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A Do Right Man
The handsome and successful Bobby Dallas has everything a good man could ever want—except a good woman.
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” in this society is far from easy.
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” in this society is far from easy.
352 pages, Paperback
First published November 10, 1997
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About the author
Omar Tyree
104 books924 followersOmar Tyree, a New York Times best-selling author, a 2001 NAACP Image Award recipient for Outstanding Literature in Fiction, and a 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award winner for Body of Work in Urban Fiction, has published 16 books and has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide that has generated more than $30 million.
With a degree in Print Journalism from Howard University in 1991, Tyree has been recognized as one of the most renowned contemporary writers in the literary community. He is also an informed and passionate speaker on various community-related and intellectual topics. Now entering the world of feature films, business lectures, and children’s books, Tyree is a tireless creator and visionary of few limitations.
Tyree is a popular speaker on the university and corporate circuits. In his “Equation for Life” lecture, Tyree weaves together a full-proof formula for attaining lifelong success in business, as well as everyday living. Ideal for innovation, corporate sales and marketing teams, one attendee who heard the lecture commented, “Omar Tyree’s Equation for Life speech made me rethink my whole life - it has given me the focus I need.” The success of the speeches over the last 11 years landed Tyree his first nonfiction book deal with John Wiley, the number 1 business publisher in the world. The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success, is being released in early January 2009.
As an author, journalist, performance poet, songwriter, screenwriter,entrepreneur, innovator of various creations, and an energetic and fiery speaker, Tyree is no stranger to the world of contemporary urban influence. Tyree became one of the dominant literary promoters of the 1990s, leading to offers of publishing deals by a number of influential mainstream book publishers. In 1995, he signed a lucrative two-book arrangement with publishing powerhouse Simon & S chuster. A few years later, Tyree signed an undisclosed long-term contract that established him amongst Simon & Schuster’s top authors.
His journey as an entrepreneur began in his early 20s when he started the book publishing company Mar Productions, to release his earliest works of fiction. Tyree’s entrepreneurial ventures have evolved to include the Urban Literacy Project as a nonprofit organization to inspire reading, writing, thinking,visualization, application and financial literacy skills among disadvantaged youth and adults. He has also formed Renaissance Entertainment Group, a partnership with self-made multimillionaire Arthur Wylie, to produce Tyree’s body of fiction novels into feature films.
Tyree’s articles have been published in the Washington Post, Essence, Upscale, Ebony, TheDailyVoice.com and several other publications
With a degree in Print Journalism from Howard University in 1991, Tyree has been recognized as one of the most renowned contemporary writers in the literary community. He is also an informed and passionate speaker on various community-related and intellectual topics. Now entering the world of feature films, business lectures, and children’s books, Tyree is a tireless creator and visionary of few limitations.
Tyree is a popular speaker on the university and corporate circuits. In his “Equation for Life” lecture, Tyree weaves together a full-proof formula for attaining lifelong success in business, as well as everyday living. Ideal for innovation, corporate sales and marketing teams, one attendee who heard the lecture commented, “Omar Tyree’s Equation for Life speech made me rethink my whole life - it has given me the focus I need.” The success of the speeches over the last 11 years landed Tyree his first nonfiction book deal with John Wiley, the number 1 business publisher in the world. The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success, is being released in early January 2009.
As an author, journalist, performance poet, songwriter, screenwriter,entrepreneur, innovator of various creations, and an energetic and fiery speaker, Tyree is no stranger to the world of contemporary urban influence. Tyree became one of the dominant literary promoters of the 1990s, leading to offers of publishing deals by a number of influential mainstream book publishers. In 1995, he signed a lucrative two-book arrangement with publishing powerhouse Simon & S chuster. A few years later, Tyree signed an undisclosed long-term contract that established him amongst Simon & Schuster’s top authors.
His journey as an entrepreneur began in his early 20s when he started the book publishing company Mar Productions, to release his earliest works of fiction. Tyree’s entrepreneurial ventures have evolved to include the Urban Literacy Project as a nonprofit organization to inspire reading, writing, thinking,visualization, application and financial literacy skills among disadvantaged youth and adults. He has also formed Renaissance Entertainment Group, a partnership with self-made multimillionaire Arthur Wylie, to produce Tyree’s body of fiction novels into feature films.
Tyree’s articles have been published in the Washington Post, Essence, Upscale, Ebony, TheDailyVoice.com and several other publications
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February 5, 2013
A very good story that would have been better if Bobby were less of a pansy. Nonetheless, there are some truly excellent moments in this novel with only the timidness of the main character preventing the highest rating.
October 21, 2007
This book was long and drawn out. Boring! Not good at all!
January 24, 2018
"Just because you have a job doesn't necessarily make you a man, and just because you can have a child doesn't automatically make you a mature woman. You have to grow into these roles like a pair of shoes."
