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We all struggle to discover satisfaction and contentment in the modern world and yet the more technology we use, the more things seem to get worse....

At the new house, there were movers and shouting and boxes and blankets. There were many places a girl like Mabel and a boy like Sam could be tripp...

Don't know where to begin when it comes to growing vegetables and want to live more sustainably? Then this is the modern-day gardening book for you...

In The Urban Sketching Handbook: Panoramas and Vertical Vistas, urban sketcher and art educator Mario Linhares gives a guided tour on how to explor...

Reducere. Treasure Hernandez takes readers on a captivating, headlong plunge into the depths of the streets of Raleigh, North Carolina. It will leave you fee...

Reducere. "Dr. Matthews has provided the Swiss-Army-Knife of ACEs literature..."--G. A. Hardaway Sr., Tennessee State Representative, Chairman, TN Black Cauc...

Reducere. While most young people are just getting their footing in life, 24-year-old Bryshon Boogie Tolliver is already being groomed to be a boss by his fa...

Reducere. Anissa Burke has one goal, and that's to be the baddest bitch to ever walk the earth. Using seduction to her advantage, she stays laced in designer...

Reducere. In the third installment of the King Family series, Jay is still in prison with severely declining health, she is bitter and nursing a vengeful hea...

Reducere. Building on the success of the Kingpins series, Carl Weber's Five Families series features some of Urban Books' most popular authors writing about ...

Reducere. Perfectly Fine Christmas is an entertaining coming-of-age holiday fairy tale with a romantic twist that La Jill Hunt's fans are sure to enjoy. Who ...

Reducere. Greed is defined as an excessive desire to possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially wealth and power. A gold-digger is defined as a...

Reducere. Being raised in the game by conniving, money-hungry, married-to-the-streets parents, the only thing seventeen-year-old Porsha Jackson was sheltered...

Reducere. 1988 is the era, Detroit is the scene, and crack is the movement. It's a time when young black men can become self-made millionaires seemingly over...

Reducere. Philly Girl 2 will have you re-evaluating the bonds of friendship and love. It will make you think twice about chasing street money, as loyalty is ...

Reducere. Go on a roller coaster ride with Tank, a man who battled a tortured past to become a "made man, " determined to win no matter what he must do, or w...

Reducere. Philadelphia's kingpin is a queen with a tragic past, this is her story of survival and strength from the beginning... Just as every superhero has ...

Reducere. Nita Gonzalez takes readers on a terrifying tour of the streets of North Philadelphia, where the code of the streets rules supreme. Told in such vi...

Reducere. Blood is thicker than water! Every grimy hustler will express those words when they are out on the block chasing the bag. But when Flash's back is ...

If they had one of those anonymous rehabilitation programs for folks like me, my introduction would be, "Hi, I'm Shira, and I kill people." Except ...

Reducere. Headlined by New York Times bestseller Carl Weber, three authors bring readers tales of power, greed, and ambition set in some of the country's rou...

Reducere. DescriptionBernadette "Bernie" Hunt prides herself on never settling. In school, she was always at the top of her class, and after graduating from ...

Reducere. Pain is a survival mechanism of fundamental importance. It plays a crucial role in our lives and eventually molds us into whoever it is that we bec...

Reducere. Award-winning author Ben Burgess, Jr. explores the man behind the player in this Urban novel about a man trying to find the love he lacks for himse...

Reducere. All hail to the West Coast, where its natural resources of breathtaking beaches, smokable trees, and beautiful women are unlimited. From the freezi...

The only constant in my long life is murder. Assassin for hire, to put a finer point on it.I'm an earth wizard. Usually, we're on the peaceful side...

DescriptionAt twelve years old, Perri Daniels is a tomboy at heart, fitting right in with the guys. Instead of making up cheers and playing double ...

DescriptionNamed for her beauty, Belle Dubois is as sweet as can be. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she is always given the best--until her...

DescriptionJanelle Doesher never wanted to be a hustler's bitch; she wanted to be a bitch that hustled, bottom line She watched in awe as her fathe...

DescriptionKalif is everything his adoptive family wanted him not to be: treacherous, conniving, and coldhearted. As much as he wishes to please th...

DescriptionIn Brick & Storm's Hood Misfits series, the motto is ENGA: Every nigga got an agenda, and in this tale, things are no different. Everyon...

DescriptionQua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner comes with two brothers who can't stand Qua with their baby sister. I...

DescriptionCharlie Dixon never had it easy. Growing up in a loveless home, she gave the saying "looking for love in all the wrong places, " its mea...

Reducere. A stolen moment from a man's past puts his future in jeopardy. Razier is young, handsome, and has a severe lack of control when it comes to women. ...

