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 | Before You Put That On by celebrity stylist Lloyd Boston 
Lloyd Boston helps us get dressed for the holidays and everyday. In this 365-day calendar of fashion do's and don'ts, Lloyd Boston gives tips on how to turn the clothes you once thought were old and drab to outfits that are new and fab! With a little comedy, and quizzes thrown in, "Before You Put That On" is a must-have for every fashion conscious woman! |  | Fine Beauty: Beauty Basics and Beyond for African American Women by Sam Fine
In this spectacular photo-packed guide, renowned makeup artist Sam Fine shares his beauty secrets for African-American women. With lavish illustrations and photographs of famous models--including Iman and Veronica Webb--and straightforward advice for replicating Fine's sought-after makeovers. Fine's clients, including Naomi Campbell, Patti LaBelle, and Tyra Banks, have praised this title.
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www.cocoachic.com/content/chicpros/samfine905.php. |  | Good Hair: For Colored Girls Who've Considered Weaves When the Chemicals Became Too Ruff by Lonnice Brittenum Bonner
This guide offers smart, no-nonsense advice for all black women about how they can save their money and their self-respect by going with nature and not against it. |  | Jamaica Through My Eyes by Lois Ingledew
Jamaica-born supermodel Lois Samuels Ingledew has spent her career in front of the camera posing for magazines from Essence to Vogue and has taken part in advertising campaigns for Banana Republic and Calvin Klein. Her lifelong passion for photography has resulted in a move to the other side to capture through her own camera lens the soul and beauty of her native Jamaica. Jamaica Through My Eyes provides a snapshot of ordinary people going about their daily activities-shopping, meeting in coffee shops, or waiting at bus stops-the very essence of everyday life in an ever-changing Jamaica. Lois Samuels Ingledew is based in New York and nowadays focuses more on fashion photography than reportage and is working with some of the leading model agencies. Her aim is to achieve great things as a photographer before venturing into the field of film and documentaries.
|  | Mamas Little Baby: The Black Womans Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Babys First Year by Dennis Brown, M.D, Pamela A. Toussaint
A pregnancy and childcare guide for mothers with an emphasis on African-American culture and health issues. |  | Miss Magnolia Speaks On Etiquette and Impeccable Manners by Donnyss Cotton Rucker
Miss Magnolia is an etiquette and protocol consultant, certified by the prestigious American School of Protocol. Her books content includes protocol, advice, tips, guidelines and recommendations on how to practice decorum and gracious hospitality by example in all areas of life, such as dining, bathroom, business, grooming and social etiquette circumstances and settings.
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www.cocoachic.com/content/chicpros/missmagnolia0306.php. |  | Naked: Black Women Bare All about Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips, and Other Parts by Ayana Byrd and Akiba Solomon
In this collection of provocative essays on body image, black women bare all about their skin, hair, hips, lips, and other parts, and lay out their own paths to acceptance. Contributors include Jill Scott, Iyanla Vanzant, and Tracee Ellis Ross. Foreword by Sonia Sanchez
|  | ON HER OWN GROUND: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles
A'Lelia Bundles, Madam C. J. Walker's Great-great-granddaughter and Biographer, pens the first truly comprehensive, nonfiction biography about this amazing entrepreneur, hair care industry pioneer, philanthropist and social activist.
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www.cocoachic.com/madamcjwalker. |  | T-Shirt Makeovers: 20 Transformations for Fabulous Fashions by Sistahs Of Harlem
Designer brands in Paris, Milan, and Tokyo are copying hip-hop street life today, and the T-Shirt is the urban fashion staple. Now, the first book from the women who redefined and marketed the torn T-shirt concept and started a fashion craze, shares 20 unexpected and easy-to-follow projects for every gal from 10-25. Here is a way to be hip, cool, and fiscally responsible--all at the same time.
Fun, glamorous, and enlightening, Sistahs of Harlem share their best kept secrets in a fashionably charged do-it-yourself book! Embrace your inner fashion designer and learn to create exciting t-shirt styles!
|  | The Beauty of Color by Iman
In an era when the face of beauty has changed and the most celebrated women in Hollywood include such stars as Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, and Lucy Liu, Iman delivers a new approach to makeup and skin care. With The Beauty of Color, she revolutionizes the way women of color can think about the way they look and feel. Iman resists categorizing people according to ethnicity, and instead embraces the whole range of skin color from light to dark. This is the first beauty and makeup book to truly address skin tones across the spectrum of Latina, Black, Asian, Indian, Native American, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, as well as women of mixed ethnicities.
Inspired by her two illustrious careers, first as a world class supermodel and then as founder of two of the worlds top cosmetics lines, Iman is uniquely aware of the difficulties women of color have always had with skin care and makeup. In The Beauty of Color, Iman teaches readers how to work with skin care regimens and palettes targeted to their exact skin tone and type.
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www.cocoachic.com/imanbeautyforsuccess. |  | The Budget Fashionista - Be Fabulous for Less by Kathryn Finney
How to be a Budget Fashionista is the ultimate guide to looking fabulous for less--chock-full of information, tips, and advice to increase your style quotient, while saving you money. In three easy steps, Kathryn "The Budget Fashionista", teaches you how to be fabulous for less, regardless of your age, physical size, or personal income. |  | The Ex Files: Womens Tales of Love, Litigation, and Liberty by Ellen Rosner Feig
In this book, 35 divorced women reveal the naked truth about what went wrong, why they got divorced, and how they survived the transition. |  | The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet Youll Ever Need by Ian K. Smith
A frequent guest on The View and the diet expert on VH1s top-rated Celebrity Fit Club, Dr. Ian Smith provides the only program youll ever need to beat the battle of the bulge forever. The Fat Smash Diet is not a gimmick or short-term fix. It is a four-phase diet that starts out with a natural detox phase to clean impurities out of the system. Once this nine-day phase is completed, the next three phases encourage the addition of everyday foods that promote significant weight loss. In just thirty days, most dieters will complete all four phases and be on their way to a thinner lifetime of good health. Best of all, there is no calorie counting, and Dr. Smith guarantees there never will be. As an added bonus, there are over fifty easy-to-cook, tasty recipes that make it easier to stick with Dr. Smiths plan. The Fat Smash Diet is unlike any other program on the market. In fact, its the LAST DIET YOULL EVER NEED! |  | The Skin I'm In by Sharon G. Flake
Miss Saunders, a teacher with a skin condition, is teased by the students in the school because of what she looks like. Miss Saunders may be the only who can help 13-year-old Maleeka, an African-American girl, overcome her feelings of being an outcast because her skin is so dark. But will Maleeka see that she's no different from the rest of the kids?
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