New York: Simon & Schuster, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. Third novel by this African American writer - a wickedly irreverent exploration the "self-improvement" movement told from the perspective of a charming millionare surfer - who reinvented himself from his Flint Michigan working class roots - and who renounces his life as a successful motivational speaker to become the guru of a cult-like group. Cover praise from Arnold Rampersad, Gil Sorrentino, Derrick Bell, Clarence Major (who describes this as "lively and fresh with satiric wit...you'll enjoy yourself. And you will keep thinking about the implications long after the cover is closed.") 285 pp. ISBN: 0-684-84592x.