Hal Urban, author of the much-loved bestsellers Life's Greatest Lessons and Positive Words, Powerful Results, gives us his third book of inspiratio...

Reducere. In this thrilling, plot-twisting tale, a grieving painter receives an unexpected visitor in his travels who turns his world upside down for a novel...

DescriptionDealing with the aftermath of her husband's affair has not been easy for Sylvia Blackwell. When she vowed to stay by his side for better...

DescriptionPapio and Special are back Their love for one another has withstood the drama and turmoil of their chaotic lives, but their thirst for t...

A poetic book highlighting everyday natureThe perfect blend of science and poetry, Hidden City demonstrates that nature can thrive anywhere, even i...

DescriptionIn the history of New York City's underworld, there have been a host of criminal figures whose exploits have gone on to inspire. Their s...

DescriptionFourteen-year-old Tommy is a troublemaker, but he's basically got a good heart, in spite of the awful circumstances of his home life. Wh...

DescriptionJakia thinks her young-girl love and innocence can turn set-up thug Spencer "Spade" Johnson into the man of her dreams. But the fairytal...

DescriptionAfter almost dying at the hands of her sister, Renee has made the dangerous decision to step down and give Carmen her empire to chase af...

Two years of confinement in Leesworth Women's Federal Corrections Facility have taken their toll on Jay King. Her incarceration has given her lots ...

A family curse is chasing Damien and trying to destroy his life. Nightmares and dark visions are causing him to hallucinate and slowly lose his min...

What up, doe! Welcome back to the mean streets of Detroit. With all the drama going down in Motown, I knew your nosey self couldn't stay away. Don'...

Two Essence(R) bestselling Urban Books authors have teamed up to bring the Motor City drama in this latest installment of the popular Girls from da...

At the tender age of twenty, Vanessa Sunny McCord is shocked to learn that her father, Darnell McCord, wants to groom her to take over his drug emp...

For some, love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends in tears. For four friends from Queens, it's about to get complicated... Best frien...

Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Goeran TherbornIllustration(s): 8pp b&w plate sectionNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 130 x 1...

The Urban Sketching Handbook Spotlight on Nature demonstrates how to make the most of nature in on-location drawings and paintings.Publisher: Quarr...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Business crime series comes the next installment in his provocative legal thriller series ...

Reducere. Dopeman: Memoirs of a Snitch is a complex tale about the life and times of one the biggest drug traffickers the Midwest has ever seen.The FBI has l...

Reducere. There can only be one: one man with two loyal friends and secrets from the past that will ultimately shake up the entire hood in Chicago; one man o...

Reducere. Antonio Roberts and Paige Tillary are from vastly different backgrounds, so when they meet and fall in love, it won't be easy. Antonio, born of an ...

Reducere. - Full-color guide to 50 trails, many of them within city limits - Routes rated for fitness for walkers, runners, and hikers San Francisco is home ...

DescriptionFrom the minds of New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt comes the newest entry into the game-...

DescriptionThe Cartel series by street lit superstars Ashley & JaQuavis has been a consistent New York Times bestseller, full of their trademark fa...

DescriptionNational bestselling authors Carl Weber and La Jill Hunt return in the latest installment of the wildly popular Family Business series. ...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber and Essence bestseller La Jill Hunt return with a story of love, betrayal and racism in the next addit...

Reducere. The past always has a way of catching up with you... Charisma Bland was born and raised in the heart of Baltimore, where she learns that a moment's...

Reducere. Join in as C. N. Phillips paints a kingpin story the way it has never been done before. To some it will be a beautiful mural; to others it will be ...

Reducere. The first sexy drama-drenched novel in "a can't miss series" (Essence) about four women struggling to find a way out of the projects in Atlanta by ...

Reducere. Come follow Blake Karrington as he once again takes you on a ride through the gritty dirt roads of the South. In this suspenseful Southern tale, we...

Reducere. Sixteen-year-old Diamond "Ray-Ray" Jenkins has it made in the shade, until one wrong move by her parents turns their lives upside down. Their secre...

Reducere. King is an underground record producer in Detroit who's finally getting shine and being recognized for his talent. Everything would be perfect if h...

Reducere. My very existence is under attack. I've kept a low profile, told myself the craziness sweeping the world would pass me by. Yeah, it was wishful thi...

Reducere. Gaza was born and raised in McGregor Gully, one of Jamaica's grittiest housing projects in the slums of East Kingston. Growing up in poverty, he wa...

Reducere. There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both a sign of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal wo...

The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars' worth of cocaine every year, and the Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a...