Letters to a Young Brother: Manifest Your DestinyPenguin, 2006 - 176 pages Most people associate Hill Harper with Hollywood, as he's appeared in dozens of films and television shows. But he is just as comfortable in a school auditorium, rousing groups of students with his unique style of real-life wisdom. Having addressed thousands of high-school and middle- school students over the years, Hill is ready to take his message to an even wider audience. Letters to a Young Brother is drawn from the humbling life lessons he learned on the road to his Ivy League education and beyond. Inspired by the countless letters and e-mails he has received from teens, Hill Harper set out to write a series of letters to young people that would catch the attention of even the most reluctant readers. The result is a motivational but approachable book full of encouragement on a wide array of hot topics, particularly among young African-American and Hispanic men. From the challenges of getting a good education and making it through college to the media's destructive emphasis on material wealth, Letters to a Young Brother delivers eye-opening answers. Reminiscent of Marian Wright Edelman's New York Times bestseller, The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, Hill Harper's words will resonate for years to come. |
Contents
The Newest Perfect Model | 3 |
Friends as Family | 11 |
Being Raised by a Single Parent | 19 |
Part | 31 |
Working Hard at Working Smart | 43 |
Quitting versus Changing Your Mind | 55 |
Educating and MoneyMaking | 65 |
Part Four | 107 |
MANifesting Your Destiny | 125 |
Fear and the DoingNess of Life | 133 |
Part Five | 141 |
Vision into Being | 151 |
Wealth and Winning | 159 |
The Wind at Your Back | 169 |
Acknowledgments | 175 |
Living with Passion | 117 |