King lived on the down low for years before he wrote on the down low, the controversial bestseller that revealed the secret. King is the new public face of a notsonew phenomenon straight black men who secretly sleep with men. Looking at figures such as ma rainey, bishop eddie l. King is a producer, known for the down low exposed 2006, sextv 1998 and clik honors. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. King introduced readers to the deceptive underground world of the down low dl, the subculture of men leading straight lives while secretly sleeping with other men. Baldacci is also the creator of the pageturning fantasy series vega jane for young readers. If you dont find the book or author youre looking for in the first page of results the chances are its because it is not one that we have featured. Sexual discretion explores the dl phenomenon, offering refreshingly innovative analysis of the significance of media, space, and ideals of black masculinity in understanding down low communities.
But, unbeknownst to his family and friends, he had a dark secrethe was living on the down low. The site is an online ebook catalog, where you can find almost 30,000 titles all of them are free. Bestselling novelist david baldacci is the writer of multiple thriller series featuring arresting heroes like memory man amos decker and professional hitman will robie. Yes, immigration hurts american workers politico magazine. Nobody is supposed to know university of minnesota press. Drawn from hundreds of interviews, statistics, and the authors firsthand knowledge of dl behavior, on the down low reveals the warning signs african american women need to know. Essentially, anyone who manages to get their book published without already being a reality tv star or celebrity hair stylist is an amazing genius.
Here you can find handpicked readalike recommendations for more than 4000 contemporary books and 3000 authors. Her stories have been published in anthologies by cleis press and alyson books. King hit the head on the nail with his freshman novel. King is a new york times bestselling author of on the down low, and essence bestseller of coming up from the down low, philanthropist, publisher, and producer. King wrote a book about black men on the down low, guys who secretly sleep with other men. On the down low is an object lesson in clear writing, in a field where many authors seem incapable of putting together a simple sentence. A journey into the lives of straight black men who sleep with men is a 2004 new york times bestselling nonfiction book by j. Isbn 9780307209795 9780307209795 softcover, harmony, 2006. King introduced millions of oprah show viewers to the phrase living on the down low. Her personal testimony and book has been featured in various media including. King for an exclusive interview with veronica faye. James weldon johnson auditorium, coppin state university, 2500 w.
On the down low king county library system overdrive. Schaums outline of thermodynamics for engineers ebook by merle c. On the down low lets you crawl into the life of a creeping man and witness the lies, deception and risk that are involved with such a lifestyle. King speaks about his life on the down low and offers advice to caribbean women on what they need to be aware of when it comes to their men. This text exposes a closeted culture of sex between black men who lead straight lives. I know a brother right now whos fucking a white guy, and if the white guy ever outed him, hed kill him, says king. The father of three, he divides his time between chicago and. Mar 17, 2012 author yolanda king stephen talks about her book the upside of the down low she tells of her marriage to a prominent pastor, how she discovered his sexual affair with a young male in their.
Although down low brothers is nothing new to our community, they have never been talked about in as open a manner as this. Author yolanda king stephen talks about her book the upside of the down low she tells of her marriage to a prominent pastor, how. Download free ebooks for kindle from these 12 sites. Findarticles is a cbs interactive portal that lets you find articles about any topic, by searching in our network of news and technology sites, including cbs news, cnet, and others. A journey into the lives of straight black more about j. In that first book, kings own life was exhibit ahe lived for years as a dl man and was. King, author of an explosive new book, on the down low. Putting the authors name in quotations will help get better results. Radio talk shows npr with ed gordan, bill thompsons eye on books. King, exposed this phenomenon back in 2004 with his book, on the down low. King wrote the book because he wants the black community to better understand what its own antigay stereotypes are doing to many of its fathers, brothers. To get more posts like this, please subscribe by rss or email.
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