false 137860 1 1 235642 0375759212 9780375759215 1 <![CDATA[Cubicles: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172978619m/235642.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172978619s/235642.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235642.Cubicles_A_Novel 3.50 22 Old secrets make office politics spiral out of control in this latest novel from bestselling author Camika Spencer.

The sparks that fly at Meridian Southwest are enough to ignite the tempers of even the most dedicated professionals. Margaret is about to retire from the company, Faulkner is an up-and-comer thirsty for a promotion, and Joyce is a domineering but sexy middle-aged woman about to grab her spot at the top of the ladder. They lead very different lives. But now something strange is going on, and suddenly Margaret, Faulkner, and Joyce are unexpectedly drawn together as a tangled web woven decades earlier begins to unravel.]]> 137860 3.41 58 9 2002 1625003 0312267932 9780312267933 1 <![CDATA[When All Hell Breaks Loose]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186034405m/1625003.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186034405s/1625003.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1625003.When_All_Hell_Breaks_Loose 3.45 20 When All Hell Breaks Loose is a fast, fun novel written in a light, conversational style, a good introduction to the new black fiction for readers who might otherwise be looking to television or movies for engaging, three-dimensional images of young African Americans. Alston's male friends--from the dread-wearing Jamal to the foul-mouthed Phil and the woman-hating player Tim--are especially well drawn, and Greg's conflicted emotions about his mother, who abandoned the family to pursue her musical career, will strike home for anyone who knows a wounded young man. "I don't know," Greg muses,
Sometimes I think that because I got my degree and ain't slangin' drugs or laid up with children all over the city calling me Daddy, all the hurt and damage I felt as a boy just aren't there. But every time I come across a situation where a mother is not in her child's everyday life or am faced with my own personal dilemma with my mother, I just want to start running. Running so fast, until the wind can no longer get to my lungs quick enough to keep me standing.
Camika Spencer's fledgling effort was originally self-published, then picked up by a major publisher when the buzz reached New York. It still needs a little editing, and there are no great lessons in the book--nothing in Greg's past could have prepared him for the betrayal in his future, just as the betrayal can't teach him anything worth knowing. But the quick pace and lively characterization show the author's promise. --Regina Marler]]> 137860 3.41 58 9 1999 1001770 0312323344 9780312323349 7 <![CDATA[He Had It Coming]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180126761m/1001770.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180126761s/1001770.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1001770.He_Had_It_Coming 3.18 11 137860 3.41 58 9 2004 7152000 034550643X 9780345506436 0 <![CDATA[Cubicles]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7152000-cubicles 0.0 0 137860 3.41 58 9 2003