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BOOK NUMBER 41

SUBJECT MATTER: Children's fiction

TITLE: Grace for President

AUTHOR: Kelly DiPucchio

PUBLISHER: Hyperion Books for Children

COPYRIGHT: 2008, 31 pages

A wonderful story with totally fun illustrations about a girl who wonders why there have never been any girl presidents. Grace decides she will run for president now and in the future. A very timely book as a girl almost took the job in the latest US presidential election.

Illustrated by: LeUyen Pham

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BOOK NUMBER 40

SUBJECT MATTER: Automobiles, Business

TITLE: Why GM Matters. Inside the Race to Transform and American Icon

AUTHOR: William J. Holstein

PUBLISHER: Walker & Company

COPYRIGHT: 2009

Want to read a book about one of the great companies in US history? Choose this one. The author details the mistakes, the challenges, and the triumphs of General Motors. Want to know about the design of cars, why the company did not react faster to competition, the story behind some of their hot new models like Cadillac and Camaro? Want to know who some of the personnel are at this iconic company? Read this book. Author includes some very nice black and white photos.

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BOOK NUMBER 39

SUBJECT MATTER: Superheroes, Comic Books

TITLE: The DC Comics Encyclopedia-The Definitive Guide to the DC Universe

AUTHOR: Phil Jimenez

PUBLISHER: DK Publishing

COPYRIGHT: 2006, 351 pages

Astounding! Amazing! Super! Fantastic! A marvelous compilation of everything you want to know about those glorious DC superheroes. Story lines, superheroes from A to Z -from the ones you know to ones you may never have heard of, romantic pairings, it's all here. Check out the sizzling shot of Batman and Catwoman together on page 251 from the "HUSH" story. It doesn't get much better than this if you love superheroes and comics!

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BOOK NUMBER 38

SUBJECT MATTER: Black Intellectuals, Political Discussion

TITLE: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era

AUTHOR: Houston A. Baker

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press

COPYRIGHT: 2008, 242 pages

A searing discussion on how current day Black intellectuals-those considered to be in that category-have dropped the ball in terms of progressing everyone. The author feels these individuals work to advance themselves only and have essentially turned their backs on one of the true Black public intellectual revolutionaries,Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; who actually practiced what he preached.