Smiley Books imprint: 24 books

by Tavis Smiley, Cornel West
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012

Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the new middle class poor. Award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Dr....

Fail Up

20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure

by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011

"Failure is an inevitable part of the human journey," says award-winning television and radio broadcaster and New York Times best-selling author Tavis Smiley. Smiley steps from behind the curtain of success to share intimate stories of his missteps, misdeeds, and often highly publicized...

50 for Your Future

Lessons from Down the Road

by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016

Stepping into your authentic life can be difficult, but rest assured you’re not the first one to walk this path . . . On these gorgeously illustrated pages, media mogul and social entrepreneur Tavis Smiley shares 50 nuggets of wisdom he’s gleaned while rising from humble roots to become...
by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011

Too Important to Fail: Saving America’s Boys is the companion volume to TAVIS SMILEY REPORTS PBS special which is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as part of its American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen initiative. It examines an undeclared crisis in America—the staggering dropout...
by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016

In 2006, Tavis Smiley—along with a team of esteemed contributors—laid out a national plan of action to address the ten most crucial issues facing African Americans.The Covenant, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller, ran the gamut from health care to criminal justice, affordable housing...
by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2004

Tavis Smiley brings us a collector's edition of his thought-provoking and action-guided commentaries from the years 2002-2003, as heard by millions on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Regarded by many as "The voice of Black America," Smiley's commentaries spark dialogue and debate.
by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006

This inspirational book is a collection of the best advice Tavis Smiley has ever received. Movie stars such as Annette Bening and Don Cheadle; musicians including Alanis Morissette and Al Green; and a number of Tavis’s friends offer serious, practical, and humorous advice on everything from relationships,...
by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009

America I AM: The African American Imprint, a national traveling museum exhibition, was conceived by award-winning broadcaster and bestselling author Tavis Smiley as a one-of-a-kind multi-media experience that chronicles the distinct history of African Americans. This beautifully conceived companion...
by Jeff Henderson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011

Soul food is just as wide-ranging and satisfying as soul music and now Tavis Smiley’s America I AM four-year traveling museum exhibit and New York Times bestseller Chef Jeff Henderson have joined forces to create the America I AM Pass It Down Cookbook to honor and preserve African Americans collective...
by Tavis Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007

The Covenant in Action was developed to continue the inspirational spirit of the Covenant With Black America and to empower people to take effective action to achieve THE Covenant goals. The information, tools, and ideas presented in The Covenant in Action will enable and inspire people to become...
by Iyanla Vanzant
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015

"You just can’t trust anyone!" seems to be a constant refrain in the modern world. Indeed, learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult lessons. "That’s because trust is not a verb," says legendary life coach Iyanla Vanzant, "it’s a noun. Trust is a state of mind...
by Tom Burrell
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009

“Black people are not dark-skinned white people,” says advertising visionary Tom Burrell. In fact, they are a lot more. They are survivors of the Middle Passage and centuries of humiliation and deprivation, who have excelled against the odds, constantly making a way out of “no way!” At this...
by Iyanla Vanzant
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010

New York Times best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant recounts the last decade of her life and the spiritual lessons learned—from the price of success during her meteoric rise as a TV celebrity on Oprah, the Iyanla TV show (produced by Barbara Walters), to the dissolution of her marriage and her daughter’s...
by Cornel West
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009

New York Times­ best-selling author Cornel West is one of America’s most provocative and admired public intellectuals. Whether in the classroom, the streets, the prisons, or the church, Dr. West’s penetrating brilliance has been a bright beacon shining through the darkness for decades. Yet, as...
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