Nelson George: 28 books
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Finalist for the 2012 NAACP Image Award in Literature!
"George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world...the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel...
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Nelson George is one of the foremost black-music critics and historian, so this book, like its prequel (The Plot Against Hip Hop) has much to draw in hip-hop and R&B enthusiasts.
This book is a sequel to Nelson George's acclaimed 2011 murder mystery The Plot Against Hip Hop.
This...
City Kid
A Writer's Memoir of Ghetto Life and Post-Soul Success
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
"City Kid is perhaps one of the seven greatest books ever written. It has the realness of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the warmth of The Color Purple, and the page count of Tuesdays with Morrie. It's a must read."-Chris Rock
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of...
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2003
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society....
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
"Ex-bodyguard D Hunter travels from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to investigate the circumstances surrounding his grandfather's murder in the fourth entry in this series by critic and journalist George...read this for its passionate and unresolved argument about the still-beating heart of R&B."
--Kirkus...
Thriller
The Musical Life of Michael Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Thriller takes us back to a time in 1982 when Michael Jackson was king of the charts, breaking the color barrier on MTV, heralding the age of video, and becoming the ultimate representation of the crossover dreams of Motown's Berry Gordy, who helped launch Jackson's career with the Jackson 5. In this...
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2005
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down, Hip Hop America is the definitive account of the society-altering collision between black youth culture and the mass media.
The Hippest Trip in America
Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2014
An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, “the most accomplished black music critic of his generation” (Washington Post Book World).
When it debuted in October...
Post-Soul Nation
The Explosive, Contradictory, Triumphant, and Tragic 1980s as Experienced by Afr ican Americans (Previously Known as Blacks and Before That Negroes)
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2005
One of the foremost chroniclers of the contemporary black experience offers an undeluded perspective on the 1980s. Here are crack, AIDS, and the Reagan rollback of the major advances of the civil rights movement. But Nelson George also shows how black performers, athletes, and activists made increasing...
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
A gritty mystery set against the backdrop of New York’s hip-hop music culture: “A real page-turner.” —PopMatters
A security specialist who thrives off of Manhattan’s nightlife, D Hunter is the man people turn to when they need help without drawing the attention of the NYPD.
When a...
by Pearl Abraham, Nicole Blackman, Ken Bruen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
-All new stories (none have been published previously). -Akashic's strong reputation with mystery stores. -First-ever anthology of Brooklyn crime fiction.
by Eric Morse, Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Included in Publishers Weekly's Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 feature
"Morse and Yi (the team behind What Is Punk?) highlight hip-hop's cultural hegemony via an impressively encyclopedic parade of rhyming biographies. Yi's meticulously styled clay figures are as magical as in the previous...
by Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Abraham Merritt
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2019
CONTENTS: ABRAHAM MERRITT 1. The People of the Pit AMELIA REYNOLDS LONG 2. Omega ANTHONY MELVILLE RUD 3. Ooze ARTHUR TRAIN 4. The Nth Power CLARK ASHTON SMITH 5. The Black Abbot of Puthuum DAVID H. KELLER 6. The Jelly-Fish DAVID H. KELLER 7. The Rat Racket DAVID H. KELLER 8. The Worm DONALD ALLEN...
The Must-Read Novels for Christmas Time (Illustrated Edition)
The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Christmas Angel, The Little City of Hope, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017
Presenting our best ever and biggest ever collection of hand-picked Christmas classics for a wonderful holiday enjoyment. Our editions are meticulously crafted to give the absolute reading pleasure and that happy festive smile. So, what are you waiting for? Just come along... Life and Adventures of...
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