I believe 'Soul' to be one of only a couple of books that give due respect to the Black female form.The images have a refreshing feel about them,well illustrated and are free from that pornographic type of discourse so dominant in the way White culture view women of colour.

Soul,though not cheap,would make a wonderful addition to any photographic collection and a pleasant change from the boring catalogue of existing imagery dipicting White women.

Perhaps Soul may even go somewhere towards changing the perceptions of the dominant culture in the fashion industry,allowing Black practitioners,like myself,an opportunity to secure more employment and utilise more Black people in the creative processes.

Browsing briefly in a bookstore across the street from NYU''s Tisch School of the Arts, I came upon this book; Its cover caught my eye, and when I retrieved it to open and see what lied WITHIN the book that old saying ''Don''t judge a book by its cover!'' came to my mind, because the cover (to me) was amazing... BUT THE BOOK''S CONTENTS WERE PHENOMENAL!! My jaw dropped as I looked at my gorgeous Black sisters (such as Naomi Campbell, Iman, Karen Alexander and Alek Wek)in images like I have NEVER seen them captured in before. Because I collect imagery of the Black male and female nude (from the late Mapplethorpe to today''s Dwight Gossett, Rundu, and Herb Ritts), I was sure to add this book of wonderful Black female art to my collection. I tell my friends all about this book, and plan to give it as a gift to some. If you love images of the Black female, this book IS for you! NO DOUBT! I am just WAITING for the enlarged prints to come out, because ANY of the images in this book would add LOADS of ''flava'' to a home''s interior.

I saw the title on-line and thought the concept hilarious. However, when the book arrived I thought - YAWN - these get boring real fast and most of the others aren't as catchy as the book's title.

Some may love this and some may not. I'd suggest you flip through it at a bookstore before wagering $10 + shipping. I was going to give it to a friend for a 50th birthday gag gift but I was afraid people would flip it open and expect more sidesplitting remarks and be disappointed.

To each their own...

Cheers all!

I was shopping in Barnes and Nobles when I came across this book. I started thumbing through the book and began shrieking after awhile trying to hold back laughter. After five minutes or so of browsing, I knew I would be buying this book. I found "You're So Fine, I'd Drink A Tub of Your Bathwater" to be hiliarious as it gives the 500 pickup lines that men use to talk to women. Many of the lines were common and not funny, but some lines were SOOO CRAZY and WILD that I just cracked up from laughing so hard. The best thing about this book, I guess, is it will provide a woman with a lot of laughs or some comeback lines. Men should buy the book just so they'll know what NOT to say.

A wonderful ice breaker for parties and group activities. Have males pick a female and lay one on them, and then the woman picks one and lays one on another guy, and on and on. It's a lot of fun!

Who told this women she could write!! I had a hard time following her story in some chapters. She seemed to space out at times and go on and on. Her next book she be an apology for the first.

Yeah, the cover on this book is good. It's a sturd y hardcover the size of a paperback. I'm sure the publisher printed it that way so the book wouldn't fall apart when it's thrown across the room. i wouldn't recommend this for my dog to chew on.

Unlike a lot of other readers I really enjoyed this book. I found Veronica to have a lot in common with me. She tells about a
lot of undercover stuff that goes on in the entertainment world. This book is truly and inspiration and lesson for any young girl who wants to break into the modeling world.