Background
Tyree was born on April 15, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Omar Tyree
Howard University, Washington, United States
Omar studied at Howard University and received a Bachelor of Science (with honors; print journalism) in 1991.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Omar enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied to become a pharmacist, like his mother.
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree, as a student.
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Howard University, Washington, United States
Omar studied at Howard University and received a Bachelor of Science (with honors; print journalism) in 1991.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Omar enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied to become a pharmacist, like his mother.
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree
Omar Tyree, as a student.
(Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitu...)
Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitude, is living life as fast as she can. Motivated by the material world, she and her friends love and leave the young men who will do anything to get next to them. It's only when the world of gratuitous sex threatens heartbreak that Tracy begins to examine her life, her goals, and her sexuality.
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1993
(Life is supposed to be easy and carefree when you are you...)
Life is supposed to be easy and carefree when you are young, but if you live in Washington, that’s not always the case. Flashing back to the 1990s, readers enter the lives of four black men looking to gain money, power, and respect. These four brothas come from different walks of life, but they have one thing in common: they are trying to make fast money in the harsh inner city. However, when the money comes too easily there's usually a price attached...the ultimate price.
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1993
(Bobby Dallas, a budding radio talk-show host, has no skel...)
Bobby Dallas, a budding radio talk-show host, has no skeletons or kids in the closet. All that's missing is a talented, sexy, smart black woman by his side. And that should be easy, right? But after a shattering breakup with his first love, Bobby wanders for years between women and jobs, unsure about marriage, family, economics, and his overall stability. Having achieved his dream of becoming a highly successful radio talk-show host, Bobby is a man with the best of intentions not only in his career, but also in love. He learns, though, that being a “do right man” is far from easy.
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1998
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2000
(Tracy Ellison, the sizzling heroine of the bestselling Fl...)
Tracy Ellison, the sizzling heroine of the bestselling Flyy Girl, returns in this razor-sharp sequel from acclaimed author Omar Tyree. From hard-knocks Philly to glamorous Hollywood, Tracy Ellison has truly walked the walk. Now twenty-eight years old and a major movie star, the original Flyy Girl is returning to her East Coast roots. As Tracy reconnects with friends, she seems on the brink of a happily-ever-after existence. But as she begins to address the uncertainties of her youth, Tracy stirs up a string of difficult questions about past loves, ambivalent family ties, and her artistic ambitions. Can attaining success and happiness really be as simple as Tracy makes it look?
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2001
(Sometimes Dreams Come True... and Sometimes Ther're Too H...)
Sometimes Dreams Come True... and Sometimes Ther're Too Hot to Handle Best freinds since childhood, Darin Harmon and John Williams are young men on the brink of realizing their dreams. For John, it his music; for Darin, football. When Darin suffers an injury that closes the door on his sports aspirations, he reluctantly follows his friend into the music scene and quickly gets swept up in promoting John's new "Loverboy" identity to R&B superstardom. But the celebrity lifestyle of big-time money, fast women, and easy drugs quickly takes it toll, and the friends find themselves at a crossroads that will forever shape each of their futures. As only he can, Omar Tyree delivers another urban classic filled with irresistible characters you won't forget.
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2002
(At the historically black Dillard University in the lush ...)
At the historically black Dillard University in the lush city of New Orleans, Leslie Beaudet struggles with a dark secret of power in a world that is pulling her in many different directions. Her friends and family see her in many ways - from a father's deserving princess to a mother's source of pride and strength, from a caring listener to a motivated student - but does anyone know the true Leslie?
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2003
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2003
(Tracy Ellison, the star of Omar Tyree’s Flyy Girl and For...)
Tracy Ellison, the star of Omar Tyree’s Flyy Girl and For the Love of Money, returns in this bestselling novel, Boss Lady. Everybody’s favorite flyy girl is a little bit older, a whole lot wiser, and just as sassy as ever. After a series of triumphs in the world of letters and acting, Tracy takes on the dazzling world of Hollywood’s A-list players to film a project close to her heart. Told from the point of view of Tracy’s cousin and personal assistant, Vanessa, Boss Lady chronicles the trials and tribulations of adapting the story of Tracy Ellison’s life.
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2005
(Successful model Terrance Mitchell had no plans to ever s...)
