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Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know [Hardcover]

Denene Millner (Author), Nick Chiles (Author)
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January 9, 2001

First, In What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know, the bold and beautiful Denene Milner and Nick Chiles gave the real deal of love and relationships. It was hailed as the African American Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Then, in What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know About Sex, the savvy supercouple told African American daters and maters how to get it on and heat it up in the bedroom -- or wherever else couple may find themselves.

Now Nick and Denene have set their sites on three of the hottest topics facing couples today. Money. Can he deal when she makes more? Power. He's at the office 24/7. Where does she get her face-time? Respect. How much of their dirty laundry should both he and she air to their friends? In their inimitable he-said/she-said format and hip approach, Denene and Nick reveal the real deal on what black men and women think about financial issues, power struggles, and the importance of respect. They delve into everything , from whose career is more important to who should punish the kids to who should pay for dinner.

Enlivened by their trademark humor and sassy and bold approach, the message in Money, Power, Respect is crystal clear: While money issues may lead to power struggles, this doesn't have to lead to lack of Respect. In this perspective and insightful guide, Nick and Denene show couples how engaging in fierce, sincere communication will have both partners wearing the pants in the family.


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This follow-up to Millner and Chiles's previous Blackboard Bestsellers, The Sistahs' Rules and What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know, shares its title with a recent rap song, but it's closer in substance to bubblegum pop. Tackling hot-button relationship topics from "Pre-Nups" to saving money, to airing dirty laundry, Millner and Chiles offer freewheeling advice "From a Sistah" (Millner) and "From a Brother" (Chiles), always ending with a question for the other. There is a voyeuristic appeal in reading these husband-and-wife exchanges, although the dialogue soon becomes simplistic and predictable. While they avoid statistics and the opinions of relationship experts, the authors draw heavily on references to books like Waiting to Exhale and films like The Best Man. Millner's penchant for generalizing ("Why do men always assume... ") and her reflexive statements ("the white man in power is the devil we know") may put off some readers. Nor may everyone agree that stashing money in a sock or frivolous 401(k) withdrawals, "penalties and tax consequences be damned," are good financial strategies. Although Millner, a reporter for the New York Daily News, and Chiles, a senior editor at SayShe.com, don't offer any groundbreaking insights, their lively book will spark debate. (Jan.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (January 9, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0688178863
  • ISBN-13: 978-0688178864
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,375,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars SOME GOOD INFO, BUT THE FORMAT AND VERBIAGE IS IRRITATING..., July 21, 2001
This review is from: Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know (Hardcover)
Denene and Nick, a happily married couple, decided that the way they do things and their collective experiences would be a good tool with which others could navigate their own relationships, and for the most part, they do have stimulating observations/scenarios/suggestions. However, the constant over-use of "ebonics" will become tedious and work your last nerve: it almost undermines the seriousness of the points that they're trying to get across, since, as a general rule, we don't all use that type of slang 24/7 in everyday conversation (at least I and other Blacks I know don't): maybe they thought people could relate better and/or consider them more "down"...either way, it's distracting and unnecessary. Furthermore, unlike the title states, they don't delve fully into the serious "money power and respect" issues that we all have had experience with, from how some brothers decide to be "scrubs" and/or don't want to take the necessary weight in the relationship/household, why some sisters put up with that tired mess (and perpetuate it by the way they raise the daughters and spoil the sons), why some men think it's cool for them to be constantly "in-between jobs" while their women are automatic "gold-diggers" if they don't work for any extended period (even Mr. Chiles really didn't have any illuminating responses to that point), etc. I bought the book looking for insight into that sort of thinking, and got nothing but opinions/banter/ebonics. In conclusion, if you like their style and think that their marriage is the blueprint you want to copy, then I guess this would be a good book for you. But for those who want deeper understanding in a more "adult" format, hard-hitting facts and lessons that put your new-found knowledge into practice, please run and get any book by Audrey B. Chapman: she has mind-blowing exercises and perspectives on our relationships that point out the issues and give us the road map on how to get there BY PROMOTING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SELF, not cutesy slang or straight opinion that simply slap a band-aid on the festering wounds that kill Black relationships today.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for both genders, August 20, 2001
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Donald L. Harrison (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know (Hardcover)
Although I haven't finished reading the entire book yet, its excellent and pretty much truthful. I like the way Denene and Nick ask and answer each other's questions just like a man or woman would. If you need to know what the other gender is thinking, check this book out. Might stop a lot of arguements over something petty. Some people might not approve of the slang used or profanity but it kept me laughing and I'm learning a lot from a female's point of view. Thanks Nick and Denene!
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