Men's guide to seduction - Real World, Tested and True Dating Advice for men, especially useful for those who are not rich, not tall, not handsome...This book discloses so many "know-hows": What on earth attracts women? How do you get her smartphone number without being rejected? What kind of first dates really work, and what do not? What exactly is the friend zone, and how can you avoid it? ...No matter you're a fat white man, or an dark-skinned Mexican immigrant or a poor...

Offers you, the reader, a glimpse of the subject's background and family structure as it relates to the social and economic pressures that existed during their lifetime. Knowledge is power and by learning about the accomplishments of so many people who were not born privileged, perhaps it will, among other things, help to eradicate many racial stereotypes. It is important that we adults teach the children to understand from whence we came by devoting some time to the study of the history, ...

People to Know in Black History & Beyond (Vol. 4) celebrates both the well-known and the unsung whose brilliance and courage continue to shape our collective story. In a time when the teaching of Black history is being challenged, this volume reaffirms a vital truth: understanding where we've come from reveals where we must go.Black history is alive and evolving woven into the very fabric of America and the world. From the resilience of enslaved ancestors ...

Black history is incredibly rich and has made an impact not only in America but throughout the world. People to Know in Black History & Beyond***(Vol. 3)*** offers you an edited glimpse of the fathomless contributions of those who have enriched our history. The featured contributions (beginning in the 18th century) presented in Doctor Bob Lee's "People to Know" book series is merely a token of the information that has been written and published to...

People to Know in Black History & Beyond: Recognizing the Heroes and Sheroes Who Make the GradePEOPLE TO KNOW IN BLACK HISTORY & BEYOND includes the legacies of MORE THAN 350 Heroes and Sheroes who Make the Grade by being notable contributors to our History, comprising: Educators, Civil Rights Leaders, Religious Leaders, Famous Parents, Business Leaders, Inventors and Scientists, Athletes, Actors and Actresses, Professiona...

7 Ways to Make the Grade – A Living Guide to Your Community’s Success is a motivational inspirational self-help book written to advise and guide young people in their quest to make the grade and become successful in their journey through life. You will journey with the author through his childhood as he relates to his loving parents and his brothers and sisters while growing up in one of the many concrete jungles dropped into urban New York’s ghettos. The Queensbo...

“Doctor” Bob Lee of WBLS is one of the most recognized entertainment personalities in New York. For more than 30 years, he’s had a rewarding career as a Radio & TV personality, author, motivational speaker, consultant and entrepreneur. Bob is also the President & CEO of the Make the Grade Foundation, a non-profit. organization that provides mentoring & aid to school children. This inspired him to write Seven Ways to Make Grade, an autobiographical and mot...

"The early days of the civil-rights movement come to life as never before" in this history from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author ( Wall Street Journal ).The young men and women at the heart of David Halberstam's brilliant and poignant The Children came together through Reverend James Lawson's workshops on nonviolence. Idealistic and determined, they showed unwavering bravery during the sit-ins at the Nashville lu...

"Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." —New York TimesDebutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of America’s Black upper class and the focus of the first book written abo...

The companion book to the PBS series—a timeline and chronicle of the fifty years of black history in the U.S. in more than 350 photos.Beginning with the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965, And Still I Rise explores a half-century of the African American experience. More than fifty years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the birth of Black Power, the United States has had a black president and black CEOs running Fortune 500 companies—as ...

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our timePlaying 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty Billboard hits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, and until now no biographer has delivered a complete profile. The One draws on interview...

NAACP Image Award Finalist: "Boyd's riveting new history…turns an oft-caricatured community into a world of actual, struggling human beings."—Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and MeA Michigan Notable Books HonoreeIn this book, the author of Baldwin's Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—in "a blend of memoir, love letter, history, and clear-eyed reportage that explores...