I haven't read an Omar Tyree novel in years but I am so glad that I randomly picked up A Do Right Man during a recent visit at my local library. Granted this book was published 20 years ago, but I enjoyed it all the same. I'm definitely going to try to read more of Omar Tyree's novels. I really like his writing voice as well as the depth and complexity of his stories. Kudos to him for managing to keep bookworms like me wanting more after reading a 20-year old book.
I haven't read an Omar Tyree novel in years but I am so glad that I randomly picked up A Do Right Man during a recent visit at my local library. Granted this book was published 20 years ago, but I enjoyed it all the same. I'm definitely going to try to read more of Omar Tyree's novels. I really like his writing voice as well as the depth and complexity of his stories. Kudos to him for managing to keep bookworms like me wanting more after reading a 20-year old book.
December 19, 2018
• Loved the 80's & 90's feel.
• Despite the reviews I'm glad I gave this book a chance.
• Bobby was a sweet guy who needed a little bit more back bone. Especially when it came to women I knew I wouldn't like Pearl wanna be a** the way she did him and disrespected him was WRONG.
• How he did Faye was wrong but like that old saying goes "YOU GET WHAT YOU PUT OUT"
• Towards the middle of the book Bobby seemed just as needy as a female who lost her virginity to the high school jock.
• Bobby , also had weird relationships with women including his own mother.
• It's like Bobby could not have proper friendships with other men .... he made the worst wing man lol I wonder how him and Gary managed to be 'friends' I use that term loosely
• The only smart thing I think he did was to not trick on a woman especially if she wasn't fully committed to him.
• In my mind if this book becomes a movie Morris Chestnut could play Bobby . Vivica Fox could play Pearl , Theresa Randle as Angel or Lisa Bonet. Regina Hall as Faye or Sanna Lathan. Jenifer Lewis as his mom , Joe Torry as his little brother. Angela Basset as Kathy.
• The ending was clichè but the cure to what Bobby wanted / needed. He was too good of a good man but I enjoyed the book.
• Despite the reviews I'm glad I gave this book a chance.
• Bobby was a sweet guy who needed a little bit more back bone. Especially when it came to women I knew I wouldn't like Pearl wanna be a** the way she did him and disrespected him was WRONG.
• How he did Faye was wrong but like that old saying goes "YOU GET WHAT YOU PUT OUT"
• Towards the middle of the book Bobby seemed just as needy as a female who lost her virginity to the high school jock.
• Bobby , also had weird relationships with women including his own mother.
• It's like Bobby could not have proper friendships with other men .... he made the worst wing man lol I wonder how him and Gary managed to be 'friends' I use that term loosely
• The only smart thing I think he did was to not trick on a woman especially if she wasn't fully committed to him.
• In my mind if this book becomes a movie Morris Chestnut could play Bobby . Vivica Fox could play Pearl , Theresa Randle as Angel or Lisa Bonet. Regina Hall as Faye or Sanna Lathan. Jenifer Lewis as his mom , Joe Torry as his little brother. Angela Basset as Kathy.
• The ending was clichè but the cure to what Bobby wanted / needed. He was too good of a good man but I enjoyed the book.
July 19, 2009
I really liked it. Glad the dude finally came around...!
June 8, 2012
Read when I was younger..college days...very good then....still okay!
July 10, 2014
One of my favorite books from Omar!
July 22, 2017
A Do Right Man is one of my favorite fictional works by one of my favorite authors Omar Tyree and it's one I keep coming back to whenever I need to see my own struggles and parallels in fiction.
Bobby Dallas is a radio lifer, a good-looking guy with a career that he's worked hard to maintain and keep throughout the years, but even the unpredictable world of media seems more stable than his dating life, which is largely spent trying to get out from the under the shadow cast by his model girlfriend from NY, Pearl Davis. Bobby goes through the motions with some women, loves hard with others until he finally meets his match that he probably should've favored over Pearl in his college days, Faye Butler.
A great story of how being a Black man that has it all or at least has some semblance of having it together can still go through it finding the one and equal footing in his life.
Bobby Dallas is a radio lifer, a good-looking guy with a career that he's worked hard to maintain and keep throughout the years, but even the unpredictable world of media seems more stable than his dating life, which is largely spent trying to get out from the under the shadow cast by his model girlfriend from NY, Pearl Davis. Bobby goes through the motions with some women, loves hard with others until he finally meets his match that he probably should've favored over Pearl in his college days, Faye Butler.
A great story of how being a Black man that has it all or at least has some semblance of having it together can still go through it finding the one and equal footing in his life.
October 17, 2020
A long story of an African American man from college to adulthood. Bobby a laid-back guy navigating through his life while learning about the employment trials of radio while learning about himself and searching for companionship.
Not a page turner but I enjoyed this story. The advice was thought provoking. The characters were interesting as well.
I got somethings out of this book to apply to my own life.
Not a page turner but I enjoyed this story. The advice was thought provoking. The characters were interesting as well.
I got somethings out of this book to apply to my own life.
