DescriptionThis extraordinary narrative offers a fresh perspective on the Underground Railroad as it traces the perilous journeys of fugitive ex-slaves from the United States to free black settlements in Canada. The Underground Railroad was the passage to freedom…
DescriptionThe grandson of a slave, Dr. Ossian Sweet moved his family to an all-white Detroit neighborhood in 1925. When his neighbors attempted to drive him out, Sweet defended himself, resulting in the death of a white man and a murder trial for Sweet. There followed one of the most important (and shockingly unknown) cases in Civil Rights history. Also caught up in the intense courtroom drama were legal giant Clarence Darrow and the newly formed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Highly esteemed history professor, author and editor Kevin Boyle was presented with the National Book Award for this stunning literary achievement. Arc of Justice artfully captures a tumultuous period in American history as it tells a shocking story of violence and racial strife.
DescriptionThe widow Spice Witherspoon is a prosperous Detroit restaurateur who seeks her own happiness after her 2 daughters, Mink and Sterling, have grown. But that happiness is hard to come by when the rebellious Sterling turns out addicted to drugs and sex, and the overly ambitious Mink enters an affair that nearly destroys her. In her own life, Spice struggles with a brother-in-law who is in-love with her and a best friend who's an alcoholic. The story of the Witherspoon women is an unforgettable, poignant one about dreams and hopes, desires and illusions, and the search to define one's meaning in life.
DescriptionChampion Motors, one of Detroit's biggest auto manufacturers, has announced a massive round of layoffs, sparking a white-collar vs. blue-collar feud that tragically ends in murder. Against this backdrop, 4 very different people and passions are about to collide: Thyme Tyler, the industry's only female African-American plant manager, struggles to gain complete professional parity, revealing the bitterest of betrayals; Ron Davis, the plant's fiery union leader, protects his people at all costs, yet refuses to confront his failings, throwing his private life into turmoil; Khan Davis, Ron's niece, succumbs to the allure of money and the temptations of a sensual older lover; and R.C. Richardson, Champion's biggest car dealer, risks losing his fortune in his lust for Khan's body and the big win.
DescriptionThe late William X. Kienzle is best known for his Father Koesler mysteries, starring priest/detective Father Robert Koesler. Here, we go back to Father Koesler's past, to a time when young Catholic men and women were encouraged, even expected to become priests and nuns. Kienzle follows a group of young men and women through the paths of their religious life, as they test their commitment, their faith, and their vocation against the high standards of the Catholic Church. Together and separately, they struggle, making difficult choices and facing guilt. Now, twenty years later, one of their number has been murdered, and Father Koesler must intervene to solve the case and tie up the unspoken threads of the common life they have chosen.
DescriptionWhen Father Wheatley decided to convert from the Anglican Church to the Roman Catholic, he thought he had fully considered the sacrifices he would have to make. He understood the strain the change would put on his wife and children, and the challenges he would face to be accepted as a married Roman Catholic priest. He even acknowledged that reactionaries in both religious camps would oppose such a spiritual changeover. But he never dreamed that his decision would breed such waves of ambition, jealousy, and hatred that the ultimate human sacrifice, murder, would be the result. With his knowledge of human nature and experience, Father Robert Koesler is called upon to resolve the murder mystery and to give true understanding to the concept of sacrifice.
DescriptionRoommates Kelly and Chloe are enjoying their lives and their downtown Detroit loft just fine. Kelly is a Victoria's Secret catalog model. Chloe is an escort, until she decides to ditch her varied clientele in favor of a steady gig as girlfriend to eighty-…
