

9780688079475 | Quill, February 1, 1998, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: Forty-two verses by one of America's most popular poets display her warmth, conciseness, passion, and wit while focusing on five years of her life

The Sun Is So Quiet

Product Description: Quiet . . .like a quilt on a feather bed . . .and frost on the window . . .we write our names knowing . . .the sun will melt them offBut the sun is so quiet . . .that we don't carewe smileâfrom Connie by Nikki GiovanniThe quiet and noisy, wintery and sometimes sunny poems in The Sun Is So Quiet will always make you smile...read more

By Nikki Giovanni

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780788715914 | Unabridged edition (Recorded Books, December 1, 1997), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: Quiet .

The Sun Is So Quiet: Poems

An acclaimed poet and an award-winning artist collaborate to create a special collection of poetry for young readers, capturing elements that children love through exciting text and vivid illustrations.

By Ashley Bryan (illustrator) and Nikki Giovanni

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School and Library:

9780805041194 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, October 15, 1996, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems primarily about nature and the seasons but also concerned with chocolate and scary movies

Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking at the Harlem Renaissance Through Poems

Presents the poetry of notable African American authors (view table of contents)

By Nikki Giovanni

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School and Library:

9780805034943 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, April 15, 1996, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Includes poems by such authors as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Amiri Baraka, with commentary and a discussion of the development of African American arts known as the Harlem Renaissance.

The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni

An anthology of selected poetry by the distinguished African-American writer celebrates her diverse roles as an African-American woman, lover, poet, and feminist. Tour.

By Nikki Giovanni

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Hardcover:

9780688140472 | 1 edition (William Morrow & Co, January 1, 1996), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: An anthology of poetry by the distinguished writer celebrates her diverse roles as an African American woman, lover, poet, and feminist

Racism 101

A collection of insights, opinions, and expressions includes a survival guide for black students on predominantly white campuses, indicts higher education, and offers haunting portraits of grandparents, musings on poetry, thoughts on the sixties, and a debate on American values. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

By Nikki Giovanni

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Hardcover:

9780688043322 | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1994, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Essays discuss race, education, Malcolm X, W.

Paperback:

9780688142346 | Quill, May 1, 1995, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A collection of insights, opinions, and expressions includes a survival guide for black students on predominantly white campuses, indicts higher education, and offers haunting portraits of grandparents, musings on poetry, thoughts on the sixties, and a debate on American values.

Knoxville, Tennessee

A poem by one of America's most popular African-American poets celebrates the simple, comfortable pleasures of life in the South, describing vegetables eaten right out of the garden, church picnics, and homemade ice cream.

By Nikki Giovanni and Larry Johnson (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780590470742 | Reprint edition (Scholastic, February 1, 1994), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes the joys of summer spent with family in Knoxville: eating vegetables right from the garden, going to church picnics, and walking in the mountains

Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People

Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience

By George Cephas Ford (illustrator) and Nikki Giovanni

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Hardcover:

9781556521881 | Revised edition (Lawrence Hill Books, November 1, 1993), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience

Paperback:

9781556521898 | Revised edition (Chicago Review Pr, November 1, 1993), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience

Egotripping and Other Poems for Young People

Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience

By Nikki Giovanni

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Prebinding:

9780613249928 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1993, cover price $22.05 | About this edition: Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience

Appalachian Elders: A Warm Hearth Sampler

Product Description: A collection of essays and stories by the members of the Writers Workshop at Warm Hearth retirement community in Blacksburg, Virginia. These essays describe hundreds of years (collectively) of livin' and lovin' at their best!

By Cathee Dennison (editor) and Nikki Giovanni

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Paperback:

9780936015323 | Pocahontas Pr, December 1, 1991, cover price $9.50 | About this edition: A collection of essays and stories by the members of the Writers Workshop at Warm Hearth retirement community in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Sacred Cows...and Other Edibles

A collection of essays covering a wide range of topics--from delicate family relations and the life of a writer to black issues, consumerism, television, and the national anthem

By Nikki Giovanni

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Paperback:

9780688089092 | Reprint edition (William Morrow & Co, May 1, 1989), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A collection of essays covering a wide range of topics--from delicate family relations and the life of a writer to black issues, consumerism, television, and the national anthem

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