Bobby Cenoura – författare

“Antwaneisha”, “Brionshay” and “Tayvion”—for some, pronouncing these names are a daunting task, and for others, it’s a symbol of cultural identity. Black Names Matter: The Black Names Book defines names commonly referred to as “Ghetto”, “Ratchet” and “Hood”, in American society by dissecting them.  The lesson that the book teaches is that the majority of “Black Names” aren’t  African, but are unique names that come from combinations of two or more names, names constructed with common prefixes and suffixes, and much more. In many cases, names are “conjugated” with a formula that can be applied to names such as "DaNiqua", "LaNisha", and "Tayshaun".

The book also contains research on the impact Black names can have on getting a job interview. In addition, the book has a glossary of "common" American names from which Black names are derived.

Black Names Matter: The Black Names Book is the first installment in what may be an ongoing investigation into unique naming conventions used by different ethnic groups in America. As well as a second edition to this book from the suggestions received by readers to our author.

Reader suggestions for names can be emailed to: blacknamesbook@gmail.com.

If you enjoyed the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Freakonomics, then prepare to go deeper into conceptual economics with Dating Up: The Hypergamy Factor. The climax of behavioral theory, research, human anecdote, and graphic novel, Cenoura takes us deeper into the theory of Sexual Marketplace Value (SMV) and goes a step further to quantify it. The use of a quirky cast of cavepeople-and question-and-answer problems based on the book''s theories-takes the reader into the world of a Comicon-attending college student.

Dating Up: The Hypergamy Factor dares to address frequently debated notions of race and gender, speaking on such topics as the "80/20 Rule" as it applies to dating, the concept of hypergamy, and how evolutionary biology affects human dating decisions.

The "Male Angst" books are anthologies of "situationships" (portmanteau of situation and relationship), and reflect the ills of the postmodern dating landscape after 2010. The book is from the point of view of a libertarian Black male, who has to navigate the mainstream and the "street" worlds. As a result, the Male Angst genre is a mix between dark humor, erotic fiction, and quasi-urban fiction (street lit) targeted towards men from the ages of 35 to 55. The first installation ("FML: I Always Get ''Those'' Chicks") of this genre was written seven years ago, chronicling the two situationships that the protagonist, Reginald Jenkins III, goes through.

Seven years after the anthology of FML: I Always Get "Those" Chicks, Reginald Jenkins is back at it again. Too black for the mainstream and not black enough for the underground, the quintessential "Classic Man" navigates dynamic work and familial relationships. After his lackadaisical roommate gets him to join a happy hour kickball league, he finds himself disoriented, dazed and high. Why? Because of Smokin'' Thuy''d.

Monkeys have tails and men have tales. The "Male Angst" genre was created by Bobby Cenoura to highlight what many men know but don''t often write about. Cenoura''s writing style uses human interaction, eroticism, and cultural awareness while focusing on the tradeoffs average modern men make in the postmodern dating world.