May 27, 2024
Feminism could have saved this book. The blurb on the back gave me the impression that Bobby would go through a journey of self discovery and self improvement but the only thing he was able to accomplish by the end was a wife and a high paying job. Bobby faces many problems and new people who could have been wake up calls or inspired him to be a less bigoted person but he remains a sexist loser “nice guy”.
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March 14, 2018
I picked the story because it was a different perspective. The journey of a young black student to working man that went to NYC from college in DC from his home in Greensboro, NC was very different then my life. I was over it early but kept listening. There was too much semi-descriptive sex and too young a viewpoint of life. I didn't care to finish it.
December 17, 2024
Great read! Honestly it was interesting to read a book completely in the perspective of a man. It took me some time to read it, but it really was a good story that touched on themes I never read in a book before.
July 24, 2020
Weak plot, dialogue that drones on and on.
August 1, 2021
A different kind of love story. Not predictable or "mushy." Nice read.
January 8, 2009
A Confused Disc Jockey
Oh my what a mess! Here we meet Bobby Dallas, an unassertive student at Howard University who starts "sleeping" with a girl who he's obviously afraid of! He moves to New York with Pearl gets a job blah...blah...blah... she leaves he leaves and he goes on and on like this the entire book. In college Bobby and his best friend Faye had a liking for one another okay why they didn't get it on? At the end of the book they finally get together! The details about working in the radio industry was really interesting and I guess Omar was trying to get across how hard it is to be a "black male" but it failed in my opinion! The character just came across as simple not as struggling to learn he didn't have the backbone he was a gentleman but at what cost? I loved Single mom but I haven't picked up anything else by Omar.
Oh my what a mess! Here we meet Bobby Dallas, an unassertive student at Howard University who starts "sleeping" with a girl who he's obviously afraid of! He moves to New York with Pearl gets a job blah...blah...blah... she leaves he leaves and he goes on and on like this the entire book. In college Bobby and his best friend Faye had a liking for one another okay why they didn't get it on? At the end of the book they finally get together! The details about working in the radio industry was really interesting and I guess Omar was trying to get across how hard it is to be a "black male" but it failed in my opinion! The character just came across as simple not as struggling to learn he didn't have the backbone he was a gentleman but at what cost? I loved Single mom but I haven't picked up anything else by Omar.
September 29, 2010
well im still readn the book but what im reading is that it talk to a girl name pearl and he has a best friend that dnt like pearl because of the way she act but he was tryna to keep it on the dl but she found out and his best friend was disapointed n hi because she wanted to talk to at that time and after that she just moved on but still had feeling foe him.after that pearl and him moved to new york and he got a job at a radio thing and pearl tryna be a model and now she just runing around dressing up different and tryna fit n because she wanna be a model.day all i read so far
October 5, 2014
Finally Got It Right!
I am very selective when it comes to what I spend time reading. There's been a few hit and misses but this ONE is a hit! "A Do Right Man" was a travel back in time to the 80s and 90s for me along with Bobby, Faye, Pearl, and the rest of the supporting cast. There's plenty of wisdom, fun, and growing pains while climbing the ladder of success. I had to keep reading to see Bobby finally get it right! Good stuff, Mr. Tyree!
I am very selective when it comes to what I spend time reading. There's been a few hit and misses but this ONE is a hit! "A Do Right Man" was a travel back in time to the 80s and 90s for me along with Bobby, Faye, Pearl, and the rest of the supporting cast. There's plenty of wisdom, fun, and growing pains while climbing the ladder of success. I had to keep reading to see Bobby finally get it right! Good stuff, Mr. Tyree!
August 27, 2012
Even at the end of this book, Bobby Dallas is annoying. Why would Faye have unprotected sex with a guy that she stated that she no longer trusted? They had not seen each other in years. You don't earn that kind of trust from long phone calls. Also, taking each other's word on their sexual health status? Foolish. This is one book I will not feel compelled to read or refer.
April 24, 2013
This book was a good read. I just finished re-reading it, I read it once when I was younger. Is it me: does this foretell the format of a present day radio host? This host is no longer on the air :(. Not his lifestyle but the show format. hmmmm
November 1, 2008
so far its a good book, a lot of things have happened so far. i wont tell what, that would ruin the book. but its a good book
December 30, 2008
This I remember reading in high school, senior year. It is a really good read it was an introduction to so much more of what I was trying to get my hands on a read.
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December 14, 2009I really could not get into Tyree's work much but he was one of few african american authors at the time so I made myself read him....Enjoy it - not
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January 3, 2011This book was very well written and made me think alot about what i want to be in my future!
February 19, 2012
The journey that Omar Tyree takes you on in this book is great. It's nice to see how Bobby matures in many ways.
June 17, 2012
I couldn't get into it or finish it.
April 30, 2013
now man need kinda to read that book if want to be in a real relationship or just want to be a player but you can not be a player to someone who was a player
July 10, 2013
This was probably entertaining in the 90s, but in 2013 this book was just blah.
July 26, 2014
Quite long and not very interesting.
March 24, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. The characters were very relatable. Omar Tyree did not disappoint!!!
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