Successful model Terrance Mitchell had no plans to ever settle down. For what? Being single was freedom, where relationships were binding. Nor did he have any plans for a family, with snotty-nosed kids running around, cramping his style and eating for free. To hell with all that. Terrance loved his life as is. He was a well-traveled, good-looking model in an industry full of insatiable and beautiful women. Women who adored him and were willing to do almost anything to prove it. He liked it that way. And he had become accustomed to it. Then it happened. One of his beautiful women fell over the cuckoo's nest and shattered his peace of mind. From then on, Terrance could never again lead the blind mice with his flute without feeling guilty about it. He realized that women had a purpose for him.
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2006
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2007
(After more than ten years of raising her two sons alone, ...)
After more than ten years of raising her two sons alone, Denise Stewart finds herself again involved with both of her sons' fathers as well as in a relationship with a new man. Jimmie, the father of her older child, suddenly wants a major role in his son's life. After being an absent father for thirteen years, he discovers his teenager is a top basketball prospect. That's when Jimmie decides to make some time to spend with his son. Walter, the father of Denise's second son, is trying to gain custody of his twelve-year-old. After attending the Million Man March in Washington, Walter believes he should assume full responsibility for his son instead of just for two weekends out of each month. And truck driver Dennis is failing in love with Denise, and is fond of her boys. Although he is uncertain whether he wants the burden of a ready-made family, he also feels insecure in an intimate relationship with a white-collar woman who earns more than he does.
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2008
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JYI3W6I/?tag=2022091-20
2013
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Tyree was born on April 15, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Omar graduated from Central High School in 1987. After which he enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied to become a pharmacist, like his mother. He also studied at Howard University and received a Bachelor of Science (with honors; print journalism) in 1991.
In 1991, during his senior year at Howard University, Tyree became the first student in Howard University's history to have a featured column published in The Hilltop, its award-winning campus newspaper. Tyree's column was titled Food for Thought.
Shortly after Howard University, he worked as a reporter and an assistant editor at The Capitol Spotlight, a weekly newspaper in Washington, District of Columbia. Later, he was hired as chief reporter for News Dimensions, another Black-owned weekly newspaper.
In 1995, he signed a two-book arrangement with publishing powerhouse Simon & Schuster. A few years later Tyree signed a lucrative long-term fiction contract. His journey as an entrepreneur began in his early twenties, when he started the book publishing company Mar Productions to release his earliest works of fiction. He published a number of novels, among them Flyy-Girl. Critics unenthusiastically greeted Flyy-Girl, which follows a middle-class Philadelphian through her adolescence. Publishers Weekly described the novel as an “unremarkable African American coming-of-age story... with a crucial lack of depth.”
The critical reception of Tyree’s 1997 novel, A Do Right Man, is similarly mixed, but with remarks that seem to suggest improvement. Kirkus Reviews maintained that “Tyree is in a new, more subtle mode” with A Do Right Man. “Fortunately,” proclaimed the writer for Kirkus Reviews, “focusing less on Afrocentric theorizing and more on character- resulting in a good deal more engaging read.”
Stronger criticisms, however, were made of Tyree’s next book. Single Mom. Pearl faulted Tyree’s “didactic writing and one-dimensional characters” when denouncing the work. And, according to a Publishers Weekly judgment, Single Mom is boring, despite its “endearing earnestness.”
Tyree’s entrepreneurial ventures have evolved to Hot Lava Entertainment, a synergistic production company for books, music, and film. Recently, Tyree released his first movie, The Lure of Young Women, which is available on DVD nationwide. Tyree’s articles have been published in The Washington Post, Essence, and Upscale.
Tyree was named the Literary King of Self-Promotion by Black Issues Book Review. In 2003, Tyree released a hip-hop album titled Rising Up! On September 6, 2008, fans of Tyree were to be able to meet and greet him at the third annual Charlotte Literary Festival.
Omar Rashad Tyree is a New York Times best-selling author, who has published 16 books that have sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide. In his famous work Equation for Life lecture, he weaves together a foolproof formula for attaining lifelong success in business and everyday living. His writing has appeared in periodicals such as Washington View Magazine and the Washington Post, and in works of fiction.
(At the historically black Dillard University in the lush ...)
2003(After more than ten years of raising her two sons alone, ...)
2008(Tracy Ellison, the sizzling heroine of the bestselling Fl...)
2001(Tracy Ellison, the star of Omar Tyree’s Flyy Girl and For...)
2005(Life is supposed to be easy and carefree when you are you...)
1993(Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitu...)
1993(Bobby Dallas, a budding radio talk-show host, has no skel...)
1998(Successful model Terrance Mitchell had no plans to ever s...)
2006(Sometimes Dreams Come True... and Sometimes Ther're Too H...)
2002Omar Tyree has a son, Ameer.
