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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. Midnight by Sister Souljah (Atria, $26.95) (1)
2. Up to No Good by Carl Weber (Dafina, $24)*
3. Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton, $25.95)* Dickey offers a third installment of the Gideon series.
4. Basketball Jones by E. Lynn Harris (Doubleday, $22.95)*
5. The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby (William Morrow, $23.99) (2)

PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Queen B---- (Part 4) by Deja King (A King Production, $15) (1)
2. Hittin' the Bricks by Noire (One World/Ballantine, $14)*
3. True to the Game III by Teri Woods (Grand Central Publishing, $14.99)* Gena's stalker is finally revealed.
4. Gangsta B---- by Sonny F. Black (Black Dawn Books, $14.95)*
5. The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams (Revell, $12.99)*

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey (Amistad, $23.99)* Steve Harvey gives tried-and-true relationship rules.
2. Hiding in Hip Hop by Terrance Dean (Atria, $23) (3)
3. Life Overflowing by T.D. Jakes (Bethany House, $19.99) (1)
4. The Breakthrough by Gwen Ifill (Doubleday, $24.95)* Gwen Ifill profiles a new generation of leaders.
5. My Father's Daughter by Hannah Pool (Free Press, $25)*

PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press, $14.95) (2)
2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Vintage, $7.99) (1)
3. On My Own Terms by Adilah Barnes (Xlibris Corp., $19.99)*
4. The Five Negro Presidents by J.A. Rogers (Helga M. Rogers, $4)*
5. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el (Lushena, $4.95) (4)

ABOUT THIS LIST: The ESSENCE Best Sellers List is based on reports of retail sales. Respondents are African-American bookstores. Numbers in parentheses indicate last month's position. An asterisk indicates a title that did not appear on last month's list. REPORTING STORES: MochaReaders (Dayton), 937-304-9473; Da Book Joint (Chicago), 773-655-3146; Hood Book Headquarters (Warren, Michigan), 313-515-7961; Jokae's African-American Books (Dallas), 214-331-8100; Pyramid Books (Boynton Beach, Florida), 561-731-4422; Underground Books (Sacramento, California), 916-737-3333; Precious Memories Reading and Collectibles (Richmond), 804-726-8501; Knowledge Bookstore (Brampton, Ontario), 905-459-9875.