Ron Ancrum's life had been relatively normal, until his journey took an unexpected turn with unprecedented events. From cover to cover, and filled with critical life topics, especially applicable to those over the age of sixty, Keep On Moving is a memoir worth sharing!While some sections are taken directly from journal entries written during the two years after Ron's third hospitalization, other sections offer insight on social issues while expertly reflec...

“Brimming with stories of sacrifice, courage, commitment and, sometimes, failure, the book will support anyone pondering a major life choice or risk without force-feeding them pat solutions.”—Publishers WeeklyIn What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from you...

Award-winning actor and motivational speaker Hill Harper shares his real-life wisdom to chart a path to success. Inspired by speeches to students at inner-city schools, this uplifting collection of letters offers advice to young men navigating the challenges of the world and empowers them to reach their true potential.Offering inspirational advice in his unique down-to-earth style, Hill Harper provides wisdom, guidance, and heartfelt insight on the tough issues fac...

If asked, who among us wouldn't say we were kind people? But kindness is often manifested in feelings of pity or sympathy--especially when others are watching--rather than in deeds. And when it comes down to it, what good does mere feeling do for the world?Your Next 24 Hours is about something much bigger--a lifestyle of kindness, without thought of reciprocation, extended toward every person in our lives, both friend and foe. Through powerful true stories of kindness live...

Oprah Winfrey rose out of hardship and incredible poverty to become one of the most recognized and well-respected people in the world. In The World According to Oprah, Ken Lawrence captures this amazing woman in her own words, as she expresses the ideas and beliefs that made her who she is today.Since her start at a tiny Nashville radio station, Oprah Winfrey has become a media mogul, founding a film and television production company, an inspirational magazine, and a $20...

“The helicopter parent has crashed and burned...Sally Koslow [has] documented a generation so cosseted that they have lost the impetus to grow up or leave home. The over-involved parent has gone from paragon of caring to a figure of fun.”—Lisa Endlich Heffernan, The AtlanticParents once dreamed of dropping their prodigies at first-choice colleges and sighing with relief at a job well done. Nowadays, though, mothers and fathers are stressing about whether J...

A photographer and a New York Times bestsellingnovelist profile 50 women over the age of 50 who have been remarkably successful -- whether in reaching the top of thecorporate ladder, finding fame in politics or the arts, orraising a son to be proud of a single mother -- and revealthe ways that they have prevailed despite daunting obstacles.Jewels includes well-known and little-known womenalike, from teachers and executives to artists, authors, andentertain...

The legendary comedian uses his "hilarious yet soul-shaking" humor to confront racism's unjust impact on the health and wellbeing of Blacks and minorities ( Black Enterprise).White people love survival guides, but have you noticed they're always about ridiculous activities in locations far from home. You know who really needs a survival guide? Black and brown Americans. For surviving their own damn country! Minority populations wake up every day in a battle...

Maggie and John Anderson were successful African American professionals raising two daughters in a tony suburb of Chicago. But they felt uneasy over their good fortune. Most African Americans live in economically starved neighborhoods. Black wealth is about one tenth of white wealth, and black businesses lag behind businesses of all other racial groups in every measure of success. One problem is that black consumers -- unlike consumers of other ethnicities -- choose not to support black-ow...

"Insightful, emotional, and enraging" this memoir from Stockton CA's first black mayor "empowers us to fight for equal opportunities for our communities" (Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist ) ."Don't tell nobody our business," Michael Tubbs's mother often told him growing up. For...

This book contains thoughts and viewpoints from a gentelman nearing 50 who's taken a different look and approach to analyzing our society, it's causes and suggestions for rectifying different situations. There's also an assortment of interesting diary entries and facts about his life + why he wrote this book - and an explanation about why he recently decided to make his own TV show.

30 extraordinary black women—including Michelle Obama, Soledad O'Brien, Shonda Rhimes and others—share their personal stories in this inspiring volume.Whether in the White House or on the courts of Wimbledon, in Hollywood or on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House, these trailblazing black women have influenced the social, cultural, and political landscape of this country, and even the world. Speaking in their unique voices, luminaries such as Patti LaBelle, Ve...