Letters to a young brother : manifest your destiny /
Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Harper, a young black actor and graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School, offers similar inspiration to young men clamoring for advice and encouragement at a time when popular culture offers little positive direction. Interspe...
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New York, N.Y. :
Gotham Books,
[2007], c2006
New York, N.Y. : c2006 New York, N.Y. : ©2006 New York, N.Y. : [2006] |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Young brotha: the newest perfect model -- Qualities / from Nas and Curtis Martin -- Friends as family -- My friends at school / from Anthony Anderson -- Being raised by a single parent -- Staying in the game: the debt rule -- Effort: working hard at working smart: mentors, careers -- Quitting versus changing your mind -- After graduation / from Jerry Bruckheimer -- Tools of choice: educating and money-making: salary, cars -- Finding your swagga: what women want, girl(s) -- Sex matters -- Girl complications / from Gabrielle Union -- Mistakes: HIV-AIDS / from Phill Wilson -- Dreaming big: superstardom / from Venus Williams -- Living with passion: questions -- MANifesting your destiny: smoking and drinking -- Fear and the "doing-ness" of life: gossip -- The power of belief: making money -- Vision into being -- Life / from Ray J, Barack Obama -- Wealth and winning: mantras? -- The wind at your back | |
| 520 | |a Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, Harper, a young black actor and graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School, offers similar inspiration to young men clamoring for advice and encouragement at a time when popular culture offers little positive direction. Interspersed throughout are e-mail inquiries from young men and Harper's responses and those of other celebrities, including Nas, Venus Williams, and Barack Obama. He devotes separate chapters to school and work, sex, and life aspirations, tackling such issues as single parenthood, sexually transmitted diseases, the allure of materialism, and the power of words and faith. Harper offers his personal story: a young man brought up by a demanding father, who developed a relationship with his mother only as he grew older. He views the youth of today as an evolved species, like the latest model car, with improvements that come from the experiences of those who came before | ||
| 520 | |a Straight talk and inspiring advice for America's youth are offered by the powerhouse public speaker and star of "CSI: NY." 8-page color insert | ||
| 520 | |a The film and television star draws on personal experiences to present a series of motivational letters that explores such topics as the value of a good education and the media's inappropriate emphasis on material wealth | ||
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