{"product_id":"9781101218037","title":"Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eView our feature on Tyler Perry's \u003ci\u003eDon't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2005, Tyler Perry took Hollywood by storm. The movie he wrote, produced, and starred in, \u003cb\u003eDiary of a Mad Black Woman\u003c\/b\u003e, opened number one at the box office and went on to gross more than $50 million. In its first week on sale, the DVD sold 2.4 million copies. At the same time, Perry was starring nightly across the country in a soldout stage show he'd also written, produced, and scored-\u003cb\u003eMadea\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGoes to Jail\u003c\/b\u003e-even as another one of his productions, \u003cb\u003eMeet the Browns\u003c\/b\u003e, was touring nationally. Every week in 2005, 35,000 people saw a Tyler Perry production. His second feature film, \u003cb\u003eMadea's Family Reunion\u003c\/b\u003e, opens in theaters in February 2006. Now, this triple-threat actor\/playwright\/director, has written his first book, and it features his most beloved, most irreverent creation: sixty-eight-year-old grandmother Madea Simmons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadea is at the center of all of Tyler Perry's work, and she's always unfailingly outspoken, dead-on, and hilarious. But in \u003cb\u003eDon't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings\u003c\/b\u003e, Madea shares more than she ever has before- about herself, and about what she thinks of everyone around her. The topics inimitably covered by Madea (a term of endearment for \"Mother Dear\") include love and marriage, child-rearing, etiquette and neighborliness, beauty tips, health tips, financial tips, the Bible and the church, and, of course, gun care. She's brazen, feisty, and never at a loss for words, but at the heart of everything she says- and at the heart of all of Perry's work-is a resounding message of faith and forgiveness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShockingly hilarious, surprisingly moving, and as rousing and inspiring as a great gospel show, Madea's words of wisdom, memories, and straight-up in-your-face advice will be cherished by Perry's numerous fans- and it all comes just in time for Mother's Day. Tyler Perry is about to take the publishing world by storm.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106323874032,"sku":"9781101218037","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101218037_p0.jpg?v=1763687056","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101218037","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}