Contest Archive 2004

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December 2004 Contest
Question #57 (Question posted, Sunday, December 19th 2004 11:39 PM)

December Question #57

Question: Who is the author below?

Answer: Click to Here for Answer

Winner: V. Johnson, Ama, LA, Mon 12/20/2004 8:02 AM

December Prize #57

Passing Through
by Colin Channer

ISBN: 0345453344
Format: Paperback, 224pp
Pub. Date: June 2004
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

November 2004 Contests
Questions #56A and #56B (Questions posted, Sunday, October 31st 2004 2:25 PM)

November Question #56A

Question: Who is the author below?

Camille Yarbrough

Answer: Click to Here for Answer

Winner: C. Berry, Washington, DC, Tue 11/2/2004

November Prize #56A

Mosaic Magazine Prize Pack
Collector Back Issue (Spring 2002) &
The Most Recent Issue (Summer 2004)

November Question #56B

Question: Who is the author below?

Answer: Click to Here for Answer

Winner: D. Pollock, NE Cedar Rapids, Sun 11/21/2004

November Prize #56B

The Black Book Review QBR Prize Pack
Harlem Book Fair 2004 Issue (Jul - Aug 2004) &
The Most Recent Issue (Sep - Oct 2004)

October 2004 Contests
Questions #55A and #55B (Questions posted, Sunday, October 31st 2004 2:25 PM)

October Question #55A

Question: Name three authors who have read at an AALBC.com Literary Salon in 2004

Answer: Click here for answer

Winner: M. Palmore, Piedmont, AL

October Prize #55A

Daddy Big Bucks
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by Robert Waite

ISBN: 0970380356
Format: Paperback, 146pp
Pub. Date: May 2004
Publisher: Writersandpoets.com

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September 2004 Contests
Questions #54A and #54B (Questions posted, Monday, August 30th 2004 11:09 PM)

September Question #54A

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: E. Hall, Mableton GA, Tue 8/31/2004 8:17 AM

September Prize #54A

Three Days as the Crow Flies
Danny Simmons
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ISBN: 0743466411
Format: Paperback, 283pp
Pub. Date: June 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade

September Question #54B

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: E. Tyler Woodside, NY., Tue 8/31/2004 11:27 AM

September Prize #54B

Soul Journey by Jacquelin Thomas*
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ISBN: 1583144501
Format: Hardcover, 272pp
Pub. Date: May 2004
Publisher: BET Books

*(Advance Uncorrected Proof)

August 2004 Contests
Questions #53A and #53B (Questions posted, Monday, August 30th 2004 11:09 PM)

August Question #53A

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: Mike Thu 9/2/2004 2:08 PM

August Prize #53A

Always Wear Joy : My Mother Bold and Beautiful
by Susan Fales-Hill
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ISBN: 0060566728
Format: Paperback, 275pp
Pub. Date: May 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

August Question #53B

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: P. Bolden, Jackson MS., Tue 8/31/2004 9:35 AM

August Prize #53B

Last King: A Maceo Redfield Novel
(Autographed by Author Nichelle Tramble!)

Click to order via Amazon

ISBN: 0375758828
Format: Paperback, 336pp
Pub. Date: March 2004
Publisher: Ballantine Books, Inc

Read an AALBC.com Review

July 2004 Contests
Questions #52A and #52B (Questions posted, Sunday, June 27th 2004 6:47 PM)

July Question #52A

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: T. Durden, Lancaster PA., Wed 6/29/2004 1:29 AM

July Prize #52A

AALBC.com Logo Tote Bag

July Question #52B

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: S. Johnson, Elkins Park PA Wed 6/29/2004 12:22 AM

July Prize #52B

AALBC.com Tile Coaster

June 2004 Contests
Questions #51A and #51B (Questions posted, Sunday, June 27th 2004 6:47 PM)

June Question #51A

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: M. Perkins, South Holland, IL Mon 6/28/2004 5:53 PM

June Prize #51A

June Question #51B

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: S. Goss Mesquite TX, Tues, 6/29/2004 10:01 AM

June Prize #51B

AALBC.com Tile Coaster

May 2004 Contests
Questions #50A and #50B (Questions posted, Tuesday, May 11th 2004 10:21 PM)

May Question #50A

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here See Answer

Winner: Z. Thompson, San Diego, CA 5/13/04 2:12 AM

May Prize #50A

The Billion Dollar Bet: Robert Johnson and the inside Story of Black Entertainment Television
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by Brett Pulley

Advance Uncorrected Proofs

May Question #50B

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here See Answer

Winner: I. Pittman, Montclair, NJ - 5/13/04 9:50 AM

May Prize #50B

The Billion Dollar Bet: Robert Johnson and the inside Story of Black Entertainment Television
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by Brett Pulley

Advance Uncorrected Proofs

April 2004 Contests
Questions #49A and #49B (Questions posted, Friday, April 9th 2004 6:12 PM)

April Question #49A

Question: Who is this author?

Answer: Click Here See Answer

Winner: A. Holman, Denver, CO - 5/15/04 9:49 AM

April Prize #49A

Black Power Inc.: The New Voice of Success
http://aalbc.com/reviews/blackpowerinc.htm

by Cora Daniels

Advance Uncorrected Proofs

April Question #49B

Question: Who is this author

Answer: Click Here See Answer

Winner: R. Bland, Germantown, Maryland - 6/29/2004 1:19 PM

April Prize #49B

Black Power Inc.: The New Voice of Success
http://aalbc.com/reviews/blackpowerinc.htm

by Cora Daniels

Advance Uncorrected Proofs

March 2004 Contests
Questions #48A and #48B (Questions posted, Tue, March 2nd 2004 11:30 pm)

March Question #48A

Question: Who is This author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: C. Risby, Temple, TX 76501, Fri 3/5/04 2:50 PM

March Prize #48A

Friday Night at Honeybee's
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by Andrea Smith

ISBN: 0385336985
Format: Paperback, 320pp
Pub. Date: February 2004
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

"Two young women unlucky in love but blessed with talent and friendship are at the core of this vibrant first novel" �Booklist

March Question #48B

Question: Who is this author and name one title they have published?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: K. Pannell, Providence, RI, Wed 3/3/04 10:36 AM

January Prize #48B

Investing Success: How To Conquer 30 Costly Mistakes and Multiply Your Wealth!
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By Lynnette Khalfani

ISBN: 1932450505, Hardcover, 256pp
Pub. Date: Jan.'04, Advantage World Press

With a foreword from investing legend Charles Schwab, Investing Success is a practical, easy-to-understand guide that helps people take control of their financial lives, and avoid or fix common money management and investing mistakes.

February 2004 Contest
Questions #47 (Question posted, Sat 2/7/2004 8:13 am)

February Question #47

Question: Who is This author?

Answer: Click Here for Answer

Winner: M. Evans - Mon 2/9/2004 12:25 AM

February Prize #47

Captain Blackman
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by John A. Williams

Format: Paperback, 336pp.
ISBN: 1566890969
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Pub. Date: April 2000

"among the most important works of fiction of the decade"
�New York Times Book Review 1972

John A. Williams is exhaustive and accurate in his historical research of the significant role played by African Americans in the military. Captain Blackman is a U.S. soldier in Vietnam who becomes seriously wounded. As he drifts in and out of consciousness he hallucinates back in time as a soldier in each of America's wars from 1775 to 1975.

January 2004 Contests
Questions #46A and #46B (Questions posted, Sun 1/25/2004 10:30 pm)

January Question #46A

Question: Who is This author?